The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-11-21

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ta'ipn AMI the INST impar'an, rpsis IN
,hr Faculty. will fall tn,a new hanl. 1,
makes crisis In The history f tho IA.
rical,ursl cnllcrr. Which W ,rua may
he passed with safety anil prosperity
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These occasions are IL great interest
10 thru, classes II people s'al,nts a,
c,llrgr, II ,lr graduate. ssehiag ,htir
honnrs AMI diplomas and - those PASS
Inc through the ordeal n their cNamin-
atoms In orlcr to maintain their stand.
ING and mark their progress In ,hcir
college course, While all these ever
cires arc formal enough, they arc ais,
mist exciting In tho graduating class
w game. fail tocomparc the few grad
yates With the large number IL cn,ric,
four years before which ought /, punt
ito moral a. showing tho larse humber
who have fallen cff BY the Va, in al.
Nanrcmcnt
/ The person who eau lo"l nnmtsca
upon tho throng Of youth with unchas'-
iscl imaginings, seeking to cross the
bridge that separates inexperienced
youth, from maturor years, AMI rirencd
experience has reason to rejoice III the
inscnsibii.y Of Ills heart, There are
Joys. then. which no sorrow has tainted
and no disappointment emhit,crel.
They sec nothing but brightness aud
beauty IL the ranorama.oi life Which
tho imagination spreads out, aud they
hail nothing but angel faces III every
niltinp elenl. Il il wise provision IL
nature TINT our owes cannot sec III AL.
vance the deep reccsses of tho house of
life; thu, We canine, glare upon tlc hall.
II tragedy, tho apartments u pain and
death.
The graduating class next to rec.i.
tube In life iinis "a time parscs, lha,
tie friendships formed IN its course are
inratlmah,r lctnn,l thu wealth and hon.
- u M, future acquisition thu. ~
classmates or ehtims FIR years. fellows
II stul, md IN spurls, iuterclanging
visits a,i correspondence when ahsrn,
after thesc College commandments,
has ahou, as many sorrows ~ jo,s. and
tia, !, il quite IN important to the
heart aud it, pure emotions m to the
intellect
These reflections natural, lead IN ~
consideration IL some of tho themes
TINT cngrpr,cd the thought II thsa Mho
ffum invitation or position inlnishc |
mental pahnlnm 10 thu eager listening
,l,rpng that the occasion had called 81.
goth +. Irrsilcn. Thatcher of tho
State University addressed the college
Trustees in the subject &c
INTELLECTUAL MANHOOD,
giving this Analysis.
IN. first great essential 10 man.
intellectual greatness WAS shown 10 b.
\ knowledge IL niM.ELv, both a. i
member VI tho hnman tamli, and ~ ~
individual, Only through this k,.awl.
edge could man know his own lrlssbili.
tie-. and bring himself 10 the position Il
wAisl, ha,nral talents entitled him The
rec nj nve.tsi.y was shown - ben clear
Understandings tie .r''cre IL which he
II Ilaeel, aud u proper preparation foi
iii. samr. The nu,iun that the knnwl.
edge gained IN colleges md e,l,r iur,i-
tuiianir III learning irtniiic,tt il absurd,
While this mn, serve ~ baAi-. con
rani progress Il, reading aud study. and
familiarity with the questions Il tl,s
IL, II N ais lutte necessity. 4 mar
must have n Knowledge nj alone II hi,
own protest. II. hut knowledge u
things IN general. IT, elegant uccou
rlis,,nrnt. together with solii learning
Under the thru heal tho Importance y
scholarly habits was dwell, up.n IL q
forciblc manner and At s,mo length
Thr characteristics IL scholar 6dinI
industry; ! thorough understanding
and appreciation u any author undel
consideration y confidence IN th,
mental p s.cssions thus obtained Nm,
NJ acquaintance with sources ~ knowl
edge which shall furnish ii IL Il M,
stand taken. 1'hc ii II designating
mark Il intellectual man'.n i. md 4
which the greatest importance w vt
.arhrI, wat considered 10 b. ,l,r j, We
u i.lcrcndrnt sl,,agl. 10. shs
natural conrsmitnni IN ffalnt MI,
study. bur train 81 though. ont u sh
bm.cn RI. though. continuous, dccr
and rlLding; thought entsing ~ !
purpose. aud earring tha nh. ] d,sn 4
.he deepest depths unL III I, .he loisi
81 elevation Il tho pnrrls i, | Cur
nsep,ls thu sht. calltfss' ~. n iinlisl
Il III nn tlr onr haul ar'' I ~ ton o.
the other. Tho nth and i. uLatatcf
i..ie il tho power q expression. 4 nasuf