The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-06
MISS DANA'S CLOSED


translation, we may begin here and
now
He said his text, if it could SO be-
called, was symmetrical tree. The
foundation Of its beauty is its strength
and structure. Nothing is more beau
tiful than the tracery Of tree devoid
Of leaves. So in the Greek temple the
beauty lies in the structural lines, the
things you do not see. So the first
study Of the artist before he touches
the pencil is anatomy, the structure
OF the human form.
To-day, he said, as we think Of the
great battle, the greatest since Trafal-
gar, all the world is eager to learn the
secret of the success of that marvellous
people. 1t is that they are structural
ly stronger and more homogeneous
than any other race ever seen. They
are knit together by ideas, edncation;'
as Japanese. The Americans and
English are vast aggregations Of I'M
related personalities, but lacking in
the subordination of the individual to
the race. We cannot have beautiful
life without perfect structure Of
mind.
The tree grows out of the soil and it
is said that the oak has as much under
the ground as above. That means
depth Of life that the great things do
not depend on the extent, but the
depth of life. There is an enormous
extent to intellectual interest, with
the result that there is no home for
the spirit mind of many. One year a
Christian, the next Buddhist and
FOLLOWING that Spiritist. Too
many people are boarderS from begin
ming to end with no spiritual or intel
lectual refuge. 1t is one of the great
temptations of women to BOARD intel
lectually, but boarderS never count.
The tree shares in the universal at
mOSphere. All the forces of nature
minister to everything that grows, a
type of character fixed and rooted, yet
visited by all the stars having the
sweep Of the sky. Always live in a
field, but with eyes on the landscape.
Every tree takes what it needs and
only what it can aSSimilate. Many
persons are trying to take on knowl-
edge that does not belong to them.
We cannot keep anything we do not
use. Take only the kind of knowledge
that belongs to your type OF mind and
occupation. We must put aside a
great variety Of interests and quail
ties. Strong men and women are re-
vealed by what they have wisdom to-
reject, not by what they take.
The tree grows in repose. There Isl
no change in it's habits, but there is
an ugliness to restlesSness. When
shall we ever learn to grow into
things. We cannot hurdle into them,
all deep things come by living, not
acting. We have the spectacle Of
thousands of persons in possession OF
fortune without knowing what 1T
means, simply eating little more or
playing a higher stake at bridge.
Behind the rose lies many genera
tionS, it is the very blossom of the
seed Of time itself. Behind every
strong man how much self control,
self denial, and solitude. Behind
every woman how much waiting, and
slow unfolding. We are not born in a
day, but by the result of long pro-
ceSses of growth and repression
Bad manners do not spring from an
evil heart. The American is the most
obliging person in the world, but his
trouble is haste. We cannot have
good manners unless we take time.
Civilization means leisure, not the
cable car. The difference between
the barbarous and civilized Is that one
is cultivated the other not. Chiyalry
was the absence of fear and haste.
Our country although rich may be-
come the most deS0late in the world.
Fortune is only interesting in its
possibilities.
We need to get away from the shirt
sleeves into the refipementS, to avoid
the use Of slang instead of good Eng
fish and so exclude rag time.
Politicians speak of getting at the
heart of things, but it is the worst of
things. Sentiment is old fashioned,
yet the soul Graves beauty.
Everything that cheapenS life falls
heaviest on woman. Everything that
makes more informal robs manners.
There is limit to the feeling Of hail
fellow well met between man and
woman. Let us have freedom of life,
emancipation from old limitations,
health, vitality, but cling to things Of
dignity.
We can only keep life at its highest
by idealization. Woe to society when
men no longer idealize women even if
they donOt deserve idealizatiOn. There
could be no greater calamity than to
have all women go into industrial
fields. How blank the world would be.
The power of growth as shown in
the tree makes human life beautiful.
We believe that the golden age is be-
fore. Life cannot come to an anti
climax, but should grow richer every
year. Great men and women never
grow old. Steadily ascend from stage
to stage, from power into grace, from
youth of body to youth of spirit. In
closing he urged the class to make an
ascending way for themselves.
Following the address Miss Eleanor
z. Dana played Schubert's Inn
promptu.n A Dutch Lullaby "Wyn-
ken, Blynken and Ned, J" was sung by
the Misses Wilday, Hatch, Macleish,
Bailey and Swindell, after which Rev.
=. w. Dana, d, D., in a few words Of
counsel and good wishes presented the
diplomas to the graduates.
The rendering Of the "Rhapsodie
Hongroise, No, 2, by Miss Edith Hutch
inson was so we'll received that an en-
core was demanded. The program
closed with the song "Wither" by
Schubert, sung by the choral class.
Following the exercises an informal
reception was held.
The members of the class of 1905 are:
classical, Katherine Prindle Luce !;
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