Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-07-09
Following is Miss Dora Tripiett's
graduating essay:
ONE PHASE or CouR2GE.


BY courage is meant bravery, and
by bravery is meant courage. SO il is
discerned that both imp.y une and
Tho sn7c meaning.
Ccuta.e ia n,st with in vastly dill,
erent stations and places in liio--iu
Ito school ropfu. az houns and abroad
Ono instance OF courage originating
IN the school roam. is that which
am nos nttanrt;ag-the reading OF
this composition.
l: is moral courage that character.
rsss The hiShast order Il manhcod
aad TnGanhGod, tho coMragc 20 reel,
and 10 s9ent: the truth, thu courage
10 DO ius,, the courage 10 Ge honest,
and tho courage to perform cn"'s
dG.y.
Every stop in the history o. on,
race has heon made in the face Ct
Opposition AMI difficulty which have
been overccDo by men D. courage
aud valoT-by leaders in the van Of
thought. There is scarcely n gr.li
truth 81 doctrine hn, haE !ia.! 10 fight
lis WY TO rni,iic recognition n the
Taco OF c:'umny mud persecution.
Thus we read ir history Of the
"Fr:snas," O! Qual;era. who we're Per
cccGtsh in Such n 'orT.b;n manncr
also OF Roger Williams Rho suffered
such tcrmea,s fer tina snka CT re-
!ision.
Socrates wac, in his scyenty-ihird
y"aT, ccndemned to drink the hon
lock Gt Athens Grcuuss his lofty
teachings wero different from the
preindices ard party.spirit of that
age. He uGs charged with corrupt
ins The ynuih OF Athens b. teaching
them to 5espiso tho dcitice Of tic
State, but had tho courage % tra:c
the tyranny OF tho judges who con
dcmned hun. There have been few
great discoveries IN natural history,
astronomy or in physical science,
which were not, ut some period, de.
nonnced al loaliny to i~plidoliiy.
Calico, K"pisr and Copern;cus were
all branded rs unbelinyera.
Again, wEen tho great d~;scovcrrr.
CHRISTOPHER Columbus, stated his
7icws 10 Hing Ferdinand, the Clergy
declared that tho theory advanced 10y
him, e~nnt-ndinG that the earth was
round, hostile 10 ,hsir faith. Eut,
U~ndaunted, he Possessed The courage
10 pm, his iorGs into execution, and IL
is well known how completely he
snccceded. tiis namo ia lynoyn in
al! civilized cOuEsrieu, md tho great
eat celebration Tho worll has ever
witnessed, tho Columtian Exrosi-
ton, no" in progress in Chicago, is
IN honor OF tho discovery Of America
by this courageous man, over four
hundred Yesrs Ego.
i%: us come down through al these
centuries to II own timo-to tho
Common courage OF our own day.
Although mary men have bra7e,y
died for tho sake OF their religious
and scientific views, the creator part
OF tho courage nealcl in tho world
TO day ia not ths heroic hind. We
may ispow what is right. got TAIL &c
exercise sufficient courage 10 execute
1t. We may understand tho duty
before us, bat still no, command tho
io,olMtion 10 pcI:crm IT. Often n
person can rot utter ,ha; little adyerb
Of Lwo letters, mo"
Calling unnn othcra for help in
forming n decision, or in formulating
IN idan is wOrsp than ugelceg.
There needs alec tho exercise OF no
small degree OF moral courage 10 re-
e.st The corrup.ing in ilucncos OF go
ciety. "Mrs. Urundy"cxcrcisoa grea,
Influence over society people. Each
circle, raUls or section has its customs
and few hare tho courage 10 thing
perisr tle thought OF acting outside
OF their party or sect. People dross,
cat and conform TO custom, though IL
rnay be ni tho risk OF debt, and, nc
lcng.a, ruin and misery. We. though
enlightened. speaH With contempt Of
the Chinese women who baDdngo and
cratnp their feet, and we ecorn the
nanny Indian Euper..iiions; yet tho
oustons set forth by "Mrs. Grundy"
1t mut!ess not how absurd they
may be.-roisn supreme among W.
all.
Womon aSe ma courageous as rsen.
Experience has Proved that they can
DO M enduring 10 tho hterne4 sex
MI linvo road Of the courage dis
played by tho women nurses, Who.
during tho time Of the terrible yellow
fnrcr epidemic il tho Soutf gate M
their livee for the olke ot others. Also
OF brave Ida Lewis, Who has ta,en
tho place Of her father az light house
keeper Mt Limo Rocks, Now Joreey,
ever since 1879, and who bns saved
tho liycs Of 30 many human beings.
II takes n great amount OF coutaso 10
80 slono o"or tho tchpeet.tJsscd seas
to cave tho lives Of others, as docs
noble Ida LOWS.
II 40 could wander awhile in the
different cemeteries throughout tho
Northern and Southern States, ~e