Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-06-15
I SPLENDID EXERCISES
MARK COMMENCEMENT
Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees Held and
Important Business Transacted Regarding the
Future of the Presbyterian School.

obscure and most dispised villages
came one whom the rabble followed
because he seemed their friend, or AT
least the enemy of the ruling class
TO those who failed to recognize his
deity, the Master spoke:
4 am come that you might have life,
and you might have it more abundant
{ ly.'
The Son of God promises to in
crease our lives. He assures that in
Him we may have life and have it
more abundantly. Let US examine his
claim.
1t is true that none of US can sure
ly lengthen his days. AS life is not
ours to control, neither is death obedi-
ent to mans desires. 1t is true that
the average term of life is greater
for Christian men and women
The increase of life promised, there
fore must be qualitative, not quantita-
tive. Not in length of days is Christ's
promise fulfilled.
! must remind you that
thoughts are but the undeveloped
children of our minds; the offspring
of our brains shall not have arrived
at maturity until We have a complish-
ed our dreams and realized our am
bitions. We would have no need of
more men on the sidelines. There are
servers enough, there are reporters
enough, there are spectators enough.
The game of life needs players.
The life with CHRIST in its relation
TO men is of course the key. In the
early days of the church one came
asking, What shall do to be saved p
There is no word of him thereafter.
The apostle Paul's question was Who
are thou, Lord p and the knowledge of
the Lord made him apostle and the
means of saving tins western world.
Do / make it clear? You go TO
learn the life by living. You take up
the task of human happiness" as
Stevenson words it. Your life will
grow more abundant as you conrad
ship with fellowmates increases, as
your experience flows more and more
along the great stream of all human
life. Your path becomes part of the
worlds path; your joy adds to the
worlds joy; your Christ becomes
more and more the worlds Christ be-
cause your life is seen to have power
showing itself in all daily manifesto
tions. But only as your life is fitted
for the worlds life, can you bring
your Christ to a world of need.
Young people, | congratulate you
on a wonderful today and greater to-
morrow. Del Sarto has it, centuries
ago, 'It makes me mad when / think
of what men shall do and we in our
graves"
Life, the cry of millions dying. More
life, the cry of milnons whose lives
were incomplete. Eternal life, the
dream of the hopeless and the con-
fidence of those who know.
In exchange for your life given to
a world in helpful unselfish service
you can have more life. AS an out
growth-a continuance-it comes
abundant life-eternal."
The splendid address to the gradu-
ates over, the service came to a close.
On Monday morning the last chapel
service of the year was held at which
time letters for oratory, debate and
athletics were given out, together
with such other honors as these men
had coming in the shape of gold
medals. An account of this chapel
service will be found elsewhere.
Monday afternoon at 300 the girls
Of the kindergarten class of Alma
college held their annual class day
exercises in the kindergarten room.
These exercises drew fair sized
crowd, and it must ne said that they
were much better than those of past
years. Many of the parents of the
girls of the X. G.. class, which is leav-
ing Alma college were present to en-
joy themselves.
The Senior sing on Monday eve
ming at Hood museum, was not the
success that had been wished for. The
fine evening, and lack of restrictions
that evening, and an inviting moon,
drew too many of the students away
to cosy hooks and corners to spend a
last few hours together before leaving
Alma for the summer. The same eve
ming the President and Mrs. II. NJ.
Crooks entertained the faculty and
trustees at dinner at their home on
West Superior street.
Tuesday morning MT 1000 Miss
Eva Barnes, the lone college Of the
music department Of the college this
year, gave her piano graduating re-
cital. She was ably assisted by Miss
Gladys Bradner, contralto. Both
young ladies and particularly Miss
Barnes found highly appreciative
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