The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-19

master uecIafeS mat The way Eo
 Wealth" and ''The Autobiography are two works which of their kind have
 not yet been surpassed" Certainly his
 autobiography is a model Of clear. terse
 language, and moreover, he discusses, in a simple, direct style the most ped picking problems of life. In one place
 he tells us that truth, sincerity and in- tegrity, in dealings between man and man, are of the utmost importance to the felicity Of life. ''The Way to Wealth. is a masterpiece and is prac- tically the embodiment of Poor Rich ards Almanac" This essay. the cream of all that Poor Dick" has told us, was preface to the Almanac of 175S. It is sermon on industry, frugality and prudence; and, besides being interest ing, is most profitable. The following passage on extravaganza will bear out my statement. Franklin makes Father Abraham say:
 What maintains one vice would 1 bring up two children. You may think perhaps that a little tea or a little punch now and then, diet little more costly, clothes a little finer, and little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter, but remember what poor
 Richard says, Many a Little makes a Mickle; and farther, Beware of little | expenses; a small leak will sink great ship; and again, Who dainties love
 shall beggars prove; and moreover, fools make feasts and wise men eat them"
 But 'The Way to Wealth. was not | the only work of Franklin which showed literary merit. All of them re- veal to us the close study which Frank
 lin made of Addison. The style is that of the Spectator" and some even equal the best of the De Coverly Pa pers." In one of the earlier prefaces he advertised his almanac by predicting the death of rival philomath, as the | almanac -compilers were called. This
 reminds one of the famous Bickerstaff | episode over Almanac-maker Partridge. In fact Franklin and Addison resem ! ble each other in their lives as well as ! in their writings. Both were pure, mo- | ble, honorable men whom no circum- stances, no elevation could make sWerve from the oath of rectitude. The same kindly heart and kindly humor l was theirs also, and they taught the world the attributes of a gentleman. To his family Benjamin Franklin was always loving and thoughtful. Con-
 corning his wife he says, ''She proved a good and faithful help-mate, assisted
 me much by attending the shop; we | throve together and have ever mutual | ly endeavored to make each other hap py."
 As man, Franklin showed the world
 a typical American, or rather, what a typical American ought to be. Franklin devoted his life to humani- l ty He saw the limitations, the weak l nesses, of his cou1itrymen and without sermonizing showed them what noble | life was, and how it could be lived. His Yankee shrewdness and food common sense made his suggestions practical ones which appealed to those for whom | he labored. He was ever a gentle man, and while he always resented injustice,
 never lost his kindly. manly bearing.
 This noble example which he set all | men. together with his service to all
 IlGll, HldkGS Y bIlG OI LIO Sdt~ est benefactors the world has ever seen.
 His whole life was for good and may be summed up in his own words Fear to
 do i'll and you need fear naught else.' At the conclusion of the exercises, l which were exceedingly interesting,
 the class ivy which had been planted at both front corners of the building, | was loudly cheered by the class. The complete programme of the exercises ! was as follows:
 Class motto-"Vincit qui SC vincit." Address of welcome-Fredriclz Ray mond Shanley.
 Music-Over the Meadows Fair. ....... | ............. .................... Gelnel | History-Rosabelle Welles. History-William Sheldon Whittlesey. | Oration-What Benjamin Franklin Did for the World-Israel Simon l Kleiner.
 History-Gwendoline Roberts
 Music-In June Time .Geibel
 History-Carl Frnak Speh.
 | Poenl-Herbert Lewis BeardsIey.
 History-Francis Haley Riley. History-Herbert Daniel Ackley.
 Music-They Bore the Flag Macy
 Planting of Ivy-Class.
 1 The officers of the class are:
 1 President-Frederick Raymond Shan ley.
 Vice president-Willet Harold Kel- l logg, Jr.
 l Secretary-John Joseph Costello. 1 Treasurer-Mary Veronica O'Connell. 1 The class day committee was: | Frank Elmer Johnson. chairman; Harry Alban Leonard Curran, Mary l Agnes Kelley, Jane Alice Fahy, Charles
 Gallatin Hausman, Evelyn Mary Tuck
 er Willet Harold Kellogg, Frank Jer- ome Wall.
 1 Those who comprise the senior
 classes of Hillhouse high school are: l College Preparatory-Girls. | Lena Albert, Marion Blackman, Clara
 A. Bollman, Eleanor B. Booth, Rena c. Goodman, Gladys L. Hildreth, Lillian
 B. Jones, Elsie L. Kelly, Miriam F.
 Kelly, Olga Loebig, Gertrude K. Me- Cabe, Vina I. Mclaughlin, Diano R.
 MerIis, Lulu Muhlfelder, Nellie M Otis, Margaret Patton, Anna B. Rounds, An-
 ma B. Slater, Florence E. Smith, Grace Taylor, Sydney Thomas, Agnes Thomp-
 son, Anna T. Weibel, Rosabelle Welles. Academic.
 Lillian M. Aubry, Prudence Battin, l Ella M Brown A Edith CamnbolI