The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-30

GROWTH OF SCHOOLS
Chancellor Strong Addressed
Graduating Glass
CLASS OF 208 GRADUATES
Commencement Exercises of
City Schools
CLASS OF 208 GRADUATES

The address given by Chancellor Strong,
of the State University, 10 the grammer
school graduating class of 1868, at the
Toier last night. was fitting climax to
the most successful week of commence
ment exercises ever witnessed in Wichita
Chancellor Strong has an admirable per-
sonality and as a speaker is most inter-
esting. The high position he holds in the
educational work of the state alone
recommends him to an audience. but after
listening TO him for an hour, those who
heard him last night have a greater re-
gard and a better understanding of the
man who represents the greatest educa-
tional institution in the state OF Kansas
The development of the present magnih-
cent public school system from the COM
mon schools OF early times 10 its culmina-
ton in the grand State University, was
the theme of Prof. Strong's address.
The scant education which sufficed
for our fathers and mothers. grand
fathers and grand-mothers, is not sufff-
Gent for the present generation and
community has no greater enemy than
The man who contends that what was
good enough for him in his childhood, IS
good enough for his child, said Prof.
Strong.
while the nation was in its infancy.
the common schools covered those things
which were necessary to the time. The
nd
which was the birthplace of the common
school system. did not demand higher
education but with the great enterprises,
the wonderful growth of industry and
the advancement along every line, II be-
comes necessary for education work to
keep pace. The great institutions and
grand enterprises of today have no place
for those who have a light smothering
of general knowledge, but experts, the
finished product is what they demand.
In order to meet this demand it is neces-
sary to have not only a common school,
but a high school. a university. Even
the university is not sufficient, as has
been proven by the addition in several
universities of three graduate grades.
1.-The greatest factor we have in pre-
paration for thorough school training s.
the kindergarten. The common school we
have long had; the high school is a con-
Meeting link with the university and the
university is inevitable making a grand
and glorious combination of free educl-
tional Institutions, unequaled in the
world
The large graduating class of POS mem
hers was arranged in seven tiers. rang
ing up from the front of the stage. The
boys of the class we've on the north side
and the girls on the south, with the mem
bers of the board of education Superin-
tendent Knight and Chancellor Strong on
either side in front The tiers of young
people the pretty dresses and profusion
Of flowers. under bright lights made a
very fascinating scene.
Chancellor Strong's address was pre-
ceeded by two pretty musical numbers
by a chorus of the class of 1903. The
number with which the class followed
the address Mark the Merry Elves"
was especially fine and was greeted with
hearty applause. In presenting the
diplomas. Rudolph Hatfield. as president
Of the board of education. made very
fitting talk in which he supplemented
many Of the remarks made by Chancellor
Strong.
Following is a list Of members of the
graduating class and their respective
schools:
Carleton School-Bennie Edward Brons-
ton. Roscoe Hambric. Harry Lee Nc
Ness. Walter Nelson. Donald Powell
Anna Frances Brown, Inez Virgil Blake.
Odessa LesIine CoTey Blanche f. J.
Gackenhach. Myrtle Beth Hc<ev vii
liam Barnett Frable. Emma Gatewood
Everette. Elsie May Johnson Vera May
Loshbrough. Emma Ada Munich. Grace
Zola McGriT Edith Fern Stevens. Grace
Nay Whtlock. Jean Williams. Ida Wolf
berg
Emerson School-Gordon Russell Broth
ers, Ralph l. CUP Lloyd King. Sidney
N. Levi. Howard Leon Morehead. Fred
Moran. Albert O. Ross. j. Warren Il
Smith. Ivan E. Witt. Glenna Allen. Jes-
sic N. Balderston. Ecrtense Louise Bal
derston. Irma Caldwell. Louise Cogden.
Essie Mae Eoff. Helen Dorsey. Ruth In
bcden, bessie Cleo King. Grace Lent.
Corliss Moore. Leila G Meyers. Iva New
ton. Esther Smyth Mae Bell Smyth.
Edith Smalley. Raytia Spencer. Amy Z.
Tucker. Hazel X. Wilson. Minnie Ne
Creary.
Franklin School,. Everett Weaver.
Clyde SeweI. Martin Hellar. Clarence z.
Collins, Earl Ebert Wallace. Earl Kruger.
Roy Edwin McKibben James S. Finley.
Alvie Wetmore. Ada Bachtel. Edith Belle
Hampton. Georgia Glenn. Jessie Irene
Burrows. May Spangler. Chattie Gibson.
Elener Hazel Davis. Efae Beatrice Cole.
Lois Marguerite Payne, Lily Evelyna
Fletcher, Elizabeth Hellar. Lena Eugenia
Niolette, Wayne Earle Messy
Ingalls, School-Orva Leigh Jacques
Frank Edwin Lynch. Charles Campbell
Mason, Harry Melvin Mason. Harry Theo-
6ore Notin. Bernice Hilard Campbell.
Venus Almeda CONNIE. Mamie wnhel-
mena Ems. Inez NJ. Green. Clara Morris.
Helen Hyperion. Fern Rutherford Clara
Ware. Mabel Arabelle Warner. Winifred
Olive widdoes
Irving SohooI-Edsar Amsden. Ambrose
Bowdish. Gordon Bowdish. Ralph Cald-
well. Murray Conley. Scott Denhollem.
James Moore. Ira Mclaughlin. Alfred
Rieger. Guy Wheeler. Grace Andrews
Lillian Ad6ington. Grace Bidweil Rita
Burr, Bessie Bartlett. Melville Camp
hell. Verna Clark. Hazel Chain. Edna
Copeland. Acie Ciar Jessie Davis. UIah
Gsrdner. Florence Goodwine. Ruby Ken
nedy, Irene Lamb Gladys MaIlo. Elsie
Martin Minnie Rf.,,-e 49,. r,-,-s,- T.