The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
IiInh School Notes.

The attendance, especially of those VINO
| live far off, was slightly reruced last
Thursday on account of the rain.
! Sylvester Cohn of the Junior class, went
to St. Louis Thursday, to be gone a few
DAYS. He will return next week.
| The Delphian society Of Room u, has
decorated the wall with handsome SILK
banner in the colors blue and silver.
The Juniors have been studying the
love affairs of Roger De Coverley last
week. and have found them very inter
esting
Room has bought a new picture. The
subject is a Roman highway and shows
a chariot race, the ordinary architecture
of Rome and bands of idlers and strollers.
| All students are invited to see it.
All classes have regretted the withdraw
al Of Raleigh Williams who, in a few
days. starts for the Naval Cadet school at
Annapolis None of his friends fear for
his standing in the rigid entrance exam
nation he will be required TO pass, for
Mr. Williams has always been q gentle
man and a good student. We wish him
success The appointment was secured
through Congressman Murdoch.
The turning-lathe of the manual train
ing department, which was ordered by the
board of education. arrived last week
Together with an electric dynamo, it is
worth about s120 This improvement is
especially fortunate for that department.
The Senior class in selecting their COM
mencement invitations. special COM
mittee. consisting of Oak Throckmorton,
Sidney Clapp, and Blanche Race, was
appointed. to investigate and report to
the class
The map of Kansas. manufactured by
the manual training boys, has been on
exhibition this last week in the window of
Greenfeld's. 1t has attracted much fav-
orable comment, and one day the crowd
about the corner was so great that an
officer dispersed 1t. The map will remain
on exhibition a few days longer, and then
will be shipped to St Louis for display in
the Kansas building.
The Messenger staff has been working
especially hard on the paper this week
1t will be out in a twenty-eight-page is
sue next Tuesday The school is repre-
sented in all departments. and will con-
tain, among other features, a humorous
Easter story by Viola Mckinney and an
article on last summers Chautauqua
work by Miss Hamilton. The cover cut.
while 1t is an old one, has never been
printed in two years.
The Delphian society gave a very inter
esting and enjoyable program last Thurs
day in Room Il. 1t was as follows:
Song.
Minutes.
Roll call
Reading-Albert Oliver
Theme-Bertha Stewart
Newspaper-Ireue Reilly.
Critics Report-Miss Hamilton
The Sophomore and Junior Latin classes
under Miss Mills. have taken a two days
test this week. \ little mouse has also
been discovered in Room 5, which has
tried to take the test also.
The I42 members of Chorus a stayed in
practivc from L. o'clock TO I last Wednes-
day. Each student who has the honor TO
be counted IN that body. is doing his very
best to make the next annual concert a
success, The solo!sts have been at work
along the chorus. until perfect harmony
has been attained. Next Friday evening
at the Toler. the Cantata .'Rebekah" will
be given. after a thorough and complete
rehearsal in the afternoon. The pupils
have already sold numbers OF tickets.
which Will he reserved next Wednesday.
The demand is ever increasing High
School entertainments never fail 10 draw
the public. for her graduates make UP
great part Of wichita's Young people The
attendance from Friends university viii
be especially large
Last Friday At o'clock in the Phoenix
music hall on North Main, Alpha Theta
AIu girls gave an open entertai nElent to
High School students and TO the public.
Both the opening and closing odes were
ably sung by the society. Lila Powers
gave a short and dainty French poem;
Margaret Bliss followed with a well-play-
ed piano solo; Flora Duncan next read
an exceedingly pretty and original poem.
Carrol Edwards and Winnie Davis rem
dered a very difficult piano duet followed
by Frances Parsons. who spoke that Old
favoTite by Whitcomb Riley. That Old
Sweetheart II Mine with lively appre-
citation for its sentiment Hor:enSe I'm
boden who has widely observed musical
talent. followed with a piano solo. Next
Eyylyn Fr&sins gave q very interesting