The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-27

exercises of the Seminary which were to
take place in the
AFTERNOON.
At precisely two o'clock the graduating
class of Castleton Seminary entered the
church and the exercises were commenced
with the following programme
MUSIC.
Poet and Peasant, Suppe.
Latin Salutatory,
G. Clarence Cook, Castleton.
The Sources of Nations Wealth,
Charles T. Smith, Port Henry, n. Y.
Compulsory Education, l'
James II. Smith, Port Henry, n. Y.
Waltz, Gungl.
There was Light,
Miss Ella Bromley, Castleton.
c. Clarence Cook, Castleton.
Mazurka,. Gungl.
Report of Examining Committee,
Comforting of Diplomas.
Music.
Galop Clicquot," Hermann.
The Latin Salutatory was brief, while
the speaker evinced very good degree of
acquaintance with the language. The ora
ton upon the subject of Compulsory
Education was a fine effort, and being
theme which is receiving considerable at
tention from profound minds of both CONT
nents, excited good degree of interest and
was well delivered.
The essay of Miss Bromley was, in our
opinion, the best composition of the day.
1t showed wonderful knowledge of his
tory, profound reading and careful study
and preparation, and merted more praise
than we are able to give it at this time.
Many hands were required to gather up the
floral trophies offered at the close to the
fair essayist, while the applause of the au-
diencc was dcservedly spirited and I'M
bounded.
The Grafton of G. G. Cook upon "Ver-
mont" was decidedly original for subject
so hackneyed upon the stage as is this. and
delivered with considerable earnestness.
This closed the performances of the gradu-
ating class.
The asininc garbler who represented
himself as having 'bought an interest in
the Herald" and whose far-fetched allu-
sions to Rutland matters in his reports
from this place have secured for him a not
very enviablc reputation, proved himself
unequal to the occasion in reporting the
address. Although accepting conspicu-
GUS position upon the platform and sharp
ening his pencil and his wits as much rs
they would conveniently bear, he failed
utterly to take the address as it was de-
livered and SO begged the original after it
had been refused him. We took a few
notes in our usual manner and give the
following brief abstract of the very able
ADDRESS OF HON. @. ". WILLARD.
The speaker stated in opening, the fact
of the brief notice that he had been chosen
as their orator in place of the gentleman
excused and consequently was unprepared
to do justice to the subject as he otherwise
would wished to have done. His theme
on this occasion was ''the importance of
preparation for proper development"
A legislator, some six hundred years be-
fore Christ, stated that all things depended
on preparation to insure success. A wise
man once said, "Train up a child the way
he should go and when he is old he will
not depart therefrom," while well-known
poet sings,
EDUCATION FORMS THE MIND
Just as the twig is bent, the tree is in.
inclined"
These are the different ways of expires
sing the truth of which the orator proposed
to speak at this time. The idea of develop.
ment is one of great age, far older thar
Dante. Out of it we construct our system
of education, moral. physical and intellec-
tual, the belief of which is so widespread
it is not necessary to dwell upon. The
proposition is trite and well-founded and
remains the same now as ever, without ma
terial change. Birds build their nests as
they did one thousand years ago, and the
sparrows of America construct their homes
as did the English birds before our country
was discovered. We all understand that
our faculties are strengthened and shar.
pened by practice. We believe theoreti
cally while we are apt to practice AZ inf.
dels. We drift on in an indolent manner
| neglccting to trim our sails while under
the wind and then wonder that we are
wrecked when the storm bursts upon us
We should remember that results are at.
tanned by patient progress step by step
and that luck and fortune are but imagin
airy terms. We become envious of oul
neighbors ''good luck" as we term it, and
do not realize that success is found only in
| s,A n,,1 ,,,,t
BILE laws. Is there such thing as luck OF
bic at the hardness of an ungrateful public
or an unappreciative people Is it right
to curse the luck which falls to our
share in comparison to the conditions
of other men instead of recognizing
the skill and work that have wrought
the difference We do not consider it luck
because the mechanic fits the lemons to
the mortises, and why should there be such
difference in our reckoning Are we moi
practically fools to act and talk in this way
when we ourselves are responsible fol
our efforts Achievement depends upon
preparation, and more than We generally
suppose. This, of course, is in proportion
with different minds some are less learned
and all are more or less governed by thu
laws they have followed. And yet it does
not depend wholly upon ourselves or oul
own works. The plastic natures of the
young are influenced from their birth ant
even antedate their birth and generation
We are not alone children of fathers ant
mothers but children of all ages not meas
ured by birth or parentage. We say it is
impossible to do what we have never un
dertaken that we cannot cross swords
with giants and seek to shift the response
bility upon the greater powers of others
thus burying our talents in the earth fol
want of proper practice. The laws which
govern our progress, growth and develop
ment is despotic; its rewards and punish
ments are sure. 1t needs no advocate
judge or jury, and without il chaos woult
come again. There are no such words a.
luck, fortune or chance, although it il