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No. 4.

ftbe IClav of Success.
Address of Dr. G. M. D. Eckels to the graduating class of 1905.

Success is the goal of every noble youth. The young man
who is not ambitious to succeed is doomed to failure on the very
threshold of life. The eagerness with which a youth seizes hold
of the opportunities for strengthening himself in the surest index
to his success.
Success has various meanings for different classes of per­
sons. Some regard fame as the equivalent of success, others
wealth, others power, others knowledge, and still others pleasure.
None of these, however, can be made a substitute for real suc­
cess.
T o determine the significance of success it will be well for us
to look at its opposite, failure. What then is it that makes life a
failure? Failure may be attributed to many causes, and it will
be impossible to enumerate them all in a single address. I must,
therefore, be content to mention those only which seem to me to
be the most striking and important.
Th e man who courts success must not make too many mis­
takes. Every man makes some mistakes, but to make too many
is to hazard your success. The world crowns with success only
those who make few mistakes, and those not of a serious char­
acter. Th e individual, to be successful, must be trained to avoid
mistakes.
Not to win the good opinion of your neighbors is a mark of
failure. A man’s true worth is best determined by those who
associate with him daily in the same community. Th e man
whose departure from this life causes' no deep felt sorrow in the
community in which he has lived, has certainly missed the true
pathway to success. The notion that a man cannot do his duty,
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in most instances, very erroneous. Now and then it may be true,
but when it is true, the standard of morals is very low in that
particular community.
Too much time spent in finding fault is sure to prevent our
achieving success. Some one has divided the human family into
two classes,— those who go ahead and do something, and those
who come after and find fault. May you all belong to the class
which goes ahead and does something. The second class is of no
use to the world, but makes the world’s work more difficult.
Success attained by dishonest means is failure. Valuable as
success is, we cannot afford to secure it by questionable methods.
In the Christian economy the end never justifies the means. The
only success worth having is honorable success.
Let your
methods be sacred as well as your aims.
The old maxim,
if* Honesty is the best policy,” is received with a grain of allowance
by the youth of the present day. T o lie a little, and to cheat in
moderation, harmonizes very well with the business notions of
many young men who are just starting out on the great highway
of life. Sad mistake ! And who are responsible for it ? Surely
not the youths themselves. Corporate greed, political grafting,
and selfish commercialism must bear much of the responsibility
for thislbusiness heresy.
T o be unable to master self is sure to result in failure.

To

win the battle of life, a man must have all his forces well in hand.
The man who is able to harness his powers and make them sub­
ject to the control of a strong will is irresistible in the conflict of
life. Th e hardest battles oi life are fought within the citadel of
man’s own powers.
T o march behind the wrong banner is failure.

In the Far

Hast two nations are contending for the mastery. Only one can
win. The victorious army is the one which is marching behind
the right banner. God directs these forces, and will give them
the victory as certainly as the sun shines in the heavens. It is
ever so in life’s battle. The banner of the just is the one which
leads on those who in the end will shout victory.
T o follow the wrong leader is to guarantee failure.

Society

is so organized that the few are leaders and the many followers.
In Christ’s kingdom, Christ alone is the leader||!all others are
followers.

Every clan and class of men has its leader.

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life there are always leaders. Some of them wise and some of
them otherwise. T o select a safe leader is an important duty
with every student. Select a leader, it you are not already one
yourself, who is noble and unselfish in life and character.
What then is success ? It is to live peaceably with all men.
“ Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the chil­
dren of G od.” A n y little, narrow soul can stir up strife. A n y
insignificant person can bring estrangement between persons who
have hitherto dwelt together in peace. T o still the tempest tossed
sea, however, requires the voice of one who is mighty in power.
It is no mean ambition to essay to become a peacemaker.
Tending a helping hand to your neighbor when he needs it,
is to merit and secure success. W e help so many people who
really do not need our help and so few who do need it. So much
of our help is given with the hope of securing greater help in
return. I f all the help we give were given to those who need it,
and are deserving of it, the world would get all the assistance
from others it has a right to claim. And the stream of human
suffering and want would cease to flow.
Make yourself as nearly equal with yourself as possible.
Kvery man has made life a success who has measured up to the
full standard of his ability. In the end we will not be judged by
what we have done but by what we are capable of doing. T o fill
the highest station is not always evidence of the highest success.
T o fill a low station in life, when we might have qualified for a
higher one, is failure. Men came out of the Civil War captains
who should have been colonels, and men came out colonels who
should have been generals. Let every young man examine him ­
self and read his future in the light of his native strength and
capacity. T o march on a low plane in life is no dishonor, if we
are incapable of moving on a higher one.
W e should provide for the welfare and comfort of those who
are naturally dependent upon us. The man who builds a home
for his family where they may dwell in security and comfort,
may not have filled all the requirements of life, but he has filled
the most pressing and important one. The man whose indolence,
extravagance, or worthlessness, causes him to leave to the charity
of the world those who have a right to claim support of him is a
miserable pretext for a man. He is a disgrace to human kind,

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and should be banished from the land. Doing something the
world needs to have done better than any one else has done it
marks us for success. Emerson has said that “ he who writes a
poem, preaches a sermon or makes a mouse trap better than any
one else has done it, though he build his home in the woods, the
world will make a beaten pathway to his door. ’ ’ In the north­
western part of New York state is the town o f Batavia. For the
last five years teachers and educators have been making pil­
grimages to this small city to see the system of individual in­
struction put into operation by Supt. John Kennedy.
John
Kennedy’s name is famous throughout the length and breadth of
this great land because he has done that which other men had
striven to do, but had not done so well.
Add to the world’s treasure house of riches more than you
take from it. T o feel that the world owes more to you than you
owe to the world is a feeling born only of success. Some are
born to dependency, and are not to blame because they are a tax
on charity. It is the duty of those whose lives have “ fallen in
pleasant places and who have a goodly heritage” to contribute to
the necessities of those who cannot depend upon themselves.
Live so that in the end you may hear the Master’s welcome.
This is the supreme test of success. Not to hear His voice sound­
ing from above and falling in gentlest accents upon your dying
senses, well done, is to miss all that life is worth living for.

T h e W a y I t s e l f . It is a difficult way. There is no royal
road to success. The way is rugged, and he who would travel
it, must be prepared for a journey that will tax his strength and
endurance. “ A ll roads lead to Rome,” but.all roads do not lead
to success. One pathway alone leads to the crowning summit of
victory. A ll those who attain success must march over the same
glorious highway. Those who have hitherto been crowned with
success have all marched with solemn tread along this silent way.
Their stately steps have left the pathway as rough and uneven as
when the first hero marched in the untrodden path.
It is a crowded way. You will find, when you enter this
way, that men and women are jostling each other for room.
Thousands are seeking the same end, and are beginning the tri­
umphal march at the same time. T o hold your place in the ranks
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T o advance your rank, will test your fullest strength. Some are
countermarching. They have followed the pathway for a time,
but have been wearied with the effort, and are moving with dis­
couraged spirits, back to the place of entrance, not to renew their
efforts for success, but to wander ofi into the paths o f sin. These
defeated ones will impede your progress, and they may bewilder
your steps. Some, who are marching in the right direction will
be tempted to turn and follow them in their backward course, be­
lieving the way impassable, because these timid ones have left it
in despair. See that you are not thus turned from the true course.
Keep your eye on those who are farther up the steep pathway,
and turn not to behold the flight of those who have turned their
backs upon the goal.
It is an upward way.

Those who would follow this pathway

to the end must expect to climb. Where we are to-day as com­
pared with where we were yesterday, determines whether or not,
we are on the right way. T o fail to go forward makes it certain
that we are going backward. There can be no standing “ pat”
for the man who is moving safely along the highway of success.
W e must move onward and upward continuously. Slowly but
surely, we must be leaving the starting point of our success far
down the mountain side, and be forging our way farther up
toward the golden heights.
It is an open way. Despite the cry of the pessimist, the way
to success is open to every American youth who chooses to enter
it. No iron gates bar the entrance to the shining way . A ll who
desire may pass, if they will, through the portals. Th e gates
stand open by day and by night inviting every youth of the land
to enter with the bright throng who are just beginning the vic­
torious march. Never before, in all the history of the past, have
such great opportunities for success come to the American youth
as he is meeting with to-day. No man fails in life who deserves
to win, and no man wins in life who deserves to fail.
It is a direct way. You cannot march along the way of
success by day and saunter along the way of failure by night.
You will need to follow the true way by day and by night. In
the race of life not all win. Only those who strive and strive
“ law fully.” H e who tarries by the way to engage in thè pleas­
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end, lose the race. I f you have entered the glorious way, keep
on, and loiter not, lest you be overtaken by the enemy and
snatched from your path ere you have reached the end of your
journey. Success is a great prize, and costs a great price. I f we
wish it, we must pay well for it.
in honest striving and noble toil.

Not in dollars and cents, but

It is a new way. W e pass over life’s pathway but once.
Those who have reached the end have come by pathways of their
own. The moment we try to place our footsteps in the footsteps
of others we lose the way. The world has but one Washington
and but one Lincoln among statesmen. It has but one Arnold
and but one Pestalozzi among teachers. There have been other
great men in the same fields, but not great in precisely the same
way. I f a man succeeds he must accomplish something original;
he must find a pathway of his own and follow it to the end. The
imitator can never rise as high as the man he imitates. This does
not mean that a man must ignore the ways of other successful
men, in order to become successful himself, but it does mean that
he can only use these ways as far as they run parallel to his own.
There will be places where he must depart from the beaten path­
way and mark out a pathway for himself.
It is a pleasant way. The path to success is the path of
duty, and the path of duty is the path of pleasure. Pleasure can
never be obtained by seeking for it. The only real pleasure a
man can obtain must come as a result of doing something with­
out any thought of pleasure being involved in its accomplish­
ment. The pleasure that comes from the discharge of duty car­
ries with it no sting. A ll other pleasure carries with it a poison
which transforms the pleasure into pain.
The way of success has its waymarks. In “ Pilgrim’s Pro­
gress’ ’ we find Christian and Hopeful approaching the Celestial
City.

A s they come to the gate of entrance, they find written

over it “ Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they
may have right to the tree of life, and that they may enter in
through the gates into the City>:’L: Over the gateway to the way
of success every one who enters may see written, Blessed are
those who have courage, for they shall have entrance to the
highway of success; blessed are those who have common sense,
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■ who obey conscience, for they shall march behind the banner of
success; blessed are those who are consistent, for they shall have
right to the victorious way; blessed are those who are consecrated
to the truth, for they shall be permitted to enter the pathway to
glory; blessed are those who are candid, for they shall stand
among the kings of men; blessed are those' who have charity, for
they shall be given the heavenly riches.
And now members of the class of 19051 your last lesson has
been given you. In a few days you will leave these halls, never
to assemble again as you have assembled to-day. Your pathways
will be different, but I trust they may all bring you to the goal
of success. We will miss you when the next school year begins;
we will listen for the sound of your footsteps in the old halls, but
we will listen in vain; we will wait for the sound of your voices,
but they will not be heard. Some of you are marked for great
careers, and your achievements will bring great jo y to our hearts.
While I am anxious for you all to attain high positions in life,
I am yet more solicitous that none of you should mar, in the
least, the reputation of your class. W hile your pathways will be
individual, yet each one’s life will bear upon the future reputa­
tion of the class. Your class connections will not be broken
when you leave these halls. Th at association will last for all
time. M y great desire is that no member of the class of 1905
shall ever by any wrong act stain your class record. The way of
success is open to every member of the class of 1905. I trust you
have already passed its portals. May God’s blessing rest upon
you and give you victory and peace.

What could be more beautiful in the way of tact, suavity,
wit, and conversational strategy ? W e recall only one parallel to
this skillful bit of maneuvering. A lady sending a green servant
to answer the doorbell, said: “ I f anybody asks if I am in, give
an evasive answer.” The servant soon returned.
W ho was
i t ? ” asked the mistress. “ A gentleman who wanted to see you
ma’am; and I gave him an evasive answer.”
“ What did you
say?”
“ I asked him if his grandmother was a monkey.” —
Buffalo Express.

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JULY, 1905.

jEMtorial.
In closing another volume of the H e r a r d , the editor desires
to express his obligation to all who have assisted in furnishing
material. Thanks are due especially to Profs. Wolfe, Clever and
Reisner for helping to write up the proceedings of commence­
ment week, thereby relieving the editor and furnishing our read­
ers a greater variety of style. W e again ask all who know any­
thing about the alumni to send the information to Miss Horton,
as we desire to make the personal column as full as possible.
The last day of school always carries with it much interest
and sentiment, no matter whether it be the the last day in the
little red school-house, or the elaborate commencement season of
college and university. And how striking the contrast! The
teacher who has taught the district school will carry for a long
while the remembrance of that last day. The program did not
depart very far from a certain type. Several had “ pieces” to
speak,— one of these always by the fat girl, who labored under
the disadvantage of appearing in an outgrown white dress; she
wore a blue sash and her hair was waved. And then a concert
recitation or two, a few attempts along the line of music, and
perhaps a “ select reading” by the teacher, the artistic value of
which covered a wide range. Then the awarding of prizes, if the
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giving out of the little souvenirs; all very nice and pleasant.
Then the good-byes, which the boys avoided by getting out of the
house as soon as possible, but the girls remained and with true
feminine instinct kissed their dear teacher and probably cried
over her a little. Then good-bye to the few parents who had
dropped in, mostly mothers, and they had all gone and she was
alone.
j*
One of the most valuable lessons any teacher can learn is
gained by remaining in her little kingdom after all the others
have gone and thinking over the work of the past term. The
day she entered with some trepidation and high ambitions, some
of which have not been realized. And some events of the term
come prominently before her mind:— the day she was so cross
to little Jane; the day she was not prepared in arithmetic and
“ got stuck;” the morning she gave her first whipping, which
unnerved her for the rest of the day. And so on through it a l l ,
satisfaction and regret as she reviews it now— a little of pleasure
— a good deal of pain. And the worst of it is, those days have
gone by forever and can never be recalled. And now on the
last day she doesn’t experience quite the sense of satisfaction she
had anticipated; no genuine teacher ever does. But fortunately,
there are more days coming. Bet the failures of the past carry
with them lessons for the future. Fortunate the teacher who has
the perceptive powers to recognize the mistakes and the honesty
to acknowledge them to herself if not to others.
O f such a
teacher there is hope.
j*
While a vast deal of sentiment is expressed during the Com­
mencement days of our higher institutions of learning, we are not
sure there is any more than the conditions warrant.
There is no doubt in our mind that college days are the
happiest of one’s life, notwithstanding the popular fallacy that
childhood comprises the halcyon period. But college life has
charms of its own. It is charming because of its uniqueness;
because the college receives boys and girls and converts them
into men and women, and the transition period cannot but be
interesting. Charming because responsibilities are few and or­
dinarily do not weigh heavily.

Charming because each college

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is a little world of its own, offering opportunity for the display of
all human traits and characteristics ; affording a field for the exer­
cise of the same diplomacy in school politics as can later be put
to use in broader fields. Charming because of the friendships
formed at an impressionable age, and rendered stronger through
daily contact, common interests, ambitions, hopes and fears. In
fact the men and women who have missed college life have
missed a good deal; and what might have been an important
chapter in their life’s history must remain forever unwritten.

But if in one’s life history there can be written a chapter on
“ College D ays,” how important a part of it commencement plays.
Th e Seniors stalking about in cap and gown, very important,
very dignified, and apparently able and ready to assume control
of the universe; holding innumerable class meetings and treating
sub-classmen with condescending sufferance. The Juniors al­
ready assuming dignity in view of their next year’s position and
getting points for future use. Most of the Sophs and Freshies
already gone, according to a tradition which prevents their being
too much in evidence during the hour of glory of their superiors.
And some who have come from the prep schools to catch a
glimpse of the scene of their future labors; many directly from
home, not a little awed at all they see and hear, looking with
reverence upon the upper classmen and envying them their
position and easy familiarity with everything. And the old
grads who have come back to renew acquaintances, who laugh
and joke with the professors in a way even the seniors do not
dare attempt, and who smile patronizingly upon this year’s
class.
And then the proud and happy parents, the brothers and
sisters. Many of them have never attended college, but they now
shine by reflected light, and are quite proud to be seen in com­
pany with the graduates, especially if the latter are honor men.
And one day goes and then another and then the last. Good­
byes are said and class-rooms, corridors and campus are deserted.
And thus closes a chapter in each life history. A chapter
full of significance, but with much of it written between the lines.
A chapter full of struggles of triumphs— of defeats— of character
ennobled— of character debased.
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humiliation, honor and disgrace, victory and defeat. A chapter
in which there appear side by side the infinite variety of senti­
ments and passions of which the human soul is capable.

What

beauty, what power, what infinite pathos !

IReception to Senior Claee*
Commencement exercises opened with the reception to the
Seniors given by the Trustees of the School, Saturday evening,
June 24th.
A t 8:30 o ’clock the class, preceded by the Faculty, repaired
to the dining hall, where a very pretty scene presented itself. The
tables for the class ran in three lines from the Faculty table, the
president of ’05, Mr. Uhler, facing Dr. Eckels. After an elegant
course dinner, Dr. Eckels arose, and as toastmaster, called upon
the various male members of the Faculty, the ladies having been
excused from speaking on account of extreme diffidence. Th e re­
sponses were good, embracing humor, pathos and kindly wishes
for the class. Dr. Barton took this season to explain why he had
never married, said reason being received with several grains of
salt.
The banquet ended at eleven and all realized that Commence­
ment had really commenced.

“ Here,” said the cranky patron of the reading-room, ‘ ‘yo u ’ve
been snoring horribly.”
‘ ‘Heh? ” gurgled the drowsy patron,
x “ I f you only kept your mouth shut, ’ ’ went on the cranky
one, “ you wouldn’t make so much noise.”
“ Neither would yo u ,” replied the other.— Philadelphia Press.

A fly and a flea in a flue
Were imprisoned. Now what could they do?
Said the fly ; “ Eet us flee ! ’ ’
“ Eet us fly ,” said the flea—
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

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Commencement H&eeft.
SUNDAY, JUNE 2 5 , 1905, 9 A. M.
On Sunday morning the closing exercises of the Sabbath
School were held.
Short addresses were given in the Normal
Chapel by Profs. Gordinier, Heiges, Rife, Reisner, and Clever,
also by Dr. A . R. Steck. A ll were most interesting and ought to
be helpful to those who were present.

Baccalaureate Sermon, 6 ©’clocft,

/ID.

In the presence of about seven hundred people the following
order of service was rendered in a most creditable and helpful
spirit.
Invocation— Dr. W . A . McCarrell.
Anthem— (Radies’ voices) “ Trust in the Lord. ”
Hym n— “ Oh Worship the King. ”
Bible Lesson— St. John-15. Rev. H. A . Straub.
Solo— “ Salve Regina ” — Miss May Della Cook.
Prayer— Rev. J. O. Reagle.
Hymn— ‘ ‘ Come Thou Alm ighty King. ’ ’
Sermon— Rev. A . R. Steck, D. D., York, Pa.
xi, 29, “ Learn of Me. ”
Anthem— “ R ite as a Father. ”

T ext. Matt,

Benediction— Rev. Ira A . McDannell.
In course of Dr. Steck’s sermon these are some of his re­
marks :
H e first paid a high tribute to the value of education, but he
would have all remember that this education is not absolute in
itself. T o know God, said he, and Him whom H e hath sent is
absolute, in that it secures for all who possess that knowledge,
eternal life.
Divine grace and educational discipline sustain a very vital
relation to each other, and open the way for highest efficiency in
life, for truest happiness and for the highest appreciation of all
things. Education furnishes power; religion, the divine applicacation of these powers along right lines.
Institutions of learning ought to be the pride of every one.
They teach men to strike out in every direction, filling the soul
and perfecting all the powers of the hand and the head.
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in the relation between education and religion. Education is not
necessary to true religion and its experiences, but it is necessary
to the highest services in the church and along moral and spirit­
ual lines. The man of brains is the man of work. It is he who
leads, changes customs and habits of men and has the power to
create new conditions.
It is very important that every one at the end of a student’s
career, that is, so far as an institution is concerned, be yet imbued
with the idea of constant growth. Student days should not cease
with graduation day, for that would be simply an accumulation
of power without accomplishing that for which the power has
been intended. The student is king of every situation. Kings
rule in name, but students in reality, for men are governed by
the thoughts which have been thought out for them.
The student creates new thought, fashions science, purifies
art and in every way is a real leader of men in his silent yet most
influential work.
It is time for men to cast into the background the question
which has been uppermost for the last quarter of a century or
more, in the minds of those who have set out in nearly every vo­
cation of life— what will it pay?
How much can I make?
The fight against commercialism is on. Th e world needs a new
birth from squalor, from graft and dishonor.
The principles
which should characterize this life are knowledge, grace, dignity,
a mind trained, disciplined and equipped for leadership.
But knowledge is not an end in itself.
There are higher re­
lations than those laid bare in the curricula of learning. She is
not the shrine at which we should pay our fondest devotions, for
thus would we fade out of life as does the flickering beam of the
lighted lamp. Yes, there is a higher ultimate goal]than knowl­
edge which we acquire through our natural endowment.
There
is the voice of one crying, saying® Bearn of me. ” I will teach
you to apply your hearts unto wisdom. I will confer upon you
the greatest power by which to conquer self and to walk in the
light of God.
W e indeed can only receive the largest and grandest outlook
as we sit by His side and watch Him unravel the beauties of the
knowledge which H e possesses— a knowledge of the beginnings
of all things; of the needs of men and o f their need Of salvation.

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Beautiful teacher! H e never frowns at our limitations, he never
sneers. His love keeps him from it, H is patience makes us feel
at ease in His presence.
H e leads us marvelously to higher
classes, to higher knowledge, to a consciousness of moral strength,
to a perfect symmetry of manhood and womanhood and to a
beautiful soul illumined with His likeness.
This teacher gives His pupils a peculiar assurance of His
masterful leadership, precluding failure, guaranteeing to U 3 the
largest power our faculties are able to wield.
His “ Follow m e”
inspires us with hope and confidence, and leaving all, we follow.
When we fight with Him as our leader, we conquer.
Make the most of lower culture, but tarry not until you have
met with Him who can say with all authority “ Xearn of me. ”
From day to day shall we only learn the true value of sitting at
His feet. There shall we come to the fulfillment of our noblest
destiny, to the losing of ourselves in the presence of Him who so
willingly imparted to us knowledge which this world could not
give.

/BJontmg. principal's Hbbress.
A t io a. m., Dr. Eckels addressed the Seniors in the large
Chapel.

This address is printed elsewhere as the leading number

in this issue of the Herald.

a rt JErbiPit.
The Art E xh ibit, under the direction of Miss Huber as dis­
played on Monday evening, was one of the best ever seen at the
Norm al; and the interest taken in it by visitors and friends is a
sure omen that this is looked forward to as one of the chief events
of Commencement week.
Probably the most striking exhibit
was the decorative designs in black and white, every one of which
was very neatly executed.
The sketch work, which was of a
very high grade, also comes in for its share of credit. Not only
had the students shown their ability as artists, but it was demon­
strated that they can teach it to others, for truly the exhibit of
the Model School, rivalled in many respects that of the Normal
department. Both teachers and students are to be highly com­
mended upon the work of the year.

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Musical ant> SLiterars IRecital.
On Monday evening there was given by members of the
school the first of the entertainments of the record-breaking Com­
mencement week. Truly this in itself broke áll records both in
size of audience and in the excellence of the rendition of the sev­
eral parts. Were one to make special mention of any particular
feature, he would be at a loss what to select, for each number was
most creditably given. The overture by Misses Kldon, Goshorn,
Hixson and Oyler showed careful training and was rendered with
correct interpretation and feeling.
The recitations of the evening were given by Miss Bernice
Highlands in “ How the La Rue Stakes were Lost, ’ ’ and Miss
Ethel Meyers in “ The Fall of Pemberton M ill.” In the first so
well was the selection rendered that one could not but imagine
himself at a horse race, then seeing a most thrilling rescue, and
because of it a great prize lost.
Miss Meyers in her description
of a great calamity certainly sustained the reputation achieved by
her during her stay at the Normal.
The instrumental selections by Misses Jean and Hazel Pear­
son cannot be praised too highly. They have both shown them­
selves natural musicians and will make themselves known in this
sphere sooner or later.
The duet by the Misses McClelland was, like all the rest,
well rendered. Although young in years they give promise of
much excellence. The vocal solos by Miss Haar and Mr. Un­
derwood were rendered with ease and beauty and were well
received. Mr. Goldsmith and Mr. Starry are well deserving of
praise because of the delightful way in which they pleased their
audience.
But no more fitting climax to all this treat could have been
given than the scene from Sheridan’s “ Rivals, ” as portrayed by
Mr. Eldon and Mr. Snoke. Both entered into the spirit of the
play and both proved themselves to be amateurs of high ability.
They were liberally applauded, and well did they deserve it. A ll
who heard this musical and literary treat are certainly to be con­
gratulated.
W e add the program as rendered:

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P A R T i.

P A R T II.

Overture— “ Coriolan, Op. 62. Two Fifth Symphony, Op. 67..Beethoven
Pianos.............................Beethoven Allegro con brio. Andante conmoto
Miss Hydia Eldon
Miss Jean Pearson
Miss Kathryn Goshorn
Miss Hazel Pearson
Miss Grace Hixson
“ The Fall of Pemberton M ill’,’
Miss Jeanette Oyler
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
“ How the Ha Rue Stakes Were
Miss Ethel Myers
Host” ................
Hood Bedouin Hove Song ..Dudley Buck
Miss Bernice A . Highlands
Mr. Alfred Underwood
Venizia E Napoli.......................Hiszt: Kamennoi—Ostrow, Op. 10
Miss Hazel Pearson
Rubinstein
“ Tanhhauser” March.......Wagner
Miss Jean Pearson
Miss Eleanor McClelland
March Triomphale, Op. 91. Two
Miss Winifred McClelland
P ian os.....................................Goria
Mr. Ralph Starry
A Summer’s Night
A Goring Thomas
Miss Hazel Pearson
Es Hat Nicht Sollen Sein..Nessleí Scene from “ The Rivals” — Sir
Miss Emma Haar
Anthony’s Apartments.
Polonaise, Op. 40, No. 1.......Chopin Sir Anthony Absolute
Mr. John Goldsmith
Mr. James B. Eldon
Captain Absolute
Mr. Errol F. Snoke

Uuesbas, Class 2>ag,
Those to whom the duties of class-day had been entrusted
deserve, without exception, no small portion of praise for the
excellent program. The exercises were conducted with dignity
and with ease, and spoke no less for the solid attainments of the
class than for a certain spirit of good-fellowship which was
noticeable throughout. The address of the President, the Class
Oration, and the Mantle Oration all reflected credit upon the
speakers and gave one the impression that ’05 goes into the world
with good square ideas of what it will encounter and with a
manly determination to follow high ideals. The History and the
Class Roll were excellent in that they presented clearly and con­
cisely the most impressive events of the class’s life and the most
prominent characteristics of its members. The program was as
follows:

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Class Song............ ...Cfrace Hixson.
Sung by Class.
Music— Selected.............Orchestra.
Orchestra.
Motto: In his temporibus magn'a
President’s Address
futura conserimus.
Joseph M. Uhler.
Oration—The Genius of Western Class Flower: Single poppy.
Class Colors : Red and White. :
Civilization
Alfred I. Underwood. Class Yell :
Boom-a-raka, rip-a-raka,
H istory.........................Ethel Myers.
Boom-a-raka, ror,& ;
Music—Overture, Frolic of Cupids
Sumus hujus Normalis cor ;
Gfrenewald.
Buzz-a-cro, buzz-a-cree,
Orchestra.
Buzz-a-bee-a-hive,
Mantle Oration.........Geo. C. Lyter.
Shippensburg Normal 190S.
Class Roll
Ladies...................................... EthelEdwards.
Gentlemen..............Ira W . Shuck.

Music— Overture, Eelicia

Qrenewald.

Class Song.
You may talk about the classes,
Of the years that have gone by,
And of the undergraduates
Who watch us with a sigh,
A sigh, who watch us with a
sigh.
’Tis a noble class of students,
Who wear the red and blue,
But all must bow to naughty-five,
The class most staunch and true,
But all must bow to naughty-five,
The class most staunch and true.

But pleasant school days now are
o’er,
And the tasks are past and gone,
And our hearts are all with sadness
filled,
That our parting time has come,
Has come, that our parting time
has come.
Steadfast bonds of friendship bind
us
That ne’er shall severed be,
A ll these moments spent together,
Shall abide in memory,
A ll these moments spent together,
Shall abide in memory.

And our hearts shall fondly treas­
ure,
A ll the days that we have spent,
In these dear old halls of learning,
A s from them we now are sent,
Are sent, as from them we now
are sent.
And when life’s young glories,
Are faded—none knows how,
W e’ll tell the same old stories,
And sing as we sing now,
W e’ll tell the same old stories,
And sing as we sing now.

Class iReunions.
Owing to the small representation of the class of ’03, the
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afternoon was turned over to the class of ’95. This class certain­
ly deserves credit for its success in bringing back fifty-nine of its
original ninety-three members.
The general tone of the pro­
gram was that hearty air of general satisfaction that is always, to
be found in well-rounded, successful lives, and the appearance of
the class of ’95 is an excellent recommendation for the value of a
normal school training. The program was Rendered as follows :
Music...........................
President’s Address,
Piano Solo.......... .......
Recitation..................
Vocal Solo..................
Address........................

..............Orchestra
..... W . N. Decker
Mary Kerr Hays
.........Ella L. Tait
.......Mr. Albrig-ht
.........T . E. Miller
Music............................................................................................................Orchestra
Vocal Solo.............................................................. Elizabeth M. Shellenberger
Music......................................................,................... ............................... Orchestra
Class History,
Prof A. A . McCrone

alumni Business /iDeetinfj.
A t the Alumni meeting held this afternoon considerable
routine business was transacted, part of which was to vote in as
honorary members of the Alumni the principal and members of
the faculty not graduates of the school.
The classes of ’74 and ’75, presented to the school a very
fine portrait of Prof. Geo. P. Beard, its first principal.
By the class of ’02 there was presented the following very
fine pictures, “ The F o ru m ,” “ Coliseum, ” N Stratford on
A v o n ,” “ The Gleaners,” and a frieze of 1‘ The Prophets. &
A ll these were accepted by Dr. Eckels in behalf of the school.
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President— Chas. Albright, ’95.
Vice President— Owen Underwood, ’01.
Secretary— Ida B. Quigley, ’77.
Treasurer— Dr. J. F. Barton, ’74.
Executive Committee— H. M. Roth, ’89, W . M. Rife, ’91.
The Obituary Committee reported the following :
Whereas, God in His perfect wisdom has seen fit to remove
by death from the ranks of the Alumni of the C. V . S. N . S. the
following valued and respected members :^-J. D. Kell, ’99, Grace
Smith (Mitchell), ’97, W C. Hughes, ’94, Rachel Humbert, ’92,
S. C. Harris, ’83, S. B. Shearer, ’74, Mary Wenger (Piper), ’95,
Nora Baker, ’95.

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That in the death of these members the Alumni

Association has sustained a great loss and the school has been de­
prived of faithful friends and supporters.
Resolved, That we deeply regret the loss of these honored
members of the Alumni.
Resolved, That the heartfelt sympathy of the Association be
extended to their relatives and friends.
Resolved, That these resolutions be recorded upon the min­
utes of the Association and published in the July number of the
Normal School Herald and that copies of the Herald be sent to
the bereaved families.
G e o r g e H . ECKELS,
F lo E. W a l t e r s , .
I d a B. Q u i g l e y ,
Committee.

ÆDeetinô of Class of 1885.
Through the efforts of Jas. G. Glessner, a meeting of the
class of ’85 was held in the music room at 4 p. m. Mr. Glessner
is a loyal alumnus of whom his alma mater is proud. H e is a
prominent lawyer in York, and at present District Attorney.
Following are the minutes of the meeting:
In the absence of the President of the class, James G. Gless­
ner, Esq., of York, Penna., was elected President, and Mrs. Sue
Walker Kniley, of Eykens, Penna,, was chosen Secretary, and
Mrs. Carrie Dubbs Cobaugh, of Philadelphia, Penna., was chosen
Recording Secretary, and Mrs, Josie Bowen Glessner as Treasurer.
Pursuant to the call of the President each of the members
present read or gave an account of his life to the present time.
It was unanimously agreed that a reunion of the class be held
in 1910.

Adjourned.

Cfoe Blumni TReunion.
Seldom has a more enjoyable or more varied program been
rendered on the evening of Alumni Day than that which was
listened to this year. Tw o addresses were made by members of
the class of ’75, and it was with a peculiar and especial interest
that the alumni of later years heard from these graduates of thirty
years ago, attestations of the same loyalty, expressions of the
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Valley State Normal School. The remaining numbers of the
program were contributed by younger alumni and there was not
a part but was well taken.
The program follows:
Overture— Encouragement, Boetteger.
................... ....... ........ Orchestra.
President’s Address.....................................................I. W . Huntzberger, ’ 95.
Piano Solo.....................................................................Ethel K. Middlecoff, ’03.
Address........................................................................ Dr. Theo. Peterson, ’75.
Music—Southern Dream W altz......................................................... Orchestra.
Reading........................................... .................. ................. A . Viola Moyer, ’02.
Voc;il Solo....................................................................... Velva Pearl Gettel, ’01.
Recitation.................................................................................. M. Elsie Leas, ’01.
Address..... ..................... ...................................... ................D. Melvin Long, ’75
Recitation....................................................................Prof. A . A . McCrone, ’95.
Music—Battle Hymn of the Republic.............................................Orchestra.

TKRe&nes&as.
With the softest of blue June skies smiling lovingly upon
them, with the carols of birds wafted upon gentle zephyrs through,
the open windows, with parents, friends and class-mates beaming
looks of pride and pleasure, with every form of external environ­
ment most favorable, and with gladness, pride and hope holding
sway in their hearts, the members of the class of 1905 , were this
day graduated from the Cumberland Valley State Normal School.
Long before the hour appointed for Commencement exer­
cises, the spacious chapel was filled to its utmost capacity.
Every train added its quota, and by carriage and afoot came
visitors to share in the pleasures of the day.
A little before ten o ’clock the class, preceded by the Faculty,
entered the chapel and took seats in tiers upon the platform. In
accordance with a custom growing yearly more popular in edu­
cational institutions, caps and gowns were worn. The effect was
pleasing and aroused favorable comment. After a classical se­
lection by the orchestra and a very appropriate prayer by Rev.
I. A . MacDonnald, Mr. Garry C. Meyers stepped forward and in
a masterful manner delivered his oration, “ Patriotism.”,*: Mr.
Meyers, during his stay at Normal, has shown himself a model
student, at all times doing his whole duty, taking high rank and
honors in class, and exerting a Christian influence over all with
whom he has come in contact. His high worth and merit have
already been recognized by his election to a very responsible
position for next year.

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The speaker’s thought showed careful study, his argument
was sane and logical throughout, and his manner easy, yet forcible
and convincing. “ Patriotism” starts with the child’s love for
home— a blind devotion widens out and embraces school, district,
state, nation, and above all, the flag. This quality-is an import­
ant factor in character, and no one can be said to be truly and
harmoniously developed who does not possess it. It is mani­
fested not only in personal loyalty, but in altruistic form by
infusing the same spirit into others, especially immigrants to our
shores. Patriotism must not be narrow, but must be broad and
comprehensive. It is needless to say Mr. Meyers’ effort called
forth heartiest applause.
After a most excellent rendition of “ The Daffodils” by a
ladies’ chorus, Miss Em ily E. McKeever recited “ Duchess M ay.”
Miss McKeever, during her stay at Normal, has been one of its
most popular young ladies, being prominent in musical and
social circles and taking high rank in class. In “ Duchess M ay”
she surprised and delighted her many friends with her well
modulated tones, her perfect inflections, her charming simplicity
of manner and forgetfulness of self. We venture to say that this
beautiful though pathetic story of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s
has never been better told.
Miss McKeever was followed by Miss Jean Pearson in an
essay, “ T o the Level of the H ills.” In graduating Miss Pearson
from the Normal, the school sustains a real loss. During her
three years here she has manifested such high ideals of duty, has
devoted herself so unselfishly to the personal interests of other
students and to the general good of the school, has so pleasingly
combined natural dignity and simplicity of manner, as to make
her an inspiration to all with whom she has come in contact.
In her essay to-day Miss Pearson was at her best and “ T o
the Level of the H ills” was a fitting culmination to the unusually
high grade of literary work she has done while in the school.
The audience was charmed with the choice English, the genuine
literary merit and the delightful manner in which the essay was
read. In accordance with the request of several who heard it,
we gladly take space to print it in full.
After a selection of popular airs by the orchestra, Dr. Eckels
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Dean of Ursinus College, who delivered the commencement ad­
dress. I f Prof. Omwake is proud of his alma mater, as he stated
in his introduction, his alma mater is more than proud of him.
He paid a high compliment to the school as shown by its material
prosperity and by the work of its graduates. His appeal for “ A
More liberal Education” was handled in a most masterful,
forcible and strikingly simple manner, and carrried conviction to
the hearts of his hearers.
There are two points of view, the
national as shown in patriotism, and the individual as manifested
in personal interest. In the old countries great attention is paid
to court education for those of royal blood, but in this country
every man is a king, every woman is a queen, every child a prince
or princess, and as such is worthy of the best education it is
possible to obtain. Th e present complex environment in which
we live and the greater demands made upon the present genera­
tion call for a higher degree of preparation than in former years.
That this demand is recognized, and is being met is evidenced by
the fact that our higher institutions of learning are full, and each
year sees more young men and women knocking at the doors for
admission. Contrary to the views which formerly obtained, it is
now conceded that higher education is necessary to success not
only in the professions, so called, but in every important branch
of human industry, for every year more and more college men are
entering industrial and commercial lines.
Another orchestral selection and Dr. Eckels, in the name of
the Commonwealth, conferred diplomas upon the 77 members of
this year's class and 19 second diplomas upon those who have
taught two years since graduation.
After the rendition of Pinsute’s “ Spring Song” by a well
trained mixed chorus, the benediction was ^pronounced by Rev.
J. O. Reagle and the 32d Commencement of the Cumberland
Valley State Normal School had passed into history.
Taken
altogether it was the most successful Commencement ever held
and marks the close of a most prosperous and successful year.
Th e class of 1905 is aS follows:
H
Florence M. Beard
Ethel V. Edwards
Emily E- McKeever
Ethel Myers

onor

E is t .

Hazel C. Pearson
Jean E. Pearson
Bessie M. Reese
Elda G. Stambaugh

Bloyd C. Clemens
Garry C. Myers
Ira W . Shuck
George C. Eyter

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S e n io r s .
Florence Arter
Florence Beard
Pearl Bitting
Margaretta Bittinger
Ruth Blessley
Katie Coover
Einnie Cover
Mary Dinsmore
Eena Dunlap
Ethel Edwards
Grace Eshenower
Helen Eyster
Nellie Foreman
Carrie Gillan
Alma Gingrich
Joice Gochnauer
Carrie Gochnauer

Kathryn Goshorn
Helen Gray
Iva Grim
Emma Haar
Flora Harbold
Elizabeth Heyler
Grace Hixson
Florence Hocker
Edith Jackson
Stella Jobe
Clara Johnson
Martha Jones
Grace EeFevre
Fannie EeFevre
Mary McCullough
Eeila McCullough

Emily McKeever
Ethel Myers
Araminta Oberholtzer
Jean Pearson
Hazel Pearson
Elizabeth Phillips |
Blanche Plasterer
Bessie Reese
Harriet Rhoades
Nell Robb
Bertha Spoug
Elda Stambaugh
Mary Strickhouser
Ella Stuart
Eva Weir
Nancy Wise

Wm . Bailey
Chas. Barner
Edwin Bender
E- E. Bitner
E. S. Bortner
E. C. Clemens
E. C. Cochlin
Samuel Coover
Rush Egolf
James B. Eldon

T . C. Griffith
Donald Henry
Ralph Koons
George Eine
W . M. Eogue
G. C. Eyter
J. H. McLaughlin
W . D. Morton
Floyd Mowrey

Garry Myers
I. E. Sheaffer
I. W . Shuck
P. A . Swartz
S. B. Thomas
J. M„ Uhler
A . I. Underwood
W . S. Watson
G. H. Whetstone

HCleEmesbav Evening. Hlumni Sociable.
One of the most delightful features of the week from a spec­
tacular point of view presented itself upon the campus Wednes­
day evening when, as on the evening before, the orchestra gave
an open air recital. Th e picture presented was a pretty one, em­
bracing the buildings in the background and the campus with
its historic trees, fountain, flowers and shrubbery and all en­
livened by beautiful strains of music.
The scene constantly
shifted as students and visitors moved back and forth, some light
and gay, others keenly aware of the fact that for them campus
hours were forever over. And then to the chapel, to the sociable,
where Normal had gathered her beauty and her chivalry, where
bright the lights shone o ’er fair women and brave men, and
many hearts beat happily.
And now it is all over. The Herald extends congratulations
to the class of ’05 and wishes each one of them God speed on his
journey through life.

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‘"So tbe % c v c l of tbe mills ”
C om m encem ent E ssay — J e a n E . P e a r so n .
Man and Nature are inevitably correlated. Whether he re­
gard her in her relation to industry, whether from the view point
of the scientist, or whether with the poet’s eyes he sees only her
beauty; she is essentially a part of his life. But while he has ad­
mirably utilized her in the economy of the universe, his dimsighted vision fails to read her real message.
It is to be con­
sidered that God had a deeper purpose in his divine plan of cre­
ation. For that indefinable something which man feels but is
powerless to express, as he gazes upon the wondrous beauty of
Nature, is harmony with the instincts of his own being.
For
God created both man and nature on the same plan— their growth
to be upward, toward the light. Lowell aptly calls it “ the natur­
al way of living. ”
Throughout all Nature in her multifold
forms, the voice of her Creator speaks.
She is His open page
written full of His messages to man.
But the great majority of mankind are morally incapable 'of
discerning this loftier appeal in Nature.
Here and there some
one, divinely inspired, has interpreted these speechless messages
and has given them adequate expression.
Whittier was a great Nature poet. H e studied her, he ap­
preciated her, he loved her. In the unsolved mystery of the hills
he read the secret of grand and noble living.
With a heart
teeming with love for humanity, he put this beautiful sentiment
into poetical form, and called it “ Am ong the Hills. ’ ’ It is a
strong plea for higher planes of living to match the grandeur of
Nature. For he saw that without human characters that were as
good as Nature herself, the beauty of the landscape would be
mere mockery. The poem voices
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The burden of a prophecy
Finding it’ s late fulfillment in a change,
Slow as the oak’s growth, lifting manhood up
Through broader culture, finer manners, love
And reverence, to the level of the hills. ”

In the words of the poem, ‘ ‘man should match his mountain. ’ ’
Hills are erect; man is fallen, but born with instincts pointing
him upward. He must surmount his hill. The hill typifies diffi­
culty to be overcome.
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Mountains served as an impassable barrier to the great West, till
man’s energy invented the railroad, tunnelled the mountain and
opened the way for the spread of civilization.
History records
other instances where mountains have influenced the develop­
ment of a country, either as barriers of as ladders to achievement.
The ambitious man never won fame till he conquered his hill.
His hill made him think.
It brought, out the best that was in
him. The Pilgrim who took his immortal journey through life,
had first to conquer his H ill of Difficulty, and then enjoyed rest
and peace on the summit of the Delectable Mountains. The
world’s greatest achievements have been won for it by brave men,
who, undaunted by the discouragements and dangers of the up­
ward struggle, heard the voice of their Excelsior calling them
still higher, urging them on to glory and renown. As the hill is
a prominent feature of the landscape, so the hills of history are
the great epochs and significant events and the hills of literature
the great epic poems and literary masterpieces.
There is something indescribably uplifting in the majesty of
the mountains.
Poets have associated them with the idea of
moral power. The Psalmist sang “ I will lift up mine eyes to the
hills from whence cometh my help, ” and Dowell says “ W ith our
faint hearts the mountain strives. ’3 So man rises to the heights
of life, not only by overcoming the difficulties along the way, but
by means of the uplifting influence of his ideals themselves.
There is no life without its hill.
The highest development
which any nature is capable of attaining, means a long and
weary struggle upward. Some natures can climb but a mound
.— to some God has given to scale the mountains. Diving on the
hilltops means more than consummate excellence in the develop­
ment of one or several sides of a man’s nature. H e may bring his
bodily powers to perfection and still be living in the valleys; he
may succeed in developing himself to the highest degree of intel­
lectual proficiency, and be but little farther up the h ill; he may
attain commendable moral superiority over his fellow men, and
though he have the summit well in view, still be groping in vain
for the top. H e has risen to the level of the hill of his ideal
when his outlook on life is as broad as the view of the valleys
and plains which stretches before his gaze, as he stands on the
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and harmonious development of every side of his nature. H e
must have learned how to “ live completely. ”
But the mountain climber does not reach the top easily.
He
pays nis price. The way may be long and rough and weary, and
sometimes even the attractions of the prospective view, seems
scarcely worth the toil of dragging the weary footsteps upward.
No one reaches the height of his ambition without paying dear­
ly for it. It is a life principle. The poet says “ Earth gets her
price for what earth gives us. ” Success in anything always im­
plies its proportionate amount of self-denial, and patient unceas­
ing toil.
Struggle and despair have their place in every life,
but they are the stages through which it rises to a calm and sure
poise.
It is easy to lose sight of the top.
The mountain climber
must ever keep the summit well in view or he will soon lose himself
among the tangles of the forest path.
Step by step one widens
his horizon, although it is only at intervals that he is able to note
his progress upward. The saddest thing that can come to any
life is the losing of a high ideal. It means infinitely more than
any material loss. It means that he has forfeited the mountain
view for the valley life.
But for all the toil and sacrifice involved, the struggle is
worth while. H e who is content to spend all his life in the val­
leys, unwilling to undergo the strenuous effort of the mountain
climb, knows not what he misses of the grandeur and sublimity
of the higher view. The climb upward is often a long anguish,
but the dust and weariness are forgotten when the eye rests on the
vast outlook. The advantages of such a view of life are incalcul­
able. It means true happiness, for no one can be truly happy who
is not conscious of doing his best; it means the proper adjustment
of one’s attitude toward his fellow men ; it means the putting of
himself in the right relation to God. They only have entered in­
to real communion with Nature, who have learned to thus separ­
ate her from all her miracles of power and beauty and use her in
the development of their beings.
Goethe has said and most beautifully, “ On every hill there
lies repose,” and one of our most gifted American writers re­
sponds— “ The repose which lies on the heights of life, is born of
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stacles, over all barriers, and takes in at a glance the mighty
scope of human activity, and the unbroken sky which overhangs
it continually, like a visible affinity.
On such heights it is the
blessed reward of a few select souls to live, but the paths thither
are open to every traveler. ’ ’

jfacults Botes.
Dr. Eckels addressed the graduating class of the Newville
H igh School, May n th .
Dr. and Mrs. Eckels will attend the
Silver annivesary of Dr. N . C. Shseffer’s wedding at Mt. Gretna
Inn, July 9, and later the State Teacher’s Association at Reading.
Owing to the inability of Dr. Eckels to fill the appointment,
Dr. Barton addressed the graduating class of the Waynesboro
H igh School May 9th, taking as his subject “ Some Elements of
Success.” Dr. Barton left Shippensburg on June 30 for a short
visit to his brothers and sisters in Minneapolis, from which place
he will go to North Yakima, Wash.,, to spend some weeks with
his aged mother.
Prof. Hughes and wife will spend several weeks with their
daughter, Mrs. Josephine Hughes, atMannington, W . V a., going
by way of Bedford and renewing old acquaintances.

,

Dr. Eldon will spend a few weeks at his beautiful home and
farm on the outskirts of Shippensburg, where he will engage for
awhile in agricultural pursuits and pleasures as of old.
After
that he anticipates a visit to New York city to visit friends and
rub up against metropolitan life.
Prof. Rife and wife will spend most of the summer rusticat­
ing near Harrisburg.
Prof. Heiges, wife and son will make Newport their head­
quarters for the summer. Prof. HeigeS will spend some weeks
in the 7th district in the interest of the C. V . S. N . S.
Profs. Reisner and Wolfe will spend the summer at their
homes, the former at McConnellsburg, the latter at Abbottstown,
near Gettysburg.
Profs. Gordiner and Clever will attend the summer term of
the University of Pennsylvania, their major studies being ball
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and History. I f they survive this strenuous life, Prof. Clever
will return to Shippensburg, while Prof. Gordiner will spend a
few weeks with his mother in Troy, Pa.
Miss Davie was compelled to leave Normal the week before
Commencement to be present at the opening of the summer
school of the University of Michigan. W hile there she will take
work in language and pedagogy.
Miss Crewe will spend the summer at her home at Sparrow’s
Point, a suburb of Baltimore.
Miss Cook will spend part of the summer at her new home
in Carlisle and contemplates a month at Atlantic City.
Miss Baldwin will attend the summer school of Yale Uni­
versity and take up work bearing on physical culture.
Death laid his hand upon the homes of two members of the
Faculty during the spring term. Miss Huber being called home
by the death of her father, May 4th, and Miss Brenner by a sim­
ilar bereavement May 26th.
Miss W ylie, accompanied by her father, will take a trip
through the New England states, yisiting points of interest on
the Hudson, Lake George, and Boston, and returning by boat
via Baltimore.
Miss Raymond left for her home in Brooklyn, June 30, where
she will spend most of the summer. She anticipates a trip to the
Catskills.

Judge— “ What did the prisoner do to you ? ”
Witness-— “ H e hit me wid a pavin’ block, Yer ’Onner, as I
was walkin’ on the track.”
Judge— “ W hat excuse did he g iv e ? ”
Witness— “ Said he was testin’ the block signals and was
givin ’ me the danger sign.” — Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.

H e-fjf'They say a man has seven agesiraa
She— “ Women are more stable.
They (have one âge and
stickto it.fS Z W m V Free Press.

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Gupiö’s Column.
T aylor .— W i s e .

A t Norwood,

Pa., June 17,

Paul Martin Taylor to Miss Harriet A . Wise, ’95.

1905, Mr.

Mr. and Mrs.

Taylor will reside at 303 Mohawk A ve., Norwood,'Pa.

M il l e r — S a n d e r s .

A t Hagerstown, Md., by Rev. J. S.

Simon, Mr. Lester Miller to Miss Bertha Sanders, ’04.

D o rsey — S h r y o c e .

A t Philadelphia, Thursday, June 1,

by Rev. Stephen W . Dana, Mr. Clarence Dorsey to Miss Jane N.
Shryock, ’97.

C ook — F o r s t e r .

A t Baltimore, Md., June 6, Mr. Elmer

J. Cook, ’87, to Miss Edith Elizabeth Forster.

D ilm o r e — G r ie ST.

A t W ellsville, June 8, by Rev. John

Mann, Mr. W. J. C. Dilmore to Miss Blanche Griest, ’00.

Mr.

and Mrs. Dilmore will reside at Rutledge, Pa.

M c C oy — K y l e .

A t Falling Spring Presbyterian Church,

Chambersburg, June 22, by Rev. Ray H . Carter, Mr. Harry Earl
M cCoy to Miss Florence Kyle, ’99.

They will reside at Me-

chanicsburg, Pa.

C o ver — W a l k e r .

On Thursday, June 29, in Shippens-

burg, Pa., by Rev. I. A . McDannell, Mr. G. W . Cover, of H ighspire, to Miss Carrie Walker, ’87. Mr. and Mrs. Cover will re­
side at Highspire, Pa., where Mr. Cover is in business.

K n u pp — N ic k l ES.

A t Shippensburg, June 22, by Rev. G.

C. Henry, Mr. J. Arthur Knupp, ’00, to Miss Nora K . Nickles,
io 2 .

They will reside at Penbrook, Pa.

C rumm — S t o n e r .

A t Bainbridge, Pa., June 7, Mr. H . H .

Crum m ,'’98, to Miss Elizabeth Stoner.

Mr. and Mrs. Crumm

will reside at Jamaica, N . Y ., at 8 Hilldale A ve.

Born.
T o Prof, and Mrs. J. S. Heiges, April 20th, a son. H is
English is of the purest and he manifests a constant thirst for
knowledge.
T o Prof, and Mrs. Chas. Barton, McConnellsburg, Feb. 18th,
a son.

Like his father, he will no doubt cut his eye teeth at an

early age.

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flDo&el School.
W e are glad to report that the work of the Model School during the past year has been of a very high grade.
The work of
Miss Davie, Principal, and Miss Crewe, Assistant, has been
marked by conscientiousness, thoroughness and sound pedagogic
methods. A s training teachers they are painstaking and up-todate, and have demanded of the seniors the best possible work.
Professional training for teachers is coming to be more and
more recognized as the only sane form of preparation for the
school-room, and to furnish such training is primarily the
function of the Normal School.
Tuesday afternoon, May 29th, the following program was
very well given by the members of the m odel:
Song.........................................................
The Opening' Address................
Joie Allen.
John Reese, Sharpe Craig, Evers
Miller.
Kate Shelly..............Eugene J. Hall
Song..............................The Fountain
Sadie Burns.
Piano Solo..............................................
Advanced Pupils.
Anna Weigle.
A Legend of Bregenz
Adelaide A. Proctor The Owl Critic.......James T . Fields
Mary Earley.
Donald Conner.
A Jolly Good Song.............................. Naughty Zell ................................
Helen Straub.
Ruth Clippinger
A Wise Fairy.................. Alice Cary Song....................................... Oleander
John Reese, Leroy Shoap, Carlton
Lena Suders.
Stutenroth, Paul Smith, Earl
S o n g ..........................................Tip-toe
Primary Children.
Stutenroth, Walter Hosfeld.
The Quarrel in the Oven.............. .
Warren’s Address.,.John Pierpont
Ear] Stutenroth.
Susie Hosfeld.
Song.............. If I Were A Sunbeam Lincoln’ s Gettysburg Speech.HfflS
George Hosfeld.
School.
My Shadow...Robert L. Stevenson Swing Song..........................................
Julia Hollar, Ray Hollar.
Wilbur Horton.
May-Pole March..................................

Tuesday afternoon, June 30, Model School Commencement
was held in the chapel. The exercises, as shown below, were of
a most interesting character, and the careful preparation and
training by the model school teachers bore fruit in the very cred­
itable manner in which each one acquitted himself.

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The following is the program :
A Song' of W elcom e............. Veazie Piano Solo—-Valse Caprice
R. A . Newland
Advanced Pupils.
Helen Stough
The Builders
Henry W . Longfellow Flash.............................W ill Carleton
Frank Hubley.
Mary Earley.
Vocal DuetH-Swing Song.B^^^^M
Piano Solo-7-La Chasse Au Lion
Julia Hollar, Ray Hollar.
C. Koeling
Incident of the French Camp
Anna Weigle
Robert Browning
Sheridan’s Ride...Thomas B. Read
Merrill Straub.
John Reese.
Song—A Life on the Ocean Wave Fair Women and Brave Men..........
Julia Hollar.
H. Russell
Presentation of Diplomas................
Advanced Pupils.
Dr. G. M. D. Eckels.
The Singing Lesson..Jean Ingelow
Song—Somewhere...... F. Campana
Emily Stutenroth
Advanced Pupils.
An Ideal Scottish Home....... .........;..
Ray Hollar.

OLibrars iRotes.
These are the days of libraries. In home, community and
school they multiply. Carlyle says “ The true university' is a
collection of books selected with care and daily consulted.”
N ext to an intelligent selection of books, comes a judicious
and habitual use of them. Hence the modern idea is growing
that a good library needs an intelligent librarian to classify, cata­
logue and superintend the using of its contents, so that it may
yield most promptly and abundantly its treasures, and thus save
much valuable time to those seeking its aid. A teacher does
quite as much for her pupils, by directing the how and the where
of available knowledge as in class drill and instruction. And
here is the great efficiency of a modern working library:— a li­
brarian who at all times is able to make its shelves yield their
treasures promptly and satisfactorily to the untutored. A n in­
telligent and enthusiastic class, supplemented by an ever ready
library, under a well-directed management, is the potential lever­
age of the modern scope of scholastic training. In this way the
learner is most successfully made self-dependent and vigorous in
educational processes.
Nearly two hundred volumes have been added to the Normal

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library this year, consisting in part of bound magazines, reference
books, books on art, fictions, etc., but the work is still in its in­
fant stage. A library is ever expanding as well as concentrating
its resources, while its adaptability and management must needs
grow with it. The better its wants and availability are studied,
the more far-reaching its character and possibilities. The high­
est success of a school library depends quite as much upon the
growth of the librarian as does any other professional field. A s
in all other professional life, there must be a head that will keep
up with, or ahead of its requirements.
But, fearing that this paper grows too long, we bring it to a
close, hoping that at least some suggestions are thrown out as to
the great need, in every school, of a good library under competent
management.
I d a B. Q u ig l e y ,
Librarian.

IRormal.
While the meetings of Normal Literary Society were necessar­
ily much interrupted during the spring term owing to various
Friday evening exercises, we are able to report progress and con­
tinued interest. The year just closed ha3 been a most pleasant
and successful one, and great credit is due to those who have
continued faithful. and helped in every way ^possible whenever
called upon. W e shall miss the members of the class of 1905,
especially along musical lines, but hope their places will be
taken by those who follow them. We have no doubt that much
latent talent will be brought to the surface during the coming
year, and are confident that Normal’s high standard will be main­
tained and that its sphere of usefulness will be widened.
A t the last meeting a large number of names were proposed
for membership and favorably acted upon, and of these new
members we shall expect much.
The greatest interest of
the term naturally centered in the anniversary program, given
April 28th.
The committee on decorations did most creditable work and
the stage presented a very attractive appearance. Space will not
permit comment upon each number; suffice it to say that each
one acquitted himself well and added glory to the laurels of Nor­
mal.

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The following is the program:
Music.............. ..................... Orchestra
President’s Address
Mr. Phineas Morris.
Piano Solo
Valse — Impromptu
Raff................................. Lulu LongOration— A Determinant of Greek
History..............J. Frank Daniels.
Vocal Solo—-The Swallows..Cowen
Emma Haar.
Essay— In Dreamland
Elda Stambaugh.
Music............................ ........Orchestra

Reading— “ Harry of England,”
Lena M. Dunlap.
Vocal Solo-The Wandering Knight
Molloy.-.JohnRummel Hamilton.
Oration—A Typical American,
L- S. Bortner.
Piano Duo—Symphonie (G Minor)
Mozart..... ....Marjorie Boher,
Lillian Bashore.
Reading—The Going of the White
Swan..................Ethel Myers.
Music— The Red Scarf ,.......Veazie
Glee Club.
M usic................. ........... ....Orchestra.
H

onorary

M em ber.

jG>

Mistress— “ Do you like children ? ”
Applicant for Nurse— “ Do yez ixpect to git a Roosevelt fer
four dollars a week ? ’ ’— Harper's Bazar.

lPbilo.
The work of the Philo Literary Society has shown muchprogress during the successive meetings of the past term.
A l­
though the seniors had little opportunity for attending regularly,
nevertheless the members of the lower classes did creditably and
are deserving of commendation, especially in debating, in which
phase of work Philo still maintains a high position.
The most interesting feature of the term that may be re­
corded upon another page of old Philo’s history was the Reunion.
It was then that the members of the society displayed their ora­
torical, ¿elocutionary and musical ability.
The decorations in
chapel were highly pleasing and each number was well rendered.
The program is given below.
A t the last meeting a fairly good number of new members were
received into the society, to whom, in addition to the old mem­
bers, the departing ones of the class of ’05 can satisfactorily en­
trust all the duties connected with the various offices. May the
year to follow be as successful and even more so than the one
just past, and that it may become such let each and every mem­
ber continue to bear before him the motto “ Excelsior.”

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Programme.

.....
M arch ..................................Orchestra Oration— “ Patrick Henry
Music....... .....................
Orchestra
Mr. James B. Eldon.
President’ s Address........................... Violin Solo—Se Air Varie
Mr. John C. Wagner.
Daucla Op. 89
Miss Zora Gettel.
Vocal Solo—A Song of Dreams
H. Gray Recitation—Tobes Monument......
Miss Helen Gray.
Miss Leila McCulloch.
Recitation—Laddie. ..jiNeele Davis Piano Solo— Second Valse, Op. 56
Miss Ruth Blessley.
Godard
Music.........................
...Orchestra Der Scharpentanz-Chaminade
Miss Kathryn Goshorn.
Music.............. .....................Orchestra

E l iz a b e t h B. P h il l ip s .

W e clip the following from the Carlisle Herald :
“ The Lafayette College fifth annual oratorical contest for the
Benj. F. Barge Gold Medal was held on Tuesday evening, the
30th of May, at Easton, Pa.
The medal is valued at one hundred dollars and was awarded
to Mr. G. Herman Fickes, of Mt. Rock, Pa., who is a member o f
the graduating class of Lafayette.
Mr. Fickes is a son of Mrs.
Mary C. and the late Wm. E . Fickes.
H e has been elected to deliver the Class Day oration at com­
mencement on June 20th.
Is a student for the Presbyterian
Ministry and expects to enter Princeton Seminary next F a ll.”
Mr. Fickes is a graduate of the Normal, class of ’98, and the
Herald extends hearty congratulations.
Mr. M. T. Lightner, whose picture appears in this number of
the Herald, was graduated from the Normal in 1877. After teach­
ing a few years he went west to Roscoe, S. D., where he has been
living ever since. Mr. Lightner has been very successful both in
business and along educational lines.
A t the last election held
in the State of South Dakota, Mr. Lightner was elected State
Senator, which position he filled very acceptably.
During his
term in the Senate he introduced the following bills : A n act to
establish and maintain Farmers’ Institutes in the State of South
Dakota. Another bill defining the duties of school district offi­
cers in relation to the planting, cultivating and protection of trees
and shrubs upon school house grounds, also another bill to mod-

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ify and regulate the game of football in South Dakota.
The
Herald extends congratulations to Senator Lightner on his suc­
cessful life and is glad to see his face in this number.

W e shall

always be glad to hear from him and of him.

j?. / id. c. a .
One of the most pleasant, attractive and beneficial features
of the C. V . S. N . S. is the Y oan g Men’s Christian Association.
This has been an important factor in moulding the character of
many of the young men and in strengthening the Christian life of
others.
The work during the past year was a success and the in­
fluence exerted by the Association will be felt in the- communi­
ties in which the young men will reside and pursue their life
work.
T h e members of the new Cabinet have taken their respective
offices and are going into the work with a zeal which promises
well for next year.
The Association is sending two men, Messrs. Kimmel and
Seville, to the student conference held at Northfield, Mass. This
is a very pleasant and profitable trip, as no one can attend the
Conference without being made a better man and being brought
into closer relationship with the Master.
On May 19th Miss Bertha B. Herring, of Harrisburg, gave a
recital in chapel under the auspices of the Association, the pur­
pose being to raise funds to send delegates to the Conference.
Miss Herring’s work is of the highest grade and pleased all who
heard her.
W . D on M o r to n .

A Scotch laboring man who had married a rich widow e x ­
ceptional for her plainness was accosted by his employer. “ Well,
Thomas, ’ ’ he said, “ I hear you are married. What sort of a wife
have you g o t? ”
“ Weel, sir, ” was the response, “ she’s the Lord’s handiwork,
but I canna say she’s His masterpiece.” — Harper's Weekly.

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% T O . W ith the coming of the new students in the spring this A s ­
sociation almost doubled its membership.
This increase meant
added strength and we look forward with bright hopes to the
future of the Association.
Partly by the hearty co-operative of the new members and
partly by the plan of systematic giving adopted by the old mem­
bers during the Fall term the Association was enabled to carry
out the cherished hope of sending more than one delegate to the
Students’ Summer Conference held at Silver Bay, on Lake
George.
Miss Emma Sloan, President, and Miss Abigail
Taughenbaugh, Vice President, were sent to this Conference for
the reason that they are closely associated with the work and
therefore need as much inspiration as they can possibly receive
from men and women from all parts of the world whose one pur­
pose in life is to hasten the coming of Christ’s Kingdom upon
earth.
Members of the Cabinet :
President— Emma Sloan.
Vice President— Abigail Taughenbaugh.
Recording Secretary— Blanche Books.
Corresponding Secretary— Bess Irwin.
Treasurer— Katharine Schubauer.

E mma H a a r .
JZ?
H e— “ W ill you marry me? ”
She— “ No, thank you.’ ’
H e— “ I thought perhaps you wouldn’t.
How do you like
that continued story that is running just now through the A t ­
lantic
Unclaimed.

Respectable Deacon— “ I wish that young Canon Mayberry
weren’t .obliged to preach to such a small congregation.”
Frivolous Widow— “ So do I.
Every time he said ‘ Dearly
beloved’ this morning I felt as if I had received a proposal.” —
Smart Set.

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Baseball Scbebule anb Scores
P r o f . W . M. R i f e , Manager.

L e w is S. B o r t n e r , Captain
C. V . S .N .S . Opponents

I.
2.
345-

6.
7-

8.
9-

April 8, Mercersburg Academy 2d . . .
April 15, L ucky Nine, of Carlisle
. .
April 22, Harrisburg H igh School . . .
April 24, Chambersburg Academy . . .
April 29, Dickinson College 2d . . .
.
May 6, Dickinson College 2 d ...............
May
May
May
May

13,
20,
27,
30,

June 3, Shippensburg Vigilants . . . .
June 10, Millersville N o r m a l...............

13-

June 17, Carlisle Athletic Club . . . .

7

8
I

19
6

II

Carlisle Athletic Club . . . .
Mercersburg Academy 2d . . .
H agerstow n...............................
Chambersburg Academy . . .

IO.
il.
12.

.

4

IO
IO

4

4

3

4

5

3

5

I

IO

7

4

5

3

II

6

4

3

70
,88
Total ..............................................
Games won 8 ; games lost 5.
Games won at home 6 ; games lost at home 2.
The second team played three games with the Scotland In ­
dustrial School with the folllowing scores :
Normal 2,6.

1.

April 22

2.
3.

May 20
May 27

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Players

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S. I. S.

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7

2

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5
Games Played

B o r tn e r ................................... 2 b .....................
13
S m ith ....................................o and 3 b ..................................13
O g l e ...................................ss and 1 b ..........................
13
By t e r ...............................•• 3b and r f ..................................11
Cook, J .
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11
Z in n .......................................- I f .......................... ...
11
C r a i g ........................................ p ..........................................10
McLaughlin . ............................ib . . | ............................6
R eisn er...............................3b and c f ......................................6
B e rry .................................... ib and ss ...................................4

Cook, S . ........................-3 b an
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M c N e a l ....................... . . . r f ............... ... .H • • • • 1

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Œalen&ar 1905-1906.
P a l l T e r m , 1905.
Registration Day— Monday, September 4.
Organization of Classes— Tuesday, September 5.
Model School Opensjgl-Wednesday, September 6.
Thanksgiving DayJjlThursday, November 30.
Fall Term Closes— Friday, December 15.
W in t e r T e r m , 1906.
Registration Day— Monday, January 1.
Class Work Begins— Tuesday, January 2.
Model School Opens— Tuesday, January 2.
Washington’s Birthday— Thursday, February 22.
Winter Term Closes— Friday, March 23.
S p r in g T e r m , 1906.
Registration Day-BMonday, April
Class W ork Begins— Tuesday, April 3.
Model School Opens— Tuesday, April 3.
Anniversary Normal Literary Society— Friday, April 27.
Reunion Philo Literary Society— Friday, May 11.
Model School Entertainment— Monday, May 28.
Baccalaureate Sermon— Sunday, June 24.
Musical and Literary Entertainment— Monday, June 25.
Class Day— Tuesday, June 26.
Alumni Meeting— Tuesday, June 26.
Commencement Day— Wednesday, June 27.

Up-to-date Pastor— “ The collection will now be taken, and
those who contribute ten cents or more will receive trading
stamps from the ushers.” — Woman's Home Companion.

T a ragon -B 'T h e Russians have great faith in the bayonet, the
Japs in the sword. Which arm do you prefer ? ”
Miss Impie (absent-minded)— Both ! ” — Woman's Home
Companion.