The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-21
WILL BEGIN TODAY
Commandments Open With
BaccaIaureate Sermon
PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK
Closing With Alumni Banquet
at the Carey.

The sweet girl graduate. in her purity
and loneliness, who has come 10 be as sure
product of the schools as the flowers
that bloom in the spring are Of nature,
will be in evidence the coming week.
The burdens of the winters study have
ended and beginning with today the
graduate VIII come forth in all her
beauty and in the midst Of flowers. sur
rounded by her teachers and schoolmates.
and looked upon and cherished by parents
that are proud and possibly prayerful, she
viii stand before the footlights Of the
Auditorium and crate with a queenly
this morning with the baccalaureate SER
mon by Rev. Thayer of the Plymouth Con-
gregational church. All the exercises will
be held in the Auditorium and the SER
vices this morning will commence at 1880
o'clock. Special singing and many attrac-
tons in the way Of decorations will be
made.
At O'Clock Monday evening the class
day exercises by the class of 90. City
High school, will take place The Audi
torium for this occasion, as well as for
the baccaulaureate sermon. has beer. beau
tffully decorated with bunting, flags and
palms. The class colors are pink. white
and green. The class day program Mon
day evening is one to please and enter
No vii Nv, L,
class, who have been carefully and thor
oughly drilled by Mr.. Biting. manager
of the Auditorium. IS among the features
OF the evening. Boys dressed as ladies
Will take part in the cake walk. The sew
eral couples are working hard and each
couple is hoping to win the cake The
High school orchestra and two quartettes
will furnish music Mr.. Herbert David
son delivers the class grafton. The bur
lesque on the faculty is the subject Of all
these Revenge" cards in the windows
The annual commencement of the CITY
Normal school will take place Tuesday
evening at s O'Clock The admission 70
these exercises Will be free and it is ex-
pected that there will be an immense
crowd present. The following program will
be rendered:
Music-'The Rainbow Dance" .Rosey
High School Orchestra.
Prayer.
Courage. Edna Debren Hutchinson
imagination .............. Jessie Lakeland
Music-"shower OF Smiles" (Capr.ce)
.'''''.'-.-. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Bailey
High School Orchestra.
Negative Education ..............
Gertrude Evalene Burress
Muscles Pets Amis. No 1 0or four
Vlohns) ........-................. Dancla
Misses Blanche ChIde. Gladys Horton
Messrs. Harry Stanley. Roy Ault
Iemperaments Bessie Francis Ladd
Presentation OF Diplomas.
ii. c. Rutan, President Of the Board
Music-"Brewster Waltz. McClurg
High School Orchestra.
Benediction
Wednesday e<ening is the annual COM
mencement Of the City High school. prob
ably one Of the most interesting of all the
attractions of the week The program
has been published in the Eagle.
Grammar school commencement VIII
take place on Thursday evening at s
O'Clock For this occasion two pupils from
each Of the ward schools have been Sc
lected to deliver orations, and these exer-
cises will doubtless be attended by more
people than any of the others on account
Of this arrangement. The best two speak
ers from each school were selected and
they haze been given some excellent sub
jects for their orations The speakers
selected are Gail Sutton, Merle Hatfield,
Harry Gamley. Isabella Cashion, Waldena
Martindale. Mary Peverley. Roy De La
Matre, Fred Las-abee and Maude Rawley.
On Friday evening the High school
chorus Will give grand concert, which
promises 10 be one Of the leading musical
attractions Of the year They Will pre-
sent the cantata by Gaul. entitled Joan
Of Arc"
The series Of entertainments Is one OF
which the people Of Wichita should be
proud. and those interested in school work
are enthusiastic over the results Of the
last years work. It speaks well for the
efficiency Of the teachers, who deserve
much credit
The banquet 10 be given May %. al the
Carey. by the alumni IS 70 be the last Of
the entertainments. and one that the mem
bers are looking forward to with a great
deal OF interest. The Invitations nave
been sent out. and those who have re-
celved an invitation can secure tickets
from the president, Mr.. John A. Parkin-
son. from the secretary. Miss Ella loft.
or from the city librarian, a. the city