Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-21

Mr.. McConkey the president of the
school board.
The last number on the program was
II song "The Menu'by quartette COM
posed of Messrs Mcclure, Kester,
Arant and Stacy. This song is
rhythmic arrangement ofa sumptuous bill
of fare. If not sweet song it might
be called a savory one by IA hungry
auditor.
The graduating class was the center
OF attraction. The class consisted of
eight girls and three boys as follows:
Gertrude Downen, Lulu Armstrong,
Ruth Wilkinson, Carolyn Roos, May
Wildenthaler. Alta Frost, Bertha
Haner, Jessie Strong, Bert Chapman,
Erie Porter, Avery Cummings.
This brilliant entertainment was the
elimination of a very successful year
of school work in Lewiston.
Mr.. Cummings has earned place
the state 10y his achievements in this
city. He has been aided by very
efficient crops of teachers and school
board who have ably supported him.
Following is the prize essay of Miss
Downen:
Every thing about us is the product
Of labor-the labor either of man or
some greater architect. The broad,
green fields, the laughing, dimpling
rivers, the wa:m, life-giving sunlight,
yea our very companions, are the labor
of an Omnipotent Power. Thus,
when we view the beautiful buildings,
the noble seats of learning and indus
try, the imposing temples of worship,
we can but family realize how great is
the work Of man as assigned him by II
Higher Workman. The MANUAL labor
displayed in these large and noble
editices only displays to the world
what money can do; in like manner
evelv person possessed of that greatest
of bOOns to mankind, knowledge, will
ever be able to show TO those about him
what intellectual lapOr can accom-
plish. Among the Oldest works of man
are the Egytian temples of Karnak
and Luxor, which were built during
the eighteenth century. The remains
'of these architectural designs form
the most majestic ruins of to-day"
The temple of Luxor was huilt at u
later period than was that of karnak
and, as each succec ding king tried to
OutdO mis- predecessor in the erection of
a temple or in some such works of
stone, these temples became connected
by "Hall of Columns These were
the most prominent features of these
magnificent structures. Their immen-
sity holds us in rapt admiration and
although the description of II single
one of them would fill volume, yet
the graceful contour of each Is as un-
like as the living pillars of Divine
Workmanship. About one thousand
years later, we find King David en-
gagged in II similar work. His idea
was to erect Il temple not only for the
glory of his kingdom but for the wor-
ship If the God of his fathers. He ac-
cordingly collected the materi Il for the
structure but before his ife's dream
| could be realized he was called away by
the Dark Messenger. But his son took
up the work aud in eight years and u
half saw the Temple of Solomon stand
! complete. This temple was, perhaps
famous for the great value of the
material used in the construction
Only the finest gold. most preciou.
stones = ID cedar from the mountains
of Lebanon was given a place in this
noble work of man. When at last il
stood complete in all its purity aud
sublimity many eyes rested upon il
aud drank deep of the lesson to be
learned therefrOm. Letting OuI
minds eye wander down the ages un
til we come to the race of people knOwI
as the Greeks, we find them employed
in the same manner rs he Egyptian
of fifteen hundred years before. Herr
we find the "glory of Greece" depicted
in the Temple of Minerva. The tenn
pie as it stands in all its strength o
beauty is the very embodiment of th'
Grecian ideas of Right. In this ag'
we find the builder colOring the back
ground in such IA manner AS to brin!
out more fully the most importai
features. This temple was built OF par
white marble and like the temples of
very much earlier date was character
ized 10y the beautiful pillars formin!
the entrance. Bv taking IL general re
view of these world-renowncd temple
we find the character of the az
." iti'NiS 'I''' wv
magnificent walls.
The history is told in such simpl
language that not only can tn
learned gain the required knowledg
therefron but the most iIllterate cal
partake of the feast spread before him
In studying the subject in hand W
find the comparison of temples AM
lives very closely connected. Th
noble edifices of Karnak and LuXO
, teach us patience and perseverance
crowned with glory and honor. Fu
although they were under construction
for five long centuries, yet when the
l stood complete they received the homo
of man and glorified his work. As "
stand gazing upon the sublime tempt
of Solomon we Gull therefrom tn
: lesson of purity. Then as the Parth,
= non was dedicated to those gods t
. which it was most fitted so We shoul
to the best of our ability perform tn
l work allotted us. This broad FIRE
: land Is furnishing to the world yea
q after year thousands upon thousands {
the most magnificent temDleS Th