American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-06-15

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Tollowinr II the address OF su'
perintendent Walter r. 6iders. q
~ P~ocate1lo schools. delivered q
the commencement exercises OF tne
xmerican Falls Schools. TIE al
dresa II 70 filled with good advlce
E haxinners in lies activities as q
s. s splendid guide TO conduct:
~ shall know the truth, and the
tr,nth uhail make you free" These won-
1nrfui words Of Christ should stand tne
sn1bIasop4d motto Of every educational
tnsfitutton in the world. They should pe
1.eacou light to the student OF every
rvoblsm In science, and shouIh De the
snvarA mentor TO the advocate Of every
orssd o. dogma. ",
rrow ths truth. You do not learn all
the truth by going through scnoo'.
liploma - not . guarantee tnat -.
know the truth. You remember tns'
q me mock trial Of Christ the ,ess'ne
Pnaxe eaid. swhat u truth?' ne stssu
- for g answsr and would have re-
LIVED pSns Il, he hsd. for truth - re-
voa,ed 10 none but the earnest seeker
80 copsscrases his time and his ener-
~ 10 NJ search. A. the sanity
1870 .of old sought for n holy
Orei. 5 must the youthful. earnest
champion Of leaning Of the present
70 forth upon his Me-search Tor
wisdom, ana truth. having Get aside Al
1nnnsr Of deceat n ~falsehood. ana
navins consscrated himself 10 seek that
'aSone which "
Iruah makes character and charac-
~ = freedom The man Of character
= ~ slave 70 no thing and to no man.
peothes 70 his appetite and passions
- "a the over persuasion OF others
~ 4 ths courage 10 . all opposi-
11pu. HE " thu patience to follow al
noh5e purpose, his 10 the resistance 70
- evr in whatever guise.
that mast versatile genius which tho
vdr,d has known, Michael Angelo. Who
- ~ sems mind combined architect.
1Ianfsr. sculptor, and sonnet writer and
mnh ID an ~unrivaied degree Of skill.
wnlls walking n day with q frieno
enune 10 . marble quarry. where Mich-
- Aneglo was greatly excited o
hoholdlng . line block Of marble. aa'd
~ 10 his friend. II see an angle In thai
mone. and must hasten TO liberate
h1m.s He went for his tools and at once
~ - work, Knocking off a surperfiu-
g. rsecs Of marble here. chipping OFT
I r66es there, removing this and that
unfll there stood revealed to the world
tn which he had conceived In his IN
en1rnnfon. There IL an angel In every
-. and Il requires but the remova
~ ~ aurperfluons 10 set forth In MS
h,e1sosf chafacter.~a soul naked before
(sod. AID that ID all that education ~,
unsa<lv. the art of chiseling away SUI
rerfluhua marble. To remove the vices
ouperstlfOns, and errors from the IN
daviduaI. TO remove the darkness so
thas there may be light
Nwenaoenlly az Michael Angelo re-
senled himself, j doubt II his greatest
1~nrepfions were ever brought to birth.
oqpps poet has truly sung;
~ wonder n ever a rhyme was rung.
hui the thought surpassed the metre
xos Ss .ias eyer S + s1ns sa MAS sweeter;
wonder Y ever a sculptor wronght:
m the cold stone echoed his inmos'
Il ever & painter with light and shade
fhs dream o. his inmost soul betrayed
And 20 ii Is with character: Our 10.
III cu9hs IS be. are but lmperfectiy real.
ia. Tho sweet notes OF hope hearu oy
~ mtnd III its moments Of e~cstatic con
GnbIssion q saprsI,s good often pro;
@1S.e natmonv snntu,mnet ~ our
v X; .snns mn All ward expression
3 .&S1 IN !" tns inward inspi
.1tsi1e9 4 wnas . sociissv. Hut
~ w ~s sreSNit In the
1M".s ar ana M abso-
sS<ee> SSt.h rssEcs ~ To endure
~ SSct,.~. has we'll observed
snsc a. hc him
~ .sa ,"sc : i. God
uset ! world
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