The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-06-01

by Hon. T. F. Carver to the graduates
of the High School. ut the Commence
ment exercises. The address is full Of
fine thoughts and has received many
compliments.
Lsdies and genaems., o.S zoe Of he grstsafiss
1 eirs:
The associations Of an occasion suchas this are
30 impressive, and the thoughts that crowd upon
the mind 80 varied, the feeling Is Involuntary
that there IL something exceptional in its eharae-
| ter. Before you. Who have participated In these
elosing exercises tonight, there hittug mixed
visions Of the past and the future, which be.
held with feelings half sad and halt joyous You
are stopping here At this point, lingering almost
rsgretfaIly, the parting holding old friends BY
the hands as the kindly companionships Of school
| mates are severed. New associations Awaiting
you, and other duties will call you. you 90 out
from this place tonight to enter upon that larger
Geld OF useful and active employ ment in which II
your future hopes and interests are centered- Ii
Is only little while since you we're oh ildren play.
ing with careless glee upon the streets, causing
| care and anxiety 10 Others hut having none your
| selves Little playmates have unconsciously slip
| ped away from you, and have returned a. conf
Dental friends and companions In real work.
Schoolday dreams, and pleasant castle building in
airy future. have given place to earnest aspira
tons and sober thoughffulness Of life. The world
has opened up to you with new meaning, and
promises Of reward to the faithful in its Of
action, which a few days ago seemed too faint and
distant TO be intended for you, are now full Of
meaning and encouragement
Your friends regarding you with hopeful
hearts trusting that the ways upon which you will
hereafter enter may not be TO rough for your feet,
and that the difficulties which you will encounter
may not be beyond your power to overcome. The
accomplishment Of whatever the possibilities
of your lives rests with you. Thus far you have
been accompanied by faithful helpers, Who have
taken you by the hands, ana guided you safely
over the difficult places. Their cheering words
gave to you encouragement. and lighteued your
footsteps their example has enabled you TO avoid
the dangers that might have befallen you; and
this evening you stand on the eminence which At
time seemed so distant aud so dificult OF &C
cess. Here you part with your guides and helpers,
and start out alone upon the great highways Of
life, in which you will be jostled and ofteniimes
sorely tried In the midst of the surgng crowds OF
humanity that throng it. Those who carried
TO this point dependent upon the strength Of 9th.
ers, may we'll hesitate to go further. relying upon
their own powers. The question naturally arises,
Of what profit Is \ of study; 10 what extent
Is the learning thus acquired, and the discipline
thus gained effective In the solution Of ones after
life! The object is mental enlargement. What
ever the outcome may be, the plans are laid % as
much possible TO the cultivation Of intel
lectual and moral strength To every one this is
the result to greater or less degree. Let anyone
who has felt the need of the thinking faculty
and who has used II, look back but 3 very little
way, and he Gnds what were difficulties. are
nov to him simple things; wherein he vas then
weak, he Is now strong The superiority Of some
men over others Is, perhaps. In most cases, owing
not so much TO superior natural brain force, as To
superior brain rort and larger mental training.
The toilers are they who grasp success. The winds
of heaven ill the sails OF these Who unfurl them.
To some extent, il may be true. that men the
creatures of circumstances; that they often rise
only 10 meet and be baiied by seemingly unrelent-
ing DEGREES Of fate, and sink into abysses that
seemed TO be bottomless and hopeless. But,
true man has divinity enough largely to overcome
the unfavorable circumstances Of life, and in the
end wear the laurel wreath Of victory. The peas
ant may sit upon the bank, waiting for the river
TO pass by, but the waters will continue TO How on
forever. 80, may wait for tide In his affairs
which taken ut the Hood, will lead him on to for
tune, and the tide he Is waiting be on the
ebb. There is more truth in saying that every
man Is the architect Of his own fortune. The f..
ture will be much As you make il; and the method
Of the making, will depend greatly upon the prep
aration made for needed work. Efforts that are
real, and aspirations that earnest, may fail to
carry You to the high mark ut which you aimed,
but they cannot fail TO make you better and nobler
than you woald be were the aim lower. Honest
endesvor bears with it certain reward. Apples Of
Of gold idly longcd for and of which fancifu mind
pictures are mad. often turn TO ashes on the ips
The day dreams of life what azily wish for;
the realities, that benefit us, what We have
strven for. Thus the course has been since time
WAS, and thus will merit ever find its reward.
Whittier b the way, and what are the means each /
one again and again asks himself From the
school, the way simply leads up 3 more difficult /
ascent and branches out in directions rs varied Il
aud diverse rs human wants. Progress there will /
be somewhat as the progress made thus far abii-
i,y to encounter obstacle, and overcome them, will
depend largely upon the successful mastery Of the
mental problems met with in the past.
The training sfthe school and college shall result
in mental discipline its methods shall be so exc
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ONES SIMPLY storage room ln the 9th er learn |
ns is under the direction Of good sense, and the
mind is well furnished workshop. The great
rooiems OF lie are to many persons either wholly
nsolsed, or solved incorrectly. How many have |
ad wonderful opportunities, and neglected them.