Show exercises of briam college mithu f thursday raday at THE feea HOUSE an axce excellent 11 en t program m ram the valedictory torfin ingull full i the commencement exercises at av the opera 11 house ouse on Thurs thursday dav were well attended 1 the stage stag was beautifully del decorated orated ri with th alid plants there was a fine a assortment A sort ment of s goring P afy suit suits a a and nd new hats bate scattered ro the audience the stage was occupied cuple I 1 d by the college coli I 1 ce c e officials official 2 t alip i graduating class 0 apostle bosq losck thatcher bishop preston pre 1 lent orson smith and others haf the oper borus by the college choir was a splendid selection P ishop bishop preston bened opened the meeting with prayer after if 14 ter which tile the orchestra reu reudell dely 1 l some delightful music the ya young ung ladies sang a gleo lee song which was well received by the tha crowd the va valedictory e tory was a i masterly production and aid y delivered by mr air goldha ln m called darth Jorth great applause J Ail anderso derion n a solo on oil the violin and a hearty encore from the house president derit oreon oreo n smith was next on the pro 0 gram in A k report of his remarks are 0 aveh in this issue Ap otic NG chah t her then addressed the students student S in ill his eloquent que nt forcible iras nanno annar and his remarks created ait aff excellent impression the in full will be given in a futuik issue duet brt br t W A n d e and A 4 T i ank it I 1 id vel I 1 q tm io f ltv f i arx bui 9 W m amt w if w oel be berg a and R asters young g fed er arving of especial mention Pre eiden paul then conferred the certificates of graduation and addressed th the e s students t dents and patrons of the college 3 ilis his remarks will appear later late r mr easton th the 0 popular tenor san sang the alic anchors ors Weir and as usual brought down the house bouse the descriptive overture by the opera house orchestra closed the exercises exercises valedictory ADDRESS DY by SAMUEL P 1 D 1 aa 1 1 the function 11 of t the b C public school introduction t I 1 what are ta the 0 functions of the public school wo AVO may answer this question rather briefly by the one word education education n ll 11 but in the treatment of tho the subject to today to j day I 1 shall lie be moie extended and systematic tell te atie in ili orde ord to cicat the subject in a syster itie itic manner it well become ne ceary ejary to divide it I 1 have the following as being tile the first logical division that presented itself itsell to my mind fir first s t we shall cicat ti eat of the origination and light to control public schools this division may a again ain bo be subdivided into two other oilier subdivisions divi ions viz list let right of the state to originate 0 and control public schools nd llight light of the church to originate and control public the next division of the subject is the schools to whom they flow and what those benefits are I 1 will Iiii briefly efly state the recipients of the benefits benefit a of the public school 1 there is the state next the church next tile tho society anti and finally the individual tile the third and last division of the subject is what brandies branches shall be taught in the public school 11 As you may ilia have suspect suspected cd from tho the division of the subject it will be treated in a broad sense not including alone either government or eca ecclesiastic lesia education A broad abroad and somewhat general conception of the terni term will form the basis of argument r As the theonder order of division ia 13 the most natural and logical one we will be bein begin 0 in the angui argument nent by iiii inquiring into the right of the state to control 0 originate r and maintain a public bubli C school system of its own in ili con lection with wit tho the state tile public school is that civil institution whose purpose it is to give that instruction anil and training tal not lot supplied by other agencies but without which good c citizenship is impossible it is 18 evident from this definition of the tha term that the clairn claim of the stall to originate 0 and control the school is well grounded it is the duty of the state to govern ernand and if by ary means it c can all place the people in a pooi position tion to be more inore c easily go governed vernel it becomes the duty of tile the state slate thus to do it is obvious that tile the greater amount of intelligence a people collie 1 possess assess tit the more easily they can bo be governed therefore the conclusion we reach that tile state has a 1 right to maintain and control public schools is logical 0 as for far as we have carried the investigation advin he right of the state to maintain its corporate life its right to attain prosperity tind and its right to told an all honorable place aifong among the family of nations are the basi s of its right to determine the education of its future citizens for attaining the ends the state has in view the citizenship must lie be homogeneous C with respect to patriotism obedience to rightful authority and tile the conditions coil editions he necessary eskary to tho the highest development of the individual 11 in certain a sense its citizens must come collie from a common mould and that mould is is the public school this right in of the state to determine tile education of its citizens is s ta join a certain kind and degree of education apall a all latits its citizens but it may alpo alo forbid modes of education that antagonize the ends it lias has in view in this country where every citizen is a possible ruler the duty of the state is obvious S that it should decide in some degree 0 ree upon the education and intelligence intelli intelligence telli 0 gence alicc of its future ruler aler for in thaw days of enlightenment t a state should fight it its 8 battles with intelligence not with brute force with diplomacy not with artillery and to tins this end the state has a ri right 0 lit to control the education 0 of f it its subjects there are arc three things required by a 13 government in order to control its citizens properly they are arc first development of the economic economic resources of the cour country itry id A knowledge 0 of the means of civilized communication by the masses of oaths the people ad tho the virtue vigor good will and intelli 7 ence of its citizens thus wo we ain again a see that the state is dep dependent adent upon its schools is for successful I 1 support it ii tile the best government that governs least but which places a knowledge of the principles p rincie I 1 es of government 0 within the reach of all its citizens whether intelligence shows itself in the harmonious us operation cooperation co of the masses of the people whether it be shown in the form forin of obedience to law and authority or orin in the higher 0 form of intelligent int elli nt lawmaking baat activity it is equally necessary to successful sue government again 0 national strength n is dependent tit upon the degree of civilization civili ion possessed essed bythe by alie people and itis it is therefore beneficial for nations to promote science literature a and nd art but good citizenship is not alone the end of the public school let us next examine into alie right of the church to originate ate an and I 1 control schools it is needless to explain the value and in importance of re legious training so we will proceed at once with the ar argument ament As AK with tile the state so with the alie church the vigor good will and intelligence of the people aro are ne necessary cenary to a good administration As the caso case of the church is analogous to that of the state we may say ti then I 1 ell that eliat tile the right of the church to maintain its ecclesiastical life to attain prosperity to spread its principles principle and sand to hold an h b deputa reputation tion determine its right to maintain and control public chooks ch ta there bere iere is nothing on oil ca baith i th that lias has done more to refine and elevate tile the mind of man than religious influence and a as it cai cannot always be given it in tile the family or through the bulpit the next legitimate way is the public church C chool church influx crice joins with family il influence in forming M tile the childs notions noti olis of right ri ht and crolic groag 0 1 honesty and dis honesty dishonesty and in in 0 giving giving tile early discipline which i is of so much v value al te I 1 church cl I 1 ur C h education proceeds through the intelligence and the bell sentiments t i ments of the human mind to explain tile the religious reli ious views of tile ilio grat T r P at questions of life and instills reverence into thu the child it teaches the spiritual equality of man mail and leads him to contemplate divine and holy works it shows the necessity of obedience to the moral law the family influences educates through behavior the common mon school through intelligent work but the church educates through worship i which combined with intelligence 0 will ive the most satisfactory results by far vroni from the above facts it is ca easy s y and logical to conclude that ti the ie church has a very good right to control and maintain public schools BENEFITS TO THE STATE what are the benefits berie fiti of the public school to tile the state it is A fact that requires r eguires no demonstration lei bonstra that a whole composed of superior par part ts must be itself superior it then follows that if the citizens lia h i it r d intelli 10 bwl u 11 a ion baa E acquin acquired J 1 a I 1 re ep it a ion 10 far n uli genc just ejust as far as the ho reputations of the citizens extend now the public p ablie school benefits the tha state in this way it cultivates and 13 generates at es intelligence in in every citizen and in ever every Y state t where there is increased intelligence there is more harmony of fee feeling lint 11 and more ease of control because each individual is enabled by the intelligence lie possesses possesses to bring himself dinise if nearer to a lii higher 0 her common law again the state is dependent upon the intelligence telli gence of its citizens for tile the development of its natural resources its commerce its financial condition its social distinction dib and also alpo for its inventions and appliances which facilitate and stimulate all the interests of a countr country also indirectly a country is benefited by the magnitude 0 and ald character of its private enterprises anti and lastly the state is dependent upon tile intelligence of its citizens for its perpetuation as a corporate cor porte body BENEFITS TO CHURCH CHUK CIl next we will enquire into the benefits derived by tin tile church from the public schools the aim of tile the church is to cultivate and educate mans spiritual nature solomon says the glory 1 I of god is intelli gence D 1 I thus the connection is ia at af once made between the work of the school and that tha k of the church but going farther an all intellectual person rees pees the necessity of belief in a t divine creator of trying to worship him and of obtaining a spir igual salvation after death now a church school is tile be place to boin in 1 stil into the mind of its mem bersi the germs gerins of these ideas and in ill nearly every cac they will produce tile the result desired again the church liko like tile alio state requires tile the harmonious harmon ioui operation cooperation co of the masses mas s es in in order to be successful its reputation n alao requires tho the support of the private reputations of its members embers in As in the case of the state tile the harmonious co opera tiou of the masses can call only bo be obtained by educating them to i some higher common co ninion principle ri ciple therefore it is easily seen that the place to obtain this education to a higher 0 pleis tho public school confined Con tined on fifth 1110 h rage page ny day fint page pac BENEFITS 1 I next let us enquire into the benefits received by society at largo large from the public school it isa is a fact that will not be contradicted that society is oneff one of the most useful factors of civilization therefore if we ve can prove thattie that the public school aids in ill any way way the work of society we have proved a benefit to society F 1 there are tights rights and eriv alegos demanded by society which can not be enforced by the human law but may be enforced effo reed by bi the arral law how persons who ire are low air ignorant and dera degraded in ded will not recognize the authority of this moral law they consider coti ider it no sin to violate tile the rights arid and privileges of others they do not care enough I 1 for a good reputation to obey this moral law now then it will be conceded by all that with rn an increase of knowledge and intelligence there comes a broadening c of tile view an elevation of the motives and an all unselfish desire to benefit and respect others now NON in what place if not in ill the public school will this increase of knowledge led e and intelligence M with its attendant virtues bo be obtained in my mind the public school is preeminently the lie place to into to the youthful mind mans duties to his follow fellow men and also the cle principles of society demands demand anti and the more of this instruction that i is givon given the higher will be the condition of society and the nearer will all apar approach 1 ell I the fulfillment of that beautiful maxim given us by our savior S ao do unto others as you would that others should do unto you this is is the very foundation of all true society and is also the underlying ying principle of all true education we can now see plainly that the public school greatly 13 benefits society BENEFITS RECEIVED BY individuals our next inquiry will be into the benefits benefi ts derived by the individual from the public school there are certain objects which every in individual lias has in view as quickly as lie ho assumes the responsibility of his bis own au affairs these main objects are arc three in number and are health success and happiness now in what way is health secured by bya a public school education it itis is compulsory now in most public schools to teach a certain branch that directly bears on the linnian human body and tile the treatment it should receive reccie that branch of study is physiology and hygiene ID A thorough 0 ug I 1 I 1 acquaintance with this bra branch liell gives the student a knowledge IT odthe of the human body its parts and their functions it also treats of the structure of the organs and the care necessary to maintain them in their normal condition next N axt LOW how is success attained Utta ined by a public school education wo we will treat of hut one of the principles of f access as our time is limited that plin ciple is that any person to be successful must have a thorough I 1 knowledge of the methods necessary to be employed so far as it is possible for him to obtain that knowledge 1 0 now for dinst instance ance we ay a person st starting arting in business desires to be successful to apply the principle of school edri education cation we will first say it is now becoming popular to teach business methods jn in the school Is a regular ea study thus in the first place the individual gains 7 ains a knowledge of business methods ni e ghods and requirements putting himself immediately in the way way of success if other things are arc fa favorable 0 able but this special teaching in is not the only means kofl offered ered by 1 tile public school of being successful ill in life the habits and discipline acquired in ill the school room are of inestimable value to a person per son after all it is not so much the alie knowledge a person gains in ili the I 1 but ut the habits of hidu industry stry that lie acquires that is is of of importance now then liow how |