The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-30

lBy our Reporter.l

ternoon, Nov. 22d A large audience
was not present, owing to the rain,
which descended in refreshing CD
showers. The exercises were opened
with a piece Of music entitled BIN,
BONE Bell" followed by an essay by
Frank Raymond, Of the Junior class,
on The Bella" Mr.. Raymond com
menced by saying that the sounds Of
bells express the emotions of the hui
man mind. They interest alike. the
school boy Of 16 years and the grad
uated man. In these sounds the me-
chanic and merchant recognize the
call to duty and business. The bells
announced the preparations for dead
ly strife and finally rang out the news
of fallen heroes. The newspapers,
the school, the church, all bow in
obedience to the call of the bells.
The tone of the bells announces fes-
tive JOY and mourning sorrow. The
bells call to remembrance opportuni-
ties lost, time and talents squandered,
the calls of mercy UNDECIDED. The
bells rang out the birth of mans Re
deemer.
The next performance was an ora
ton by Chas. +. Grafton, on the "In-
6uence of Chinese Education" Mr..
Grafton traced the manner of Chi
ncse education and showed its flaws.
1t consists of a tread-mill, rotary
drill in which there is nothing new.
The principal textbooks are the
writings Of Confucius, and religious
thralldom is the result. There has
been no progress in China for one
thousand years and it Is all owing to
their false system of education. Their
radical mistake was in taking Confu-
cious In preference to Christ. The
contrast between China and England
is great. The difference in their civ
ihzations is not due to difference in
natural resources, but their forms of
education. From her natural advan-
tages, China ought to be the most
polished and powerful nation upon
which the sun shines.
j. n. Marsh of the Junior Class
next pronounced an Grafton on "Soc-
rates. in which he said that great
mans reputation and influence in sue
ceeding ages is invariably in accor-
dance with his character. A few only
of all who live are perpetuated upon
the pages of fame. These are either
remarkably good or glaringly bad
Socrates was of the former Glass;
The Sophists were against him. They
accused him ST corrnptiug the youth,
making the better cause and investi.
eating matters pertaining to the deity,
Socrates lived pure life, believed
in the immortality of the soul and
rendered his name immortal by dy-
ing for his beliefs.
After Mr. Marsh's performance,
the College choir sang piece EMIT
led Sparkling Water"
G.. A. Pearre of the Junior Class
next delivered an Grafton on the sub
ject advance" Mr.. Pearre main
tanned that in this one word is to be
found the key to all mental and NOR
al excellence. Political advancement
includes these two and cannot exist
without them. He cited the intellec-
tual and moral progress of America
as an example of his theme. Ameri-
ca with all her enterprise and progress
is but a rain drop to the great ocean
of busy, thinking, acting nations up
on the globe. The speaker thinks
that one great intolerance to advance
ment in our own land, is the failure
of young men to Ego ahead" in pur
suance of truth and the object which
they wish to achieve.
B. L. Keenan, next followed with an
Essay on "Crime of Public Bribery"
Adam sinned, and men have ever
since been SHINING, but the vilest,
basest, most deplorable sin man can
commit is to barter honor, truth and
soul for money. There are but two
forms ofgovernment possible. Divine
and human. Human good, should
assimulate to that of the Deity, which
however, is rarely the'case. Mr.. Kee
nan thinks that Despotism is the
safest and most speedy cure for polit-
ical bribery, and recommended least,
an occasional appeal to it in govern
ments which are disposed to this
crime. The fiend who would be gull
ty of public bribery should be con-
demned by society and in his future
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