The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-04
THEY STEP OUT
LEWIS ACADEMY HOLD THEIR CON-
MENCEMENT EXERCISES.

Committee Awarded the Four Year.
Emporia College Scholarship fol
Highest Standing In the Senior Class to
Miss Katherine L. Halsey-First Prize In
Oraiory to Herbert Reed and the Second
OratoricaI Prize to Rudolph II. Hatfield
Miss Nellie Waddington Awarded
First Ladies Prize for Oratorv.
The tenth annual commencement exer-
class Of the Lewis academy were held yes
terday morning in the First Presbyterian.
church. The class is composed Of Arthur
f. Mccormick, Harry E. Jordan, Ru-
dolph H. Hatfield, Henry D. Higginson,
Herbert A. Reed, Orville @. Levap. and
Misses Amy A. Hays, Katharine A. Ha.-
sey. Bertha May Binkley. Nellie May
Waddington, Minnie Violet White, Clara
Elizabeth Rule and Margaret E. Bachtel.
The church was beautifully decora ted
in honor Of the occasion. At each end OF
the platform were many palms and
plants in bloom. Immediately ir the GEN.
ter and TO the front of the platform on a
table were cut flowers in all their mag
nificence and with the sweetest Of fra
GRANGE. Daisies were TO be seen every
where. The co.ors Of the class were
white and gold. The class motto Cen
tum Propone F'iEum,'' in gold letters on
a background OF pure white, was sus-
pended across the rear wall Of the church
IN <o1d nd
seemed to be held in place by wreaths
Of daisies.
AT half past nine the class filed in from
me south room and took their places on
the platform. Professor Naylor said
that two Of the class were unable TO
participate in the exercises of the morn
ing. Mr.. Higginson was sick, and Mr..
Levan was home because Of the death of
his father Rev. E. c. Beach of st. Paul's
church pronounced the invocation with
a few choice words asking for Divine
wisdom and guidance.
Miss Eudora Woods opered the exer-
cises by singing a beautiful selection.
Her voice was especially sweet and she
rendered the selection in her usual art
istic manner. She received an encore.
but did not respond.
Harry E. Jordan was the first speak
er. He took as his subject, NO Lock
Without Key Mr.. Jordan has good
voice and his gesticulations were well
timed. He made mis- subject a compari-
son and carried his listeners briefly into
the fields Of physiology, science and in
vention. These fields were open to man.
kind If they used the key of thought. The
key HAD beer: found by a number Of men
and ne cited Newton. How he had dis
covered the law of gravity by seeing an
apple fall. Mr.. Jordan closed his re-
marks by saying that the railways were
the key to highways OF commerce and
that the highways of antiquity paled in
10 inSgnificance when compared to our
modern means Of travel. Every obstacle
may be overcome by having patience.
and this will lead to wealth, distinction
and success.
''Our Wealth of Nations" by Arthur
E. Mccormick, was delivered in clear,
penetrating voice. He made very clev-
er address and was loudly encored at the
close. He said our nation was the wor-
der and envy OF every kingdom and
principality of other lands. We had
grown within one hundred years 10 be
the mightiest nation the word had ever
seer. He said that although wealth is
ennobling the worship of Mammon would
eventually destroy us. He was well up
on figures and quoted the relative wealth
Of the United States and several OF che
more powerful nations on the eastern
hemisphere. His figures proved that the
United States was far If the lead Of any |
pther nation.
Miss Jetta Campbell next sang a solo. |
She has a splendid soprano voice and |
she greatly pleased the audience.
Miss Bertha Bink.ey addressed the au-
dience in clear. sweet voice, taking for |
her subject The Missions Of Faith" |
She told how the skepfics said that doubt |
was the lever D treason and promoted the !
intellectually and high mental standing |
O. mankind. She soon showed in a most |
able manner that they were entirely |
wrong. She proved herself 10 be quite |
logician. She said that faith constructed |
while doubt destroyed. Faith is the souls |
prophet, whose mission taught man that |
hour faith sees the star If light
up TO Date" by Miss Katharine Haw-
ley was a splendid Grafton full OF bright
thoughts. She tod how Mexico was sew
enty years behind the times. II was the |
home OF standardization and the mist
hung thick over the nation for years
She told how Mexico was just entering
upon an era OF prosperity which she had
refused. when offered in 1924. She then
compared men and nations who were be-
hind the times. She took as her example
of progressiveness the noble life Of Glad
stone. She said there must be leaders in
every sect ard that the leaders of fifty
years ago could not be expected TO lead
now She was perfectly at home on The
platform and made a most favorable i'm
preston.
Miss Minnie White spoke on 'Dispro-
portionate Talents She told how some
of the greatest men the world had pro-
duced had only cultivated one talent,
they were only great n one
field. where they ought 70 be broad and
great in many. She said there were ma
ny great men before books were printed.
Sh5 thought il more important 70 have
a Hell-trainei mind than one that had
followed one channel. Education had
transformed the savage into chris
tia1.
Miss Mamie Thompson rendered a
piano solo which was artistically exc
cufe6. The selection was such as 10 meet
the approval of the audience. She re-
ce'ved hearty applause in appreciation