The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-27

| the evils of the day and establish good
| This was well written and well read.
Miss Sapbrona Wilkie read an essay on
Bread" This was production OF rare
merit and interest. She showed how nee
essary to health and good bodily condition
was good bread; good bread made good
muscle; gave energy and life to the sys-
| TEN; good bread made good men; good
men make good laws and as women are
the bread-makers of the world, therefore,
they are controlling thu world. This essay
was well written and was received by the
audience with delight as expressed by
repeated applause. Miss Wilkie IS OF
pleasant voice, easy aud graceful in man
her of recitation.
Joe B. Katz took for his Grafton Thou
art Weighed in the Balance and Found
| Wanting" This was we'll handled and
| his application of the test was in showing
how many had failed in life. He made
reference 10 the fields OF literature. science,
art The young man then spoke OF the
necessary qualities to success, ambition,
energy, perseverance. He who with I'm
daun ed courage writes upon his banner
the word excelsior will not fail. This
was very good and we'll delivered.
Miss Flora Caswell took for her essay
THE Mission of the Humor;st." Miss
Flora showed high appreciation
OF the humorist and the wit when COM
are made to sparkle and radiate in the
/ association with those who give flavor 10
! conversation and speech with well dl-
rected wit. Many of the evils of the day
have been brought to light and exposed by
the cutting hand of wit. or the rldicule OF
well directed humor. Wit is a weapon OF
defense. as we'll as a weapon of aggression,
and can be made a useful and beautiful
! factor in promoting happiness and melting
| joy. With it we can dispell sorrow and
| comfort grief This essay was thoughtful
and was recited in an elegant voice ana
with fine enunciation.
MIR Willis Stillwell's Grafton was on
american Genius" He traced the work
of genius from the earliest days of gov
ernmenJ and society and showed how the
varying circumstances and conditions, in
voked and inspired genius. He spoke OF
genius in construction, in invention, IN
| law, medicine and government. He dwelt
in warm eulogy upon the genius OF Grant
and Lee, the two great American generals,
and showed TO what extent the great Lin
coin possessed the genius to govern. The
future of America will depend upon the
way she applies her genius as gathered and
fostered from the lessons of the past.
Mr.. Roy +. Hays, Grafton; subject "Our
Country" From the years and centuries
| of the past God had sifted the wheat, and
from all had sown the seed from which has
sprung this great nation This nation is
typical or a symbol Of that heaven where
shall BE- gathered all nations. This nation
has never been conquered nor never will
| be. Her mountains and wales, her rivers
and cataracts, her prairies and orange
| groves, all inspire patriotism, and love,
and devotion. Christ's first coming was
! under the rule of the Roman eagle, and
his second coming will be under the peace
| fu wings of our own glorious eagle.
| Miss Iva Johnson, grafton, Music"
! This was fine and well considered adj
dress 1t bristled with illustration and
| figure, and made of the universe one grand
! cathedral where beats the measure OF
! GSd's own music. In the roaring storm,
| on the falling cataract, sweeps the strains
of melody In the brooklet's fiow in the
! leafs fiutter. in the voice of the birds-ln
everything there is music. The order OF
heavens law is like school of music
! sending out its measure OF cadence and
sweeping the earth and the heart of man
with sweetest song. Poets derive their
inspiration from music, and the song OF
nature is worship and love, touched by
angels fingers fiom Gods great throne.
! Mr. Bert Sisson's Grafton on the subject,
"Sweet are the uses of adversely" Lives
! of great men all remind us, ;" etc, showed
! that adyersity was the school of greatness.
| In every great reformation advancement
| has been made from conflict, and the power
! to achieve is gathered from the trials and
! experiences which sharpen the mind and
try the heart in the field of struggle or IN
| the dwelling of the poor rather than IL
the golden palace and life of luxury. His
examples were many and well chosen, and
| the address was of high merit. Mr.. Slsson
| is IL fluent speaker and has fine command
of voice. The audience highly appreciated
! his effort.
Mr. John Parkinson's Grafton was "SiX
Cubits and a Span" This was a we'll con
! sidered address and his idea was that To
| the boastful and self-constituted great
| ones of earth does not belong the success
or the victory. Goliath was slain by the
! boy David and the world has presented
many Goliaths offering battle in the cause
J of error and wrong. These have been
overcome by the truth in the hands of less
preteutiOus characters. This Grafton is q
| demonstra ton of the power of right ovel
! wrong, and it is for Us to proclaim the
reality in the principles OF Washington
| and under the banner of good. This was
an able and well spoken Grafton.
! Miss Clara Brown took for her subject
"Life, It's UNDERGONE, and was strong.
pointed and beautiful. Where reign;
nonor and glory in a people, IN nation,
there is an undercurrent of sorrow, of trial
| of labor. Silently, yet Enthusiastically from
the great heart of weary, struggling hui
manity comes refrain, whose force anC
| measure ultimately bring higher or as
sumed life into obedience to the reform
weeded and demanded. The undercurrent:
of life are many and in individual life a:
well as in national life the unseen forces
shape and direct all life event
ually. This was an able and
well delivered production and
met with the approval and endorsement OF
the vast audience. Miss Brown is the
daughter of Mrs. E. E. BigelOw of this
city, and is young lady OF earnest pur-
pose and life. She has remarkably
musical and clear voice.
Miss Sadie Caldwell chose for her ora
| ton Russia" She handled this power
without gloves and painted the treatmen,
of the starving masses with words OF burn
ing power. She went on Co show that en-
! lightenment among the masses was neces
| sary to redeem this people from then
tnraldom and oppression and give them
that freedom and prosperity belonging to
other nations. Miss Sadie has ii fine de
livery and is quite eloquent IN her man
uer.
Herbert Levy had for his GRAFTON a
Retrospect This was fine IN thought.
elaborate in description, and strong IL
conclusion. His idea was to move along
the pathways OF education from the
primary to ne higher grades, TO the high
school, TO the student, 10 the fuli-fedged
man. b painted the hopes, aspirations
and mbiuons of school days painting:
and what was necessary to aid ia gaining
the desired zoai. This WAS we'll handled
well delivered and expressed earnestnsss
OF thought, OF purpose and lofty aspira
tons. Herbert will make has msrk
and scale the ladder of success
Miss Mary Burd's Grafton wsS" Hy.
pttia' This character WAS fully described
aud all the amiable qualities and prompt
ings OF a noble nature beautifully set forth.
I Though this noble woman lived IN the
fifteenth century, ii was the spirit or in
tolerance that so siackeUed the middle
ages that sacrificed her 10 its raDacious