Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-22

globe. She spoke of the advance of
electricity since Benjamin Franklin
discovered II with his kite, and said
this lie an age of invention. Speech
es made today, she said, can be
read In all parts of the world inless
than day. She said America has
progressed much faster than other
countries.
Miss Zeia Hodgkins' Grafton was
on "Glimpses of Creation" and she
showed the study of creation to be
a beautiful one, and said man is
the dominant creature of the earth
and is always creating something
new. Her Grafton was well received.
ID. +. Smiths Grafton on Secrets
of Business Success" showed care
full preparation and deep study OF
the subject. He said that secrets OF
business success are not secrets at
all; that courage, ambition, pune
tuality, truthfulness and honesty
are secrets of success from a bust
ness standpoint. Never embark in
a business, he said, without first un-
Outstanding II. He believes that
the great moral safeguard is indus.
try and that everybody should be
treated with courtesy.
Miss Madge Lyman's fine Grafton
treated of the various phases of
sculpture and spoke of Michael
Angelo, Rubens and other famous
sculptors and painters, showing
that they were thoroughly in love
with their work. She showed that
an angel in the stone is something
to be developed, and to be success
full we must find our angel in the
stone and carve to il.
Next OIL the program was a piano
trio by Misses Polster, Burress and
Wadsworth which was well given.
Then Rev. J. W. Stewart of Ottawa
was introduced and congratulated
the pcaple of Baxter upon having
such a first class institution of
learning as the Baxter Springs Nor
NAL and Business College. He pre-
scented a forcible argument to the
graduates and told them why their
work has only commenced.
President Bowman, in neat and
appropriate speech, then presented
the happy graduates with their di-
plomas, after which Rev. Richard
Hardin of the Presbyterian church
delivered the benediction dismis-
sing the audience.
Probably no class of young peo-
pie ever graduated with higher
honors, aud certain il is that no one
feels prouder of the success attain
ed than President Bowman. He
has had hard pull to bring his in
stitution of learning up to it's pres
cnt excellent standard, but he has
succeeded and is now reaping his
reward, if not in dollars, in salts
faction.
The NEWS regrets that the Baxter
people have not patronized the Col.
lege more literally, most of the
support the past year having come
from the rural precincts of South
east Kansas and Southwest Nilsson.
ri. But since our people have dis
covered that they have such mine
of knowledge in their city they will
patronize II much more literally
the coming terms.
The faculty the past year was
composed of President c. S. Bow
man and the following instructors:
Prof. Lon L. Fox, (Mahoney Bust
ness and Shorthand Institute) ST.
perintendent of business depart
ment.
Prof. S. n. Montgomery. superin-
tendent of the department of high
er mathematics and hygiene.
Prof. c. II. Rowell, teacher of Ger
man an French.
Mrs. n. A. Lyman, teacher of art.
Miss Madge E. Lyman, assistant
teacher of art.
Miss Kate Burrcss Joplin Conser-
vatory of Music), teacher of instru-
mental music.
President Bowman informs us
that the prospects for an average
daily attendance of from l25 to $50
pupils the coming year are excel
lent. He has received many assur-
ances of a much better support the
coming year and he should certain
ly have il. There is no reason in
the world for sending children
away from Baxter Springs to be ed
ucated, when such an excellent edu-
cational institution is at hand. The
expenses are guaranteed as low and
in many instances lower than in
other institutions.
Give the Baxter Springs Normal
and Business College your support
and you will be even prouder than
you were last night when the presi-
dent, faculty and graduates covered
with glory.