The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-08
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Commencement Exercises
Held Yesterday Morning.
OPERA HOUSE CROWDED
Class ofEight Receive Schools
First Diplomas.

| at the Crawford Grand opera mouse. L
spite of the threatening weather a goo
house greeted the members of the frs
college class to graduate from Fairmoun
the first, indeed, to graduate from an.
Wichita college The members Of tn
board of trustees and of the faculty occu
pied seats at the left of the stage. Al
few minutes after 10 the graduates march
en- in to the music of the class march
and took seats at the right OF the stage
/ The graduating class consisted Of eIgh
members, and the three young ladies, witt
their gowns Of dainty white, and the f1n'
dignifed young men, presented an unusu
ally fine appearance.
After the invocation by Rev. Thayer The
college chorus rendered selection under
the direction Of their leader, Miss limbo
den. of the junior class. Orations by the
| graduates followed. The parts were Of {
| high standard of excellence, and held the
! unfiaggins attention of the audience.
| The first Grafton was that of Mr.. Kra-
! mer. on American Imperialism" The
! speakershOwed how the first settlements
in America were made for the sake OF
| liberty and good government and how
| these principles were extended by our gov
eminent as it successfully acquired new
territories-the Louisiana purchase, the
Mexican conquest,a nd Oregon, Porto Rice
and the Philippines are our latest acqui-
sition, thrown into our hands by the for
tune of war. VIII their retention mean
Imperialism? No; for our free govern
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10 these new citizens and they will share
the blessings We enjoy. Opposition TO
American control is based on misUnder-
standing and viii soon vanish. EXpan-
sion-which is not imperialism-is de-
manded by patriotism and philanthropy.
Miss Ella Miller, the second speaker,
took as her subject "Tennyson's Mes
sage" Each great poet has message of
his own. That of Tennyson is not new or
revolutionary, but emphasizes the worth
of time-tried institutions and ideals. Thus
ne stands for the abiding truths in soci-
ETY., politics and the home AS a moral
teacher, he enforces loyalty to duty, while
his spiritual message exaIts the life Of
the soul. The IdyIls of the King is
the most perfect expression of his mes
sage, being an allegOry of moral and spir-
itual truth. The lessons that he teaches
revealing the value of our heritage from
the ages, are especially needed in these
distrustful, rebell:ous days.
Mr.. Fleming spoke upon patriotism"
Patriotism begins in the home, and the
stability of a nation depends upon its
having pure and happy homes. The pa
triot is interested in the affairs of his
neighborhood, locality and state, as well
as in those of the nation. He is willing
to show his love of country by arduous
and unappreciated self-sacriffce. To love
ones own land it needs not to hate other
nations. The true patriot is also the
friend of all mankind
the Poets Mission" was the subject
of Miss Eva Hall. Every artist has a
mission. That of the poet is, first, to re-
veal. He brings to light unsupported
beauties in human life and in nature.
Thus it was Scott who first revealed to
the world the beauties of Scotland. The
poet also inspires, raising US to higher
planes Of thought and living. \ very pre-
cious mission of poetry is that of consol-
ing the tried and afflicted. Again. the
great poets are the educators Of the ma
tons. The true poet is universally be-
longing to all the human race and to all
time
Mr.. Roulet spoke upon Literary Con-
ceptions Of Satan" Two characters ara
imperfecuy portrayed in Hterature-that
of God and that of Satan. This is seen in
the earliest attempt to picture Satan-the
Book of job Another conception Of the
Devil is found in the Mephistopheles
about whom crystallized many legends of
magic in the sixteenth century. Goethe
especially has collected these legends in
his Faust" Dantes Satan is only slight
" drawn, bur Milton in his Paradise
Lost has worked out a powerful picture
Of the arch-fend He represents him as
not wholly evil, but as still retaining yes
tges of good. Ambitious. indomitable, de-
faint against God and fate. AEIton's sa-
tan is the subHmest creation Of the mind /
Of man"
Miss Allie NIiller's subject was Eco /
homie Views of Rushin." Ruskin was
eminent both as a critic and as a political /
economist. He vastly enlarged the range !
Of economic science, treating it as relat- /
ing to rational well-beins in every phase. !
His views Of wealth. wages supply and !
demand, and construction were radically /
opposed TO those Of most political ecoDO- |
n-Sts. He would substitute cooperation /
for competition. Though at first secuted /
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