Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-02

been received in q college, where the ssprif ds
corp: is fully felt only BY it's patrons, while
the feeling which sustains the public schools
10 one closely akin TO patriotism itself. Yet
The difference is great. Almost a. much 20
as that between the hero of the mess table
and the hero Of the field Of battle. There is
a magic in the sentiment which warns the
hearts OF men. The sentiment is not dema-
sogic, but is Irresistible in its very univer-
sAlity. II the man OF the public becomes,
as he may and should, il be can, q college
man, a. the hero we are now con-
siderins, he sinks his college in his school
aud prizes his certificate more than his
diploma in deferesce to this public senti-
ment. This audience here tonight clsmors
In lite esgerness and cannot wait, insisting
that the houor be conferred upon you and
each OF you. An enthusiastic public sentiment
comes 10 bedeek your brows with the bacca-
Laureate vreEihs OF popular approval. Yet
this same public, 90 lavish with its approval,
will be equally exactiug when you 20 out
into the world-demSnding perseverance in
your efforts for gooo, in your efforts for edu-
cation, and insisting that you shall not be
content with the modioum Of learning which
you have now gained. 1t insists tina: you
shall be eager and industrious and strive for
better and more glorious things. That
every man has received from God the faculty
of being able to instruct himself" IL n maxim
long since laid down, and again We ere truly
told that ''ihe mind Of nan never rests, but
struggle. always TO grow" What our work
will oe you must choose. AZ you cultivate
90 will the product be, depending
upon whether you are satisfied with the lazy
ticklinss of the hoe or the deeper
blowing of earnest work. Again, II may be
/ said that you of the public schools are uader
an implied contract with the public TO
apply toward its advancement Whist you may
l -. o.. matt
growth by leaving the mind 10 rot 9Th idle
| meas The resources of nature are mex
| hausiiole. Few search out the largest prizes,
and fewer stll attain them, but even the
smallest are worthy Of your ambitios, and
| there is always usefulness and good In the
| struggle, whatever its ultimate result may be
| 10 tue Individual. By natures law the
| human intellect 10 its master. Ii may be
| said that perfection can never be reached,
| the march Of improvement can never be
checked. We are to-day, relatively, ~ lar
behind the next generation AZ the
| last was behisd Us. There 10 no limit 10 de-
| velopment. The widest Im sgination cannot
picture the Inventions Of the future when,
| perhaps, cur bodies will fly from continent
| TO coatiasnt and from world TO world as eur
thoughts now do. Who can say? We have
no way Of knowing how this may be done,
but We may dream of it and not think it
| passipg strange. These thoughts are not
yagarles, but arguments drawn from past
experience. Mechanical arts are yet all i'm
perfect, snd cSunot be confined 10 the narrow
uses known 10 us and the brain power oil
man. Work is abundant for all, and the
reward even greater than has ever
70, been resped. Beecher sPtly COM
pAres the superiority OF the human
llellect TO the bresking 10 harness of
n unframed horse and says that all the
roes of natur. are equally at his command.
- grasp this power n certain amount OF
raining and education is necessary, the
yigor and irmne.s Of the command depend
ng upon the degree of his perfection and
| cultivation OF the powers with which nature
hs endowed him. The natural powers are
assisted by education, the arts and sciences,
Tor without them the wild man is no better
aan the wild beast and can accomplish no
more All the products Of the soil, nov 20
iecessary to cloihe aud feed ourselves, do
Iot xist, uitkout cultivation, except in the
udest form no. much above the wood and
ark with which the beaver builds his home
I'D the green grass upon which feed the beasts
t the field. ThEt which has perfected these
hinge and which we call the Intellect, would
- equally ~ crude and powerlsss except for
he development Of education aud the in
spiIrtiou Of ambition. All our Lriumphs
are the trophies OF the intellect, the yelling
places Of all that is good in eur nature and
which is commonly spoken Of as having Its
birth aud home ia the heart, 80 that at last
we come 10 the intellect 40 the chief concern
[ of sll men. When this IL true why should
moi more public money be expended toward
his endi And is it right that while
millions are spent 10 promote the art
= Of war, only few cents expended
10 promote that OF peace2 Our own
1 government has its high schools Of war
, out no polytechnic institute Of peace
Reform is needed here, and you are called
r | upon to aid it. The work Of educs tion has
BOW srown too large for private enterprise,
7 3nd though the government should not be
xpscted to axe the whole matter In charge,
It Should assist and promote. Liberal grants
Z I 81 money should be made and Institutions
. for the promotion Of the liberia arts should
r 49, Established By the general government. III
2 Ha,esnen tell you the constitution forbids
. vie, tell them TO amend the constitution.
6 Forty years sgo the States demanded this,
e ,nd not asa charity, bat as their right under
! ne constitution. But the trouble does not
D ne with the legislstors, who keep abreast
with public opinion, but with that public
I opinion ilself, which seems, on this subject,
! uuk into apathy. There are no difficulties
iIn possible 10 surmouni, in the way. The
constitution grows ike n boy or a tree, ex-
pgnds with the age, and il IL is desired TO
, "insure domestic tFsuquillity" or "to promote
the general wei are" or to "estsblish JUS
, ice" or to secure the blessings Of liberty TO
{ ourselves and our posisrity," and If eduoa-
Ion can do this then We have the power
under the constitution 10 aid education from
he public treasury. When the public will
. demands the money shall act il. As all
4 this clasa ars women but one, ard he has,
by bis sex, formed the chief head OF my dis
oourse, wish now TO sAy something OF
woman and wo@an's work. The cable tells
us that the Gar wss accompanied by his
Wifs, the Empress, at his Coronation a few
| days ago, which all the world believed
m ght be is last on earth. We are told
Of the sympathy the noble Princes Dagmar,
noed for her domestic disposition, displayed
Tor ker consort, the Gar OF all the Russias,
a the critical moment Of his life-a love, q
sYmpsthy which touched the hearts Of the
people. This scene illustrates the relation
Of woman TO man. In education of the sexes
there should be no distinction. A law OPEN
Ing 10 woman the avenues which men alone
row tread would do her no good, No law
sow excludes her except that OF public opin-
ion. The remedy, if she desires il, lies in
hsr bare assumption OF the duty. 1t 10 .
mistake to suppose that mere municipal
legislation is what is needed. 1t can
! nave 20 effect ag,iust the barrier
Of public opinion; and until this
barrier mas been removed no proofs IN alton Of
]
an realize the dreams Of the lew. ALI that
the law can do to project the rights 10 prop
| eriy Of woman has been done, except, with
regret be il ssid in Tennessee and enc or two
other States. Her pereonal hbsr,y is I'M
Tammeled, and the doors Of all employ
nents, except that OF politics, are open TO
. her. And there should be no discrimination
} in the remuneration. Tue same work, per-
formed by msn or woman, should BE- paid
the ssme. Woman should eschew the ballot
|, az the bayonet and avoid the ling. booth
rs the dranjshop. No true woman should
desire 10 become either an amazon, drunk
ard or a politician.
} Judge Hammond concluded with sn ap.
peal 70 toe class TO persevere in the studies
which they had pursued 80 far With so much
credit 10 Themselves, quoting the following
, from Tennyson's ''LSyer's Tales"
And like the all-ena uring camel, driven
Par from the diamond fountain By the palms,
Who tolls across the middle moonit 0ights,
Or when the white heats Of the binding moons
Beat from the coDcave sands; yet In him keeps
A draft Of that sweet fountain that he loves,
> To stay his feet from islling, and his spirit
From the bitterness Of death.
asJ. G.. ". K.mbaut
Finsliy presented esch Of the graduates with
diploma, making the following appropriate
address: at now bsoomrs my pleasing duty,
, ~ President Of the Board Of Education, 10
present 10 each one OF you = diploma, a.
, Judge Hammond, in his eloquent address,
nssso beautifully eGpressed II, ss Certificates
that shall be for you a kind Of civic COM
|, pissioo, authorizing you 10 stand up in the
places whore ne iines Of your life may be
drawn, and claiming all that nay be due TO
you - pr duction Of the pubic schools Of
Memphis With your present accom- sIish-
mems you slli exercise an influence IN at will
: be felt iE every hOme-in society and in your
| goyernDenI. Hence forth you will rshect
light which n III make attractive the homes
and circles Ct ocieiy in which you move.
! The peso-, the Liberty and hsppiness Of the
people are matters which concern Ne all.
: Your interest and co0cern for .heSp will be
commersursts with the use you make Of
E your iiierary sttSinnen's soqgired in the
C public schools OF Memphis. | trust you
will continue to study a. ardenlty az ever,
: | and b. your f1iUre course r, fleet credit upon
: yourselves a. veil hoOor 10 the schools in
which you have grsdus,sd. Rely confidently
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