The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-07-11

self and fight to the last, for the ", ~" IN ~
and shall be preserved As a nthse 7
hospitals woman aided most, and the nAm.s /.
many noble women who braveiy lett hoiiic
aid their country will long be remembers, !. "a "a
an author woman has had marked moral o ,
on political subjects, and others have VI
faithful WORK in other directions. Just n. v
woman is doing much for temperance. The "
CT u is power which will have a marked
effect on the history of the future. The supe.
rior educational advantages which the wo-
men of this generation enjoy, Is widening
their influence and better fitting them to take
their proper place as the equals Of man. Not to
usurp his power, but to stand by his side
helper, free as he, to fischer power IN hei
proper sphere. For as Tennyson has said
"Woman is not undeveloped man
But diverse. Could we make her as the man
Sweet love were slain. His dearest bond is
this:
Not like in like, but like in difference.
Yet in the long years liker they shall grow
The man be more of woman, she of man,
He gain in sweetness and in moral height,
Nor loose the wrestling thews that throw the
world;
| She, mental breadth, nor fail in chldward care
| Nor lose the childlike in the larger mind;
| Until at last she set herself to man
| Like perfect music unto noble words"
Charley Crosby portrayed very effectively
| in the Life of Columbus" and read very cred
liable essay on
| OUR SERvANTs.-The world is made up OF
| servants which help us to do our work and to
make a living. In each occupation man hnds
natural agents to help him in the execution OF
his work. The ocean, rivers, mountains, mines,
| rains sc are the principal natural servants OF
man. One agent helps another to be useful.
| AS the world grows older and becomes more
| developed new servants come to light. ms
| nineteenth century is the grandest and most
enlighted of all ages it ranks first in dlscov-
cries and inventions and if the human race
| keeps in the same path, we can expect almost
anything of the future.
| After some very fine orchestral music Miss
| Guild read her pretty pastoral poem IN prose
entitled
SCENES IN NATURE.-Every one admires the
| beautiful; even the uncviized have their idea
of the lovely By instinct the eye wanders ra-
Their to the beautiful in nature than to the works
| of man. The essayist described sunrise view
| from lofty mountain and then contrasted 1t
with the rise and progress of storm IN IAN
| guage fine and expressive. She spoke of sum-
mer and its beauties and drew a pleasant Lie
ture of green fields fragrant with bright How
| ers and resonant with the musical hum OF AM
| nation. She believed nature to be the only
| great artist. She never copies herself. Her
object may be the same, butthe means by which
| she seeks to attain it are always varied and
| beautiful. She has power to soOthe as well as
terrify. Nature is serious but she is serene.
| Declarations by George Horton ana FRED
| Cressy followed The latter was perhaps the
| most easy speaker of the evening, and was
| heartily applauded; but the declarations all
| showed good training and an appreciation
| of their subjects. More chorus singing was
| followed by Miss Ayers essay, which she read
in sweet, clear voice and with graceful, self
| possessed manner;
flor, no ppQGp6
| him, the best gift of heaven to man was sweet,
pure, natural sleep. 1t reunltes in dreams those
who are apart. 1t takes the sleeper into mys-
FERROUS land of CLEANS, of startling voices, OF
visions-now strange, now familiar, but ever
gimmering and mlngling in ceaseless change
1t is like city OF the past AMIDST JUG runs e. u
whose gorgeous halls there glide and play ia
mlljar forms and faces. Who has not some
tnge of superstition about dreams-the white
horse that predicts death, the little child that
brings sad heart, the clean bank notes that
mean gold, or the wedding ring that foretels
funeral and vice versa sometimes events
coincide with our dreams. Some dreams i'm
press deep moral lessons that nothing can after
wards blot out.
best CARRYING beneath its surface what SO many
ESSAYS lack-a meaning which is worth needing.
His reclamation was delivered with force and
excellent expression Inc following Is all aD-
stract of his essay
THE UMPIRE.-An umpire is one to whose
decision q controversy or question is referred.
He is most popularity known in connection with
the game of base ball, but there are other places
where he is of more importance Boards OF ar
filtration, acting on the same principle, have
been, especially in France, applied to quarrels
springing up between capital and labor. when
we reflect that in the large strikes in our coun-
try, few end satisfactorily to the strikers, while
much is lost by their ideness, let us hope the
differences between our employers and en-
ployes nav be settled by arbitration. The UNI
prire is most valuable in case of impending war;
In settling national disputes the old barbaric
method of war has generally prevailed, but in
stances show that there is better way as in the
settlement of the Northwestern boundary and
the Alabama claims. 1t seems as though the
mode of adjusting differences by appointing UNI
pires was instituted by higher power. Every
person has within HIM an umpire of his deeds
and thoughts called conscience, and when tempt
ed to do wrong we have heard above all other
voices, his voice telling us "dont." Peace and
harmony have resulted in these cases from abid-
ing by the decision of the umpire, so let us all
abide by the decisions of conscience.
Nearly all the class had flowers presented to
them, some in bouquets and some eXqusitely
woven into baskets. Nearly all were received
with applause which was well merited. Miss
Horizons recitation, of which we have already
spoken was followed by music, medley by
Catlin, executed in exquisite style by the
orchestra. The presentation OF diplomas was
accomplished with the following remarks by
w Stoddard.
ADDRESS TO THE CLASS.
Graduating class of 'S4. II is unnecessary for
me to compliment you this evening, for the
presence of SO many of the district, and the in
terest manifested by them, Notwithstanding the
oppressive heat is greater compliment to your
achievements and success tonight than any
words l can speak. 1t has been the custom of
the district, through its educational board to
present to the graduating class token OF me
mento of their school life and school work.
Heretofore this token has been in the form of
certificate setting forth that the person named
therein had completed the studies provided in
the high school. A year ago it was announced
to your class that those who should elect to take
and who should pass a satisfactory examination
upon certain tests of your work should receive q
diploma, signifying that you had passed salts
factory examination, and are competent to teach
the studies which you have pursued. We were
gratified to learn that every member of the class
of 'Si chose to submit to those tests, and the
district, as we'll as ourselves, are pleased to
know that You have all passed a successful eX-
animation therein, one better and of higher rank
than was passed by one of the graduating
classes of one of our normal schools upon the
same questions in one branch OF study. now,
in behalf of the district, present you with these
diplomas, tokens of work well done. We would
not have YOU understand that we regard your
course of learning and culture accomplished.
Your education has simply commenced. What
your teachers have aimed to do, what you
have sought to accomplish is the discipline
of your minds for future work. Ii the Brat.
tleboro schools have taught you how to think,
how TO train and apply your mental powers and
capacities, how to meet, grapple with and over
come the problems of life, then we are content
with our work.