The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-05
DEGREES ADDED
TO THEIR NAMES
Paramount Seniors Graduated
Yesterday Morning.
THEY DELIVER ORATlONS
Banquet and Reception Held
at College.
THEY DELIVER ORATlONS

OF OOiOSCi
eliminating efent in the collegiate year
Of Paramount college ACQUIRED yesterday
morning The general tone and character
of the exercises were fully up to the
high standard for which the college on
the hin is celebrated. The various parts
were wen prepared, scholarly in charac-
Ter and presented in an excellent manner.
The music was also Of very high order.
The chorus under the direction Of Pro-
fessor Marshall had prepared for this oc-
casion for several weeks and made q
splendid showing The violin solo by
Mr.. Staples and the part played by Miss
Whims were well received. The exercises
were held at Plymouth church.
At the conclusion Of the exercises Pres
ident Morrison, in his usually impressive
manner. addressed the graduates and con-
ferred the various degrees. The college
for the first time in its history gave an
honory title. 4 Doctor Of Divinity It
was conferred upon Rev. Edward S.
Lead. secretary of the Education Society
of Boston. Dr. Lead is graduate OF
Harvard and an enthusiastic friend OF
Paramount college The bachelor Of arts
was conferred on Gail Y. Rhodes and
Evelyn Anna Imboden: the Bachelor of
Science on Charles c. Isely, Lucia Nc
Ginnis. Alfred Roulet. Harriet Sewall and
Frank Van Buskirk and the Bachelor of
Literature on Blanch Houston and Har-
riet SewaH.
a brief resume is here given of the var
ious orations:
BLANCHE HOUSTON.
Blanche Houston had for her subject:
''Victor Hugo, the Romanist. Tribute"
The world has advanced during the past
century in wonderful manner. but misery
and poverty are still to be found. Hugo
in his romances has done much to eIe-
vate the poor by showing to the world
their real condition. He has emulated the
good and held evil up to be scorned. In
each of his five great romances there can
be found a moral significance which en-
hances their value. As romancer Hugo
stands without a peer. It's originality is
unsurpassed and vocabulary nlimitable-
His descriptions are truly poetic. He is
great benefit he has wrought for human
ity and SO long as social asphyna is pos
eible and so long as misery and ignor-
ance remain on the earth, Hugo works
viii be immortal.
ALFRED ROULET.
The subject of Mr.. RouIets Grafton was
'FaIlicies in Education" He criticised
s..-e+o,,,
on the ground that it incapitates q child
for continuous effort OF original work;
that the methods now in vogue weaken
rather than strengthen the hnds mind.
Instead Of teaching habits of persever-
auce and application, the students ener- d.
gies are dissipated fitting from one thing
to an other, completing nothing, but ever
reaching out for something new or diff
ferent IN all schools the tendency to
Overcrowd the course of study. or rather
an attempt to cover TOO much ground
In a specified time. is unfortunate, as
there can be built but one result. Moth
ing is done thoroughly. everything is
sighted. Entirely too little time is Civ
en- to the preparation of a good founda-
ton. and the fundamental branches are
soon thrown aside TO make way for the
nonessentials. Students are taught to
memorise and cram but are not taught
10 think. The teaching of physiology in
the public schools was severely condemn
ed as having neither educational nor
practical value. Science can only be stud
fed intelligently in a well equipped labor
atory and not by classroom recitations
from text book. The sciences are nee
essary to give depth. but the classics are
necessary to give breadth to the mind.
and when TO these are added the gentle
manners expressive Of fixed habits of
proach the ideal
FRANK VAN BUSKIRK.
The subject of Frank Van Buskirl was
''Individual and Nation, our country
has been populated by pioneers and as a
result Of their work it has in ii more en-
ergy. more enterprise. more expansive
power than any other in the world. 1t
was the amcction for homo and country
which prompted them in their action
against England and that motive was SO
strong that they succeeded IN reaching
their goal Of independence. The feeling
of independence is fnsulled deeper into
the people of this country than any other
on the globe. our dealing with Cuba il
Illustrates this and should be a subject of
Just national pride. We freed the island
from the Spanish yoke We thus estab- /
lished free education. law and order and
made them a free and Independent COM (
monwealth. How are we able 70 pos
sess so marked "a strength within our
country? The answer reveals itself az I
ter studying Of the individual. Fer a
country to become famous among world /
powers her individual citizens must frst 1
OF ali have within them the national +