The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-06-14

OEy. he stands on the border of the lB- =
mite, The we'll balancsd mind is never r
He Il is ever seeking, ever grasping q
II sosne mystery upon which it may
ancentraie its God given powers. Man. f
nth EIs grandeur 1f intellect, may be 4
ut the wavelet on the ocean or the I
of a meteor which exists 1
ut moment; but believe somethlng s
lttrrelt and better. He who is inf
Iiusiy above The beast in mind Is alsoj I
boge him in existence. can see the ]
mind OF man in future ages growing 4
troDger. becoming more divine, cycle
Ifter cycle and age after age. can see
owe and humanity the browning virtues
# mankind. and when the mind Of man
las more fully expanded, can see all
crime gone, and the sorrows of the
neanest feli by all When we have
our earthly limits of thought,
nethinks hear One say "Come up
higher" And then we can say: "Whet
things those mysteries of ma
lure were" We can then see why pain
and sorrow are blessings, and with
thankful hearts say with the poet:
The goo Lord doeth all things well.''
Jolly Jonathan male quartette in
which-Geo. Gipe personated an Ameri-
can, Fremont Miller an Englishman,
Eli Payne an Irishman and N. w. Son.
German, followed and was |
received with rounds of enthusiastic an
plause.
The "Class Prophecy" in which Miss
Ida Davis and Sherman Hoover lifted
the veil and read the book of fate to the
different members of the class, next en-
listed the attention of the assemblage,
and the destinies which these anointed
seers revealed to their class mates en-
braeed range OF activities almost as
bonndless as the fancy of the prophets
who so ingeniously outlined the future
of the graduates OF 'S3
"rhe Silent CLIP afforded new evil
dence of the total depravIiy OF punnlng,
but the illustration was accepted with
hearty good humOr-by the audience.
The address TO the undergraduates by
Eli Payne was very felicltOus produc-
tloE as the reader may determine by the
fOlkiwIng report thereof:
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Junior classes:
It becomes my pleasant duty light
to present 10 you token of our esteem
for you, and to give you some fatherlS
porIant position, cannot imagine /
thought al first that it was ON account
of my good looks, but on sober reflec-
ton, tbcfOTe the mirror, of course) l
came "a the conclusion that l was mis-
taken, but l finally concluded that /
was so hOnored because of my age ind
superior wisdom. My dear children, l
am supremely happy that am parmit-
ted To address you tonight in the Ca
| pacity OF adviser, because l have long
| thought that you needed advice badly,
and know OF no persons better caleu-
lated TO give it than the class of
'S3, for you will understand that / am
| only q representative of and speak the
sentiments of the class. But you must
| not understand that ali the wisdom of
| the class Is concentrated But l need
not tell you this because you will find
| it out before l get through. The all inn
/ portant question TO you. is the problem
| of life, and how To solve it. You all
wish to succeed, else you would not be
| in attendance at the State Normal. Sue
cess is attainable to all who make the
effort. You live In progressive age
and IN progressive country; no other
country presents to the youth better
chances for success, tor here we honor
him TO whom honor is due, here man is
| ny anu uOi
by his landed estate and hereditary
title.
Fifty years ago we were hardly recog
nized as q nation, but now We are MOI
only recognized as prosperous nation
but as u progressive nation. Every
young man and young woman here to
night ought To thank God that their lo
has been cast in suIh prosperous. coun
try, and in the progressive state ot Kan
sas Now, the question arises, why hai
the United States made so great pro
gress in so Incredibly short time?
answer, because it rests upon SURF
foundaIiOn-one that will Withstand the
ravages of time-the common school
system, that has for its object the educa
ton OF the masses of the people.
will not attempt To discuss TO you
the advantages to nation of a univer
sal education, because time will not per
nit No other nation has a bette
. school system, and take it as cOnclu
sive evidence that no other nation i
! more enlightened, and we are constant
ly rising to higher plane of clvIliza
: ton. This giant educational machin
! is directed and controlled by the teach
, ers of this country. So upon the teach
! ers rests the future prosperity of on
republic. Every day they are moldinl
character, and thus shaping the destin.
OF the nation for veal or for woe.
! firmly believe that it is the teacher
duty not only to train the intellectus
powers, but to form character-to max
men and women. My dear juniors, yor
and the students of the various institu
) tions throughout the land are the futur
teachers of America. The United State
; fifty years from now will be Just wha
/ you see fit To make it, and you shout
realize now the responsibility that wi
rest upon you and prepare yourselve
r we'll for the work. | spoke TO you G
the prosperity OF the republic.
AS it is with nations so 1t is with in
dividuals. Certain elements properl
: combined will lead to individual SUI
cess. You must be energetic. Yo
r must rely upon yourselves. Start right
? stick to business and you will surel
succeed. But, says one, | have n
2 money with which TO begin life and ho'
: very poor excuse indeed Poverty is n
+ hIndrance to success, but rather an il
: centIVe to greater effort. The very bes
! men of all ages were {
{ humble birth and poor. You kno'
Q that Grant was tanner, ROge
! Sherman was q shoemaker, Andre'
I johnson was tailor, Lincoln was
rall.splitter and Garfield was a cana
q boy. Homer was q farmers son, d,
mosIhenes was cutters son and Te
/ renee was u slave. Cromwell was the so
r of brewer, Franklin was the son of
: talloW chandler and Burns was pillow
: boy. John Jacob Astor Sold apples o
D the streets of New York, Webster was
e farmers son and Henry Clay was til
s "Mill Boy of the Slashes." Initial
= these noble examples, for what has bee
e done can be done again, The sam
o principles that will lead to success
: the various avocations, of lie will lea
d to success in the requirements of know
b edge. My beloved children, you al
. climbing the hill of knowledge; we hay
8 reached the summit and are lookin
v back down the long slope, and are watcl
l. ing you as you tread the rugged pat
8 now pausing awhile to rest, and no
i veering around some yawning chasr
e that is waiting 20 engulf you
= First comes the ID class; some al
= making raDid pr gress. while others al
c following far behind. Then comes Il
o @ class; farther down comes the u elias
, farther yet the A class; all doing we
d and making progress. and away down
e the fool of the hill, by the aid of the t.
II escOps', we can see the preparatory dtpaI
s ment. just getting ready To start. n
IS dear chiltlren. rs We gage down upr
Is ven from our lofty hight. our symPi.tl
L wells mp in our basoms for you, fir =
q, have IrItltien the same rugged path aC
q endured the same hardships. We dee
d Iy ana tiuly fee! for you. but you are
e tar down that we can not reach W
t BuI take courage, SDu will su cred
70 last. Imit-te the mobile example set .
It fore you by the cases af 'S2 and 'S3 II
St time was when we were just as ign
P rant rs you are, bat our unconquerab
n Eeal and indouiitable will enabled |
il TO triumph oyer all officially and ga
al for ourselves the elevated positIs
in which you behold rs tpnight II
II in the power of each of you tn gain {
r yourselves as high or even higher pos
>. lions, for you have privileges which v
Of in our youth, did not enjoy. We a
nj very wise now, but what would we ha
l. been if Ne had enjoyed the prIgileg