Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-21
Closing Exercises of washington
springs Seminary on Thursday June
18th. 1889.

50 SEMINARY on thursday June
18th. 1889.
at an early hour the people began
TO assemble and by the appointed time
80 p 49,. the chapel, which had been
enlarged, by the removal OF partitions,
TO over half the size of the seminary,
was literally packed so there was not
even standing room within the build
ing. Through the kindness of Prof
Freeland ye reporter was provided
with seat near the platform where
we had a splendid opportunity to enjoy
the excellent program given by the
class who had completed the work of
the intermediate department at the
appointed hour the school fled
into the room keeping step to march
played by Miss Berg, who presided ~,
the organ.
The exercises began with a Song,
Correcting Glee" by the school followed
with prayer by Rev. Chamberlain.
The first on the literary part of the
program was an Grafton by Delbert
Drown, with the subject Memory .
The speaker started out with the COM
prehensive definition given by Web
ster, that memory is the faculty by
which ideas are retained in the mind.
Memory is of great service in after
years asst enables us to recall things
for our own and others benefit Nor
does it end with this life. Many
learned men teach tnat memory is the
"worm that dieth not Perform noble
acts that the memory Of evil deeds may
not haunt your declining years. This
speaker possessed clear enunica,
tion and a force Of delivery. that i'm.
pressed his hearers with the idea Of his
belief in what he said.
An Essay Clouds and Shadows" by
May Grace, dealt with the similarity Of
these to the course Of human-llfe
Clouds are the emblems of storm
shadows but the types, and with theil
various sizes, shapes and characters
they typify the human race with its
great and noble characters as we'll a!
with it's low and vulgar, bringing witt
them sunshine and glory or shadow:
and gloom. Anarchy, slavery and intem
perance are clouds that threaten the
national life Of any government. The
reader showed selfpossession while OF
the stage, as well as her ability todis
pei the shadows by removing tht
clouds.
The recitation by Lydia link, en-
titled "Miss Marys Wish" was listened
to by the audience with marked atten
tion. Miss link delivered the piec
we'll and with credit to herself.
Frank Gatlin next favored the au
dience with a temperance defamation
"signs of the Times. Mr. Gatfin spol'
with force and rapldity that showed
him to possess some of the element!
Of an orator. This was followed by i
temperance song and chorus You arr
Breaking Mothers Heart" by Misse
Lulu Smart and El1ie Crow and Messr
Nathan Webb and Delbert Drown
which was very appropriate at thi
time, quite expressive and well ren
dered.
John Bremner was next called Wht
discussed the Search for Power" Tht
speaker thought this search was :
universal ambition, and the powe
was sought in four forms, viz; mental
moral physical, and governmental. Ill
referred to characters IN history t.
show the contrast between the ditferen
kinds Of power. Washington a
against Napoleon. Lincoln as agains
Paine. He urged the equal develope
ments of all ones powers. Truth i
/: power. To be idle is to be powerless, t.
he studious and active is to be strong
ldleness and vice must be overcom
before the thirst for power begins Il
rule the man or his lite will be one o
crime. This showed thought and pre-
t partition. Mr.. Bremner possesses th
/, elements that enter into the make u
| Of philosopher and an orator. In tn
line Of abstract reasoning IL was Tin
/ gem OF the occasion.
! A Biographical sketch OF Pundlt
I Ramabi by Miss Nora Lockwood wa
: history of caste in In dia and th
4 struggle of this noble Woman to brea!
I away from its inhuman practice an
/ enter upon the york OF educa
ton to fit herself for the bettermell
! and elevation Of her sisters. She ha
i embraced Christianity and is raisln!
Il money to carry on the school for gir
!. widows at Bombay. Miss Nlllar
VI wishes to raise q fund TO furnish on
y y teacher a white ribboner. No think
VI ing person could fail to be stFuct wit
the Justice OF the claims of PuDdlta a
Presented by Miss Lockwood.
Next was a responsive recitatlo
"Castles in the Air. by Walter Mathla