The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-18
CLASSES OF 81
Hasbrouck and Stevens In
stitutes Give New Blood
to the Active World.
uP-To-DATE IDEAS IN ESSAYS
Miss $. Evelyn Fosters Grace
full and Witty Poem on the
''Busily Idle"
JUDGE COLLINS MODEL ADDRESS
Tells Young Men and Women They
Are Progressive Force
The Literary Life.
JUDGE COLLINS MODEL ADDRESS


The forty-first annual commencement
of Hasbrouck Institute was held last
night in Hasbrouck Hall. The scenery
had been removed for the occasion and
seats were placed on the platform for>the
Glee Club and the graduates. Above the
centre of the stage hung large '97 in
purple and gold the class colors. Around
The edge of the platform were the flowers
eiven by the friends of the graduates
Many of these were tied with the class
colors. There were so many bouquets
and baskets that there was hardly room
Tor them. They were arranged very pref
tiiy To the overture, Mons. Chau-
Heure," Offenbach, played by Wernig' 5
orchestra, the club and graduates en-
tered and seated themselves on the plat
form. The effect was very pretty The
girls were almost all gowned In white
and the dark coats of the boys only
served as background. The Rev
Charles Harris James made the prayer
Principal Horace c. Wait presided.
Miss Clara Alpers was salutatorian of
the class, the second honor She well
coined the guests. teachers and class
mates In German, and then gave her es-
say, "A Comfortable Woman" She
spoke of the various titles women are
given. and said that of. "a comfortable
woman is most desirable She took
George Eliot's Dolly for her model and
told of the many instances in which this
comfortable woman proved Invaluable.
Miss Alpers said George Eliot stopped
short of the end. and this conclusion Miss
Alpers supplied She gave vision of
Dolly entering the Celestial City, and
said that in works of mercy her name
led all the rest
polk-march, Les volontasres," Metra-
Baier, was sung by the Glee Club. Miss
Grace Vivian Burritt gave an essay.
Mental Dyspepsia She said dyspepsia
Is one of the worst of physical evils. and
that mental dyspepsia in its sphere Is as
bad. Both are caused by cramming. She
said the student who suddenly realizes
that examinations are coming and he
knows nothing of the subject. and who
Grams. finds that he soon forgets the has
ti1y acquired knowledge The woman who
reads novel a day is mental dyspep-
tic. Miss Burritt drew horrifying pic
ture of the man who Grams newspapers.
who reads seven a day, 4s week. ZIP
month. and 2,54S year. In closing she
said 1t seems that the adage of our
grandmothers, mot how much but how
we'll" has been perverted, and the adage
OF today is mot how well but how
much"
John B. Grevatt. Jr., gave an grafton
The Decline of Spain'' He told of the
beginnings of the Spanish nation. of
how little by little it had risen to great
ness, and he said it's decline is no less
important than that of the Roman EN-
pire The unimportance of Spain is most
clearly evidenced In the war with Cuba
Spain has now no credit in
foreign countries. She has appeal
ed with no success to the rail-
roads She has called on the LOYALTY
Of her subjects with comparatively small
results. AT the beginning of the war
Spanish statesman said if America in
terfered with Spain after she had crushed
tne rebellion in Cuba she would send 2Oo,-
COO soldiers to America and take possess
sion OF New York, Boston, Baltimore and
Washington. He has found that it is al
most impossible for Spain to raise enough
soldiers to take care Of Cuba. and he was
greatly surprised to find that the United
States could in 48 hours have an available
force OF one million men, well equipped
necessary nec omcsrsd and And Mr 4 would not be
them II the Spaniards attempted to
land In New York they would imInediate
y ,sa,.s Ie waikea ca on by squad of Broadway
ponce Mr.. Grevatt predicted Cuba s
independence and the downfall of Snain
unless 1s; she relinqnished her right to Cuba.
.ns,tssd Mass isapeiie ape Blanche Stueck made a
said America can not be excinsivelv
ours for though the words are Americai
q ana most stirring and patriotic the music
Spangled Banner is not suitable for
national hymn. 1t Is descriptive and Of
one particular event, it does not en-
successful national hymn is the en-
bodiment of a sentiment which will give
free vent to the pent up emotions when
thrilled with patriotic fevor. She cited
the thrilling hymns of other nations and
told an incident which occurred some
Years ago on boarf steamer. There
we're representatives Of England, France.
three sang the national hymns rousingly.
When 1t came Americas turn "The Star
Spangled Banner was essayed. The first
dismal failure. Miss Stueck closed with
the hope that soon we might have a
national song entirely ours.
Blow Soft Winds. Vincent was sung
poetical essay by Miss Gertrude Lillian
Stout. She said flowers like some other
helpless things were swayed by fashion.
At one time one flower Is used by every
body, at another the flower is different
The prfmroses, marigolds and lady's Slip
pers were the flowers of our grand
and the chrysanthemum. Miss Stout
said one humble little flower, the
geranfum had generously blossomed alike
In tin can ana broken pitcher or at
favorIte of fashion and may be seen on
hats She hoped that the modest flower
will not be. spoiled BY its sudden eleva-
Mr. Irving w. Smith in his oratfon
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