Daily Republican., 1879-05-30
THE ELEVENTH.
Exercises Of Hark.
ness Academy, and the Norman
Literary S0ciety-The Exercises,

The Opera House was crowded last
evening, the occasion being the Elev-
,nth Annual Commencement of Hark
ness Academy, and the eighteenth
public exhibition of the Normal Liter
ary Society. The floral gifts were large
and very beautiful. The exercises com.
menced by cherus cup Away" by
the singing class, after which Rev. Dr..
Nixsn CT the Central Presbyterian
church delivered prayer. The next
in order was the Salutatio, in latin,
education by Jacob Caulk
Stats. In his salutatio, he spoke first
to the audience, thanking them for
their liberality; second, to the Presi-
dent for his government; third, to the
faculty of the Institution; fourth, to his
classmates; fifth, to his fellow students,
urging them to pursue their studiss'
And to aim high.
John jeremiah Mahoney delivered in
an able manner "Patriotic Eloquence."
He spoke of the eloquence Of the dif-
ferent orators and his recital Of Patrick
Henry's words before the House OF
Burgesss of Virginia, "Sirs. when the
British Lion lies covering at our feet
shall We tremble at her whelpY" was
well received.
The next on the programme was
"Perseverance," by Miss Sallie Anna
May. In commencing her essay she
said: Who can tell the power and in
fuence these two words have had over
mankind. They value man with a
fresh hope, a new desire to push out
once again in the battle Of life to "con-
quer or die" They have given vitality
to the sluggish fingers of the over
worked artist until he surprises the
world by his magnificent productions.
They have strengthened the mind Of
the poet, giving to him power to meve
nations by his mastery writings. Men
have been held back in their suicidal
intentions by those magical words TRY
again, try life once more, and MAKE
uI for what you have lost, in well 40
ing. We did not obtain our freedom
by the first blow that was struck in ou
country's cause, but it was by repeat
ed ex ertions. Napoleon, the creates
conoueror the world has ever produced
did not become successful by giving u!
at the first attempt. He pushed througl
difficulties, surmounted obstacles, D.
constant effort. If he failed at first IL
his accomplishments he never gave u
until he came out conqueror.
We are too apt to be discouraged a
our failures forgetting that we are no
' the only ones who have to endure tn
hardships of life. Ease and comfort ar
natural desires of the human heart
: and there are thorns real and imagin
r airy in every ones pathway, but slttln
q down and looking over them VIII
v never bring power to overcome them
Rather be up and doing thankful 10
p the blessings still remaining. ,,
julius Caesar stands out before tn
- world as one of those grand character
of untiagging ambition and rersevel
ance. Iwould rather be first here b
once said while passing village tina
secured in Rome.
Who can read the story of Demosthe
" nes without feeling some OF the poWe
'r of his iron will. When he first appeal
v ed before the public his voice was yer
le weak, and his breath so short that n
$ was often obliged to stop in the mids
l. of his periods which caused him to b
10 ! hissed by his audience. Being az
\ ouainted with what he lacked to max
le him all orator, through his friend 81
=. tyrns, celebrated actor at the tlme' n
,' set diligently at work to obliterate tn
l. evil. His success is enough to prov
III IL that energy and perseverance, Will SUI
7, mount all things. He overcame tn
al impediment in his speech by declain
y ing with pebbles under his tongue
10 Shortness of breath he remedled D
u climbing steep hills and declaiming b
a, 40 the sea side when the waves were I!
II most turbulent. He was no less pc
10 10 severing in his studies.
III To prevent any worldly pleas!u
from drawing his mind from his studl
he caused an underground room to
built, where it is said he spent his tin
al for months in pursuit Of knowledg
r. He even went so far as to shave o.
In half of his head so that no outside
g. lurement could entice him from l.
40 study.
OF If men wish to become learned al
o, powerful they must have enough al
al bition and energy to leap the petty o
d. stacles that infest their pathway, Il
y to be cast down because they fall
H. first, but with a will Of Napoleo
es press on ever remembering "what M
III has done man can do.
as Still it is a noticeable fact that me
H. either from a lack of energy or fro
he total Indifference, allow those with
as greater capabilities or talents to su
ty mass them in life. This must be t.
" great reason why some are higher tn
he others. Those who have succeeded al
ct are the shining lights in the world a
n. the persons who were not afraid to
again. They mounted the ladder
fame through their own exertlons a
w perseverance. 49,, ,
n One of the mcst important discovf
les of this century showing the peri
;er yerance that human nature is capa'
nd nc, of, was the vulcanizing Of caoutchol
til that is the process by which it is re re
at dered insensible to heat and cold. I.
vious to 1S43 as summer or VIM
eW weather prevailed, india rubber fabr
i'll s+;ff.n.d or melted. and this was gre
Wy hindrance to their use. Those who
ay acquainted with the particulars kn'
with what untiring energy and per:
re, yerance Charles Hancock labored to
afe vent some process by which he cou
make caoutchouc unsusceptlble 10 ne
and cold. Foiled in his chemical
, . forts to solve the mystery, after mu'
bp thought and deliberation he guessed
70 sulphur, and the experiment was trle
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