The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-22

Boys" the words and music of which
are by Albert E. Bailey, and Hon. J.
H. Walker was introduced. He said in
part:
LAS have sat here this afternoon my
memory has gone back to the time of
the regeneration when l was' first
called on to give my money to this
My time is valuable to me and when
was asked to listen for an hour to why
l should contribute to this academy,
hated to give it. But we had the hour s
conversation, and it has cost me a great
deal of time. 1t has not cost me one
dollar where it should have cost ten.
THE last few years 1 have spent but
little time in Worcester, but last fall
the people decided to have me stay here.
And 1 am glad to be in Worcester for
my heart is in the school. Young men,
the most fearful thing in this life for
wrong doing, for neglected duty, the
most fearful thing is ourselves. The
fact that We ourselves know what we
do is debasing. Pray, not to be de-
livered from temptation, but that you
may resist temptation and know that
you have that power. We can't keep
from anybody else the wrong we do.
1t is sure to be discovered. And we
can't live without an ideal. There
must be some voice that we hear We
it be? Him and He who embraced
all mankind and died for all people"
Rev DR.. Edward Judson was next
called ON and had a few words to say.
Mr.. Edwards made allusion to the sac
rifice he and DIR. JudSon were making
to be absent from Brown University
yesterday while the new president was
being installed.
The next speaker introduced was
ChaGtny
the lately built Kingsley laboratories.
He said in part:
When I see the contrast between the
old days and now. 1 think the school
has grown. 1t was talked over in the
trustees meeting of the need of an en-
dowment. 1 think these buildings are
an endowment. There is nothing else in
the way of a plant that we need. Now
we want something on which the school
can fall back in case of need 1t is to
that we wanted to turn our attention
next. 1 think the duty of the trustees
is to provide some way for an endow-
ment. May God bless the Worcester
academy"
Joseph H. Shirk, '98, spoke few
words about the undergraduate life at
the academy and made some reference
to the athletics. Rev. Dr. John E. Tut
tie of Union church was then called up
and said in part:
4 want to say a few words about
the academy. Men at Amherst who
come from the Worcester academy are
among the best prepared men at the
college. l have always believed in an
academy and do not think that high
schools can ever take its place. I want
to add my hearty congratulations and
JOY at the outlook and hope the en-
dowment will come"
Mr.. Barker of Taunton, who has had
a son at the academy for the past nine
years, had a few words to say in praise
of the work done by the institution
and regretted that he had not another
son to send.
Rev. Almon Gunnison made the con-
Guiding address, and said in part
Il wish to express the great happi-
ness l have felt in being present at
these exercises. I believe that this
school is one of the finest schools in
the land. I am certain that at the head of
no secondary school in the United
States is to be found such a man as the
one who has for so many years sus-
tanned the reputation of this institution.
l believe the academy plays the lar
gest part in mans life for it takes
him in at the picture making time of
his life. I wish to add my word of gra-
titude for the very efficient work given
to these young men who go out today"