The daily gazette., 1878-06-27

something, better than splendid pageant
IN which you are to move bedizened
| WIN gewgaws Study to make YOUR
selves approved, both at home and in
You go forth now from the society of
amiaDle teachers who have endeared
themselves TO you by their words and
acts OF Kindness, and have toiled patient
| bilities. '"'
You may meet them again under chan
geo relations, but it will be with grateful
remembrance of the past. You part from
school companions, perhaps to NEE t
again In joyous reunions, to recount the
incidents of school life, and live them
over again, perhaps never more until
you meet IN the mansions not made with
llahds. You go forth to form other init
macles and friendships, which NAV
strengthen the bonds of duty, enlarge
your sphere of usefulness, and enhance
tne pleasures of existence, so that the
spice OF lts varieties may mitigate the
bitterness of its disappointments.
Let me now entreat you to learn this
lesson well. Do your duty, your whole
duty, for in that path are honor, dignity
and true happiness; out of it are SHARES,
misfortune and miseries. But dismiss ali
rear, all grief; hope and be undismayed !:
true courage will bear you through. Tife's
6attie must be fought, but patience and
hdeity Will gain the victory. Thus far
you have acquitted yourselves well. We
praise you because you deserve praise.
and now send you forth with a blessing
ana prayer-a blessing because the good
are always blest, and prayer that you
may ever take rank among the good.
Essay, "The Good Old Times" with
the valedictory, was delivered by Miss
a nnln trlNltbrnn Shn
disposition of people in this present pro-
gressive age to praise the manners and
customs OF the good old days. and found
In them, both in America and England,
as much, political acrimony, social vice
and literary depravity, as mar the pres
ent Tune. The present age was deemed
to contain all the qualifications requisite
to make it equal in all respects to the
"good old days."
The yaledictory was impressively de-
livered. For the future, the brightest
hopes were entertained, and best wishes
asked for. The President of the School
Board, and his associates were earnestly
thanked, and the faithful efforts of the
Principal and teachers of No. / were an
propriately recognized. To the school
mates We're rendered careful words of
counsel, and to her classmates, the vale
dictorian bade an affectionate farewell.
iho 3 BiduudJcS IeCelVeu Unelr diplomas,
the presentation being made by Henry
Eckel, Esq, President of the Board Of
Education, with a brief address in which
he said he hoped God would bless them
in every undertaking.
The exercises then closed with "Gypsy
Chorus" by the glee class.
Throughout the affair was complete
success, and was much enjoyed by those
present. For awhile the audience was
considerably annoyed by the whistlng of
some rude boys, but when President
Eckel arose and asked for their names,
stating that he would be glad to give them
two or three months instruction in the
public schools, so as to teach them some
manners, the whistling stopped and was
heard no more.
Public curiosity in regard to the ini-
tials on the back of the programme, 81. S.
Il. M" was gratfed during the evening
by the salutatory essayist, who informed
the audience that it stood for the motto
of the class, "Inter Spen ct Metuna," ("Be-
tween Hope and Fear.")
The graduates were the recipients of
the most lavish presents from their
friends. Fruit, flowers, books and other
appropriate acticles were handed upon
the stage blythe ushers, and after the exer-
cises the ladies' found that their friends
had appropriately recognized their
studious efforts to improve and instruct
their minds.