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great work."


Ni. lBalt II iOlliS.
The next oration. entitled Modern
Science" was delivered by Dale +.
Toms in a very able manner. lie said
in part
"As one branch Of education science
is becoming more important each year
and from the fact that the more we
learn about II, the more there is TO be
learned. The greatest of all reasons
why such things ire true and If so
why other things a.e not true" Mr.
Toms continued on this line and gave
several interesting illustrations. For
closing he said:
"When we compare the machinery
OF the past, dependent on hand or
horse power. with the machinery
driven by steam or electricity, the in
ventions Of all previous epochs pale
almost into insignihcance. TO men
ton only a few which have laid the
whole world under a debt of gratitude
the locomotive electric telegraph.
electric light and the many applica-
tions of electricity; and the list is just
begun. The inventive genius Is more
| active today than ever and who can
not say that the scientific discoveries
and inventions of the wonder-work-
| ing nineteenth century may not be OBJ
| scured by the discoveries Of the twen-
tieth."
| Miss Grace Anna Main.
The next speaker was Grace Anna
Main with her Grafton eptltled Con
| serVation of Time"
God gives 10 each a short life"
| began Miss Main in a very pleasing
manner, "in which to prepare foi
eternity. Its very brevity demands
| that every moment should be employ
ed in the best possible way-that from
which the greatest amount of good
wiz come"
Miss Mains choice words for clos
ing were as follows: Let us not
waste these precious leisure moments
| when they are the means by which
others have gained success. We, too.
| can De as successful in our work as
| they have been in theirs One new
| thought cleared from each days work
| ana Conversation viii soon form a
| hnrd OF valuable information for us.
| We are always thinking, why not
| think right? We are always acting.
| Why MOI act kindly and help otherst
II IS We ourselves who decide our
| lives. our successes, our failures. Let
us make our lives successes, ever up
ward and onward till at last we hear
1 the welcome Wen done, good and
| faithful servant
Miss Louise Edna WOttring.
"Mark Twain" the subject OF the
Grafton of Miss Louise Edna Wottring
was a we'll prepared and well-deliver-
ed discourse, OF which the following
are few extracts
During the last twenty years
great change has taken place in th'
ttitude ot the world towards Mark
Twain. When his funny stories be
gan 20 appear he was regarded as q
mere humoIlst and his books were
opened with an anticipated laugh
Very few supposed his writings wef'
a mart of literature" Miss Wottring
In her closing remarks said:
'If we cannot enrich the world viii
fund of perennial mirth, It is de-
sirable thing 10 be good friend an'
to provoke friendly laughter II W,
meet hard situation, we are doini
as much as al the WORTHLESS did
'The world will miss Mark Twain
II will miss him very much. The kina
Of a realm as wide as the world D.
| gone, and there IS none 70 take IN
place"
Miss Ruby LOrena kaub.
RUBY Lorena Kaub was the mex
to deliver her oration entitled "Oui
Motto," IN very delightful manner
She said.