The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-12
THE COMMENCEMENT.
Literary Colleges OF Garfield University Held
Their Commencement Exercises Yesterday.

| Their commencement Exercises estcrday.
Once more and for the third time in the
history OF this institution. the closing ex-
ercises are finished, and the halls that
| echoed with the proud step Of the senior
and the slow tread Of the professor are
| silent The press, the Freshman, the
| Sophmore, the Junior and the Senior, ali
| have had their say and all have left Gar
| fields classic dome to seek rest and recrea-
| ton at home or abroad Good by love, has
| been said. The boys have said good by to
their fair friends The professors have
wished all happy vacation and hope
that all may return at the beginning OF
next session.
The graduating exercises yesterday
morning were well attended. The large
chapel was well filed and all seemed TO
think they were well repaid for the trouble.
There were ten graduates IN the normal
department, two in the college of literature
and science, and seven in the college OF
law, making total OF nineteen who re
ceiYed certificates or diplomas. The pro
gram was divided into two parts. first were
the speeches of the normal gradutes, and
second, those of the college of literature.
THE NORMALITES.
After invocation by Prof A. J. Thomp-
son and pianoforte overture. The first
speaker. Mr.. John Bender, of Des Moines,
Iowa, entertained the audience with vivid
sketch of the grandeur and beauty TO be
found on the banks of the Colorado. The
scenery of our rivers, mountains and
waterfalls is unsurpassed. The grand Nj
agara Falls, in all its beauty and scenery;
the Hudson river with its rough banks and
rising promontories; the shady Columbia,
forming the celebrated canyon Of the Cas-
cade mountains; but the Yellowstone val
ley, walled in by almost impossible noun
tain ranges, with its various canyons sur
passes them all.
c. NJ. Gray then gave a short dissertation
on life. His intention was not to unraveI
any of the mysteries of life, but 70 look at
some OF the common things of life which
have appeared TO all of us at some time or
other. Life is made up Of several stages;
childhood, youth, manhood and old age.
and as we pass from one to other a sense Of
sorrow is felt at leaving one and entering
the next. Childhood is looked upon as the
most beautiful stage, youth is admired for
its promise, manhood for what ii is doing
Miss Fannie Gray took the somewhat
unique subject, The workman dies but
the work goes on" Every living thing
has its sphere and man has his. 1t is the
duty of these professors to instruct US, and
long after they have ceased TO be their
work will go on. 1t IS said that
the greater part of man escapes death, his
genius and influence VIII live long after
him.
Look at Professor Morse, Michael Angelo,
Martin Luther and the work that has gone
out after they have died. When the
silver cord of life is broken, when the
wheel stands still may we find that we
have done something that viii live after Us.
j. II. Jones took "A Leap in the Dark -
as his theme. His Grafton was upon the
struggle in Kansas over the liquor traffic.
He discussed the subject pro and con and
gave it as his opinion that at last prohibit
ton would succeed. ale received great
applause at the close of his speech.
Gladstone by George VI. Laughlin, was
the next to awaken the audience from
their thoughts on temperance. Ii is said
there is nothing great in the world but
man, and nothing in man but mind. The
The destiny of nations is shaped more by
brains than by muscle. Among these are
William E. Gladstone the great English
premier Gladstone has done more to help
the cause of Ireland than most any other
statesman. He did more to liberaliZe
monarchy than all other reformers have
done His influence has been felt through
out the British empire and throughout the
world
Miss Alma Miller gave a short
history of the "Crusades" their
mission. what they accomplished and the
good that has been obtained from them.
In spite of the many evils arising from
them yet they stimulated commerce, civ
ilization was given the unciYilized and re
igiOn promulgated.
The last speaker VIM F. X Reasoner
pointed out the advantages of knowledge.
Learning is the glory of the human race
and has raised the barbarian 10 his present
exalted state. Ignorance, the most pow
erful enemy with which man has to con
tend, is the source of her faults, errors and
vices. y good statesman or good warrior
may defend his country, good artist
CRAFTY the tastes of his fellow creatures
mind. The chief benefits derived from
knowledge are the enjoyment we receive
from an extended course Of study The
good we may do others and the relief il
gives US form all physical pleasure.
THE COLLEGE
After a most beautiful song by Miss
Lucy, "Elizabeth's Prayer" Miss Clara
Binch, of La Crosse Kan, delivered an
Grafton worthy of praise. Miss Binch has
a pleasing delivery and good, clear voice
so that every word could be
heard clearly and distinctly. Her subject.
Forgetting the Things That are Past, -
The main thought was that in order to
make a success Of life we must press on
and not look back.
Upon all sides in our great cities we see
the ceaseless activity Of the multitudes.
Some are busily engaged in the mercantile
occupations, some eXerting their bodies in
manual toll, still others are they who are
70 gain celebrity Uy attaining
high positions in public affairs. Why such
diverse expressions Of human enerEys Is
this varied activity Of body, mind and
spirit the result of different motives. OF are
all men prompted 10 act by the desire 70
enjoy the same final condition. You
answer in the affirmative. what is that
final condition for which the world j. striv-
ingy Some call il success all call i
'happiness''-for success j. the means Of
Some peoples highest happi-
ness may be physical, Others may he com
mercial still others may be Intellectual,
above all the true conception OF happiness
is spiritual The happlest, most success I
fuI people are not those who think con
stantly OF the past, but those who antici-
pate something in the future. We cannot
expect to lean on past achievements be /