Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-04
THE THREE-FoLD OBJECT OF Ed
UcATIOH.
Grafton Of Amos Parker Wilder before
the Alumni OF Cony High School, at
Meonian Hall July 2. 1899.

'facts sf1DSt tbD-s praises ~ arr hfE~ W
Ugh, to rehearse. 70 take few hours from
,asy lives. 10 stand by the "syside and TO
'seaIl pieasant mem3rie. Of the happy past
look into the faces Of the companions of
ny early youth. ace there features, we'll
known aad beloved, forms and habits Of Dsr-
,of. dear tor their very peesiiaritie., ard
pore and true By the infaIliole perceptions
81 childhood. made certain and verified By
the test os loyal friendship.
You and sill have 20 live long time 20
compress plthia another Or year. the
memories, the varied experiences and thu
insight into the realities Of life that we're
our. daring our high school coarse and the
ysafs leading ap 10 il 10 that psrio! We
passed from youth iSto manhood and Ho-
manhood tfa.abstanfiAl thought, and trlvi-
al diversion. we're exchanged fsr grasp on
real life. For the ar.t time se realized that
work, and not play. ras the pursuit Tor
YbIeh We were created. We t0ok IN the
fact that ye we're. each Of Hs. members OF the
great family Of men, that We lived bat lite
time that what pu,posed to 10 must BE-
done quickly; that the World and our sur
rounsinzs sere made for our temporary en-
iOynent and Improvement, not 4 permanent
abo,.e Bot these thoughts did not fepfcss
~. We looked at them philosophlcaliy and
With hearts Of faith To 10 our b. Il and
leave the re.t vas the principle schOoied
sishin Il. To carry the umbrella Of cheer
fulne.s IN lhi. vale Of tears our purpose
Tonight We ,n.tnetively view in retrospect
the Intervening years since We were sent
forth from this school. How closely have
followed the star. named IN our hearts a.
beacon light. II conduct What Of the noble
resolutions the lofty ambitious, the anselfi.f'
determinations God alone knows and not
men We only ku0w To- Night that the Goals
II youthful friendship burn YARN within as
that as We clasp one another = hands AMI
look into one anothers faces. the Anlfnositir-,
the riyarie, and The bitterness Of school days
are buried that the rough and thorny past -
covered With tangle of roses from which
emana,s only the odors Of ctarity and for
ii yeness
We would got forget the absent 10 might
some are gone from US. We think Of them
With longing for the wounds made in our
hearts by their goilg are wide and tender
a. on the day Ne laid them away. Others
of our numbers are far distant, ieailng use
fal and happy lives surrounded by the inspi-
rstions of love and duty. others are wander
era thank tod but few. The Innocence in
hjch We kHew them il heing furnished by
the Inst Of pleasure ard ease. cur love for
them is as Of Old when W. played and guar
relied tog.; ier. May Heaven look upon
them with the yearoirg and tender solicit
tnae provoked in our heart. b. their vacant
chairs to night
Such, schoolmate. j. human life sorrow
PAIN. separation. But let Us r, joice that the
sorrow is followed by glalness the pain by
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association is glad Tonight for IN our Joy ~
We find strength ia our youth, our friruj-
and in the poss biiitirs Of our humanity cast
in a divine mould AMI placed IN world
beautiful in decoration and b0undlts- in re
source
Ard in our sadness ~ Hul consolation in
such iiHrs a. these
90 cunt not In snin the step. God set for thee be-
you'd t, Alpinr hoight- " great pain - IN thinn
ii4h"
Ills awa.. rsofning .oIneNhert and abo,, the
bright awnk' ning clouds sotHrv ierr the hird.
arr -iuging r.rrmorr
+. has occurred to me to discuss tonight
ia this address. which your committee ha.
kindly invited me TO deliver. some of the
aspects Of education; what it IS dong and
what il should be doing ! in the training OF
young men nd women for their future occu
pstons 2jin preparing them for citizenship
and toward the Development of character
within them The pubic schools are rightly
the glory Of our land We have in tlis
country total school population Of nearly
20 toU 600, nearly one-thirl of the aVgre gate
popu alton. To instruct them force of
300 900 teachers Is employed aud an annual
expenditure or 500. 800 600 is made to main
tain this great national industry. Our fathers
early recognized the importance of public