Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-08
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1899.
GRADUATING EXERCISES.

NAL school, was secured.
The following program was carried
out without change
Whistling Rufus, mills - High
School Glee Club.
Invocation--Rev. M. Chase.
Vocal Solo-I.elia A. S. Jackson.
Salutatory---S. Crawford Ross.
Gay Coney Island March Levi y
High School Orchestra.
Address A. A. Upham.
Toreador's Song from Carmen,
Object IS. Crawford Ross.
Presentation OF Diplomas.
Farewell Song - II. T.. Whittemore
Leila Jackson, Iva Prideanx, Bess
G. Brewer, Nora O'Dowd, Willctt
Bennett.
GRADUATES.
Willett u. Bennett, Leila A. y. Jackson
Bess q. Brewer, Harry james,
VIM. II. Brown, Charles Neal.
Robert \. Crawford, Frank Ovitz,
Morn V. ODowd, Iva u. Prldeaux,
T. Crawford Ross.
The subject OF Prof. Upham's ad-
dress was School and Skill" Prof.
Upham opened his remarks with n
story OF two girls, brought up In the
extremes of the one MS II prin-
CESS; the other In the kitchen. In after
life they met, and proved to BIC twin
sisters. These two characters rep
resented TO his mind, school and
skill.-thc subject Of his address. All
education should imply the skill to
make use Of knowledge; for they
knowledge and skill-were the two
sisters separate and distinct, yet
members of the same family and In
their practical spheres, the family
bond remains. knowledge Is the aim
OF the public school system; and yet
something more than mere knowledge
IL required the skill Of hand, head
and heart. Education, he said, was
for thrce-fold purpose: solf-gratili-
cation, culture and ability TO do.
He grouped these, and showed how
that this power TO do, II one OF the
greatest In life, and that 1t makes our
education practical thing, and de-
stroys the prejudice that exists vt
times against the higher education
when II IL looked upon, exclusively,
for self qualification and culture. He
knew man who had such craving to
acquire knowledge that he would read
encyclopedias through, by rote, when
other books did not offer themselves.
He was n wonderfully learned man.
He could give information, even In
details, about twenty-five callings,
trades, otc; and yet he neglected all
these. He made poor living, and
finally, In despair, died by his own
hand. He lacked skill. lilo did not
know what to do with his vast knowl-
edge flo was like some who accumu-
late money for the mere sake of ac-
mutation, and who do nothing with 1t,
but have " big bank account, and
that Is all. But there il this differ
enco: In such eases the money re-
mains and IL scattered, and Is some
times wisely distributed by the heirs;
while such knowledge dies with the
individual. The doing Is the great
test. He said that forty per cent of
the teachers will change during tho
coming year; not because they do not
know enough, but they lack skill and
tact. Executive skill may be lacking
In many cases. TO read philosophy
all day, and to hive knowledge, with
ont regard to the practical side Of
life, Is n theory of life generally dis
cardod 10y the present age. Not only
this, but this skill affects society as
woll rs the individual, To prove this
he referred to the case OF Lister and
IIarper's of this mouth. From this
he passed to consider how action
affected character, To show this, he
cited the new philosophy of life, that
one may be angry simply because he
strikes: not that he strikes because he
is angry In many ways he illustrate
cd this theory, and showed how, fol
example, hahitual acts of dishonesty
made the individual, nj last, dishon
est in heart, in character, and in life
which might not have been tho case n
the start, Tho character Is trans
formed by what we dc and the skill
we exhibit in life, So 1t comes To pass
that the young man who fills an $50,
position we'll, is worth Sl,s0o. lli'
skill aud faithfulness make him dali,
all the more valuable to his employ
er. IT he filled an $500 position, ant
only filled it and no more, it would
show that his work was not wei
done. But work we'll done, so build.
up the character and the life, that on,
is always adding in this way to hi,