The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-21
MADE THEIR DEBUT
FORTY-FIVE GRADUATES LEAVE
THE HIGh SCHOOL

Well Equipped to Fight the Battle of
Life-They Presented an Inspiring Scene
on the Auditorium Platform Before a
Large Audience-Grand Music was a
Feature of the Fvent-synoPsis OF
What They Said in Thsir Essays-Ciass
is the Largest Ever Graduated be'e.
The annual commencement exercises
or the High school began promptly al
7:30 o'clock last evening and was
pronoupced success. The graduates.
fortv-five IN number, sat in semi-ciF-
Gle on the stage and the scene pre-
sented was beautiful and inspiring
Beside them and round about sat all
the pupils OF the High school Rev.
C,ouId pronounced the invocation The
audience was very large and consist
ed of the leading friends Of education
IN the city. The graduating class is
as follows:
EuIaHe WindIe, Frank McClung, Ber-
tina Graham Loosely, John Harvey
South, Nina n. Reams, Arzemia Gates
Lutte Belle Kerfoot, Claude Vernon
Larimer, Ellen I. Robinson, Birdie NJ.
Bayne, Theron V. Barrett, Dora Emil
iy Haycraft, Harry Oliphant, Morris H.
Shoilenberger, Daisy Zeinninger, Lille
Zaininger, Otis s Cove, Maud Rix, Ba-
ker Trussel Robinson, Lulu Beatrice
Fulton, Laura May Van Deventer, Nil
dred FAIRIES, A FToy Casad, Cora Belle
Alexander. Evelyn 4 Imboden, Happie
Randall. ASH Means, J. Elmer Reese,
Clara Richards, Lulu GrOsh, Charles
2. Mcdaniel, Bertha Bee Baker, J.
Pearce AIifburn Torrey, Virgie l. Little,
Lena Blanche Griffith, Parke Imboden,
Sadye Joseph, DeloS Powell Woods,
Laura Geohegan. Pearl Miller, David T.
Parkinson. Eva Elvira Griffith, William
Gordon Price, Lotta Parsons, Ed l.
Davidson.
The stage was handsomely decorated
Potted plants were arranged all around
the semicircle of the foothghts and pre-
serted a very beautiful appearance.
The posts were all hungwithor ange
and black bunting which are the class
colors At the base Of each post and
extending upwards for about five feet
there was a nice display Of posies and
the junior class. The old stage scenery
had been removed 10 afford more room
for those who were invited 10 occupy
the stage and this favored class was
confined TO professors and teachers,
members of the board Of education,
the minister who delivered the invoca-
ton and the pupils of the High school,
A very fine feature OF the arrangements
was the cool air furnished by TWO large
electric fans.
The program was opened with an
overture and a march by the High
school orchestra Both these selections
were well rendered. They showed not
only that the individual members hYd
musical talent, but that they also WS4a
very well trained. The overture was
Mosaic" from Polliuson, and the
march has the especial distinction OF
being composed by a Wichita High
school boy, Ed Copeland, and was by
him dedicated to the Athletic associa-
ton. 1t is entitled Field Day Parade, -
and reflects great credit on its young
composer.
The High school chorus, under the
able baton of Miss Jessie Clark, their
instructor, rendered a selection from
Gunod's Faust entitled Soldiers
Chorus This chorus also rendered
Mendelsshon's Hunting Song later
on in the program Both these seleC-
tions. especially the latter, were very
exceIlentIy rendered as were also the
other selections. They show what can
BE- done with the public school If rightly
directed Miss Clark has had the in
sIruction of this chorus up through the
grades and should feel very proud Of the
excellent success Of her work
The first speaker was Miss Eulalia
WendIe, and Il is well that she was first
for she created that good impression
Of the WORK Of the High school which
prevailed all through the exercises. Her
subject was ''Inspdra ton and in dis
cussing il she referred 10 some Of the
great historic characters, such as Dan
TEL. Milton, Joan de Arc and Martin
Luther. She accounted for all their
glory through inspiration. Miss Wen
Gia spoke clearly and sweetly. and in
every word she displayed talent She
Is one Of the brightest girls in the class.
Miss Bertha Graham Loosely came
next IN order with the subject Of Ma
ture.' She handled her subject in a
decidedly artistic manner, and as one
who understood the manifold beauties
and sublmities OF her subject. She
called 70 mind the beauties Of each
stone, each leaf and each drop Of water.
She SAID that the mind should be in
tIIl sympathy with everything Of beau
~ IN nature. The grand nobilities in
life rise ST n sht and endeavor 10 pene-
trate INTO the infinite overhead and we
Try TO understand the mysteries OF life
end the unseen forces. She ended with
the words Take me upward. onward
wider, deeper. until I can understand
all all"
Maud Rix and IN a very pleasing
manner made a comparison of "Our
Grandmothers and Their Granddaugh-
ters'' he first produced a picture OF
woman ar the beginning OF the century.
sitting at her wheel. noble, brave and
patriotic beautiful and graceful. She
then drew a picture Of the woman Of TO-
day calling her the new woman. The
new woman not in a ridiculous sense,
but the new old woman with the stony
sterling qualities Of her grandmother
and the addition OF grace which the eCiu
catlon and training OF q hundred years
have given her
A good narured chorus OF roIfickiaS
boys made the big Auditorium rinS
with harmonious and ably rendered
song, entitled Anchored" =" by Watson.
These boys have promise OF a bright fu-
ture for their chorus They seem 20
understand music and the material
which they have 20 buEd upon + good.
John HawIey Soutls' subject was
Americas Lesson % England" he
spoke e1oquently about the achieve
melts OF America since the revolution
ary war when sc wreSt its Independence
Awarded
HiabSc< HauorS Wa-ld,S Fair.