The record-union., 1898-12-23
GRADUATION EXERCISES.
THOSE OF ATKINSON'S BUSI-
NESS COLLEGE LAST NIGHT.
Interesting Addresses Made by
Rev. j. b. Silcox and e. I.
Calvin.


pupils and the institution, as on similar
occasions for many years past, and an
excellent program was presented. The
room was decorated handsomely with
ivy, while over the platform was the
legend Hitch your wagon to a star"
Professor Atkinson made a brief ad-
dress, giving cordial welcome TO those
present, and was followed by an elo-
quent invocation by Rev. A B. Banks.
The Ideal Mandolin Septet rem
dered Bach's Springs Awakening"
in a style that brought it enthusiastic
encore.
An address was given by Rev. J. B.
Silcox, who began with a compliment
to Professor Atkinson for maintaining
such a school in this city for so many
years. The man who maintains school
in a community is entitled to credit.
General Kitchener thought the other day
that the best tribute England could pay
to General Gordon would be to found a
school in his memory. The influence of
a good school is wide one and goes
far beyond the community in which it
is situated. He wished to speak to
these young men and women concern
ing their duty. While we owe certain
duties to our friends, and relatives and
the community, mans first duty is
to himself. Shakespeare says BE true
to thyself" He would say to young
men here tonight BE good to your
self" If they are good to themselves
they will be good to their neighbors,
and the community will be benefited
by them.
r a
man harms himself he harms society.
IT he builds himself up, he builds up
society Whatever ennobles and lifts
them up does like service to society.
1t is a great thing for a young man or
woman to find out early in life just
what he or she is best fitted for A
friend once advised Lord Dufferin when
he was young man to give up his oc-
cupation and become a statesman. He
did so and became one of the worlds
bright statesmen. Where one man
fails through excess of ambition, the
speaker thought a hundred failed from
lack Of ambition. He liked to see a
young person with an aim in life. He
did not think there was any danger Of
their aiming too high. If, however,
youth misses it's high aim, there is
still place for it. The great Warship
needs the competent engineer Just as
much as is needs a Captain. The
man who succeeds does SO because he
deserves to succeed, and the man who
Tails does SO because he deserves to-.
Whatever young persons fits himself
for, that will he attain, sooner or later
The man who can do some one thing
better than anybody else will never be
hunting for job. If you are a gen.
uine electric light the world will not
take you for a tallow candle. You may
have to wait for recognition, but it will
come sooner or later. Dewey spent
years on the sea, fitting himself and
drilling his men for the occasion that
came to him and made him the hero
of Manila. Be willing to do S25 worth
OF work for S12 salary. If you are
not: you will never get the $50 salary.
NO young man or woman can afford to
skimp the work that has to be done.
There are not enough bright men to fill
the places that are waiting for them
and need them. Learn to do one thing
we'll. The man who can do anything
very seldom does anything in life. The
successful men Of the world have been
those who could do one thing and stuck
to it,
Miss Ruby Cooper rendered a piano
solo in two numbers, Chaminade's
'Serenade" and Lavalee's La Papil-
lon,' with much taste and expression
and was perSiStently recalled but de-
clined.
E. I. Calvin delivered an address to
the pupils, saying the occasion recall
ed twelve years of his life in Chicago,
passed in contact with young men and
young women. He agreed fully with
Mr.. Silcox in his remarks There are
many people, he said, who bend all their
energies to achieve a reputation. They
are always anxious to know that others
think we'll of him. They are generally
failures. Reputation is a superficial,
transitory thing. Many a man is said
to be worth million who is not really
worth an honest five dollar piece
But the man who stands out before
his fellows with a clear, clean-cut life
of deeds that ennoble himself and his
fellows has what is better than repu-
tation. He has character. The young
man who has high ideal of action will
find it far better than reputation He
will find that there are plenty Of honor
able business men who Will appreciate
high aims and strict integrity. The
lessons inculcated. on him by his father
We're reflected in the character of Sir
Philip Sidney. He wished to say to
the graduates that the world is calling
for refinement, modesty and character
in young people. But there is a great
problem to be solved, in the competition
of the sexes, and it calls for deep and
earnest thought and endeavor to find
the best solution of it.
The 'Mountebank Song" by Oliver N.
LIE Noir, was we'll rendered and the au-
dience was not satisfied until he re-
Sponded to an encore and sang AS
thore."
In presenting the diplomas to the
graduates Professor Atkinson spoke of
the comparatively small class that was
graduating out of the number attend
ing, and said it was due to the unusual :
ly large demand by business houses for
clerical assistance. Addressing the
graduates he exhorted them to make
integrity their guide, not to be afraid
TO work and to go forth to fight the
battle of life with firm trust in the prin-
siples of right.
The graduating class consists Of the
following: Business course - Misses
Louise L. Heilbron. Norine Helms. Lii
liam B. Helms, Alice B. Gould, Eva M.
Dorland, Jessie Wendt, Lillian NJ
Swanwell; Charles r. Dickens. J. Will
lam Bates. George w. Bacon, Elmer E.
Focht, Lodey P. Klemmer, Albert
Bates. Amanuensis course - Misses
Brace W. Brockbank. Louise L. He'll
bron. Norine Helms, Josie Harris. Alice
B. Gould, Minnie l. Scott, Nellie Nell