The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-03-22
Presentation in SehonL.

The scholars of the school taught by Mr. Dodge,
IN the town of Salem, short time since, pre-
sented him with suitable Offering, consisting
of volume of Burns poems and gold pencil
The presentation address was made on behalf OF
the school by Miss Eliza Hodge, and replied te
by Mr. Dodge. Miss Hodge spoke as follows:
Mr.. DODGE = The scholars of your school
wishing at the close of the term, to express thei
appreciation of your unwealied efforts for tbei,
advancement in knowledge, have chosen me n,
| their representative on this occasion. Permit
me then, sir, in behalf of the school, to exuress
our admiration tor the able and judicious manner
with which you have conducted the exercises O
our school for the term now closing
To you, Sir, are due our heartfelt thanks fo,
| the lively interest you have taken in our prog
ress, Tor the earnestness with which you have la
bored for our Intellectual and Moral improye
ment, Tor the many words of kindness and en-
couragement which have fallen from your lips
upon our hearts, like drops of dew on mountain
flowers, and for your parental care for our per
sonal comforts, and for the indefatigable yea
and perseverance with which you have discharp
ed the duties of teacher and guardian. Sir, as !
Gentleman, we respect you; as a Teacher, we
love you as a Friend, we esteem you Nav
your lot in life be happy one nor any dark
| cloud OF sorrow fling its shade across thy path
out may your journey through life, be as pleas
ant as your scholars would have it. And now
In the name of the school, 1 tender you this
volume and pencil, as a slight memorial of ouI
friendship and respect, and with it, accept oui
best wish hes for your future health happiness
and prosperity. 0slal ...' Nv
Reply Of Mr.. Dodge, Teaeher :ss .l.gf
RESPECTED AND BELOVED PUPILS - You
have placed in my hands kind and generous
memento, ;and requested its acceptance "as a
slight memorial of your friendship and respect. "
as SUCH with heart full of emotions, accept
your gift. The respect you have shown me as
teacher the past term, the interest you have
manifested in your studies, has been sufficient
recompense for my labor, and the satisfaction of
knowing that have been of some benefit to YOU,
of feeling that have been the means of eleva.
ting you in some small degree, is all can ask,
all can wish. But to>day, lam saluted in such
manner with such expressions, and such cir.
cumstances, as overwhelm me with the grateful
conviction that my labor has not been exerted in
vain, or my strength spent for naught. Schol-
ars, it is seldom that one of my humble profess
ion receives such genuine marks of real affe ction
The remarkable deeds of the soldier-the beau
tiful speeches of the orator-are recorded in his.
tory and read with admiration by posterity; but
the teachers duties are performed without at
tracing attention, or receiving praise. But to-
uay, we recognize pralseWorCny exception land
noble example:
1t is my earnest hope that this day may be an
index of your future life, and that you may al.
ways realize the happiness that you now mani
fest. Soon it will be necessary for the most of
you to lay aside your delightful studies-to pre-
pare to act for yourselves--to perform your part
in the grand drama of active life. Hitherto you
have lived, perhaps, amid the illusions of fancy
and promises of hope; life has presented to you
one long gay vista, strewed with flowers, pleas.
ures and honors, and you have hardly dreamed
of aught-save one continual round of bliss and
amending day of sunshine. Finally, scholars, in
receivngsfrom your hands these beautiful testi-
monials of regard and esteem, be assured that 1
do reciprecate the feelings which prompted this
presentation and in after years when my mind
wanders back through the long, silent halls of
memory, it will love TO linger at this scene, and
will ever be considered as bright spot in my
existence.