The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-06
READY TO TEACH
NINE N0RMALITES GRADUATE
WITH HIGH HON0RS.

Teachers - They Bow Before q Larg'
Audience and Have Their Little Say
Which is of the Usual Tenor-so Extra
ordinary Effort Lsyisbed in the Decor
ations-Music Fine Feature.
Eight young ladies and one young
gentleman graduated from the Wichita
city normal at commencement exercise:
held in the Auditorium last evening
The audience did not completely fill the
building, but nevertheless it was g
gathering demonstrative Of the fact thai
the people Of Wichita take a keen and
patriotic interest in education. OF
course the great attraction of the gradu.
ating season is the commencement eXer-
cises Of the Hight school which take:
place at the same building tonight, and
considering that event being so close a.
hand the attendance at the normal con-
vention was very large.
The Auditorium is an idea place 70,
such gatherings, especially at this sea.
son of the year, when fresh, cool air Is
60 badly needed in closely packed build
ings. 1t was well lighted and on the
whole all the arrangements were condu-
Give TO the comfort and convenience OF
those present.
The stage was not deliberately decor
ated; in fact it presented simple ap-
pearance, being devoid Of every orna-
mentation with the exception of a score
al MI wit
motto OF the class, "Aim at the Ideal"
were the only things that tended 10 at
tract the attention of the audience.
Promptly at Sis Miss Jessie Clark,
followed oy her school orchestra, ap-
peared upon the stage. Following them
were the graduates and bringing up the
rear were City Superintendent Dyer.
Rev. Mr. Slutz of the First Methodist
church. Rev. Won Herlich of the Epis-
copal church, Miss Kate English, Miss
Williams principal of the normal school,
and President Herman OF the board Of
education and his wife.
After a delightful opening number by
the High school orchestra Rev. Slutz
offered an impressive prayer in which he
gave especial thanks for the public
school system and the benefit OF higher
education.
Mr.. South the only gentleman Of the
class, had the honor Of the salutatory
address He took for his subject Look
Ing Forward" He spoke in a clear and
distinct voice, using few gesticdlat.ons.
He quickly led his hearers down the
pages OF history 10 the present time,
then by comparison told Of the outlook
and the prospects for the grand achieve
ments Of ths future. He said, a we
look back and see how rapidly the wheel
of time has worked out the liberty of the
people through education, it had eradi-
Gated error and philanthropic ardor had
supplan.ed. and the grandest avocation
OF the human race was the art Of teach
ing He told of how only a few GEN.
turies ago that educational facilities
were only given TO a privileged few but
that at the present day the best educa-
tioral opportunities were offered to the
general public.
Miss Gisn was att;rei in gown Of white
organdy, trimmed with white satin rib
bon. She wore a beautiful corsage bou-
quet OF white and red carnations. Miss
GIsh read an essay on Physical Gull
ture." Size told how all intellectual peo-
ple now advocated the cultivation of the
physical as we'll as the mental faculties.
She handled the subject as one fully
conversant with the matter in hand
she starred al the sixteenth century and
told how the Jesuit priests recognized
the a1visablity and good to be derived
from physical exercise in conjunction
with mental training. She then came on
down until today and told what effect
teachers now exercised on the youth IN
der their care.
Miss Wallace took Cor her subject
Unconscious Influences" She wore
gown ot black albatross trimmed with
black chiffon. She wore a handsome
coTsage bouquet Of red and white carna-
lions. Taking the unconscious influen-
ces and their effects on character. she
gave 2 dissertation showing clearness of
conception and arduous study OF the
subject She told how character was
not made in a day or year. but it was
made VI OF the little things OF life which
either made or marred a character. She
lilsened character as to a river. Begin
ming with a spring she told how il
merged into a small stream and as il
progressed IL became broader and deeper
tbus she compared character when Il is
reared in the right and put 10 usefulness
She took as an example some Of the
leading lights OF history and told how
their characters had been moulded and
and the benefits which they had been 10
mankind
The high school orchestra under the
leadership Of Miss Jessie Clark, then
rendered some very sweet music which
was enco.cd 20 the echo.
Miss Eva Griffith wore a gown OF
white swiss trimmed in white satin rib
bon and white chiffon. The Power OF
Imagination was her GRAFTON. She told
how marvellous were the faculties OF
mankind, how the mind was capable Of
indefinite Improvement. She said tha,
tho ass of ina ginstion was gradually
getting 70 the zenith OF It's power. cul-
minating I'm literature. ART and invention |
A vivid Imagination caused higher and |
nobler aspiration, She took as an exam |
pie the i'm ginetion Of a child who. when |
play ng with his tin soldiers cultivated |
heroism and true patriotism. She ex- /
rasil ed how the latent seeds of imagi- /
ration sown in childhood ofttimes pro- |
hucei idea creations. She applied her |