The Topeka state journal., 1905-06-12
WHY ROJESTVE DID
Rev. L. c. .schnacBe Tells Washburn
students Admiral Hadn't Faith.

The graduating exercises of the
Washburn academy took place this
morning in the college chapel. The
address to the class was delivered by
DR.. Leon G. Schnacke of Mcpherson,
Kansas. DR.. Schnacke spoke on grit
and said in part: The world today
is looking for leaders and leadership
To be a leader and accomplish results
it is necessary to have something more
than mere intellectually. It takes
grit However grit will not accom-
pIish anything permanent If you
simply rush in with no further pre-
paration and act. 1t takes prepara-
ton for the situation to accomplish
results through grit. The reason grit
accomplishes SO much in the world is
the fact that it is grounded and rooted
in faith Faith in humanity and faith
in God. [ think that the reason that
Rojestvensky failed was from the fact
that he had lost his faith in his coun-
try and its power to do. We want
leadership that gives as well as takes.
That is self sacrificing and not like
that which is sitting on the Russian
throne today
The address was well received
The musical numbers on the pro-
gramme were furnished by Miss Effie
Page, Miss Mildred Pestana and Miss
Anna Whiting. The two former were
piano solos while the latter was a
violin selection.
IL 4NO4 4lcli 4ctSSJ OLGSAQGtL OI
Washburn college, presented the di-
plomas to the 10 graduates of the
academy. The following are those
who completed the prescribed course:
Grace Koons. Eleanor Lunette Sims,
Ethel LIE Van, De Witt Lee, Paul Bow
man Popenoe, Karl Murdoch Bowman,
Walter Henry Welding, Elizabeth
Stewart Eyerts. Maude Louise Babst,
jeanette Maxwell.
Ward W. Silver, principal of the
1aadRF7W f1n SChn1a r
ship prize awarded by the board of
trustees to the student maintaining
the highest grade in scholarship dur
ing the academy course had been
awarded to Paul POpenoe. For the
third time in the history of the acad-
eny the award had been made on an
"A" grade maintained throughout the
length of the course. The prize is
four years tuition to the college rep
resenting in value $500.
At o'clock this afternoon the great
historical gathering in commemOra-
ton of the completion of the 40 years
since the foundation of the institution,
drew together a series of very rich
papers, addresses and "reminiscences.
Prof Arthur NJ. Hyde read the first
historical paper-'The Period of Con-
struction in Washburn College" Dean
McEachron followed with a paper on
1.-THE Period of Expansion" DR.. A.
McCullagh, most fftly as a Worcester,
Mass, man gave the tribute of history
and the college to the character and
memory of the distinguished citizen of
New England for whom the college
took its name-Ichabod Washburn.
The exercises for Monday afternoon
concluded with the hanging of the
portraits and brief addresses in the
memorial chamber of the new Car
negie library The addresses were
given by these speakers: That on
President Peter McVicar by Dr. James
G. Dougherty of Kanass City, Kan;
Frederick W. Ellis; on Harvey D.
Rice, Prof. D. w. Fisk.
This evening a concert will be given
in the college chapel by the fine arts
department. At $50 Immediately
after the concert the Carnegie library
viii be informally thrown open for in
spection.
At O'Clock Tuesday morning the
annual meeting of the trustees of the
college will be held In Boswell hall.
Following this at $3.50 the graduating
class Of the college viii give It's class
day programme including the planting
of the ivy at the east side of the new
Carnegie library. The class day pro-
gramme will be given on the campus
just east of the library. The class
president. John Ekstrom, will be in
charge of the exercises. In accord
with custom the class of 1905 will
present to the college a memorial gift.
The class has purchased esvera1 sets
of biographies at a cost Of sos and
the presentation speech will be made
as a part of the programme The fol-
lowing are the features in connection:
Faculty address-Mr. Burton Kill
Tough.
Vocal solo-NTiss Agnes Fisk.
Glass Poen=BIiss Anna Sweet.
Student address-Miss Helen Ing
Book presentation-Mr. ]. [. Cot
trell.
Good Fellowship address-Harvey
IVY oration-Mr. clifford Cunning
ham.
Ivy song-By the class. Words and
music by Miss Mamie Veale and Miss
Agnes Fisk.
At 1890 at the conclusion of the
class day exercises a number of ad-
dresses will be made in the college
chapel. DR.. Henry G. King, president
of Oberlin university, will speak on
Church and Education" and in turn
will be followed by Rev. A. NJ. Brodie
of Chicago who will deliver an address
on The Educated Man in the
Church."
At 8 o'clock in the afternoon the
dedicatOry exercises attending the
formal opening of the new Carnegie
will take place. The address
of dedication will be delivered by DR..
F. SIocum, president of Colo
rado college
The great Auditorium gathering will
take place Tuesday evening.
ARE BUSY IN THE HARVEST.