The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30


tain to man and womanhood in physical
stature.
But our physical growth has only had
It's place, and has not pushed aside our
mental growth. In the last few years,
under the care of a corps of competent and
ever willing teachers, we have received
principles Of an education which even time
cannot destroy.
Inspiration of an Aim, by Miss Conway.
Two young men were pictured TO the
audience, one in whom there was an ann
and the other in whom there was no ambl-
ton to excel. She closed her essay by say
ing:
The teacher gives mental culture. The
minister's aim should be to win souls for
Him whose mission was the fulfllment Of
the most sublime aim ever consummated,
in the completion Of which He uttered the
memorable words, ''It is finished, " the aim
Of His life reaching even beyond into
eternity"
Miss Balance read an apt essay on Cit
tie Foxes That Spoil the Vines" showing
how very little things may make or mar
and should be carefully watched for bene-
fetal tendencies OF Stunned on account of
their pernicious influences.
The following is extracted from the
opening of Mr.. Stevenson's Grafton on
Julius Caesar.
''The latter part of the seventeenth cen
fury IS renowned for its literary achieve
ments. Men sprang into existence like
meteors in a clear sky and became literary
stars of the first magnitude They shone
and continue to shine with a brilliancy
which will ever grow brighter as centuries
pass.
In lonely cottage in the quaint and
quiet village, StratfOrd on ArOn, boy was
born. His name was destined to become
immortal, his productions to be read and
studied and enjoyed by all lovers of the
beautiful the humorous and tragic in
literature. Very little is known of his
early life. We learn from tradition that
he was a mlscheylous youth For some
bOylsh prank he was compelled to leave his
native village. He found his way to Lon
don, where he found employment in
theater. Here, with his associates, he be-
gan to remodel and to re-Wrlte old plays
and to adapt them to the tastes of the peO-
pie and TO the customs of the times.
Genius soon asserted herself and Shakes
peare found the occupation for which ma
ture had 50 lavishly and gloriously en-
dowed him"
From Miss Zeiningers Leon Gambetta:
so long as love shall be the truest tie that
binds, nations, like families, one must
sometimes feel the thrusts of sorrow and
cOnsecrate with tears the remembrance of
the departed dead. But little while ago
fifty millions of our countrymen turned to
the patient sufferer in the cottage by the
sea, and Wept together when his life went
out with the ebbing of the tide But our
nation was not alone in her grief and sor-
row; sister republic was wearing the
emblems of mourning. France too had
lost patriot and a statesman: in the full
strength of his manhood, in the zenith of
his fame and in the time of his usefulness,
Leon Gambetta passed from life to death.
Thus persisted the greatest individualism
in France No other man could WELD so
successfully the power which he possessed.
No other of her sons combined so harmon
iOusly the qualities of a politician and
statesman. Just when ne was beginning
to rise above the common level of the
crowd, the empire, the relic of NapoleOnic
pride, was fast declining and yerging upon
ruin.
Like some starry visitant from unknown
space, his genius inspired new faith He
raised new armies, developed new re-
sources, mitigated evils and sustained ma
tiOnal pride until the dawning of peace
filled all with grateful thanks. With a
masters hand he shaped the divinest Gre
alton of a republican government. Out of
this chaos of revolutionary tumult he
brought forth his image of government
whose foundations were liberty and equal
ity, organized but not perfected; strength
ened though not secure, 1t was Verglng IN
to wondrous beauty when the great states
man sank down just at the dawning of a
new era for thrice unhappy France.
We all can pay homage to him who in
the prime of life could sayi Perish my
name, perish my fame, if only my country
may live"
The Ultimate Habitation, by Miss Nc
Coy-"Our race claims to have its origin
in Asia, short distance east of the plateau
of Iran.
Il,
of people, devoid of all save natures first
principles unimproved and undeYeloped.
Separated by impossible mountain ranges
and seas of measureless depth they obtain
ed sustenence from the date and palm trees
and such other products as the scanty soil
could yield But this failed, after time,
to bear them even these supplies. Forced
by the insatiate tooth of poverty, these
tribes came to the western world. There
is but one and that is ''the L. S. A" There
is no nation whose population is so ambit-
ious, where every inhabitant is progress
ing No government Is so well organized.
no government has such method of set
Ting controversies with other countries.
Glance at her soldiers, the very greatest
affection exists between the blue and the
gray, after such a strife.
Considering her age, she has the greatest
number of educational institutions which
are fast becoming centres Of scientific
circles. With all these, and many more,
she is well adapted to be the
destination of the coming man. So this
union. where every desire of the being is
satisfied. where every blessing falls on the
noble and brave, where man is seeking a
permanet rest, is destined TO be the ulti-
mate habitation.
Canoes aud intagious of life, by Miss
Fechheimer-Legendt tells of time when
life was one placid stream of happiness,
when Joy was not impaired by sorrow. /
health or illness; when neither pain, grief
or death marred the plasure of existence; /
when toll and fatigue, care and trouble
were unknown. y beautiful state from
which even envy and passion were Danish
ed since men lived in such perfect har-
monY. with their surroundings. But the
last trace of this era has disappeared. We
live today in an age of constant strife and
struggle: the strong succeed, the weak and
inactive are driven TO the wall.
No pleasure but that which is bought at
the price Of pain. No JOY but sorrow IS
either to precede or follow. The more
eagerly we pursue promotion, the more
will we dread failure. Whether we stake
our ambition upon wealth and for
tune. or upon social influence and
humanity guided by this golden mean.
Just as the clouds help TO paint the hori-
zon with splendid tints and lines of purple
and gold, so do the dark sides of life con
tribute its brightness. Pearls are believed /
bv the orientals to be made of tears drop !
ping from heaven. In fact they are made /
by substances irritating the little creatures !
incased in the shell. Are not all precious
gems of human life made of tears and Of
sent by the Divine Providence /
for the refinement of mani Let us ever /
look at the bright side of things and the |
dark will not appear half as dark. but, /
like the different colors of the rainbow, |
merge into greater beauty and splendor /
I pom duty, well done, upon wealth in love /.
and modeSty in claiming rests the structure (
of hannineSs. The sun of eternal love and |