Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-06-10
COMMENCEMENT DAY.

COMMENCEMENT DAY.
Thursday morning Normal Hall was
crowded; after prayer and music A. r.
Morgan who has been awarded the
honor of first rank in the .wo years
class delivered a good address; sub.
ject:
THE ROYAL ROAD.
Mr.. Morgan handled his subject
very cleverly. He argued that there
was but one road to success and that
was through labor; that men only be-
come geniuses through ability to labor
in one direction.
President Baldwin then conferred the
certificates on the members of the two
years class 81 in number. after which
A. w. Nc Lothlin as first in rank of
the three years c'ass delivered an ad.
dress, subject.
PATRIOTISM.
There was evidence of earnest
thought in the preparation of this ad.
dress The language and the modula-
tons of the voice were good but there
was not quite enough energy thrown
into the delivery. He argued that in
order that one might fully understand
true patriotism he must understand the
principles OF his government, and that
the education and instruction of the
child was necessary both to the un-
derstanding and improvement of the
rules and laws governing a nation.
The certificates of the three years
class was then conferred by Prof. Nor
ton. The four years then took their
places upon the rostrum, and DID.
Sayers was called, subject:
TO-DAY WE LAY THE CORNER sToNE--wlrh
SALUTATORY.
Mr.. Savers is a pleasant speaker. His
position while speaking was natural
and his voice good. He traced the course
Of the child from its mothers arms to
the time when it takes its place as man
among his fellows, and claimed that as
the youth lays the foundation either in
truth or error his reward would be in
accordance Herewith. Hence the ne
cessity of early moral training, and an
adherence to virtue and honesty.
K. +. Sallee then came forward; sub
ject,
INFLUENCE OF RELIGIOUS INDIvIDuAL1sM
UPON SOCIETY.
Mr.. Sallees subject was large one
but he attacked it with the courage of
a Luther. He traced the christian re-
ligion from the day Of Julian to the
present day and attacked the Roman
church for its intolerance and persecu-
ton, extoled our own nation for its lib
erallty and progress declaring 1t to be
the center from which religious liberty
radiates to other nations. He claimed
that the public schools and religious
liberty are the Two great conservatory
influences, and that no nation can hope
to stand or long prosper without them,
Miss Ada Greenwood, subject,
THE CHRISTIAN IDEA OF GOD.
Miss Greenwood's position was natur-
al and graceful, and her voice good. She
argued that man must worship; that he
must have a god. She sketched the
different imaginary gods, whom men
have worshiped, and then referred to
the God of the christian religion. She
argued that God could not reveal him
sell to man unless he partook of the ma
ture of man. The address was well
every word being to the point |
and the delivery excellent
r. B. Louden, subject
OUR coUNTRY's CALL,
was well delivered. The speaker dis
played the elements of the orator: was
in earnest, and riveted the attention of
the audience. He argued that favor
able soil and climate were not the only
'equisltes to national greatness; but
hat greatness must be in the people.
He feared our national greatness was
already endangered from corruption,
md pointed TO the history of fallen ma
ions to prove his position. This was
,ne of the best addresses of the day in
point of composition and delivery, but
! little lame in some of its theories,
which he will learn as he gets older.
w. F. Links subject:
This subject was well handled by
he speaker. He traced the history of
he democratic governments from the
lay of the Israelitish confederation to
he present day. He argued that des-
,otism has given rise to nihilism, and
ustifed to a certain extent, their
:ourse, because it arises from a love
If liberty and a desire to free an op-
'ressed people. He believes nihilism