Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-02
Ar rur NonMaL SCHOOL.
: Address Before the Literary societies
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N Address, Before the Lttcrury Soc'essSs
by =. Freeman Hendricks, ESQ. -
1fii.LERsviLLE, July l.--Ihe exercises
commencement week, which were 90
nppilv begun hy Or. A. n. Byeriy's bac'
= SS sSs,rsate sermon TO the class on Sunday
|31o,nrnjno were continued this evening by
- address before the literary societies
Many Of the alumni are here to enjoy
Ne ccnmencement festivities and renew ,s,
hrmcr friendships. This Is especially
!. true Of the members Of the classes OF ls.o
I and Of 1850. The class histories OF these
evo classes are to he read tomorrow
Z Snai0rity of the members are SAID 70 DC
hero now. The parents OF many OF the
{ m1Dduatinr class are also here to witness
& ~ rrnduation exercises. The chapel was
Il 1hoeefore nicely filled when The meeting
%Woo called TO order.
a flesly rendered piano quarte,te was
B. 1n0ovod by the audience before DIR. t.yte
+ *{1{r,duced J. Freeman Hendricks, esq, of
0oylest ,wn, the speaker OF the evening.
~ subject Of Mr.. Hendricks address was
&Walks and Talks With Boys and Girls"
IA 1o introduced his subject by referring to
Z 10 time when he was student here ana
~ speaking. feelingly Of the valuable
u 1Sstruction he had received at this
61Sool. He addressed himself to the
15odents, and showed that success
~ life depended largely upon the
= Xlnd and amount OF preparation
i do for life in the school. upon the farm,
n uD0 In the WOrkenops FrePatauou III wy
1 1Sce must be made before the race begins,
4 - aft<r il is in progress or when some one
y 80 has already touched the goal. 10
nnoceed there must I've earnest, well d.
foCted labor. The man who inherits q
8 Fortune and spends his life In enjoying 1t
4 without labor is OF no value to society or
oeote, and had better not exist. A fool may
inherit, Mt IL requires virtue to learn.
Gshor IN 6ixaiiied, and If honest and true
setQ bring success Genius Ia nothing more
{ than capacity for hard work. The great
~ geniuses were ever the hardest workers.
Time aud talent are given to us BY
Kind Crestor for the purpose Of fulfill
: ing a certain mission or life work.
Each one Is born for certain mission for
5 which he is especially adapted, and II Is
hIs work 10 find ont what that mission Is.
10 succeed be must rely upon his own ex-
srtlons. TIE overcoming of each difficulty
1Gayes the victor stronger. Help from
Within, self.hep, strengthens; help from
without weakens. A single aud Intense
p&rpose Is another essential to success.
Vow men must concentrate their energies
and yet not become narrow. To succeed
( IN these times he must be specialist. The
range of human knowledge has 30 widened
that we can become masters In only one
thing. The body must be developed ply.
ufcaIly to insure the most vigorous mental
activity. Purity, truth and honesty OF
purpose are the safeguards of youth.
The speaker closed his valuable address
BY giving some excellent advice in refer
once to the formation of habits, the resist
ance Of temptation and fidelity to convic-
sions.
The Normal Glee club closed the exer-
discs of the evening by singing very pret
tily q song entitled Stars of the Silent
Night"
Tomorrow forenoon the class day exer-
elees Of the seniors will take place on the
4 campus. In the afternoon the alumni will
meet In the Model chapel, and In the even
tng public exercises will be held in the
chapel; for this meeting the following pro-
9ramme has been arranged: Address by
the president, X. NJ. McNeal, Steelton, Pa,
10; essay, by Miss Rose Stewart, of Phila-
delphia, Pa, 80; oration, by Prof. l.. s.
6htmmell, of Huntingdon, Pa, rs. These