The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-06-14

has donc we'll She Il einhalmcd In Ilieraiure sci.
ence and AT. In all that is noble, grand and he.
rolc she stand. unrivsed. IN sacred and proiane.
history, she lives. When the mighty hosts Of II
rae struck their tents upon the desert border of The
, Red sea, Mrias, sang. "slne " 10 the Lord, for
lie ha. triumphed sloriously." OF her faith, tho
crowning attribute Of life what has not been saidi
u surrssc, the imagination Of tho skcpiic. tower
shove the reason ofthe nationalist, and deaes tho
trials sud diaculties Of life.
Woman has had her DARK days ~ we'll ~ her
: bright ones She has had her days Of degradation
a. veil q. her days Of elevation and triu mph. In
some periods woman vas considered ~ a mere or
nament-wss represented In a cold, liIeless shape,
chiseled BY the hand Of some Angelo or Correggio.
In other periods, she vas held the slave of man.
and Is represented crawling At his feet Now she
is radiant With the beams Of sun that will never
set' Ian the curtain Of French history, and In
gorgeous color stands srrayed Joan Of Arc Death
less In the midst Of the horrors Of var al the head
, ofan army, with q soul that Is dauntless and a
purpose determined, she plucks victory from defeat
and crowns her King. when all hopes had hed nom
the hearts Of her counirymen.
Crossing the channel, We hnd Queen Elizabeth
upon the throne Of England In letters Of gold are
recorded her efforts to make her country glorious
Prison doors open to woman's gentle touch mis-
cry and suffering vanish at her approach. and the
darkness Of barbarism receies a she marches Tor
-ard, leading the van Of all the armies Of bcnevo-
lence. 'she sireicheth out her hand to the poor.
Yea, she reacheth forth her hand 10 the needy"
let rs, dear school-mates, resolve anew upon this
our Commencement, that We will not he behind the
most useful ofour sisters and determine upon en-
tering the arena Of lie TO improve our opportuni-
ties, and make ourselves none the less honored
With the learned ofall ages, let Ne seek to place
our names; ~ltb the good Of all sgcs let enroll
ourselves, ~ worthy. let this Commencement
for Us, my classmates, be a commencement Of lie
In earnest Lie Is short, but perhaps not too short
ior Us to achieve much. With the help Of those
Who love woman, and wish her WELL with a reso-
lutte purpose, q firm resolve With ourselves, We may
work out our day and leave our generation wiser
and better. Our dear teachers visa us we'll, our
respected Board Of Trustees bids Us God speed, aud
this Interesting audience encourages Us by their
presence; aud we will strive onward aud upward
With diligence.
| Beautiful lives are those that bless,
! silent riyers Of happiness,
| Whose hidden fountains iew may guess"
May our lives he thus. We rejoice that "our lines
have fallen In pleasant places" We rejoice that
-e have had the means Of instruction. We rejoice
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wealth fame, Pleasure" Miss Flor
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ana lheir ehor's were loudly apP'anded' we
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