The herald., 1895-10-09
MEETING OF THE ALUMNI
Interesting Programme al the High
School Last Night
Address Of Judge w. A. Cheney -PreIimlnsry
Steps Taken Toward Establishing a
Scholarship at State UniversI,y

The regular monthly meeting of the
Los Angeles high school alumni, held in
the auditorium of the high school yester-
day evening, was well attended and an
interesting programme presented
Miss Mary +. Foy, president OF the
alumni. called the association to order,
and after brief announcement of the
purposes of the meeting. intI oduced the
first speaker OF the evening, Judge W. A.
Cheney, who delivered an eloquent adj
dress upon the subject OF Higher Eduoa-
ton for Its Own Sake. In part he spoke
as follows:
Life is bssutiful thing, full Of enjoy
ment and exquisite pleasures for those
who live for life s sake. We cannot escap pc
from our environment, either the goud
or bad. Every day we are bonn barded
with sensations. So much for the ply
steal.
Now, if itTis delightful thing to live
physically, how much more in life is
there for those who enjoy the additional
pleasures which come through the higher
senses. And. as in the physical exist
ence he who properly chooses his environ
ment receives the greatest pleasure, so,
too. he who is capable OF exercising his
vvlition IN higher matters receives the
greatest reward of pleasure. Oh, there Is
so much, indeed, IN life for him to whom
this greater ability is generously given.
The delights Of the intellect should be
sought as arduously as those of the ply
sioal for therein is the fulness Of life.
But one should not acquire learning
merely for the vain purpose OF toasting
great knowledge, but rather for the
mental wealth that is gained. Read the
hest of books. Seek after anything that
will make you think. Thinking is such
al snL,
men indulge in such pastime. We merely
go through the routine of daily life, as it
were, mechanically. There is no man so
poor who cannot think.
There Is no one who can gain mono
poly of thought. No one can rob us of
that God-siven legacy, the power to
think. It is our universal right and
sacred charge and should BIS treated &C
cordingly. Begin to think early in life;
for as you think, as you choose from your
environment which goes to mako u the
sum OF life, thus will you grow. Man $
nature is shaped by his experiences. and
SO can not urge too strongly that you
spend your present profitably.
When old age comes on it will be moth
ing but barrenness unless during life you
have hung in the gallery OF your life
some treasures OF the mind"
H. W. O'Melveny.. being introduced,
mada an earnest address In the interests
of the proposed esta blisn :,ent of a schol-
arship in this university at Berkeley.
Mr.. O'Melveny gave an interesting &C.
count OF the trust funds now in existence
at the state university and the methods
of administering them. In conclusion he
outlined scheme for establishing
scholarship by the alumni of the Los
Angeles high school, whereby some de-
serving student might be given the ad-
vantages of a higher education. On mo-
ton, the matter was referred to q COM
mittee which will investigate and devise
means of putting it into execution.
Following Is the com mittee: H. W..
O'Melveny, Leslie r. Petit and Howard
Eby.
Leslie r. Hewitt then presented the
subject of university extension in a
thoroughly interesting manner and urged
the necessity of securing the services o:
lecturers from the two universities in the
north. TIE matter was placed in the
hands of the fol owing com mittee:
Miss Mary E. Foy, A. W. Kinney and
George N. Black.
Adjournment was taken until the Sec
ond Tuesday of next month. fsds