The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-18

gained except BY persistent asking ne
illustrated uhat such firmness In pressing
for new laws had - med b. quoting Par
nell and Gladstone. He dealt with the
problem. of immigration. and deprecated
too marrow restriction, saying thas Amer
len uas the country 10 which ill petition
ers tor freedom wers turning. and where
they we're melted in the crueible OF Ameri-
can institutions into the great mAss Of
the nation
Miss Pelton told In pleasing style how
IDIOTS" are the beginning Of every great
work Of art. seconds make up the ages, all
great things are made up Of many small
ones. and in this way character 10 hHiis mp
by the events Of years Then she branched
out into lsresr questions and dealt With
them 20 well that she won quite storm
Of applause.
Mr.. Greene described socialism - rec
ommendinG itself - cure for all political
aiimsnts Il had been most frequently
proved impracticable in the form of conn
munism. He described il briefly and said
the problem had to be solved. for no prin-
ciple could be laughed into silence. Col
iectivism In America snakes the masses
and in Europe shakes the thrones. He
described the steps made In that direction
in recent legisiation- socialism Was one
gigantic monopoly founded on equality
and replaced religion by rationalism. He
described the opposing principles Of social
ism and individualism, and succinctly
stated the arguments in favor IL the latter
theory of government. The rising genera-
ton must study the problem and master
il. become familiar with it, tendencies and
effects.
Miss Hsaton. with the subject Of wig
vans and WarpathS" gave vivid word
picture Of the westward progress of civili-
ration. She recited the founding Of
jamestown and the beauties Of lila
watha," and then reminded her hearers In
pathetic language Of the psssing Of the
red man. They were yielding silently.
slowly starving, not Of hunger. but for lack
of the old free life. while the highways Of
civilization replaced their warpathA A
few tasteful lines of poetry describing
Seattle bore tribute 70 the pioneers and
closed the Grafton.
Mr.. Sprague, under the title Of 'tPur-
suer and Pursued" opened with descrip-
ton Of sculptor looking With satisfaction
1t his completed masterpiece. Then he
told how success can only Be attained, the
truth sought out. By constant pursuit or
search. Man cannot have complete
knowledge Of any subject, no matter how
steadily he pursues it No man could
know everything. but taste and ability
lead him TO one pursuit in life.
Mr.. Porter, speaking on Arbitration
Va War" named William Penn - having
laid the foundation Of = new epoch in
human history, and characterized arbitra-
ton - . natural outcome Of democratic
forms Of government He depicted the
horrors Of war in the past and the vast
preparations for var which impoverish
Europe. This readiness for war was the re-
suit Of international jealousy and OF the
fear Of the ruling classes that the people
might rise against them He referred to
England and America a. having made
great advances towards the adoption Of
arbitration as the means of settling their
disputes. He pictured the happy condi-
ton Of America without external foes,
and, when the internal foe Of anarchy
has been conquered by being American
ICED. predicted tho end Of war and the
fighting Of all battles with the intellect,
not with armies
President Catch then announced the de-
grees TO be conferred - follows: Bachelor
OF pedagogy. Delbert Alton Ford; bach
elor of arts. Albert + Pierce. Albert r.
Sprague, Roger Sherman Greene: bachelor
OF science, Horace A. Turner. Helen May
Anthony, Merit f Durham. Annie
Jennie Peiton. Mettis Hsaton. John e.
Porter. He also announced the following
degrees conferred IN course on graduates
who have continued their studies three
years after graduation: Master OF science.
Prof Charles v. Piper. class OF IS; Ida
Soule Howes. class Of IS
The degree Of doctor Of philosophy, pro
caaso komoris, was also conferred upon
Hon. +. J. Grant, late United States min
lister to Bolivia.
Judge Frank Allyn. Of Tacoma. who had
been appointed to perform that duty be-
fore the resignation Of ]. J. Browne as
chancellor and the election OF Maj. Hay
den to succeed him. then delivered the
following able address to the graduating
class:
my Young Friends. This occasion to me
Is ono Of peculiar pleasure and significance.
look in the faces of you young people, so
confidently entering the battle of life
nov opening before you. and remember
part of our own lives. We remember how
small the world then looked to us-how it
seemed that small space was lett for new
discovery--and. like Alexander, we re-
GREETED there were no more worlds to con-
quer.
II can understand how some OF you may
feel an apprehension that you are coming
on the field little late; and that oppor-
trnities are greatly reduced. But do not
let this dampen your ardor or diminish
your confidence. There are still worlds to
conquer, and opportunities exist today,
and will continue, quite equal 10 those of
the past: and men and women of brave
heart and earnest purpose viii ind all
about them places 10 do good and make
the world better by their being in il.
This meeting IS but the closing OF .
chapter in our lives. marking the past AS
well done and the future with . God
speed:
The educated classes are often de-
nouueed as visionary and lmprac;Jcable,
bas the constitution OF the United States
Is TIE WORK Of American scholars. They
were not pappets of the crowd which fol-
lowed the shifting gusts of popular feel
ing; they did not make their voices The
tardy echo Of thought they did not
snare They were educated men, who
showed their brethren what they ought to
ihinS AID do. This 10 the secret Of honest
leadership. Take from the country the
edu .ated power, condemned BY the un-
tasnSing as romantic and sentimental.
ana yoa take rom the army ats genera. !,
from TIE ship It's compass; from national
Aciion ITS moral handspring.
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