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^SradMatifnig ^Exercises fully up. to
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Clare has just reasons to be proud of
her schools. The closing exercises this
week in all departments were the center of much interest on the part of patrons of ithe schools, and demonstrates
that year hy year the school is reaching higher and building broader. The
past year, -under a well selected corps
of teachers, and vigorous management,
the school has.done excellent work.
The*Baecalaureate sermon Sunday.
by Rev. S. A. Long, was the first of
the closing events of the school year.
The address will be found elsewhere in
this issue. During the week examinations, classifications, and exhibition
of school-work was in progress in the
. various--departments. The exhibits
-were-very creditable, and deserved to
haw been inspected by a much larger
number than availed themselves of the
-opportunity. Last evening the grad-
waating exercises, which are only one
item of commencement week, were
held at the opera house, and tonight
-the year ends with the alumni reception at the residence of J. C. Eocka-
..•feliow.
The graduating exercises last evening went along very smoothly.    The
orations and the junior address are
given below, and will be found very in-
-.teresting reading.   The music of the
v evening was good, a duet by Mrs. C. E.
•"Russel and" son being especially well
.received.   Perhaps as pleasing an exercise as any of the evening was the
opening chorus by nearly a hundred
voices of pupsls of the schools.
0. W. Perry presented the diplomas,
and A. 33. Maynard delivered the
alumni address. Just before the benediction Miss Smith stepped forward
and, in a few graceful words on behalf
-j©I the graduates, A. E. Giberson and
O. M. Sutherland, presented to Prof.
Hutchison a handsome hall tree. The
professor was taken quite by surprise,
but was equal to the emergency as
usual, and in a very felicitous speech
accepted the gift.
Lack of space forbids our entering
.Into detail as to the handsome decorations, the able manner in which each
individual acquitted himself, etc., but
v those who were present fully enjoyed
e- the occasion, and those who were not
. there should have been.
"AVKBTOES- OPEmSTG OH LTJFB."
Avenues opening on life is the subject selected by me; and that you may
the better understand my reasoning, I
will present it under three heads:
First—The individual, i. e., the raw
material, the stuff or foundation upon
syhich we build.
Second-^-The object of his pursuit.
Third—The pursuit of his object.
Every individual should make the
iFerybest he can of himself. We should
.aot, neither can we, appropriate'others'
qualifications: as our own. The individual is a wonderful structure, with-
-m which is found the material of
which it is built. The stuff that is in
•-as, is ours to build or tear down, beautify or mar, as we may choose.
KecoHect, iron is a more useful met-
.al than gold, though not so brilliant.
We should be badly off for bricks and
♦•SaSfees, if there were no clay. Im-
messe- masses of solid diamond would
n-at be available or useful for our daily
meeds; and where a thing is not avafi-
able ttceases to be valuable. Gold
"really lost its value at the touch of the
mythical god, Midas, whose touch
turned all things to gold. Gold has no
value to those who hopelessly perish
imam hunger and thirst. Clay well
kx&aded, manipulated, decorated,
turns out a priceless porcelain^ Of
hocks there are sun dried and best
pressed bricks. Iron suitably manufactured becomes Damascus steel. Is
not this true of the individual? Eec-
ognizing this principle, then,, it is labor that improves the material.
"The anchors of our hope" are forged
in a terrific glow and heat. The diamond must be ground with diamond
Aust, thegoldsmelted in a crucible and
wrought, the isFood must be cut and
fashioned, thetday must be kneaded
sail burned.
Labor is the prise of all profit, and
Ie all labor there is profit. One thing
fe^ertaiK " To be amjthing worth being, we must go to wmls. at our selves,
ssmMng oEEselves better in regard, to
what we are.
The man who is working on a diamond will not expect to make a steam
boiler or a frying pan. If we are workers in clay we will not try to build a
ship of it. Again, if we are working
on wood we will not try to make a stove
or a smelting furnace of it. Is it then
from this consideration of our selves
that we arrive at a knowledge of what
we may do, to what we can best apply
pur selves? Exactly. "We should seek
to know our selves. Before us lie many
lines of life: Manual labor, professional labor, ofOces of trust. Employment
here demanding greater brain power,
there greater muscular power; now
more courage and tenacity, again,
quickness and nervous eaaergy.
"What capital have we of these required qualities? It takes more money
backing to build a railroad than it
does to set up a pea nut stand. Most
people see this, but they often do not
see that it takes more native brain to
make a literary man than a great setter. We should be bold to cross-question ourselves, and honest to answer.
Did not Socrates say, "The lie in the
soulds a Teal-deception, a real lie, hateful to God and to man." "We must not
shrink from this self-examination.
Are ouir moral instincts naturally
acute? Public opinion, the lives and
principles of good men, the Scriptural
law, are standards by which to measure "ourselves. If we bring our habits
of thought and our past lives under
rigid examination, we can know
whether we are morally worthy of
trust. Then, if a young man is thinking of making application for a position of profit/or trust, let him look to,
what we may call, his business instincts. Is it really painful to him to
see unfair dealing? Would he prefer
to make a mistake against himself
rather than against another? If these
questions to self cannot be honestly
answered, if the mam knows that as a
boy he counted his turn twice when he
divided the nuts, if he maintained the
notable principle of "finding's keeping," let him know himself well
enough not to take offices' of trust,
where the inborn weakness may develop into the enormous fraud. I am
profoundly of the opinion that many a
wrecked manhood would have been
saved, if the young man setting out in
life, or the middle aged embarking in
business, had conscientiously and honestly catechised himself in this style.
And what I have said will ^apply to
those engaged, or about to engage,
otherwise than in offices of trust. Does
the individual who has coarse manners, a ponderous step, a clumsy hand,
a°bellowing voice, and a short memory
choose the profession of medicine? To
enter on such paths of life, while so
unfitted to tread them, is to insure
failure. Yet, when we seek out our
path in life, it is natural to want one
that leads rapidly up. Ambition helps
us to make the best of our selves. Ag-
rippinus said: "i do not care to be a
piece with the common thread of life,
I like to be the purple sewn upon it."
And we -can all be the purple, in lofty
morality, and in vigorous faithfulness
in duty; and in ages to come we shall
all be crooned victors and kings. The
■•'Know thyself" may makeus acquainted with a genius, and he will work out
his destiny according to what is in him.
Says a French author: "A swallow
knows not the way by which eagles go
toward the sun." (Know thyself.) As
1 was reading a book, I found that
Carlyle said: "One's works are the
mirror within which the spirit sees its
natural lineaments." Know thyself is
an impossible .precept, till it be translated into this partially possible one:
Know what thou canst work at. Then,
to know what we are, we must know
what we can do. Our ability to do is
the touchstone by which we try the
metal of which we are made. When
we face our future, see life's avenues
stretching out on every hand, and
challenge our capacity to walk in this
or that pathway, we come to a profound self knowledge. And, as in the
case of the prospective position of
profit or trust, the man examining and
determining what he may do in the
light of what he has done, the spontaneous acts of life, from earliest recollection, this is reflexive knowledge.
What we do, shows the manner of
spirit of which we are, and the spirit
of which we are, indicates what we
may do.
We will now consider my second
point: the object of a person's pursuit.
Marcus Aurelins-says "every man is
worth just-so much as the things are
worth about which he busies himself."
is that true? Yes, always, provided
that we have a just standard for
measuring the worth of things..   In
GLARE, MICH., FEED AY, JTOTE 22, 1894
Number 80
moral matters where  the voice   of tion will soon be an important factor
inspiration has spoken with authority,
the voice of the people may indeed be
the echo of the voice of God.    But in
matters of taste, of preference, of the
relative importance of worldly things,
imagination has often carried reason
in chains.   Which do people usually
consider what they call  "the bigger
man,"  the lawyer or the   farmer ?
Which is supposed to have the higher
place?     We   would   naturally    say
the lawyer.   And we may ask which
is more needful to the prosperity of
the nation, law or agriculture?    On
which is the superstructure of a common wealth built ?   Which came first?
Bernardis St. Pierre says that " the
pursuit of agriculture lies at the base
of all public felicity."   Still, law is of
Divine origin; all human law has its
source in Divine law.    In being capable of organizing and ruling by law,
man proves that he is the offspring of
God.   On what must we base our judgments of the worthiness of pursuits ?
I should think, on their bearing on
the general public good; their internal
uprightness, and the zeal and honesty
wherewith they are pursued.   I think
our great danger in selecting our pursuit in life is,  that we often reject
common, necessary pursuits that we
could occupy well, and crowd into less
useful ways where there is too much
competition and too little result.    In
the work called La Dermere-Etape, it
is written "1 have a conviction that
in the intellectual and moral order
there are needed water carriers, who
Eurnish for the needs of the day, without any expectation of seeing their
wares bottled and buried a treasure to
ripen  far off consulates."   I suppose
that the reason why some recuse these
occupations, that belong to the needs
of every day, as land-tilling, building,
machine work, mechanical   employments, is, that they  do not last in
their results.   The house gets old, and
is behind the fashion, and does not
suit the next generation, and so it is
pulled down; the farm is sold for a
manufacturing site; the machines are
superseded by finer ones:   but the
work of the artist, the book, the picture, the statue remain to be admired
and copied in all coming time.    But
still, in these common employments,
that you may say are superseded in
their   results,  it is true   that the
latter day learns of the former day. If
the agriculturist had not tilled well
the country would not have become
rich enough to build the manufactory;
if the house builder had not done his
best in his work, the taste and constructive skill of the next generation
would not have improved.    We call
the machinist of a century ago old
fashioned, and makers of clumsy tools;
but that work was a part in the long
succession of process, and make possible the handicaps of to-day.    Nothing that is well done dies.    I must
give you another quotation on this
point: "Ah, crushed be human pride
that'proportions its esteem to the kind
of work, and not to the thoroughness of
the worker; which has refused equality of respect to an equal accomplishment of duty; which has  put  the
modest and the useful under the feet
of the * brilliant or superfluous; disclaiming the toiler to whom one owes
the harvest, in order to glorify the
artist   who   knows   how   to paint
them." .'
Then, in ehosing our path in life, we
must not be warped in our judgment
by any popular prejudice. We must
ascertain what we .are fit for; then of
the several things that we may be fit
for, what is fittest for us. I think
that any honest thing is honerable, if
it is honorably and thoroughly pursued. There are so many things in
the world that we can do that we might
be puzzled to make our choice. I find
it so, the same probably as the rest of
you have or do. I have pondered the
matter much. Somtimes I have
thought I would desire this calling,
then again it would be that profession.
I have come to the conclusion, however, that the way to settle the question is, by the common sense method
of examining-our own capacities, and
the indications of our own surroundings. What are some of the many
things to do? I read of numerous
complaints and moanings that there
is not employment and labor to offer
to workers ; no way of making a living. I should think that depends on
whether or not those seeking employment are captious. If they will take
nothing except the presidency of the
United States, the majority of applicants will be left to chew the bitter
end of disappointment. If they will
not accept work that will soil the
hands and moisten, the brow, sterva-
in their affairs. If the people accept
honestly the situation that the mainspring of-the world is workj and are
not ashamed to work at what they are
capable of, then all will have enough
to do. «
Before us lie agriculture and commerce; trades and professions; public
offices and manufacturers, and each of
these have a thousand varities, especially the first and the last. There
is no limit to the varied development
of agriculture here, because there is no
limit to the variety of our soil and climate. Industry and intelligence will
be spells to evoke from the earth new
possibilities, of which we do not now
dream. Probably some of us would
like to know some of the kinds of work
that we may find in the world; and
how to fit ourselves for what we elect
to do. Then discuss professions open
to both men and women. Hext (as
some of our men who have made a
mark in this world have said) "to indicate the way to pursue professions, or
at least to prepare for them, then talk
of trades, public offices, and so on."
But for each of these it would need a
separate conversation. At present I
will try to tell you of a few points that
are primary to all progress in whatever
one may undertake. Now, the first
things, 1 think to say is, that if we
mean to succeed in any undertaking,
we must devote ourselves wholly to it;
that is, we must put our whple heart
in it. It is said, "Success is a jealous
mistress, and is not to be won if we
devote half our attention to rival
shrines." Anything.that is worth being chosen as an occupation, is worth
being heartily pursued. The next requisite to success is economy. Industry and economy are true yoke-fellows.
Given these two, every man will or
should get a competence, provided of
course that he has health to labor, and
is not made a victim of other men's
dishonesty. Economy includes many
other virtues as self-restraint, simple
habits, and good judgment. We should
beware of having for our coat of arms
AH EMPTY PUBSE.      Why?   WC   WOUld
say. Is poverty a crime? B"ot per se,
but it is frequently the result of crime,
laziness or weakness. I think here is
the family history of an empty purse:
J Heedlessness.
Its Pedigree ^Wastefulness.
} Self-indulgence.
1 Want.
Its Posterity. ^Temptation.
5 Crime.
ISTow, add to industry and economy,
honest steadfastness of purpose, and
we have the three graces of business
life. We have considered, first, the
Individual; second, the Object of his
Pursuit; and now third, the Pursuit
of his Object, which, as I have just
told you, must be accompanied by
these three virtues if we mean to attain success. I think I am- safe in saying that no great reputation, no great
fortune, no honorable career, lacks
these three qualities on its record.
Then, it may be asked, is it only needful for anxious parents to cultivate in
their children these principles, which
are fundamental to prosperity, and
look on their future as secure? Yes;
of course it being understood that
they have the ten commandments and
the alphabet well inculcated, and are
stoutly trained in common sense. I
think that one reason why parents are
so over-burdened and anxious for their
children is, that they desire too much
for them. They seem to feel that their
sons and daughters do not like to, nor
should, accept the plain quiet fashions
of life that they have pursued themselves. They want to give their children fortunes ready made. Observation has taught us, that that is often
the worst thing that they can do for
them. Give a boy a fortune, for which
he has neither toiled, nor hoped, nor
suffered, and what do you do for him?
You bestow on him money the value
of which he knows not; lightly got, it
will be lightly spent.
Hehas not learned economy by need
and practice, and thus he is robbed of
one element of success. In this fortune, you give him the fruit of industry without the exercise of industry.
He has enough without working, and
here you rob him of the second element
of success. Add to this, that life has
been made so easy, to the heir of a fortune, that he has been surfeited with
pleasure, and so rendered restless; he
has not the satisfaction of seeking- an
object and of steadfastly pursuing it.
Why should he? The goal of most
men's lives stands at the beginning of
his; so you have robbed him of that
third great virtue, tenacity of purpose.
While I. with many of my young
Mends, have not had the experience
that comes to many young men who
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have left to them an immense fortune, jhimlself correctly. 4
yet I am of the opinion that very few     It is said by one of our authors
young men are able to resist these dis* "One of the most important, but one
advantages of great wealth.   If .they of the most difficult things  for  ss
escape being dissipated,  they often powerful mind is, to be its own mas-
sink below mediocrity.    While rail ter."  If one once starts to be master
splitters, wood cutters, tailors, canal of his mind and finds it very difficult-
boys, district school teachers, who are he should realize it is a failure, ani
reared among humble surroundings should prevent it from being so.
and callings, like Lincoln, Grant, Gar-     Everyone ' who belongs to  society
field, and! will not overlook the cob- thinks it is proper to be deeoroik
bier like our own Pingree, reach the One cannot be decorous without beH!^
highest offices of state; the street ped- a master of his mind.   I may say thftl
dlers, errand boys, and captains of flat U© musi g0vern himself first.
boats rise to be millionaires, while the     One may often ask himself as Gcsthe
sons of the millionaires are generally ] did: " What is the best government *
not heard from, except as they write That which teaches us to govern our-
their names on checks that represent selves."  And to govern ourselves, we
inherited fortunes. ! must be master of our minds.
! Some would say, then you make out The principle of governing-the miflfl
the fortune to be a disadvantage? Yes, is the mastery of one's own temper,
at least to a naturally sensible ^and and that coolness-of mind, and eato-
vigorous boy, so little of an advantage J ness of countenance which feeis w
that his parents need not pine to bestow it on him. No one is capable,
however, of handicapping a young
man quite so much as he is capable of
handicapping himself. Bad habits
aside, there is nothing which will permanently keep a man downs as long as
he is cheerful, hopeful, good natured,
industrious and honest.
Finally, all he has to do is to reach
his own highest capacity, not remain
at the foot of the ladder, soured and
jealous because some more gifted man
gets along faster and climbs higher.
He knows that as long as he is hard at
work, hopeful, cheerful, honest and
true, he is in the line of advancement.
A. EAIiEIQ-H GlBEBSOlSr.
SELP COHTROL.
Self control plays one of the most
important parts of life. It is to life
as automatic is to machine. A man's
life should be measured by what he
does in it, and not by the length of it.
The whole of life may be regarded as
the school of experience, in which
men and women are its pupils.
It is always said that one should do
as he preaches, but bear in mind that
I do. not take this subject that I
should do all I say, for one cannot
govern himself correctly at all times;
but I do take this subject to show
that every one should, act some part -of
life accurately, and that is, to govern
from discovering by words,
looks, those unnatural excitements
and violent motions-of the mini, is
anger, or those decisions of the miw&
expressed in words by which we axe inwardly moved or kept into constant
motion.
A man who does not possess Mmeelf
enough to hear unpleasant - worct%
without remarks of anger and change
of goodwill, or agreeable words, 'without sudden burst of joy, ..is at the
mercy of every artful knave: he will
catch the undefended -words used by..
you in anger, or in exchange for Ms-
pleasing scheme will receive from - you;
an unguarded look hy which/he will;
let out those secrets which you have5
locked within you. and care not to es-,
pose to any man.
To govern one's self should fre constitutional, and does not depend, on
the will, that is, to govern one's self
depends on the mind.' The question
is not whether I be free from %. msm _
that exerts power3 that is td §a$v
whether I can write or forbear^ syealc
or be silent, according to my will? bat,
whether I have the will' to ^iriite oh
the will to forbear, comes, upon me a%
-cording to my will, or aceoiiiEg ts
anything else in my own "power.
Things that are visible to the salami
have their strength to movor its will,
many things relating to the sfet© mi
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