Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-06-11

E. NJ. WooD, A. M............. .......... Editor.
Though the cause of evil prosper.
Yet tits Truth, alone. is strong.
And albeit she wander outcast now,
see around her throne
Groups of beautiful. tall angels,
To enshield her from the wrong
There were nine welcome visitors at
School on Monday.
The Commencement at Platteyille
will occur in two weeks.
The Wisconsin journal of Education
for June is an interesting number.
The State Teachers Association will
meet IN Racine July eth, 9Th aud 9th
Among the nuggets of golden truthin
DR.. Eaton's sermon was this thought:
For success in any occupation mind
quite as well as muscle is necessary"
A work entitled 1.-The Three Pronun-
Citations of Latin published by d.
Appleton & Co., states that, in 1876, 90
colleges were using the English method,
Is the so-called Continental, and 70 the
Rom an.
Besides the essay and orations of the
graduates, there viii be an essay and a
recitation by members of the B Grade,
and the music we are sure will be an at
tractiye feature of the Commencement
exercises.
The teaching of temperance and the
incubation of temperance habits IN the
minds of the rising generation will do
more to eradicate the evils of intemper-
anco than all of the coercive measures
enacted since the world beean.-Sdqi-
1aU Courier.
We believe that no one will be disap-
pointed with Prof Freeman's lecture
Friday night. 1t will be a most lnstruc-
tive and interesting address. The al
umni of our High School deserve the
thanks of the community for their
enterprise in providing this treat.
The men for the times must be mod
est men. Next they must be moderate
men; we must not hasten to be wise, nor
rich, nor great. Next, men for the
times must be learned men. Knowledge
is our safeguard. No power is greater
than the power of knowledge. Then we
must be moral men, for goodness is
essential to happiness.
The teacher was trying to teach the
boy something about navigation. "Now,
suppose your father should start to-
morrow morning TO walk across the
river-could he do it?" mo, sir. .
"Of course not" SAID the teacher much
encouraged; land why not?'' "Be-
cause Yes, go on; because''-
Because he's ia jail, sir. - onbers
Statesman.
In books | have the history or the
energy of the past. Angels they are to
us OF entertainment, sympathy, and
provocation. With them many of us
spend the most of our life-these silent
guides. these tractable prophets, histor.
ians, and singers, whose embalmed life
is the highest feat of art; who now cast
their moonlight Examinations over soil.
tude, WEAKNESS, and fallen fortunes.
Emerson.
The grass and flower seeds that were
sowed on the school grounds this spring
have not grown as well as was expected
And yet there is certainly an improve
ment in appearance in front of the
building, and there will probably be a
good many more flowers to be enioyed
when the fall term opens. With the fine
shade trees that adorn the school,
grounds, little effort and care in the
future will make it a very attractive
place.
The educational sermon by DR.. Eaton
last Sabbath was listened to by a good
audience, but not as large as it deserved.
DR.. Eaton is thoroughly in sympathy
with the educational interests of our
community and country; and his prac.
teal counsel to the young regarding
their equipment of character and mind
for the duties and Attachments of life is
always thoughtful and wholesome. The
address was delivered at the invitation
of the teachers and graduating class.
Visitors at Commencement must not
expect either to be amused, or to be
thrilled by the elequence of trained ora.
tors. There are obvious reasons why
these conditions can hardly be fulfilled
Still, the exercises ought not to b,
essentially "dry'' to those who arr
really in sympathy with youth, its diff
culties, its development, and its posi-
bilities. A young man may have never
appeared on public rostrum, and vet,
with all his faults, to thoughtful minC
there is an inspiration in the sight OF
this important step towards self-reli.
ance, manhood and achievement.
Both teachers and pupils are tired. II
is possible that with some of the latter
the reason may be only imaginary; and
yet it may be said in behalf of nearly
all who display an undue eagerness for
the end of the term, or who are de-
cidedly relaxing in industry, that they
have nearly all studied more than in
former years. So they are weary not
so much because of the amount of work
that they have done, as because they
have done more than they were accus-
toned to do. Our ability to do and our
WEAKNESS from doing both depend very
largely upon our habit of doing.
The Commencement exercises will
begin promptly at 10 o'clock A. NJ. Fri
day. 1t is hoped that there will be an
attendance commensurate with the i'm
portance of the occasion. Parents and
friends of the School, you have been
promising all through the year 70 visit
the School. Various things have him
dered, and you have procrastinated too
long. Now you have only this oppor-
tunity to show your interest in the
schools of Lancaster. Surely you will
attend. And you who have given en-
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