Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-29
THE PAGE ANNIVERSARY.
THIRrT-FIRSr YEAR or A NORMAL
sOCTErI'S FNrSrsNCF.
A Gala Occasion At the Miiiers,iiie Normal
schooI--rine Music. Rscitations and Al.
dresses-Hon. james W. Lee on
The Power OF spoken Thought

The thirty.first anniversary ot the Page
Literary society, of the State Normal school,
Millersville, was held in the chapel last eve
ming. Long before the time for the com.
mencement those spacious grounds which
surrounded that noble old educational build
ing were filled with fair young ladies and
gentleman to show to the passer by their
devotion and love to that old literary society
for whose anniversary they come to cele.
brate
As early as seven o'clock the deep toned
bell rang out its music to tell to them that
the exercises would shortly begin, and the
chapel of the school was filed to its utmost
capacity IN Tact all who came to wish the
Page another good night, could not be
accommodated with seats The society, which
Is composed OF graduates and students Of the
"old Normal marched into the chapel To
the music OF Taylors orchestra.
As the president, officers and speakers OF
the evening marched in, the large audience
present rose applauded them.
The exercise OF the evening were opened
with prayer, delivered 10y the Rev. John T.
Stein, pastor of the Reformed church, con-
nected with the village, alter which the
salutstory address WAS delivered 10y the
president of the society, W. |. Hobs, of
Pittston, Pa
Then followed music by the orchestra
Medley overture" Night on"
The next speech was the Page Grafton, de-
livered by A. NJ. Snyder, Norristown, Pa,
entitled 1.-The Experiment with Free Gov
ernment." During the speak er's Grafton the
president of the society had TO call for order
from those present The Grafton was short
and to the point, and his review OF our ma
tional government was one of the features of
the evening. lie told what If all would fol-
low and practise would make good govern
ment
After this came music by the orchestra in
| selections from the "Mikado"-Sullivan
this music was the very best OF the even
ing and the showers OF applause which fol-
| lowed only showed the orchestra how much
| their services were appreciated.
| Afterwards was given a recitation by Miss
| Edna l.. Keller, Shamokin, Pa, entitled
The First Quarrel by Tenuyson. The
young lady Is a fine elocutionist, and she was
| great iavorite with the audience, and during
| her recitation she held them spell
| Her delivery WAS almost perfect, and the
| young lady certainly was credit to herself
| and to the members of the " Old Page"
Her second recitation, entitled An Imita-
| ton of the Raven" brought down the house.
| and the long applause which followed made
| 1t necessary for the young lady to respond
| by presenting herself to her audience again
| Music" Angels Serenade " q. Broga, by
Miss III. B. Jewell. The young lady pos
| sesses fine soprano voice, and her rendi.
ton OF the " Angels Serenader will not
| soon be forgotten by those whose pleasure 1t
| was to hear her.
THE HONORARY ADDRESS.
| Next came the honorary address by Hon.
James W. Lee, Franklin, Pa, on Power
| of Spoken Thought
Speech Is silver and silence is golden and
silence only is golden when there is nothing
| to be said, began the speaker. No concession
| OF liberty was ever made to excel freedom o
| thought The struggle for liberty Las gone
| on from that time to this, majestic in those
| who have displayed Ii at its best This pow @,
finds its greatest excellence not in the mere
Il NJ h1f in, hi Inn
| ty of speech. The names of Otis, Clay and
| Henry, will ever be remembered by the peo
| pie, for II was the power OF their speech
which opened the eyes OF the people and laid
| the first foundation OF our nation ality.
| Do over estimate the power OF spoken
| thought and its influence for good when
l say that the great and overwhelming
| majority of people are looking today TO him
who Is now delivering in the English Parlia.
ment the greatest effort of his life on Irish
home rule ?" / shall not attempt t. anal we
the power of the spoken speech. There is a
prevalent idea that much time is lost in our
halls of legislation by debate. But ! say that
| this is a mistake, for often has the power of
spoken thought killed a bad bill and passed
! many good one.
The speaker very ably outlined the force
OF spoken thought in comparison with writ.
ten composition. lie showed the effect of
| each, as they had been used to meet the ques-
tions OF the day. He compared written
thoughts to the weight OF the forge sledge;
| spoken thoughts to the sledge when force has
| been applied to it Written thoughts, he
| said, may bring conviction, but spoken
| thought will not only bring conviction, but
| something more necessary TO cause good
| results-action. An extract OF the address
| can not do the orator justice He presented
| many OF his thoughts with apt aud enter
| tanning illustrations He spoke in a full
| open manner without any Manuscript. This
| is always 50 much appreciated in such A
mixed audience.
Music by Misses IIemperIy and Jewell.
was next upon the programme in an organ
and piano duet, Robert Ie Diable New
erbeer. The manner in which the Young
ladies per lormed upon their respective in
struments show ed that they were perfectly
at home when enga std thereon.
RecitatiOn-Selected, entitled Daisey's
Faith, Miss Edna l.. Keller This young
lady is the same who delivered the other reci
atlons and she again did herself credit
Then followed music by the orchestra.
gallop-"Luftig and Duftig,"-Strauss; after
which the services closed, and one and Ali re-
tired we'll pleased with the evening and
to the Page We say, it's work is written in
bright letters OF gold, 10 tarnsh never.
The chapel was tastefuIly decorated. Mr..
Schroyer, OF Lancaster, furnished four fine
floral designs. The attendance was much
greater than usual and many distingui shed
visitors were present from abroad.
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