The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-06

EXERCISES
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS CLOS
ING EXERCISES AT TRINITY
WEDNESDAY,.
GLASS Of 70 FINISHES


The 18th annual commencement
exercises At Trinity University closed
today with the graduation exercises,
In which twenty young men and wo-
men were awarded degrees. There
vas large crowd present ard much
interest was manifested. In addition
10 the class Of twenty To whom de-
grees were presented, there we're two
graduates from slae depa ftEnent of
public speaking. Quite potieeable In
the class line up were tGe twa chairs
draped In national colors which rep
resented the two yoaag men who
answered the call Of their country
and went 10 Leon Springs Us niena-
beers Of the Officers reserve corps
The graduation exercises began
promptly at 1890 o'clock with inso-
cation followed III d piano selection.
Then President Hornbsak IN a few
brief words introduced Rev. Waiter
Edward spoonss of tbs class on 1894,
who Is now pastor AZ Jacksonville.
I'LL.
BY Way Of conamens. before launch
ing upon the annual address TO the
class, the speaker said III Vas a JOY
TO be back once again In his natlve
state and among his people Then
turning to his address be said his
theme would be. ITO BE and Not
Seem He declared there ware three
races OF people who above them ali
cut figure in human history. races
that have stamped their ideal on
the texture and temperament Of the
mestern hemisphere.
Greece, he said was ambition
to know. her people were intellect
aasly alert. her supreme men were
philosophers. Greece CROW ned her
afhleTes..h her artists. but her brightest
jewels we're Tor nlen Of knowledge Z
Continuing be said. The second
sacred Lard Was Italy. and Rome lis
Italy. Her ambition was 70 have, not
TO know. for she was not original
Her great men We're rot lovers OF
wisdom. but we're gatlaerers of things
10 put into her hands. To mention
the name OF Rome means To think OF
Caesar.
There is another land that de-
serves mention and that is Palestine.
whore the overmasterlng ambition At
TO be Hef great Faen we're men OF
character Look al the men she pro-
daeed Abraham. Moses. jeremiah
John the Baptist, all men OF strong
character. and then Jesus, the man
of men Thus in passing through
Greece behold the man OF knowledge:
in passing through Rome behold the
conaueror. and in passing through
Palestine behold the man
Thus the three dominant needs
of the soul are expressed. The one
thought would raise in the minds
9Te Ne-~ts esfeSN SsSfAs47 NS&tfSS ~ N&AHA 1iff
81 these three lands do you Intend to
ilye in | would admonish you 10
si1end little time in Greece for you
should have knowledge. visit Rome
as II We're, bur above ali things build
your home IN Palestine. Build now
young people, for the testing tisne
that is snFe 10 come. Baild an abId-
ing place III Palestine
vocal solo by g. Bert Graham
vas pleasing
Dean Newsome tlen presented the
class Of twenty and the two for de
erees and the diplomas Mention
gas made OF the names Of Andrew
Wells Asnbarn and G. Jasper Man-
ton, Nho haze answered the call Of
their country and gone to Leon
Springs for training 10 the mem
beers Of the class the secretary OF the
faculty presented diplomas
President Hornbeak. ia a parting
word TO the elasgg declared that j.