Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-06-24

with all kinds of things that beset
the way One will meet fiattery
There is fattery for failure and fiat
terry for success and if one has not the
power to throw these things away
from him he will be swayed from the
pathway. Great purposes are ac-
con- phshed by those who are willing
to do for them. Prejudice You will
meet with it everywhere YOU 90.
And there is only one way to conquer
it-go through it as though il were
not there. Ridicule This is met in
every department of life: il is every
where Do not he cnquered by it
but learn to laugh too. There is
something of the ridiculous in all of
us and if 1t hurts at first it will not
hurt afterwards if we learned to laugh
In great purpose all things will he
overcome for it is not possible to over
come wonderful purpose
Learn how to begin, then how I'd
keep on. To do this always carry
hope with you. Nothing may be done
with out it, Ever listen to its song
for 1t inspires the highest and first
aim to lift oneself. You must first
turn to yourelf. for never may one lift
others higher than himself. Since
your are living for humanity this is
necessary. Then lift. first your own
life. for there is a higher life, then
you NAV hope to help to lift the lives
of others.
Then BE no matter what others
think. That does not count. Ii is
not for anyone to say whether or not
our life is failure. That rests be-
tween you and God
BE. then DO Nothing accomplishes
itself There must be activity, pur-
pose and strength OF will.
Aim high, 1t is better to fail in a |
high thing than to succeed in a low
one The world is not always the |
Judge of right or wrong 1t does not |
ALWAYS know. bnt to turn from the
thing one knows is right in the only
failure.
FATE.
One ship drives east and another drives
With the selfsame winds that blow.
lis the set of sails,
And not the gales,
Which tells us the way to 90.
Like the Winds of the sea are the ways
of fate:
AS we voyage along through life,
lis the set of soul,
That decides its goal
And not the calm or the strife.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The great day of the week was
Thursday. the grand conclusion of
all the events. The exercises began
at ten O'Clock in the usual manner.
the trustees, faculty, alumni and
graduates marching from Wright Hall
to their places on the platform.
After everyone was seated Miss
Sharp gave piano solo given la her
usual creditabe manner; after which
prayer was offered by the Rev. Ellis.of
Flushing. Mr.. McNitt then gave a
vocal solo and the manner in which he
executed his part speaks high praise
for his wonderful ability as a singer.
The program of orations was opened ,
by Mr.. Robert Craig who spoke on
the subject Industrial Leaders In Gov
ernment. Mr.. Craig's grafton was ,
Dne of unusually good developement
and indicated the trend of industrial
progress. Miss Helen Cook followed
with an essay on Literary Plagia-
ism. This was an interesting and
we'll developed essay on the way in j
which literary materials are appro- I
,riated in legitimate and illegitimate '
ways M. George Sutton spoke on .
The Voice of Democrscy. Mr..
sutton by the excellent manner in
which he gave his speech. indicated
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