The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-30

Harding did exceedingly we'll Her
subject was ''You Must Whistle For It."
Her essay was entertaining and fitting
close for an excellent commencement.
The address to the graduating class
was delivered by R B. Welsh, president
of the board of education. Mr. Welsh
told them to get higher education if
they could, but not to be ashamed to per-
form N annual labor. He dwelt especially
upon the value of integrity.
The presentation of diplomas was
made by Rev. J. B. Thomas who is a
member of the school board, and the
event closed with prayer by Rev. J. s.
Glendenning and high school "yell'' by
the pupils.
Only a few of the graduates took active
part in the exercises The full gradual
ing class, their subjects and the courses
from which they graduate are as fol-
lows:
Eng1ish-Latfn Course.
Everett B. Akers $3.50. Equality Causes No War
FlOssie h. Beeton .........A CrownlesS Queen
Clara B. Day. ..................A Shattered Idol
Julia Dedham. The Purest Character In
Emma Ci Dennis. If We Meet no Gods it
is Because we HarDor None
EsteiIa + HardlnG You Must Whistle for It
Nancy NJ. Harper tice at the Court OF Venice?
Daisy Agnes Hunter. ...-.. When the Shackles
Andrew Marsh. ......A Nations Benefactor
Laura Eta Mcclure .-.. "A Pyramid a Pygmy
Draper L. SchOOnOver ............ .......P Poland
Mary Josephine Shellabarger ........ ..... Bread
Fannie Sibley ....... The ArmOr for Victory
Nora Ellen Wasson..... A Tree with Many
Branches Observation-Disclosures.
EngIish-scien tific Course.
Taa 8 BIake Survival Of te Ei}Fesp
Helen d; Buckmaster. 80 Not Who. but What
A amos = Dauber j5n.; Horace Greeley
Thomas P. Martin $3.50.
-. The Destruction of American Forests
Lulu NJ. Mckee. ............ Character Sketches
-. How little have Gained. how vast the I'm
J. Clarke swayze Moderation and Fanaticism
Ada Fay aylor: Ii the Dead Should
-...Come to Life.
English German Course.
Clara LindamoOd ........... Humanities
Lee Redden An Innocent Victim
Latin-Scienti1ic Course.
Olivia Amalie Bischoff ~
Edith OFT. .............. Beauty IN the Rough
Latin-German Course.
Bertha NJ Rowley .-..--...-- Idiosyncracies
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.
The county commissioners will meet
Monday.
The trading at the bucket shop has
quoted down.
Even the day was in mourning this
morning and wept
How nice it is that soda fountains do
not close on holidays.
The Lake street bridge across the
Shunganunga is being repaired.
The man who has lost all his money in
wheat can tell you just how to win.
1t rained last night from few minutes
after II o'clock until almost 4 o'clock.
The Woman's Republican association
OF Topeka will elect new officers June Z.
Otis Hungate is the Decoration day
orator at WiIliamsb burg. Franklin county.
Probate Judge ]. G. Wood delivers
the Decoration day address at Richland
today.
General Manager J. J. Frey of the
Santa Fe will start next Thursday for
Europe
A test of new asphalt repairer will
be made near the postoffce tomorrow
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Plat of 1927
Fillmore street are the parents of
daughter.
A Topeka man has been run to earth
who did not predict this rise in wheat
weeks ago.
a
more men like Switzer he might win
more games.
The Chicago and st. Louis papers will
print pictures of the Gage monument to-
morrow morning
Gen. ]. C. Caldwell says that when he
makes speech ne does not know until
he says it what he is going to say
This is the day besides the Fourth of
July when promising orators tell all
about how the people had clown to
arms"
An Atchison man went into the bucket
shop in the Colum bian building yestcr-
day and said he would like to look at
some milk pals.
The state executive council will award
the contract for furnishing the state with
paper and stationery supplies at a spe-
cial meeting tomorrow.
A farewell reception 70 Miss Emma
Burgess, the retiring secretary of the Y.
| w. Z. A, will be given at the Y. w. c.
A rooms tomorrow evening.
A Topeka young man who has written
several accounts of the battle of the
Blue recently says his bosom swells with
| pride when he thinks of his war record.
Chas. E Bascom has purchased the
cottage at 1249 West street of Mrs. Hol-
yoke for $1,000. Mr.. Bascom is the sta
ton agent of the Rock Island at Topeka.
The eight room house at 1903 Quincy
street has been sold by E. w. Benedict
to Joseph Harris for $4,000 The prop
erty was owned by Wilson Anderson.
a Parkdale barber who started out TO
make trip through Iowa on his bicycle
has written home for money to pay his
railroad fare, he has become tired of
cycling.
The three months old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hale Richie died of spasms at G
o'clock last evening. The funeral took
place from the residence, HIS Madison
street, at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
A sneak thief stole number of car
penter tools from Santa Fe refrigerator
car yesterday noon. During the after.
noon the carpenter shnn of f NJ Hatch