The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-30
WALTER WHIT son.
CLASS PRESIDENT.
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built, some of the mighty wonders of the
world Architecture and sculpture have
made no advancement since the days Of
Phidias. In the world of music have
we people who have touched the Tyre
and made sweeter music than Bee
thoven and Mozart2
Does education make a man great
Nine presidents Of the United States
were not polished men and in a large
sense were not educated. President Gar
field on his sick bed said, Is life Wort /
living2 That great man. that brainy.
generous man who had all that associa-
ton and travel could give. The world
gazed upon him as great and he died in
wretchedness. He had drank of all the
world had to give and then died of thirst
for there was no more to drink
These people, like all who graduate.
have the idea that they should hitch
their wagon TO a star That is sheer
nonsense. The purpose of education is
the getting Of everything out OF life
there is in it, the lifting I'D boys and
girls to the fullest obligations Of citizen
ship To the glory@ of the common
schools must be said while Homer and
Cicero remain the masters of poetry
and Beethoven and Mozart the masters
Of music, the purpose of the common
schools is TO elevate the masses. In o.
Kansas regiments Of the last war there
was not man who could not read and
write. They fought and shot accord
ing to their degree of intelligence.
I hope that some young lady in this
class may sing as SWeetly as Alice Carey.
L nope some one viii find a mission of
mercy as great as that Of Clara Barton.
nope these young men will distinguish
themselves. We know they viii take up
the burdens Of life. This is 4 bright,
happy, cheerful world know the Gre
ator made it 2 happy. delightful place
70 live Keep IL tune with life. We
wish cheerful. helpful philosophy. The
young people must give it to the world
Never let the happy shouts Of gradua-
ton day 20 out 81 your lives
Miss Lumina Riddle sang NY Heart
at Thy Sweet Voice" and President w.
H Wilson, Of the school board, present
ed the diplomas. As each graduate
stepped 10 the front and received his or
her diploma. class yells and applause
We're administered as q parting blessing
until the sixty-third white roll with a
blue ribbon had been handed as a pass
port TO the new WayIarer IL tne Worl.-
Miss Allabelle Troutman- daughter of
Mr. and Mrs James A. Trou traan. was
the first child Of a Topeka nigh school
graduate to ever receive diploma from
the same school. Mrs. Troutman grad
uated in 1880
The following l. the list OF graduates
ana the subjects of their orationS, which
We're delivered last week
Harry II. Adams. Benedict Arnold as
an American Patriot
George s Badders. AN American
Estelle Belle Barnum. orators and Or
atOry-
Minna. D. Bauer. The Locks of sault
Patience Bevier. Bret Harte and His
Edith Kyinnifred Boyce. The Hero of
Paradise Lost
Junior Republic
Howard Campbell ssOur Debt to the
Theory OF Evolution p
Mary e Cheney. The Flag of Our Ma
ton
Margaret Eidda copley. The Women
or George Eliot
Aimee Beach Crandeli. t'Esse Guam Vi
deri.f
Alice Kate Dallas. Our National Park
Robert Benjamin DeFrantz, "a News
boy"