Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 19 June 1879 — Page 5
THE FORMAL.
Eighth Annual ^Commencement Exercises.
A Crowded |Room, Good Essays and Delightful Music.
Full Report of the Eutire Programme.
From Wednesday's Daily.
The Normal School commencement exerckes took place to-day. As usual, they were quite interesting, and drew out a large number o( friends of the graduates and of the school.
AU the members of the State Board were present except Mr. Hopkins, of Koriomo. Mr. Geo. P. Brown,formerly superintendent ot the public schools at Indianapolis, now traveling for Appleton&Co., was noticed there bv a G.\ZETTH writer. Professors Crawford, OF Sullivan, and Evans, ot Merom, were also present.
The exercises were held in the large assembly room on the third floor. Prof. Shide, of course, directed the music and did it admirably. The lirst piece was "The Heavens are Telling," by Haydn, in which the Normal chorus class showed very nicely what they can lo.
Rev. J. N. Beard read a scripture lesson from 12th Romans, and led in prayer. A mixed octette rendered delightfully Rossini's "Night's shade no longer Moses in Egypt."
LABOR
was a subject, to the consideration •which Mr. O. L. Kelso stood undaunted. It belongs to a line of thought to which every person should give patient consideration. Labor he defined in the popular sense to be physical or mental exertion, especially when irksome or fatiguing, or opposed to exercise for pleasure. In the technical sense, labor is the voluntary efforts, mental or physical, of human beings to obtain objects of desire. Wealth, in the popular sense, is riches in the technical sense it is that which aids in the accumulation of more wealth, or that whicn is used for the purpose of mere enjoyment. He proceeded to an analysis of the elements of wealth and what must be accounted as labor. The «ervice6 of slaves, he thinks, must not be classed as labor, because not voluntary. Slaves are owned like so much capital, as horses or oxen and what value they bestow is from their employment as so much capital. Labor enters into the production of wealth in two ways: First, as the labor of the present second, as labor of the past. The first is labor, simply, the second is accumulated labor or wealth. He continued to indicate the identity of each and passed into a careful discussion ot the division of labor, the basie principle of political economy.
Nothing is 60 easily demonstrated as the profitable consequences of a proper division of labor, and most of the illustrations •of it have become trite. Mr. Kelso's remarks on the subject were, notwithstand ing. interesting, and his points welltakin. Having pointed out the advantages, he proceeded to indicate the disadvantages arising from the division, and said of it: "I: tends to enfeeble the person who is unoccupied, physically, because it does not give exercise to all the muscles of the body. Some may be exercised to the injury of the rest. Few things tend so much to dwarf the mind or stint the faculties as along continued repetition of a single operation, Adam Smith says: 'A constant application to such a task necessarily renders the laborer as stupid as it is possible to make a human being.'"
After a discussion of the "pros" and "cons" in the subject of the benefits and ills resulting from labor-saving machinery he, of course, admitted the weight of argument to rest in favor of the intro--duction of such contrivances. The conclusion of Mr. Kelso's speech was quite eloquent.
In choosing FLOATING WITH THE CURRENT wa% the theme chosen by Mr. Joseph Studebaker, of Deer creek, Carroll county. The gentleman opened his remarks by saving:
Man is an imitative being. His ideas depend upon his place of birth and his surrounding circumstances. He is born into a world ot establithed modes ol thinking and acting. It has always 6eemed difficult, if not dangerous to deviate from current opinions. Severe punishment and even death has been inflicted for the attempt to depart from ways ol thinking and acting which seemed oi!^ Yet the desire to leave the old tixetl modes has increased as the star of civilization has •moved Westward.
A tew centuries ago the idea that the earth is flat and that it stand* still was so firmly fixed in the minds of the masses that Galileo, to 6ave his life, was forced by the clergy to confess that belief with his lips, though in his mind he knew it •was wrong."
Mr. Studebaker further illustrated his •subject bv reference to the tendency of many of the first English settlers in this country to accept all the old beliefs prevalent in the mother country. He dwelt at length on the varying degrees of importance which different persons attach to the state, the church and the .school, and the tenacity with which feach
clings
to its hobbies, though they may have inherited these same views from their parents, or learned them by association with their friends. The lesson to be ^derived nam the facts he collected was thai a verv few persons lead, while the multitude follow. He deplored the prevailing tendency to read too much and study and think too little. The number of facts gained does not necessarily mark the degree of education.
The speaker closed by saying: It -takes deep thinking to stem the tide. To
stand firmly against the insults and censures of the floating masses requires a fesolute will and the most profound thinking. Silent and earnest thinking is a most difficult task. Ease and pleasure invite us continually to slacken efforts and accept the thoughts of others, instead of thinking for ourselves, or ever testing the validity of facts. Consequently our thinkers rise among like new stars, few in a century.
A PRIMARY READING LESSON, was Miss Ettie Crowe's subject. It is with regret that room can be found for only a small part of this really excellent effort. After a review of the great influence what we read has on our ideals of life, 6he proceeded to a consideration of the ways in which a teacher can form a correct taste in the pupil. 1 his is a difficult matter to determine. Reading matter prepared for children, the thought must be good, and good style used in the expression. It should consist of short articles. The little ones weary of one train of thought, where it is long codtinued. The lessons must be complete in themselves, and each should have a definite end. The matter given, should be such that by an exercise of the imagination and reason, the child may gain more knowledge than is actually exoressed in the words. Further than this, the lesson should appeal to the child's experience, an the matter must be natural. She gave an illustration of a reading lesson designed for pupils of the second year grade, and indicated the purpose of the lesson, the faculties it brought into action, and the moral truths it conveyed.
After Miss Crowe had concluded, Miss Sage played a selection from II Trovatore on the piano, and was much complimented during the few minutes of recess.
THE DRAMA
for his theme, Mr. George Grosjean made a happy hit. There is very general interest felt in the subject. Mr. G. i6 enthusiastic in his faith in the drama. He lays down at the start this general proposition: "All of those great influences which have been, and are now being exercised to lead man up higher have their origin in his nature this is plainly evident in the origin and development of the drama." He based the delight which imitation and reproduction give on the proverb of Aristotle, that "man is an imitative animal," and he illustrated his point with a number of observations gathered from every day occurrences.
The desire to imitate commences in youth, nor does it slacken when old age has overtaken us. The drama means action. It is a term applied to those compositions in which action is imitated by representing the persons introduced into them as read and as employed in the action itself. The purposes of the drama as expressed by Shakespeare is 'To hold the mirror up to nature to show virtue her own features, 6corn her own image, and the very age and body of the time hi6 form and pre«sure Lord Bacon says of the drama: "It is history made visible." Although there are compositions not designed to be produced by the actor, yet they a.-e called dramatic. Strictly speaking, they are not dramas, as no drama is such until it is acted.
Mr. Grosjean thinks that the successful dramatist must tell the truth that he must represent nature as she is, not as he would have her. A true artist will neither PAINT the lily nor LIE for God. In the representation actors must be employed such as will "suit the actibn tojhe word." "Tragedy," said this speaker, "addresses the SERIOUS emotions by representing some signal action performed by illustrious persons, and having a fatal termination." The definition would be better, in the modern use of the word, had Mr. G. left out the word "illustrious. "Cornedv," he thinks, "on the other hand, addresses itself to the brighter and more joyous emotions, and tends to elevate the* human family, by representing, in a light and amusing manner, the foibles of individuals, the customs of society and the ludicrous accidents of life."
He closed by saying: "One of the best illustrations of a conflict of diverse characters and conflicting principles and at the same time the best vindication of moral law, ever expressed in act or seen in life, is that "Tempest set to irusic," Shakespeare's "Macbeth."
Mr. Grosjean delivers himself well.
I A E
Shakespeare's great tragedy, was tlw theme on which Mr. E. B. Bradshaw engaged the attention of those present. He opened with an historical sketch as follows: "Early as the eleventh century Mai colm, king of Scotland, died, leaving no son to succeed him. Each of the two daughters, themselves debarred from the throne by reason of their sex had a son. These two, Dimcan and. Macbeth were equally eligible to the throne made vacant by the death of Malcolm, their grandfather, and their rival claims were decided by popular vote in favor of Duncan, the elder. This Duncan being a man of soft and gentle disposition, was unable to hold in subjection to arbi trary power, the liberty loving Scotchmen of the eleventh century. As a consequence of this rebellion® became frequent and Duncan being no warrior, the chief reliance in these troubles was valiant cousin, a former rival, Macbeth whom he made general of his army. The King was at Forres anxiously await&ig news of a battle being iought in that vicinity between his own forces, headed by Macbeth, and a powerful rebel army led by the Thane of Cawdor, assisted by an invading horde from Norway. Toward the close of the day a bleeding sergeant arrives from the scene of action and informs King Duncan that his army has annihilated the rebels. The fortunate issue of the fight was mainly due to Macbeth's prowess.
Mr. Bradshaw then ingeniously developed the reasoning which, after the battle, went on in Macbeth's mind. How that his cousiifc the king, was unfit for the position he held and had won, not by a royal character but by a chance vote for he (Macbeth) was much better able to defend Scotland and protect her interests, and so on all the plausible arguments which ambition suggests to cruelty. In this mood he decided on the murder of Duncan but as he continues to reflect upon the treacherous deed he has resolved upon his conscience, which struggles
murder Duncan,
from
winter
The
It was not even abandoned when, as cast off articles of clothing, it found its way to the rag-bag. It was taken thence and the process of making it into paper de
Leaving the classics, the speaker traced English literature from the days of Chaucer down to the real subject of his discussion—-The Elizabethian Era. He gave a passing tribute to Marlowe, whom, be said, might have rivaled Shakespeare as a dramatist, had he not die at the early age ofthirty. The age is rich with subject matter, a fact in whieh the speaker to:k great delight. The distinctive characterislica of Shakespeare's style he carefully represented. Of course Ben, Jonson, Rich ard Hooker, Bacon, and the gallant but unhappy Sir Walter Raleigh came in for a share of notice. Mr. Hutzell
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against his ambition, sets his imagination I The character of the conversation of on fire and he becomes terror stricken any class of persons is dependent upon and horrififd at the deed he has contem* their grade of culture. plated committing, and he decides not to The highest results, therefore, to be
but let chance control his gained from conversation, are the good
destiny. The subsequent details of the and pleasure of mankind. story, Macbeth's resolution, thrice word- One ot the conditions for bringing ed, thrice revoked, the influence of his about these results, is that conversation wife, the commission of the deed, to the take place between persons of conge.isubstquent retfiorse, were all told by Mr. ial dispositions. Persons who have some Bradshaw in an easy, graceful, narrative things in common, as common acquire— st_yle. ments or abilities common taste or disposition common interests or sympa-
COTTON thies. Between ruch, there is an at-
was the theme on which Miss Hattie traction as between the magnet and the Miller entertained her hearers. She be- iron. Those Vrho are widely different in gan by a relation of a trip to the South,
describing the sudden transformation
any 0f
repel
Ul lilaMiig liivvr papvi wv C1HI llCb alllUll|£ IIlJilKlllU l/V a scribed. It covfred the whole subject chain with every expression of goodwill without repetition or needless description
An adjournment was here taken until AFTERNOON. The exercises began with a male oc tette, "Huntsman's Farewell," which was nicely given. THE LITERATURE OF THE AGE OF
ELIZABETH,
a subject olJ, but still ever new, was the theme chosen by Mr. S. M. Hutzell. He opened with these prefactory remarks: "Physics teaches that noparticleof matter can be destroyed. Thns a grain of bugar can be separated into atoms of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, and each may enter into a separate compound. This process of separation and combination ma* go on indefinitely, and finally each particle may be taken up and reunited into a grain of sugar. These wonderful changes are wrought by chemical force in unorganized matter. But, within the plant there is something more than mere chemical force. For instance, a grain of corn with proper soil, moisture and sun light, right ly cultivated, will, in a single season,uroduce a p|ant eight or ten teet high, having upon it more than a hundred grains, each of which is endowed with the power of the one planted. This power is called life force. The speaker passed on to a consideration of the higher force which, in man, exhibits itself in discoveries, inventions, works of art and literature. Chief among the higher forces he reckoned literature, which, he said, cannot be subdued, though it has sometimes been suppressed. He found powerful illustrations of the truth of these general statements in the literature of the Elizabethan Age. He briefly reviewed the history of letters among the Greeks, Egyptians, Babylonians and Phoenicians. The Latins, he thought, had little, if any, real literature of their awn. They not only adopted Grecian manners and customs, but translated, copied, imitated and adopted the Greek literature.
and
of minutia:. against discordant expressions of passion The Normal chorus class next sang by accompanying such acts with unpieasirhhurtr's "Mv Countrv 'Tis of Thee." ant feelings. When a person gives exEichberg's "My Country 'Tis of Thee. Much of the theme in this simple, but glorious piece of music resembies "Heart Bowed down," in that lovely opera, "Bohemian Girl." The class has been carefully trained by Prof. Shide. and sang with good effect.
these qualities, are quite likely to
each other.
to 6pring, and to scenes upon Some one has said, "If all that was the cotton plantations, together with given to man had been as mere instinct, some very characteristic allusians to the that led men overwhelmed with wants negroes. The description of the process
and
of planting and cultivating the crop was cal support, this might have been suffivery iucid, conveying a correct idea to cient to bring the miserable near the those who had never witnessed it. She miserable, but it is only goodness infinite described the beautiful fields of flowers that of Nature which could have that soon gave place to the pod, which formed the design of assembling us totransformed them into fields of green, gether by the attraction ot love and of But this, too, was sown transformed the diffusing through all the great vital pods burst and were cov- warmth which renders society eternal by ered with a soft, downy sub rendering it delightful." itance that completely enveloped The first essential quality of good them and then the South "was like the conversation is veracity. The same in-snow-covered ground of the North. But stinctive principle which prompts to the ground of white was relieved by the social intercourse prompts also to sinforests of palms, dates ane lemons." cerity in our communications. In the
harvesting was beautifully pictured human mind truthfulness is native and —the negroes toiling in the hot sun with spontaneous lalsehood is foreign and is their bags and baskets, gathering the prompted by motives which we wish to white down and singing merrily, seemed conceal. Socrates on being asked what to be perfectly happy. The processes ot
evil to lend to each other a recipro-
a man
seeding, carding, spinning and weaving be believed when he speaks truth." the cotton into cloth were described, and Kindness and courtefy are ako essenthe various uses to which it comes at last, fials of pleasant and profitable conversation. The least display ©f ill temper or unkindness will mar the finest conver sation. Nature has strengthened the social ties among mankind bv connecting a !lU Mnr. n! A^* 1
gained by telling lies said, ''Not to
kindness, so she has proyided a check
pression to angry passions he has lo3t possession of himself. When he becomes rational he experiences remorse and feels degraded in his own esteem. In this way nature punishes him lor disobedience. On the other hand she rewards him with feelings of pure delight when he has put aside selfish feelings and contributed to the good and pleasure of others. If courtesy is observed in conversation there is no room for rudeness. In accordance with this we will limit our own remarks and give careful attention to what another nas to say. He who from prejudice, egotism, selfishness or any other disagreeable quality prefeis to monopolize the whole time and attention is a hindrance instead of an aid to the pleasure of society.
Only those subjects should be introduced into gensral conversation which are of interest to all taking part. Nothing should be spoken of which is likely to strike at personal prejudices or to hurt the feelings of any present.
There is no lack for good topics for conversation. Our circumstances and our surroundings will determine to a great extent what we shall talk about.
V' in the library among the books, the results of the best thoughts of great writers, we are likely to make these thoughts and these men the subjects of our talk. If in the art galleries surrounded by the portraits, busts, ard statues of great men, the discourse is likely to fall upon the great works which they have dor.e and the. possible greatness of man. If in the garden, field or prove, we have the beautiful and sublime "subject of nature before us for discussion.
If none of these objects are present we can turn our thoughts within and talk of the soul. Of the wonderful perfection and adaptation of its faculties, its powers and its capacities all showing forth a great Designer.
Wit has its place in social intercourse. In English society a man who has the reputation of being a wit is quite likely to be thought destitute of solid attainments. Yet in conversing upon most topics connected with the common affairs of life, wit can be introduced with pleasing effect if judiciously employed. Under proper restrictions wit aids in promoting general good feeling, supplies novelty and prevents conversation from becoming burdensome.
Conversation can be used to advantage by the teacher with all grades of pupils. Tie study of the text-book and mechanical drill are necessary. They^ give the mind Fpecial training and discipline in study. Bat all instruction should not be of this cliarac'cr. The teacher who has the power to contact good conversation will by his questi»ns and illustration direct attention, suggest ideas, ar.d cause tbe pupil to ask questions concerning the subject. There is a freeedom about the recitations which enables the
thinks the inauguration of literature free from Roman and Grecian forms of great pupil to give expression to his own benefit in England. By it society was thoughts and not recite from mere verbal cleared of its iniquity, the clergy purged memory. of its bigotry and religion, punished for its By means of conversation mind is corruption. The speech was well deliv- brought into sympathy with mind, heart tredandmel with favor. reaches soul, and soul communes with soul. It ^IIIS secures the teacher in awakening the emotions and cultivating was the theme chosen by Miss Mary E.
De La Bar. Her essay is printed .in fnll
the morai natureof
the child.
The Greeks an(j
as follows learning and teaching on well regulated ... CONVERSATION. converse. Before the days of books the The soul of man has in it at firsf philosophers and men ot great learning the possibilities for all that it becomes would meet in the king's palace and when fully developed. It is endowed the
market
with spontaneous and continuous activ- of the day. It was in these discussions ity which makes possible its develop- that some of the finest writings of an-
As a spiritual being, man has the of Plato and
Romans based their
Tully
power to know or think to feel, and to Bacon has said that reading makes a |yill. full man, but conversation makes a ready So long as the soul i» within a material man. Wide and varied reading is aborm, it can act only through the bodily solutely necessary to good con versaorgans designed for its use. tion, but the mere student
Slan is by nature, a social being. He of books.* can not mingle in loves and seeks the society of his fellow
society
have sufficient intelligence, and be well
As"social beings,'men are impelled to informed, but he has not learned to put find means for the exchange of thought his thoughts into clear and expressive and feelings. The medium of communi- language neither has he tact to give cation which naturely follows from the conversation a right direction. nature of the mind and the character ot Complete isolation from society is the physical organism in which it is neither beneficial nor pleasurable in the placed, is speech? highest sense. It is indicative of selfish-
In the beginning, speech is rude and ness, and being in opposition to nature, imperfect, but sufficient to meet tie must be wrong. wants of men in their undeveloped con- Overwork unfits man for society. It dition. As civilization advance*" and the matters not whether the work be manual intellectual and social life of man im- or mental. .proves, language assumes higher and Our greatest literary men are seldom Snore perfect forms. good conversationalists. Their ambition
The mutual exchange of thoughts and drives them to hard, absorbing work, and feelings by means of speech, is conversa- in giving their whole thought and en-
*,
ergies
to this, their first sacrifice is the
enjoyment of social life, He who is a good conversationalist, is not necessarily 60 through any special gift of nature. His power had its origin in that instinctive principle of his nature, which caused him to seek the society of his fellow beings, and was brought to perfection through cultivation and practice.
Elegant language may not be within the reach of all, but simplicity and truth are, and he who has a love for the society of the intelligent and the good, and uses aright what talent nature has given him, practising earnestly to acquire the habit of giving his thoughts a full and careful expression, can acquire this power, and need envy none, who, by a glib use of words, fine sounding sentences and bril liant quotations, are better able than he to put on a polished appearance
To be able to use polished language is desirable, but the polish must be made a means toward clearness of expression, and not an end, atcover for deficiencies in thinking.
One can nat expect to be what Mad. de Stael, or Harriet Martineau, or Margaret Fuller, or Leigh Hunt, cr Sarauel Johnson was in conversation without working for it. It takes years to accumulate the knowledge and acquire the skill which will make such conversationalists as these. *5
The church of St. Peter's in Rome is the grandest s'ructure in the world. Angels in nis widest r&nge of thought did not conceive what a grand structure it would be. It was built up patt by part not in a day, nor in a year, but it is the result of years of labor, each new architect adding a part. So it is in acquiring the power of conversation. THE DOWNFALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE_
It took Rome a great many hundred years to die. and as a consequence, when Mr. McCrea announced that he intended to tell the story, people assumed the easiest postures they could, and prepared to listen for a long time. The essay was one of the longest of the whole day's exercise, but it gave evidence of scholarship and painstaking work. To con dense so much into the brief space of a newspaper review, and &till do the author justice, is a difficult task. The key-note of Mr, McCrea's whole essay, resounded on the first oagesas follows:There have been some incidents when a result different from that which actually took place, would have changed the whole current of the world's history, and given a different development to. the human race. Twice in ancient history the question was decided whether the Occident or Orient should prevail. Had Xerxes conquered Greece, or Hannibal, Rome, Europe would to-day have been as Asia, and America as Africa." The Roman Empire, the speaker thought, belongs properly to ancient civilization modern history dates from its overthrow. The essay is a very interesting review »f both the facts and the philosophy of the later Roman history.
The iflsidious causes of national weakness were carefully described, and the inevitable result plainly set forth.
Of the ultimate good results Mr. McCrea said: "When the smoke and dust of the conflict had dispel sed when the barbarian hordes had either become incorporated with the empire, or rolled back to the East, never to return when the vapors of the battle field had defended to the earth in fertilizing showers, nations, young and vigorous, were seen rising from the spot where the old had disappeared. Gaul, freed from Roman fetters became France Aquataine became Spam and the descendants of the fierce Allernami are the, Germans. The superiority of the new European civilization were noted at length and eloquently.
After recess, "Mighty, Jehovah," a splendid thing for a strong chorus, was given by the Normal class.3 «.
CASTlj
that particular object of Bobby Burns' dislike, was considered by Miss Josie Boyd. She said that the term caste was originally applied to the distinct classes of society in India, and in a modified sense it is applied to social distinctions among the people of all nations. The Portugcc»e iu their first visits to India noticed so great differences in dress as to suggest a difference of race, and hence they applied the word CASTA, meaning "a race," from which the word caste is derived. After tracing the early history of caste distinctions in India, Rome and in the feudal systems of the middle ages the essayist stated that: "In the U. S. caste has the fewest followers and the most decided opposition. Our government has for its end, the realization of civil and religious freedom to eaeh and all of the people governed to the high and the low, the rich and the poor. It is based on the principle that all men are created free and equal. It recognizes no ranks and distinction, and grants no titles of nobility. Occupation and station in society are not hereditary
The lady rejoices to know that what our government is theoretically on this point, it i) also in practice. Having (jointed out the artificial and unjust bases of caste in some nations, she closed by briefly indicating what should be the p.oper grounds for differences where they exist.
Her
places to discuss the questions
tiquity had their origin. The dialogues
are examples of these,
with freedom and ease. He may
essay was listened to with attention. WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
No sooner had this subject been announced and the young lady—Miss Ruth Woodard—the essayist, been ushered onto the platform, than the audience grew really anxious to know what it all DID mean. Miss Ru'h is one of the brightest of her class, and her essay is a characteristic One.
She treated of the subject of education, but she did it in such an easy, airy, poetical way—wi:h such ireedom from the u«ual firstlies, secondlies, &c., and precise definitions that the audience was charmed with her. Not that thinking people dislike a careful, systematic discussion of a subject, or that 6uch efforts are not praiseworthy, but all day long the analysis style of discussion had held the general attention, and it was real refreshingly novel to be gently led into the grandest phases of a subject, and taught to view its most pleasing aspeects. Perhaps there is too much poetry in Miss Wooda d's essay—too frequent a tendency to commit Silas Wegg's fault of
4,dropping
.*j
into werse." But poetry
seemed in perfect keeping with her
•b
whole style of treating the subject. opened with a beautiful description schoolroom, in which are hung the tures of Sumner,. Morse, Greeley ai, Bryant, and then very gracefully and elc quently she paid a passing tribute to thei celebrated characters. The room described, she said was a fair representation of the schools of this city thdr schools of this city of ihe state' and in the state of Indiana, there ar$ 9,000 schoolhouses, 11,000 teachers, *nd an attendance of more than 500,000 pupils. These children meet on thousands of different playgrounds, and for a while the yarda| are alive with their fun. Then, as all over the state, the school bells rin^ the^\' hour of nine, they gather into their respective rooms, and there, in the qu^et of worship, 500,000 heads are bowed inr'" prayer. Deeply must the heart of the?" Great Father be moved by their aecessH* 1 ties, their innocence and their possibili-t ties. Such a scene our own state presents. But extend the picture. Let its include Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Michi-* gan. Let it take in all the states from' the Gulf to the lakes, and from ocean te^ ocean. When the sun marks the hour* of nine, among the pine forests of" Maine, the bells begin to ring. Theirs? chiming swells upon the air, then diesl' away to be caught up by the bells in,i New York, and borne westward, far* westward, until this continental wave of? sound mingleb with the sound ot the# ocean waves that break upon the shores? at the Golden Gate. The call of the first^ peal on the Atlantic coast, is heard, and# before the last bell ceases ringing aloag? 1 the Pacific shores, 6,000,000 chiidren araV
wending their way toschoel." The GAZETTE has not space to printij. in full what Miss Woodard said, and* «. finds it a difficult subject to condense.f The lady closed with an eloquent expo-f sition of the grand aims and the grander' possibilities of the school systepi, and* the efforts of the vast throngs^ of teachers who have ^conse-', crated their lives to the work.*i
When Miss Woodard had concluded*'*}* three national songs were given by mixed octette.
President Jones, with a few remarks then presented the certificates and diplo-fi mas.
A
farewell hymn by the graduates oO the school and the benediction, closed* th^ term, and the pupils slowly wended their way from the building. The cotn-tt mencement was considered a great sitfM cess.
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ALMONDS—Per lb, 2zc to 30.
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FILBERTS— I4t0 20c, BRAZILS— 9c. iV. ENGLISH WALNUTS-25cper lb*
LIVE STOCK.
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INDIANAPOLIS MARKET. Union Stockyards, June 17.
HOQS—Receipt*, 5,510 head shipments, 2,233 head. The market opened steady and stroii# at quotations, but a decline of fully 10c from yesterday's closing prices. Very good receipts, and qnality better than for some days. Shippers and packers bought, with sales generally to packers at [email protected], a few choice loads selling at At the close all were sold.
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Good to choiceshlppitl^and p'fc'g. [email protected] Common to fair..' [email protected]# Figs and li*ht Yorkers [email protected] Konghs [email protected]
CATTLE—Receipts, 892 head shipments* 279 bead. Market unchanged. We quote: Prime shipping steers $4.25® *.50|c. Good shipping steers 4.00® Prime butchers' cows and helfen 3.59® 4.00^: Medium to rood cowa and heifara.. 3.26® 3.50 Common and Inferior 2.50® i.75 Brnls 2 00® 2.80 Co irs and calves 20.00®40.00
SHEEP—Receipts,
889 head shipments,
none. There Is quite a strong and active demand for all grades. Car-load lots, 120 to 140, pounds, would sell at |4®4.2( fair to good, 100 to 115 pounds, wonld sell at [email protected] coat-