Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-06-17

success. The following is synopsis OF
SUNDAY EVENING.
A large company of people assembled
| in the chapel Sunday evening 70 hear
| the baccalaureate sermon by President
Bruske. The Presbyterian church choir
led the singing, opening with Lead
Kindly Light" by Buck. After the in
vocation by the President, the audience
sang hymn, and Rev. Carrel read the
scripture lesson, Rev. ii. w. Clough
offered prayer, Mr.. Beckner sang solo,
| Il Heard the Voice of Jesus Say" by
Harris, after which DR.. Bruske an
nounced his text from Mat. XVI-lS.
His thoughts in brief were: We are
still engaged upon a definition Of life.
The understanding is part Of our in
tellectual inheritance, somewhat after
the plan of cathedral building. 1t used
| to be enough for one generation TO lay a
part of the another might
build the walls-still another the towers
the only difference is they made prog
ress, the definition builders are still
seeking for a bottom. We hand the
problem over TO you hoping you will
have perfect success. President Bruske
drew analogies from nature Ill her
several departments, showing the
wondrous difference in her developments
from the seeming same material. 1t Is
the impulse of youth to unthinkingly
follow the rush of the multitude. To the
extent in which we do this we are un-
educated. To the extent in which we
can walk alone-think alone-belleve
alone, are we educated: Education
must solidify the man, and combine his
| forces and impulses, moral religions and
intellectual in well rounded and con-
sistent whole. 1.-The education that Is
real will put Us in possession OF those
laws of nature and of mind which Will
enable Us by the use of right reason TO
pronounce Judgment upon the vagares
of enthusiastics, the sophisms OF design
! ing wickedness, and the idle dream Of
visionary optimlsts. There Is great
need of strong self.reliant thinking to
counteract the fads and frauds current
| in modern society. young gentlemen
and ladies, if your education here has
been real, you will prove 1t III the future
| by standing squarely on your feet, not
to be moved till your reason is satisfied
and your Judgment convinced. We
send you forth invoking the benedictions
| of God. " The sermon was strongly in
spring TO all who earnestly seek true
|
pleted by a trio, by Miss Stevens and
Messrs. Beckner and Scott, Bow Down
Thine Ear" by De Monti. Benediction
| by Rev. Carrel.
| MONDAY AFTERNOON.
| The class day exercises of Monday
afternoon were decidedly original, and
characteristic of the versatile genius Of
the class of g8 Mr. Long as president
of the class, opened the program with
an address. remarkable in its kind.
This was followed by very pretty
quartette, Drink 10 me only" by
Messrs Bruske, Stevens, Grigsby and
Mills.
| Miss Adams read the Glass History,
and followed the class of '9S from its
verdant freshman year, through paths
frightened by many triumphs and shad-
owed by few failures on 10 its triumphant
senior year. Her History was sufficiently
convincing of the unusual high stand
ing of excellence and talent repre- sented
by the class The quartette Of Messrs.
Bruske, Stevens, Grigsby and Mills
sang again, "The Cobbler," and de-
| lighted the audience with its absurdity.
| Mr. Stevens, the poet Of the class,
read few extracts from his fertile pen.
/ They were poignant and contained many
amusing descriptions.
The rest of the program was devoted
| TO play, the scene Of which was laid
in Alma College, and incidentally many
of the hobbies of the students and
Faculty were slyly disclosed. The
whole was refreshingly ludicrous
| The audience then adjourned 20 the
lawn, where the class have placed a
magnificent rock rs a memento. Pro-
fessors, Mitchell, Davis and j. L. Ewing
gave brief and pleasant talks, giving
evidence of their regard and esteem for
the class of '95.
| MONDAY EVENING.
| Rev. Arthur L. Toner, former gradu-
ate of Alma College, and present pastor
of the Presbyterian church OF Ithaca,
addressed the graduating class Cf the
Commercial Department Monday even
iLg on Labor and the Schools In
substance he said: "In this age Of
problems, no question more essentially
! involves the national. social and indi-
vidual Interest than the Individual
Problem This question cannot be
solved 10y the vociferous faction who de-
mand not reform but revolution, and as