HEPPNER HERALD. HEPPN'FR ORF.fiOV
PACE TWO
rans
SHOULD
BE
PREPARED
IDE FAIR
By Supt. S. E. Notson.
With the exception of three coun
try schools, the schools of the county
will all be enjoying vacation after this
week. I hope, however, mat the pupils
will not lose siirht of the industrial
contests to be held at the county fair
in September. The premium lists
wil soon be out. If any of the pupils
have not yet decided to enter the con
tests, it is not too late to enter some
of them. Then, it is possible that
some are working on lines not covered
by the ten projects outlined by the
State Superintendent. If so, go ahead.
We expect to give proper recogni
tion to all worthy efforts. The vaca
tion period is a good time for making
preparation. We expect to have an ex
cellent exhibit at the fair, and we want
every pupil in the county to have a
part in it.
The annual meeting will be held on
the 15th inst. I trust that the people
of the several districts will take a
wider interest in the meeting than
they usually do. Owing to the fact
that the library price list has beer
off the press but a few days, the teach
ers in very few of the districts wil;
be able to make the selections of the
books, as has been the custom. Thir
means that the Boards must make
the selection. I suggest that this be
done at the annual meeting. Th(
orders should be returned at once, sc
they can be checked up and sent tc
Salem by July 1. This can not be
done unless the selections are made at
once Do not expect the writer to
maks your selection this year, for he
will not be able to do so, owing to the
fact that the superintendents' con
vention will folow the teachers' ex
animation and will continue up to the
first of July. It will not require
much time for the Board to make the
selections, out it will be almost ar
impossible task for the librarian t
make the selections, and besides you
are likely to get books which you now
have in your library. I would als.
suggest that the rural schools seleci
their teachers at an early da j. li
is poo policy to wait until after bar
vest. I would also suggest that the
matter of having a longer term b
v considered at the meeting in . those
districts having short terms of school.
Every town in the county, except one
now has u nine months' term. Sev
eral of tho country districts have eight
or nine months. If possiblo, every
district should have at least seven
months.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fortner of
Wasco, Mrs. Lucas of Moro and Frank
Fortner of Moro were visitors this
week at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Lucas. The gentlemen pro
ceeded overland on a trip to Prine
ville, the ladies returning homo today
by rail.
D. S. Barlow, of Rhea ('reck, visit
ed Heppner Tuesday.
SENIOR
CLASS
E
BACCALAUREATE
SERMON
(Continued from first page)
For the benefit of those ho were
unable to be present Sunday evening
we publish the senium in full, as follows:
"Make All Th in Kit According To The
Pattern Shewed To Thee."
CLASS OF l'.Ut, HOARD OF EDU
CATION, SUPERINTENDENT
AND FACULTY OF I1EPPNER
SCHOOLS LADIES AND C.EN
TLEMKN: I deem it a distinguished honor to
be called upon to address you at this
time.
My text you will find in tho letter
to the Hebrews, the St h chapter and
a part of the fth verse "Make all
to the
Leaving thine out-grown shell
By life's unresting sea."
And Edward Palmer takes up the
strain, under the title of "Life's Best "
While a single talent buria lies,
There should be no thought of rest,
Nor folded hands nor closed eyes
Until we reach life's very best.
0, believe me, far too many live below
the nlain
Of noble thoueht and high endeavor
And fail the loftiest heights to gain,
Because they struggle not forever.
Men disdain, neglect, ignore Qispair,
Think not on pleasures gone,
Plant thou thy feet as on a stair,
And march right up and on .
Will you pray that I may be able
to contribute in some measure to the
success of the exercises of this Com
mencement of season, and aid in some
degree my Fellow Students each one
in the great work of Character Build
ing? Webster defines character as "the
sum of qualities which distinguish
one person from another." Good
character, therefore, is the sum of
good qualities which distinguish one
person from another. It is the actual
Dossession of Qualities by the person
as distinguished from those which are
said or thought to be possessed. The
former is character; the latter repu
tation. "Character, says one, is
what we really are; reputation is
what others thinks us to be." The
former represents "honest toil" the
latter mav not.
Beloved, as one deeply interested in
character makine. let me admonish
all. "Make all things according to the
pattern shewed to thee." Let us not
foriret that character is something to
be built, constructed, formed, and to
Jo this well constitutes our me s
vvork. and let me remind you and re
assure myself that every successful
achievement in life depends primarily
an two things, 1st a purpose, 2nd
i plan for the execution of that pur
pose. To succeed there must be pur
pose and an executed plan.
Before a painter puts his brush to
the canvas he outlines his ideal pic
ture. Before the poet writes a line
he gives wing to his imagination for
a poetic flight. Before a warrior at
tacks an enemv he forms his line oi
battle, and before the true, high,
ispinng architect begins to build he
will carefully consider plans ano
specification!).
My dear young friends, on the very
threshold of life's activities, have
purpose, have a plan, follow specifi
jations. "Make all things according
to the pattern shewed thee." These
words apply with equal force to char
acter work, whether- found in indivi
dual, institutional, or purely mechani
cal construction. Firstly As touch
ing character building, let me say too
much attention can not be given to
foundation work. Oh! how frail and
Jangerous is that superstructure
whose foundation is faulty! the ex
ceeding folly of the Kich Jool was
that he took not God into account.
Take God into account. But- how?
says one, yea all! How shall we take
God intoP ouiit and give due re
i coKnitionTUst "Have faith in God.'
ind Come unto Him. 3rd Seek
(most earnestly to know and do Hit
will. Let His glory be the objective
point of your purpose and the con
trolling element in your plan; touow
His prescribed, revealed specihca
tions. "He that cometh to God must
believe that He is, and that He is a
rewarder of them that diligently seek
Him." Study God. Think on His
holiness and His power. Pope's words
'Presume not God to scan," is not
good advice and constitutes no part
of Christian theology. The study of
God brings into mind ideas that ex
pand it; and studied as the Supreme
Person the foundation of all love
ind grace. There is a birth-throe in
jvery pulse of thought. A personal
God brought into the mind will suf
fice to clear away from the questions
af creation and Providence the con
tradictions with which our thoughts
invest them. God in the intellect
clarifies the vision of the past, the
present, and the future.
But how shall we introduce God
into our minds so as to personally ef
fect and aid in character construc
tion? Introduce the Lord Jesus
.Christ, by faith, Who is the express
mage of uod s person and the bnght
less of His glory, "No man cometh
unto God, but by Him." All things
re delivered into Jesus Christ the
Son by God the Eternal Father. "No
man knoweth the Son but the Father;
leither knoweth any man the Father
ave the Son and he whomsoever the
Son will reveal him." Hence
words in Holy Writ: "Believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ and thou shall be
Hived." "For with the heart man
Selieveth into righteousness and with
he mouth confession is made unto
uilvation;" and again it is declared,
'Other foundation can no man lay than
. liat is laul, which is Jesus Christ.
gainst this foundation have been
mptied the lightning shafts of mali-
ious criticisms and underneath it
lave rattled the earthquakes of civil
i ml social opposition, and they have
lot been able to mar the beauty or
.veuken the strength. The best possi
ile fitness for service in this world
s submissiveness to God's will, and
I here is no possible preparation for
'ho life to come without it, and in
nclding no more valiant battle can be
ought, nor swteter peace secured.
"Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ,"
ind your life will become more stable
than the seeming everlasting hills.
Put ( hnst in the life and the whole
hope.
Oh! build not on carnal pleasures,
fading fame, transitory wealth, nor :
human morality. These can not stem 1
even the storms of time. Before the :
realities of eternity that must be '
known. They can but go like chaff I
before the winds that blow. j
Secondly, in character building take
heed as to the material made use of.
Make no use of "Hay, wood and stub
ble," truth and only truth must enter
into our structure if it is to be strong,
symmetrical, beautiful.
Jesus Christ our sure foundation
in His intercessory prayer said:
Insure in a Stron
g Old Line
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'Sanctify them through truth; Thy
word is truth." The Psalmist said:
Wherewithal! shall a young man
cleanse his way? By taking heed
thereto accordine to Thy word." The
great Apostle Paul said: "Let the
word ot (Jhrist dwell in you ricniy in
all wisdom." I therefore commend
vou to the love of God in Christ Jesus
and to the word of His grace. Take
the Book of Books, the Bible, as the
man of your counsel, a light to your
pathway. Measure, weigh all other
books, deeds and words Dy us uner
ring text, and "make all things ac
cordine to the pattern shewed thee.
For truth though crushed to the
earth shall rise again, the eternal
vears of God are her s.
Thirdly, it remains lor me to speaK
of constructive methods, under which
head several points demand atten
tion
1st Build personally, that is, re
member in our own thoughts and
deeds are our characters to be
wrought.
The thoughts, deeds, character of
another can not be substituted for
individual care and effort in the con
struction of character. We are every
one under obligation to do what we
want done, in so far as we can. No
provision of municipality, church or
state can endow us with the elements
of happiness, success and greatness.
JNor is there any arrangement by
law or grace, whereby we may have
Christian character without special,
yea, the best possible effort , on our
part, and all true, education develops
these structural forces. If the
character we build is to be worthy of
its great destiny and measure up to
the level of its splendid opportunities,
there must go into it all that is
strong, beautiful and heroic within
us
"Self help," says Orison, Swett,
Marden "has accomplished about all
the great things in the world." How
many young men falter, iaint and
dally with their purpose because
they have no capital to start with and
wait for some good luck to give them
a lift. But success is the child of
drudgery and perseverance. It can
not be coaxed or bribed. Fay the
price and it is yours" It was Con
fucious who said, "What the superior
man seeks is in himself; what the
small man seeks is in others." Let
no one discourage self-reliance. "In
all countries," it is said, "where
Mature does the most man does the
least; and where she does but little,
there we shall hnd the acme of human
exertion." Hence, "Honor lies in hon
est toil.'
JNot that the friendship and in
nuence of earth s good and great
may not bless us in every place and
sphere, but inasmuch as character
is our own there must be personal,
voluntary action if we would build
according to the pattern shewed to
us.
Build patiently and patiently build
It takes time to make or produce any
thing good. Study the growth of an
oak: A century or more is requir
ed. About six months suffice to grow
a squash. Moses was 80 years at
school under the providential instruc
tion oi God before he entered upon
the great work of his life, and The
Man of Galilee did not take up His
three years' ministry until He passed
tnrougn 3u years or preparation
tnaracter is best tormed by slow pro
cess. Character, like intellect, is de
veloped by its own action. Books,
travel, art, experience or nature are
no more than food for thought. What
others have done to collect and pre
pare rood tor the table does not con
vert it into bone, muscle and vital
force. Food, to be of any real ser
vice, must be eaten, digested and as
similated processes which are pos
sible to the mind only by thinking,
and the character of our intelligence
is determined by the nature of our
thinking. Hence, "as a man thinketh,
so is ne. ur. van uyKe says:
Four things a man must learn to do.
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"jllhink without confusion clearly,
ins icuuw men Bincereiy,
aci irom honest motive Dure v.
i rust in uod and Christ securely."
lane lime ior stueiv and ntnriv
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uiav mou mayesi snow tnyscli a
workman that needest not to be a
ihamed. Patiently labor, "striving
tor niHsieries, ana
Don't explode your lamp of reason
in one sudden b indin? flash.
Remember candles in and out of sea
son.
Beat sky rockets all to smash."
And now, lest frum what I have
. l ii 1 1 .
-tain, ttuiiie uue snuu can ton crpnr
nait, let me urge briefly, very bricflv;
thirdly, build earnestly, enthusiasti
cally. Whatsoever you do, do with
your might. Activity is the prima
live and normal state of life. God
puts His mark of displeasure upon
every form of life that can act and
does not. Therefore the beautiful
worus
"In the world' broad field of battle,
in me oivouac oi me,
Be not like dumb driven cattle,
ie a iiero in me strife
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