The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-21

Quite an amount or applause greeted
Mr.. Delos Powell Woods as he stepped
forward. His subject was The Dream
ing Worker" He pictured n lowly
worker who loved the daughter OF "a
prince. but Of course, Is spurned 10y the
prince on account Of his station. He
dreams OF becoming great some day. 50
great that the prince VIII beg OF him 20
renew his offer 10 his daughter. but he
dreams his life away upon Il. \ work
er he classed as simply a machine who
did his part because he was compelled
10 or because II was his duty. But
dreamer and a worker he classed as
genius. picturing the great inventor
Edison, while working as a telegraph
operator dreaming Of machine which
later became the photograph.
Miss Laura Geohegan gave some very
practical lessons upon The Wisdom OF
Delay" She told OF the boy who g.
eager 20 leave school 70 40 20 work: bat
there Is wisdom IN delaying such
move. When older he still desires 60
quit study and be in business; but IL ~
better that he does not. Some rush into
society without proper educatiou;
some try to indulge IN social pleasures
while still in school: and SIN others.
especially young men. desire % enter
the marriage relation too early IN NE.
but IN all these cases and many others
there was wisdom in delay.
Mr. David T. Parkinson had taken
for his subject the single and startling
word Now" His first statement was
that Delays are dangerous" This vas
in direct opposition 20 the subject 81
Miss GOehegan. but was In keeping with
the rest Of his Grafton. lie clearly show
ed how by taking the now. into promi-
nent consideration England arose from
a very weak republic TO one OF the
mightiest nations. She did not fall 20
use the Now IN reaching her cutie
fish tcnacles over toward Venezuela.
nor did tie United States fail % as
quickly step out and with one blow q
the great Monroe doctrine Ak sever
those grasping fingers.
Mr. William Gordon Price tod az
English Rule OF Ireland" lie tod %
the shameless way in which Ireland
had been finally conquered BY conquest
after conquest; how IL had been tyran-
nized over BY England. ED stated that
ireland was worse on today team she
was 100 years ago She Is a dying IA
ton, robbed OF her religion. her iIterty.
and everything any nation upon fae
face OF the earth holds precious"
The class song was written ~ one %
the graduates. Miss Bertha BE Baker.
and the music was composed by Mr.
Bruce Prddy. This sorF. as sung by
the mixed chorus. coming "a 81 doea
from the pens OF our own composer,
entirely .captivated every one who heard
IL Both words and music deserve great
praise for their distinctive features.
which both words and music % al the
popular kind possess. Ms Clark had
trained the class vel IN thls "a IN The
other songs and deserves the credit due
her for her earnest Efforts ln this line
Professor Allen then went upon the
platform and ir very feW appropriate
words presented the csass % SupeFiH-
tendent Dyer. sfr. Dyer made the class.
the aud encs and the president q the
board OF education a neat AID vel
chosen speech. On which n TOD fhz
class that The world would not ask them
Tor Their pioms. but would measure
each one ~ what they are. lie then
presented the class wlth a marked d.
gre q pride - The pres deat o. the
bard q e1ucaticr. Dr.. keenan,. zhp.
with only a fsE words. pres@ate-i f1e
class win fheir q diplomas. The EEd
eca0ol mixed chorus then sang the cles-
Ing cong, Good Might Belove1" ty
1lrl.4Lls n t+rsF FeTE befL ia4ail.ft go
ao1leuce Lsteaing inte1geiy snd Eaf-h-
ing the measuring cadence e &.fn
Cf4rsS's baton az s.; waved Teg-s-sriy t1o
and fro up.oa -his ths last tine vaa
f. vii ever bs held over then Ann
- chorus nay - train@S . Ike sef-
fecrlor. bat ne same ore aevsr aTsiI
vii assembie. Tbs thought - r. 90
th.stlc cnc. lndeee. b1f every tes-aeF
who has warn syursaras-.c nature
k7gzs that * always agse&rs a. tais
ne q fhs srfczt year-
ylfie- 80 be3a.1 sct-sn - Es~. fgn e
Col, re su1se1ce k1f z14 so1a after
fs.- class a.sE tkesr s-aos3lryasss 65ar-rs-
| 81 never azsfa % asae5le E1-ss q teen
al -er1ala cuty ~ = F-oFt ts-sc. ssz
ere arct5er yea has rr1ief Sc zrzsea
path Ehlcn eal cay - as~1 sErE a.
ttrse la a1Fance ard fae 1ark a1z
11oe-rzea future. fhs HlEn sehoo8 cfass
q - All - seaffrr-1 lar anf ~
s.s-ne y~-rssr.s f. tEaf fsr 4isfa1t w7rfg
from sAezcs - traEsier EaT essT -
t8rns
John T. Epsrr - W-e.1 goa an-1-r-
rzzses ~ 3ssa Ntanie SYKES tax sn
re siEtfs - CsEfEafsr aa1 Caas-sF
Springs Non1sF sa1 Tsestsy. Gr
| kz<E Tor AoG-e CO Isl sysG--ss -