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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
FLORA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY.  MAY 24.  1907.
NUMBER 19
COMMENCEMENT
A Week of Interest in School Circlet.
ELEVEN GRADUATE.
Ifllerestini Prqfranis Ihe  Features for the Several Enterlainmenls.
BACrALAUREATE (SRVOH.
The baccalnareate sermon to the high achool KrixlaatlDg cUu of ItMiT was preucbeJ SnndHy nlgbt In the First Preebyterlau Cbnrch by the Rev, Dr. Jhrall, pastor of tbe M. E. Chnrch. Tbe andltoriaiu and Sunday School room of the chnrch were Ulled to over¬ flowing. The music, wblch waa of a hifth oriler, was in the bands of a mlied quartette, coniiwsed of Mesdames Friend and Davin and Messrs. DaDcan and Tbrall. Tho scripture reading was by the Rev. Mr. Bromley, of the Pre« byterian Chnrch, the invocation by The Rev. Mr. Smithson, of the Christian Charch. nnd the prayor by the Kev. .\lr nicks of the Baptist Ch\irch.
During the volnntary, played bv Mish Qeorgia Andrews, tbe gradnating cla^-s. led by Prof. Davis, snperlntendent of the acbools, antared tbe room aud pro
Increasingly necessary. In prlmWreor barbarous agea physical culture conld be left to tnke care rf Itself. But In bis present stale man is no longer de pendent on pbyi'lcal organs for victory agalniM his foe*. Conseqnentlv be alms at mental attainments and neglects tbe culture of his bndy." Mental culture wns then discnssed at length nnder tbe three fold dirisious of its activities, the Intellect, the Sensibilities, and tbe Will. Many helpful soKgestlons relating to the snccessfnl government of thete fac¬ ulties were given.
Tbe sermon wan replete with olassical allnsions. choice (luotHtioos. and Illns tratious drawn from many delds of ed¬ ucation and knowledge. In conclnsion the speaker addressed the class ns foll¬ ows;
"Members of the graduating class: Yon now reach the Immediate goal of yonr endeavor, to which yon h«ve looked forward throngh these spring years of yonr life. I congratnlate yoo most heartily npon tbe snccess yon have achieved. You bare run well. But allow me to say that in tbat part of the journey that still lies before you up the steep ascent of a fall-orbed and com pleted culture, Alps on Alps arise Climb thntu heroifHlly. Have a brave heart. If the f«r-ri.t i.ummit still keeps reredinj;. as It will, rnd if the feet griiw weary, as they will, learn to find retst and renewal along tbe way, for In Ihe tl ft ol the uinantain nide I tell yon there I" many a green beantiful valley with flowers. Press onl B« brave I And if the twilight comes and tbe dews begin to fall upon you—aod the snmmit
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