The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-16
LIEUT.. GOV. McDERMOTT
Delivers Commencement Adj
dress at E. K. S. N. S.
Thirty-four Young Men a n d
Women Secure Life Ger
tificates.

The Eastern Kentucky State Norma
School held its commencement exercise
on the campus Friday morning at tel
O'Clock. Lieutenant Governor Edward
J. McDermott was the principal speake
and delivered the graduating address tC
The class, the subject of his address!
being. Some of the Opportunities ant
Tests of the Public Teacher"
Mr.. McDermott was introduced By
President j. u. Crabbe, of the Normal
who said in part:
ut is an honor today for Eastern Ken.
lucky State Normal School 10 have or
this Com mencement Day one of The
highest dignitaries of the State of Ken
lucky, who comes to US to deliver our
commencement address. There are poll
ticians and politicians. To those of you
( who know the speaker. you will know
/ you have found in his entire life a de-
cided touch of scholarship and of states
manship in all of his political work
The truth is, he is statesman. You
will find in him man of high character
of scholarship, of ability, of efficiency
and of craftsmanship"
In his introductory remarks Gov. Nc
Dermott expressed his pleasure in hav-
ing the privilege of delivering the com
mencement address at Richmond, pay
/ ing a beautiful tribute to his friends
J. A Sullivan, who reside in Richmond.
He referred With pride TO the work oil
Judge Sullivan along the line of better
education in the State.
In speaking of the influence of the
teacher in the community, Mr.. McDer-
mott said in part:
They have great opportunities and
great responsibilities and duties and
hope they will always be able to enjoy
and exercise them thoroughly. In the
first place, they have an immense in
fiuence on the children. and through the
children an influence on the whole COM
munity, whether they know it or not.
Their talents are noted by their pupils
and if they are not efficient, and do not
understand their work, there are some
children that find it out. They are adj
visors in large degree both to the STU
dents and the families and ought to act
accordingly.
The purpose of the teacher is not
merely TO make brighter, but better men
and women. There are some people
who have the foolish notion that educa-
tion is to take the place of religion. Be-
fore the French Revolution, Payne and
soon not need religion and in one of his
works Payne said, In seven years there
would not be king in Europe More
than hundred years have passed and
there are nearly as many kings in Eu-
rope as there were at that time"
Mr.. McDermott urged that the gradu-
ates continue their study after leaving
the school and keep abreast of the times
He dwelled at length upon The methods
of keeping up in the work, advocating
the intelligent reading of good books in
preference TO the Idle reading of ques-
tionable literature. In closing MIR. Nc
Dermott said:
Il therefore congratulate these teach
ers and this institution. l congratulate
the State that while we are thinking of
building railroads, while we think of
building up other necessities of the
State, we are not unmindful of helping
the cause of education, so that there
shall not be in our midst a single adult
who cannot read or write, and not a
child rich or poor, who shall not have
an opportunity. and that Kentucky may
not only prosper materially, but NAV
shine also brilliantly for highest en-
deavors and achievements in alI-in
poetry, in prose, in painting, in sculp-
ture, and in everything that tends to re-
fine and elevate men so that they may
rise like human beings with immortal
souls and may know what it means. this
old existence of ours. and may enjoy all
pleasure of it in moral, refined. life"
Certificates were presented by Senator
81. NJ. Brock, member of the Board of
Regents, TO the thirty four graduates.
Senator Brock impressed the teachers
as to their duty to the Normal and to
the State.
An Alumni address was made by Sup
erintendent o. 81. Harris, of Winchester
KY, member of the class of 1918. He
dwelled at length upon the work the
graduates are doing in the field and
their debt to the school. List of gradu-
ates follow:
Rebecca Jayne Barnette, Betsy Bowen,
Leland Cook, Albert B. Crawford, Cor
nelia Read Duffy. Mollie T. Evans, Min
ME Elizabeth Farley, Ida Mae Galley,
Ellyn Christene Gilbert, Keener C
Goodman. Daisy Hampton, Leila Jane
Harris, Surrilda Holiday, Katharine c.
Hickok, Hannah Jane Hearne, Harry
Wood Huguely, Naomi N. Lamb, Eta
belle Land, Eva Lilies, Ella Lilies, Maud
Alma Lutes, ANA Dillingham; Maupin,
Madge Mae McComis, Fannie Meyers.
Rebekah A Phillips. William Richie. G
E. Smith, Clara Louise Vogel, Saline
Wade, Forest Ward, Bess White, Alice
E. Watkins, Belle McMurry Walker
and Margaret NJ. Yates.
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