The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

that country had thrown of their
lethargy and were exhibiting an ener-
gy and desire fer knowledge and ed
ucation. a development of resources
and faculty for invention and ad-
vancement in all lines that is making
them the America of Europe.
The Renaissance was discussed by
Miss Pansie II. Hess. This re sival of
education and art in the fifteenth cen
fury was shown as the worlds turning
point, new birth, transition from
darkness into light, which changed
the worlds moral atmosphere ard was
the dawn Of the present era of ad-
vancement and intelligence, the foun-
dalton If all that is now purest, best
and best calculated to improve man.
kind. Her subject was well handled
MOntus G. Snyder discussed the
Evils of War. He contended that
war had done more to retard the pro-
gress of mankind and keep the world
in darkness than any other agency.
1t destroyed and deteriorated the best
men of the world. retarded education
and the development of all the best
lines of thought and Improvements;
was barbaric in its tendencies and
should never be entered into except to
preserve the liberties and dearest
rights of mankind.
Miss Rose Belle Lauer's subject was
The Theater. 1t was plea for the
drama The theater should be the
evolution of the soul, the agency
which would make all men and women
better. The drama is instinctively
demanded by everybody. 1t is pic
ture of human life and if society will
make the theater what it should be it
will become one of the worlds most
potent agencies for making people
better
Mohammed, was Raymond O..
SchloSser's subject, and his presenta-
tion of the character of Mohammed
showed thorough study of the life
of this wonderful man and that the
religion which he taught was far in
advance of the idolatry and heather.
ish practices of the Arabs and the
people of other oriental countries pre-
vious to the time of the man who
taught that ''There is one God and
Mohammed is His prophet
Miss Ada l.. Haag argued in favor
of Higher Education for Girls. She
showed that education must benefit
everyone. knowledge is power
knowledge of the right kind always
makes everyone better and better pre-
pared for the duties of life. The
higher education of girls will make
them better daughters, wives and
mothers, better agencies in all that
uplifts mankind and makes the world
| better.
Absolution was the subject of the
address by James G. Stephens. Right
will make might, will make the ideal
government of nations as we'll as the
ideal government of home. Men
should stand for the right regardless
of consequences. The address was re-
plete with deep thought and lofty
sentiment and was we'll received by
the audience.
The closing grafton, Thought
Power, was one of the best of all. 1t
was delivered by Miss Eva b. Baker
and showed thorough study Of the
powers of the mind and the action
and effect of mind on mind. Thought
power rules the world. Thoughts
have long been communicated by vo-
cal sounds or written characters, but
just as Marconi's wireless telegraphy
shows that all sounds are registered
in vibrations of the atmosphere, it is
probable that all thought Of kindred
minds may yet be communicated from
mind to mind without regard to dis
lance. II this is positive accom-
plishment fifty years hence it will not
be more wonderful than what has
been accomplished 10 the past fifty
years.
The orations were all excellent and
were delivered without any hesitancy
and 10 manner that made them all
effective. In this respect the class Of
1908 excelled any other large class
that has graduated from the Plym-
outh schools.
It is certainly fine class, class of
which Superintendent Chase may well
feel proud in closing thirty-four years
of work at the head of the Plymouth
schools. He can point to the work of
the past three years and especially to
the work of the past year, as among
the best of his life
Prof. Redd presented the class and
DIR. Borton, president of the school
| hoa ri presented the dinlOmaS in a