The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-18
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.sDo not b discouraged because diflcuE-
ties may surround you. highlands great
est prime minister. Disrasli, was itsfened
to almost With reverence, and yee when ne
irst attempted 70 address the house OF
commons, he vas hoosed and Missed to
his seat, bat not hefofs ho was able to say
4 sit down, but the time VIII come when !
wsil make ron listen 10 me.
Lincoln educating himself By the light
Of the blaming hearth. after days OF
severess toll; Garfield. working and teach
ing school: Grant. IAboring = farmer
until his opportunity came; Wasterson
physical dif1eulties That would dismay >
weaker soui-sit theae, and many others,
seem but to prove that difficulties en-
countered only oerve 70 nerve the brave
soul to Drawer deeds, and that careful
thought aud honest work will ultimately
bring sure success
Each makes his own stature and builds
himself, achisving success over accidents
Of poverty or birth. We are now and then
disappointed when ve Sc the cap and
bells OF the pretender catch for time
popular approval: and the individual who
like Dsnson takes for his rule In life
.Audaeity ! audaeisyP may sem for day
career Of Dsnton, this win surely prove =
brief and ~ ingloriouA
ut 10 the work ron have accomplished
here that II expected 70 bring . more nobls
ending, and to have laid . stable founda-
ton for the future.
The ambisious young person must ex-
pecs 70 meet criticism: somstimss app.r-
entity harsh. You may properly dread it
If ron feel there il weakness 10 your ar
mour. But II you know that you are
master Of the aubjsct meet the critic-who
10 often shallow pGotendeg-as did the
artist Who. when the critics laughed at his
pictured grapes - unnatural. placed his
painting in the opsn cir aud Was satisfied
when the hirds came and plueksd q. the
Er.Rs,.
abiding confidence in the worth Of . good
conscience and pure heart.
Yield not to those rho say these things
are of no value in the material race Of TO
day. but be steadfast and strong like the
sturdy oak. OF course other equipment -
necessary, but without this membership ell
the rest 10 insufiicient Il viii lead you
out Of perplexities, and will ct ell times
deliver you from temptations
One OF the pieasantest stories OF Gar
field - that finding objection 60 some vote
he had cast in congress his constituents
held meeting and required from him an
apology. He said: Il would do anything
to win your regard. but there = one man
whose good opinion must have above
all. without whose approval can do MOTH
ing. That - the man with whom get up
every morning and 60 20 bed every night,
whose thoughts are my thoughts. and
whose prayers are my prayera ] cannot
buy your confidence at the cost Of his re-
specI' His constituents appreciated the
RESPECT he had for himself. no apology vaa
required and he Was returned to congress-
This is the turning point in your lives.
One OF the greatest Of our moral philoso-
pliers has said: The color Of our whole
lite IL usually such ~ the first three or
four years. when we are all our own mas
tiers, make it. Little incidents Of life and
little ininences deepen and widen the
" in the slightest degree II unimportant.
Az you 60 along iife's pathway you will
often see that some apparently trifling
incident has given direction TO = lifetime.
The manner in which young person SET
ties some moral question suddenly pre-
senting itself in . doubtful way. may do
termins the whole future for veal or woe.
Once yielding to evil causes less resistance
TO the next attack, while once overcoming
makes victory easier ct all subseQuent
times.
"a psbble in the strsamlet scant.
Has changed the course Of many river:
4 dew drop on the ten1er plant
Has warped giant oak forever"
young ladies and gentlemen Of the
graduating class. have presented to you
today these practical thoughts, because /
desire You to b In your future intellectual
life practical members Of society. This is
an age unprecedented facilities: il Is also
an age Of unprecedented demands on hu.
man energy. and no theorizer can meet
the just claims Of the times. You are
now expected 10 think and speak and act
not only correctly. but With effective
power. You are no longer boys and girls,
to be maintained and cared for by others;
to be excused for your faults and mistakes
on the score Of inexperaence and ignorance.
You are now young men and young
women, standing face 10 face with hard
facts and the demands Of real life.
..Let Us hope that your alma mater will
never have cause TO blush for you, but
always be honorsd by your career. Your
dear ones who have all along watched
your training here will be happy In your
success. while the cause of truth, which
today makes formal demand upon your
cultured powers. both Of head and heart,
will receive . new impetus from your
faithiuiness.
Nothing will be left undone 10 promote
the prosperity Of this university. Hence
forth IL will have q clear field and be .
potent factor in the great work Of educa-
tion In the Northwest. Let rs trust that
II will ever remain an ornament to our
beautiful state of Washington, and may
it, ~ an institution OF learning, constitute
the brightest page in the states history,
and may her sons and daughters De the
brightest Jewels in her crown Of triumph
and Of victory"
The graduates. who had mean lille
been presented with many beautiful floral
tributes by their friends, the ladies be-
ing of course particularly favored in this
respect. then mounted the platform and
received their diplomas from the hands OF
Judge Allyn. President Catch next
joined hands with them, after the old
form, pronounced the Latin formula by
whieh the degree is conferred. and the
graduates were in few minutes sur
rounded by . crowd Of concentrating
friends, wishing them Joy On their happy
en- trance into practical life.
In addition to those who graduatsd
from the university proper. there were
three graduates from the normal school,
who had prepared papers on themes, ~
follows:
Theme-"pesds, Not Drsans"
Thsms-awonsa OF sa.k sspssrs.. -. :,
Ineme-sssaouid tns NEGRO BE Dssensrsn-
chtsea james Frank Aeae&rts
Awarded