Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-16

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Our High School becomes to-day
your Alma Mater, and you her legiti-
mate children. You are then never
10 forget that that child IL deserving
The best and the most that constantly
gives back that full measure of affec.
lion and love that can only belong to
, faithful mother. You are to remem.
Der that honest and manly lives arc far
moro excellent than mere scholarship
and that q success gained at the cost of
our manhood is the saddest of failures.
You have our best wishes for your
future, we not doubling that it will
come to you with prophecies fulfilled.
Remember that we'll directed and
persistent effort is the absolute and
only condition of a life complete in
allits parts
/ remember well that tho late ven-
cradle DR.. Nathan Lord, for thirty-five
years President of Dartmouth College
gave the following parting advice to
the class graduating ono year in ad-
vance of mine. He said "YOung men
as you leave the protecting care of
your Alma Mater you should push out
into the world with bold and courage
GUS hcarts-do not fear to WORKOUT
your shoulders to the wheel in earnest
--acork, srork, although you may
thereby turn the world upside down,
and | am sure, he thoughtfully added,
that it must be turned upside down,
before 1t will be right side up" Thus
he gave not only sound advice, but his
reasons as we'll for such advice. Do
not then class. fear to act frankly and
positively your part in life, although
some ncighbor or assumed friend may
be standing near to give unfavorable
criticism. DO not forget that you
cannot please all, but remember that
you can and should please aud satisfy
yourselves in duties well performed.
I am confident that the pupils in this
higher department of our several
grades share equally with us COM
mondable pride that VIC now deserve
the namo Of High School in it's larger
and trucr Specification, and that our
name indicates the character of the
studies here taught. We now have
four regular classes with the higher
English aud classical branches, so that
the pnpil may receive so much of an
English education as to prepare him
for business life and 80 mnch OF q
classical course az shall fit him for the
college. Our High School is in excel
lent condition, and that 1t deserves
much, is greatly due to Mr.. Streeter
and his faithful and competent Assist
ant, Miss Nicholson.
It will not DO out of place for me, Mr..
Streeter 10 here publicly recognize In
yonr presence, and in the presence of
these, your friends, the ability and
success with which you have conduct
cd for the past year, tho interests of
this school. 1 have not only been
aware that You have intelligently
taught the several branches in yonr
department, but that you have created
such an interest in your pupils that
they have reached out after collateral
authority for the purpose of confirm
ing or correcting the subject matter
pills have cvinced a manly independ-
ence in their studies, and taken only
that for truth which has been pre-
vi0usly proven to them as such, by
evidence the most undoubted. The en-
tire spirit OF yonr room has been that of
Industrious and intelligent labor, and
now you are about to give back to us
this department of the schools with an
increased value. My only regret is
that you cannot be persuaded longer
to remain with us and 1 know that
this regret is not only felt by your pu-
pills and tho School Board, but by
these parents, as well.
You need no assurances from me
of my high estimation of you, both "a
teacher and man. cannot doubt
that success awaits You III that other
and wider field of labor that you have
already chosen for your LIES work.
There is much reason why we should
DO satisfied with the entire list Of our
schools. We have an intelligent and
helping School Board, and competent
and faithful corps of teachers. We
have earnest and willing pupils, and
last, but not least, an intelligent pat
ronage. IL there is any one word that
would urge upon the patrons, it lie
this-that these schools shall never be
forgotten In reckoning or estimating
the many attractions and worth of
OttumwR.
That these teachers shall frequently
be encouraged by an expressed word
Of approval that positive knowledge
shall be had OF these schools by the
moro frequent presence of the patrons
given them; that every help shall be
afforded that will secure to these pu-
pills that higher scholarship and culture,
which shall bespeak for them q better
manhood and ,womanhood, by and
through the instruction here received.
We are to remember that the worth Of
tho State 10 In her children; that a
rightly educated boy and girl are
worth more than "Greenbacks," and
that character IL to be finally adjudged,
not by the number of "Corncr Lots"
VIC may possess or the amount of stock
We may have in any business enter
prise. Character has value far be-
yond any market estimate we may
give 1t. Intelligence and morality are
Its factors, and Its product is absolute
worth. 1t only remains for mo to
thank these teachers for the assistance
they have rendered, these pupils for
their willing obedience, and the pat
rons for their approval Of the instrnc-
ton and discipline given their chill.
dren. May these schools never be
among the least of the many
attractions belonging to our enterprise
iDgciey.
A Little Particular.
The London papers tell sad story