New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-15

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Mary Lisha. Jane Flerson anu Soia Ueftuoe VIZ
BENJAMIN Franklin Clay, Charles Johnson Hill
i lard Thomas phbertJones, Christopher Gustave
Rebentisch, Joseph Dewey Taylor, William Frazer
Tut, Thomas Wilson, William Van Allen Wren.
K OF the graduating young gentlemen, the highest
are Charles j. billiard and VIM. F. Tut. In three
thousand marks made for them during the year,
the difference is only five. As specimens of their
; literary ability We give herewith Master billiards.
salutatory, and Master TUFTS Yaledictory,n as
delivered by them on Friday night:
sALUrAToRY.-By G r. EILlARn
.sCeusure,' says q great author, els tho tax a
man pays to the public for being eminent; y and
whether or not, in all its bearings, the remark may
be considered truthful, it is at least suggestive
one, and challenges many inquiries to the exis-
tence of certain qualities Of the mind and of the
uses to which they should be applied. We find
underlying even the rudest structure of human
society, q current strong and deep. Call it what
you will, ambition if you please desire for emil
hence, as the means of usefulness; it is still there,
and discovers itself among all classes in all Places
and at all times 1t is quality implanted in man,
by an allwse Providence, which, when inspired
| by noble and virtuons motives, and regulated by
good sense, is capable of yielding its possessor the
richest enjoyment; but which too often, like the
igns fatuus, dazzles but to destroy bat for good
or i'll, like leaven in the lump, it is the agtatng,
moving principle of the soul. History furnishes US
j with many notable examples of its existence
among the great and good of ancient times; It is
IlnkeQ Win tne tfOpneS taken Oy LDe lnaian war
rior aud with the daring of the chivalrous adgen-
i turer, who places his foot where only the ehamois
has stood before him.
| The spirit which moved our Pilgrim Fathers to
plant themselves in wilderness, was strongly
tinctured with this principle Tho desire within
them to create and transmit to posterity spotless
A heritage, strong that they dared even to
die that they might achieve their object and think
yoa the ceHSltre, that would be as certainly affixed
to their names, as they attained that enviabe fame,
bore feathers weight in the balance against the
Nlich nfr k,II
you, nay!
n But is there no escape from the tribute of cen
i sure imposed upon the aspirant to eminence, upon
the yoaug man who would distinguish himself?
must we, forsooth who are just stepping out upon
the stage of life fresh from these classic halls, to
| earn for ourselves a name, (Which we are anlbi-
tious to do,) we who hope sometime, at least, to
4 enter the vestihule of that glorious temple which
i crowns the summit of the hill of science and
4 breathe that delicious atmosphere which invgorates
i while it elevates? Must we be told to pause
consider-lest onr purest aims and the sentiments
dearest our hearts, and interviewer with our very
i beings, should be misunderstood and censured?
/ Must all the structures dedicated to genius and
I! worth which have been reared by unseen hands,
1 and peoped with images of beauty and excellence;
must all the pleasant dreams in which we have
from time to time ndGlged, of future greatness and
i Of leaving mark upon our country's history as
so many OF the illustri0as men OF our times must
Y surely do; must those nicely drawn theories re-
garding the reconstruction of society in general,
which we propose at some future time today before
|
worse be subjected to the comment and, at pleas
ure, the censure of the critic? Alas my friends,
| l can discover no way of escape, without submit
ting to the notifying alternative of g2orious OBJ
scurity--unless, indeed, we possess ourselves of
that solid and substantial greatness of soul, that
true nobility of mind, which looks down with
| generous neglect alike on the praises and the
sUres of the multitude.n
1 Cou'd We in our march through life, ever hope
to reach that enviable climax of human greatness,
when with goodness linked to greatness, eminent
in all that constitutes the virtues, and motives
| open TO the censure or commentator Of him with
| whom have to do then, truly, can eX-
claim did Cesar, Il rest satisfied with my share
i of life and fame"
! My friend another year has passed away, and
| again we stand before you as recipients of the
bounty rendered by of our free institutions.
We love these public schools not only for the good
| which we individually have derived from their
valuable teachings, but because, in the hands of
judieous men, we believe them to be productive of
4 SO much good to our country. They are por-
ton Of the rich legacy left US by those noble men
4 who had broad and deep philanthropy, not meas
ured by their own fleeing lives-men who were
willing to toll that and those who may come
after u.s. might reap the rich fruits of their abors.
Here the homeless and the frendess, together with
the rich mans son. may come and drink from foun-
tains ever fresh and full, without money and with
ont price.
1t is our privilege, as it is our great pleasure, to
welcome you again to this our annual feast, and, in
after years, when memory shall revert to this scene
may the fragrance of fresh blooming flowers, and
the music OF THESE young voices, Stll lingef around
and make it one of the green spots in life.
T. In the name of our teacher, our school and this
most honorable Board of Directors, we bid you
i welcome.
| vALEDICTORY-BY W. F. Trrr.
In accordance with our annual custom, we, this
evening, pay tribute to the cause Of education
1t is education which eeyates man from ignorance,
\ expands his intellect, ennobles his nature, and fits
him for honorable stations in life 1t is the never
failing source from which worldly emnence is de-
rived and in all and walks 1t exercises
| a greater power than any other agent the human
race possesses. 1t also enables us to view the
wondrous works of nature in that sublmity which
only cultivated minds can discern or appreciate.
Its effects are constantly manifested around US
they are seem and felt, and acknowledged, in the
racy or philosophic paragraph OF the morning
journal, in the bitter wrapgings at the bar, in the
discussions of legislative assemblies, and in the
sacred discourse of the man OF God, as well as in
the routine of the schooroom. 1t adapts itself to
the whole human race, to our varied wants and
changing circumstances. 1t addresses itself not
only to the intellectual but also to the moral quail
tiles of our nature. Possessing its requirements,
we are endowed with social and moral DISPOSE
ton which enables us to heed the promptings of
that silent monitor within which whispers the
Immortality Of the soul 1t leads us to the very
threshold of Christianity, and points to the glorious
scenes which lie within the shining portals of the
celestial CITY, Its gttering goal is ever before US,
but rough and rugged is the road. A few continue
to the end, but many, very many, weary of the
difficulty of the labor, fall PROSTATE, fainting by
tr1ed with, nor does he pause while the weary
may rest, or the tainting recover. Swiftly he hur-
res to the turning point in lfe-"that tide in the
affairs of men, which taken at the food, leads on
to fortune.o
/ A few lay hold of the opportuue moment-most
, Ipersons unfortunately neglect it. And when too
late to be remidied, remorse for msspent hours
often wrings the heart with anguish and despair.
And late in life when we are still standing the
plain at the foot of the hill of science or of fame
A and behold our former companions clad in the i'm
! mortal light which plays around its summit while
Y men do homage at their feet and call them great
and good we feel in its dread reality the crushing
weight of responsibilities incurred for neglect OF
duty and precious moments forever lost.
/ 1t is fitting, then, that once year we celebrate
u in this manner cause SO important to humanity
9 | 1t is proper that you should manifest by youl
presence some interest in the schools of your Dis
trict and especially in the graduating classes they
annuaIly send forth. You do not expect to find il
n them finished scholars or mature reasoners. 9or
It do not come here to listen to scientific dsqusition
or eloquent orations. Your presence is merely tt
reward the honorable efforts which have carried
the pupil through regular course OF study, ant
to encourage those who still struggling by thu
a way to renewed exertions and lofter impulses.
= is right that should undergo this ordeal which
y is to us triumph well trial in order tina
+ you may know that time at school has not beef
e wholly thrown away, and to induce you to cherish
q with still greater the most necessary and i'm
portant institutions of your city. / say necessar