Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-23
UNIVERSITY SOPHOMORES.
They Close the Second Term With ar
Interesting Entertainment.

Interesting Entertainment.
The annual oratorical entertainment o
the Sophomore class took place last
evening in the college chapel, out al
University Place.
The chapel had been beautifully dec.
Grated with natures fairest blooms. A
border of palm leaves encircled the
room, ivy hung in festoons above the
heads of the audience, while behind the
platform, on the wall, U. S. c., in enor-
nous evergreen letters, with "'94" and
the motto of the class, "Fideli Certa
Merces," (Which is" as Petroleum V.
Nasty would say, Reward is Certain
to Faithfulness') All these notices
were surrounded by palm leaves and
other foliage.
The platform presented the appear
ance of garden, so numerous were the
flowers.
The chapel was filled to overlooking
with a select audience from Los Angeles
city and vicinity.
The programme was commenced at
s 80 by the Banjo club rendering a piece
of music. Prof. Hardy offered prayer,
after which the Either club played an
other piece of music. The club respond
ed to an encore.
L. R. Garrett was the first speaker of
the evening. Ego aut Omnes? ?' was
his subject, and he handled it in an able
manner. He pictured the difference be-
tween the man who works for "self' and
the one who works for "all," or human
ity. Each man for himself" was the
cause of the reign Of terror. The an
archists, with the same principle in
view, look upon all law as an infringe
ment of their personal liberty. Patriot.
ism, on the other hand, is principle
which all admire, and it is because it is
for the "all." Napoleon and Alexander
were talented "egoists;" they split
blood to uphold and elevate "self.',
Washington's career was an example
of work for the 'all."
Men and Attics was the topic of Miss
Kate Winan's oration. She named a
long list of illustrious men of all ages.
who had studied the attics. The men
in attics have suffered the shame of
poverty. They are acquainted with the
huts OF the poor and know their chores.
The clearest thoughts have been formed
in smoky attics. Whoever honors the
aristocracy of mind will not be ashamed
of an acquaintanceship of the attics.
The poorest have been the greatest.
The man who cast the sweetest inau-
ence about Him had not where to lay
His head.
The audience enjoyed the music by
the Mandolin club in the interim be-
tween the orations, because the players
were called back by an encore.
Rae G. Van Cleve spoke on The I'm
finished Window. He reviewed the
story of Aladdin, His Wonderful Lamp,
and the story of the unfinished window
which nobody could finish but Aladdin.
So we by the use OF our wonderful
lamp--the will-are not to leave unfin-
ished one window by a lack Of thorough
application to study. Let us adorn our
characters with the amethyst of respect,
opal OF punctuality, sapphire Of gener-
Gus rivalry. They must be highly pol
ished and must have background of
purity and love to give the highest
beauty. We can build then with Christ
| as cornerstone.
Hartley Shaw spoke on the burning
question OF the day. The Election of the
| United States Senators. He reviewed
the question from the foundation of our
government to the present time.
"Machine politics" have changed the
conditions of the olden times, and now
| the best men are not always chosen to
represent the states in the higher house
| of congress, but the senators now
chosen are the ones who have influence
| with the bosses.
The people can better choose sena-
| tor to represent them than legislature,
which should be attending to other busi-
| ness. The senators would be more in
kHs IL
| former elected directly by the votes of
| the latter.
The Either club again rendered sweet
strains of music. The encore was re-
sponded to by either solo by Prof. w.
P. Chamberlain.
Miss Mary Cook reviewed the life of
Sidney Lanier, that prince of American
song, and violinist. She spoke Of his
college years where he realized that he
had an extraordinary talent for music.
He entered the Southern army, was in
many battles, and it was there he felt
the deadly premonitionsof consumption.
He was offered promotion in the army,
arate him from his brother. He had
talents in the line of poetry, and trans.
ferred to paper many of his beautiful
CuOuSllt5 III tu6 lOTM VI Ncrbe. AlCcT
suffering for twenty years he passed
away.
E. M. Palette gave an Grafton on The
Mission of the Novel. The novel is the
recipient of many contemptuous re.
marks. 1t is supposed that any body can
write novels after failing at everything
else. The true fiction writer writes to
satisfy the yearning of his soul; the
common novel writers write to satisfy
the demand of the public, and to fill
the pocket-book of the writer.
Novels, excellent in style and pure in
tone, set high ideal for us to follow.
The first function Of the true novel is