The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-14

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kings champion. We have no king but
justice and right. but each of us may de-
fend the right and be kings champion"
Mr.. Raymond E. Joslyn gave an Grafton
on 'sThe Anglo-Saxon Race" He traced
the history of the race, concluding with a
recommendation that America and Eng
land should. unite. and make one mighty
| federation.
| Nothing else" said he, would so pros
| per commerce, and the Anglo-Saxon race
| would control the world"
| Miss Aimee Davenport Whyte save an
essay on Literary Societies" Their adj
vantages, she said, We're indisputable.
They broadened and defined the views
| while each mind of the members acted
as milestone to the rest.
| 1.-THE influence of music on civilization +
was the subject of an honorary essay by
| Miss Claudia Hatch. She spoke of the
influence of the various national airs on
| the natives and of the progress made in
music
"As music has advanced" she said, $50
/ has civilization advanced until now, when
neither has passed its zenith we cannot
predict what it may do for the future
OF Strikes Mr.. Frederick w. Thomas
/ spoke conyineingly.
whenever a large number Of men, ,
said he, work together in one place
there is sure to be disagreement between
employers and employees. Sometimes it is
no other cause than imagined wrong.
| Under the surface there is ever an an
| tagonism between capital and labor, en-
! ployer and employed. But is there not
some other means of settling it than
strike? Couldn't it be done by arbitra-
| tion?'
/ Miss Maud Helen Rowland gave an es-
say on the ''Uprise of the Umbrella"
tracing its history and usefulness, even
to the suggestion that it be used by
soldiers in the field
1.-The idea of sentry walking up and
down under an umbrella said she,
"seems ridiculous; yet is it any more
ridiculous than sentry walking up and
down in the rain?''
Miss Grace G. Kydd spoke on the"Do-
mestic Life of Queen Victoria" picturing
her the model wife, the model mother
and the model queen. Her language was
delightful.
Mr.. Irving S. Myers gave an grafton
on "The Hudson and Its Palisades"
at is a shame" cried he. after dwell
ing on the historic and scenic value, "to
desecrate the Palisades. Not only New
York and New Jersey but the whole coun-
| try should protest. There is no better
show of patriotism. An aroused public
can and shall and will save the Pali-
sades.''
"Three-fourths of the college 1ife," said
Miss Mabel Stevens in her essay on
1.-THE Life of the College Girl" sis COM
radeship. It is the social life confined
to the college itself that is dearest to the
college girl, but this life of many inter-
ests tends to broaden her view of people
and things and break down her prejudices.
She learns adaptibility by learning to live
with all sorts of people. The college
alumna of the twentieth century will be
no more a rara avis than her brother
alumnus."
Ben Hur," a religious novel, was
cleverly treated by Miss Alma D. kim
ker.
This story of the highest type of life
retold in dramatic form,'' said she. .'af-
fected now by its light now by its
shade, without recourse to sensation, has
rightfully gained Ben Hur it's place as
representative novel of the nineteenth
century,
Symbols was the subject of an essay
| by Miss Margaret Archdeacon Grevatr.
the seventh member of the Grevatt fam
| lily. as Mr.. Stimets said, to graduate from
| the Institute 1t was the nature of man
| she said, to give inanimate things a soul
Ito make them speak, and like man sorue
| said much, some little. She cited the
| Statue of Liberty as example, but the
| American flag as the greatest symbol-ths
! symbol of liberty.
| Miss Mary Alice Campbell spoke on
''The Significance of Sounds
There is in the soul,'' said she, "a
sympathy of sounds, and something in
unison with what we hear touches the
heart. The first sound man heard was
the voice of God, and the first sound that
appeals to the soul is the voice. This is
particularly an age of hearing. Wherever
We are sound surrounds like the air.
Mr.. Horace Mount gave the first honor
| essay, the valedictory. His delivery was
excellent What he had to say was given
in straightforward, manly way, at once
| fixing the attention of the audience. He
| bade his teachers and classmates fare
well, accidentally, in bowing himself off,
touching an electric fan, which imme-
| uiaIeiy responded Win a DuZZ OF SYM
pathy, which, however, was promptly
suppressed.
Principal Stimets announced the lon&s,
telling to who mthe medals were awarded.
The E. F. c. Young gold medal for high
est average among the boys went to Mr..
G. J. Kydd, and the George Carragan
gold medal for highest average among the
girls, as Mr.. Stirnets put it, ''to her
brother, Miss Grace Kydd." This caused
a laugh, but Mr.. Stimets evidently did
not see the joke. He looked surprised,
and wen ton TO the j. E. Hulshizer gold
medal, which went to Miss Betsy Cham
berlain. The medals were awarded by
Mr.. James Luby, member of the Adj
visory Board. The Rev. Charles Herr,
D. D.. also a member of the Advisory
Board gave the address to the gradu-
ates, advising them after leaving school
to make it rule to master one great
book a year, enumerating these great
books.
Diplomas were presented in the absence
/ of Justice Gilbert Collins by the Rev.
/ Cornelius Brett D. D., another member
of the Advisory Board.
The chorus, of course, was an especial
| feature of the programme. 1t was under
1.-THE direction, ae usual, of Mr. Victor
| Baier. 1t gave special medley arranged
| from the various operas for the occasion.