The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-25

so low in the scale of lipgual development,
that their arms. legs, head and other por-
lions of the body are called into constant
rsquisidon TO express all ideas beyond those
limited ones conveyed BY names and verbs, for
their sdverbs, etc, are Iudely sigpifed
by vocal II Election and physical coDtortions.
Ore brought up in solitude and spsr,
from his kind would be comparatively silent
and about MS dumb az Orson. He or
she would never rise above the emotional.
On the other hand, the civilized individual
who has passed from the baby exclsmations
or the savage's monotone, and frcm the unit
OF speech into the complex sentence, is con.
stsntly soaring higher and higher in the in.
telleciusl. His mental impressions at once
The product and the cause of this rational and
social nature, are 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 Bril2an, what figures aud
symbols are to the mathematician, The more
be employs them, the more 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 and music, with
n,ellifuous eloquence and orstory. And yet
this vehicle, this machinery is constantly on
the advance, adjustable in its nature anu in q
state OF constant fux, modified by the needs
OF the age, for the language Of Chauccr and
Speieer. in the ''Auld Lang Syne," is
Xsc,ly the language o! Addison, and H.
~, OF Tennyson and LOngfellow. New
Il ,lal Is daily being brought into use, as
Il Inc tissues of our bodies to replace the
oid. But, while language may BIO as the
scsn )ldipg for thought structure, it must
not be forgotten that it is likewise tho ce.
ment for the brick units to hold together the
completed building. 1t is the province of
our grammsrians TO keep pace with these
changes and requirements. And if he who
speaks at all is superior to the non-propres
slVe dumb brute, SO he who speaks well and
dramatically ia by so much ahead Of him
VINO Is deficient therein. You, Miss, have
spi-ndidly shown your pr, tciency in this an
a!ytlc sciences you are prepared now for the
higher branches l congratul te you upon
your success in tho past; shall look with
much interest upon your progress in tho
future. You have nobly earned, so take the
h'euai PROMISED yehr sgo TO whomsoever
might attain to your achievement Wear it
wear 1t proudly in oil lis wealth of golden
significance, implying that your own silvery
voice can be rs accurate of expres.ion and
as potent Of effect as the rules of grammar
can possibly provide for.
Miss Mime Wheat received the medal
Offered by Miss Dora Co.tey, one of the
faculty, for excellence in history, and Presi-
dent Mcllhtny presented it. He said
Miss Minnie, am glad to present This
medal toyou, know you deserve H. You
Know more about history ihsn | d., right
now. Take it md wear it, ana continue to
store your mind with rich har,esss Of learns
ing"
To Miss Agsie Wright, President McIbepy
presenteda medal offered by Miss Dora
0S3ot'ey for pr iici -ncy 10 Eograh anal, sis.
ne sac: Miss Aegie Gu have achieved great
bofor, for assure you, despite what these
learned gei tlemen may SAY 10 the contrary
II sny Of them deny it, that ANALYSIS is the
oes. OF oil studies for the development of the
mind and for its engthenng aud cultiys.
llor, and by your excelIoncy in thi. study
you have achieved honor for Yourself"