The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-06-05
SCHOOL EXERCISES
LARGELY ATTENDED
Opera House Filled to Its Capacity
With Friends and Relatives Of
the Graduates.
LECTURE BY PROFESSOR BOLTON
SYNOPSIS Of His Address is Given Be-
low in Which Graduates Are Ad-
vsed and Cautioned.

The annual commencement exer-
cises of the Denison high school took
place at the Germania opera house
\ last Wednesday evening, the hall be-
ing filled to it's full capacity with the
relatives and friends of the members
of the graduating class.
1t was brilliant affair and the pro-
gram was an exceptional one from
every standpoint The nineteen grad
) yates of the high school were seated
in front of the stage during the pro-
gram, which commenced with song
given by the members of the high
school chorus and was heartily en-
cored. The musical numbers which
were given, one by the Boys Glee
club and the other by the Girls Glee
club, were highly appreciated. The
training of these clubs has been un-
der the direction and supervision of
Miss Beatrice Lally, instructor OF
music in the schools, and it is due to
her training that Denison can boast
of such good musical ability in the
schools this year.
The annual address delivered. by
DR.. Frederick E.. Bolton, of Iowa City,
was a great treat, for never have Den
ison people listened to an address that
was so delightful and gave so much
food for thought as this address fur
nished. DR.. Bolton is forceful and
logical speaker and is one of the
prominent educators in the state to-
day. We are glad to be able to pub
} lish a short synopsis of his address
to the graduating class of this year.
4 Prof. E. w. Fellows followed with
few appropriate remarks in which
he called attention to the fact that
out of the nineteen graduates twelve
were young men. 1t is said to be the
first year in the history of the Deni-
\ son schools that there were more
young men graduates than young
ladies'. After the professor mad con-
cluded his remarks, the graduating
class marched upon the stage in a
body, and while standing were pre-
scented with their diplomas by Mr.. Al
bert Helsley, president of the school
board, who also delivered short and
much appreciated address to the
graduates. The class made fine ap-
hn cfo0o NrQCCnh in
their pretty suits and gowns. After
the diplomas were presented, friends
and relatives OF the several members
of the class came forward and con-
graduated them upon their success.
Below we print a synopsis of the
address given by DR.. Bolton:
The period of school life may fifty
be called the springtime or seed
growing period of life. The ideas
gained from literature, history, sci.
ence and other subjects are implanted
, in the minds of pupils. 1t is quite
nossible that they may sometimes
wonder al the significance of all the
: processes of education to which they
. are subjected. Doubtless during this
, seed-sowing time they may often
wonder what shall the harvest be-"
, 1t would be easy to prove that
schooling is worth while and that
ideas rule the world, that brain is
greater than Drawn, that mind is su-
perior to matter. 1t is not brute force
that accomplishes the great things OF
the world. 1t is the force of ideas
that tunnels the mountains, that
mines the COAL that spans the rivers,
, that manufactures the comforts and
conveniences of life-in fact all the
great factors of civilization are the
results of ideas.
TO trace the effects of single great
idea in the development of progress
would be an interesting theme. But
my purpose this evening is rather to
analyze some of the effects of ideas
upon the individual who holds them.
| Every lQed has oil lueAdCedUle clltCI
i, upon it's possessor. No matter how
trivial or how great, how ignoble or
noble, how vicious or how exalting-
the results are certain and inescap-
able There are two effects which
are of especial interest. First every
idea that gains Judgment in the mind
! tends to become a matter of belief.
Even old saws, and sayings and super
stitions which at first we may scott
at, if continually dinned into our ears
come to be partially believed and bias
our conduct. Witness the effects of
the superstition concerning the num-
Der -, Friday, planting potatoes in
the new of the moon, etc. Second,
every idea tends to work itself out
in some form of action or bodily
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