Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-06-19

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11l0in Academy Commence-
The class exercises Of '95 held in
Westminster Presbyterian church
last Thursday evening. June Il, was
success.
The evening was a delightful ons.
and the doors of the church were
kept closed till o'clock, which was a
half hour later than the programm.
ed opening time. The cause of de-
lay in the opening of the church was
through q despatch from Hon. L. A.
Burrell, who could not be present at
the programmed time on account of
having missed an earlier train to
Pittsburg, he having to come from
his home in Mercer county.
That "hitch" in tho start was the
only one in all the Commencement
exercises and proved itself rather q
pleasant "hitch," for it assembled all
of the invited people around the
church, and formed an unexpected
and agreeable feature of the occasion.
All conditions, sizes and colors of
people represented in this community
were there in their best clothes, and
when the doors of the church were
opened, the building was speedily
filled. Every available space was
crowded. People were seated in
chairs in the aisle.
The exercises were opened by pray.
er by Rev. Mr.. Mortimer of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. The
orchestra music was led by Prof. VIM
II. Rollman, and was followed by q
Latin salutary by second honor E.
w. Burchfeld. The piece was well
said, but was no more understood by
the audience than if they had listen
ed to a pleasant opera in Italian OF
French.
D. NJ. Nipple of class 81 rendered
defamation, "The Ride of Jennie
McNeal," in way that was entertain
ing and brought out in clear light,
the fidelity of true woman kind to the
cause she may espouse.
j. E. Haldeman was the next speak.
er, and he chose for his theme "the
Scenery of the Juniata." It was q
theme worthy a Juniata boy, and
while he reveled in his subject, be
confessed that the scenery of the
Juniata ls of such a nature that only
poet can present it in its real iv.
ing beauty.
Miss Leanna Will, q member OF
the graduating class followed with
an Or ition, "Waterloo." It was q
masterful presentation of what took
place at Waterloo; of the going down
of the sun of Napoleon and the ris
ing of the sun Of Wellington and
England, and the consequences that
oftimes follow in the failure of men be-
ing out of their allotted place at an az
pointed time and of the far re,chire
results of five minutes Of time when
great events lie trembling in the bal
ance. Miss Will was the recipient OF
a number of handsome bouquets
Miss Wills oration was followed by
an address.
"The Door Stone Of the Dark Un.
known" by Hon. L. A. Burrell, mem
ber of the late Legislature. The
speaker is an all round talker, and
the point he seemed to want to make
was that young people Stepping from
their home or from the school out in
to the werld, step into the realm Of
the unknown as to whittier they will
drift on life's tempsstucus sea, and t.
what shore they will reach at the
end of the journey of life. The
speaker did not say it in that way
but that was evidently the focal poin
of the address. A considerable por
ton of his address was devoted to ar
excuse for the legislation of the lat.
Legislature in general and in partic
ular for its legislation on education
in favor of the highly endowed insti
tutiors, and against the poor ant
struggling institutions that have been
debarred from the comforting OF de
grees. He spoke of the new law fo1
the organization Of borough ant
township High schools. In his excus'
for the Legislature. he reviewed the
kickers and classed the church paper,
as being among them, and expressed
the belief that the church paper
should have reporters in the halls o
Legislation, aud in furtE or exc use dive
upon the common platitudes that it is
common thing for people to condemn
acts that in the long run are for thei
good, and that the people have tn
power to make a change. He told
number of good stories to illustrat
the points he dwelt upon, but tn
golden thread of his addIess was tn
advice that his father had given hin
when he stepped out into the worl'
to paddle his own canoe. - Be @
good cheer and have courage"
Miss Bertha L. Cramer, first homo
graduate, delivered the valedlctory
thinking, not Growing makes Mar
hood" It was well said, and begal
away back in the misty past whel
the physical development of man wa
the object of education or training
and thus she gradually worked he
way up through the physical exc,
cises of the Olympian games and th'
Gladitorial slaughters to the intel
lectual training and education of to
day with its application to the mech
anical inventions and appliances o
the present generation. It was Al
address that exhibited learning, dee
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