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

will become a strong speaker with care
and practice.
Miss Laura NJ Spaun read an essay on
Liberal Education of Women" The
ancients considered the health OF women
that their offspring might be healthy And
this is essential to happiness ana also TO
the development OF the mlnd-how the
mind is better cultured-there Is more
happiness and the sacred relations OF life
are more cherished for it Is the mind that
makes the body rich The name OF
mother is the sweetest most sacred name
on earth, and weaves about the heart holy
influence, love and JOY. She spoke eio-
Quently of the influences OF liberal thought
and education upon the mind and LIE OF
woman, and the great regard PAD TO
woman's physical culture TINS was one
of the best prepared addresses OF the day
and was enuncIated IN me voice, ana
pleasing manner.
John Anderson read an essay on
Natures laboratory" and was close, con-
densed array of facts showing while nature
was economical, she did everything
in order and by law. Water, sunlight
oxygen and the elements OF use
in her great labratory were dis
cussed and their effects upon
vegetable life and upon human life.
shown in well-arrayei argument. Mr.:
Anderson has fine ability as a reasoner and
writes in a strong and impressive style.
Miss Lizzie Miller's grafton, Louisa NJ.
Alcott." She presented the life and work
of this character in beautiful style and
picture In concluding her description OF
this lady's labor and character she said:
''She, like Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. was
an earnest advocate of woman suffrage
and tenn erance. Her father, having be-
come paralyzed, required her constant
care. How proud he was of Louisa And
often in his old days was heard TO say: 1
Il tf,a IL 4 oh - IIn-I
self-forgetful devotion TO him in this last
illness brought rapidly on her
en- chariot of daughters love
and care was changed for that of the CO.
lestial city. where she soon Joined him.
Loving and unselfish, wise and true to the
last. she died having in her short, eventful
life been teacher, hospital nurse, seam
stress. governess, besides as an author
having done untold good to millions. Miss
Lizzie spoke in good voice and elegant
style.
The subject of Ezra E. Boards Grafton
was Five Minutes" This was pleasing
and well shaped, being full of good advice
and as Flora Caswell said, combined wit
and humor with good sense He showed
what could be accomplished III the short
time of five minutes; gave examples of
great tragedies being enacted, nations
revolutionized, mems lives changed.
and wonderful events TRANSPORTING TO
change the destinies of lives and people.
Man by resolve and purpose can Guild
temple of good in five minutes, and start
an influence holy and inspiring, that will
shake the foundations of wrong and crush
error and immortaliZe truth This was
d splendid Grafton.
Miss Minnie Dewey had for her Grafton
"The Grandest Institution" She said the
sweetest song of Jennie Lind was Home
Ii hnrt hay al
the grandest institution of the age. Home
is the first form of society and from it
ushers forth all that's beautiful and Iowa
BILE in life. Parents are the rulers
or sovereigns, children the subjects. She
pictured home as the place of JOY and glad
ness. When adorned with the graces of
christianity and crowned with the virtues
of love and tenderness il is joy forever
and forms for all life the inspiration to
the sweetest and hottest reflections and re-
membranes. Miss Minnie did herself
great credit in the delivery of this eloquent
grafton and nothing was more beautiful IN
the entire program. May her life be
crowned with the holy, sweet influences
she so eloquently, SO pathetically and SO
artistically painted.
After the addresses by the class the
presentation of diplomas was in order.
Prof Shull arose and in words of con-
ment of their labors and the efficiency
they had attained. He said this was the
largest class ever graduated, and he also
expressed qualification that so many were
young men. He congratulated the young
men that they were not girls. This brought
down the house He then turned to DR.,
Stevenson, and turned them over with the
pleasing and polite suggestion that they
were worthy in every sense.
DR.. Stevenson then spoke very
feelingly and eloquently to them
He said that while the earth was carpeted
i'll green and beautifed with budding
| fruit and flowers, showing the growth and
development of nature, it was glad, a re-
joicing and oppertune occasion for this
class to rejoice and be glad in what they
had attained and in the growth they had
made towards education and development
into men and women. After congratulate
ing them on their graduating and their ac-
quirements, he said that while they were
sweet and beautiful as is said of sweet
girl graduates remember that all de-
ponds upon the inner life. Remember the
inner life is the way and as you live and
exert influence for good your lives will be
pursuit in lite and follow il, and with a
| holy purpose 10 accomplish good. and
your lives will be crowned in JOY and
blessings. He then presented the class to
DR.. Van Mugs, president Of the school
board, who, in presenting the diplomas,
said:
Young Ladies and Gentlemen of the Graduating
As a representative of the board, and
speaking for them, allow me to say that
we also rejoice with you on this glad Oc-
casion. We are proud of the class of '94
and justly proud.
/ Because it is the largest class ever
graduated from the High school of this
city, and Indicates to Us that the patrons
of our schools, and the youth OF our city
are not indifferent to the great and far
reaching benefits of liberal education.
. Because | see before me the faces of
so many young men, who in the rushing
scrambling age, in which we live, have 50
wisely taken time to fit themselves by
education for the stern realities OF bust
ness and professional life before entering
upon it,
3. Because OF the high character OF the
exercises with which you have entertained
and edited US today
4 Because YOU have reflected credit first
upon yourselves in that year by year you
nave iAOoFen patiently, couTa8eous4ff IOT
the results Of this very hour
2. Upon those who have given you in
struction through all these years, and
guided you By their counsels.
3. Upon n generous people. who have so
truly and abundantly provided you with
the facilities by which you nave been en-
abled TO reach the grand position which II
! Is yours 20 enjoy, today.
II Is our hope. that many OF you. stimu-
lated by that which You have already.
may seek after still m ore liberal educa-
tion in the various colleges aud unlversi-