The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-28


days Of idleness taught him the misery OF
IL; his mind had been so trained TO ac-
tivity that II could not remain idle, and
he resolved. like the Greek philosophers,
10 grow old in learning.
Young ladies and young gentlemen,
carry this resolve with YOU into life study
and train your faculties II Is your duty
not only 20 yourselves but 10 your creator,
10 develop your talents and endOwments
10 the highest. The raw material capable
% the greatest development Is human raw
material-there is nothing else like 1t IN
der the sun, and education and culture are
the factors by which this development is
attained.
Heart-No matter how great your brain.
no matter how trauscendent your talents
and abilities you cannot attain that well
rounded and Symmetrical like which you are
all striving for unless you have q tenderly
nurtured and a gentle heart. Educate and
train your heart. You can do so as well as
you can your brain; let its every throb be
of the purest and best emotions; let 1t pull
safe with generosity, unselhshness, kind
ness. eradicate from IL forever all evil; re-
member that evil floats upon the surface
and is easy Of access and indeed is beck
oning us always 20 our ruin, but that
good lies buried beneath the surface and
must be striven for and worked for;
remember that kind word
most potent and powerful effect, and In
deed are never lost A kind word may be
all that is needed TO cheer up some dis
pairing soul-a cruel and unkind jest may
L. all that is necessary TO dash to tue
ground forever the hopes OF some poor,
wavcrinS creature. Remember that at
ter all that best portion of a good mars
life are his little, nameless unremem-
bered acts Of kindness and of love"
Soui-NO matter how great your brain
may be, no matter how tenderly nurtured
your heart and in your search for truly
high womanhood and manhood, you must
cultivate the spiritual part of your ma
lures. Seek an aspiring soul; you can az
tain it, hut II must be worked for, by
elevating your lives 10 charity and benev-
olence, by feeding the hungry, by cloth
ing the naked and by Initiating the
life of the Master you can
grow in spiritual grace. you can
attain that from religious conviction and
unfalterlng trust, that which is needed TO
climax a perfect and well-rounded life
above all things, do not by any word or
action destroy that faith In others. Re-
member that TO the great mass of the
people, whose lives are spent in poverty
and toll, hope is the one ray. of sunshine
in their lives, and serves to illumine 1t
with divine and holy radiance. 1t is that
great belief in a future that enables them
to bear the sorrows and misfortunes Of
this world. Could any enc of you be so
cruel as 10 take from them the one bright
spot in their dark lives?
Cultivate, train and educate the brain,
the heart the soul. Get from each its
highest and best treasures sweep your
brain to its highest capacity; supplement 1t
with a gentle and tender heart, and climax
both brain and heart with an aspirine
and God-llke soul. These three highly de
veloped are the three Jewels in the crown
Of a perfect " omanhood and manhood.
They are the three links that
with mankind in the image of his ma
kerr If you strive for the perfect devel-
opment of these you will not have lived
in vain. You can close the great book
of life with the satisfaction of knowing
that you have done credit TO yourself and
to your kind instructors. and when you
leave you will 80 sustained and soothed
with an unfaltering trust like one who
wraps the drapery of his couch around
him and lies down to pleasant dreams"
At The close of Mr.. Mercers speech Or.
Schaeffer remarked that it was a grand
speech which had been delivered by Col.
MERGERS son, but the encomlum paid the
son by the father in the introduction he
considered as of much greater import.
He eXhorted the graduates to so conduct
themselves that in future their fathers
if their children had any vices they knew
naught Of IL.
Before presenting the diplomas to the
graduates, Col Mercer made a brief aG-
dress in which he told them that the true
object Of education was to furnish mental
and moral strength. as food furnishes
strength to tho body. It was not so i'm
portant that they should remember liter
ally what had been taught them, as that
they should make use of it in the process
of mental development.
Col. Mercer called upon the graduates,
the junior pupils of the high school and
the audience generally TO give their aid
and support in upbuilding the high school
He particularly urged that the graduates
of the grama2r schools this year should
enter the high school.
1T has not been many years ago." he
said, since prominent citizens were to be
found who urged that the high school
should be abolished, that it was unneces-
sary. Not one can be found now with the
temerlty to urge such a step. After per
sistent effort upon the part of the board
of education the tuition fees were abol-
ished year ago, and the school was
thrown open 20 all corners. There is nc
reason why every graduate of the gram
mar schools should not enter the high
school II is true that it would tax the
present capacity of the high school. but
greater facilities would be provided and
more teachers employed"
Col. Mercer assured his audience that as
long as the present board of education
remains in power it will devote every ef-
fort to the upbuilding and development OF
the high school as a necessary part of the
school system. Diplomas were presented
to the following graduates:
Abrams Nellie 8. Kennedy, Bessie L.
Alexander, Lena r. Lynes, Annie c.
Axson Carrie b. Manuey, James Il.
Barbour, J. CharltonMcCau. William p.
Blum. William $. McGlashan, Huldah 5
Bond, Elizabeth L Morgan. Ellen
Bryan, Virginia c. Oppenheimer, n. NJ
Cabaniss O. Harley Peek. Howard NJ.
Farr, William NJ. Rankin, Cornelia B.
Fulton, Joseph Z. Roseally, Iottie
Furse, Margaret W. Shumate, Amelia
Haas, Magnus $. Smith, Marian
Haziehurst, e L. Stern, Alfred
Houser, Carrie NJ. Traub. Lillian
Kaytol, Carrie Vaughan Helen T.
The popularity OF the graduates wa,
indicated BY the applause, which they re
Ceved from their minors as they CAM
forward to receive the diplomas from Coz
Mercer. some of those who obtained n,
honors received more applause than 9th
ers who did. James Il. Manucy, the small
est pupil of the class, was greeted witt
storm of applause when he came for