People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-17
Pleasant Valley commencement,

Hukle, Kan, Thursday evening,
June 10th. The evening was as
pleasant as could be desired and
while 1t was not yet shutdown the
house was packed to overlooking.
| While it was exceedingly warm
within doors, the windows OF the
house had all previously been removed
much to tie comfort OF those 10
attendance.
The initiatory exercise Of the
program was selection by the Hukle
band, after which Miss Msude Sadler
made the opening address. Her theme
"a mans life CONSISTENT not In the
abundance OF the things which he
possesseth" was handled In q manner
that would have done credit 70 one
much older In years, IS Miss Sadler is
only thirteen years old yet at the
recent teachers county examination
she received strong certificate, which
certainly bespeaks volumes for one so
iyoung. Her child-like voice and
features attracted special attention
as she 50 profoundly reviewed the rise
and fall Of former nations, and H.
Illustrated the sameness Of ell man.
kind amid trouble and disease within
the walls of prison and finally at the
grave.
Opportunities" constituted very
interesting subject for Willie Noel,
a boy Of only fourteen. He reviewed
the meagre facilities OF the earliest
inventors, writer's and philosophers
as compared with the generations of
today who possess boundless literary
research in every line Of scientific
study,
Miss Viola Bull, another young lady
only fourteen, talked from the topic
"G0ne 10 Seed" In a most striking
manner she laid bare the follies of
the ancieDts in the witChcraft horrors,
the burnings at the stake, aud numer.
Gus other acts of superstition and
vice.
She portrayed the tendency of the
modern professions to assume mar.
row and limited appreciation Of many
Ipractical duties. The lawyer, editor,
teacher, doctor and shOrt-Sighted
citizen in general cams in for Just
criticism.
prove all Things afforded a val
liable subject for Miss Nora Noel. In
| it she showed the earliest ideas o.
many of the ancient thinkers and The
lack Of execution. How that nearly
all the great inventions and dis
COyeries Of modern times had beer
predicted ages ago but we're left fol
later centuries to prove.
1T Pays is a brief sentence GU
OF which Miss Della Hukle made
much. She dwelt at length upon tn,
satisfaction one feels in final &C
complishment Of any undertaking 0
enterprise after having lived through
period Of criticism and discourage
ment. She reviewed the explorers
inventors, and decisive wars OF tn
past, imagining throughout IN
present condition Of mankind hat
they never existed.
5 The Hen Scratches Where She ES
t poets to Find a Worm" was tn
q foundation for one Of the most reall
practical talks by Fred Matthew:
While Fred may not be entitled to b
termed an elOcutiohisi, his sOuD
;. logic and deep reasoning power
: enabled him to handle his subject i
n that practical, original, and uniqu
+. style peculiar TO himself.
o One of the very good things wa
the grafton OF Miss Ella llukle. lie
subject If You Rest on Your Oar
You'll Float Down Stream" wa
e attractive, interesting, and hlghl
y instructive. She reviewed at lengt
. the decline OF power of the Indian o
: Red man before the more energeti
e white race, and the ultimate loss
the French and Spanish nations Of a
y their North American possession
d She gave the most striking reason
4. for the fall OF Rome amid bad ruler
:. and the final overthrow Of NapoleO
at Waterloo. Her remarks through
! out revealed the fact that, historical.
!. she has not been resting upon be
n oars"
u when You Find a Pin, Pick
!. Up" is a hOmily expression frOl
Ie which was made one Of the most II
II telligent discourses of the evening
q Miss Ruth Davis. She depicted tn
! folly of detesting small things an
o awaiting great opportunities. In
q manner appreciated by every heart
y she explained the necessity OF dOin
y things, II we wish our capacity TO |
n brOadened in that line. A jUi
y appreciation Of the small things
= today aids materially in the large
!, things Of tomorrow.
% "Only Live Fish Swim Up Stream