The herald., 1897-07-31
A LARGE CLASS GRADUATED
RECOGNITION DAYS INTEREST.
ING EXERCISES
Miss Benfy Recites the Story of Adam
Bede-Large Audience at the
Orchestral Concert

ing, preceding the graduating exercises.
Mr.. Blakeley and Dr. Wright conducted
the customary lessons in the New Tes-
lament.
The work in Old Testament study By
Rev c. P. Dorland closed with a lesson
in Isaiah on the Servant of Jehovah"
which is a setting forth of the most ex-
allied conception of personal religion in
the Old Testament.
Isaiah teaches that it is not the temple
service nor ritual that constitutes real
religion, but personal righteousness. The
new temple that Jehovah desired was
not to be builded on the old site on
Zion, but rather in the heart of the man
of poor and contrite spirit.
The following resolution was passed
unanimously by his class:
Resolved, That we hereby express our
appreciation of the excellent work that
has been accomplished by Rev. c. p.
Dorland in his class in Old Testament
studies; that we recognize the great
need of better understanding of the
process of growth and development of
religious ideas before Christ; that the
manner of conducting this line Of in
vestigation and the Interpretation of
religious ideas by our leader has been
exceedingly gratifying.
The scope of the work, including as it
has, researches in Assyrian and Baby
lonian inscriptions, tablets from Egyp-
= tvs
religion and Semitic customs and tribal
relations, shows what wide field of
learning lies before the Bible student,
and that our leader has made great re-
searches in these various departments
and has thoroughly mastered his sub
ject; that for these reasons, and for his
scholarly and Christian manner of con-
Quoting the work, we desire to extend
to him our grateful thanks, and to as
sure him of our hearty appreciation of
his labors, and to recommend that the
Chautauqua assembly secure his SER
vices for another year.
The tabernacle was filed at an early
hour with an audience which was pres
ent to witness the recognition of one
of the largest graduating classes in the
history of the thirteen years of the
Chautauqua assembly.
Al 10 o'clock the procession of Chau-
tauquans, led by the alumni, left the hall
and entered the northwest door of the
tabernacle. They passed through the
four evergreen arches representing the
-four years course of study. AT the last,
covered with ivy, the class flower and
across which a gate extended, they
paused, and led by President Weller.
repeated the responsive service of the
Chautauqua ritual, beginning with the
words, whence cometh WISDOM" and
closing with the Gloria Patri''
They then passed through the gate to
the platform, where the board of di-
rectors was already seated. The choir,
composed of Prof. Chalen, Miss Jessie
Mills, Miss Myrtle Decker and Mr.. Star
buck sang "a Song of the Day" after
which Miss Addie Murphy recited very
prettily the class poem, 1.-The, Romans"
The responsive readings were then
continued, after which followed song,
1.-THE Winds Are Whispering
Mrs Harriet M. Newall of Pacific
Grove then, in the form of an original
story, set forth the advantages of a
course of study of the Chautauqua
course. 1t was rather long for a morn
ing over-full, and rather too closely fol-
lowed the old Rollo and Lucy book style
of story making of past generation,
yet it was very cleverly woven and well
told.
Bishop Fallows, D. D., who was to
have delivered the address of the morn
ing, failed to appear and Professor Style
of the state university consented to fill
the vacancy.
Professor Styles address was brief and
to the point. After ngratulat ting the
graduates on completing the prescribed
course of study he said there was very
complex problem, though it looked
simple enough, confronting the people
of this country, and one which all edu-
Gated people should look squarely in the
face, and that is the problem in our COM
mon schools.
About 80 per cent of the children of
this country, never get beyond the prl-
mary grades, not 5 per cent beyond the
grammar grades and only per cent enter
college. In our own state but one-fifth
of l per cent are enjoying the privileges
of a higher educa ton. We have COM
pulsory education law that is not en-
forced, and it is bad thing for the people
to have laws on the statute books that
are not operative. Obligations lie not
forward but backward, and it is our duty
to call the attention of communities to
this law. If there are thousands of child
rem growing up without an education
what hope can there be for the future
of this republic? Our grandchildren
will live in anarchy or die under an
autocracy. Did you ever think what the
negro question means, or think Of the
shocking wrong that was done when
congress enfranchised the mass of ignor-
ant negroes after the close of the war?
1t is the duty of the intelligent people
of this country to look this matter in
the face, to enforce the compulsory ed
vocational laws of every state, to see to
the education of the masses that our
republic may endure.
Join, 0 Friends, in a Memory Song"
was sung by the choir, after which Pro-
fessor Hamilton officially presented the
class of 1897 to President Weller, reading
their names as follows:
Leslie B. Hewitt, Ellen L. Hewitt, Mrs.
Emma Poindexter Mrs Juliette, M. G.
Tallerday, Elizabeth b. Oliver, Miss M.
Alice Cole, Mrs. Julia NJ Tryon, Chas.
w. Necklin, Chas. V. Stansbury, Mrs.
Sarah E. Sweet H. Sweet, all of Los
Angeles; George r. Frampton, Artesia;
O. j. Rowley, Mrs L. A. Crawford. M. w.