The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-06-18
0RATIONS, SONGS AND ESSAYS
Closing Exercises Of the College Of
Idaho "Wednesday Night.
A Delightful Programme Highly APP
preciated by the Audience -The First
Years Work Decided Success.

Large, intelligent, and expcctant,
was the audience that greeted the class
having in charge the first annual clos
ing exercises Of the College of Idaho at
the Presbyterian church last Wednes-
day night tie first event Of the kind
in the history of Caldwell and the sue
cessful termination of which augurs
well for the future of advanced
education in Idaho.
The class, together with the instruc
tors, appeared Oh the platform about
$50 when the first number on the pro-
gramme, Music, "When Life is Bright
est" was charmingly rendered by a sex
tette composed of Misses Lillian Pot
ter, Laura Patton, Edna Little, Julia
Cooper, Nellie Gilbert, and May Stea-
venson, after which came the invoca
ton by Rev. ]. 5. Hicks.
A piano duet Germany OPP. 3d. Mosz'
koski; 10y Misses Edna Little and Julia
Cooper was the next number and was
rendered in manner that gained the
praise and approval of those who love
and appreciate tbs classical in music.
The salutatory address of Miss Amy
Madden was one of the delights of the
evening. In calm, clear voice and
self-composed manner Miss Madden
greeted the faculty and audience and
then proceeded with a thoughtful eX-
position of the subject 'Moral and
Mental Culture" Civilization is pro-
duced only by the education of our
mental and moral faculties. Educa-
ton begins with our home training.
The child is the foundation of future
man or woman. The mind is what
rules the world-the minds Of those
who from time to time have been ell
couraged. instructed and practiced in
thorough and deep mental culture.
The development OF the mind enables
one to form designs which must pre-
cede every action Of true greatness
Every action of true greatness must be
fully in consistence with honor, a
thorough culture of the moral and
mental faculties is The end of learning
and is best obtained in institutions es-
tablished for that purpose. Upon this
thought the College of Idaho was
founded and may the sons and daugh
tiers of Caldwell accept this opportun-
ity of acquiring moral and mental
culture for higher and better life.
"Sweet and Low" by the Kjerulf
Quartet, the next number, was well
received.
"The Work Of Our Lives by Miss
Nellie Gilbert, proved to be an earnest
appeal for the rights and feelings OF
Others. Let our first great work be
self denial and never allow seliishness
or Indifference blind us to what belongs
to us in common Familiarity tempts
indifference and our very primal duties
are easily forgotten because they may al
any time be seen. With these thoughts
as basis Miss Gilbert branched out IL
their application to college life and th,
work of gaining an education The
marked absence OF successful sons oil
successful men was well answered by
the assertion that this would not b,
the ease if homo culture were right
Self reliance, reverence training OF the
mind, the head and the heart woult
perpetuate in the sons, virtues and sue
. cesses of the father.
"a History" by Leon Mayer, was {
short but interesting collection OF
principal events and dates in the early
history of the United states beginning
with the struggle for independence and
closing with the administration of the
second Adams.
The sextotte again favored the au
dience with Il selection from Rubin
stein, Wanderers Night Song"
The next number, an essay. "The
Mission of Paint" was announced fol
d Miss Laura Patton. In choice Ian
guage and an enjoyable vein of humol
the speaker alluded to the antiquity OF
the principal part of her subject, but
finally declared its mission to be-tirst