The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-25
Justice Burch Takes a Rap at
the Traditions.
No Child Ever Born Free in the
True Sense.
BANE OF SOCIALISM.
Enhances the Market Price of
Lncapaeity.
Fifty-three High School Stu
dents Receive Diplomas.

At 10 o'clock last night there were SO
more alumni Of the Topeka high school.
Ladies and Gentlemen" said Super
fntendeht L. D. Whittemore. Il want to
introduce to you the January class of
1905. The address which has just been
given you, the music, the exercises and
other parts of the programme are inn
portanrs but not nearly so important as
what is to follow"
Rev. T. H. Mallory, president of the
board OF education, stepped to the mid
ole OF the platform and said. I'm go
ing to distribute these displOmaS as If
4 meant it, and I'm going to ask the
graduates to receive them as if they
meant il. Now I shall read the names,
unless break my jaw before I am
through with the list"
This little sally created a few shouts
Of mirth, especially from the class which
graduates in June.
Then while Rev. Mr.. Mallory called
out the names, Principal Miller handed
him the diplomas, which he in turn
gave to their proper owners. He man
gled Jew names, but got through
without the anticipated calamity Of
hurting his face.
The exercises were held in the high
school assembly hail. Justice ROsSeau
a. Burch of the Kansas supreme court
delivered the address to the graduates.
Harry Pribble sang two songs. Rev.
Francis J.. Hayes OF the First COngre-
gationaI church delivered the invOca-
tion. The high school orchestra played
the opening march.
For once in the history of the insti-
tuition the boys held their own so far
as number was concerned. Almost one
half Of the entire So were boys, or eX-
actly g. Never before has a miracle
of this kind happened As a rule the
boys are only occasional in the class.
But the tide seems to be turning. 1t
has been notable during the past several
graduating classes that the number OF
the boys have been on the Increase
Jean Neville Campbell received the
honOrs Of the class. RoNa Ethel Miller
was awarded second rank. In this de-
partment however, the girls as usual
ran away with the EOnOrs. Tt is very
zare to find a boy getting the high
grades in a high school class.
The following received their diplomas
last night;
Elizabeth Eleanor Anderson, Mary
Moselle Ateu, Eva Bessie Bailey. Alfred
Barnum George A. Boon, Herbert G.
Cabbell, Jean Neville Campbell, Dean
Trevor Davis, Azen Lawrence Deever
AdeIbert Boyce Forbes. John Diller Gar
yer. Ida Grosch, kathryn Frances Hall
Lutte Harrison, Cary Walker Hayes
Mabel Eller Herley, Verne HOstutler
Lester A. Hutchinss Jessie Irma Jones
Josephine Keller. Charles w. Kelly
Edna Diana Kincaid, Myrtle Irene Nc
Grew. Harry J. Mckinley, Roza Ethel
Miller, Zoe Elizabeth Moody, Orah
Aoneypenny. Carolyn Nettie Neal, Mary
Helen Nelson, De White Earl Nye, Will
lam lie Roy Rauch, Stanley G. Reed
Bessie Beman Renwick, Mabel Cressie
Reynolds Nora celia Reynolds, Louis
H. Rickenbacher. Carol Martin Ride
nour. Frederick w. Rucker Harriet
Frances SCHNEIDER. Homer Sheldon
Zenorah Sim. Dana @. T. Smith, Nal
colin S. Smith, Homer W. SnOo1- Rose
Snyder, Helen Sterne, Wilmot E. Stew
ems, Edwin Taft. Ada r. Upshaw
Grace Lillian Vreeland Leland webb
Warner Pansy B. Winrode, Clinton
Zercher.
Justice BurcIlss Address.
War, science and democracy were The