Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-06-30

GRADUATING EXERCISES OF THE COM
MERCIAL SCHOOL.
The chapel was comfortably filled
Monday evening, the occasion being the
graduating exercises of the Commercial
school, The principal feature was an
address by Prof. Albert p. Cook, Supt
OF the Ithaca public schools.
The program opened with a ladies'
chorus, loft in the Silly Night" we'll
rendered and well received Prof.
Clisbe invoked Divine Blessing after
which a quartette composed of Misses
Patterson and Bishop and Messrs. Beck
ner and Bagley sang "Oh Hush Thee
My Baby" most acceptably.
Mr. Beckner then introduced Prof
Cook, announcing as his subject, 1.-The
Educated Man in Business" Prof
Cook said: 1.-THE business of today re-
quires not only the special commercial
courses of our business colleges, but the
broadcast education possible. The COM
mon schools, the high school, the college
and the special schools should be the
means Of preparation for business as
we'll as for the professions. If the busi-
ness methods of the present day call for
well trained men, how much more i'm
perative will be the demand of the i'm
mediate future with its increase of de.
tail and technique.
mo man can hem in his life between
the four walls Of his store and fulfill his
whole duty. He owes it to himself and
his family, to the community, the state
and the nation to have a live interest
in the affairs of state and in economic
questions, Liberty is guaranteed by the
constitution, but eternal vigilance by
citizen and ruler is its price"
Turning to the class he said, "Be a
first class accountant; be a superior
workman master your business, prepare
| for and deserve promotion"
Miss Blanche Woodward, one of
Alma most promising young musicians,
closed the program with delightful in
strumental selection "Der Scharpen-
tanZ."
| KINDERGARTEN TRAINING DEPARTMENT
The young ladies Of the Kindergarten
Training department held their gradtu.
ating exercises on Tuesday morning be-
fore large and appreciative audience.
The entire program, including the music,
was performed by the class Of 80.
After the invocation by Prof. Clizbe
Miss Ada Louise Patterson whom Alma
people will long treasure in memory as
vocalist of sweet voice and charming
personality, sang the mission of
Rose" Lillian Pearl Harlock then
read a paper, taking for her subject, "A
study of the child"
"Of all the charming and profitable
pursuits, the study of childhood holds
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the kindergarten is to inculcate good
habits into the nature of the child, to
cause the brain to follow intuitively in
channels which the prudence of expert
ence has not yet been able to teach, but
for the performance of which habit alone
will prove sufficient inducement
The early influences exerted upon life
can make or mar its efter existence"
Miss Blanche jerks then followed on
"What the kindergarten has Given to
the Age" In brief she said: Although
the true value of the kindergarten has
yet to be appreciated as widely as it
should. its progress has been marvellous.
The kindergarten is already one of the
greatest factors in moral character, but
the future has far more in store.
make the prophesy with all confidence
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find enjoyment who is not familiar with
kindergarten methods. " The speaker
recited ample authority of ability in sup
port of her statements. Miss jerks was
followed by we'll rendered instrumental
duet, Misses Smith and Paddock Off
ciating at the piano.
"Charles Dicken, the apostle of Child
hood" was the subject of Mary Alice
Schoettle's paper. mo matter how
great may be the regard of the world for
Dickens as novelist, his reputation as
an educator and apostle of childhood
will long outlive it. He followed Fro.
bel, celebrating and illustrating in wide
ly different methods to the same general
effect "Dombley and Son." Hard
Times, and, in fact nearly all OF Dick
ems works are, il studied in the right
spirit, ideal works on education"
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