The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-05-16

world have not become great In an
hour or q day. And the same is true
of governments. The speaker trac-
ed the growth of civil government
from it's beginning in the single fam
lily, its extension to the tribe and then
to the State, drawing illustrations
from the history of Egypt, Greece and
Rome. Our own government was
weak in the beginning and although
now the strongest on the face of the
earth, had not yet reached its fullest
development. The tendency in all me-
tions WIS toward a democratic form OF
government and that was the control.
ling idea to which all must finally
yield. Mr.. Wisner spoke easily and
the audience evidently listened to him
with pleasure.
After q male qusrtette by Messrs.
Evans, Lefiier, Scott and Henderson,
which was generously encored, Miss
Pearl Jones told the story of the
class of 80, Looking backward " ovei
the three years since 1t entered the
school and Looking forward" to the
fortune, good or i'll, that the future
years might bring. The prophesy was
written in Enthusiastically sprightly
style, and was charmingly delivered
making a most pleasing impression on
the audience.
Arthur Cunningham took the life
and work of Henry NJ. Stanley as the
subject of his address and found ample
material in the record for a splendid
eulogy Of the great. explorer. He
sketched his early life briefly, then
dwelt more at length upon his jour.
neys I'm Africa, and concluded by
pointing out the great services to
Christianity and civilization his dis
coveries in the Dark Continent had
been, and declared that the future
Africa, a civilized continent, would it.
self be Stanley's noblest and most en-
during monument.
A vocal duet by Misses Shelter
and Mcclure, with orchestra accom-
paniment, quite captured the audience
which would have been glad to have
had 1t repeated. Erwin Wynn follow
ed with a stirring address on ascot
lands influence on history" Master
Erwin has remarkably earnest and
emphatic delivery and a fine voice,
and his subject was so handled as to
bring both into very conspicuous ex-
ercise. He called the roll of the he.
roes and heroines of Scotland, Knox,
Wallace, Bruce, Isabella, Catherine
Douglas, Catherine Wilson, and of the
masters i'm literature that Scotland
has given 70 the world, Burns, Scott,
Carlyle, pointing out the great influ-
ence that these had had in directing
the thought and thus shaping the des-
tiny of all civilized nations. 1t was a
fine effort and was well received by
the audience.
The place of honor had been reserv-
ed for Miss Hortense Whitney and
the charming manner i'm which she
handled her theme, Sunbeams i'm
prisoned," was evidence enough that
the honor had been worthily bestow-
ed. In plain English, her subject
was "eoal," just common, black, ev-
cry day coal, that soils your fingers
when you handle 1t, and costs you
fourteen cents q bushel. But 1t SEEM
ed an entirely different thing as she
touched it with her fine fancy and
beautiful imagery, picturing the lux
uriant vegetation that grew to form
it, and describing the various agents
of Natures mighty laboratory through
whose action the sunbeams of ages
past were imprisoned and preserved
to be now brought forth for our COM
fort and benefit. The entire essay was
a remarkably poetic blending of fact
and fancy and received, as it deserved,
the highest praise. Closing her adj
dress upon the subject given, Miss
Whitney pronounced the valedictory
in few we'll chosen words of thanks
to the patrons, officers and teachers of
the school, and of farewell to her class
mates.
As president of the school board it
became the duty of Capt. H. A. Ew-
ing to present the diplomas to the
graduates, and this duty he performed
in his usual graceful manner, prefac-
ing the official presentation with well
chosen words of congratulation, adj
monition and encouragement. This
over, the audience arose and
joined in singing America and
Il" Praise God from whom all blessings
flow" after which it was dismissed
with the benediction by Rev. C. n. H.
Moore.
Thus closed the Eighth annual COM
leaving behind it nothing
but the pleasantest recollections for all
who participated i'm or heard the ex-
ercises. As class the class of 80 GER
tainly averages well with any that
have preceded it and acquitted itself
in manner to reflect much credit, not
only on each individual member of it,
but on the teachers to whose intelli-
gent and faithful training such graft
flying results are doubtless in no small
due. The REGISTER heartily
the Young lndias and