Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1888-06-28

/ with their tender feelings could not
act in place of jurors, Women had
no place upon the battlefield. Women
| made home, home fashions society.
and society had it's influence on the
government. Home was the place of
women, and he urged that they should
not be taken from it.
THE Mirage of Life was the sub
Ject of the essay of Miss Mary J.
Reeves. Her paper showed a careful
preparation, and was an interesting
and instructive one. She told of the
sacred influences of a mans life, and
what effect it had upon him. In clos
ing, she declared that education was
the greatest influence that could be
brought to bear upon in human lite.
Gorden L. Harker Grated upon 1.-The
Growth of Socialism" The antiquity
OF socialism dated back to Bible times.
He gave the history and growth of So
cialism. In socialism all independe nee
is lost. Your personal will must not re-
| bel against the theory. Socialism to-
day is endeavoring to crush out Gov
ernments of the people, and create
their own wild scheme. The tendency,
both spiritually and and intellectually.
bad, and should be watched.
After short recess, the orchestra
played "Octavia," and Samuel Iredell
Grated upon Our Republic Not a Re-
public In our Republic, he thought
there was danger, and that was the
blue blooded aristocracy of Europe,
who with their money are buying their
way into the heart. Men are selling
their birthright to these men. Our
Senators elected by gold do not deem
| themselves under obligation to the
| people. Monopoly makes our laws and
rule the people. He urged that the
telegraphic system should be under
the direction of the Government as is
the postal system.
| Eben Whitaker next was heard on
the subject, Men of Single Idea. +"
God has created man of MANY ideas,
and no one idea is of sufficient import
| ance to cause man to spend his life
in support of it. Such men are insane;
| they commit mora! and mt ellectual
suicide. 1t is a grand thought, how
ever, that there are men who have
more than one idea, and to them the
hope Of the country is attached.
After a waltz, ''The Artist Life,'' by
the orchestra, Miss Ella Gilman read
an essay on Hidden Meaning" This
paper like the others was one of much
interest, but such that if one or more
sentences were called from it, they
would not be effective without the en-
tire preparation. The applause of the
audience manifested their apprecia
tion.
One of the best orations of the day
was that of J. Howard Cooper, 'Shall
we dispair of the Republic?'' The
young man displayed much oratorical
ability, and his arguments were effec-
tive and unrebuttable. This genera.
tion he said was one of unflagging
interest to all. One thing he thought
that the people should have the selec
ton of candidates as well as the cleo
ton of them. 1t was all too early, he
thought, to say that all honesty and
faithfulness had gone from the land.
A selection from "Erminien wal
rendered by the orchestra, when EltoI
S. Corson was heard in the grafton
THE Social Problem and its Solution
The cause of corrupt government i:
not SO much due to corrupt politicians
as to the uneducated masses.
T. Vulcoff was the last of the orators
and his subject was IA world OF
wonder" He analyzed nature, iI
which he found whole world of won
ders. So with botany, geology, noun
tains, forests and oceans.
After IL selection by the orchestra
the class arose and stood before Prof
Trask, who gave them words OF ad
vice and encouragement as they step
ped out into the world.
The graduates were recipients of &
large number OF beautiful present.
and bouquets of sweet flowers.