The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-06
WILLIAM n. SMITHS GRAFTON.


WILLIAM n. SMITHS GRAFTON.
Tho Grafton of this voung gentleman
a. =
On L"e, was uccia''heo "'ie's' "''' J.
~ follows:
t;en,lemen Of the Board OF Education Respected
Teacher, Parents aud friends;
We gladly greet your presence here to-
DAY to witness the exercises which are
deemed appropriate for the occasion. and
which sewers our connection with tn,
Cairo High School.
Long years ago we entered this Temple
Of Learning. and commenced our course
Of study. and patiently have we tolled on
70 its end. To-day, we enter another
school house-the Scno?l OF iiie. HOW
grand and how beautiful are the thoughts
brought to mind at the mention OF these
words, u taken With all their siglii'
acance: Tor
LIE na y st real, ilie y earnest az o,.
Dust thon Ar. to dust returnesi.
IVES not spoken OF the soul -
We are iust starting out I'm life among the
many yiciss,t,,des Of the world. We have
set our standard high and intend TO reach
IL. but who can tell of the great and
many changes that may be wrought in a
few years time? Some of us NAV be so
situated, ut an early period of our lives. to
have every advantage for progression,
while the case NAV be reversed. and we
NAV none On till death. without HAVING
been OF any use 70 ourselves or to tLe
world.
During the few short years of life
s,ncc we have heen ala II ,oosnn co.
"mrse,ves xvs con- coo w "vh ro u'oi aU'
&C., ho,a -, ,Io..a 'a. ~ ""' ~
Sds,a haS -, La M, oV'o,v We.
a;T ~ n hS CAV 'i'hny .l,a. our parriits
rnarS o MI, i 49, anu vi, nnu 9 VI ai.er
I've hava "" had ~" ga 1890 ;s '''' ,i ''ii'i
w, 49, ' MI uo
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s 4, ,;i. LINZ ';,t an ,uuca'iol
;n~ h;,har al 5 ,h;,, ",V ~ ~, ne,,n' uiIi,-
~;nd anJ ,"a',a s nt;, az 4, '',s li,r.cS vi .ne
mon b. roai,s 49,, NV, :. ~ .,'ai'f uusncu
snr, 900 10 80 IN, ".'L reIi1lie' tneIe-
.,, ~, y" m1i ii,,nc u,c pcst vi our euu-
"urseiv.s ,"r !, CIV MI w eoi ',;,,,
does sometimes pay second visit to a
man. youth never Does, The thouvht
Ofthe resnonsih;litv tbot ros,s -, -
for The ,,,a ~ .; ic''s "PoII US
itself which vii, sn,, ' ~ pi.o'o's ~
never retnrn shnu,S V Snr p mS away anu
IA CARLYLE sovs SOL, iynr, u' " U"ma,ui 'ol,
the swimmer In wostc ocoan " ,h ia'n - a.
TO deyOur him. and If he ROM o,iv I, un,
brayely. IL viii Ioon H. =. NY
but by incessant wiz " Sru
ance OF II. lustv rahnl. " nn,,
buffet of it. see how ioyally il srnn"rt.
him. and bears him ms ia conuucrnr on !.
Life should be nothing 10 us save n
the theatre i'm which our pouers ORC da
yeloped and Disciplined by use and made
fruitful i'm securing our own independ.
ence. aud the good of those around us ;
or, rs the scene in which we are fitted
for our work and worship beyond life,
Is so grand, so beautiful, SO splendid in
Its opportunities for action. and so hope
full in its high results, we can hardly re-
alize that the sands of lite are continually
flowing. and that there is no pause from
the cradle TO the grave. Does not this
constant progress of nature teach us that
II we wish to be successful In what we
undertake, we must be constant in some
purpose in lifeY
ihs .ses o. great men al ren,nd us
And, depar,ins. I..Y. b.sn sp Us
Footsteps on the sands Of time
II we wish to succeed AZ men. we must
have energy and decision of character for
the worlds history is replete with evan
pies which illustrate the fact. that where
there has been mo- encrgv "r doo;S; . ,horo
has been mo- success and u raninrno .,iI,e
where these combined lave norr p' oJ"i ~
nature of the amh;,inms P', ,ha, anc
GROWN like the ..tower;ns' al NY nay 's.
,ts green foiiora aSn,S 1un mat Nus
tons" Withon, tbaSo ST. i .ne mountain
dlie,,ts ot character ,non ,"i y ,ngre-
and thither IN evarv " hrn ,s oori Iv nlther
the men that h.vs ..Jo ,Ia "ho are
Their nnwers T'o,nar,o, '"o MoIiu ieei
,hs l;o,;o ,,.;.' 'i"nc conquered all
ranrasan,a,iprn o'oJs' anu shut up her
u,ips ie C'.'aan as ~ an IRON cage; Ju-
nus N"sal yohqueied britain and Gaul,
81. Nh naal! mid all Italy at
s Net Napoleon Bonaparte,
possing Forward 10 the mark
UPON Mnicn nus ainbllious eye had been
~ User,iiew AL Europe spreading ter
TT oter ianu anu sea, and subjugating
An VINO came ia ms way TO power. ii
va halu OF nm that TO decide WIS ia
PERFORM Inc Alpine peaks. that were
covered WIN the SHOWS of eternal win.
YER uiu NOT dSunt ms courage; the kings
oI tnc earth trcmbled at his approach
snd meu rom ms presence Alexander
smuluon ieu nun 10 sublugate tho whole
ear,h, and then stand by the silent sea
anu weep because there were no more
wo.ius 70 conquer. why does the capt.
vaung song OF the poet seem t.
trshhiorm US from terrestrial &c
celesus beings, and drive II:
I'LL n WIZ amy reihs 10 thosc bright
,n.nn ,rsiI's VI .ne upper world, ant
sh. ana W our VISION Tue beauties o
VIC starht ciiue IS not because h,
WIoe Wnllc kluggards slept and yicllef