Telegram-herald., 1886-06-26

d -ub-eI unl Foa have read yourself iull /
ut lr ueFef read ol q subject until you have 4
thought Yourself hungry over it, Chalmers I
vas once asked Nlar John Foster the great /
--sayisl aas doing Up ln scotland he +
said hard al if AZ Tie rate oi Inca wees. +
Soue one once asked Lyman Beechef how 4
BONG il took him r0 write 8 certain sermon +
Forty years. eas the reply Turner, The I.
great painter disclaimed that he had any 1
.e,rer for genius bul hard work. Above all. i
remember ihe greatest oi all examples oar /
Lord himself Wh hO, dying young man, had
spriIt thirtg 0uI 0I thirty three vears Ia OBJ /
scurlIy. working 80 tle bench 0i carpenter
and. humanity speaking nttlns himself
thereby better fOr the life task. And noN
YOUR suDtest temperature as YOU 80 out
into life Will be- that restless spirit that
mania for gambling With time instead OF
working With her, which Will Try % per
suaie you that either by genius OF luck. or
position YOU can get something for moth
ing. Even the successes or Ia lures OF your
school DAYS are no certain augury. Ine
best scholar may change places with the
dullest the richest with the poorest.
the brilliant genius with the plOdder.
All depends upon taking an under
hold OF life with thOrOughness and pa
lence Many young man or woman goes
out OF school or college ike Charles the
Second after the victory Of Narya, only 10
ind in the future campaigns OF life some
formerly beaten Peter OF Russia, who viii
lead him defeated 10 another PultOwa
Forever haltless hurries time
Ihe durable % gain
b. true and thou shall fetter time
With everlasting chain
Sec0nd-Let me say another thing. Don't
loose vour youthful enthusiasms keep
storing up admiratiOns as long as you live.
Goethe in delivering an Grafton on Shakes
peare. said. Today We honor the memory
/ of the the greatest traveller on this journey
Of life. and thereby We are doing honor 10
/ ourselves. When We know how 10 appre-
| ciate a merit in others, we have the germ of
/ II within ourselves This is true. Ii is a
| great thing 70 know him 10 admire well. lt
/ is an education in itself, and perennial
/ fOunt of pleasure. The object of our admir-
/ alton measures us.
/ said a great man: Tell ma a mans fa
vOrte poet and | well tell you the mans
| character But that is true of other objects
/ besides poets We are insensibly formed by
/ the character of our standards. We can
never rise higher than our highest ideals.
/ Ii is on this basis that youth are urged 10
| read biographies Of great men. This IS the
great value Of political, social and religious
| enthusiasms. Some one asked me once
what | thought the greatest secret
! nf the power of Phillips Academy
/ in AndOver. / replied the noble
/ traditions OF loyalty. good conduct and
/ school pride that have been handed for a
century and treasured by the boys. To
| love the little platoon we belong 10 IN sOcl-
! ety. says Burke, IS the germ ot all public
affections Now, my friends, there IS one
/ thing know about You, you hate an indie
pendent man who has no enthusiams.
You like a man of positive convictions one
/ wav or the other | would not give a cent
for youth who hadn't some
nerves. You are often very illogical,
/ know. about choosing them,
and often have very faulty Ideas;
but you have them, that's the point.
| Every one of you, not excepting the girls,
has an earnest interest in whether the De-
| troits or ChicagOs get the championship.
You instinctvely like ietlOw who has an
eve for good horse, you know whether
I YOU ike classics better than mathematics, or
/ mathematics better than classics, or
/ YOU honestly say YOU don't like
/ either. You like a generous hurrah
in the ball held and a good,
hearty laugh everywhere, you ike strong
/ and healthy, but never mean and under
handed ambition in the class room. You
/ would rather see a sChOOlmate commit an
! enthusiastic blunder than slide into a merit,
as if he didn't care much about il anyway.
I Now I want you 10 Keep this generous
| spirit. You are going out into a colder
I world than you have been accustomed TO,
of push and self-seeking. You're going
! where they discount sentiment, where II Is
getting dreadfuly fashionable in par
| Tor or on street TO appear blaze and laugh
at enthusiasm. There Is a great deal of
/ sneering IN the world and not half as much
commendation. You will find scepticism
In business as we'll as in religion. Carry
/ some refreshing zeal with you, but yOu
I can't do 10 unless you look up and have
ideas read good books and have high
thoughts High thoughts seated IN a heart
Of courtesy is what Sir Philip sydney said.
Deeds. not words is your motto. BE care
fll not 20 abuse that motto. Deeds
are often dry things without the
words OF life from men and books
and Cod A little girl heard sermon on
the text. j keep under my body, and re-
peaied DO 20 her father thus ! keep my soul
on top. That is Just what Paul meant
As Won 20 ont into life. ike knights. YOU
have sword at your side with a cross bar
handle SO had the Crusaders of old. But
they sometimes reject the blade and hold
/ the sword before them for a crucihx. Then
Khen they reject the handle, they fought
an the better with the edge in the shock
Of battle.
frnIess De can above himself erect himself
How poor a hing is man
Have some fixed principle to which you
can be like such Of diamond steadfast
evermore. Respect your youthful enthusi-
asms lay up more and more 20 meet the
wear and tear OF life As vOu say good
bye t0 these teachers whom, If they have
been faithful. you viii remember far more
for the spirit of study and the love Of work
they gave y0u than for the things they
Taught Garry this spirit Of enthusiasm
undimmed If YOU can % the skies.
.Rn- 0f. hlIine breeze ana OBJ great seas.
Trough ne ef che present parting d er.
NH rau fesr heights Te meet again.
cob. iesl us fo Tuur heavenly shore.
one part metb1nzs alike ue seek.
one niirpesf ao'd whore or We fare
on hrlldinE breeze Nf rushing seas
A. ssf sf lssf Euse - there
When Mr. Msrriam lad ended Prof "
A. tfreeson. principal 0f the school, assisted
bT MISS Anna n. Clark presented to TIRE
class. one hy one. che dip'omts. When the
ronnz ladies and gentlemen had taken their
seats q food ~ Towers in basket snd
araa1et came pouring in from sll sides
TIE srza=t number n H3wers ever given
here 40 Ike OCCASION vas presented yes
rf ffe school isa 81 many fares
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vas ressei wh fae nlsc FIVE parts
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