The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-22
BACCALAUREATE
SERMON TODAY
s
Rev Parker Will Address High
School Glass.
EXERCISES WEDNESDAY,
Normal Students Will Gradu-
ate tuesday.

At the First NJ. E. church this morn
ing at 1880 O'Clock Rev. a. a. Parker,
of the ST. Paul s NJ. E. church, will
preach the bbaccaIaureate sermon for
class 1904, of the Wichita high school,
before a class of fifty-nine students.
The church has been handsomely dec
GRATED with palms and the seats reserved
for the class, faculty and board of edu-
cation, are separated from the others by
ribbons of the class colors, pink and blue
Special music has been prepared by the
full church choir. They will sing Dudley
Bucks TIE Deum in d. minor and also
the ''Sanctus'' from the twelfth mass.
The subject of Rev. Parkers address
will be True Prosperity The class.
faculty, and the board of education will
meet at the high school this morning at
1900 o clock from which place they viii
march to the church il body.
Today marks the beginning Of com
mencement week in Wichita. This week
the high school. normal and grammar
schools viii hold their commencement eX-
ercises. On Wednesday night, at the
Toler, the city high schools commence
ment exercises Will be held. The follow
ing is the program:
OVerture-WaltZ La Soiree Nathan
High School Orchestra.
Invocation.
Emancipation" .....................Gr ieg
Piano-Cb) Arabesque Wrangell
Marguerite Bliss.
Grafton The Women of Japan"
Sidney Agnes Clapp.
Grafton Observation-Disclosures. Immigration"
Willard Brooks.
Grafton 1.-THE Puritan and Cavalier
in our National Life
Lillian Stubs
Chorus-Silence and the Sea -. Chapman
Clarence L. Miller and Boys Semi
Chorus of '04.
Grafton .............''How Charming is
Divine Philosophy"
Frances Overman.
Grafton The Yankee of the Orient
Arthur Fegtly.
Grafton .................... Competition"
Maude Rowlee.
Piano -........." PolOnaise," op 46, No. L
Mac Dowell, Hortense Imboden
Flora Kunegunde Duncan.
Grafton Political Corruption
in Municipalities
Frank Oliver
Grafton ......'Defense of Lady Macbeth
Maude c. Kelgore.
Chorus ...-.-...--..."The Shepherd Lady"
Armstrong. Florence. Cubbon, and
Girls Semi Chorus of '04.
Grafton ..........."Englo Saxon or SIav?"
Raymond Litten
Grafton ............-........''Ar Are We Free?'
Lila Powers.
Presentation of Diplomas-Rudolph Hat
field. president of the board of education.
Song ..................''Gr Greeting to Spring
Strauss LIGHTER, Glass of '04
Benedicton.
The tickets for the commencement will
be on sale and for reservation on Monday
morning for the general public. Those
who have the special Complimentary
tickets which We're issued to the class for
their friends the pupils Of the high school
and the faculty and board of education,
may be reserved tomorrow morning at
O'Clock at the Toler.
CITY NORMAL EXERCISES.
Commencement exercises of the city
normal viii be held at the Toler Audi
forum next Tuesday night. May "a. a
very appropriate program has been pre-
pared for the occasion and a splendid
time is expected.
There are seven graduates: Misses /
Barrows. Swad. Kaufman. Marley, Cox,
Consley and Willis. who viii be given
diplomas The high school orchestra VIII
furnish the music and Frank Nelson, ex-
superintendent of public instruction. will
deliver the address to the class Mr.
Nelson is an interesting talker and his
address on this occasion VIII be unusual
N fine
tfhe grammar school commencement
will be held on Thursday night. also at
the Toler. Ex-Governor Stanley will adj
dress the class. which is composed of
19l graduates. Elaborate programs Will
be given at both Of these affairs The
admission viii be free by ticket. The
teachers viii all have tickets for free
distr button and Superintendent Knight
will also have a number for those desir-
ing TO attend.