The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-16

Shakespeare In Measure for Meas
ure" depicts this in the refusal of Isa-
bel to save her brother by selling her
virtue, even despite the entreaties of
the brother that he should be let to
live. Richard the Third, who claimed
his only Joy in life was to over-reach
better persons than himself and who,
above all men of history. might be sup
posed to be constituencies, was no ex-
ception.
Remember his exclamation after his
haunted dream, when the ghosts of his
victims one by one walked before him,
fortelling the vengeance was to come:
"Oh coward conscience how thou dost
afTlict me. Shadows have
struck more terror than ten thousand
troops. ." 1t was the conscience
he thought dead proclaiming its SOW
ereignty.
1t is sovereignty of conscience that
makes literature live. Any work that
does not appeal to the conscience can
be but ephemeral. 1t is also that
which makes progress. Babylon and
Egypt were ruined by moral degen-
ercy--lack of conscience.
Luther, who asserted what his con-
science dictated, made modern civili-
cation. Europe today would be a
Spain If some man with a conscience
did not rid himself of the Papal yoke.
Purtans made history. They were
piticd for their narrowncss and CEN
sured for their plain severity. A
round head is preferable to bronze
tablets and stained glass windows.
Conscience clarifies the air. lifts men
out OF themselves and strikes the
spark of independence. Compare
Markham's wonderfully superficial
poem. "The Man with the Hoe" with
Bobby Burns "Cotter's Saturday
Night" The one bestializes the hand
work of God, the other humanizes it,
Burns tells of the supremacy of con-
science and would have us to know
that a man with n conscience is a
king, no matter whore he may be in
the so-caled social scale.
Conscience being king, and being
king it should be cultured. 1t is the
duty of preachers and teachers to edu-
cate the conscience. Croker, Van
Wyck and the mayor of Philadelphia
are educated men.
HONESTY MISSING.
We have any amount of intelligence
everted in our affairs of government,
but there does not seem to be enough
honesty cXtant to carry a town cleo
ton. Teach your young men and
young women at Keystone academy
that conscience should be educated.
Train your youth so that if a politi-
clan should offer him money for his
vote he will promptly knock him down.
An educated conscience will conserve
the nation.
Rev. DR.. Evans was frequently ap-
plaudel and when he had concluded
the warmest words of praise were
heard co' his mastery effort. No an
nual address delivered at a Keystone
commencement was more favorably
received
A game of ball between the acad-
emy team and the Factoryville busi-
ness men concluded the days pro-
granlme. The students won after an
interesting contest by a score of S to 6.
At night the annual reunion of the
alumni was held. 1t was presided over
by President Fred II. Stark, of this
city. AMI attended by many of the
proEinent graduates. 1t proved a
very pleasant affair.
A meeting of the trustees was held
in the afternoon at 1.30 o'clock, when
| the annual reports of the officers were
heard and plans discussed for further
| ing the interests of the institution.
President Luther Keller occupied the
| chair, and there were in attendance,
| DR.. d. a. Capwell, vice president, of
| Scranton Hon. Theodore Hart vice
| president, of Pittston; L. NJ. Peck, sec
| retary, of Carbonate; Prof. A. H
| Fassett, treasurer, of Factoryville;
| Rev. Robert f. Y. Pierce, d. D.,
| Charles Henwood, William Chappell, b
| G. Morgan, of Scranton: Rev. Elkanah
| Hulley, A. NJ, principal of the acad-
emy; II. j. Lutsinger, of Pittston;
Edrick Frear and Asahel w. Gardner
of Factoryville.
REV. MR.. PUTNANS REPORT.
Rev. James w. Putnam, d. D., OF
New York, who is working in the in
! terests of the endowment fund, report
! ed encouraging progress and Treasurer
Fassett was enabled to report one OF
the most prosperous years in the
schools history. There We're enrolled
during the year, one hundred and for
ty-five students. The trustees ex-
pressed themselves as highly gratified
with the schools showing and warmly
complimented Principal Hulley on the
excellent performance of the pupils In
the exercises attending the commence
ment.
| The commencement exercises prac-
tically began June s, with the princi.
pals reception to the senior class, g
social function that is anticipated and
realized each succeeding year as one OF
the most enjoyable events on the
schools pleasure calendar. Last Sun
day the sermon to the graduating class
was delivered by Principal Hulley al
the Factoryville Baptist church, and IN
the evening, the pastor, Rev. G. r
Smith, delivered the annual sermon tC
the religious societies.
The senior class-day exercises Were
held Wednesday night, the exercises OF
the Junior class. Thursday afternoon
and the prize contests and oratons OF
the middle class, Thursday night
| Eight young men and three young wo,
men competed for these prizes and
made a most spirited contest. The
winners are announced above. DR.
| March, of Lafayette; Rev. G. r. Smith
of Factoryville. and stephen N. Rey'
| nolds of Scranton, were the judges.
Like the Mirrors Reflection.
| What?