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State Normal & (. U.
The Free Press acknowledges thu

The Free Press acknowledges the
receipt of Commence ent notices
of the State University at Lawrence,
State Normal at Emporis, The state
Normal Manual Training at PittsburR-
The 81 Annual Commencement of
the State Manual Training State Nor
nal school at Pittshu-Q, Kans. on June
9th, Hon. Sheffield Ingslls presenting
tie diplomas to the Eighty Graduates.
The exercises are an invocation and
Benediction By ministers, The rest Of
the program practical demonstration
OF the work by the graduates.
Their enrolment this yesr is 1865
of which 426 were High School
Graduates. A gain of over 800
over last years enrolment.
so Cradua. ca receive Life Certiic ates-
The city and Principal Russ can we'll
be proud of their school.
The Comme ncement Of tn, State
NORMAL sehnol at Enporia comes on
fvoxn June 2 TO 7th. ccmmencement
dov. vher Rev Charles Mitchell OF
Chicago delivers the address,
Their cn-nII-- emit Tuns IN to resr Z5UO'
| on i~cr-ose ~ over 300 over last vesr.
Tteir Summer term hegins June 9th,
With such 2 grad atteDdance an1
i-"~eoee the citN. President Hill q ON,
Rin White can we'll be proud o. II
shows the pnpnleritv Of ard confidsnce
| IN President Fill
/ The Trmmenremert Exerciaes at the
State University at Lawrence COM
menced Nav 3Oth ard runs RI June z,
when The noted DIR. Small NJ CHICAGO
delivers the address,. And then the
| CnnferTir0 NJ Degrees
- Ionr1-on &c
Miss Lucy Snyder Of our city who wiiI
receive the degree of Master OF Arts.
| the fret student from this county
ever TO receive this great honor.
Tt ie told there ia to be Corr-ence-
ment this week at the Western Kansas
State Normal at Havs. Kansas hut the
Principal is still nursing his nFivate
0rievances-He cares nothing for the
feelings of fhe IL graduates who arc
having the proudest dav Of their life,
ard be prints the commencement TO
tice onIv in his pet papers, never men
ti0ns those graduates but very full
some over some lady coming
Honestly. business men, land men,
citizens of HAYS who Uart to see our
town grow don't YOU think It we'll to
get clear Of ga 80 cent principal of
Your state inatitution, who has little
interest in Your towr, ard get q 1OO
cent Prircipal vho can hniId it up like
Pittsburg State Normal?
Personally W. s. Picken as a private
citizen is q splendid man, but the last
few years. especially the past one, has
shown he is rot big enough to build
up State Institution, and his fight
| for DormatoFy as against the bust
ness of the town has hurt his useful
ness here as Principal. His fight and
surrender has buFt bis Institution fol-
years with ouF Public school children.
md with Gov. Stubs and his bust
ness Regents another term ike last
winter may cut down the Faculty nun
Der 20 they are interested in the Fchco
building IN and getting more Students
Principal Picken can't build it No.
They had best unite, get up a~'Rouns
Robin, and show their principal he il
| killing of them and the school.
Even the County Teachers Institute
that used TO hold eff until August t.
give bis Summer school full swing i
NOW in session with 81 students.
Let's all hands join and ask the Re
gents to send Prof. Russ of Pittburi
here as Principal and see if he cal
build up this school as he did that