The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1888-06-14

is IN the very hardness Of the thing
done that its true value consists =
1t Is the heliefof some savages that
every time i man Stays al enemy,
the spirit of that enemy enters into
him and IS added To his own, accu-
initiating q warriors strength for the
day Of battle. !" So when We con
quer ( difficulty that difficulty pass
es into us and is transformed into
power.
While preparing for life's con-
1icts and recognizing the intellect
ual culture there are other things
that must not be neglected. All Of
mans faculties and powers should
| be trained if tribe snccess Is desired.
The florist who places her plants BY
the window, one side bathing In
the efuI rays Of the sun, and the
other facing the darkness, beholds
one side flourish and the other decay.
So in life. None of our faculties
should be shronded n darkness, for
that means decay and death, In the
words of Hon. Stephen B. Elkins,
1.-THE brain, heart and hand should
be educated together, to make a
rounded finished and symmetrical
character a useful citizen of the
great republic and future great
American,
MR.. SNYDER
always pleases an audience, and he
certainly surpassed himself yester-
day morning. His delivery is espe-
cially pleasing q fine appearance, a
deep, smooth and pleasant voice.
and graceful gestures. We give a
synopsis Of his Grafton, which speaks
for itself: FL
Oft repeated have been the efforts
from the dawn of human life to an
sWer the questions: Whence am +?
and whittier do ! go2
The question, why am /? has re-:
ceived but little attention, vet the
most important Of ALL This is an in
tricate problem which the few alone
have solved; the many failings have
made shipwreck of life. Man has
work to do-that of developing his
own character. He must make his
life in purity, gentleness, and
strength of manhood, more like Him
who is the source and embodiment
Of the hottest and best. ssThere is,
no. excellence without great lator''
|fsasale run - aesioEi. Tie 1lIe
cesses ot theIfew, and the failures 81
the many forcibly show that the con-
dition of manliness Is unceasing
struggle. ! H ~ |,
Men who haye been tile pillars of
nations and the stepping stones of
progress were achievers of personal
self control The most brilliant vic
tory of life is the conquest of ones
self. To do it d life time is required.
AS there is no cessation Of the pow
ers of evil, perfection is never reach
ed, notwithstanding the presence of
pure motives, and ideals beautiful
and inspiring. The consciousness
of weakness urges to nobler action,
or results in discouragment. To err
is human. ToFlive in harmony with
natural and moral law requires ex-
traordinary exertion. He who ruins
self in a career Of recklessness re-
ceiyes but, little sympathy from the
world.
But ruined lives have much that
is true and beautiful in them. All
have strong desires for purity. Mo
tiVes to lead men upward are the
heritage of all. Yet the life of each
falls far short of it's cherished ends.
Man must control his appetite for
food, his desire for drink, his tenn
per, his tongue, his ayaricious ten
dency, his desire for prominence and
fame, or else fall far short Of the OBJ
ject of his creation.
This control results from discipline.
1t is not the the product Of day,
but of a tlifetime. The man who
achieves this controli is hero in the
truest sense. Such d one is an ideal
man, whose life is a ''refex of the
Divine being copied after the life
Of Him who "spake3 al never man
spake" IN saying Il have overcome
the world"
The Prizes.
After music by the orchestra,
President Turner awarded the prizes
for the year ais follows:
The Presidents English Litera-
ture prize of $50 was awarded to Mr..
d. Il Ja1niso1i.
The Regents prize Of $25, for ex-
cellence in essey, was awarded to
Mr.. "A. S, Hare.
The Regents prize Of SIS for ex-
cellence in defamation, was awarded
to MI. ]. w. Knight.
Degrees Conferred.
The President then announced
that the honorary degree Of Doctor
Of Law was conferred On James Nor
row, II. Of Fairmont, and w. H.
Woolery, President of Bethany Col
lege; the degree of Doctor Of Philos-