The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-27
PRETTY GIRLS MEET
FAIR NORMALITES HOLD THEIR
ANNUAL RECEPTION.


Hiss Helen Aherne Gets the Highest Hon
Ors by Being Elected Prssident-Pretty
Toasts are Responded To-Home of
DIR. Sankey deliberately Adorned for
the Even-Music and Merry Laughter
0Iingle and Blend in Sweet Harmony
Refreshments Follow Flow of Soul
Miss Rowe Writes IN Impressive Letter
Last evening the home OF Judge san
Key on the corner OF Elm street ana
Lawrence avenue was the scene or a
most delightful and inspiring event
There the Normal Alumni ASSOCIATION
net with Mss Emma Hill IN annual ses-
Sion.
The fine lawn Of the Sankey residence
was beautifully lighted with three score
or more japanese lanterns whose mel
low light gave the dropping trees most
charming appearance.
When q reporter for the Eagle called
there a bevy Of the fair graduates were
seated on the spacious veranda and
X was hard to tell which was the
sweeter, their musical and gleefuI laugh
ter or the strains of Copeland's man
dolln orchestra which had an especial
" fine musical program for the occas-
lon
The veranda and lawn was a place
swest 10 Hnger in but not any more so
than the interior of Mr.. Sankey's home
The parior, halls, stair, library and
dining room were all beautifully and
very artisucaIIy adorned with flow
srs, ferns, smilax and many other nice
things
Refreshments were served and what
was better stu each guest was given
greeting and welcome that was the very
essence Of hospitality Both M and
Mrs Sankey and their popular niece
Miss Hi proved themselves to be royal
entertainers
Miss Gertrude Jackson who is the life
Of every event she attends assisted them
and her methods Of entertaining are sim
ply fascinating. She was the retiring
president of the association
The new officers elected were Miss
Helen Aherne, president; Miss Anna
Zeininger, vice president; Miss Lulu
Andrews, secretary; Miss Anna Stan
ton, secretary and Miss Mary BarTise,
historian They are all bright young
ladies and are among the ablest teachers
and most faithful workers II the public
school system of Wichita
Mss Gertia Jackson presented the
new president, Miss Ahsrne, TO the as
socia ton and eulogized her in a manner
as eloquent as Il was sweet and touch
iug.
Miss Aherne who Is not only q grad
uate Of the normal school but OF the
public schools of Kansas City as we'll
then delivered g very pretty and schol-
arly inaugural address with which she
combined a most interesting welcome
10 the class Of 1895 She delivered her
address with that sweet utterance for
which she Is noted and gave many hints
of benefit TO the association such as a
suggestion for a system that would
give the members OF the assooia ton
wider. better and more comprehensive
reading
The response TO the welcome by Miss
AheEne was delivered by George Park
inson the only male graduate OF the
city normal II was a very eloquent
response and was received with hearty
outburst of applause
Ups and Downs" was the toast to
which Mss Ella Taft responded In q
most humorous manner which was re-
ceived by the fair audience with great
relish
Our New Principal" was the toast
20 which Miss Hinick responded and she
acquitted herself most admirably.
Our Only Boy" was the theme OF
Miss Inez Jackson It was a most hap
py and witty response and was devoted
principally 70 Mr.. Parkinson
Miss Hattie Smith also spoke a few
nice. words complimentary 10 the asso-
citation
A letter from Miss Rowe. formerly
principal OF the normal was read and
listened 70 with supreme interest, fer
she sent words Of great cheer and kind
ness 10 the graduates OF the Institution
with which she had been connected SO
long,
Professor Dyer was called upon and
he responded with FIVE minutes speech
that was replete with nice words about
the normal school and its fair graduates
Among the most interesting features
Of the program was the history OF the
normal and its graduates by Miss Ma
~ BarwisA Mss Barwise takes a
great interest IN the normal and her
historical address was listened 10 with
great interest and was 80 fun OF in6or-
nation that II IS given herewith:
Since the establishment OF the normal
school six years ago, siSty-three young
ladies and one gentleman have received
diplomas from that Institution. OF the
s.xty-fcur graduates the association has
been called 70 mourn the loss OF four
young ladies', each OF whom shedding
around her the radiance OF a cheerful,
faithful genial spirit and strong Chris
tan character, We shall ever hold in az
fectionate remembrance The ones 70
whom 1 refer are Miss Anna Boyne and
Mrs Frances Foster Eddy Of the class
Of 81; Mss Cora hinkle and Miss Anna
Wilson Of the class OF 80. Seven OF the
young ladies broke the chains of single
blessedness and were each united In the
holy. bonds OF weilock- The glad chin
Ing tones OF wedding bells filed the air
with their melody which will echo and
re-echo n the ever coming morrow.
FOrJy-five members OF this association
are engaged IN the delightful task ''of
rearing che tender thO't and teaching
the young idea n shoot" while the ne
naming SIX who enter the association
this evening have their record yet TO
make. Il is indeed with pride and pleas
u-e that We welcome so diguified and
handsome cl1ss-five girls and one
boy. or ! should say. five young ladies'
and one young gentleman. Never has a
class that graduated from the normal
school acquitted themselves more cred
ita bly, on commencement day than they
did last Tuesday evening.
In the first claSs-ciaSS OF 'e1-there
were fifteen graduates In 1890, Alice
Awarded