The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-01

school, and promp,uess was the character
istic feature of his arrangement
CITATIONS.
The Tenton and NOT the Puritan or tn,
cavalier was the first representative rae,
in the field in the person of Miss Clara
Annette Gearing, bright young lady Of
! some fifteen or sixteen summers. Hel
subject was Think for Thyself," and fol
four minutes which was the allotted tims
for orations, she Interested the autiencs
| with ideals. She paid glowing tribut:
to Milton and his works. She called at
! tention to the great mistake of confusing
learning with wisdom, aud on this idea
gave many interesting Illustrations. She
referred 10 the achievements Of Edison
and Watt as the result of their own silent
| observation, and thought She impressed
| the Importance of expressing a thought
when once carefully matured, and not till
| then.
| Miss Ethel Lsola Freeland spoke on the
subject of building. Builders" she said.
| 'believed that the first law of architecture
was erder," and she thought that also
should be the law regulating the AZ
| fairs OF civilization. She recommended
| diligence rs the means of reaching perfec-
! ton and that whatever the mud seeks ii
| Shall find. She made a pleasing and inter
esting address and, like Miss Gehring, was
| loudly appiauded.
Unseen Powers" was the text of Miss
| Agnes Clara Blskely's address, and it was
very intelligently and cleverly discussed.
She spoke about electricity and its uses
and influence in this era. Love and hatred
were other unseen powers which she dis
cussed. The former WAS that which Jesus
| tspified and for which he yielded his life
on the cross. Her comparisons were
beautiful and earned for her deserved APP
| plause.
Three Apples'' formed the theme
for the beautiful Grafton delivered by Miss
! Gala May Duriev. These three famous
apples were the one which caused the fall
| of poor Adm and his successors. the
| apple of Hesperides aud the apple OF
Newton. The Latter apple is this one which
concerned the present generation AMI she
dwelt upon its effects at some length. She
handled the subject with SIKH and
equipped with good deal of knowledg e
The brilliant and princely appearing
Max oliver WAS the orator OF
the class. HIS deliberate discussion of
sucn an intricate subject Nothing
Is lost" was quite a revelation. IL WAS a
discussion of the doc.rins OF indestructa-
bility one Of the most interesting themes
within the range of discussion. He illus
t.ated his ideas most inteiligeutiy and ac-
quilted himself with great honor. 1ntelii-
gence. Yes, even genius beamed on his face
aud could be read IA every movement lac
made. A brilliant life is before him.
Live Goals from off The Altar" was the
subject, In narrative form. OF Miss Ora
Edrell Pollard, Il very bright and cul-
tured youag lady. She recited the story of
the traveller and the fire kindled
on the mountain top aid drew lesson
from it that was repets with sentiment
and wisdom. Her fri-nds may well feel
proud of the honor with which she acQuit.
ted herself.
"Tne Jews in America" WAS the subject
of the address OF Ralph e. Ingram. He
followed tue fortune of ths ancient race
from the plains of ths orient through
Europe into Britain and across the broad
Atlantic to the asylum of the oppressed,
the haven of the victims OF despoiism ana
prejudice. He treated IF their
most prominent characteristics and paid
them an euiogy that might be considered
recompense for The persecution of twenty
centuries.
Miss Emma May Bixby suffered little
stage fright which, in a measure obscured
the excellent thoughts ard touching senti-
ments of her Grafton OH the subject Even
the Sun is not Without Spots Miss
BiXby is bright young lady and will
carry culture, intelligence and grace TO
her new home In the Cherokee Strip.
Miss Alma Lera Bradley selected for the
theme OF her discourse The just Judg-
meut." She is thoroughly imbued with
the spirit of the nineteenth century, and if
she was clothed with the ermiue of the
bench things would be different She in
sisted that people filed places of response
bility and trust should tie. according to
the operation of IA just judgment, in the
peuitentiary. She Is "a bright young lady
and has II brave heart.
'Selfishness and Love" was the
subject to which Robert c. Wich-
man applied an active aud vigorous
mentality. He spoke of how man sought
Great and Phillip, his grandfather, as ex-
amples of it. The opposite he seemed to
think W As best illustrated in the lives of
Zwingly Calvin and John Wesley. He
made very creditable effort.
The Fountain of Perpetual Youth"
was the subject OF the GRAFTON of Miss
Mildred Hays who, perhaps, was the best
young lady orator III the class. She re-
cited the story OF Ponce de Leon aud adj
mirably applied IL in the creation of an
entirely different sentiment from that
which governed the descendant of The
great soldier of Grenada. Mss Hays has
IA clear voice ana a beaming intellect
Andrew Daniel Nostrum chose for his
subject Haste to Wealth" This lie
treated in good common sense way,
showing The evils and sufferings which the
hunter for gold pulls down upon himself.
his family and his community and the
glory of him who rearS a good sound sue
cess on u solid foundation and yet feels for
his fellow men.
silent Influences" by Eva May Bradley
was logically conceived. Miss Bradley
spoke first of the silent forces of nature
aud secondly of the silent influence OF
thoughts words and action on the forma-
ton of character. Amona. other things she
SPOKE oil the silent influence OF a good
thought being Coils telephone encircling
the world.
Bertrand Dofliemyer delivered his ora
tiou upon 1.-The scholar in Politics" in an
easy, pleasant manner. He took for his
leading thought That nation is best
which is ruled best, aud contended that
the best minds must be placed ia the most
inf1ential position. This position. said he,
was in politics where the best and noblest
and wisest of the land were desired.
Miss Inez Creditor chose the original and
old subject, Opinions Differ" She
passed lightly over the differences among
people in common and spoke mostly of the
men who differ with the peryading thought
of their age. Such men she said stand
forth as \ tree alone against the sky. Such
ones she contended had moro right TO
their opinion than those who are not so
gifted. Her speech was well delivered and
well received by the audience.
The High school chorus with Miss
Grace HatIon as soioiss rendered u seiec-
ton of music from "rbe Crucifxicn" by
Spohr, entitled, las Pants the Hart"
1t was good music aud the audience wished
it repeated. Miss Hatton has sweet
voice.
The Fetters of the World" was a sub
ject developed in an attractive style by
Ida : kaufman. She told how the bravest
may be fettered and yet in the end come
out victorious. She kept close to her sub
ject, and has an apt manner Of using
Scriptural quotations.
Alice p. Payne with the subject maid
Of Athens,n delivered an interesting
grafton on the ideal woman OF al ages,