The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-06-05
superstition and to lead it to . grander

cry nation, country and people mas It's
ideal. What is true of the individuaI
IS also true Of the nation, for nauoh
| is but the aggregation Of the citizens.
The ideal of the people chystallze ana
form that OF the government.
| What is England's ideal? Is she not
and has she not always been selnsh II
her ambition? Has she not, does she
not put forth every possible effort for
more land, more power, more Worid
| Every nation whose ideal is Cod: VINO
| believes in the fathernood Of God, the
| brotherhood of man, who recognizes the
fact that every man is her neighbor.
| that she IS in the possession Of the hign-
est ideal possible 10 any people-any
lower standard than these, any selfish
| standard will surely bring ruin to any
nation"
Miss Clara Rule spoke on THE New
Girl" Miss Rule said that the girl OF
| today had more intellectual advantages
| than the girl Of a century ago. The
growing opportunity for outdoor life,
! q athletic sports and rational modes OF
F; dress have each tended TO Bring us the
| New Girl" Formerly only boy
| could choose a career, now his sitter may
/ 90 the same. This freedom is one of the
| great test glories of the nineteenth CEN
| tury" An Independent life for a lady
was unheard Of in years gone by, but
our New Girl" is self-supDorting, hav-
! ing mastered a trade OF acquired pro-
fession. Her sole aim and object in life
| is not to watch and wait with folded
hands for some one 70 take care of her,
but by Gods help 10 take care Of her
| self. Never has it been admitted in a
court Of justice that man was better
I,a
was ignorant, yet in times past this the
ory in regard to women seemed to lie at
| the base of most arguments against her
superior education. Miss Rule showed
that she was in full harmony with all
principles Of woman's sphere. and was
herself the embodiment of the typical
New Girl"
Claude Royal chose for the subject of
his Oration John Brown" This was a
well considered sketch OF the work Of
this great abolitionist and showed this
young man was well read and informed
On the underlying principles of govern
nent and justice. He pronounced fine
euloEy on John Brown-this great char
acter, among the most conspicuous and
marvellous of American history. Lib
erty, equality, fraternity, these are the
truths for which he cOntended. Few
men ever did more for American free
dom than John Brown; and none have
bequeathed 10 the youth of America
nobler example of loyalty TO conscience
and public duty Freedom never had
greater champion. Truth a more val
found wanting. In closing she said
his name will be inscribed among the
brightest in the scroll of fame"
Meme, Meme, Tekel, Upharisu," by
Ar
generous applause is received. The
story of the human family with its III
crease in nations, it's periods of culture
and degenratOn, the formation of
mighty Kingdoms and their downfall
point repeatedly to that most foTcible
picture in the Bible-Belshazzer's Feast
with the handwriting on the wall:
Meme. Meme, Tekel Upharisu." Thou
art weighed in the balance and found
wanting. Miss Weigand cited exam
pies of great men-Alexander the Great,
Napoleon and others who saw the hand
writing on the wall and succumbed to
the Inevitable. Even at the present day
many are weighed in the balance and
liant warrior, and in the ages 20 come
that tho dangerous currents may urge
the student from the path Of duty the
voices Of false prophets may sing into
his ears, the waves of the excited world
may knock against the bulwarl5s of his
faith and the storms of adversely drag
him towards the dark sea of dispair-yet
having spent long years with loving par
ents and faithful Christian teachers. his |
character has been builded part by part |
and he may work out his destiny and es-
pc the doom.
Miss Myrta Mccormick discoursed on |
which demonstrated 10 the audience |
that Miss Mccormick was well ac-
quainted with her subject and had de- |
voted both time and energy 10 its COM |
position. Years ago the most serious |
question for a young author TO solve !
was not only how to frame his thoughts
but also how to obtain material upon |
which to write them. The supply of
papyrus from Egypt was limited. ve;-
lum was costly, paper had not been in |
trOduced. The most accessible material !
was palimpsest, this being parchment |
from which one writing has been erased |
to make room for another" Miss Nc |
Cornick said that figuratively speak |
ing there were many palimDsests, the !
greatest being the mind Of man. After |
citing the influence Of Christianity and f!
noting the grand events Of the worlds |
history, she closed with: Although the
characters written on the paumpsest of |
this age are in some respects an i'm |
proVement over those Of the past, still |
the future generations VIII look back |
upon this century as we look upon the |
rough works of our ancestors. But on
" eternity viii reveal how much time
will be required Tor the blotting out Of |
the old palimpsest and in preparation
g. sf,r,~ i
new"
Dr. Naylor then addressed the class |
in speech full Of admOnition and con-
graduation. after which he awarded |
diplomas TO the several members.
While the judges were conferring To- |
gether IN regard 10 the bestowaI Of the |
prizes for oratory, DR.. J. y. Hewitt Of /
EmpOria addressed the audience in
words full Of encouragement and hope
for the future of Lewis Academy.
The following prizes were awarded: |
Mr.. c. A. Tanner & Co. general prof. /
cheney in scholarship and department, |
a beautiful copy Of poems valued at So
10 Miss Laura Snyder.
Mr.. William +. Smith offered as sec
ona and third prizes in general prof. |
cheney and department. two handsome
books, Won by Misses Katie Halsey and
Mabel Small. Mr.. J. Goldsmith. prize
IN primary grade for the best scholar
ship. won by Philip Lewis.
Mr.. Goldsmith also gave 2s prize IN |
the primary grade for the best in de-
pertinent. a book valued al two dollars, |
which was Won by Miss Mabel Flem- |
ming.
The Emporia college scholarship prize
securing free tuition for the whole four
years college course 10 the member of
the senior class who on graduation has
the highest rsnk in scholarship in the
class. was awarded 10 Ciaud Royal.