Evening journal., 1896-06-20
FRIENDS GRADUATES.
Pretty Exercises Held at the
Meeting House Yesterday.
ADDRESS BY PROFESSOR PERRY

| ADUhh6o d. IhOL honOh IDhhl
And Another by Professor Isaac T. john
son-Excsilent Essays by the Members
OF the Graduating Glass who the Grad
untes Are.
With It's simple decorations OF daisies
aud ferns and further adorned by
the pretty girls aud manly young meI
! graduates Of Friends School the meeting
house at Fourth and West streets yester
day afternoon presented very attrac.
tive picture
The commencement exercises were Of
an exceptionally Interesting ch haracter.
| The essays were unusually thoughtful
proc ots, aud the addresses OF Professor
T. Johnson and Professor Bliss Perry OF
Princeton University. were listened to
with marked attention By the large
audience present.
Miss Alice @. Palmer's essay, "Emer-
sons Treatment of he Woods, u" was
vivIdly descriptive Of Eogland's woods
and its pastoral diversities She said
that English woods are clean and cold,
| with luxuriant growth of grass, but
the American forest with It's under
growth its purling brooks, It's proiusions
OF dead leaves and wild hJwers, its birds.
It's lights and shadows Is a theme Of
inspiration that the poet of nature ever
delight to dwell upon.
William II Thatcher read an essay
entitled "Tbe Mission OF OrAtory," which
told of the great events iD history which
had made the famous orators. He said
the the tendency now Is to dsbate and
with 4 time limit, aud that Legislators
have no opportunity to indulge In flights
OF oratory. There are no orators st The
present time, bat II occasion arose,
undoubtedly men would b. found to
meet m
In his paper The Status Of Immigra
tion," ," George Sellers Smith showed any
amount Of intelligent research. He 10
ferred to the various classes OF immi
grants which have come 10 this country
since 1920, and the relative value OF theli
labor aud citizenship
The essay OF Miss l. Edna N Taylor
"LUn des Mlserables." was we'll writer
and beautifully delivered. After the
reading of the essays, Professor johnson
spoke Of the excellent work of the class
He said that IL WAS with pride that h,
was able to say that some of the gradu
ates intended to enter college the cominl
Autumn. Fdends' School, while no
aspiring to college work. aims to lay tn
foundation upon which It's students maj
build q college superstructure or assums
active duties In life
} The diplomas we're then awarded
They were signed by Mary b Pyle
! Deborah Ferris, Elwood Garrett, Indie,
G. Kent and the principal, Professo
Johnson. The graduates were: Luc
Z ] Rana Il ,hfruo~ Dronofos, Hug
; A Garland Carolyn Elizlhath GoldlnP
AdelinL1bdell Jones. Mary Stapler Malone
Alice Carsey Palmer, Henry s. PSl,
George Sellers Smith. William II Stats
l.. E1na N. Taylor, William Il Thatcher
Jr., Alfred d. Warner Jr.
Professor Perry made bis address afte
the presentation of the diplomas. Tn
? main thought Of his speech WAS that
d person can get just what he works foi
] This may seem deluslve to the youn
. men and women just about to enter tn
+. active arena ot life, but the history Q
T nations, of individuals, clearly demon
slrAte that they have been what the
o would. This desired consummation Is [
be wrought, however, only throug
< obedience long and perslstently pursued
The Earl OF Roseburry is said TO have he
three Rmbitions-to marry the riches
heiress, to be prime minister OF Englan
and to win the derby. and by obedienC
to every circumstance that would attsi
!. what he desired, his ambition has bee
:. grat6ed.
He who would win, however, must eve
- keep in mind the price The Roentge
rays that have brought the ir discovers
nsme sounded the world over, wei
n only the one joyous moment Of exultatic
a resulting from long years OF obedience
: the laws OF science and research. VIII
, lie true Of the Rosntgen rays is true OF Q
d other scientific research. Tho colleges
to day are saying TO their student
What do you wan take IL. and tt
advice to each member Of his class Is
Z ask for much az to pay the price for
?, with dilligent conscientious labor. Ask Il
10 best and be not content to take less, +
II thereby you reveal yourself Obedlen
n is temporary bondage that will lead
ultimate freedom aud through obedlen
have come all thought and charGots
u The training to obey Is the mastery tn
engendsrs obsdiencs, which alone brio
satisfactory results Patience is Il
haud maid Of obedience, and both
i psrsistsntly pursued toward dehnl
! aim. will bring a Itch reward. Ask
- great deal for therein yourselves q
- r, neoted You will do and bs only
A. much as you aspire TO-
Refuse Is Kuling Fish.