Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-06-08

that their lives are constant inspira-
ton and help to those with whom
they come in contact"
Concluding the speaker said: us
not he most truly successful who
leaves as monuments of his life the
love and respect of those whom he
has aided rather he who leaves great
wealth? Is it not better when we
stand on the threshold of the other
world and look back on the actions of
our lives, to say, like the Apostle
Paul, 4 have fought a good fight, /
have finished mycourse,I have kept the
faith, thenceforth there is laid up for
me crown of righteousness, which
the Lord, the righteous judge, shall
give me at that day. This is the
truest type of success and mans true
purpose in life"
Mr.. Hill held the attention of his
audience we'll. His thought was good
and congratulations were abundant
after the exercises were concluded.
The orchestra occupied the interim,
after which Mary B. Flynn spoke of
"What We Owe to the Past" Her
thought was strong and her delivery
graceful. She, too, won the admira
ton of all present. Some idea of her
part can be gained from the follow
ing extracts.
Miss Flynn said in part: ''The
three streams through which our en-
ightenment flow to us are the Hebrew,
Teutonic and the Classical. To the
first we owe our religion, the Chris
tian religion, founded by the Holy
One of Nazareth; from the Teutonic
element we derived our forms of local
self-government, and to larger ex-
tent our ideas of personal independ-
ence; to the classical element we owe
our ideas of centralized national gov
eminent, our refinement and all the
liberal and polite arts. Many writer's
of the present day seem to think that
we owe all to the Teutonic element:
they call the Teutons the royal race"
but they seem to forget those
races who lived, rose in power and
became eminent in civilization and
passed away before the Teutons had
emerged from barbarism.
. CHOSE former races, by their en-
ergy, zeal and ability left to future
ages their accumulated wealth and
treasures, without which the Teutons
could never be the race they are
today"
The speaker then went on to trace
what the present age owes to the past
civilizations of Greece and Rome in
poetry, philosophy, politics, art and
oratory. Rome has handed down
ideas of order and centralized gov
eminent, patriotism, military science,
architecture and beauty in literature.
of the educative value of
the study of Latin, Miss Flynn said:
''The study of the Greek and Latin,
the. greatest literatures of the past,
and the study of the French, one of
hegreatest literatures of the present,
which is also based upon the Latin,
will lead us toward that American
cosmopolitanism which is in opposi
ton to both narrowness of mind and
of spirit"
AS vaIedictorian, Miss Flynn con-
cluded: eve extend to you all our
greatest thanks and sincerest graft
tude for the kindness you have shown
US, the assistance you have rendered
us and the influence you have had
upon us. So friends, members of the
school board, teachers and school
mates, we, the class of '98, will bid
you all farewell"
After a musical number, W. L.
Colyer, with few timely remarks,
presented the diplomas to the two
graduates. Rev. Willett pronounced
the benediction and the orchestra then
played the finale.
For considerable time, long line
of friends congratulated the two
graduates for having SO successfully
completed their course.
For the Vacation