Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-05-22

crowded house that came to hear
them 1t is impossible to describe
each player and do him Justice. Ask
the delighted hearers.
The teachers who are not SO for
tunate as to be able to spend the
summer on the Pacific coast are plan
ming TO take in the Ben Greet Wood
land Players at Hays next Thursday.
May p. The Twelfth Night win
be staged at 3 p. m. and the ssTaming
/ of the Shrewn in the evening. All
lovers of Shakespeare will be glad of
this opportunity Tickets for both
performances are 81 90. SI.75. and
sl-25; for just one performance sI.50,
81 90 and IS.
The crowds that come to the High
School Commencement week speak
volumes for the success of the work
done there Prin. J. H. Neisley, who
has again been elected to continue
the supervision. has the satisfaction
of seeing results of his many years of
faithful and conscientious efforts in
behalf of Trego's boyssand girls. But
what of the ..croSS bearer2@ The one
who conceived the idea of a High
school, who kpIanned, worked,
schemed untiringly against bitter
odds and at times when all others
gave up thinking his vision an i'm
possibility2 Who even now, when
all admit the success of his ''fooI-
hardy venture, never for moment
relaxes his vigilence2 Only severe
criticism is his. His reward must
come in that better world, in that
land where:
None but the master praises, and
none but the master blames,
And no one works for money and no
one works for fame,
But each for the joy of working. :"
The High school trustees, R. G.
Wilson. Geo. NJ. Ufford, Thomas o.
Tooie, Frank Eaton, w. A. Tawney,
Chas. Seirer and the county superin-
tendent held their annual commence
ment session at the principals office
commencement day
Even under the searching, cautious,
painstaking process of law sometimes
the innocent are convicted because of
chance condolences. But murder
will out = only usually not until
harm has been donel
How often we feel hurt, offended,
Sighted by our friends or give offense,
indignity unknown and unintention-
al to the offender Yes, we see
through a glass darkly in this world
of ours. We too often forget that
love thinketh no evil - hopeth all
things-and that our friend, like the
picture, should be placed in the best
light possible before being judged.
Reverend Allison of the Prespyter-
ian church. preached an excellent
sermon on the power of prayer. The
progressive view was held that not a
small part of the power of prayer lies
in the fact that it places the mind in
an attitude enabling it TO work out
its own answer. This is a psychology
cal truth as well as a spiritual one
Miss Rosie Zeman. the Voda teach
er, is first one of our number to set
out for the Pacific coast. She wilt
have many new collections to add to
her school work next winter, besides
the pleasure and educational value
received from the trip.
Ethel Carpenter, last years teacher
of district 81, has been lured away by
the attractions of Graham county
school in the Dorman district. This
is one of the few Rural districts with
modern building in every respect
and one of the increasing numbers
that pay the teachers an adequate
salary.
All the teachers may not have read
of the marriage of Fred I'll. Bailey
and Miss Martha Mcknight of Quin-
ter. Mr.. Bailey will always be re-
membered as the president of the
Golden Belt Teachers Association
the year the attendance of the associ-
alton swamped the city of Hays and
the Fort Hays Normal school. The
Trego County Teachers Association
joins the other Golden Belt counties
in wishing them the best this world
has to offer on long and happy
journey through life.
A delightful surprise came to the
Office recently in the shape of a letter
from little Thomas O'Toole, jr., who
is barely six years of age and who at
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