The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-06
LEWIS ACADEMY NOTES.

The baccalaureate sermon was preached
! at the First Presbyterian church on Sab
bath. Rev. David Winters took for his
text: Buy the truth and sell not" His
words of counsel to the class were well
chosen and appropriate The seniors
arose to receive the parcing words, aud
| will doubtless carry them in their hearts
| for years to come.
| The juniors were also present in a BODY
and outnumbered the present class. BE-
the way, the Juniors. not having the
anxiety and hard work of the seniors are
having happy time aud are attracting
much attention.
The junior class day exercises on last
Thursday morning were very good and
deserve commentator. Their orations
and essays were all good, but the essay of
| Miss Susie Murrill was very happy with
| prophetic vision; she pictured the lives of
/ the Juniors and seniors of Lewis academy
! of 1893 in after years, making many happy
| hits. The music for the occasion was also
| given by members of the junior class, some
| of whose members are making good pro-
| gree in music under Mrs, Dnnn who has
charge of the musical department. OF
this years class, eleven in number,
there are six young men and
five young ladies. One has taken the
| normal course, one the scientific and nor
NAL courses, one the scientific, and eight
the classical course. The average age of
the class is little above IS years. Eight
are members of evangelical churches.
One, Edgar b. Larimer. having pissed his
examinations, has already gone TO Aunap-
oils, Nd, to prepare for entering the naval
academy.
Miss Florence Rhone will return to her
her home in central Pennsylvania; MessIs
Davis and Root expect to continue their
studies in some eastern college, with
view to studying theology. Others will
probably enter other colleges.
The prizes offered by the friends of the
school are being hotly contested for and
will be awarded on commencement day.
The kindergarten under the supervision
of Miss Haley is a pleasant room where
the little ones are made happy day by day
as they learn TO study.
Seventy pupils have been enrolled dur
the year and those who attended the whole
year are ready for promotion. Miss
Knight says the pupils in the elementary
grades have done very satisfactory work.
especially in drawing and penmeanshiy.
Mrs Dunn says her class in music has
never done better work than they have
this year.
Miss Jekyi viii hold reception in her
art studio. Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday Of this week. Much fine work
from this room has gone to the worlds
fair
Mrs Wiegands reports good progress in
French and German. Miss Brown gave
her class in chemistry fifty test questions
in pharmaceutical chemistry and all were
properly answered. She finds her class As
far as they have been examined showing
good work accomplished.
Miss Dubois with "A teachers pride re-
ports that her senior Greek class has COM
pleted its prescribed work in time to do
some extra work IN the Greek Testament
and that her other classes stand as we'll as
the seniors.
Professor Naylor is pleased with exam
nations as far as they have progressed
and exteRds a cordial invitation to ali to
attend the examinations OF today.