The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-16
ADDRESS BY GOV. ROGERS
HE CLOSES The COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES At ELLENSBtRG-
The Executive in Coed Voice and Ar-
parentIy Deeply Interested In His
Theme-EiementaPy Glass Exer-
cises Include Interesting Papers.

ELLENSBURG. June i5-The large
auditorium Of the state normal school was
SLED 10 TIE limit this afternoon wnen tae
commencement exercises OF the week
we're brought 20 close ey an address TO
the graduating class by Gov. Rogers. He
was in good voice and apparently deeply
interested in his theme. The governor said
in part:
The profession ard occupation Of the
teacher Is markedly and c-eariy important.
Indeed. i suppose that among all the &C.
equations followed by man none IS so I'M
portant. IL follows then that fhe eharac-
ter OF Ire teacher Is OF immense ana tar
reaching Importance. This school is a
III the state OF Washington. II IS under
the special care Of the state. and feel
nat l am engaged IN Inc str!ctest per-
fcrmance OF duty In ende3vorfng al tn
time 10 impress upon the minds OF The
graduates here gathered the importance
Of their mission.
ing o. teachers Men ana women here
prepare the 1nseiyes. 50 far as they may De
abe. fer the most important profession or
life. And YET IL 1t be thought by you that
men aud women here only secure their
training a great mistake. in my opinion.
VIII be made More important than educa-
ton. more important than any thing elsa
Is the man himself. The theory that edu-
cation proceeds from an exterior source
and Is IN this way impressed upon the mind
OF he student by the teacher Is, i seems
draw out. the root, il appears te me shows
that clearly. The principal thing, the all
important thing. the thing 70 be eonsid-
cred above all csc is the education that
one gives himself, and In saying this
tell you nothing new.
LET us then for few moments look FOR
ourselves outsiee the regular course OF
studies laid down for guidance that We
may % ourselves think for ourselves. And
first we see about US the absolute reign
OF law. All things are subject to -aw,
III. ID
The child. as he stretches forth his little
hand 10 the blaze, discovers an elect
fire burns: and as he again and agal2 ex-
perfmentS with Natures great destructive
force ne gradually discovers and fixes in
his mind a law: fire always burns. And
the most exalted scientist can go no fur-
Their. Why IL burns no one knows. As in
Nature. so In the mind OF man. Man is
subject 10 ,aS and from Jaw ne can never
escape.
run. forced TO go forward. each individual
OF us may advance or recede. Life is
struggle, a perpetual conflict Each man
and each woman Of us must hgh, our own
fight, for life is indeed a warfare. and ne
who has no stomach for the struggle viii
surely fal! back beaten N the conflict.
Alone come into being, aitesiins W IN
puny walls our dissatisfaction with the
fact that life is thrust upon US. We leave
II when we must and alone. Alone, too.
We meet the crucial test OF our various ex-
istences. Seif-reliance is thus the one
great quality. You must use your schools
ana your teachers. They must never DOM
mate you. Whenever they do. YOU are
lost mere fiotsam upon the tide of hfe,
BE honest men and women. And know
your own honesty. Act for yourself. Think
for yourself BE yourself And be such
self as TO meet the approval Of that high
est tribunal known 10 nan-your OWE
SOUL
On Monday evening the seniors enter
tanned their friends at the Normal dorm-
iat toll
GRATED Cor the occasion by the senior tro-
pixies The evening was pleasantly spent,
ana the reception OF the class of 'aS was
voted by all ID be worthy of their brilliant
entertainers.
The elementary class exercises began
Tuesday at 10 a. m The well-rendered
chorus, "Rock-a-by'' was followed by
paper, the "Myth'r Education" by Lutte
Baker Miss Baker believes in the culture
epoch. and showed how In the childood of
the race poetic fancy was strong, and how
the child appreciates this material which
was produced by the childlike nations of
long ago. ''Oh, the child the poet is.
poets pleasures too. are his; would he
had the art TO tell what he sees and hears
SO we.l,' From the treasure house of
Hydrologic lore not only childhood finds
rich material, but the poets and the paint
ers too, have found In the myths Il Veri-
table Goicouda. Not only have the myths
proved treasure house, but the lnspira~
ton OF these stories has also had is effect
In the world of action. When the shadow
Of slavery hung over the land, Lowell was
not content 10 let his winged horse. Peg
asns. crop the sweet grass on Mount He'll
con hut soaring al1ft on the wings OF
Doesy he went to meet the terrible mon
ster.
Fora Wicr's Alterations I'm Speech"
was bright and interesting The pet az
fectations OF the school girl were given.
and the audience was asked 10 believe
that no matter how absurd the schoolgirl
may be in her silly Alterations Of speech.
one must be patient and wait for the vic
tl,n To recover from the passing OF the
maiadv. During the seventeenth century
zorrs OF the literary ladies Of France be-
came SO enamorcd with high-Soundsng
pkrases that IL was not un;il the French
draruatist afollcre wrote the comedy that
made them The laughing stock OF literary
Europe tllat they desisted from this sub
oY.fination Of science 10 sound. The
E,,nh,a,sfs Of sober England had their
day 10 reign. and in a well-selee'ed quota
flon frena the Monastery" was given an
example Of a most Rampant Euphuisi-
SAMUEL johnson, whose writing aboun1s
in n.gh-s0unding phraseology. lives not
through his writings so much a. through
his Wit Of speech. which was direct and
simple.
Mrs. J. r. Frosts solo. Separation"
was given in that lady'e delightful style.
and was appreciated by The music lovers
in Che audience.
In an essay entitled Docs II Pay?' II
i Sfearus drew the l. sSon - o. learned
rron, the lives Of Sturm ana Comenus; Of
Char.es Dana and Henry George StuTm
wss given as a type Of a successful man
he enc who desires what other men de-
sir. who stuleS 70 please The popular
taste % the 3ay.
Daring his life he had the pleasure Of
~cr3ucttrg over the royal road 20 learn
{ng princes dukes ana counts. Totfay his
name j. f1TE13t*u by all save rbe student
% ps,1s gogy- CCmeni0s. on the ether
hard saw with 9eep-sightSd vtSicg not
what the pecEAe desired al ,ae time. but
what thfy Heetsez ard stroye amid d.ssp-
ry5trllneuts and harsl<aps 20 8ctUa,ixe hls
hsgr IDEALS Ills name 3 known wherever
nl<AIeFn educational methods prevail.
Dana. The brilliant journalist lived rot far
Others The present paid his success "a
tAe com when Is desired present. pops-
.Arity Henry George .ivfG aad a.ea FOR
BIS IDEAL In conclusion Mr.. Stearns said:
Those whose broad humanity 5esd- them
Ags sNsa.r Ia