The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-30

The commencement exercises of the
Paramount institute occurred during
the forenoon of yesterday and was a
highly satisfactory as well as a very
interesting affair.
Those who were interested in Fair
mount were rejoiced on waking to
find that the Kansas zephyr which had
been raging for two days had subsidized
and that the day was propitious
a large audience filed the chapel be-
fore the hour had arrived for the ex-
ercises.
The stage had been tastefully deco
rated with palms, flowers and the class
colOrs.
Before the opening of the regular pro-
gram Principal 1sley stated that DR..
Graves, in behalf of the board of trus-
tees, wished TO make an announce
ment
The announcement was received with
applause for il was to the effect that
IN short time the president of Fair
mount institute would be chosen, and
the institution would open with a
freshman college class in the fall of
1879, which in the Providence of God
would be graduated from the four
years college course at the commence
ment of 1899.
Lest there might still be some doubt
ing Thomas who might give creGence
70 various unauthorized reports, he
stated that Paramount institute was
not, and Is not going 10 close.
Miss Smoke made an announcement
IN behalf Of the Library club which
was organized among the ladies last
fall Through their efforts some fifty
dollars has been raised which has been
expended in books. \ book social
which was held at Plymouth church a
short time ago added some thirty vol
umes OF standard literature.
The address by Rev. Frank s Ward
to the students and friends of Fair
mount institute on the "Rela ton of
the Christian School TO Our National
Life was listened TO by an interested
audience. He showed in a very forci-
bic manner that it was the Christian
school which fostered the spirit of
reverence, obedience and loyal patriot
ism TO the foundation stone of the re-
pubLc-the home.
The first number on the regular pro-
gram Of the day was a piano trio, with
tamborine, castanet and triangle ac-
compartment, by pupils Of the Mozart
schoil
Rev. ]. Sidney Gould invoked the Di-
vine blessing.
The audience next then were favored
with vocal solo THE Creole Love
Song" by Q. II. Seamans. Mr. Sea
mans possesses a fine voice and was
listened to with pleasure
The One Thing in the World was
the subject of an Grafton by Miss Lottie
Emily Ellis of Wichita.
Work" she says, lis sincere eff
fort directed TO some useful end II
Is the one thing in the world, because
God sanctioned it, and nothing has been
or VIII be accomplished without it.
Man was made for a noble service, and
degrades his nature by wasting his en-
erSies in idleness. Nothing but pa
tent. persevering toll can make a man
a scholar. The old proverb "An Idle
Brain is the DEVILS Workshop" con-
tanis deep truth.
The opportunities of the present
have never been equalled Robert Full
ton, Samuel Morse and Cyrus NJ Field
are jlluStrious examples Of the lasting
good which men may bestow upon hui
manity by persevering work
The next grafton was delivered by
Miss Eva Josephine Hall of Wichita
The subject was "Chivalry." Chivalry
was the redeeming feature of feudal-
ism. At first it was a military order
but the purpose for which the mailed
warriors bore arms in the cruSaieS
changed its character 10 a religious
as well as a military institution. It
was aristocratic admitting to its ranks
only those of noble birth. Among the
knights themselves these distinctions
vanished, and unblemished character
and Wayering loyalty were the marks
Of true knighthood. One of the disting-
uishinE glories was the respect paid 10
womeI,. Modern chivalry has become
somewhat different; but under the
work day Earb of the modern knight