Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-06-27
RESERVED POWER.
Tho Grafton NJ the Hatipy higA School
Class Of 80.

the HALEY High School, III TINS city
last Friday evening. Morris Bru"er,
orator of the graduating class, deliver.
cd the following Grafton:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN; PARENTS
AND FRIENDS: We welcome you to
the exercises Of this day-a moment
Gus day both in the lives of parents
and students. It marks the line be-
tween childhood, and the cares and
| responsibilities which tend to block
the way, as we pass up the aisle which
leads to the foremost seat in the
school of life.
ALI things should impr,ve with age;
and we hope as each successive year
rolls round, bringing before you
new class Of graduates, that the ex
~rciscs will bs better, and parents,
friends and teachers will be proud as
they see the new classes, OF which
their loved ones form q part. stand
ing on the platform rendering to the
public exercises similar to these
which we tonight are giving, and
upon which they in their after years
will look back with pleasure.
What has been the object of our
school days? 1t has been to acquire
a Reserved Power. But, we say,
what is that Reserved Power?
1t is the knowledge we have gained
during these years Of patient study
with which the graneries Of our minds
. are stored, to which we can turn in
the hour of need. We are Only in
= t-llrctually strong when we have
heavy deposits of kn 'wledge in the
bank of memory, upon which W. can
draw at any time according to our
. necessities.
= A merchant is in a dangerous posi-
ton, when his goods are trusted Out
0 over the country on long credits ane
e his bank account is over drawn. Blu
e calm and serene is he who has de
post subject to a sight-draft. III
can weather the storm by DRAWN!
upon his reserve.
DR.. Bethany answered youni
: clergy man, " no asked him for som
: advice concerning his sermons, thus
F.: Fill up the cask Fill up the cssk
: Fill up the cask, and then if YOU ia
!: it you will get a good stream; but
: you put in but a little it will dribol'
!: dribble. dribble, and you must tai
: tap, tap, and then you will get but
: small stream after ALL"
The schoolooy who goes to schot
and improves his time stores in h
x brain more knowledge every day, All
when he has completed his educatio
y he has but prepared himself TO beg'
10 in life's school. The knowledge wi,
u which he has filed his mental reese
~ voir becomes a mighty power to Al
"a him in his march up the path Of lii
ID until he stands in the trout rank
IL prominent and honored citizen. B.
'S' he who perpetua!ly draws from ar
VI never pours anything into this san
~ reservoir exhausts the supply. aud Il
s. reservoir becomes empty from co
tinual tapping. Thus he who h
's' gained the front ranks will fall to Il
'as rear, unless, by continual accessions
Try knowledge, he guards his reserve
'AS power. Then, let US fill up the cas-
rs and by opening one of those lit
''o valves a stream OF thought will fl,
ess from it that will make the world b.
VIC ter TOR our having benin it.
y" As an illustration of reserv
"a power in human nature, let us ia
'o'' Daniel Webster in his great speech
esS reply to that of Mr.. Haynes.
'ce' was calm and self-assured, but tt
'"e calmness was but prelude to
storm of logic and eioquencc VIII
followed. Like good general
for had examined the field, knew the Il
I'M, acy OF his opponents arguments, q
nn- had So placed his forces that Wet
pay was secure; and his reply to
,ed Haynes speech was one Of the gra
by est efforts ever made by man.
consequence of which he WAS nan
are the "Defender of the Constitute
Mr.. Webster afterwa ard said: 81
as if everything l had ever seen
read or heard, was floating before
in one grand panorama, and l
,. little else to do than reach up