Telegram-herald., 1886-06-26
COMMENCEMENT DAY
High school Twenty Fourth
Graduating Exercises
STRONG lAl REV MERRIAM
PRETTY DecsrlI iae Children >
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Grad4afed a Stood of r lowers
Eseang Exercises.

tas h-l -cloo. sere le.4 l ne
4..llar - tl- Eaant4-n st. Baptist /
.llr.a yesterday morning. commencing a. 1
- I8c.alk The church had been agpro- 4
.rala. selorltsi isr the occasion. -le class /
naifa Daeds 500 words sas spelled 1
aat Ed .reay mango alertes aer9-s . back
eralH.l VI evergreen aaI placed in tront oi /
tae elolr -alius eAa- around -le sweep /
VI tla l.sfrau d rr1ilsilu of potted plant, /
sa- arranged Itler elaborate 'll. Or gar
lirIrr -raeetI q tirrell parts 4I Llr e-lltA. 1
-lr allsc noticeable being large harp oi
ualsl-s Eliel stlol upon tle plauo. hen
lLe ume .or opening lhe e1rrl.-e5 came, d
multitude of people had flalt ils way ut9
-le elllce u.lnE uur ol-y every afal'a1-r
seal 8ut choking the aisles 80 that iree
rr.sr--s lr -sr--s was lln possible. Af-rr lllr
people hal been called % orlef ave
Maua aas sang aF about one Aunafel ana
re-nrF members li the II "a -elo1l. which
rendition H4s followed Wlrn a prayer ly
Rev Kerr B llpper pastor of llr church.
I.n fn the choir i0r were seated one hul-
ired ana forty little children. dressed Tor
rae alosl part ln white. The next number
ga Tie programme, "lu The woods -
Fair was sung og them. ave parts neins
[ taken Prot H. A Strong. of psi.ant. a
veteran teacher. who spent quarter oi q
/ century BOB this city. made g thOughllul al
tr-.. -utifled "a Plea tor an Educational
Revival which, on account of limited
spa.e i. not printed to-day. The address
1 EiII appear in fll tomorrow in Tie N NpAf
\ lelsaRAu HEatEp. Next came Holiday
i March. q song bg the school followed Dy
II tn address to che class by Rev A K. Merriam
tie said -lt gives me- great pleasure 20
[ address you TODAY .0r nearly every year
i since mv graduation / have been IN some
{ vag associated With OF Interested in some
/ sr.s.luatiug class in school, or seminary. As
I look INTO the faces 0f So large a number
I of .sraduates TODAY. am reminded OF Words
4 worth lines upon a similar occasion.
$50 many happy youths, Sd large and fair
A congregation in the buddiug time
Oi health and hope and beauty, al AZ once
/ 80 maoy diverse -amples trot4 tae gfo"Ih
of lilies sweet season.
know that this Is a time Of mingled JOY
and sorrow for you. s0rrOw tO leave the old
Z familiar scenes. aud JOY at The prospect OF
vour achievements. ] have read some
where how upon cruises OF Arctc discovery,
during the long weeks of the outward yOy-
/ are when the crew had little on hand and
/ we're divided between regrets for the homes
Z they had LETT and authorizations OF the new
scenes before them, how, according TO the
I temperament Of each. they would collect for
ward OF abaft gazing ruefuly upon the re-
I ceding waters OF active and alert az the
/ prow with unblanched cheek gazing into
I the gulf before them and ardenty looking
/ for each new scene and adVen ure. % To-
/ dav. as you cut your mOOrings from the old
shores. some OF YOU in thought look back
. with regret. but most Of You are AT the
I Drow. lr is hard % decide with which
group Of thoughts 70 mingle mine. But
taxing your own esti innate of the Importance
II this graduation day. let me seriously say
I Two things which NAV bee appropriate 20 eth
er .rr1up ofth0ughts. First BE willing to take
hold low down and don't hurry. You are
/ On a liftle hight to-day, but the work OF the
world is done in the valleys We cannot
l1ug stand and gaze and shout on the
mountains. We must walk and wait and
. work iu the valleys. you have had years OF
great privileges have been receiving and
--lr.rr ul weapons Others have labOred
and You have entered their la0Ors Ii
Is something of come down from being
Ia senior 100 the high school 20
b. a Freshman in college from being a
memher0f this largest class ever graduated.
.-irom being that CD cierking u for living.
from -tudving English literature 10 con
ming cook book from beiag a privileged
T student t0 being har1-WOrking and uuap-
preCiated teacher Bat 90 morrow, OF next
week or next Fall y0u must all. 10 one
wav or another get OIL the graduating dress
~ and ~ r0 work again. You know some
people now a-dats are criticising our high
/ schools because they educate young people,
{ they saw awtT 0ut of cOncelt with hum
hIe raf.irrs t0 which the majority must
come Now DO not believe It. And yet
tbere may Re that danger. I confess Let the
/ class of -s whose motto ls Deeds, not
woris help gisprove It, There may be
/ some scnuises In this class, bat J am sorry,
If any of you have that notion. There
. NAV b. q future president on his wits be
fore me -Four chances to one for the lat
Ter Ambition may be a good thing but
4 ambition .s only partially good for any
. ching if 30 is willing 70 take hold low
doWn. You must somehow get am under
f rrio. if you wo1'd throw This big life
. problem and get ON top. Vow
. rour education SD Won is good for
nothing fit bas nos taugh. You 20 work.
GeDias ays Carlyle, is an immense ca
pacity fr taking trouble. Genius.
. according fo George Elliot. is little more
.han great capacity for receiving disci-
pine ur Arnold. of kuehy used 60 say
that ths difference between one boy and
. another. consists not s1 much iu talent as
in energy Vow you all have great inien-
alns They are All good would not les
. SON them Nothing has been held zap before
American rolfh ike fhe great possibilities
f frr a man or "a woman .n THIS country.
Tau have read 7r ouEnt t0. smiles self
He.p' and Matthews Getting ou in the
World aut tfetang Oh and Getting 0u
Fact s che great American idol Hurry
is anr king You have already begun to
ee. ir Noa have been impatient wifh
schoo. da7s AMI school discipline Many a
day rnl have flnrrhf Iatn and Greek and
Mathematics al nonsense. To graduate. 20
finish Your eiucation. ro oe DOING some
tt.ng o ger into business. 60 get
have