News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-06-18
Baccalaureate Service

to its capacity last Sunday evening wher
the baccalaureate sermon was preached
by Rev. Guy Foye Crawford of Randolph
The members of the senior class had
used ferns and cut flowers to excellent
effect to bring out the class colors-green
and gold-in very artistic arrangements.
The music for the occasion was rendered
by the members of the Cong'l church
choir and the Normal School Chorus.
Taking as his text, the words of Solo,
mon, "The winter is past, the rain is over
and gone; the time of the singing of the
birds is come" the speaker gave a
word picture of spring in all its joyous
ness, and all it's jubilence.
He then applied his thought to the
springtime of life setting forth the super
excellence of youth. The cheerfulness of
the season is suggestive of youths chief
characteristic. The energetic industry of
all nature is symbolic of the conquerng
hosts of youth. Industry is responsible
for the production of genius.
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spiration and 9S per cent persplratiou."
The marvellous possibilities of springing
life about us in natures realm are but
faint illustrations of Vaster possibilities
in the springtime of life.
The great responsibility of the position
of a member of the School board was
emphasized, the claim being made that
as much care ought to be exercised in
his selection as in the filling of the office
of president or governor.
| However the position of prime respon-
sibility, said the speaker, is occupied
by the teacher in our public schools.
| The stamp of the character of the teacher
of to-day will stand out ineffacably on
the next generation.
If an artist or an architect is willing to
trust his reputation for the generations
his well disciplined art. how much more
ought the master or mistress of fai
nobler art feel called upon to cultivate q
moral as well as an intellectual personal
| lly Ol WHICH, ITO Will uOU DC dSudluGO
should he find it, as he most certainly
will, giving chara cter to his entire life
work
The speaker said that he was not insen
sibe to the problems and perplex titles
which the members of the graduation
class should meet He spoke particularly
of the boyishness of the boy that in the
| generations gone was looked upon with
terror by the 'school marin" and with
awe by the pedagog.
This while problem was also an op
portunty.We are living in an age to-day
when the elements of nature that were
once co lsidered simply as supernatural
imps' the lightning for instance, are
being made agents of industry and ser
wants of pleasure.
The teacher of today has an element
which can be used to bless the world. Dc
not say, young ladies'; do not even permi
yourselves to think that these things are
beyond you, for there is key word will
which you may unlock the secrets of ser.
vice. 1t is word as old as the teaching
profession. Shall tell you the key?
1t is LOVE.
The most perfect character that eyer
trod the earth was teacher. Study his
methods, follow His plans, make Him {
model and you will have to be controlled
by love.
In his direct address to the class the
preacher said; "Young ladies, the mes
sages of the springtime, sowing and
building-are yours. Now in the spring
time of your life, you may SOW seeds ,oi
truth in young receptive bearts."
You are architects of fate. Within
your building will not be heard the sound
of hammer or saw. You are.are not build
| ing to be seen of men. You are not en-
tering a competitive contest most of you
will never know the greatest successes Of
your own lives until you read your record
in eternity. You not building for time
The temples that you rear will outias
| ha e4ars Vn,, oro buildipo FOR "