The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-05-30
FIRST COMMENCEMENT
Ten Students Of the City Schools
Graduated on Friday.
AN EVENING OF GREAT PLEASURE
Afforded the Largest Audience Ever
Gathered Together at mason's-
A short Resume of Each address
and Essay Given.

cises of the Yakima High School were
held at Mason's opera house on Friday
evening last. The hall was packed to the
doors, many patrons of the schools being
unable to gain admittance. All of the
graduates acquitted themselves credit
ably, and THE HERALD regrets its inabil-
ity to publish in full each OF the
addresses. The program was interspers-
ed with music. After an invocation by
Rev. Drew, the evenings entertainment
began.
To Walter Ferguson Morrison was given
the salutatory, and he chose for his sub
ject, "Ours the Inheritance OF All the
Ages" Preiacing his paper with the
statement that bis class had no inheri-
lance, because it was first, he abandoned
his salutatory and delivered an original
address OF much merit. His thoughts
were based upon the following pal agrsph:
1.-The descendant of several generations
usually inherts, under the right circum-
stances lin some degrees of likenessl from
his ancestors, all the important things
they have known or done;' and he con-
cluded, in well reasoned argument, that
the man or woman OF to-day must profit
by the wisdom OF generation after gene
ration oil ancestors or predecessors. The
address was very interesting and full OF
merit.
Viva Stella Wiley talked upon the SUBJ
ject: "What Dnst Do Raise" choos-
ing the topic from the fly on the chariot
wheel, in Esop's fables. The young lady
is evidently firm believer in the power
OF the individual ego, in that her paper
was replete with examples OF what men
had become because OF this peculiar
without which they would
have been classed as mediocre. She
thought a little self adulation the right
and proper thing, evidently; for she said,
among other things. that Humanity,
weak at its best, would be far worse
were it not for the prop of egotsm."
The young lady's effort gave evidence OF
thought as we'll as independence 1t is a
brave spirit which attempts the finding
OF talent in what has long been consid-
cred a grievous fault.
Lettuce l.. kingsbury constructed her
address from thoughts born Of the class
motto: "For life, not for school, we
learn" Throughout life knowledge was
all powerful, and this idea Was in Miss
kingsbnry's mind when she said "Some
one has said we possess two natures-an
abiding divine and fiuctuating human
nature. The divine nature grows and ex-
pands with knowledge that is lear ned for
the purpose OF elevating our minds, of
making our lives purer and better and
it is this abiding, divine nature lying a
little beneath the human, in one sense,
that is not moved by common place
things. But in another sense it is SO far
above the human that il nourished it will
crowd the other almost entirely out. 1t
is this nature we should cultivate"
Upon The Capitalization OF Wealth"
Roscoe Thomas spoke. Said he: "This
subject, next to the silver question, per-
haps, receives more attention from the
people OF the United States than does
any other national question of the pres
ent time. There is no power in
our land to-day that commands the
strength that wealth does, whether CEN
tered in corporation or individual.
Wealth will accumulate, and no govern
mental regulations can prevent it without
Infringing upon the rights OF the people.
He pictured all the evils resultant from
the ownership OF all money by few,
and he concluded his address by stating
that his idea of remedying the evil and
etfecting cure, was simply that Ameri-
can youths should pursue knowledge and
understanding, and not be so eager in
their search for wealth.
THE Heart Knoweth,'' was the sub
ject which Elizabeth Newcomb chose
She builded her essay upon Daniel Web
ster's words: THE better and lovlier
part OF our nature springs from the
heart" Her paper was devoted to eulo-
gies OF beautiful characters in history,
whose actions had been made famous be-
cause Of the love which prompted them
and these, she thought, were more dear
to the student, than they whose deeds
savored more Of achievements of the
hand and brain. To those who have suf-
Tered, she thought belonged most honor
because Sorrow Is a key to the human
heart which ever brings out it's sweeter
and more perfect harmonies. Out OF sui-
fering have developed the strongest char
acters. Stars shine brightest in the dark
est night. So II is with man. When the
most Affections surround him he is best
enabled to display the better motives Of
the heart; aud he is the possessor of
brave heart, who dispels the clouds OF
despair and is content with his lot"
Ethan Morrison found that through
what he denominated the pivotal Points
Of History" the people of the present
generation had indirectly reached their
present high state OF development, bot h
mental and physical" He enumerated
the points as follows: The discovery or
first use of the characters now forming
our alphabet, by the PhenGcians the
battle of Marathon, in which the defeat
OF Darius by Miltiades caused he saving OF
the Greek sculptures and works OF art
the pillage of Rome by Alaric, and tbs
consequent overthrow OF paganism and
establishment Of christianity, and the
progress in astronomy and geometry
which eventually resulted in the dscov-
cry OF America because the earth was
then first found TO be spherical; the
thirty years war, which resulted In religi
Gus tolerance; the battle OF Waterloo, as
il effected the destiny Of Europe; and the
| emancipation OF the slaves by Lincoln.
"Rebecca, the Jewess." Walter SCOTS
famous character in Ivankoe, was the
topic OF Bessie Halls paper. The life Of
this loye-lorn maiden, or so much OF it rs
Scott brought into prominence, was com
mented upon in Miss Halls neat review
OF the Jewess' part ia the historic novel
and the essayest stated that, in her belief.
it was but the race hatred which pre-
vented Cedric's son from espousing the
daughter of Isaac OF York.
The Beauties OF Mythology" WAS the
title OF Miss Marie Schaffner's paper As
the topic implies. the essay was a brief