The herald., 1893-06-27


Ethel N Holcomb, ada Young,
Della Holden, Bertha Bi.sett,
Manuella Flores. Irwin fariss.
The stage was decorated very simply,
the front being livid with the bouquets
OF flowers that had been sent TO the
graduates, while floral harps were on
either side.
When the curtain rose the stage pre-
eented an animated appearance, all OF
the graduates, members of the faculty
and the Ideal Guitar and Banjo club
being prettily grouped. The Banjo club
occupid tho hrst two rows OF chairs,
while in the third were the faculty.
Behind them, rising in successive tiers,
were the graduates.
The young ladies and gentlemen were
seated alternately.
The programme was opened by
double selection by the Ideal club.
Martaneaux Overture and Valse La
Tioiani were the two rendered. They
we're given with accustomed excellence.
Mise u. Belle Ross of Los Angeles then
delivered the salutatory. She had been
the choice of the class for this honor and
ehowed that her classmates were not
mistaken in their estimate OF her ability.
Her remarks were replete with happy
alusion and were we'll received.
Mrs. Minnie Hance Owens followed
with delightful vocal solo entitled the
Will o. the Wisp. She displayed her
voice to excellent advantage bringing
forth'its natural richness with pleasing
effect. As an encore, I've Something
Sweet to Tell You was given.
The Rev. Burt Estes Howard then de-
livered the address to the class. He
spoke in part as follows:
In every human life there are three
periods that are OF supreme moment,
marking three great epoche OF each in
dividual history. One of them is the
hour when quick, short gasp and lit
tie cry trembling out on the night tells
OF newborn soul facing life's great,
restless mystery. One is the long.
drawn sigh with which the tired pill
grim loosens his weary grasp on life'H
burden and labor, and rounds his little
life with that long, quiet sleep whose
Bhadowy dreams awaken only at the
call OF the Eternal. The third ia the
hour to which you who graduate this
night have come, the hour in which you
pass out of youth, with its visions and
its prophecies, into manhood and
womanhood, graphing with life as it is.
Your experience will be stranger than
that OF the generation just ahead of you
if in the coming years you do not leave
beside your path the broken wrecks OF
many an ideal and the discarded husks
of many fancy.
But whether your life is success de-
ponds on what life means to you. Ii it
means only heaping together of riches,
tho gaining of few shouts of approps-
ton from the multitude, place high ia
the ranks Of honor, it will be success
to but few OF you. There are but few
great names in each generation. But if
life means to you a constant service.
an endeavor to add something to the
worlds treasure OF goodness and right
sured. "They never fail who die in
great cause"
1t may be that in the special line of
business to which you incline the ranks
are already crowded full, but bear this
always in mind, that there is always
room in the world for men and women
men and women with hearts full OF sym
pathy and handaden with blessing.
The times are calling for great-souled
men and women, who do not measure
their life by what they gain but by what
they give; who are willing to be lost
sight of as they get under life TO lift it
TO higher plane; men and women
whose hearts OF energy flow outward I;
who are strong in truth, and righteous,
and who are ready to follow the Christ
ian up the steps of sacrifice.
In living your life remember two
things:
Success is yourself transmitted into
what you seek for.
A large element of large life is the
stimulus OF a great purpose and the I'M
daunted courage Of a fearlese heart.
Bye-Lo-Land was the selection rem
| dered by the Arion qusrtette. They
were encored and gave The Beetle.
Tom Barnes followed with several OF
his amusing readings. The audience
WAS we'll pleased and he WAS compelled
to respond to a double encore. The Sc
lections were he Wasp ct Campmeet-
ing, Thought for q Discouraged Farmer
and The Boy and the Frog.
Mrs. Owena then gave two selections
| entitled Japanese Lullaby and A Sere-
made.
Senator Stephen NJ. White was upon
the programme for an address, but he
was unavoidsbly absent and sent the
following letter OF regret which was
read by Rev. Mr.. Howard:
Los ANGELES, June %, 1898.
Prof. }. A. Hough OF Woodbury. Business Col
lege:
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