The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-29
HIGH SCHOOL.


of the superintendent and the corps OF
teachers. The public schools of Wichita
are the pride of every citizen. That they
are the best controlled, and that they
furnish the best training for education in
all its branches of any system of schools
in the state of Kansas, goes without say
ing Anyone who attended the commence
ment exercises at either the City Normal
school on Wednesday, or the exercises OF
the tLewis Academy yesterday morning.
or those of the High school last night can
not but admit that the course of study
pursued in each of these institutions is the
best that possibly could be assigned to a
young man FOR woman who seeks a
thorough education.
The orations and essays by the graduates
of the above named institutions give ample
proof of the great efficiency Of the course
of study and the manner in which 1T IS
impaired The orations showed that the
graduates had great powers of thought
and reason, and that they had been very
careful in their preparations.
The exercises opened with class drill
and was followed by song of welcome
also by the class.
Miss Edna Thacher gave the history OF
the class in a neat and concise manner
which was very highly appreciated. The
class then sang a very beautiful song.
The class poem, by Miss Grace Young,
was very unique one and received merlted
applause.
Miss Ada Beach gave an instrumental
solo which demonstrated that she IS
skilled performer upon the piano.
The class prophecy, by Miss Jessie Rey-
nolds, was surely prophetic vision. She
portrayed the future of each member oil
the class in glowing terms, and If her
prophecies prove true, great will be the
honors conferred upon the class OF '9l and
all connected Herewith.
The commencement exercises of the high
school was certainly very gratifying to
everyone. The opening song by the class
was nicely rendered. The invocation was
then delivered by Rev. w. ]. Doole.
"For What Shall We Live" was the sub
ject of Mr.. Claude Gray, and was delivered
in a very creditable manner. In thought
and reasoning Mr.. Gray gave evidence OF
careful training and great care in prepare
tiou.
Miss Grace Young's essay on "Charles
Dickens in which she praised the great
novelist in glowing terms, was nicely
prepared paper.
Miss Ada Beach's grafton, ''The Ameri-
can Girl" was nicely prepared one. She
portrayed vividly the opportunities of the
American woman, and contrasted them
with those of her English sister. Miss
To-, hot ba a TprIp
the peer of those of any other country.
Miss Maude L. Sargent's essay on ''lcono-
clast," was a paper of great merit.
''The Stimulus of Praise" by Miss Lula
A. Sheppard, received a complete and
thorough exposition of the subject. She
showed the power of a kind word, loving
embrace and cheerful disposition upon
those who are around us. Nothing, said
the speaker, tented to Tighten the care of a
housewife more than word spoken III
kindness. Nothing pleased struggling boy
any more than few words of praise. She
showed great proficiency in her prepare,
ton.
An instrumental duet, was very nicely
rendered by Misses Gertrude and Mildred
Hays.
1.-The Art of Spelling received very
systematic handling by Miss Gay Neale
She thought that a radical reform was
badly needed in the present system OF
spelling.
THE Motor Power of the Age" by Miss
Jessie Reynolds, showed great care in
preparation. Thought, said Miss Rey'
nolds, was the motor power of the pres
ent century If it was not for thought
none of the inventions, none of the arts
and sciences would have attained the
great perfection which they now possess
The essay. "A Century's Message" by
Miss Eva Minnich, was very nicely pre-
pared and the thoughts expressed were
grand.
Like Priest. Like People" was the sub
ject of an Grafton by Miss Cora E. Kinkle.
She depicted the contagion of glorious and
wonderful deeds and in the course of heI
remarks she showed the power of them
over a multitude. She told how Switzer
land was freed and how Garfield quelled
the mob that had congregated in New
York City on that memorable morning
after the assassination of Lincoln.
Miss Birdie Fiske and her "Three Boxes
were quite interesting. Her first box was
the ballotbox She said that in this box
lay the power of the nation. The second
one was the bandbox, and this was the one
in which the ladies were the most inter
ested. The third box was the contribu
ton box. From this box came the great
educational and benevolent institutions OF
the world.
Miss Edna Thacher's 'Radicalism" was
well received. There needs to be, said
Miss Thatcher radical changes in several
of our American institutions. She then
enumerated several of them and told how
they might be improved.
Miss Pearl McCormick's essay on "Al
Roads Lead to Rome" was very nice pro
duction. Education, said Miss McCor
mick. is the Rome and the roads leading
thereto are numerous.
"A Dream OF Life by Miss Nettie Stay
den was a very nicely prepared Grafton and
showed great care and skill in its prepare
ton
Miss Susie Anderson handled Skilled
ana Cnskilled Labor" in a mastery man
ner, and showed why II was that so few
were artistic laborers and so many wer;
now and always would be only workmea.
Miss Nollje Ross then sang beautiful
solo "Leonore,' by Trotere. She wa:
loudly applauded and for an encore sht
responded with Your Pretty Eyes are
Pictures on Ny Heart" Miss Ross is Ger
tainly fine vocalist, and many a young
man Iefs the opera house with pictures OF
his heart
Miss Sadie Z. Smiths plea for Fair
Play was a most creditsble grafton. She
handled her subject in most happy man
ner. and her points were all very distinct
and elected the applause of he audience
Books rs a Means Of Culture" was tn:
subject of Miss Maggie L. MchIy's essay
AZ, Nt.r-,,- ,,,,i7,r.1 ,,i,t very clearly fhe