Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-09

| This was necessary 10 the preserNau"i
of civilization. which, in the speaker
opinion, was worth more to be saved thar
country, and we want race OF men and
women who will save our civilization.
Another element OF culture and train
ing and education was resolute Will
But this should not be COMPOUNDED with
stubbornness. A firm will is the execu'
tive of the soul in the range of choice. Stub
bornness and will ire different, in that
the stubborn man has not will enough
What we want is II race OF men ana
women endowed with this high and SUI
preme quality of resolute will. The man
prepared aud determined to do right
in the face of all opposition
that may be raised by MS
fellow men is the grandest structure OF
the universe. Such man can never De
influenced or dissuaded from the straight
line of duty and Obligation.
The third quality of culture and educa-
ton is self respect, which the speaker
said, is that judgment of myself, my being,
my origin and my destiny as will lead me
to fulfill the missions and obligations for
which am intended Man is never
more than man no matter with what you
load or clothe him. Man is never less
than man, except by his own doing The
circumstances surrounding man don't
effect the man. The eaker ridiculed
the idea of speaking of man as being
in elegant OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES pig in
stances, but that does not altar his swine
ish nature. On the other hand, place
one of the best citizens in a pig pen and
that does not make him pig. What
we want is a race of men and women
who will be men and women despite the
circumstances surrounding them. Worth
or worthlessness is not measured by a.
bank account or a position in society,
but by that which man is to himself and
his Creator. What we want is race of
men who will never bow before money
or social power, for man is not what he
has or what his circumstances are.
Having summed up the qualities of IL
proper education under these three heads
self control, resolute will and self re-
spect-Mr. Forbes said the public
schools of today were accomplishing
these educational advantages. He de
precated the idea of making it |
always pleasant for childhood
It was far from his desire to
make a child's life unpleasant and un~
happy; but he would prize what he could
make of the child. more than what he
could make his pathway, We all
must learn to do unpleasant things. One
If the supreme questions of this life was
luty, and that satisfactorily answered. the
properly educated mind will go forward,
re the result pain or pleasure.
He regretted the prevailing idea that
hildren should have business educations
n our public schools. Schools are or.
anized to make men and women out of
oys and girls and that which makes tie
lost out of a boy or girl is the most
tactical. He spoke Of the magnitude of J
ne teachers duties. No higher task or
commission was ever set to mortal agent
nan that of educating the mind.
Addressing the graduates, Mr.. Forbes
dmonshed them that the path OF life lay I
efore them, and that success in any /
ohere lies in having accomplished the I
ork assigned each Individually to be
Jne. 4
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS. /
President Reimers then read the names
the graduates by classes and pre- scented u
e diplomas as follows:
Latin course-Nils Olson, Will Philleo, d
annie Long, Emelia DeSanto, j. E. Ell E
Dit. o.
German course-Clara Norris Clara L
,vey Constance Mulack, Marney Ellis, al
leck ladders, Mae Mcdonald, Mille
Dhn. ell
English course-Charlotte Custer,
arke Buford, Oloff Atkinson, Minnie
lnson.
The high school class sang the cal Ell
ne Shepherds Song" and with bene-
ction by Rev. A. b. Medium, the
ghly interesting exercises closed,