Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-16
Closing Week at the state Norman
school, Randolph, VT.

49, I'M a1aroses opened with an anthem Dy
t6e choir: scripture reading from Eph. "; ~
~ and Phil iii 1916; prayer by heS. Us u: ~
Wilkins; hymn, SOLDIERS OF Chflst, aIlse,
text, Gal. VI. 3. Ana let us nov ~ Iii 80, Il
we'll doing: for in due season We shall reap II
we faint not From the sermon, we give 'ne
following thoughts: at go
With our beloved pc, t we believe that Iiie
70 raal. life Is earnest In the world we iiin
two great classes of individuals One hlaue
up Of those who are absorbed in the things %
time and sense and who give themselves en-
s;,. y, ~. ,,..,,,;ts q shs Efc sgeh breathe
but do not live. In the second class are ilose
Who believe in spiritual things, holding them
selves accountable TO God, and considering
this life as a stepping stone to higher ana
better existence These live, in the true sense
of the word, and to such the Apostle Erltes'
BE not weary in well dong. ms urges NJ
m cherish that spirit which strives to the wei
doing Of Gods viii; that strives against III do-
inc. that seatters darkness; that looks OUT
ward TO helping others; that looks upward as
we'll as outward to the extending OF tod
Kingdom As God sent his Son into the world
with an appointed work so he has given as a
work 10 do. and expects us TO do it. Christ
life tho,ieh brief. was packed full of well do
ing. and at its close he could say, Il have mn
ished the work Thou gayest me TO do:
Life is estimated not by length but by What
is accomplished IN the allotted time. Inc
world is not playroom but workshop "here
we must toll. battlefield where we must hsht
a field where we must cultivate, race course
in which we must run. Work, physical, mem
tal and spiritual is healthful. IL is moral
tonic. Joy. eheerfulness and work are linked.
The wietched are the idle. No true man
shirks work As Christ came with a definite
purpose before him so we should ever keep be-
fore us a fixed aim, aud that, to do WE'LL Tor
there are purposes and purposes, some low ana
4 IL I. L.. 4 GgT.Ig-
tence is required 10 do well; constant, eontlnn-
GUS effort, not working to-day, resting to-mor-
row. or strongly to-day and feebly tomorrow.
The toll must be daily and ceaseless through
life. Our lives should be like the river flow
ing to the ocean, ever growing broader ana
deeper, toward heaven and ourselves. IL dh-
6culties arise. remember il is better 10 pass
through not around them. Cherish hope IN
your life work; never lose hope and the world
will be- better purer and sweeter for your nv 1
ing Cherish faith in well doing, faith that
God is with You. The presence of God should
give US great courage. Cherish prayer 10
not crowd it into a corner but give 1t an ample
place in your life work. Without prayer the
Intellectual will dominate the spiritual.
Christ's was pre-eninently prayerful life,
much more is Il necessary that ours should be.
Let us keep Christ prominently before MS. lie
went about doing good, giving us an example |
for our lives. Let US do spiritually what he did
for those about him. The sermon
closed with AN address 10 the class.
Monday examinations we're begun confirm
ing until Thursday noon.
Thursday Evening, Exhibition by the
u Glass.
''The Little Evangelist by Miss Lucy }.
smith was wildly portrayed in clear voice 10 /
a large and appreciatiye audience.
''0riska" was well delivered by Marshall h. /
Peck. 4
b. Tracy was ably rendered in an easy and 1
pleasing manner.
Public Dishonesty by Ira d. Shaw. This
selection was given in an emphatic and very /
appropriate manner.
aT6e Legend Beautiful was pleasingly I
rendered by Miss Leonore f. Swift.
First Banjo" a selection full of huInor was
finely rendered by Daniel Colt.
"Regulns before the Senate Of Carthage
was spoken by Phil C. Smith with much spirit /
and feeling.
The Gray Swan" was a very pleasing Sc
lection by Miss Belle Garland.
John y. TaggaIt pictured in touching /
and appropriate manner the anguish of "Da- I
vid for the death of Absalom."
Sam Weller's Valentine" was exceedingly |
well presented and much appreciated by the
audience.
The selection entitled ''The Vision of Sin"
was finely executed by Miss Nell +. Conant, |
the parts requiring rapid movement were es-
peeially commendable.
The program was completed by a very inter 1
esting Grafton by Henry W. Cate, in which the /
progress of America in the construction of
railways and the advancement Of civilization, /
was ably set forth and closed with the apt quo 4
taton MANY shall run 20 and fro and know /
ledge shall be increased The music was fur
nished by the West Randolph orchestra.
Friday Morning, Closing Exercises by /
the Graduating Class.
Motto, "Ihe sail is set, but where is the I
shore9''
Prayer. Rev F. W: Lewis.
Essay Ramona, Carrie V. Waite This /
was biiet but comprehensive summary Of the I
story which brings before us the injustice of
the treatment the Indians have received at
the hands Of our government. Ii was conelud /
ed with an earnest plea that these wrongs may |
be righted.
An essay entitled "The true aim of the
teacher was well rendered by Ella y. Hutch /
inson. In this IL was claimed that man to gain /
the highest power must strive for a perfect 1
life; that the aim Of education is to produce 1
power in the learner, and in the end man him /
self becomes the power.
la the essay Lilies Golden Lessons by 4
May c. Hodges it was shown what grand |
thing it is to weave into BE the golden threads /
That we learn these Golden Lessons from 1
those who have borne life's trial patiently and 4
from poets and artists, but most of /
all from the Bible.
Grafton The International Convention Of /
American Nations by George X. Sprague
This was brief, clear and interesting descrip- 1
ton of this modern American institution.
An essay, Educational Progress by Luz
cinda Z. Worse, treated Of the great advance
ment made in the aim and methods lof educa-
ton since the time of Ascham Pestalozzi and /
the educational reformers. The subject was
well discussed.
Life at the mill. . an essay by May Twiteh-
Ell, showed the two sides OF life of those who /
earn their bread in the mills of our country.
The dangerous influences on the one hand and |
the Inducements to habits of punctuality. or
der and thoroughness ON the other were plain
ly pictured.
An essay. The teacher among his books |
and in society by Emma G. Neal. advanced |
some excellent ideas regarding that subject
The teacher on vacation" BY Alice c. Saw
yer, contained very useful suggestions for /
spending a vacation probably as well as pleas
antly. Summer schools or institutes were es-
pecially recommended.
Looking Backward, an essay by Grace /
Conant gave very interesting summary Of /
the book which represents Bostonian awak- 4