The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-07-09

is the universal testimony of all who were presen
at the High School Room, during the examination
f of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday land thai
f number was only limited by the capacity of the
Roou) that in all the studies pursued, this exam
nation surpassed any that has ever gone before
The ESSAYS that were read ,evuced deeper, more
cultivated and better disciplined minds than W.
are wont to look for in q Common High School,
The declamations, original and selected, are en-
titled to the same encomum.
Thursday evening Rev. II. NJ THOMPSON deiv
cred an address before the Graduating Glass; ant
the citizens at Simmons Hall. The adrdess wa
listened to by a large and appreciative audience
1t was delivered in Mr.. Thompson's usual strain
of fervid and impassioned eloquence. At the re
quest of many of the patrons of the school ant
friends Of Education, we have got the promise o
a copy ofrhe address which we shall publish il
our next weeks paper.
! On Friday afternoon tie Graduating exercises
took place at Simmons Hall The spacious Hal
was filed full and many had to go away unable
to get seat or even a standing place. The Hal
was tastefully and beautifully trimmed with ever
greens and decor ated with notices appropriate
to the occasion.
The exercises were relieved and enlivaned
by some most excellent vocal music, with lnstru'
mental accompaniment, volunteered by the fol-
lowing Ladies aud Gentlemen, members OF the
Kenosha Musical observation-disclosures. Skeele,
Thompson, Durant. Bent, c. Jilsun and R. Graz
ham; Misses c. II. Darling, A. Doolittle, Over
q TIL
and Mrs. Bal dwin.
The Graduating Glass as well as the visitors and
listeners are under heavy obligations for the muN
steal PARTON of the programme ofexercises.
The following is the programme;
Opening Chorus-HA Thousand Years
Prayer.
Salutatory Address. .-...--..F Frank II. Lyman.
Essay-Unburnishe Jewels Miss A, e. Rhodes.
Essay-Heroes and Heroines
of the War, Miss. NJ aggie G. Mckinney.
Music-"Patriot Mothers Song.
Utility of Chemistry to all Clas-
Alfred D. Lewis.
Essay-Fear Thou not to Die.
rather Fear to Live, Miss Louisa Hyn eF
Essay-Tragedies OF the Old
world re-enac'd in the New >, Miss NJ n. Jenne
Music-The Mountain Shepherds Song, Chorus.
The West the field for Enter
prise. ....--E Edward II. Durkee.
Essay-There no Return
ing Footstep3,. ---All ANNE Nj. Johnson
Music-Voices of the Night.
Sources of knowledge, .----.- Roseie n. JENNIE,
Essay" Duty be thy Polar Guide,
Do the Right whate'er betide, -----
Miss X. Annette Patterson.
The Future of Europe ---..-----James Hannah.
VaIedictory-O Outward Bound, Miss Lucy Doon.
Music-Sweet and Low.
Comforting Diplomas.
Addresses.
Music-New Star Spangled Banner,
Benediction.
CoEFERRIYG DIPLOMAS.
The class took their places the stage, as their
names were called, in the following order, to wit .
Frank II Lyman, Alfred D. Lewis, Edward Il.
Durkee, Roselle JENNIE, james Hannah, Miss
Anna E. Rhodes, Miss Maggie G Mckinney, Miss
Louisa Hynes, Miss Mary N. JENNIE, Miss Annie
NJ johnson, Miss X Annette Patterson and Miss
Lucy Doan.
After few appropriate remarks, the Principal,
Mr.. STONE. in behalf eff the Board Of Education,
presepled each with well.earned Diploma. The
Glass then passed from the stage, around in trout
of the rostrum, where the Rev. j. I. Mathews adj
dressed them briefly, but eloquently, showing
them, however much they may have acquired in
their academic course, they were but Freshmen
in the great lessons OF real life.
Cold. G. MCMYNN, of Racine, followed with
one of those thrilling earnest and imp essive ad
dresses, such as the people have long since learn
ed to expect from that timeehonored and able ed
ucator No gliding process was attempted but
frank, emphatic truths were spoken with that de
cree of energy, that rendered an iDdenble imprint
of noble thought on the tablet of their memories.
After which, BIr STONE spoke, in substance as
follows Young Ladies and Gentlemen, of the
graduating Glass: Whatever may have been your
expectations, it is not my purpose now to make
any address 10 you, neither ls 1t necessary, espec
tally after the noble ana hlgh toned sentimehls SO
eoGuentlv given by those who have just preceded
me A few plain, impromptu suggestions must
sufice at this time. In giving these, it is both
pleasant and painful. Pleasing, to know that so
many OF YOU have well earned the high degrees of
merit awarded you by the Board of Education.-
Vet emotions of sadness are engendered, to think
that YOUR familiar faces will no longer respond to
the morning tones Of yohder school bell
It Is gratifying to your teachers to realize, that
during the trying, tempting and exciting years of
our sad war, you have made noble progress, bat
evidently at the cost of stronger purpose and
frmer will than in times OF peace You have
shown yourselves worthy of the noble appellaton
of men and women, which, in ray estimation, al
WAYS implies a far higher degree Of he noble at
tributes ofsuch worthily bear the image of their
Creator.
In many respects you have enjoyed a thrilling
pleasure in travelling through the labyrinth of
your course Of study, once so dark, now 50 brill
Tantly lit up with truth and science, which will
forever illuminate your pathway hereafter
Should any of you be called to the important
trust of imparting instruction to small children, DO
not bGseech you, look upon II WIN dread, as 100
many have rather with delight, only fearing Its
Immense responsibility. There is scope enough
ia the occupation TO engage your richest talents,
brightest fancy, keenest wits and protouhdest
thoughts especially, should you answer a their
questions Wbgchyou should always encourage them
TO ask, illustrative of the subject before them 1t
may require at times, your most active ingenuity
to occupy their thoughts and enklndie an enthu~
siusm; but when once enklndled, you VIII love
nothing better, than to watch the expanding germ,
unfolding like the rose bud. 1t will become JOY
to you then to witness the simplicity manifested
in their manner tf receiving truth and their art
less way of importing it, Besides there is d true
grandeur in that mysterious growth aud develops
neut of mind, seen nowhere else so pure ana plas-
tic as with the simple hearted child.
Man has a quad. uple nature, IN the harmonious
union Of his physical, sensational, rational aud
moral being In regard to his physical, he IS
mere animal with a low degree of instinct. BY
means of his senses, he receives impressions from
and resides in the external world by his innate
power ofreflectun, lie lives in another world, with
in him. IN his mot al nature, he may dwell with
and drink in divine truths from the Great Am
| Ia external life all are equal In the intellect
ual and moral world, each man is an individual,
therefore must, from his nature, be wholly depend
ant uDcn himself; hence il Is that notice 90
widely varying scale in the progress OF menE-
Hereafter We may trust it will be pleasing ezer>
ercise for You to study the external world in the
great volume spread out before you, and that you
will nurture and develop your moral faculties by
| the divine teachings from the InjtHtte
Should you secure and retain perfect unison
between the external and internal world, then you
would possess the greatest power, morally and
intellectually considered. Let there be- therefore,
no schism in your quadruple nature; rather the
most perfect harmony, that there may be the
greatest possible and the most high>iOned intiu.