Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-19

n nero aggregation OF individuals. IL has
its laws that are the outgrowth of ages of
experience. The orator traced tho Grad.
ual westward course of ompiro and its
final consummation in America, Tho
strugglos of the now country for indopen-
dcuco we're graphically depicted. She has
now become ono of tho greatest and most
powerful nations Of the globc. Ono hun
drcd years hence we will sec her marching
still higher on the pathway of fame, ard
the stars aud stripes will float on high at
that time rs tho symbol of ideal natioaal
greatness.
Oratiun--" As IL Ought TO Be-" u.
W. Albright, Reading, Pa. Nothing in
nature exists without an object, Since
the All Wise has fashioned mau after His
own image, 80 has lie created in him i'm
mortal lOngings. Yet man is essentially n
FREQ being, What depths of sorrowful
meaning hoa IN tho expression q" As il
ought to be- The speaker tersely
commented on tho striking differences be
tween truo aud false ambition. Puro, en-.
during philanthropy is one of the grandest
aud most necessary virtues, Nothing
impracticablo is advocated. Each indi.
vidual should labor to tho end that his
fellow beings may be benefited.
Grafton" The Worlds Heroes" !. +.
Moyor, Union Deposit, Pa Tho world in
all ages has had its heroes. What sub
lime spectacle to SEQ one man rising above
his follows to battle for the right. With.
out those heroes, the past would be without
its glory, the future without its hope. Not
all the worlds heroes receive their recon.
pousr, yot they are not tho less heroes,
Nava! and military heroes, like Nelson
aud Alexander, stand out in prominence,
x.h la IL g..'i
not plsSiug word. The spring of hero.
ism lies wholly in the forco of soul of
the individual, and the worlds heroes arc
often those Of whom tho world knows
least.
Grafton Tho Tragic ia History, "
), II Apple, SAegcrStOwu, Pa. Mankind
Is forced from his birth to struggle for his
existence. The tendency of his nature ia
To realize the moro perfect existence for
which lie feels he has been created. One
of tue chief conflicts that engage man is
that between tho natural and tho moral.
Another struggle Is that between tho in
dIyldual man and the divine order OF
Providence. The third warfare is that be
tween the radical aud conservative forces
Of mankind. Study OF tho tragic in
history develops truo sublimity.
Ontion-" The Intuition OF tho Mind, "
I, VI Blsor, Middletown, Md. Plato and
Aristotle represented the two antagonistic
schools OF philosophy in tho Olden time.
The utuuOus or natural functions Of the
mind are stronger than any developed by
the logical faculty. The young orator
CpntTasted the systems OF Locke and Kant,
and showed much familiarity With tho path
OF Psychological research.
y the conclusion of tho addresses,
Marriott, Brosius, csq. in behalf OF the
judges, announced that it was uuaui,
mously agreed to award tho priz5 10 y.
W. Albright, Of Reading. The resul,
was received with many manifosta
tons Of approval by the audience aud tht
! successful orator was warmly congrl,u
| lated by his friends
Mg. BrOs.us then. on bohaN OF tbs FAC
Ulty Of the college, presented the frat pgiz.
| in German, a gold medal donated by Prof
BurhIlc, to ID. T. AncJua, Of Reading
The second prize, a handsomely bounl
! copy of Schiller's work., was awarded L
o. p. Sceckel, of SIatiugton, Pa.