The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

'A NAlAtA itlFs anu NhF SINS III N-NfA
blue skirts, white waists. with blue
ties and white shoes. marched by
twos. with springy steps to tine
trance of the Academic building and
then parted on either side of the wide
walk to allow the President. faculty
graduates and Alumni to pass through
their line and enter the Auditorium.
The President and dignified Senior
Norlnals in caps and gowns, the Sen
Tor Highs in the school uniform. to-.
gether with the tasty decoration of
the vast hall itself. altogether made
thu scene one long to be remembered.
There was. however. something else
never to be forgotten by all present.
and that was the sermon itself. TAX
ing his text from Philippians 3rd Chap
ter. 1914 verses, the Rev. Mr.. Edwin
w. Behner. Pastor Of the Presbyterian
Church of Jefferson City. delivered an
~exhortation that was remarkable for
its sincerity. probity and truth. In mis-
opening remarks he cited several sue
Cessful men. Ford. Edison. our own
Booker Washington, and Lincoln. and
Injured into the secret of their success
Going further, he showed the secret
of a great life to he |threefold. and
under the following main divisions he
delivered his address to the yOung
people before him: () A WhOle-heart-
ed Concentration, (2) A wise Forgetful-
ness. and go A Right Anticipation
Under the first head was brought out
the value of decision. of confidence in
self, and the cultivation of the belief
that failure is more often tire result
Of lack of application and industry
than Of lack of ability. Not favoritism
and not special talent were the usual
attendants upon success. but or the
contrary, a belief in ones self and a
wise concentration upon the task or
duty in hand. The second topic de-.
veloped the necessity of fOrSatfulness.
forgetting one blunders. sins, losses,
be they personal, financial, or physi-
cal. and ones injuries, for the dwell
ing upon and %brooding over disagree
able things blights ones life and drags
one down like a ball and chain. But,
the warning ran, it is also needful to
forget ones successes lest harm ONE
from too much thought of them. The
proper anticipations for self, for
school, and for the world were brought
out in the third topic so ably that the
hearers gained many thoughts con
corning the good they may look tor
ward to doing. The idea that the grad
yates carried their own destiny, that
CT their school, and of their fellowman
vas beautifully illustrated and they
were urged to be worthy of their trust,
to dignity their labOrs wherever they
might be, and to live lives so rich in
Christian virtue that their souls would
OF a truth be left receptacles for the
Holy Spirit.
Monday afternoon at $3.50 the Model
School had its closing exercises and
ute creditably did the little folk acuit
themselves. Part l of the program
consisted of a patriotic chorus. words
OF welcome, several declarations and
the main feature, a Pantomine por.
traying successive emotions. acted by
twelve little girls. Part II consisted OF
an operetta, "Florinda," in one act.
The stage was prettily decorated, and
the fairies. witches and wood-chopDers
sped blightely here and there in their
search for the little lost maiden.
Some excellent singing was one Of the
features of the play.
The Senior High Glass Day exercises
were held at s P. NJ. Monday evening
and the auditorium was beautifully
decorated with the class colors. purple
and white. In accordance with the
spirit which has lowered over US for
the last four years, a camouflage pro.
gram had been arranged. partaking of
a military nature. And so, with the
usual class exercises ~cleverly mas,
uerading under terms of camp and
camp life, and with several of the pop.
ular war songs parodied, the senior
highs gave a very good account Of
themselves.
Shakespeares "A Midsummer
Nights Dream" was presented by the
Junior Normal students Tuesday
night. The stage was indeed a wood
land bower wherein the fairies revel-
ed, the commoners exhibited their
sense of the drama, the lovers loved,
and Puck, the playful sprite. criss-
crossed their plans and for a time
muddled things sadly. All came right
in time, however, and the comedy end
ed with everything and everyone in
rich accord. The play was particul-
arly well staged and rendered.
From 8 to 10 a. m. Wednesday morn
ing was given over to Inspection of
the school. Both inside and out of the
various buildings were given a rigid
scrutiny by faculty, students, alumni,
and friends, The campus, with its
well-kept lawn and beautiful flower
beds vas an attractive sight, but with
in the walls of the buildings was even
more TO charm the eye. Each room or
department contained a carefully
worked out exhibit of the work done
in it for the school year. The diff
ferent features were, of course, as I'M
like as they were uniue, and one found
much to marvel at and admire as he
went from building to building and