The Newtown bee., 1897-02-05

The soul that's filled with virtues ght
 Shines brightest in affiiction's night;
 To pity the distress'd inclined,
 As well as just to all mankind.
 His liberal tavors he extends.
 To some he gives, to others lends;
 So God shall answer hls request,
 So shall his seed be ever bless'd.
 Be set with threat'n 'ng dangers round Unmoved shall he main ain his ground; The sweet reme m brance of the just
 Shall flourish when he sleeps in dust
 Rev Mr Wakeham, who was to deliver the address to the founder, being late to school that afternoon, s. G. Meeker was called on for his
 ADDRESS TO THE ALUMNI.
 Mir Meeker took for his subject, ''The Lobby in Politics." and read very ably written paper on the subject explaining the literal meaning of the word as a closed passage or waiting room, which had come to mean in politics the men who frequent the ante-rooms surround ing the halls of legislation to influence members of the Legislature in the inter- est of certain measures. He explained the evils of the practice and the laws that had been made to prevent it's abuse as far as possible, both in this country and England. In closing he said:
 The time is coming and now is in some places, that citizens must regardless of party, unite together and elect the best men in their midst to represent them, one who has the interest of his fellow. .citi- zens- at heart, one who will not play into the hands of corporations or classes of individuals, who will be able to resist these silver tongued lobbyist, and who will vote according as he thinks in hi own judgement will be for the bent fiG Of the people at large. Then will better and fewer laws b4 ad opted. laws which vii redown to the honor of the iegi>Ia,or TheD will the peop'e I'j ice in tha. th, J are able to ay in the words If immortal Li--coll, A g v~rnment for the people, { | lho peopl4 ard og the people,"
 The soLg, "The sweetest story ever told," by Misses Susie Taylor vocalist, Edith Kemper pianist and Emma Kemper Yiolinist. was enthusias- tically encored, so sweetly was it ren, dered. Miss A. A. Huucke followed with the recitation, "The Wreck of the Hesperus." Rev Mir WAkeham, having arrived, gave very fine address to the founder. In his opening remarks he quoted that old adage, "You
 LAUGH AT THE WORLD and iJ will laugh at you, but if you frown on it, it will frowu on you" Hor- ace Staples had smiled on the people of Westport, and in true sense they had gathered on this occasion to smile on him. He then gave the argument and read Dr Holmes beautiful poem, Humboldt's Birthday" Continuing bis address he contrasted the lives of Bone parte and Humboldt, pointing out the principle that although Boneparte was master of men and Humboldt & servant, Boneparte conserving power, Hum- boldt constructor, who was building, building, yet it was on the latter's brow the never-fading garland should be I placed. But the world was slow to ap- preciate this truth; was too willing to do homage to the soldier master, forget ting for the time the servant who was unlocking the doors of science. The Master illustrated this great truth of ser vice when he girded himself with the towel and washed the dieciples' feet. He then pointed out how in true sense the founder of the school was benefactor of mankind, not that he himself mad scaled the heights of science, but had sought to provide a place where il should be taught, and his brow was de- serving of 1 THE GARLAND THAT SHOULD NEVER | FADE.
 He pointed out how Baneparte saW men only as figures. II ing then co f1r
 ward his schema-; while IIu nb ,lt5 Into the hearts of m2n with knowledg | agd vi.i ,n to abil with them and give ) easu 2 $ the flul lder was seeking 1 not an empire of men, bus a place in the haarts of young msn and women who would unite in placing the garland or . his brow. h closing he spoke of tht , tendency of the two men; one that was
 downward and carnal, the other up ward and toward truth. So it was witt this school. It was but a tributary ts the great sea of knowledge which to-day
 would unite in placing the garland tha