, 1882-06-10

v,r have only entered the ve,titul- OF the
grand temple, that you have learned h'" 70
,.ndy TO the best sdyAntAge, that yoa nave
.h.. unruly thing called the mind under
control: that you know how to Ind and
h,w to seek, that when you wish you can
cause the ample page of knowledge, r'ea WITH
the spoils of time, to enroll before you tha'
vou can force nature to yield her secrets 10
your Intelligent, persistent questioning. 30
the day on which your pulpl,ry iife terni-
mates IS called ''Commencementr not an
md a uerioi- Il il an end but il is the be.
,;nuiny 20 TIA. which is so much more gio'
r:oIs and o. so much move consequence tnat
the fac. Is lost sight OF and II is named oe-
s'nn;az. Thus lar your studies have Deen
general, and wisely So, that you might get
son.e idea OF the whole circle OF knowiease
and that your minds might he developed IN
all directions evenly. Now you may make
yourselves specialists, and would ADVISE
Won 50 TO do. so that any subject or science
any accomplishment Of aim, CT which you
are especially fcad, which you acquire most
rapialy and in the study or practice OF which
YOU take peculiar deligtt-pursue I'. Inc
time IN which You come upon the stage o'
action IS peculiarly favorable for women
You labor under no disadvantage by reason
OF your sex. Your attainments Will not DC
moderated nor you be denied the full force
snd effec; Uf your achievements because you
are women. Every field Of investigation,
every means Of Improvement every avenue
Of success, every prize OF victory, IS open he'
fore vou-yours to desire, to strive TOR, to
WIN, to wear.
4 second injunction which lay upon you
is. do your best. TIE highest eneon'um
which has ever been given TO one OF earth
for work done vas spoken to woman, said
of a woman's work. could wish nothing
better for yyE than that each might hear
s.She has done what she could" You are
ambitious, you desirs and expect to do some
thing IN the world you have day dreams IN
which an imaginary future is painted on the
retira of the minds eye, and you are the
centre Of this picture and you waive aimi-
ration. affection. appreciation and esteem
You long fcr and you anticipate. IL some
sense. A career. 1t would hardly be worth
while to spend four or five years in study, be
shut cut from society and kept in sublecilon
uuIsss one were afterwards to have a career.
Now, young ladies', tell you that your lives
will not lie romantic or that any of You will
have what may be called strange or start
ing career, or even any career at all fou
may make an idol with a head OF gold but
It's feet will be Of clay. Iou viii hnd time
a very prosaic, humdrum affIir; YES. in
many senses dull aifur: and when you
find that with all your accomplishments and
attainments, notwithstanding Your diplo-
mas. you must take hold of what is very
small, humble work, disehargiue duties
which are the dullest kind OF drudgery,
work IN 4 round so narrow that there IS not
room TO turn or even 10 look up; then !
comes the temptation to murmur and to re- |
lax the energy OF ones efforts. Then you
viii need MY injunction, "Do your best
An educated man in the full power and
sense of the word, viii always do his best.
He will make a serious and fatai
error who Sights or farls to discharge, to
the beat ot his ability, that which God has
assigned him. Young ladies', thus far III
yoar lie you have been under direction,
have felt thought and done, as Others have
indicated From this time forth you have
TO control your own lives your own selves /;
and ali yoar education has been to fit you to
manage yourselves, your lives, to do the
best with, and get the most from your time,
your talents and yoar opportunities
At the close OF the address, Bishop Pad |
dock gathered tie graduates about him, and !
with words OF praise. sde:tion and cheer,
conferred the well-earned diplomas, adding |
70 each diploma a volume, as 4 token of his |
personal friendship and esteem. An hour of |
social pleasures IN the reception room closed !
ST Paul's school commencement.