The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-10
Address of Principal E J. Hyde to
the Graduates of the Walllngford
Graded School July 5. 1876.

The time has come when our relation as
teacher and student must be severed. The
diplomas soon to be conferred place upon
YOU new aud peculiar responsibilities Re-
solve to prove yourselves worthy of the
testimonials winch will to-day be given
YOU. The legal period of your pupilage in
this institution is ended, and as you pass
from beneath its care and instruction TO
take your places. and measure your sblli-
ties with those who have gone before you
do not forget that IN the future as IN the
past your lives must be largely devoted 10
study, to work, without which you are
nothing, can be nothing, achieve nothing,
fulfill nothing. Work is the only weapon
with which TO win honor and success.
You are now to 60 from under my instruc-
ton into new and untried field, 10 war
with doubt, disappointment, but trust not
with failure, in striving for the possession OF
true knowledge. Do not falter before the
| frowps of fortune. You will meet in your
| pathway through life those who will seek
| to make capital out of your mistakes and
would feign turn them into failures. But
press on. Determination backed by in
dustry and good sense will correct all mis-
takes and eventually win your success.
| Warm-hearted and impulsve you are now
standing upon the very threshold OF lie.
Its unknown paths lie open before you
fresh and sparkling with the dew OF morn
ing, beautiful and enticiug with dreamed
OF mysteries. Ambition, eager and proud
urges you on to loitier heights. Pleasure
6eetipg as time, and dazzling with beauty
entreals YOU to abide with her. A thou
sand avenues lie open all equally beautiful
and attractive before you but only one Is
you.- - tread The door of your life has
,her and Your view takes il 4 S Ter a bor.
lion. You have each work in lite ~
choose. and soon the choice must be made.
Make such decision as you may act upon
through your life and rejoice in when the
shadows grow long, and darkness creep'
over the eastern sky. Seek to know u your
chosen pathway lies beneath the smiles OF
heaven, and leads at last 10 perfect Ies.
Then brayely take up the toll that rests
. mon YOU. Little does it matter IT the patti
sscends the steep and rocky mountain side
or winds its way through the quiet peace
: 6nl valleys and beside the still water, o.
presses the burning sands OF the fruitles
! nlaiu. if it but lead you in the end TO hea
= ven and home. Life, in its truest most per
feet aspect is a noble calling, to i've arirh
il nm exalted mission, it demands the bes
Qualities of mind and of heart, courage
trmness. gentleness. and above all tina
rarest of all virtues charity. II demand
that everywhere and under all clrcum
: stances YOU maintain the dignity OF you
d nature and the sanctity of your VOWS, ina
, YOU never degrade to the purposes OF an
- hilton OF lower TO the pursuits OF sell pow
g ers and faculties which The Great God ha
nlaced lust next to his own word. That 20
II turn your eyes to higher and nobler end
that YOU make room in your hearts Tor
I the better impulses Of life, room In you
hearts for one tabernacle strictly guarde
from ali the taints OF earth, where MOI
st thoughts II ay cluster in beauty and ihri,
IN usefulness. 1t further demands that
IL all the iunctures of life, by the el' que'
~ protest of your examples, you become u
nigh judiciary of every moral wrong pr
nelraied az ainst the sauciities OF man
higher nature, that you be true low y
III YOUR country gathering up its glories VII
In YOUR hearts and thence rnvcung 'he
In word and deed over all your lives.
I'D short that YOU live on from day TO DAY
Sy der the sanctions of the trinity oil huin'
ny virtues fai h In God, hope in the futui
re- charity to Yards all.
,ay Chas. N. Batcheller, W. G. Bull, A
Is +, Edperton and Minnie Nj. Childs &c
Of present YOU with diplomas which the boa
Nh of trustees of this Institution bestow up
YOU for having completed to their satist'
lion The course of studies usually establil
4 ed for high schools of this grade.
presenting diploma to c. N. Bat