Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-04
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valuable lessons. One who has done
much service, especially among the
working classes of England, is John
Ruskin. After spending his large
fortune in establishing schools for
them, he spent his life in writing
books for their benefit. In showing
mankind his duty his lessons are APP
plicable to all for the different class es
of mankind are so closely bound to-
gether that to wrong one is to wrong
all. Many of our American authors
also have done much, among whom
is Harriet Beecher Stowe, who, by
"Uncle Toms Cabin" helped t. free
the slaves.
These great men and women loved
their fellow man and spent their
lives in helping them.
I'VE freely serve because we freely love.
He serves his country best, who'll
serving God, recognizes the brother
hood OF man, and that an injury to
one is an injury to all. To serve
ones country inteliigently it is eces-
sary that enc should und erstand the
form of government in order that he
may have a principle to work for,
and that he may be, If not a leader,
one who is not blindly led.
He serves me best who serves my country best"
Service to God consists in fulfilling
your duty to mankind. Through
mankind God is served. "Insomuch
as We have done it unto one of the
least of these, ye have done it unto
me- 'Love We one another, and so
fulfill the law of Christ" All of
this service to mankind, country and
God is, then, the meaning of our
motto.
Classmates, we have completed the
course prescribed by law in the Web
ster High School, and our coming
before the people tonight is a public
announcement of the fact. During
the time we have been together our
teachers have earnestly endeavored
to impress upon u minds principles
which will guide US in our future
life, and which, if we follow them,
will make us good men and women.
They will be interested in III future
to see if we follow these principles.
In choosing a motto for Commence
ment, remember that it is not for this
occasion alone, or is it because it is
customary, but it is intended as a
motto to be followed through life.
And in choosing this motto we have
said that with the same spirit in which
the scientists and authors have served
we are willing to serve. With the
same earnestness and interest with
which our fathers and mothers, our
teachers, the school board, and the
good people of Webster have served
us, we are willing to serve mankind.
Perhaps we will not do what is re-
garded in the world as great, but
service is measured by the willing
ness, the desire and effort OF the
server, not by the result, and he who
does little with great effort will be
rewarded according to his effort.
But we do not know what service
can be done until we try. Tho Sc
who have done the most are those
whose desire has been to do some
little service for mankind. Our
effort is not to gain a high place for
ourselves, but let it be-:
To honor God, to benefit mankind
To serve with lofty gifts the lowly needs
OF the poor race for which the Goldman died,
And do it all for love.
Oh this is great;
And he who does this will achieve an end
Not only great but good.
This was followed by the essay OF
Harold Kramer, "fhe Results OF
Effort" The young orator ~cleyerly
depicted the masterpieces of work
in the worlds history, connecting
them under the title of his address,
aud readily gained favor by his busl-
ness like manner of treating the
subject.
THE EFFECT OF EFFORT"
Going back to antiquity, four
thousand years ago, on the banks OF