Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1896-06-18

ing the short period you have been VIII
US your faces have been kept steadfat
in the right direction, thet your aspir
atoms have been broadened, and the
your love for truth in science and phil
osophy has been intensified.
Standing as you do on the boundsr
between school life and business pur
+ suits, many grave questions must GROVE
a upon yoc How can success be attain
. ed? How can humanity be most effect
ully uplifEed? Temporary success sno
= transient applause may sometimes come
: from deceit and schemipg, but the FROM
rank in the educational hierarchy is due
only to those whose conduct is guided
solely by their convictions Of their d ty
humenity. The bubble OF fame comes
to within reach of but few, and to them
mostly by chance, but the avenues OF
true greatness are open to all.
The lives OF the truly great, though
crowded with toll and olouded with sor-
row, are always crowned with honor.
Bnnysn wrote his matchless sllegory in
prison; Dante his immortal epic in exile
and the sweet symphonies of Beethoven
are but this reflection Of his own Hor-
| rows.
A thousand millions make up the So
ciety OF the world and this society is
ever changing. With every tick of the
| clock souls are ushered into eternity,
and infancy gis ushered With JOY into
the world To educate and elevate this
great mass OF humanity is the great
task of the teacher everywhere and for
ever.
The rut and the fad are the scylls and
charybcis ca the teachers professional
voyage. The heather poet, Virgil, ad
monishes to keep midway between
th csc dangers and the advice is good
today.
The teacher should always keep in
view an exalted ideal, one thst will shine
forth in all its efforts as the sweet face
OF Raphseps mother blends with the
angelic beauty of ell his Madonnas.
A proper appreciation of the primacy
of thought and the potency of the self
activity of the soul, alone can lift !
humanity to greater heights of develop
ment and higher planes of activity. The
universe without and the intuitione
within the soul are the two supreme
verities upon which these activities are
to De exercised. Ii is the duty of the
teacher TO so direct and stimulate these
activities as to produce the fullest de
velopment. Little by little childhood
opens its eyes upon the wonders and
majesty OF the material universe and
the mysteries OF life.
L is the privilege of the teacher, like
the beautiful. Arisdne IN the fable of
Did, to put into the bends of the child
the clew Of the thread that will guide
hin Alright through the intricate mezes
of life.
Is is fortunate that your lot has been
asst IN Arizona, in this land of striking :
the wonderful land of varying
int and shifting shades on the mountain
ide; of etuntsd desert, floral and and
uxuriant tropical verdure; of wierd
lien and majestic canon; of vast ruins, 8 I
knowledge of whose builders can never
'ass the boundary OF plausible con- ?
ecture; and of marked exemplificstion L
f the rgor and intelligence of the new q
utilization. With these shings to l.
Emulate investigation, quicken the in u
elect and intensity she love of the eI
eeutifol, Arizona should produce "
see of which our nation could nos fail
} be proud. You go forth as the pro- st
rotor OF scientific and moral truth. You Oh
forth IN pcs5cn in hoiIdi1r / Qs
hysiosl conditions, somewhat analog- Oil
us, civilization more enduring than
1at whose pyramids and ssphiuxes have Ia
efied the ravagss of time for fifty Gem !"
tries aud greater than the world has al
1T witnessed. at
Much might properly be said on such IN
, occasion as this, but the lateness of D.
lie hour sdmonishes me to desist. SO
In behalf of the Board of Education de
I'd the Faculty of this institution, l 10
wv present you your diplomas. de
This diploma is not merely ticket III
leave from this school but creden WI
al, not only insuring your admission CO.
the society of ,the alumni, but to the oe
nk and Office OF teacher in this com en-
IS well ss to the Fellowship Gel
the great army of educators OF our up
lole country, more than half a million or
roug. %
VS. would gladly continue the pleas Sio
t relation Of teacher and pupil longer, an
+ time hurries you on and your jun NJ
q crowding close upon you, demand ln'
r care, and SO we reluctantly resign nl'
r charge and bid you God speed in inc
3 profession you have chosen for your tiol
3 work. VII
The evenings program closed With sno
other exercise by the physical cul- mo
q classin which"The Raven twas read mt
Miss Laura Shsrpe,the class ilIustrat- mo-
the physical expression in pRnto- the
me, followed by an exhibition of Del sne
team attitudes in the radiance and bel
W of colored lights. The entire pro q
I'M was Estened 10 ettsntivaIv and tiol
lbtless surpassed cry previous ex- SIX
ition of the school. lan'
he mem bers OF the graduating class Ora
f: Mr.. James Lawrence Abel, Miss the
lie Edith Culver, Mr.. Don Juan BOO
.nkep berg, Mr.. Roy Frsnken berg, ges
Mott Erwin Guild, Miss Florence edg
ICE Hanna, Mr.. Carl Trumbull Hay che
lana Mar1arak dale