People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-09
Commencement Exercises.

The first commencement exercises
Of the Sumner County High school
occurred at the auditorium Friday
night. The graduating class was
composed OF Miss Minnie Wolfe,
MessrS. John Camp, john Amlck, Roy
Hitchcock, Walter Rem and Will
Carter.
The auditorium was crowded to its
fullest seating capacity to witness
The exercises. The flow Of Oratery
from the young graduates thoroughly
impressed the public with the quality
Of manhood and wOmanhood being
fitted for LIES struggles by the Sum-
ner County High school. The bril-
liant success achieved by the school
10 Its FIRST, or experimental. year has
spread throughout the entire state Of
Kansas. The attendance Of the
school has Outdistanced any similar
school ever established in the state.
The faculty, composed OF Principal T.
W. Butcher, Prof. Edward Kelley,
Miss Maude "A. Price, Prof, Y. E.
Creighton, Prof. Geo. c. Wakefield,
Prof. W. NJ. Massey, Mrs. Clara h.
Scott and Miss Florence Wilson, de-
serve the highest praise from the city
and county for the successful manner
In which they have conducted the
first years work Of the school.
Through their untiring energy aud
Jealous labors the school has taken
rank ahead OF all the county high
schools In the state.
To the board of trustees, composed
Of County Superintendent J. W. Nc
Laughlin, E. L. Cline, MarCellus Piatt,
II, J. DCnOhue, ]. A. Ryland, c. J.
Humphrey and G. G. Curtis, is due
much to the success Of the school.
The commencement program Fri.
day evening was opened with a seleC.
ton by the Wellington orchestra. The
High school chorus, composed OF about
thirty boys and girls-cOming gradu-
ates-rendered a choice vocal selec.
tlon. The invocation was made by
Rev. A. o. Ebright, pastor Of the NJ.
E. church.
The first Grafton was made by Miss
Minerva May Wolfe, Iwho enjoys the
distinction Of being the only lady
member of the first graduating class
Of the schools. Miss Wolfe is a native
WellingtOnian, and the poSsessOr Of
rare personal charms many womanly a
talnments. The subject OF her Grafton
Vas "In Halls OF Fantasy" Her ora
tIOn showed careful preparation and
was delivered In graceful and digni.
fed manner. She compared in an
effective manner the fantastical
things OF life with the real.
John Camp and John Amick discus
sed the question, docs the City I'm.
peril the Life Of the NatiOn?" the
former leading of with the affirmative
side Of the question. Mr.. Camp
painted very gloomy prospect for
the nation from the perils that con.
stantly beset it from the cities, and
supported his reasoning with some
very logical and forceful argumenta,
quoting statistics and prophecies Of
various persons in a marvellous way.
Mr. Amick, who supported the mega
tive side Of the question, very happily
dlspelled the gloom cast over the
nation by his opponent, with some
equally logical and forceful argu'
ments, tending to prove that the
cities are the bulwark OF the nation
and the hope Of the future idealism
In government.
A selection by the High school
Ladies' quartette, composed Of Misses
Mabel Cook, Mabel Piatt, Mabel
Klein and Minnie NewbOld, was rem
dered 10 a faultless manner and was
much appreciated by the audience.
The class poem was reclted by Roy
Hitchcock. Besides being well re-
cited, the poem was very clever
original and meritOrlous.
The Relation OF Society to the
Criminal" was the subject Of Walter
Renus grafton, which was delivered
10 his customary mastsriul style. Mr.
Rem drew distinct line between