The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-30

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! lions OF tho body ara called into constant
rcquisitlou 10 express Ill ideas beyond those
limited ones conveyed BY nanos and verbs, for
their ndyerbI, etc, arc fudely sgbiled
by vocal Infection aud ply steal contortlons.
Gao brought up IN solitude and apart
from bis kind would DO comparatively silent
and about N dumb us Ofson. He or
she would never rise above the emotional.
On the other hand, tho civilized individual
who has passed from the baby pxclrmalions
or the savsge's monotone, aud from the unit
of speech into tho complex sentence, is con.
slDntly soaring higher and higher in the in
tellectual. His mental impressions ut once
the product and tho cause of this rational and
social nature, arc ever being reduced to
order by The very vehicle he uses to increase
his stock of knowledge, and thus brought UNI
der the distinctive view of CONSCIOUSNESS
This vehicle, this language Is to him what the
tools are to the srtizan, what figures and
symbols are to the mathematician, the more
no employs them, the moro too they proceed
from the spoken to the written language,
the moro clearly he perceives that written
words and sentences are connate with all
| that is useful and beautiful, with sculpture
and painting, with poetry aud music, with
nlell,fuous eloquence and oratory, And yet
tbis vehicle this machinery is constantly on
the advance, adjusii0le in its nature anu in
state Of constant fax, modified by the needs
oftne age, for the language OF Chaucer and
Spencer, in the "Auld Lang Syne," is
not exactly the language OF Addison and liz
vine, of Tennyson and Longfpllow. New
material is daily, being brought into use, as
| with the tissuesof 60 1Odes - replace the
old. But, while ls-gua,e ma be as the
scsff )ldDg for thought stru are, it must
| ba hot II 10 llysa ca tho
ment for the brick units to hold together the
completed building. IL is the province of
our grsmmarians to keep psce with these
changes and requirements. And if he who
speaks at all is superior 10 the non-progres-
sive dumb brute SO he who speaks we'll and
dramatically is by 80 much ahead Of him
who is deficient therein. You, Miss, have
| splt mildly shown your proficiency in this ans
alytic science; you are prepared now for the
higher branches. l congratulate you upon
your success in the past; shall look with
much interest upon your progress in the
future. You have nobly earned, so take the
medal promised year sgo to whomsoever
might attain to your achievement Wear it
wear it proudly in sll its wealth Of golden
significance, implying that your own silvery
voice can be as accurate of expression and
as potent Of effect as the rules of grammar
can possibly provide for
Miss Minnie Wheat received the medal
offered by Miss Dora Cottey, one of the
faculty, for excellence in history, and Presi-
dent McIlhepy presented it. He said ::
"Nias Minnie ! IA glad to present this
medal to yoL you deserve it. You
know moro history than | do, right
/ now. Take wear it, end continue to
store your mi. With rich harVests Of learn
ing"
To Mga Agge Wright, President McIlheuy
presented a medal otIered by Miss Dora
i Oouey for pr fici ncy ia Ehgiish analy sis
de said: Miss Aggie You have achieved great
boz o., for I~sssuro you, despite what these
learned gentlemen may say to the contrary
if any Of them deny it, that analysis is the
best Of sll studies for tho development of the
mind sud for its strengthening and cutiva-
ton, and by your exceilency in this study
you have achieved honor for yourself"
A medal ffered by President McIlheny
for eXcslency in Latin, was won by Miss
Virginia Helm, presented ~ Mr.. T. s.
Burntt. He congratulated the young lady
upon the high honor shs had achieved for
her mastery vf TIE Latin, the Language OF
the q issics and the principal foundation of
our own language, aud 10 well cho5en words
spoke of its beauty, its usefulness and its
Importance to her. Prizes in H. .oric ge>Io
ogv, punctuslity and depoItt mt were pre-
sented to Misses Ella BenilS Ella Fendrich
snd Master Ney Thompson by President
McIlhsny, who complimented them
higbly, ard encouraged them TO
continued effort, and paid Mister
Thompson the honor TO say that he could
decline and conf gate anything under those
heads in the l. tin language.
TO Miss Belle Hughes the prize for excel
Al. 81, g l,rt1 ltny Nf-
fered by w l. Crawford, II B4rksdale, Jamoa
Eblep, Geotge~ Al9redgerT- 5 Miller, + +
Hughes, was presented by w l. Crawford
with appropriate remarks.
Miss 7allie Field WAS awo-5 4 tho medal
offered by friends for elocut,oh IN the inter
mediata class, and wss also scented by
Col w. L. Crawford, 10 ssid: My
friend, it is with pleasure ih, [ present to
you this golden gift, frc"u &. de, emblem
Of your superiority in tina splendid &C
complishment, elocution. BY speech end
the cunning Of its msgic Influence VIII n
invested with the art of elocuIion, sens,es
and cabinets have been sweyed, and .he desi-
MES of empires have been directed, c,uel
wars precipi'ai ed and prevented. Take this
beautiful gift and wear il as prize in which
you may we'll take pride, having won 1t from
competitors so'sccomplisbed themselves, Jour
companions, who will themselves feel proud
that one so worthy has gained it. When in
coming years you look upon il, remember
that friends bestowed ii; friends Of your
honored father, which will make II only the
dearer. and friends of yourself who rejoice in
the nobo qualities Of your mind and heart,
and in the brilliant promise of your future.
Miss Annie KEEPER was the recipien, of the
medal offered by the o. @. club, which was
presented by Mr.. Sam Morgan, Wiz the
following remarks:
Miss KrEPSR.
The o. Cs offered q medal for the beet
elocutionist of the Dallas Female college,
and upon your fair brow has fallen The die
iinguished honor Of possessing IT, Elocu>
ton necessarily involves pleasing and effsc-
tive action and delivery, all of which, when
accomplished, generates an art that uli-
mstely culminales 10 eloquence, in which
your efforts, after q soirited contest and a
fair ard impartial decision have been crown
ed with success, and ss the possessor II ihst
distinction, l, IN behalf OF the o. C's. have
the honor OF presenting 10 you this medal
~ = tUken Of your high achievements, and l
can assure you that IL wss with no little de-