Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-02
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.E
Commencement Exercise OF the Ngi'cut"rol
College at Logau.-Su1nincr Schools
Closing Announcement

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v,s GIVEN b. President George o. Can.
r,p On the 5-tb. ON Monday occurred
the military drill and field sports, and
exercises by the literary society. on
Tuesday th, base l1lI game IN the
afternoon. and ia the evening, iu ab.
,eree Of Governor West. Rev c. r.
Brown delivered an address to the
,r,J,,,,ipg class. Decoration Day was
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Roberts. and on lhuisday oeeuIlsu Tue
commencement exercises, the hrst in
tho history of the institution.
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~ 'o.4' o. we
sembicd IN me chapel TO listen 10 the
proceedings. The platform was neatly
,Jor,cd with g,Var4 ,,ersteeng nass
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place was the class motto we prepare
Tor the contest" Seated upon The
RIGHT were th. graduate, of is9l. while
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College board, ana non 'l' W. '''''''''
still at the LETT and a little 90 the rear
,,ere tpcnbers of the College faculty
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back was the Logan lapeIhae'e SnN''
The program Of exercises was Ia the
b,pds of ~. = Mccormick. president OF
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''e 'O"'u VI "u''',', ~ nw,,,
an overture cntIItu silver huU' ny
the opera house orchestra, which was
excellently rendered. PRAYER was offered
bv Elder M M. Merrill. and the choir
agsin sang. X, ". Irwin. Of the course
oil Agriculture. then came forward and
delivered the class Grafton on Force
of Character " as follows.
"In The face of every man we meet
Ne see something enabling us instantly
10 form either good OF bad opinion of
MIN What cause, us 10 truit or dis.
triIst the face OF a stranper3 Character
IL . n,intipg of thc hnu,n ,oul and
shows clearly ali the ligbis and shadows
81 o,,t In boid relief
"No r,,tirr vbat iptelicet a man may
,osscss' ma matter now he may tr, to
s.o,rc,i Me zeal nntnr. ,lrre anne,rs
snnner or i,ter n n,inting shoviny All
,bst h pp,e and biigbt within or show.
ing ali Inc g.ars ANA srnfs that have
Men mad, on thr soui
"Eoyrc al rharaetrr il the power that
ie,ds me, n, 20 y,r,o,,, snd ,he accom-.
nl,shmsn, nj some pohi. n,,rnnse An
iins,,,,in, ,f ,his tru,b IA g..n In th,
,,s,,n,.bl. d.bst. bs,,ye., Webster
nd u,vne. Tbs s,,srt ,yas made bv a
nor ~ ii,,Ie f,,r. ~ rh,r,r,.r In, ,vith
@sea, J,tcller,,ai no,yet "a sh,s,yJ i,vy.
S,.r well versrd In All th,t could npne,l
a. tb. n,ssions oigmrn The otbrr yas
n man ,vbnse sharar,er anon, out
tbrough bis inre and v,ho Accommodated
ns much bv ms manner and Inc homes,
exnression oi h,s countennpce al by
hi. oratory. Men inst,nctiveiy gayt
their confidence 10 Daniel Webster and
ON This historic Occasion he carried ht
audience with him by tbe force OF hi,
lofty Character as we'll "a by MS masterl,
arguments. Webster power was taxed.
5ut behind ain was a reserve iorce-a
snowledee that he was right. So il B
with all who attain TO cmincnce among
their fellow men; they must have this
reserve force. This Is character. and il
acts directly by presence aud without
means. Every faculty OF the soul comes
spontaneously into action.
1--WE see men every day who have
neither eloquence nor oratorical talent,
vet accomplishing more by their force
Of Character than others more gifted and
brilliant. In the late war the people
chose as their leaders men of force oil
character rather than merely will stfate.
gists. The respect and confidence oil
the soldiers Tor and In those in command
was important and necessary and these
would be impossible where character
was wanting. No one could look INTO
the faces oi Lincoln. Grant lee ant
Jackson without trusting them. Ohel
generals failed when these were success
iul NOT because they we're lacking M
strategy and military knowledge. but be-
cause they possessed little OF no force
OF character and could not inspire Their
soldiers with confidence and fespect.
SOFT Is in all the walks OF life. Without
force of character thr b,gb,.st sprrrss !.
Impossible.
iThe influence of an individual is
either positive or negative. ia cannot b,
neutral. lie either i0s Ms fellow be.
ings To higher place and into the
glorious sunlight. or helps TO sink Them
INTO ohliyinn NVbr, no.. ttirl al d, t,,,.
man, the man of charactsr Me- 1ssorisie
him with stability and 6rmpesg-l u1p
mot easily turned from bis purgn.,
Such "a man yys upronsrinusIy r..nrrt
and honor. although Ne u1y somefip,a.
think him I'M tbe ,yfonp
"Eyery man who seees O., q, J.I,,
serves his Cod and man and viii bTili