The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-23

r,ars sihvs law, that made the nation
ius,S.,,,' .pha,caily than before recognise the
No, 1na. separate political parties were
r. "hoiiy detrimental. to q countrv
atha- measure acted as q check upon the
e. DIS were closely examined and uodi.
tr,no ahses OF the parties in power maze il
;possinle for any one party 20 perpetuats ;tself
i,,a ndsnce or iecislate exclusively in its own
80 The hostility OF ths opposition kept
so'elnment constantly on its guard and
.so OF public criticism. The speaker
60 kn' mat men should look out for the vel.
So "a me nation. while yet maintaining
10y ana loyalty to party principle
,us'ead OF songs by the school the orchestra
a Aarxuerite." superintendent Barnard
Ied sae change, stating that; audience
20 isfgs that tho children had become sep
Ne. &he could not be quickly gotten together
49, annie v Jehnson's essay was on ..wori-
on opportunity" She traced the history of
.a. n A. such manner as to show the strong
n,fas' between her condition in tbs mast and
~ me present time. It was shown ii a, all fad.
49, now open 70 the gentler sex except that of
poiilcs, ans In the mind OF the writer il was
sHon whether Ii would be conducive to
ef happiness to be taken out of the hoYn. and
1870. .' IN 20 the care and restlessness of political
eesion. According TO Miss Johnson the homa
, 'hs place where the woman's kingdom
was. Here she could exert that silent
.nhuence which would mod the world and the
eu lnat were to shape the fate of nations.
ne writer was not disposed to curtatl tina on
portunity or the aspiration of sny of her sex
VIZ desired TO climb into the higher realms of
e1ence OF art, but she did not think such a
. =. would add to the happiness of woman or
W In. ene power she might weld tor good
ILL. Anown Heroes" was the topic upon
"hiea Miss May Means wrote. She thought
me Wosid regarded men who had achieved
lne on me Geld Of battle az heroes-men who
uso gained their name by ruthlessly sscrincing
.ne hFes OF millions IN order to advance their
own personal ambitions. But the
,ss. heroes were the men VINO
went forth into battle az patriots, who
were never known, who died unknown and have
remained forgotten even until now To sscri-
nee oneself for the sake of principle IL true
hefoisrn. The writer thought that the vile who
parted with her husband for the country's good
vas heroine, too. She then branched out and
s@iu That they were moral heroes who went
iorth to battle for Christ against Satan and sin.
many heroes. too, were to be found in
.he ordinary walks of life, not the
less heroes because their ways were humble
saa the circles N which they moved were small
auo narrow This fine sentiment finished the
essay. and 10. In other forms more quiet and
sacred, where the anticipation of public ap-
pause does not furnish its motive men and
women are exercising . heroism that makes dim
ana pale the trophies that are plucked from the
'.sia OF war and in lists OF glittering renown."
pre- pared character sketch of Alexander HAM
titon. che told of the career of that great
statesman, ana how he lad come to the West
era world IN search of fame and fortune shs
sketcked the young mans life with fidelity and
truth, and related the services which he had
aons to the country Of his adoption, not only
As soldier but in framing the laws
and suggesting the ideas upon which the
constitution OF the nation was subsequently, to
De modelled He was foremost in the great
fight for the establishment of q powerful ma
tional government, and his ideas On the subject
at length prevailed. Tho principal events in the
life of Hamilton wero recorded. His unfortu.
nate death was told of and how the nation that
had honorsd him in life still did honor to his
memory after he had fallen in death. After the
lapse OF 100 years it was impossible to overesti-
mate the great services which Alexander Ham.
Iton rendered to this country
The first honor member Of the class, Miss
Jessie E. Hura, was 81 ven the privilege of de-
livsrinK the valsdictery grafton. She was par
ticularly happy in her delivery. The subject
OF her address was "The Object of
Life Miss Hurd spoke at the outset
of the materialistic tendencies of the age, and
OF how men strove with might and main
for the nesting things, and made imperishahIe
character. the eternal monument of boing, but
q secondary consideration. She showed that to
a large degree mans destiny was shay ped by him
self and that lifss achievements were not tho
-
but OF a gradual process and were moulded by
the actions OF every moment She impressed
upon her hearers minds that great
importance was to be attached to the earlier
years. for then impressions upon young minds
were so easily made and We're 80 hard to Grad
icate at . later time. No great character can be
formed without constant effort and self
control She cautioned all not to be
east down by adversity, for it was
the thing that tested manhood, showing
the difference between the weak and the strong,
the superficial and the deep. The speaker en-
phasized the care that should be exercised in
all acts and feelings because of the influence
which man had upon man in the walks of life,
and because of the effect upon the human soul
the most precious thing which the Creator has
made Mis-. Hurd then thanked the board of
education fer its good work, but regretted the
lack of q High school. She thanked her teach
ers on behalf OF the class and concluded with
pathetic words OF parting to her schoolmstes.
She pleaded that each would mark cut some
noble aim and band every energy to its achieve
msnt
Principal John W. Heston then introduced the
speaker OF the evening, Professor john Hsnil-
ton of the Pennsylvania Industrial university.
After kiaGly and sensible talk to the
graduates, Professor Hamilton alluded
to the vast sums of money which
states were expanding for education
In Pennsylvsnia. he said, q total OF s7,500.0lo
was expended last year. Thi. employed $4,000
teachers " no taught over l,oos 600 pupils. This,
he said, represented q great power, a power
which, If turned the other way, could trans
form the nation into just the opposite OF what
was good, honest and right What, then,
asked the speaker, were the objects
sought by ths state in the expenditure OF such
vast sums Of money? 1t sought to put behind
mere intellectual training high mossl character,
. htgh moral sense of what is right and
wrong. TO create such men and women as
will not only not do wrong, but will
havs the courage TO do Whist is
right. he urged his young hearers
even If they forgot him. not 70 forget his words.
He Maid a high compliment TO Western schools,
and closed with admonition that the young
graduates lock upward and strive for the at
tainment OF the highest and purest IN character.
Professor deston then in few well cho.en
words presented the graduates with their
hard-earned diplomas. He said that II, In the
constant association with the pupil
Thus far tie graduates had not been enveloped
in good moral atmosphere no words
a+ This time would succeed. Ihs
dipIonas were presented &c q token OF
,nnreciation OF honest work and he hoped the
Graduates would prove a credit To the school
and an honor to themselves in their futuFe hVes.
Mr. Austin F. Burwcl ihen stepped TO the
front ana said il was his pleasant duty 10 oesto"
ecrtsin prizes which had been won by oeserTih.
anil. The first went 20 the honor pupil OF
the xrsdusting class, and he bestowed from ths
,-.wbers OF the board IN their IndIv luuai ca
nseitv gold wateh 10 Miss Jessie B. hurd, who
gained the distinct on OF being the n.ss no' i
member OF the senior cIahs- Ao A'N-A - -
seriheS as follows;