Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-07-04
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OF THB
PerrySburg High scheol, June 27th, 1879,


class Of the High School we're held on Friday
evening. The Grammar aud High School
rooms were, as upon former occasions Of this
Kind thrown intI one, and go tastefully orna-
menled with evergreens, flowers and pictures
as To LOOK like fairy scene.
Our citizens manifested their interest in the
exercises by crowding the rooms to their utmost
capacity so that every foot Of space where a
bsnch or chair could be put down was occu-
pied, and still many were obliged to stand
through the whole OF the exercises.
AID Notwithstanding the crowd and heat
there was such perfect order All stiffness that
all corld hear with ease, in any part of the
rooa.
The graduates tfve in numbor) certainly ac-
Quilted themselves very credtably. Their ut
terance was very distinct and their pieces were
well composed Of good ideas, clothed in
appropriate language, aud set No according to
TIE best rules Of grammar and rhetoric. So
that there was but very little room for criticism
ia any Of the performances, but much for com
menda.iun.
The salntatory, By CuAUNcsY TAYLOR, was
delivered in very easy and natural manner
and formed an excellent introduction to the ex
ercises Of he class, favorably disposing the au-
dience To hear twas apologetc ia character,
thanking the large audience ior their presence,
acknowledging the compliment to the class, but
dsclaiming any special ability IN their part to
instruct, or entertain and begging that too
much might not be expected of III ,m and clos.
ing wi the hope that they might not altogether
disappoint, now or hereafter, the expectation,
of their parents and teachers who, mp to this
point in their history, had done all that they
C ud do for their education.
The first essay was read by Miss PEARLY
GATES subject,
cJMMsNcEO BIT NOT COMPLErsD.
The chief idea OF which was that we alwavs
have unfinished work on our hands and espec-
ally that the result or influence of what we do
and what we are is reaching. in fact. never
ending. The work of the scholar is only a
commenced work, which, to be- well done must
go on through lIfe, gathering intelligence from
every source, observation, books and society. in
order to make the complete man or woman. The
teachers work was never don e-the chief re-
suits of it were tn be reap,d by the pupil and
by society long after the pupil had Quilted the
school. happy illustration Of perpetuated
influence was found in a beautiful incident in
the life Of PATdot TIzNar. Influence was
compared to the dropping of a stone into run
ming river-frst there was small circular
wave, then wider one thon another and an
other, farther and farther off, and fainter and
fainter to the vision, but all rolling downward
to the gulf or ocean but not lost even when out
Of sight. Such is the influence, OF all that we
DO, or soy, or be.
The second essay was read by Miss MABEL
SMITH subject,
TOLL AND ITS REWARDS.
From the time that the edict went forth in
Eden to the present the law Of toll and reward
hIs been unalterable. The arrangements of Di.
vine Providence are such, that all VIC enipy is
the fruit Of care aud industry on our part, or
that OF others for us. The great inventors o.
the world have toiled with brain and Land, Of
ten for years, sometimes through life, to perfec
some machinery which has added vastly to the
! comforts, the wealth AMI the civilization Of th,
world. TIese results have been experienced
partly by the individual himself, but vastly
more by succeeding generations all beirg tht
reward OF his toll. Astronomy has been built ~
to its present completeness as a science by th,
toll Of numberles' patient investigators from
the remotest ages offable and superstition dnwr
to the enlightened present. So with all tn,
Sciences, until steam and electricity, unknown Il
the ancents, are doing the work and distribu
ting the intelligence Of the world IF some o
those oil inventors AMI discoverers could returr
TO the earth and view the results that bav,
come to men from their toll, their aaiazemen
would b, bun'unied and the rewards of their
/ toll sum more than sufficient.
In every direction ani in all time we hav
the most unlimited encourag mint 10 labor i
e'ery good cause, with the fullest assuranc
that We shall MT l11se onr reward.
The next ess'y was by Miss JESSIE FREDEa
lex subject,
the DAYS THAT ARE GONE.
A natural day closing with golden sunse
and darkness creeping on, to close the seen,
suggested the subject. and caused certain re
Elections IN these other days gone by, with lhei
varied scenes, their pleas ures and duties, thei
mistakes and lessons. We are not to look bac
too much IN the way Of regret, yet the hab
may be in lulged to certain extent With prof
Those who are given to looking back too muc
become timd, cautious, tenacious and look O
all change as an evil. Under the -leadershi
Of such there wnuld be little progress in Ii
woFll. While those who regard the past e
lite, are bolA, rash, ven,urssome aud their II
veutions are humbucs. Tie old are more gi,
en- to IookIng back than the young. As, |
who is climbing a mountain is too eager to NAL
the ascent, To turn round often aud enjoy at lei
urs the prospect: but when he has reached Il
top. his object being gained, his chief pleasn
is in 10 king back aud around over the way
has come and contemplating its varied sceuer
The chief value of lOIking back over the da
that are gone is that we may learn them wise
and we'll.
Next came an address by C. G. TAYLOR
subject,
WHAT ARE We GoING TO 20 ABOUT IT?
, He introduced his subject in a very cas-
spright!y way and certainly maintained tn
!
SD being the Woman's Rights question. /
begged the ladies to excuse him for addressir
his remarks chiefly to his own sex, aud in a
swer to the question What are we going to
about it suggested that instead Of going to cc
lege, as himself and some Of bis friends had pc
haps dreamed Of doing, they put themselves
training under Prof. Blot, that they might
prepared lo take up The duties which the pre-
ent pressure was likely to force the ladies'
abIndon. lie urged the necessity Of going int
regular drill for the acquisition Of patience au
gave humorous description Of what he COZ
sidered tue best means u secure this object an
a ludicrous picture of the husband going to Il
wife for money for shopping purposes, as |
would have to do when the good time came, {,
which the SUSAN b. AETnONYs and ASS
DIcEENsoSs were working and praying. F,
then the women would be bread winners. II
promised in behalf Of the brotherhood that the
| would consider themselves pledged to dis