, 1877-09-08
TM &(artlera Star.
Local Items.

ArUENEUM ENERCISES. "A meeting
Was held 'nst week, August 3lst, for the
purp"se of rcyiylng the A,hcntum liter
airy exercises, formerly held in the old
Blue Eagle building
The Officers chosen for the rnsning
season were, Pres. E c. Ferguson, Vice
Pros. Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Ward, SEC. A.
g. Folsom, Treas. j. Plaskrtt.
1t was moved, seconded aud carried,
to hoid the first meeting on Friday Sept.
iltA, at Nihcneum Hall admission free
aDaIl; the exercises 10 consist Of the fol
iowioc,
Opening address by the President, L.
G, Ferguson.
Radlng of an original essay by Mrs.
/. Cuthaarl
Select reading Mrs. W. II. Ward.
Original poem by l.. L, Beach,
Elitrcss OF the paper Mrs, IL. @. Fer
gusUn.
Mr. W. II. Ward, Misses l.. aud l.. Bell
and Miss Fannie Low, were appointed IA
Committee on music, with which the ex-
erciscs will he interspersed.
Mrs. l.. Bell was appointed supcrin.
tcndent Of Iccllations and drcIamntions.
The Secretary, being vested with the
power ia appoint persons TO fill vacan
cieS aud supply omissions, requests all
who formerly contributed for the paper,
90 send Articles to Mrs. Z. Z. Ferguson
or to tie Secreta Y.
The exercises will commence promptly
at hall past seven.
The public are not only invited to be
present, but are expected to become ac-
tive participants The society is for
Hmusemeut mutual improvement and
higher culture Self culture IS the inn
perative duty Of all. We were created
10 acquire knowledge from birth till
death aud 0n through all eternity.
Those who think they are too old to
lrOrn ME simply mistaken. Such thing
is impossible. To he too old to learn,
one must possess iossilized blain--a
nind partially developed, then oyertakcn
hy petriIaction. Too old to learn un-
fit to livc.' OF no earthly use. Those
who achieve great emlnence are
always learning, always working. Those
who are to old to learn, are OF little use
in this lite and will not amount to much
in the utXt, without mirlcle-miracles
no one need expect for, 1.-THE Gods help
those who help themselves" Too old
to learn means, too lazy to try,
Association Is the life of society. Sol.
itudc is the gcrminator Of seltishness and
insanity. A varied culture is the most
adorning and finished Devotion to n
single speciality produces u one sided
character; though single correct idea
is better than none ut all, We acquire
polish by association. Rust is tue gar.
ment of inanilion. Attrition OF ideas
brghtens pure gems Of thought, whilc
imitation, intellectual paste, is ground
to powder and thrown upon the heap of
discarded rubbish.
Let us all come in to the association
not as idIcrs but as workers, Let critic,
he taboocd. 1t is very wonderful how
little brains are considered necessary by
the average critic. A little learning,
which somebody has said, is a danger
Gus thing" smatteIing of fashion, few
common platitudes, little borrowed
style and some shoddy; with these nc
complishments, any one can become n
critic or nuisance, generally the latter
sooner or later, unless they ARE fortunate
enough to die young. We want none Of
them in our society, but we do want the
entire community to join IN and show
their friendiness by being present at the
meeting on Friday evening Sept 14th.
A. c. FOLSOM, Sec.