, 1900-12-12
UNIVERSITY NOTES
SENIOR ORATIONS THE CHIEF
SUBJECT OF INTEREST
THIS WEEK.
The Subjects Were Timely, and Were
Handled Ably by the Young Men
and Women-More Orations Will
be Heard Friday Afternoon-Prof.
Soule Delivers an Interesting Ad.
dress.

III normal seniors II three of the
college seniors delivered their tern
orations yesterday afternoon at 2:15 il
the university auditorium. The ora
lions were all well prepared and salts
factorily given. Miss Helen Barrow
gave the opening Grafton. her subject
Chemistry as a Factor in Modern Civi
lization." She said in this connection
Great material ADJ ances have been
made in this century and hone have
been more marked than those made in
chemical research. In this Germany has
led, But although chemistry is now
widely studied it has not been so un,
til recently. Now, however. we find
fully equipped laboratories in all the
colleges. The chemical advance in
manufactures has been wonderful. In
many instances it has created new in
dustries and greatly improved others.
Indeed we see examples of applied
chemistry on every hand. The contri,
buttons of chemistry o modern civili-
cation have been many. At times COM
merce has greatly stimulated
chemical research and in turn this
research has stimulated commerce
thereby uniting all countries and pre-
senting to the world necessities, con-
veniences and luxuries most important
to modern civilization Miss Frances
Smith took as the subject of her ora
ton. Our Debt to Bishop Comenius."
She said: What do we owe to Bishop
Comenius? If people in general knew
what theories Comenius advanced the
answer to this question would be that
to this noble old man are due nan of
the present methods of teaching. The
work of John Amos Comenius was that
of a earnest man. His life was beset
by many hardships, yet ne endured
them all with fortitude. His works
we're many. Whit could have been
more beneficial and instructive than
his Orbis Pectus? Comenius did much
to make the studies of youths less bur-
densome. The great Didatic was one
of the most important of his works.
Comenius has given to pedagogy what
no other one person has ever contri-
buted and his work should be cherish
ed to the credit of so noble and pure
a character"
The Value of Hawaii to the United
States" was the subject Of Miss Flor
ence Christians GRAFTON. She said
THE United States was a strong, well
fortified nation. Her possessions were
not scattered here and there. The ad-
visibility of acquiring new territory
was brought to the mind of American
citizens and soon Hawaii was annexed.
1t was said that this country would be
a valuable possession for the United
States and such it has proved. Yet the
benefit has not beer all on one side.
Americans have done much to add to
the happiness and welfare of the Ha-
waians. Hawaii, we hope may never
have cause to regret being a part Of
our country and may we in turn be
proved to say to Hawaii: 1T is by
your aid hat we have attained a por-
ton of the greatness that belongs to
our nation"
Miss Irene Hinkston choose as her
subject "a Few Things to be Learned
from German Schools and said of
this; With the usual loyalty of the
American people we boast of our
schools with all their modern improve
ments. Blu in many way our schools
are Inferior to those of Germany. The
requirements for teachers in the Ger
man schools are more severe than are
ours and for this reason their schools
are better. Then after a certain time
the teacher, if he is unable to work, is
pensioned. BY reason of this teachers
can give their whole time and energy
to their work and need lot do extra
work. Then again the position of the
German teacher is relatively perma-
nent and so the harm of constant
changing of teachers is done away
with. Another advantage Of the Ger
man schools is their compulsory edu-
cation. To be sure in many ways our
schools are better than those Of Ger
many and If we would adopt some Of
the regulations in which she eXcells us
we should outrank not only the Ger
man schools but all other schools Of
the world"
Mr.. Charles Gilmore spoke on The
Importance Of Little Things" Just
as time is made up of infnitesimal
parts so life is composed of infinite
sinai acts. The seeming little thing Of
today though often thought unimport-
ant may be tomorrow of the greatest
consequence. Each stone in a build
ing is unimportant yet all together
give the completed work. Bringing
electricity down from the cloud was a
little thing. yet the consequences OF
this act were many. History affords
many instances where attention to lit.
tie things would have prevented dis.