The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-16

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apostles of reformation are me n char
acterized by stability of mind, by an
abiding faith in the masses of the peo-
pie, by honesty and integrity rising
above the clamorous contentious of
strife and notoriety, the, reform the
times demand will never be accomp-
lished, and instead of our being an
industrious and progressive people,
who love liberty and equality better
than life, the day will soon dawn upon
us when individual sovereignty shall
be dead dream in our country's his.
tory. When other nations witness
our star grow dim then will come our
downfall. Pursuing this path the
orator graphically and at times poeti-
cally depicted the evils and the reme-
dies to be applied to the question in
hand. He closed by saying that our
nation might possess all that the
gods favor their most chosen with,
but first of all let us instill the princi-
pies of honor, humanity and liberty
into the generations that are to follow
and then we shall be prepared to en-
ter upon that blessed age when
Truth shall make man forever free"
n d. rhANAnI
of Rusk was the seond speaker of the
evening, and choosing as his theme,
"Does knowledge Satisfy?" said as
different conditions prevail, contrary
ideas are enacted. 1t is urged that the
accumulation of gold should be at
tempted not as is evadingly said for
it's own sake, but for the g cd that
may result from its employment.
Starting at this point the speaker re-
viewed the subject deliberately and
exhaustively. His flow of language
was eloquent and his delivery of the
best.
as further illustration of his argu-
ment the speaker chose this beautiful
comparison of, when in the evening,
after a summers rain, " rainbow is
drawn across the sky, fond parents
delight to amuse the imaginations of
their little ones by telling them of the
riches which may be found at the
point where it touches the earth. My
friends, said the speaker, across the
expanse of your imagination there is
drawn bow as bright and varigated
in coloring as that across the heavens,
and you, as simple and credulous as
the little child, hope to find your re-
ward-''ideal truth"-at the point
where it dips into the region of hui
man possibilities.
The speaker closed the line of his
arguments by many illustrations and
showed that the owner of knowledge
is MOI always satisfied, but strives for
more evermore.
MAGAZINE PRIZE.
Upon the conclusion of the speaker
Prot. Garrison ON behalf of the judges
selected to award the prize for the
best article in the University Maya
zine during the past year, announced
that Mr.. H. r. r. Hurdsbury was
the winner, his article being a poem
on yesterdays Deeds and The
Dreams of Tomorrow"
SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON.
Last night in the ordinary of the
Driskill the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity gave their final banquet
which was the occasion of much So
cial enjoyment. A band of music in
attendance, the sparkling beverage,
the merry toasts and the bright faces
of the young ladies to say nothing of
the cuteness of the gentlemen pres
ent all combined to usher the occa-
sion successfully along to a finish.
Under the management of the sweet
faced and angelic bearing of
POSTMASTER, Sam Lackey, the
banquet went merrily along
participated in by the following:
B w Hunter and wife, Messrs. E l.
Hawkins, G w Pierce, w L Hamer,
l. B Lindsey, Frank H Welsh, E L
Dahony, H Y Benedict, J f Nichols,
G E McCelvey, R Lindsey, Jesse An
drews.
Misses Hadie Miss, Grace Harrison,
Neil Pile, Pauline Fleishel, Lila Belle
Waggener, Daisy Crawford, Ada
Stone, Alice Knox, Jeanette Stone,
Lindsey, Carrie Knox.