The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-16


Banch &. Grant, Mary Toles,
Margaret Guenther, Florence Warrington,
BARLOW Hatfield, Mae Woldt.
Mildred Helm, Florence Woodward,
Lena IngI ham, Richard Yoke.
Herbert :. johnson,
The motto of the class is Through Diff
culties TO Glory" OF these ADna +. Dong
Jas receives the honor scholarships given
by the Indiana University, DePauw Uni
versity, Butler University and Earlham
College. Alfred SOmerville receives the
prize OF $40 given by the Wabash College
Alumni Association of Indianapolis to the
young man of the june class who receives
the highest grade in scholarship for the
senior year. Gertrude Ew bank comes next
IN scholarship for the entire course TO Miss
Donglas. The music for the occasion was
furnished by MIller's Orchestra.
The exercises were started by Prof. ".
W. Grant promptly at o'clork, opening
with prayer By Rev. III. 4. Bnch.rI. ID. ID.
The first essay was by Gertrude EwbaDk,
the ubject being Thomas Grndgrind."
review of that well-known character por-
trsyed by Dickens in Hard Times" with
o clever application showing that too
much may be sacrificed to utility. The
sayist showed that the imagination was
20 be encouraged. and that the tendency
would be to make life brighter and better.
Herbert :. johnson spoke on Goal III
Its Relation To Civilization" showing
what had followed the discovery of coal
at Newcastle, England. in the thirteenth
century. He showed that coal was the
handspring of civilization of this century
and predicted eten greater triumphs for
the future.
Bertha samples essay was entitled 1.-THE
Puritan Woman" She portrayed ner as
lovely domestic character, though some
what deficient In education owing To the
STORMY adverse views held by the Puritan
fathers on the subject of female education
who. while they started a college for their
bows IN New England early as l647 al
lowed 235 years to elapse before there vas
college for girls.
Mary Toies a coIored girl, was the next
essaylst Der subject being Hypocrisy in
Manners" She noted that hypocr:sv is 20
be found in all stations In life-in reli gion.
In business. in society. This young lady
was given as hearty applause at the con-
classmates. ana was as fully deserving of
1t.
Hugh Bryan spoke on Tho Microscope
and Human Progress" He told of the
great benefits that he'd been bestowed uD-
on mankind 10y the discoveries OF the
microscope which had investigated all
fields of knowledge and brought TO light
many things that were hidden. He showed
that the microscope in it's discoveries had
compelled persons To respect the minute.
Fannie FOrtner took the subject of
her essay The Mind 10 Its Own Place."
and showed the wisdom of making the
mind superior to it's rrOundings. In
this view she gave many illustrious eX-
amples. among them John Bunyan, whose
glorious visions came To HIM while n prIs-
oner In bedford jail.
Captain JInks" was the topic chosen by
Albert +. smith. the famous character of
the song being representative of the
officer of the regular army. Mr.. Smith
Grafton had the merit of rather more orig
inalitv than some of the efforts OF his
colleagues, and was out of the beaten
track OF commencement efforts. He showed
that there was more To Captain Jinks han
mere parade and pomp. He had the virtues
OF hero and the vices of man; as mon
be was proud of the former. as hero he re-
Rretted the latter. Captain Jinks 10 neces-
sary TO preserve the chivalric spirit among
nation OF moneygetters. Wherever he
may he he never forgets that he represents
AMI lives TO enforce the dignity and honor
OF his country.
Dissent as a Factor in Human Prog
Tess" was Blanche &. Grants essay. She
showed that great things had been accom-
plished through those who dissented to es-
tablishrd forms. and named Christopher
Columbus. Galllleo and others. Christ
was named rs the greatest dissenter the
world has ever known. and from Him has
sprung Christianity. which has been of
moro value to mankind than all things
else.
The last essay of the evening. The Three
Sacrihces." WAS by Anna l.. Douglas. the
sacrifices being Iphegenia hy Agsmemnon.
the daughter of Jepthah by the Hebrew
warrlor-iather. AMI Virginia by Virginius.
She made "a skIllful com parison of tho mo-
riv-s actuatIng the fathers in these three
eacrlnces.
Following this came the presentation of
diplomas and the benediction.
Art and Manual Trsinfng Work.
The work of the art and manual training
classes is now on exhibition at High-sch DOL
No. l. The art work is in the hand 8 of NJ iss
Selleck who has brought the work to high
degree of perfection. The drawings are
from casts and FROM nature. and consist of
elementary pencil work. crayon, India ink,
sketches and water colors Few persons
have any idea of the immense amount of
work of high artistic merit her pupils have
done during the year. Miss Nicholson's
class under Miss Selleck's direction has
produced some pieces of unusual merit
These drawings cover the entire walls of
the large main hall and of tho art-room.
The manual training department. Ia IN
charge of w. ii. BASS. This is the cl ose of
the fourth wear of this work. Durin this
time about $50 pupils have been enrolled
and one hundred during the last Year. At
first only bench work and drawing was
done; then wood-turnIng was added. The
enop work was then done III one Of the
basement rooms. hut last Septem Der il was
fonnd necessary TO open another room, and
next year two rooius to he
opened HIgh-school No. To- bet
ter accommodate tie pupils of that
building. he Indications are that
the nrxt class will be rho largest ever
formed. second years work has been
added 10 the course for next year. The
work. as it now stands. consists of dra w
ing. bench work anil woOd-furning. The
work In drawing consists IN work. ne draw
ings OF the exercises used in the shop the
nextyear, including the making of draw
jngs and blue prints. ortho graphic projec-
tion. isometric projections and drawings
from machines.
Samples of these ORA wings are displayed
showing n high degree of skill and knowl'
edge.
In bench-work the making of joints used
in building construction and cabinet work
IL tanRbt These joints show surprisin Y
areurarv of III. finish and eXactness OF