Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-06-20

our career. To lose the alliance of Eng
land means stagnant national life.
We cannot measure the remarkable re.
suits Of amalgamation.
Wesley Bradfield made character and
truth the basis of the life OF science in
his Grafton on Fact and Fact" ma
ture reveals God IL is by this that char.
acter is formed. Truth is the greatest
thing in life" The speaker traced the
scientific idea Of Life" and showed the
underlying principle of reverence and
divinity which characterize all, and
that he who seeks truth and finds it, he
who follows il when found, lives the
true noble life.
VIM. Elton Brock spoke on High
Tide" He took for his theme the glory
of America. He showed the glory Of
other nations, their fall and the causes
OF their decay; that American civiliza
tion is nearer the ideal that in il are
not yet the elements Of decay, but
they are lurking on every hand. "Set
this great nation, " hich is great not in
excelling the past but in uniting all that
is best in it, not fall before the vices
that have caused the decay Of others. "
Egbert Even Fell spoke on the theme
"To Thine own Self Be True" His was
plea for character, which is a combi-
nation of the traits that give a man mo-
rality. Home is the first place. then
the school, TO develop this ideal. He
compared the lives of PLATE and Peter.
Christ was the greatest teacher it is
the teacher who today forms the char
acter Of the youth Ii is education that
perfects the life and raises us nearer our
ideal. Let us all aim in life TO Guilt
vate the noble, the ideal, which the
great teacher established"
Alice Rebecca Marsh gave the class
valedctory with the Grafton "The Es-
sential Activity" 1T is conscience
that makes the nation: it is activity
and struggle. Germany became a united
nation only by struggle. Struggle gives
the power of choice in character, in
pleasure, in duty. 1t develops the
heroics, II moulds culture, IL awakens
sympathy and liberation Struggle is
the theme of all life. 4"
In the valedct0ry the speakers men.
toned with feeling the names of A w.
| Wris hit and President Bruske, and aG-
dressed the class in few parting words.
The following degrees were then con-
! ferred Bachelor of Arts on Johu North
rup Booth, Wesley Bradtield William
James Ewing, Egbert T. sen Fell, and
| Alice Rebecca Marsh; the degree OF
! Bachelor of Science on William Elton
b. ock and Agnes Hope
Certificates Of teaching for life Were
ginen to J. y. Booth, w. j. Ewing, +
+ Fell. Agnes Hope and Alice Rebecca
Marsh
kindergarten certificates were given
q the grad yates OF the klndergarton de-
ment, and diplomas we're prosecuted
the graduates If the commercial school.
Miss Nelma Sharp received diploma
for post graduate work In the school OF
music.
The chorus sang The Heavens are
| Telling,
The audience sang the new National
Hymn by Rev Henry q McCook, ID. ID
and the benediction was given by Rev
DR.. Cooper Of Detroit.
After the exercises, commencement
dinner was served Ia the large dining
room Of the beautiful new Wright Hall
The tables we're arranged in a hollow
square about the room and large num-
Der Of guests we're present The walls
# the room Were decorate with bunt
ing in The college colors and American
flags An elaborate meuu was served
by Miss AlDertsOn, the matron, as fol-
lows