The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-05

give to this class" said DR.. Goss. I'VE
do not know how this phrase came
about. | am firm believer In the
ethical Of the duty of each man to be
worthy of his existence believe that
we hear this phrase given up not only
from human lips everywhere today
but from Nature. You may say that
Nature is not ethical but haye feel
ing that she does speak to men. The
stars have something to say to men
and all forms of Nature speak mes
sages. The farmer goes out into his
fields in the morning and the broad
acres seem to rise up and say to
him, "Mr Farmer good morning, this
10 your farm, this rs the spirit OF
your life, Make Good. The same is
said to the business man as he en-
ters his store and to the housewife
as she works in her home. From
the very beginning Nature and man
cries out to the child this phrase Here
DR.. Goss related OF ball game be-
tween two OF the big college teams
is forced to make good. A magnif-
cent word picture was given and en-
thusiasm ran high as the progress OF
the game advanced. Dr. Goss was
loudly applauded. Society says to the
youth make good and the youth
makes this statement to himself. II
is an imperative cry.
Making good must~not be confus-
ed with attaining success. The two
are different. Today there is
criticism Of those who do not get
rich by those who are wealthy. Yet
in asking the graduates to make good
do not ask them to get rich. The
greatest success of the world was a
failure when the Savior of the world
was aclled failure by his contem-
poraries. He had nothing but seam
less robe but he was the greatest sue
cess of history. To make the best OF
all that is within you, that is maxi
ing good
"A Chinese proyerb of every ancient
lore tells us OF the three require
ments of life worthy OF the living
and success according to the ability
and the talents OF each individual.
These are to think the inconceivable
thing, to go the impossible way and
to accomplish the impossible. These
are the pivots Of a great life and
this is the mental philosophy of the
world. They may seem queer anil
fanciful but they are great principles.
All the struggles OF life are those
wherein we seek to think the
thoughts that we could not think be-
fore.
What Is eudcation but to think
the thoughts that we could not think
before?" asked DR.. Goss "All of the
great thinkers of the world struggled
to think the thought that they could
not think and finally they succeeded
in thinking it,"
DIR. Goss narrated OF Kepler, who
studied and thought and tore his hair
to think the unthinkable thought and
finally he awoke from his work and
cried out II think the thoughts OF
God" The paradox OF this is given
in the admonition to cross the i'm
passable way. The Wright brothers /
of our own state have crossed the |
way and are today flying
about like birds just as Columbus
crossed the ocean before. These men
crossed the impossible way.
THE last requirement is to do the
impossible deed. Each person OF the
world has met with difficulties which
he could not overcome, sorrows too
great to bear and labors to great to
accomplish, but by earnest effort they
have succeeded in doing the impossi-
BILE thing and no one has ever known
it but themselves"
In closing his remarks the speaker
the members of the class
to make good in the term of accom-
plishing all that Is within them to do
the impossible and overcome OBJ
stacles with one mighty resolve to
accomplish the great things worthy
OF existence ana to think noble
thoughts and seek the betterment OF
AT the close OF the address when
Dr. Goss retired in a storm OF APP
plause, w. B. Spaulding, president of
The board gave few brief remarks
and presented the diplomas to the
graduates as their names were call
ed by superintendent Frank The
OF the class after having
received their diplomas, gathered to
the front OF the stage and sang the
class song. The benediction by Rev.
Brown closed the programs OF the
thirty seventh annual commence
ment OF the High school, one OF the