The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-01
June, 1912, Class of Topeka
High School Graduates.
March Into Hall Between
Daisy Chains.
WILLIAMS ADDRESS
Dean of Missouri University
Talks About Bible.
Large Audience Attends the
Commencement.

Eighty high school students re-
ceived their sheepskins at the Audi
forum Friday evening and listened to
words of wisdom from Dean Walter
Williams, head of the department Of
journalism of the Missouri State uni
versity. Twenty-six hundred students
and friends of the outgoing seniors
were present to applaud as the in
dividuals received their diplomas at
the hands of President c. c.. Nichol-
son.
The subscribers lined up on either
side of the main aisle of the big hall
bearing daisy chains. and to the time
of a professional played on the pipe
organ by Miss Mildred Hazelrigg, he
high and mighty seniors marched
graduating class. who were becoming
ly gowned in white, carried deep-red
Richmond roses
The Rev. Willard Troxell of the
First English church Of
fered the invocation.
Il desire to congratulate this class
on its size, and from what the in
StructOrS tell me, upon the excellence
of the work performed said Super
intendent c. c. Starr prior to his in
PRODUCTION of the speaker.
Il believe that the city of Topeka
should be congratulated that they
kan turn out so many people equipped
for the duties of life. / do not know
that many realize it, but h Topeka
high school is the largest in the state
although Topeka is not the largest
city. This year there have been en-
rolled 1900 students-the number IS
increasing of those entering the high
school from the eighth grade. Near
ly all of the eighth grade students
have intimated hat they will enter
school next year.
"'The speaker of the evening has
the honor of having organized the
first school of Journalism in Missouri.
We usually expect Kansas to lead,
but in this case Missouri beat us
but we soon followed"
Dean Williams spoke on The
Reading of the Book" He said in
part:
.When a great Scotchman lay dy-
ing, he said to his son-in-law, 'ReaS
me from the Book
Via ook?' said Lockhart tic
the wizard of the north.
There is but one book" he an
swered. Read to me from the book
The stoics had a rule of eating. We
who dwell in boarding house communi-
ties understand hat that rule meant.
It ran like this: Eat that which is
nearest to you Most of us read that
azine. and the daily newspaper, and
think we have been reading literature,
when We have been reading ~journalese.
4 urge you to read the Book because
it is the life history of a great people.
were meyer. warriors. They
were defeated in battle. except when
the divine hand defended them. They
were never victors on the sea. They
were never great mechanics. They inn
portd the artisans to build the public |
Yet these people despised rs
they have been, outraged and exiled
under every sun and in every CLINE,
had more influence in shaping |
the worlds history than the people !
about whom our schools teach so
the Romans and Greeks.
I would ask to read the book be- |
cause it is the foundation of present
day civilization. Tear down in Topeka
tonight, the buildings that have then
foundations laid in the Book, the
church, the school house, and the hos
pital, and this will be a place for
beasts and still more savage men. Tear
those places that are not founded
on the Book, and the city will be the
for the tearing.
The chief business of the schools is
to make mechanics and eachers
necessary as they are. 1t is to make
gentlemen and gentle women, who will