The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26

ultlOn Oh tllS song anu SnOWeu lIS dUluly
to the entire satisfaction of all.
Competition" was the oration gladly
listened to by the crowd and delivered
by Miss Maud A. Rowlee. She handled
the subject with perfection and ease.
Miss Rowlee is a gne speaker and held
the closest attention of every one. Her
appearance on the stage was exquisite.
Miss Flora Kunigunde Duncan was
the next speaker and her subject was
The Pledge OF Our Future" Too much
cannot be said of her grafton, body of
her arguments and statements, which
were forceful. as We're those of all of
the orators on the program. Miss Dun
cans oration was full of plain facts,
fioridly rounded out and spoken with
the fuency of long experience.
Following Miss Duncan's Grafton was
the piano solo "Polonaise" op. IS, No y.
by Z. A. Mcdowell. played by Miss Hor-
tense 1mboden. To say that Miss I'm
boden is simply a musician would not
be doing her a justice. for she is a pol
ished pianist, whose execution, express
sion and general requirements are the
very quintessence of genius Miss I'm
boden gave the audience a solo such IS is
not listened to every day in the week.
Her selection was a piece of music, the
execution of which necessitates days and
days of preparation This was one Of
the features of the program that left its
impression and influence to such an eX-
tent that an encore was called for, but
was not given owing to the length of
the numbers yet to be given.
Frank Oliver followed Miss 1mboden
with an Grafton on Political Corruption
in municipalities, He gave brief but
complete review of the recent investiga-
tions in the cities Of ST. Louis, Minneap-
oils and Pittsburg and summed up the
results very concisely His principal
argument was that the individual should
take more interest in politics and see TO
it that the government in city, county
state and nation is properly administered
and conducted. His cardinal point was
that the business man was not alert
enough in politics and that he was i'm
passive to the trickery and strategic ac-
tivity of politicians around him.
Miss Maud c. kilgOre was the next
speaker and her subject was an inter-
esting one She took as her subject "a
Defense OF Lady Macbeth, which she
expounded with the skill of an experienc-
ed demonstrator. Miss kilgore held up
the defense of Lady Macbeth with tri-
umphant argument and her language
sparkled with simple rhetoric and pleas
ing illusions.
William d. Armstrong; THE Shepherd
Lady, sung by Miss Florence Anna Cub
eyir1c -ph NJ
class of 1904 was number that no one
regretted of having heard it. The young
ladies did wonderfully we'll and their
sweet voices added force to beauty and
made the closing scenes of the program
seem much more mirthful.
Anglo Saxon or Slav was the subject
of a fine oration delivered by Raymond
Powell Littell. In historical interest there
was probably not another Grafton
throughput the program that was the
equal of this one. Mr.. Littell shows
the quality of an influential orator and
has a hidden eloquence that will soon
crop out with future development.
Are We Free?" was proba bly, the most
vital subject OF any oration on the pro-
gram and was given by Miss Lila Powers.
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she endeavored to sound and she did this
quite satisfactorily. She alluded to the
martyred McKinley's full dinner pail pol
icy and many other epehmtral partyisms
and ended with a coercive climax in the
form of an interrogation Are We Free?"
Her Grafton was heavily applauded.
The presentation of the diplomas by
Rodolph Hatfield president of the school
board, was one of the finest features
throughout the affair. This is always the
moStintereSting part and one that i'm
prints upon the youthful minds memories
that they never forget Mr. Hatfield
made a few concise. consratulatory re-
marks that We're full of advice and sug
gestions Principal Duncan then gave
each member OF the class his or her di-
ploma and the work of the twenty-fourth
high school commencement was to an
end After the benediction the audience
left the auditorium, having been highly
entertained.
The graduates are as follows:
French German Course-Frank Gehring,
Lila Powers. j. William Smythe
Latin-French Course-Charles D. Pow
ell, Lila Powers. Charles 5. Thacher. Car
rol z. Edwards
Latin Course-Chas Henry Andrews.
Anna Julia Humfeld. Charlie Martinson.
Alice Owen Houston. Pearl Maude Phil
lips. Lillian Stubbs.
German Course-Arthur w Fegtly. Efie
y. States. Charlie c WaddeIl. Horace
Clyde Hilbert. Ethel Hoge. Carrie E. Har-
den. Laura Pearl Scheln
ney Agnes Clapp. Warren B. Cochran
Frank Oliver. Erma Keister Edna B.
King. Blanche G Race. Maud a. Rowlee
English Course-Paul Harvey Burke
Bertha Shaup. Florence Josephine An
drews. Julia Aline Willis. Marguerite
Bliss. Clarence L. Miller. Florence Anna
Cubbon. Mary NJ Consley. Flora Kuni-
gunde Duncan. Nellie Peverley. Cora Z
johnson, Nellie Viney.
Latln-GerTnan Course-Howard ".
Jackman Babelclaire Tucker. Raymond
Powell Littell. Nina Allen. Oak L.
Throckmorton. May Comley. Hazel +
Cross. Edna Dillman. Edna Casey. Maude
Hess. Mary Louise Fulington. Grace NJ
Jones. Hortense Imboden. Maud c. XII
gore Helen Bird Jacobs. Francs Over
Ina L. Peterson. Mabel Lee Seger, Jess
Rhinehart
Tonight the Toler auditorium will ha
the scene Of the commencement exercises
Of the nine grammar schools OF the city
at which lae scholars VIII De graduated
Ex-Governor W. E Stanley VIII deliver
the address for the occasion. Following
is the program;
Chorus-Spr;ng Song ng-.....--.,.-...-...Ve .Veazie
Class OF 1914
Prayer.