The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-08
LEWlS ACADEMY,
To the Editor of the Eagle.

TO the Editor of the Eagle.
Thursday at $50 a. m. this institution
will hold its commencement exercises. A
| large and interesting class will graduate
at that time. This school is quietly exer-
| cising an influence that some day will be
felt in this city Christian influence and
principles OF truth and purity are often
overlooked as things Of but little impor
lance in the rush and hurry of life. But
| facts and realities remain unchanged
This school he's just finished it's
sixth years work. This being its fifth
class OF graduates sent out In these five
classes fifty-five graduates have completed
one Or more of the three courses of study
| laid down in its curriculum. OF these
| fifty-five students, forty-fiye of them are
christian young women and young men
What power for good in this city and
surrounding community. Forty-five
young lives truly consecrated TO the Mas
ter's service; some going out TO the active
duties of life, eXerting this influence at
home and upon those by whom they are
surrounded; others studying in higher
institutions of learning, thereby better
fitting themselves for the W ork of making
the world better and happier. Five of the
graduates of this school have already be-
gun the preparatory work for preaching
the gospel. Two at Princeton, " J., two
at Hanover. Ind; one doing evangeiistic
work, who will probably enter college at
Lake, Forest, Ill. this coming year. Some
six or eight others have decided to give
their lives to study and work for the Mas
ter, in proclaiming the glad tidings' To
those lost in sin and darkness. OF
the graduates, the friends of
Lewis academy may justly be proud.
Mt. Holoyoke. Mass; Eimure College, n.
Y; Emporia College, Lawrence Univer-
sity. kans, finds them we'll prepared for
good standing in class and examination.
Those at Princeton have the honor CT
being in the first division of a large class,
this their first year At Yale the repre-
sentative of the school has also had like
honors. For the coming year a promising
Junior Class IS pushing on to I'LL the places
of tie seniors now leaving the school
Miss Florence Rhone of PENNSYLVANIA,
VIII return next year. H. B. Wheeler of
y Y, also expects TO come back again. If
any cloud OF a financial nature discourages
The friends OF this Institution let
them read these facts and take courage.
ACADEMY NOTES
The examinations at Lewis academy
are now in progress. Miss 4. L. Halsey, |
teacher Of the kindergarten aud First aud |
Second grades reports, "all those who |
were in regular attendance last year now
ready for the third reader; those who ell
tered this year now prepared to enter the |
second reader" This she considers good |
work for the halliday system
Mrs. l.. J. Phiileo of the Third and |
Fourth grades, says her room is coming |
up nicely with their work, some students |
being so much interested in examinations |
as TO spend noon hour in the school room |
yesterday
Miss 5. f. Knight, intermediate depart
ment, reports the general department. in |
her room very good indeed. Three pupils |
i'll this departments have made two years
i'll one.
Mrs. A. E. Wregand, German and |
French, would be pleased TO see the |
friends of those under her care at exami-
nation, as she Is very proud of the thor
ough work done in her department.
Miss Coe is busy preparing for her art |
reception on Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Kate h. Brown, teacher in English |
language and natural science has stimu-
lated her Class in rhetoric until pupils |
and teacher have had genuine enjoyment,
not only III writing essays and orations in
class, but in bringing them before the
school ut various times during the term
Class Of lime in geology each made ii grade
OF IO0 In examinations yesterday morning.
Miss Lucy A. Dubois, Greek and Latin,
reports all her classes doing we'll Glass of
ten in Virgil all standing above 81. Two
Gretk Glasses made very good record. !
Miss Dubois loves her work and will have
II private class during the summer
Mrs. VI. NJ. Carson, literature and his
tory, is especially pleased with the enthu-
siasm and real pleasure her division in
literature have shown in their work
the entire term finishing this
study by banquet given in their honor
last week. Ali her classes progressing
well, of which the final grades will no
doubt testify.
/. N. Naylor, principal, is busy and
cheerful both in class work and IN the
thousand and one things to he done in the
closing days OF the year. Is we'll pleased
with work done by teachers and attain
meuts made by the pupils.