Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-20

An0ther business session was hold thil
morning and resolutions Of respect 10 ths
memory of tho following persons. who
have died si0ce the last niSeting Of The
association n 1880. were adopted I. L.
Witmyer, class of III; A. L. Hilsher, class
Of'76: G NJ. Peck. Class Of '76; T. NJ.
COulston, Class of 80; Mrs. Hannah n.
Albert, class of ia; Miss Ella Raub, class
Of II; Miss Matilda Kunz, class of 70. -
THE CUMmENCEMEsT.
"A Largo Audie.ce In Atsesasnce Es
The commencement exercises began in
the chapel this morning, VIXEN, as usual,
there was large attendance that steadily
augmented as tho hours wore on. The
representation from every section of the
county aDd state was very general, aud
three street cars from this city were kept
running full all day. The exercises began
at hal-paSt nine, the members Of the
graduating class, which numbered thirty
seven in the elementary course, two in
the scientific course and one who gained
his state certificate, taking seats in the
front rows Of benches, while President
Brooks occupied . chair on the platform;
After prayer by Rev. ]. NJ. Wheeler the
normal school choir sapga chorus, 6 The
Dawning of. the Day." arranged from
KalliwOda, oRn admirable selection rcn-
dered with much spirit. 81,
The salutatory Grafton, by Miss Augusta
Davis, Of Wilkcsbarre, subject "Immor.
tality in Song, D. came next. After gen.
erOus greeting aud cordial welcome, the
Aycung lady said that the heart rather
than the head is the seat of true
poetic genius; the poet sheds recon-
CLING spirit over all tho discOr6s of life.
1t is the faculty that gives tho compost
tiOns OF Milton and of Wordsworth their
enduring character. Such poetry, she
said, stands the wear of life and breathes
benediction even after its decline. The
object Of poetry is to call for symthy with
great truths and ilnmortalize nobility of
character. A pure and noble Iifs is itself
poem. a song unSung its metre is un.
measured, its rhyme unmarked !; but its
numbers echo in the better land, and
its tones will thrill 10 the lives of others
long after the soul that gave them birth
has perishcd. The young lady's manner
Of delivery was as frank and pleasing rs
the many beautiful thoughts in which the
paper abounded were charmingly worded.
Miss Anna Bernard played selection
from '.Faust, and acquitted herself very
ereditably. ~
.'The Bullet aud the Ballot was the
title Of an Grafton by I. G. Arnold, of
Green, Pa. Life is a constant warefare.
Since the time of Cain physical force and
Cue power of reason have been the arbiters
Of dispute, and these are typified in. our
age by the bullet and the ballot In the
earlier epochs of history the former
OF these means was almost invari-
ably resorted to. The conquests of
Alexander and Rome's great wars
mark Tho early stages of our civiliza-
tiOn. War has ever been the great impov.
erisher of nations and threatens to event.
ually destroy our own country. 1t rests
upon people as mammoth incubus, and
penditures for pensions alone. The present
bullet and entbroDe the ballot. The day
is not far distant when tho law OF right
for individuals will be made the law Of
nations. When the names of Alexander,
Caesar, Nelson and Grant shall cease 10 |
thunder through the corridors of time
Whose Of Lincoln, Sumner, Seward, Stevens
and Garfield will be held in continued re-
membrance. Arbitration and mediation
are now employed to settle dispute and
these exemplify the spirit Of the ballot.
A fine effort that glowed with the speak
0:'s fervid sense.
Misses Fitch aud Bernard eang the
"Merry Minstrels,'' by Glover. very
sweetIy, the voices ehordiug harmoniously
and nusically. t. fsafrit..IgI
"Soul Expression'' was the subject Of
an Grafton by Miss Harriet Sener, Of West
Willow, Pa. The soul of the Infinite One
is expressed in the wonders of His crea-
tiOn. Man is the crown of creation, the
soul the crown of msn the sword cannot |
gnite it, sickness cannot subdue it. 1t
shows itself in the cOunteDapce and ex-
presses itself in our highest aspirations
too exalted for words. The galleries of
the Vatican and Louvre are but books in
which souls have expressed their loftiest |
ideals id the language of art. Music and |
rushes forth. =, The souls Of Dante and of |
Milton speak through their sublime works. |
Oratory is frequently tho expression of
the human soul. When Demosthenes |
hurled his denunciations against Philip Of |
MacedOn when Cicero, Peter the Hermit, |
Patrick Henry, inspired tho world, it was |
tho soul expressing itself rather than an
effort of the intellect; equally heroic are
the souls that express themselves in reli-
giOn. Let Us remember that whatever We |
undertake is ours to do with .Our whole l
heart and soul it is the only way in |
which We eau achieve and deserve sue |
cess. A we'll written paper spoken with |
an energy and sentiment that were in |
keeping with the theme.
Misses Mary and Anna Frantz played |
ductt Invitation to the Dance (Weber.)
1t was executed on two pianos and was !
altogether very brilliant performance.
d. r. Baer, of Millersviile, delivered an |
Grafton, entitled "Tottering Thrones"
As We unroll tbemOuldy pages of history |
what panoramic view is presented to our
gaze. The rise and fall Of empires is seen
u be constant, and popular revolution |
against the abuse Of power is gradually |
bringing about . larger freedom, . real
liberty Of thought and action. The as
sassin's bullet that has laid low rulers of
the Old World carries with it lesson it |
teaches that q democratic spirit 10 grow. |
ing. The speaker thoughSDhe detected |
this in the existence of Nihiistic, Social |
istic And Land League organizations, and |
predicted that the wave OF republicanism |
will ere lorg sweep the last vestige of |
monarcllical despotism from the face of |
the earth. THIS composition was heavily |
charged with dynamite and smashed the |
thrones of the Old World into infinitesimal
atoms. The orator ardent republicanism
was not to be questioned after his vigorous
effort. Mr.. Baer is the senior member of
the class, served through the war of the
Rebellion in the, First regiment Penn.
sylvania reserves, COMPANY +: vas with
Grant in tho Wilderness, fought at Gettys.
burg and participated in many of the most