St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-06-18
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
The BnCcaInurcate and News of the
Closing Week.

lie auspicious'y Sunday evening when Re-
S Harry K. Miles of Brattleboro preach,
$ the annual sermon to the graduatin
2 class at the North church. The churc
). was crowded to its utmost capacit
u with frin IS Of the class. The regula
a, choir of tee church rendered excellen
, music and the prayer was by Rev. J. NJ
: Frost, OF Craze Methodist church
Rev. Mr.. Miles took as his text Matt
, hew X. Al, ~, and his sermon wa
! worthy OF a place with the best of thos
delivered on similar occasions in year
past In closing he addressed the elias
as follows:
Young ladies and gentlemen of thu
graduating class: For four years yot
have been joined in one of the bappest
OF companonships. School days mark
the period at which the fulness of life
unfolds most rapidly. Schoolmates pass
together through rich experiences, and
common work gives better opportunity
for friendships than later years afford.
You miss tonight two who entered the
academy with you. Henry Garter and
| Nellie Stone "are ava =" to use beauti-
tul Scotch expression. You must ever
think OF them as you knew them. To
you they will be always young, Age will
tell on you, and disappointments may
dull your enthusiasm; but as you look
! back to Carter, an earnest, winsome,
hopeful face will unfaiIingly meet yours.
May its light cheer you, and its everlast-
ing youth bring you back repeatedly to
the joys and hopes of younger days.
You have come to the end of course
of study that has yielded useful informa-
ton; given you facts which all need to
possess yet school life ought to bring
something better than information
You have not won great deal of learn
ing; and the worth of your course is not
measured by the amount you have
made your own. You have been brought
into contact with scholarly teachers,
Owledge of whose spirit and aims is
worth more than any facts of mathe-
mates or history they have taught you.
| hope that from association with
them you have gained some idea of what
a wise man is, that you have found how
little you know, and the patience and
that mark the true student. 1t
is expected of you that, however much
you have forgotten OF things learned
you have gained an outlook on the field
of knowledge and duty, an outlook to
ever lure you to wisdoms ways. Your
course has been failure unless it has led
you to see, lite mpanionship with the
wise of the past, whose books are our
precious inheritance
| trust that you will sit at the feet of
the prophets OF the poets and pioneers of
thought in our day,-that you will not
grope in darkness; but walk illumined
by those who see visions, and invite you
TO share with them what they behold.
The doors to the world of knowledge
have been unlocked before you. You
may 60 through them if you have
learned to learn, if school-days have cul-
tivated desire for knowledge | trust
they have brought to you this hunger
tor part in best and highest things, and
that you will be sharers in the hopes and
ideals of Christ.
trust that YOU will have part in the
works Of Christ. One who knows the
worth of study is yet impatient before
school years end to be done with training
himself, that he may get to work, may
do some hing. There is a touch of disap-
pointment in passing from school and it's
ideals to the life of the office, the shop
and the home with their everyday
tasks. 1t seems a descent from visions
of great things.
sympathise with the man healed by
Christ, who wanted to go away with
the Savior and watch continually his
wonderful works; rather than return to
the routine of the multitude. Christ
babe him 90 back to his home and kim
dred and live among them in a way that
would witness what God had done for
him.
The call upon you is to live in these
shops, fields and homes worthily of school
ideals. The worlds work must be well
done. The depressed, sick and lonely are
those to be upborn, and they are here.
May deep sympathies and unselfsh in
y
tunitles; unhesitatng to meet them.
Falthtulness in small matters yields large
results. The best thing in school lie is
the unconscious influence OF the teach
ers, and 1t comes incidentally in little
things which disclose a mind so noble
that the vision is cherished treasure for
HE. Some OF you may accomplish large
things; all can appreciate the worlds
best. You can be large minded and give
worth to the commonest deed by putting
a large heart into it. Seek to know the
highest and be uplfted by it; consider
the least opportunity to do good, worthy
OF your best, You can thus give answer
to the call i'll which the poet voices both
the need OF the times and the summons of
Christ
Children of men, not that your age excel in
- prlde OF life the ages Of your sires,
But that you think clear, feel deep, bear fruit
well, the friend of man desires
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
The class of 'O2 is unusually one-sided
this year, the bows Communicating the
girls more than two O one.
About 5 Members of the 40 intend to
pursue college course. The bows are
about equally 6ivi ted between Dart
mouth and the University OF Vermont
while some may go to Yale. The girls
are more divided IN their choice of col.
ltges, and several may get one or more.
Mr.. Ranney's reception to the senior
class Saturday evening and Miss Marga-
ret Clarks "at home" Monday evening