The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-05-27

LAST DAY AT
The INSTITUTE.
Bishop 6ailOr Delivers Address ID
Graduating Class.
FIDELITY TO oUTi" HIS SUBJECT
Diplomas, Prizes and Medals Award
ed, and a Prosperous Year at
the Iustituje Closes.
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The graduating exercises at the Co
mlnbia Institute were heid tins morn
ing at IL O'Clock. in the Institute
Chanel. The address to the graduate
was delivered by Ri Rev. Thomas f
Gailor, Bishop OF the Diocese of Ten
nesSee.
Bishop Gailor's Address
The Bishop began by saying tha
he had no elaborate address to make
hut that he would like to leave one
thought with the graduating class, ant
that was: Faithfulness as the test anC
characteristic of the truly noble life.
There is text from st. Paul's first
letter to the Corinthians, which vel
expresses it. II Cor. TX. ~.
Il have stewardship he says.
committed to me, and must keep my
trust -
THAT is great word-a great
thought and Observation-Disclosures
1t has made heroes of common men.
It has gloritied the history of man.
kind with noble lives, that have
scorned all meaner aims and have stood
for righteousness. 1t has lifted the
humblest souls and TRANSPORTED them
with unfading glory. The Russian
soldiers at Pompeii, Gen. Robert Z.
Lee and Gen. Grant, were men who
attract and hold the attention and in
terest of the world.
Fidelity to Duty.
"'Our own time needs 4 new baptism
of fidelity TO duty, A great business
man told me that our young men were
in danger of sacrificing the sense of
honor to the love of success. Veal
OF us-have our responsibility of privi-
ege and opportunity. Life, reason,
culture civilization All these are
present privileges and opportunities.
handed us from one generation TO
another, for the use of which we are
responsible and by which, as a COM
munity, as a people, we shall be
judged.
Il am sure that all thoughtful men
and women will agree with me that this
Institute means more for the higher
and permanent life of Columbia and
Marry County than all our agriculture
or business, or social enterprises The
opening of the new school for boys a
the Arsenal offers the hope-nay, the
sure promise-that this place may
become what it ought to be, a great
centre of education. If the people of
the community respond to the call
upon them and work together for the
upbuilding of these schools, we may
have great and beneficent returns. In
the same way the pupils of the Insti
tute make the school. What they are |
that the school is. They are our
eristle-our message-to the world.
Life Means Responsibility
$50 my dear friends, life means one
thing, responsibility. Whether it /
be bright or dark, or glad or sorrow
full. it is in its last analysis, great
and splendid call to duty, and duty
means two things, viz: the belief in
God and the belief in ourselves. 1t
means the belief in God and His work
in the world This is the first step to-
wards self realization and self culture.
God made me and loves me separately
and the worlds no blot for us. no |
blank. 1t means intensely and it
means good and to find that meaning Il
Is my meat and drink
1t means belief in ourselves. We
are not brutes. Onr lives are not
rounded by the physical. We live the
life of principle which is the life of
God. Now are we the Sons of God and
it doth not appear what we shall be-
but we know that when He shall ap-
pear we shall be like Him; for we shall
see Him as He is.
AT the conclusion of the Bishops
address. the presentation of the
diplomas took place, Bishop w. NJ
Brown, of Arkansas, presenting them.
Bishop Brown made a very happy little
.alk, in which he expressed his great
pleasure at being here. He extolled \
he school. and the work it is doing,
md predicted that the day would come
when the Columbia Institute would be
IS dear to the Episcopal church of the \
south and as great a school for the
ducation of the young ladies of the \
'outh as Sewanee is in the education
It young men. He said his eyes had \
seen opened to the possibilities of the 4
chO0l here by his visit, and he spoke of 4
he beautiful buildings and grounds y
nd said he intended to use all his a
influence in his diocese for the Column q
ia Institute. He paid gra ceful y
ri6ute to Southern womanhood. and N
aid he believed 1T was superior to N
hat in the North He closed his =
tudTkS WIN sOLHe appropriate words N
, the young lady graduates. q
The graduating class was composed of ~
nc following young ladies': Miss An
he Hawkins, Swan Lake. Miss. Miss n
aroiyn Elis, Of West Point, Miss.
Iiss F,orric Faulkner, OF Helena, Ark:
Iiss Marion Moran, of Dresden, Tenn. f:
Liss June Dunlop, of A pino, Mich;
liss Porter Amis, of McCains, Tenn
ISIS Nell Loftin, of Maury County. y
Rev. W. b. Capers then presented
e prizes and medals as follows
For written and illustrated book in q
nglish Literature in the Junior class IN
st prize Miss Annie Howard Blue 81
cond prize to Miss Florence June
rnlop.
In the Sophomore class for written q
ID illustrated book in American
literature !: first prize, Misses Minnie
~ and Kathleen Dunlop; second M
ize Misses Katherine Curry and
rite Bernard.
In neatness and order second floor
ize to Misses Florre Faulkner and
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