The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-24
GRAMMAR
GRADUATES
One Hundred and Sixty-FOuT
Receive Diplomas
FROM DOCTOR :H0RNER
Who Acted for President Graf
ton Of Board.
BRIEF 0RATlONS MADE
Fine Display of Music Given
by a Student
BRIEF ORATlONS MADE

One hundred and sixty-four students Of
the sth grade grammar schools received
certificates last night at the fourth an
nual commencement held in the Toler
auditorium and are now eligible for mem
bership in the Wichita High school The
class representatives, Of the Carleton
school were Harry Gehring and Bertha
schemerhorn- For Kellogg school. Maur-
ice Thompson and Hiah Stewart.
For Emerson school Chas. Price and
Lotta 1IeClung. For AIcCormiok school
Charles Rummem and Frances Parsons.
For Irving school D. r. 3Iyler and for
washington school Garner Taylor and
Katherine Montgomery.
The Toler was crowded with a mass Of
spectators and the exercises opened at S
O'Clock with prayer 10y Rev. Myers OF the
south Lawrence avenue Christian church.
The first Grafton was by Hilah Stewart
Of the Kellogg school class. the subject
was Natures Great Poet-Whittier" and
the subject was presented in a pleasing
manner. GarNr Taylor of the wash
ington school class came next with an
grafton on Hills. CHS and Quins.
Frances Parsons of the 4IcCormiclz
school delivered a defamation, "The
Drummer Boy" and the effort was wen
received
Then followed a song Sounds OF the
Evening" by the Carleton school class.
Next on the program was Harry Gehrinas
7ration, Ancient and Modern Warfare.
His subject vas handled in an able man
ner and reelected much credit on the
speaker and on the Carleton class Of
which he is q member.
Chas. Price OF the Emerson school
followed with defamation .Democ-
racy and was well received by his
audience The ----amauon. eRen1fn-
tscences OF a Battlefield" By Kath-
crime Mcdonald OF Washington school
was especially pleasing and was of OBJ
vious interest TO her audience.
The classes of Irving and KELLOGG
sang Breathe Soft. ye Winds" and u.
T. MyIer OF Irving followed with his or
alton. our Acquired Territory" Bertha
Schermerhorn' grafton .Firesides Of our
republic was well received and showed
careful preparation.
Charles Rummeu OF Mccormick school
delivered an grafton Two Great Aueri-
cans and the gist of his subject was
ais comparison Of Booker Y. Washing
ton TO Abraham Lincoln
Emerson grade class sang a pleasing
little song, "4iay Day Maurice Thomp-
son Of Kellogg school was next OF the
program with an orauon entitled "mu-
Sic and he made a HIT He Is a guitar
player OF unusual ability and he came
forward with his guitar in his hand he
spoke Of music as being better ADAPTED
TO bring about q regeneration OF the heart
than poetry ana went on and described
the effect Of music on lluerent people lie
said that sUne people liked one kind and
other people another kind Of music ana
illustrated on his instrument first the
rag time lovers delight and then common
music and ended with the statement that
an people liked this kind OF music and he
played medley Of patriotic airs. bring
ins in The star Spangled Banner" NY .
country It's Of Thee. Marching Thro 4
Georgia and winding I'D with Dixie"
numerous applause followed showing
the appreciation with which this decided
departure from the usual school Grafton
was received
Lolita AIcClung Of the Emerson school
presented her Grafton on the .'Opportua- .
tiles for the American Girl. in a pleas I
ing manner that engaged and held the at 4
tentlon OF her audience untn her talk was +
finished.
After q song "ovsr ISL. over Dale" /
by the Washington school class, Profess /
sor Frank Dyer in a few appropriate .
words presented the classes 10 Dr. Levi
Homer, vice president OF the board of
education who addressed them as follows.
Every wen bun- structure rests upon
sure foundation. The structure is
Impossible without the foundation. ana
-he foundation useless without the struc-
lre- You have made the excavations.
ana hrmiy cemeuted the fooungs upoa