Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-29
A BUSY WEEK.
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Great Women" Kate Bair; "Som
Problems OF the Twentieth Century.
y; w. Dunning; Piano solo, Veins
Sharp; Rome was not Built in a Day
CLARA A. Eschliman; 1.-The Dignity O
Labor, j. Carlton Hard; 1.-The Failur,
OF Ideals, RE Lockwood; "Johr
brown, James Mcbride IL Cannot
Help Loving Thee" Mabelle Howard
'Ruskin, the Philanthropist," Anna f.
Mahoney; 1.-The College and the Stud,
ent," John NJ. Northrup; Harmony
and Discord, "Queenie M. Perry Piano
Duet, III Trovatore," Sadie Messenger
and Mary Dearing 1.-The Place of
America in History" Luis NJ. Perez; "a
Peculiar People" Louise Strange; ED.
ucatlonal Revolution" Herbert A. Will
cox; 1.-The Skylark" by the chorus.
The judges awarded first place to Luis
Perez and second TO H. A. Wilcox.
Prof. Cllzbe then awarded Bible prizes
to Louise Strange for the best standing
IN the fourth academy class and Jose
Oarballlera in the second academy class.
The Dallas Silver Greek Medal for best
standing IN the fourth academy class
was awarded to Kate Bair.
DEDICATION OF HOOD MUSEUM
Tuesday afternoon the beautiful Fran.
CHS Hood museum building was dedi. !
Gated. The exercises opened in the
chapel with vocal solo by MIR Barker. |
after which Dr. VIM. Clark of Detroit |
invoked the Divine presence. Prof |
Jacob Reighard, of the L. of NJ, de.
hvered the address of the occasion. 1t
was very thoughtful in substance and
literary III style. He chose for his sub.
]ect, Biology in Education"
lie spoke of the diversified form of
animal life, but showed that beneath
all the diversity there was essential uni.
W. lie then drew distinction between
biological and physical sciences. The
latter is ID exact, capable of being eX.
pressed III mathematical formula; % il ,
Is absolute, treating objects as isolated :
units; (3) the reasoning used is neces :
sary and not probable Biological ,
science Is II not capable of being ex. ;
pressed IN mathematical formula; ~ il h
Is relative, treating of objects in this re. ,
Iatlon 20 each other; CD the reasoning y
required is probable not necessary and :
calls for greater skill than that en- y
pIoyed IN physical sciences. Man must h
battle with both physical and biological >,
science but the latter is the more impor. =
tant.
Biological study should teach the
student CD TO tell the truth about living -,
thlngs (2) to make a record of what he p
mas observed; OBJ TO think about the
facts observed and TO draw independent -.
conclusions. 1t also o. refines and ~,
cultlvates the conscience and on is an ~
introduction TO the comparative method -
The speaker emphasized the thought cn
that some branch of biology should be ic'
Taught III all secondary schools, and ba
that teachers should receive better pre-. 81
paration. t til
The young ladies chorus then sang a g.. l
selection, after which Prof Davis and 70,
Mrs. Hood led the procession TO the no'
museum. Here State Geologist Lane D.
made few remarks announcing that by W.
the generosity of some friends Alma Is 80
10 receive the geological collection of the ~,
late Alexander Winchell, first president L f-a'
or the Geological Society of America, s -"
collection that many universities have %
Deen covering After the singing Of the kef
doxology the formal exercises were 1ot
brought to close. 49, 80,
REV. A II. BARR's ADDRESS. till
wednesday evening, Rev. A. II. Barr III,
d. Detroit gave the annual address be- .h~
tore the Christian Associations. He riG,
gave masterful and scholarly dis. 80, 80,
course. He showed how the type of h iir'
represented in Christ is the ~
ype that is needed In the world today. ,ro,
Inc three essential elements of charact. hec,
independence -
'slty. These elements are a tonic To ,Te Ia
'oung mans soul. On account of onr 10 =,
Ango-SaXon bias we are too apt TO iden tho
lfy courage with action. "Thev ~,
erve who only stand and wait. -" Cour aIa
&c is neither recklessness nor insensi IA
llity. 1t is not absence of fear: il is bod ~
mastery of fear Iau
There are three reasons why we some. otLa
mes think something is lacking in woy,
nrlst character; % our racial bent to "A
nnraciata 49, ~ IalIure 20 dere
Wrists character; CD we are puzzled by 80 ~
pnion VIII " Gbr;nt II we continue ferrt
Ill become a revelation. et ne mt 90 90 y
n the nrasenoe ot 60 1n'il 'hey are III b. h
- NOu' 9. II
COMMENCEMENT nav state
r,- of EC
The exercises of Thursday morning AZ
ere of high order and formed a ft. the {
ng close to the college course of the the X
ass of 1900 s. g.
80 St ;ne Dlvlhe Diesslng had been in Myer
Ked Misses Vienna Sharp and Sadie mas
Seslnser ueIrghted the audience with Floyd
PIANO duet, TESTING, by Jensen. Jacob kins
,ainDeiiain roote then delivered his The
'"n..-i a.rIot'snn' Does 10 Merit the for III
- uni ~ hecelVes. In substance First,
i..Va ~ WouIu De bold thing TO The \
80 p".iiosIsn ana IL Is not my in Sopho
$1,000 % e0 s uo, uut 10 attempt brief Randi
Uao'iG TO- Vi What seems 10 me to be its Con
Ell Ell ues. Patrlotlsm Is not blind covers
hshhess, but teaches that a people week
Ist sometimes lose their individuality most
'ir country for the advancement of held i
worlds culture May we not hold
e there Is broader, nobler love for bn.
nifty at large than patriotism supplies.
ding up to which it is necessary step. Eve
ough 1t Is broad it is still too narrow music
may possess to an undue extent the WeC
nent OF seltshness, tending to keen the HI
iyldual what should become uniyers ceptiol