New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-01
HORACE MANN GRADUATES.
EDUCATION AND PATRIOTISM ARE COM
BINED.
DR. RUSSELL SAYS THAT THOUGH MEN ARE THEIR
PHYSICAL sUPERIoRs WOMEN EXCEL

IN MURAL lSSUks
The commencement exercises of the Horace
Mann School took place yesterday morning In Me-
mortal Chapel. a large attendance Of the friends
OF the students and school being present Upon
the platform were seated Dean Russell. OF Teach
ers' College: ex- President Hervey. OF Teachers
College: Virgil Prettyman. principal OF the school,
the Rev. DR.. Harsha, Professors Baker. Dodge,
Churchill Woodruff Runyan. Kline. Woolman
and others The graduating class occupied the
front seats Of the auditorium the young women
being dressed in the dainty muslin gowns beloved
OF girl graduates the world over After an organ
prelude by Mr.. viehl. head Of the music depart
ment Of the school DR. W. J. Harsha led In
prayer. and Principal Prettyman led the audience
in a responsive Scripture reading. Several appro-
pirate hymns sung. and then DR.. Walter l..
Hervey delivered appropriate address on Ddu-
cation and Patriotism. He took for his toxt tho
following inscription. which was prepared by
President Eliot for the Water Gate at the Worlds
Fair:
To the brave settlers who levelled forests:
cleared fields made paths By and ana water o AND
who In solitude. amid strange dangers and heavy
toll reared families and made ls. homes TO inc
But holder they who first off cast
Their moOrnSs from tho ha ihs past
OF storm engenderins Hbery.
with men by culture trained and fortified
Coincidence my sccptre IT, and law my sword
We hero highly resolve that government OF the
people, for the people. shall not perish from the
earth
These arc noble words about noble deeds done
by noble men" said Dr. Hervey. "and think It
was a happy thought to place side by sid tho
words OF tho first American and those OF the
poe, who first called him My nrst point Is
that he truly patriotic without having
a deep real abiding interest In tho stories OF pa
trots me world over. and especially In those who
first explored through perils manifold the shores.
lakes and rivers mountains. valleys and plains OF
this world. Yet as civilization advances tho
explorer becomes extinct, physical hardshtps d.
m,nsh and even the soldier will be less and less
In demand: for civilization on its political sde
means, as John Fiske asserts and own his
tory proves. tho graded substitution OF state OF
peace for state OF war Patriotism then as
sumes n different form. may be plucky
without being patriotic. and most OF us must 20
content TO be patriots without being heroes except
man is n hero who remains vigilant when II
is easier to 20 to sleep. who stands up for prin-
cple in the face OF the boss and the boys The
problems OF our time are moral problems. Educa-
ton and patriotism must therefore hand In
hand. For the essential thing In an education 10
this: that Il gives tho powcr to moral issues,
10 estimate moral values and effectively to adopt
moral means TO moral ends Those who have not
this power may be school>d. disciplined. instruct
ed. informed. bu, they not educated
There are two calls that to-day come 10 u.s. AZ
patriots seeking 10 discern moral issues and 10
attain moral ends The first call come. from our
city II she were bolenguercd II some enemy were
of sandy Hook nj this moment she could not bc
in worse case than she is to-day and has been
for months. She called for help when the enemy
began operations against her but those who might
have been her defenders proved not 20 DO such.
our city will call again. What hope Is there tina,
believe That tho educated men and women OF tho
Commonwealth VIII soc the issues involved VIII
Justly estimate tho values. and VIII make straight
for tho end with an impetus that viii not be turned
aside The work cannot be done VITA weapons u
Ignorance or OF sclnshness II cannot DC dono u
tho main issue. which is the purging and purify
Ing ~ the city. b. blurret by any side Issue" such
/ as the success, or defeat. or integrity of any
In closing Dr. H.rv-y rcfsrr~d 70 tho fact THAI
u majority Of the class Of 'as were women.
But. said he. II have spoken On that account
WITH whe me men ay b. superior ny,cs force
concerned. women are superi,, w. moral issues rs
responsibility IN tho affairs Of practical patriotism
is in the isht OF our theme. absurd
you Educated womcn'-the mothers and teach
ers and wives Of patriots May their Christening In.
keep pace with their ability to use IT, TO tho pur-
noting OF the reign OF perpetual pence the whole
world over
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS.
The Battle Hymn OF the Republic" whose words
/ had been printed and distributed TO each person.
was then sung with will. tho entire audience
standing Before the presentation Of the diplomas
/ 10 the graduates by Principal Prettyman Dean
/ Russell related nm "ower-true tale with a moral.
He said ,hnt not many years ago college
professor close AZ hand sent FOR to go to "A
small adjoining town and deliven commencement
| address TO graduating class. Preparing an able
and effective address. no repaired TO the scene OF
action He found The hall In which tho exercises
we're 10 take place profusely decorated with
flowers, while over the platform appeared the en-
couragng motto, We've Reached tho Top" Still
studying the problem Of what on. school had
achieved. no stunned TO learn that The grad
uating class composed OF one lone girl, who
had 1ust completed the eighth grade. In closing
this recital, Dean Russell suggested to the class
before him that IL this idea had taken possession
OF their minds Il would bo well 10 disabuse them
selves OF II at The singing OF America
the benedction and an organ postuds closed tho
exercises. after which congratulations were In
order
/ The graduates who received the school diplomas
were the Misses Margaret Gilman. Eeanors Van
Colt. Alice Wilde and Hugo kratzenstein Tho
special students who will enter college In the au-
! tnmn and after years work VIII receive the
Horace Mann School diploma are Miss Linda Dpws
| and Myer Friedand, Henry Harris. Malcolm
| Scer Taylor, James Bassett Arthur Fcust.
| clifford Gray Thomas Hogan, Joseph Jones,
Moses Rosenbuth. Franz Sewall and David Smyth.
or these students five are planning 10 enter Teach.
ers' College eight Columbia. four tho School Of
Mines Columbia: one Princeton. one Vassar and
one Harvard. So, i,
the evening.