The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28

read nicely well constructed essay "Watchman,
What of the Nights" We have reached the hour
for which we have worked. The past has been
q happy one--but the goal is reached. We look
back on the past and cry ont What OF the
NightH In days agone, like the servants OF
Pausanias, many went out from here but came
back and the valdctory was to them funeral
grafton. The school is the stepping stone to
greatness--ndividua and national; but we
must not believe that the knowledge of books
alone will make us great. They are only acces-
sories the ''colors must be mixed with braih'
and the greatest discoveries were made with the
simplest helps. We must make ourselves strong
make character. Our future is uncerteln-Oh,
''Watchman What of the Night" We are told
and we believe oil beyond is beautiful, is II true!
JAMES ID. LoNG followed with the "Prophecy."
1t was well gotten up and being spiendldiy read
met with much favor. It's date was l9U,-thirty
year hence. 1t prcscnted Thos Dryer rs Bishop
Of Manitoba; Ed. j. Graham as senator from
Texas, making political speech to his constitn-
ents; Norman Hinsdae us military man in high
command; Cora Childs, as poetess Of universe
81 commencement, reciting l0OOliac "pome
on Pardise egained-woman's rights acquired;
Miss Mariner as head of Japanese college;
Marian Hoadley as mistress ola California farm;
Miss Dewey as wife of a Baptist Missionary in
Damascus teaching High Dutch to the 'natives;"
Miss Lotte Eldredge as cultivating the muses.
and the arts; Prof Boltwood as the aged and re.
spected author of text books VIII Osman c'too
modest to make graduating specch'D as the
successful inventor of a drawer-on of boots and
the non coDpos 0.ents patentee of an unsuccessful
flying machine Miss NJ. L. Nash then sang
1.-The Zingara," with piano and violin obligato-
beautiful selection, which she rendered SUI
perbly.
Diplomas were then conferred on all the class
save two by CHARLES BLANCHARD, ESQ, who
made short address somewhat as follows:
Young Lddies and Gentlemen By the kind favor
Of your teachers, have been chosen to perform
this duty. In doing so ! wish to congratulate
YOU on the creditable manner in which you have
done your work. As the future is yelled we can
not know the effect of this hour, but whatever
the future may bring, think you will remember
this day rs starting point 1t may be the end
of your school days; an hour when by this pre-
sentaton il is said yon are reasonably we'll pre-
pared for lics work. Your work il not done;
ont what YOU do dcrcnd, On your energy. u =
well to remember what one Of your number said
of character--it is everything. Eternal vigilance
is the price of success; without vigilance, ener
~, study, there cannot be success. No matter
what your position, it requires all these and am
bition to succeed. | hope you will always re-
member your dsty to the high school, and that
no matter what place of life may be yours you
will be earnest advocates of these schools They
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diplomas hoping maj the dreams Oh youth
NAV meet with full fruiton"
Miss Iorr,r F. nprncr closed with charm
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Nhs essay Oh lhe Art Vi ooh'elsa'ioh' anu the
/ NALEDICToRY:
h NV classmate. have requested me to say in
Etheir behalf the parting words to The friends who
have kindly assembled this morning to witness
Tour exercises.
n Through the few real and manv imaginary
|yjcissitudes which have be.et us during our
|school life, few If any of us have stopped to re.
|tlect upon something more serious. nerhaps.
than our examinations, our class standing or
|our GOOD. fellowshin. and now that we have octu
|ally arrived at point from which, possibly, may
aate the mportant events that will leave lasting
efects unon our lives we hardly vet realize that
HI is of any more consequence than the time and
|frouble il has cost lis to make our first appear
hnce before the publc. It is seldom indeed that
one in contemplating his future dwells upon the
hostile misfortunes which may happen to him.
1Ie is naturally interested and occupied with the
Wonderful success and honor he expects to
acbieye. and the pleasure he anticipates to enioy
with them. And, perhaps, it is best 30. The
trouble. anxiety and sorrow do not often fail toI
oyertake one and force themselves upon ones
attention.
Therefore, it is well to enioy the present andI
at the same time to improve ones self so that
when the dark hour comes we are prepared to
meet it with becoming grace and strength.
However we will not let any unpleasant
forebodings mar out pleasure of today,
when. although we look back with some regret
to our school days now gone, we are chiefly &C.
eupIeu WIN lhe lalr prospeu. winch .ne iu.ule