The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-22
THEIR HIGH
SCHOOL LIFE
is ENDED
Sixty-Seven of Wichita's
Young Men and Women.
COMPLETE THEIR COURSE
And are Now Ready for COL
iege or Business Life.
INTERESTING PROGRAM
Given by Members of the
Glass.
INTERESTING PROGRAM
Given by Members of the
Class.

Sixty-seven Of the young men and
women Of this city last night gave evi-
dence that they had completed their
High School work and are now ready 10
enter into a broader and more compre-
hensive field Of school life. Their high
school life is but the beginning Of tneir
schooling. Some Of them may enter i'm
mediately into business life or into the
duties OF a home, but the greater mum
Der win enter college this fall.
During the last two years Of their
high school life they have heard more
or less Of college study and their work
has been preparatory TO entering q
higher school of learning. Those who do
not 90 10 q college or university viii
md this training of great use to them.
as It makes young man or woman cap
able Of more closely discerning the ways
Of the world
This was the twenty-second annual
commencement exercise of the Wichita
High School II was held ~ the Craw-
ford opera house under rather IN
suspicious circumstances. as all after
noon water hac fallen in torrents To-
ward evening the rain stopped and the
fleeing clouds gave promise Of q fair
night. bat about the time for people to
60 to the opera house rain again began
10 fail. The crowd was rather slow in
gathering and it was a quarter past
eight before the curtain rose and the
crowd kept coming for q good half hour
after the exercises had commenced.
The hall had been deliberately deco
rated by the members Of the junior
class Around the boxes and balcony
were draped the class colors. purple
L.. lie r-grT
the stage was a mass Of palms. When
the curtain rose it revealed the members
OF the class seated on the stage with
the members Of the board Of education
and the faculty Of the high school. IN
the center Of the stage was draped the
class colors and on it the class motto
"Daybreak.T The ladies' of the class were
dressed entirely IN white and the young
men in black.
Rev. Duber, of the Central Christian
church pronounced ne benediction.
The first number On the program was
Overture to Bohemian Girl" played by
the High school Orchestra. This or
ganization IS under ale direction Of Miss
Jessie L. Clark. mus cal director Of the
city school The members acquitted
themselves nobly IN their rendition OF
this dificult selection. The member
play with dispatch that is seen only in
I'm the best professional organizations.
Rv the work of -he members of the or
chestra last night it was clearly shown
that Wichita has as fine musicians as
any city.
Lulu Richmond. Edna Battin, Lucius
AIDES and Clarence Powell composed the
quartet that s. ng the beautiful song by
Dcnza. "Amolita." with Miss Mary
Findley al the piano.
Each OF tho singers has a very sweet
voice which HIS been wonderfully
strengthened under the teaching of Miss
Clark.
The class numbers so many that sew
eral years ago the faculty and board Of
education decided that but part of this
rumber should have orations at com
meucement Last night thirteen mem
bers of the class delivered orations and
two Rotations. These people were Sc
lected by the class by vote and by the
faculty. according 10 grades and ability
on the stage.
Miss Nellie Dora Leichardt was the
FIRST speaker of the evening. Then and
Now" WINS the subject OF very in
stuctivc Grafton ON Kansas
when Kansas FIRST became known 10
the east" she SAID Its eastern borders
were torn by strife between the pro-
slavery and anti-slavery supporters. '
She is a pleasing speaker. her action is
natural and her enuuciation is of the
highest order. Her word pictures of
Kansas scenery during the spring and
Of prairie fire We're as fine as one could
wish.
I'm the early times In this state one
could sea few white dresses. but there
were few wash days she said. There
were no mansions. rather small shanoes
and there was no door-bcn. Thirty years
ago one could see some farmer trudgne
through the tan grass. Now we see him
paesin- over his broad acres behind a
team of thoroughbred horses or i'm an
automobile. Thirty years ago one could
see long lines Of prairie schoonCrs. Now
We see, instead. long lines 0f express
trains. Years ago We sav the pony eS-
press rider passing between cities Now
We have rural delivery 10 ten the people
news OF the world.