Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-06-21


been the rule. The remedy for the
evils which now exist is 10 send men
to congress pledged to work for the
restoration of silver.
True American Ideals was the
subject Of the Grafton by Harry f.
Porter. Civilized man follows an
ideal, and believes that his life must
be an improvement on that of bis
predecessors. He spoke Of Washing
ton and Lincoln as the true ideals of
every American, and said that Lin
coin was more truly an ideal, for
Lincoln was called TO act in more
critical period of our history. lie
said that we need more Washingtons
and LincOlns in our country today.
We must choose only the highest
ideals, and be satisfied with only the
purest
Miss Wood, whose singing has de
lighted her audiences on other occa.
sions, sang charmingly two numbers:
Snowhakes (Cowen) and Little Doris
(Dekoyen), and was enthusiastically
applauded.
William l.. Steele read a paper on
The Bad Lands in the Northwest.
Mr. Steele has travelled extensively
through this region, and gave an ex-
cellent description of this portion of
our public domain.
John Is. Stevens spoke of The
Wandering Jew, from the time of
their journeylngs III the present time,
and paid a just and fitting tribute to
the many noble attribute of this peo-
pie. He likened them TO asbestos
that no fire can consume, and in clos
ing said that their vices are on the
surface but their virtues lie deep.
Rondeau ala Polacca Schultz on
two pianos, 10y Essy Hooper and
Eugene Tinker closed the exercises.
The college is to be congratulated
on graduating from its preparatory
department a class which gives prom
Use Of bringing great credit to its
Alma Mater, and the members of the
class are receiying,as they deserve TO,
the sincere congratulations Of all for
the manner in which they acquitted
themselves.
The exercises Of commencement day
proper occurred Thursday morning in
the presence of large and critical audi
ence. On the rostrum were seated the
trustees Of the college, the faculty, the
graduating class, and the chorus
The exercises opened with music by
the chorus. Thine is the Kingdom, p"
(Gaul) after which RsY. Ambrose Wight
OF Waynesyille, Ill, offered prayer. y
piano selection by Misses Whiting and
Mills, followed the prayer.
Three Standards, OF One; was the sub
jecl discussed by Ralph L. Flewellin.
The spirit of man is hopeful. He has
never been bound irretrlevdbly TO con
dition or system. The Greek spent his
efforts in the cultivation of the beauti-
ful, and rose to the highest in art and
ply 5icai development. The Roman
marked his age with universal conquest.
Rome fell, because III her zeal for con
quest she had forgotten the develop
ment of the individual. The age in
which the Christian Church sought to
rule arbitrarily mems religious actiYi
ties, has been followed by general rev
olution from all dogmas and creed5. 1t
we turn To our own age we find 1t dill
cult of ANALYSIS. We have neither the
art of The Greek, the military zeal of
the roman, nor the religious enthusi
asm of the Middle Ages. We are given
10 Boosting Of our own age, and rejoice
that The systems which captiyated men
in the past have been Outlived. The
progress of manufactures, science and
the arts has introduced into present
economic problems 50 many new factors
that the political economy Of fifty years
ago is no longer applicable. Mr.. Flew
ellen spoke of the conspicuous evils Of
)ur day, OF the rottenness of our polit-
cal sy stem, the selhshness of the trust
and labor union, and of the nature of
he work to be done in bringing about |
, more hopeful and desirable condition.
In his Grafton "The Source Of |
Law" Ambrose Is. Wight said too
little thought is given to the source
IF law, and that from this lack of
has come a perverted
linking which has induced other.
wise reputable citizens to lend their
to lawlessness and vio-
ence. Looking to the law Itself for
definition of law, the first thing
hat attracts the attention Is the wide
omain of law. Nothing is too small
II too great to attract It's notice or
eek its aid, and in every case one
act is apparent: the end sought is
he adjustment of the relation Of
nan with man, and this i'll substance
; the definition of law given by
Kent. God is the source of law, but
, is not to be understood that the
resent system of law came to us by