Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-06-17
NORMAL COMMENCEMENT.


with the baccslaureate sermon at
| IL o'clock last Sunday by Rev.
Breaker, pastor of the First Bap-
fist church, of Moberly. The
various churches of the city dis
pensed with the regular morning
services that all might have an
opportunity to hear the very ex-
ceiient sermon pronounced on this
occasion.
BAIRD MEDAL CONTEST.
|, On Monday evening the chapel
was filled to Its utmost capacity
to listen to the declamatory con-
test for the VIM. L. Baird prize
medal. The contestants were Sc
lected from the three literary
societies of the institution, three
each. The following we're the
contestants and the subjects of
their Rotations:
Senior Society-Eya Reesman,
"Black Ranald;' Nora Ragsdale,
"Teddy O'Rourke;" Mabelle Etter,
New Years at Wizards"
Zetosophian-Bessie Laughlin,
FAIRY Bell" Ella Hamilton,
"Jack the Fisherman" Erdie
Hayes, "LaClcs and the Senator"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Harlan,
Ivan Bibber's Rock" Grace
Jamison, "The Maiden Martyr"
Virgie Sharpe, "Briar Rose The
judges awarded the prize to Miss
Mabelle Etter.
REGENTS PRIZE MEDAL CONTEST.
On Tuesday evening the chapel
was again filled by an appeclative
audience to listen to the orstorical
contest for the Regents prize
medal. AS in the Baird Medal
contest the contestants were Sc,
lected rs representatives of the
three societies, two contestants
from each society.
The following are the contest.
ants and their subjects: Ietosoph.
ian Society-A. D. Nesch, Gamer.
ica's Message to the Twentieth
Century," G. B. Foncanon, "Mis.
sion of the Anglo-Saxon Race
Senior-H. M. Mcdowell, "The
Influence Of Life" G. A. Blocher
THE Evolution of the Hero"
Philomathean-S. P. Suggett
"The Possibilitie OF the Vest
| LEI. T. Underwood, "Pocahontas."
| The medal was awarded to A. d
Veetch of the Zetosophien society
| ELEMENTARY CLASS.
Wednesday morning the gradu
ating exercises of the elementary
class took place. The exercises
consistediof essays and orations by
class representatives.. The repre-
sentatjves and their subjec is srt
as follows: Marie Hooker, Saluta
tory, "School Days of our Grand
Mothers" Beulah Drummer, "ThC
sublimity of Thought" G. E
Brawner. "Ihe Power Of Habit.
Grace Greenwood, "Gl1mpses O
Child-life from Dickens" Hils
Richey, "The School Ma am; G. L
Bramblet, Americas Ideal States
man." Lulu Hotchkiss, "The Pc
etry OF Our Profession;" May B
Smith, valedictory essay, Utilitari
anism in Education"
The certificates were presented
by Pres. Dobson.
ANNUAL ADDRESS.
| The annual address was dellv.
cred before the Alumni Associs
ton Wednesday evening by Presi
dent Jesse, of the State Uniyersi
ty. After the annual address the
members of the Alumni and in
vitel guests repaired to POOL
| Hotel where the Alumni
banquet was served. Presi
dent Jessie, President Dobson
Miss Kittie Allen, Miss Ernie
Owen and Profs. Wolf, W. n
Doyle and ". D. Grove responded
to toasts. The responses were vel
received and were indeed an in
tel ectusl feast.
JUNIOR AND SENIOR CLASSES.
The graduating exercises of thu
Junior and Senior classes tool
place Wednesday morning. The
representatives of the JUNO
class were ia. Koontz, the subiec
of whose grafton was Something
Beyond, and B. f. Gutherie who
GRATED on "The Soul-A Bette
Field
The representatives of the Sen
, ior Class and the subjects of theil
orstions and essays are as follows
&. L. Eberts, salutatory Grafton
Education from Students Stant
!, point" Nellie Evans. "Nationa
Flowers" G. A. Radford, Indus
try q substitute for Genius
Minnie Brashear, 1.-The Evolution
OF Cookery E. R. Jones
Thought" Nellie VanHorn, vale
dictory essay, "The Value of Ed
ucation to the Farmer"
The diplomas were presented
!. by President Dobson.
The reunion Thursday after