The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-22

following the civil war. This latest
 war served to cement our ties witt
 England, to the astonishment of the
 rest of the world. Then came the Boel
 war, puzzling critics, the spectacle oi
 a great nation struggling with a little
 colony. Its justice is a question but we
 must wait and see." We honor Eng
 land we sympathize with the Boers. U
 The Chinese problem, the Hague peace
 conference and other matters were
 touched upon The United States has
 become world power, Spain has fallen
 and is bankrupt, England is at war
 and China in great danger. But this world should not be an asylum to teach
 war, rather, a training school where it
 shall be taught that it Is far sweeter to
 live than to die.
 After a chorus, We Free-B Born Sons
 of Wodan," the speaker of the evening
 was introduced. To the class he said:
 Trust yourselves. l am glad there is
 no can't in these addresses, no we are
 now about to go out upon the serious
 tasks of life just as if there were noth-
 ing serious about the school life l
 think the world, the flesh and the devil | p>hAcNA l days as they ever will be; just as busy i in school as anywhere Your tasks
 have been met in the same spirit as
 you will meet those to come. You have
 been brave, noble, true. Keep up your | glorious enthusiasm of youth. You
 will meet with disappointments and you
 will get great discouragements. but come back from them to the things
 that you are sure of and get rested. Look at the stars for inspiration-they still shine. Get this grip on yourself and then go forth again. You'll find the disappointments were intended just to spur you on. Your part in the world is a big one and it's waiting for you. Go out and get it.'
 In his general address pr. Whitman talked of "The spirit that wins" mean ing the optimistic spirit as against the pessimistic spirit. The world lives by the enthusiasm of youth, is kept from growing old by the newness Of spirits which every closing school year rein forces The world offers new sets Of problems generation after generation. The graduating season means the rein forcement of the power that rules the world. The needs of the world to-day are greater than ever before The world is bigger and better than we dream It should be the function of young manhood and young woman- hood to detect these lines of develop ment as they open. There is something magnificent about the courage of youth; wise folks spend their time won
 tr1c Tor. get the experience, and win the day.
 What shall we do with this magnifi- cent reinforcement of youth? The gen. eral plane of our generation, the gen eration before them, is of skepticism and pessimism We must have quick ening out of this with that which is noble and beautiful and true. We have been in the era of darkmindedness It has been fashionable. The man who complains loudest gets the best hear ing. Looking on the dark side of things embitters the heart. A great many people are pessimists because they are sick; if they could get food, strong bodies they would be singing all day long Any man in good health who mopes through the world has no right to Dlty UT Sy liC ilSt ID NCs J large; a countless company is always looking on the dark side, saying that the world is bad and constantly grow ing worse.
 But look at Gods messengers, the young men and women full of youth and enthusiasm, who think that life is worth while, who breathe the spirit of freshness dispelling the darkness and doubt. Youth is glorious; the intelil- gence and confidence and fntuitive judgment of youth cannot be scared Every right minded young man and woman has a great field of action. We have no use for towards youth strong heart and strong armed, is our rein forcement Following thfs address the chorus sang the "Arion Waltz Song" with particularly good effect
 The valedictory address by Miss Warner came next and was admirably given. She first addressed the audi ence in plea for a higher state of de- velopment than the past or present had shown, believing that there Is plenty of room and need in the world for better men and women. To the citizens of New Haven and the board of education she returned thanks for the class for the immense benefits of free education, | it's value and fully apprecia- | tive of it's advantages, and taking the l responsibility of acceptance in full | faith She expressed grateful recogni- l ton to the school superintendent, pleas- antly regretting that his term of one | year had been all too short for a better and wishing him all pros- lerity and success.
 After the class song, Farewell to the Old and Welcome to the New" Mayor studley presented the diplomas.
 The list of graduates was printed in he Courier of Thursday.