The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-30
OBSERVE THE DAY
CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS GIVE AP-
PROPRIATE PROGRAMS.
Children in Nearly all of the Public Schools
State has Grown to be, aud They Lay
Aside Their Schoo: Books and Turn
Their Attention 20 What has Transpired
Since the Birth of the State-Churches
Also Observe the Day With Kansas
Music and kansas Literature.


Since the Birth of the state-Churches
Also Observe the Day With Kansas
Music and Kansas Literature.
Yesterday was the thirty-fifth ami
Narsary of the admission TO the union
OF the state of wheat, corn, cattle sun
flowers, handsome women and many 9th
er things too numerous TO mention. The
state has passed through many vicissi-
tudes and trials, which with a people
OF a smaller amount of stamina, ener-
gy, s1d physical as well as mental en-
durance, would have fallen under the
ioad: but they have withstood it all,
anf Kansas today stands as the state
among all states of whom it can be
said. and of whom it is said. "She comes
up smiling in spite OF all the world,
VINO al times seem arrayed against her"
lnese were the words of the late Senator
Ferkins, who received the appointment
under Governor Humphrey 10 take I'D
the work where Plumb laid it down.
1t is hardly necessary to breathe any
emcomium upon the state as she is.
Others do it for her. 1t is not necessary
to advertise her, she is advertised al
ready, as much, if not more, by her en-
emies than by her friends; further COM
ment or praise can not add to her what
she has lost, for beside few men who
have passed over the river 20 land upon
another shore which is hidden from the
eye or humanity by the mist of eternity,
she has lost nothing. But the bright sun
light of the glorious state shines upon
the same mist and transforms into
million scintillating drops which give on
ly hint of what the state may yet ac-
complish as she drifts onward toward
the mist through time and toward eter-
nifty.
In the public schools, Kansas day was
observed by figuring out just how old
she had become. The little folks enjoy
ed this immensely. II was not taken up
in all the schools, but in the majority
of them these exercises were gone
through.
After that was settled, neat little pro-
grams were rendered by the children,
who used selections from Kansas wri-
ters and upon Kansas subjects. The
selections were instructive as well as en-
pertaining and the children enjoyed the
change from their usual routine of work
not little.
few Of the churches also observed
the day, but the exercises at the Central
Church of Christ deserve especial men,
ton. The entire program was gotten up
for the occasion and was as follows
Piano Duet Misses Leeper and Clark
Talks Upon Kansas Rev. r. L. Mum
Song ...... High School Quartet
Reading, Golden Rod Miss Leida Mills
Music Peerless Princess Mandolin Club
Reading from Beebee. Miss Mamie Mum
Reading from Eugene Ware........
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Earl Blake
Song by Mrs. CASTOR Boyd $1,000.
........ ....... High School Quartet
Reading .......... Carl p. Johnson
The entire program was from Kansas
authors and rendered by thorough Kan
sans il the very finest style. The piano
duet by Misses Leeper and Clark needs
no comment, as everyone knows their
standard OF excellence The talk by Rev.
r. L. Mum was very appropriate and
teemed with praise of the great state.
The High School Quartet are all Kan
sas boys, and they sang a Kansas song
in true Kansas style. The quartet have
only been organized a short time, but
they have already acquired a high stand
ard of excellence.
The reading of Judge Glenn's poem,
Golden Rod" by Miss Leida Mills. was
not only read excellently but the senti-
n,ent of the poem was also very fine.
Judge Glenn has said many a time that
literary work was his forte, and that
he regretted not having followed il.
The Peerless Princess Mandolin club
just simply carried their audience away
with them. The club has only been or
ganized about three weeks, but the way
they played last night, gave one the
+I,oL -1,a r-r,1+ Of
months of study. They rendered a Kan
sas selection called The Peerless Prin-
cess and it will rank well with any of
the popular music of the day, while their
rendition of it enthused the audience I'M
I'll they were compelled to return upon
an encore.
The reading by Miss Mamie Mum was
from the pen of a Kansan, Beebee, who
resides within about twenty miles of
Wichita. 1t was finely read and the read
ing of it and the sentiment of the poem
were both well received by the audi
ence.
Mr.. Earl Blake read a selection from
Eugene Ware, a Kansas boy. -
The song as rendered by the High
School Quartet was from the pen of Mrs.
CASTOR Boyd, who is a native Kansan,
and the title of the song was THE Sun
hover Sldlt L ne SOil5 anu llS AC4iNi-
ton were both fine, and Mrs. Boyd will
attain national reputation as song
writer if she can compose many Of this
description.
Mr. Carl P johnson conclued the pro-
gram by reading an original poem which
speaks excellentiy for his ability. Mr..
Johnson is newspaper correspondent.
and his poem depicts the free and easy
manner of his style. The program on
the whole. was a great success, and re-
fleets great credit upon those who plan
ned il and saw Il executed in the fine
in, u-nifsh was