The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-06-23
To the Students of the Oakland Nor
NAL School.

The Normal School at Oakland was
fortunate on "Wednesday. June %, in
4 obtaining al instructor for the lecture
period, Rev. Father Stanton, of Iona
coming. Owing to his inability to be
\ here during the earlier part of the
term, he did not lecture on the sub
ject first suggested. but took as the
basis of his remarks the che word
"Graduation." In his talk he de-
fined the word in many ways OF life.
Among the first thoughts was the
graduation from knowledge TO the
formation of opinions. ANY one may
have knowledge who have use of
their several senses. To strengthen
his argument he cited an incident in
a railway car where several people
were discussing the war now waging
between Russia and Japan. The
sympythizers of either side seemed to
have knowledge of the facts hence
they were able to graduate TO Opin-
ions if they did enough thinking.
Without knowledge TO opinion" we
are nothing, for knowledge is only
our own when we think facts
To prove that knowledge to opinion
is necessary for success, he took the
Civil War and by adroitly question
ing he made them think why Font
Sumter was fired upon. The fact
that the Declaration of Independence
was not true until then because all
men were not free, for "A certain
clause in that document reads in this
wise: IAN men are created with GER
tain inalienable rights, among which
are life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness" and that there were peo-
pie in the United States which were
not free.
In order TO succeed in life one must
work without ceasing and our ideals
should be hign. The failure of so
many promising young men may be
said to be due to the lack OF high
ideals. The man who wins in the
battle of Life is he who thinks clear
", acts boldly and speaks courage
ously.
The void poet" was defined. In
the original il means creator no
matter whether in the building of a
house or the writing of a verse, as we
OF the English origin interpret it.
Life needs originality and the orig
inal characteristics in each indivi-
dual need TO be developed in order to
have different types of men He
urged the need of living a strenuous
life, for concentrated energy is needed
in the use of knowledge and forma-
ton of opinions
So many weary of life because they
have not the intellectual resource to
pass rainy Sunday or a dull evening
without company.
He quoted from Long,, lows
psalm of Life to impress upon the
minds of his hearers that Life is
real, Life is earnest and to inspire
them to nobler action he used this:
"Be not like dumb driven cattle.
Be a hero in the strife
There is no need of gong farther
than the Psalm of Life for inspir-
alton III life.
Life should be graded so as to be
ever onward and upward. Each one
should remember what he IS and
what others expect of him.
If we are not careful of ourselves
the image of God in His likeness is
broken and the fall of the high ideal
is fearful.
He urged each to be helpful, for
strength comes from struggle with
and overcoming of difficulties.
He spoke of his own school days in
Oakland and after commencing all to
the care of God, whom he serves, he
withdrew. STUDENT.