Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-06-11
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Final nay Of College Oommenoement.
While We could mention only, and
that in the briefest manner, the inau-
guaral address of President Lymer in
last weeks issue he made some points
so important that We give an abstract
Of the speech this week.
After referring in an introduc
tory way to the struggle Of the
early philosophers to know, and the
collection of persons around these
philosophers comprising their schools;
mentioning the repression of all spirit
of investigation during the Dark Ages
and the establishment Of great univer-
stiles at the dawn of the modern age,
the speaker emphasized the follow
ing:
"The college stands for learning. In
all our thought of the college we have
the thought of learning. To us it
seems vast store house of knowl-
edge and we desire that this may
be ours.
s'But the college stands for more
than learning. 1t stands for training.
Here the mind is to be taught to go
obedient to the will of its possessor
and he drives his mind in the solution
of intricate problems of mathematics,
in unravelling the mysteries of Lam
guage and in the solution of metaphys-
ical questions, not merely for learning,
but that in real life he may bring his
we'll trained mind to the solution of
whatever he will!
"The college stands for associations.
The student is in touch with the good
and great of all ages. The heroes of
the past are his comrades; the poets,
the historians, the orators are his fa-
miliar friends. He stands at the foot
of Mt. Olympus and it is his mountain
The philosophers in all their struggles
toward the light seems as his own. Not
only in the past, but the associations
also of the future, are his. He is blazing
the way for the future generations and
he is in touch with those who are to
follow.
"The Christian college stands for all
this and more. Added to all the other
is the refining influence of the Chris
tian religion and the purpose that all
shall be done with the thought of the
approval of Christ. The inquiring
student is furnished an answer to the
questions: Whence am 1? Whittier
do 1 go?
"The college, therefore, stands as a
rallying center for the church. Here
her youth are trained for active use
fullness. Here is the sourc, of the
power for the church,
In conclusion the speaker referred
to his appreciation of the loyalty of the
trustees, faculty, alumni, students and
friends of the institution and his con-
fident expectation of great results
from such loyalty on their part.
Thursday evening the alumni enter
tanned us with a delightful program
II. T.. Robinson, '94; A. L. Baker, '95
and A. B. Gidley, '96, gave short ad-
dresses showing their loyalty to their
alma mater and their faith in her flu
ture. Prof. Boicourt played piano
solo of her own composition that was
simply grand. j. G. Bradley, 96, played
some banjo solos in his best manner
and you all know what that is. The B
H. G. sang some of it's best selections
and then the evening was given over
to having social time. The regular
business meeting of the association
was then called to order and after
adopting resolutions indorsing the
election of Professor Lymer to the
presidency of the college, elected the
following officers: F. E. Robinson
president;J. g. Bradley, vice president
Anna r. Morrell, secretary; A. L. Baker
treasurer.
Black Hills college will open hel
doors Sept. IA with better faculty
than ever before. Better because each
rate is a specialist; better because each
member has the interests of the col
lege at heart; and because each mem
Der has the confidence, respect and love
of the student body. Let us have q
hundred students on the opening day
of the new year.