The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-07


IA beautiful water color, hanging in her moth
er's reception ROOM never before published. I
pills. It attracts many visitors the
year round. >
Mrs. Cleveland is honored with pic
ture, hung somewhat high on the wall
between two windows. 1t is not a
large picture, but it is speaking like
ness. To many d girl that kindly face
is indeed an inspiration to higher
things.
Down in the Office I met a gray
haired teacher who has been training
little men and women these thirty
years gone by. l spoke of Miss Fol
som and added that l had this and that
souvenir of her school DAYS.
Il would like to see the record of
Miss Folsom's studies in the school, - |
ventured Il wish TO note what she
studied and how she stood in her
classes"
The elderly teacher -miled approving
ly, then said something about author
ity. Satisfied with the documents /
had produced, she said, in a straight
forward way:
We'll, l will show you them with
pleasure"
Then we looked over the records.
My informanE continued with enthu-
siasm:
Here is the entry for Miss FoIsom's
last year in school You know she
never finished the course here. She
left before she obtained her diploma
The first entry shows something sta
tistical of Mrs. Cleveland at the time
OF her entry into the school, thus
Miss Folsom's book, number 25l; age,
sixteen; religion, Protestant; date of
admission, February, 1879: merits, none,
and other points relating more par
ticularly to the curriculum of the
school
Miss Folsom's standing, her cleo
tons of studies and her attendance
are set forth in another place with
much detail. The records Of this school
are kept in a strange cipher, which.
translated. gives the following for
Miss Folsom's rank, 80 being the per
feet" mark:
First OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. %: geometry
Caught by N. :. Harness, s.: physical geogra-
ply Caught by Charles Liadea) &c; Latin
Caesars Commentaries, II. +. Emerson, teach
err, 80; average, 81
Second CONGRATULATIONS 90: composition.
81; geometry 50; physical seosra ply. %; Latin,
IS; average, S..
Third quarter-Attendance, IS; rhetoric, SIS;
geometry. -; Latin, 76. average. SIS
Miss Folsom left school after the
fourth week Of the fourth quarter.
During that period her attendance
was 50. She is recorded as having rhet-
oric. geometry and Latin to make
up in case she wished to get a diplo-
ma. This shows Miss Folsom as a pupil
neither dull nor brilliant whose best
point was her regular attendance.
The reference TO merits" given
above. refers to the awards since 1871,
IN the Central school, ont OF fund Of
ten thousand dollars donated bv Bar
nabas II. Brennan, in memory OF his !
friend, Father" Jesse Ketchum.
celebrity OF Buffalo school circles a de-
cade ago. With the interest on this
ten thousand dollars three gold and two /
silver medals are annually distributed.
the gold ones weighing 1882 grains. or
twice the weight OF double eagle; the
silver medals SO grains or that
OF double eagle, The annual
awarding of the Ketchum medals
continues 10 this day in the Buffalo
school As matter Of history il
must be recorded that Mss Folsom
never gained one OF these interesting
souvenirs o. scholastic proficiency. Nor
DO the books show that she was ever
credited with ore q those vague .
symbols Of success designated in the
schoo2room the star" pupil, merit" .
scholar and so on.
The average age 81 the pupils at the
time II question was about sevente.n I,