The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-26

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| clear ring of her meiodious voice and her
| distinct enunciation. She was elegantly
| dressed in costume of white india silk
I trimmed with lace, fancy bodice encir-
| cied with a handsome ribbon girdle, white
! gloves, slippers and carried beautiful fan
| and an elegant bouquet of flowers. Her
| subject was an Grafton entitled In Al
! vance of Ills Generation" which was a
| beautiful and interesting tribute
! to Columbus. Miss Hays is one
Of the brightest of the graduates
and made very favorable impression or
| the audience. Miss Hays is not only well
up in education but has many other very
! fine and artistic accomplishments.
| MISS LUCY LEAToN GUTHRIE
was handsomely attired in an empire gown
with ribbon trimmings, white slippers and
! gloves, and carried very handsome white
| fan and a bunch of flowers. She delivered
an essay entitled, ITO Make or Mar, "
which treated principally of the controlling
ambition OF man, and how 1t might be
used for good or evil. Her voice Is not
strong, but it is very sweet and musical,
and did not fail to charm her hearers
While she spoke in low tone, her words
We're distinct and her remarks very inter
esting. She, too displays the stamp of
genius, which manifests itself in various
accomplishments which are very credit
able considering her age
MASTER LIE ROY KRAMER
was the first young gentleman on the pro-
gram. Everybody wanted to see Roy do
well, and he did not disappoint them. In
fact he did exceptionally well. His ora
tiOn-"The Sadness OF Genius"-was a
gem, and its construction and compost
tion would do credit to much Older heads.
His gestures were we'll timed and not ex
travagant, and his remarks demonstrated
that be has been very observant student.
Roy intends to become a lawyer and if he
carries out his purpose, there need be no
| doubt Of his success.
MISS NELLIE JACKMAN
delivered decidedly brilliant and inter-
esting Grafton on ''Manias." She handled
the subject courageously and discussed it
both ntelligently and interestingly, show
ing that the world is much better for the
manias of preceding generations. Miss
Jackman bravely subdued the natural
stage-fright of a schoolgirl and threw her
voice from the parquet to the balcony and
thence to the gallery, with the grace of an
ingalls, She has a bright future before
her and is a credit TO the High school.
She wore very handsome dress of cream
silk, white gloves and slippers, n hand
some bouquet of roses, and carried very
nice white fan.
MISS IDA JOSEPH
delivered an Grafton on "The Other Side, "
in which she reviewed the history Of her
sex and the progress of women in social
advancement from the DAYS of her own
ancient and wonderful race down to the
present moment. She did not even stop
at the present, but lifted the curtain of
the future and showed in the vista of
time to come the position of woman.
She opened the doors of congress
and revealed Mrs. Mary f. Lease
presiding at the speakers desk. Miss
Joseph has a fine Intellect, a splendid inn
agination, a poetic nature and Il happy
faculty of presenting novel ideas. She
wore a very handsome dress of cream silk
with trimmings of cream lace and ribbons
white slippers and gloves, handsome
bouquet of the sweetest flowers obtainable
and carried white fan.
MISS MARGUERITE KNORR
as she appeared on the stage with her
costume OF cream silk and its graceful
folds was a perfect picture of our ideal
Grecian maiden. Her face is as thorough
ly Greek in every outline the ideal
statue of Justice. She delivered an ora
ton entitled Surface and Depth" which
was replete with gems of thought and
haI Ply illustrations She impressed the
audience with the idea that when estimat-
ing the qualities of a person it IS neces-
sary to look into the very depths OF her
character instead of basing it on the sur
face, for in the depths the precious ele-
ments are always found. Miss knorr is a
bright young lady and q credit to her
class and her school.
MISS EMMA wINGARD
spoke on "Shams" and handled the sub
ject with ability ana good taste Miss
WinGard like Miss Guthrie, has not a
very strong voice but it is sweet clear and
musical and leaves its impress on the
minds of her hearers. She illustrated the
shanis incident to modern civilization ana
showed that in society shamming has
been raised to the dignity of politeness.
The able discussion of her subject showed
her to be a young lady possessed of
bright and comprehensive mind a. well as
being student of human nature. Miss
WinGard wore a costume of lilac silk
trimmed with cream lace, cream mitts,
slippers and a lilac fan.
MISS LILLIAN r. POOL
was costumed in Josephine gown of
cream India silk with trimmings of rib
bon. cream mitts, slippers and flowers and
carried a very handsome fan TO match.
Her Grafton was Aesthetic Culture and
was admirably presented. She saw ali the
beauty of nature and pictured it with Il
bright Imagination. She referred to Oscar
Wilde aud the golden sundowers of Kan
sas to which she paid very fitting trib-
ute. Miss Pool possesses a very fine grade
of originality and demonstrates herself to
possess msny of the elements of poetry.
MISS MABELLE E. LADD
delivered scholarly Grafton of the SUBJ
ject of Two Ninety-threes. She devoted
a good zeal of attention to the French rev.
olution of q century ago and contrasted it
to the present niuty-three in way that
was intensely interesting. The causes
and results OF the French revolution were
well portrayed in very abe manner and
those who were present and heard her
Will know much more about the great
Partisan tragedy Of century ago. today
than they ever did before. Miss Lsdd was
arrayed in handsome costume of crepe
de chine, white gloves and slippers and