Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-20
Goddard Seminary
Commencement,
CLASS SUNDAY SERMON
The Rev. Florence KohoCk Crooker


The church was prettily decorated
with ferns and cut flowers.
AS the visitors entered the church
they were escorted to their seats by the
ushers who were chosen from the Junior
class as follows: Joseph Lamb, Clifford
Booth, Harley Cook and Lewis Brown.
Miss Kate lIealey presided at the
organ and the singing was furnished by
the Arion quartette, consisting of Messrs.
Mckenzie, Chapman, Hopkins and Low.
The popularity OF this quartette is we'll
known in this city and all that need be
said is that the congregation was de-
lighted with their selection.
The invocation, responsive reading
and the scripture reading was led by the
Rev. Ellie X. Nj. Jones.
Too much cannot be said in praise of
Rev. Florence Kellock Crooker who de-
livered tie class sermon, She spoke
directly for the good of the class, and
each one must have been inspired by
her good practical thoughts to such an
extent that they will reap the benefit
their whole life long.
Her remarks in part We're as follows :
The Uses of Education.
When 1halcs was asked what was
difficult, he replied, "To know ones
self" and what was easy, "To advise
another
Most fully, my young friends, do ap-
preciate the wisdom OF the philosopher
in his answer to these questions--es-
pecially to the former.
TO know ones self, one strength and
weakness, ability and disqualification,
is to possess the maximum of knowledge.
10 have acquired this knowledge is to
have tried ones self in the school of eX-
perience. TO have passed successfully
through this school is to have attempted
much and failed often; to have met
trials, dscouragements, temptations,
failures; to have often succeeded, to
have often failed.
To some extent to you the schoolroom
has been the world.
Here, by its duties and opportunities
YOU have tried and been tried. In
structors, class mates and school duties
have been the great wide world in min
iature.
You have felt the awakening of noble
ambition. You have found in books
art, music and scientific research a de-
light. In the acquisition of knowledge
YOU have felt the thrill of newly acquir
ed power.
If YOU have or have not made the
best and wisest use of these opportuni
ties Won have gained much in expert
ence. If you become weary OF the class
room, failed to do and be your hest
failed to meet the just expectations o
others, aud hav3 known something o
the desrondency that follows failure
then to this extent YOU know yourself
to thic extent you are better prepared t
enter that larrc. SChoolto0m - tn
world.
A Iecent writer on educational Wor
saws life most important esSon 10
some of us pedagoguos to learn j. tina
our chief function is-not to keep on
bows from whispering, or even to tcac
them mathematics or Greek, but to :
connect the school with the world th'
their school experiences may in yer
truth be preparation for good eltlzeT
ship after school"
None can question the wisdom OF lhos
under whose training you passed
come up to this day.
That the school and the wor%S haV
been SO vitally connected, that goo
citizenship may justly be expected
YOU. none shall have occasion TO dou'
from the day when you shall leave IN
old classroom to that when you sha
enter upon that larger citizenship IN III
land beyond--the "bourne from "hch'
no traveller returns.
Every lesson of the classroom mas
=. purpose deeper and higher than u
: tr,nsfercnce of facts from the pages
j.. a textbook to tie mind of the studcn
II is not the making of an encyclopeo
v Init the unfolding of more intelligence
n that in time shall help in deveiopl,
n other intelligences, and through III III
{ nrocoss itself come to ITS higher eNpa
!. sion. ,. i
$ The true mission of the educator Is
II draw out the undeveloped powers al
e capacities of the student.
Under this training unrecoghl"
is faculties appear and assume Their pa p
in thc enlargement of life. Weak III
- nlties are strengthened; latent 9i1's :"
discovered and brought into action :.
/ For the time being the world II
within these four walls. Here pa,.'
are fought, victories woni aenla',', n -
"f tbe Student as much of courage a
fort;tude AS he will need to exercise
life,s great battlefield, when as clt'Z.
y, statesman, patriot, he must hSh.
~. ~. battles for truth and justice, often SHY
handed and alone. .,;.,, j.,
ne The GOOD citizenship for when .
1X hx trce work of the schoolroom Prep"'
es sss the M student is of that quality and char
,e- ter ter that appreciates most and uses III ~.
tn wisely the great benefits ana piusS'" aH
lts ler Of life as he finds them prepareu
a hi him and that cndcavors through 1nls
lar of them to increase their NUMBER va
,,iI- and effectiveness. ,,,.o. ;ts
1e ne, '' Good citizenship acknowledges ,'s
ms ,oG;ancc to every local interest 'ha' |
ny, t,;ns to the welfare of tho conn, .s1 ~.
i If seeks the highest intellectual l"e'