Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22
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Mark Antony, in his farewell oraiion over Ju
lus Caesar is made to soy; Il come to bury no
to praise" II there is any parting scene whie
may be lkened 10 a burial it IS when the scho
ar having ru patiently the appointed race. f
ishes the course in faiih. and enters those realm
Of honor aRd usefulness which lead to immortal
ny.
Death was the prescribed penalty for pnrtak
ing Of the uee OF knowledge, in the Garden o
Elem. The safety, welfare and preservation Of
the iamily at the present day would seem to de
pend upon the knowledge of good and evil, which
service education is destined 10 dfuse and Apply
Probably no relation in life is more misunder
stood or msconstrued than that existing between
the instructor and the instructed. The success
ful teacher must be TO the manor born. the true
teacher must be convinced Of the divinity OF the
mission TO those who sit ia darkness No other
system can exert an influence so potent though
unfvh, as this which daily muulds the minds OF
the young, checks the impulse for evil, and leads
them into the ways OF pleasure and the paths Of
peace.
TIE ofice Of teacher among the ancient Jews
was always associated with tha. Of prophet. and
in apostolic time it was set forth as q divnely ap-
point gin for the generation Of mankind. Rea
lizng then tile responsibilities OF those at whose
feet we have sat, ia seVerng tonight our official
relations forever, do we not touch that which
links our youth with the Infinite and eternal
And now Mr. Principal with what words shall
address you. or in how great respect hold you.
when we rerall your assiduUus labor and y atCh.
fu care. May you have that divine reward
which to al! de- serving, it will surely come. We
have learned during the two years in which we
have been associated. to regard you not only IS
the successful teacher. but as the warm perso al
f lend, may we hope that the friendship will be
as lasting a. the benefits conferred on US.
GKNTLEMEN OF THE BOARD;
l think am echoeng the sentiments Of the
graduating class, when say that whatever Of
success in the pas, has been achieved by the sew.
eral departments of the Lewts Union School, 10 |
due in a great measure to the care aud interest
at all times displayed by tile Board. And ia be-
half Of my classmates extend TO each and al,
Of you our heartfelt tbnnks
Aud in our farewell to those who have shared |
with us ''th0 smiles, the tears Of childhoOd's
years." there Is somthing more to be cOnsid-
eisd than the ordinary bond which juns friend
to friend. The friendship Of after years based
on fancy or force Of cireumstances becomes nn.
sable, because as compared with the friendship
Of our school days, it has net that daily fellow
lhip Of kindred souls, which alone prepares us 20
lnare our mutual joys aud bear our mutual bur.
iens. Therefore parting from those who have
shared the tolls aud triumPhs If the class room
,an best be compared 70 the sunderng OF ties
mining a loving family, all Of whom in the
OF each others in6rmities. have betR
suit the more closely together, in the bond Of
uith. Of hope and Of charity.
T,me would not admit OF detailing why those
who have developed within these halls, have
pee a reasons for lOYing their Alma Mater.
The SUCCESS attending the union Of the several
departments Of the Lswes Union SCHOOL, should
onvirce the friends Of education every where.
hat such combination In our rural districts is
more than a mere experiment..
The biography Of those who have IN other days
he'd lustre on the narae Of America, viii reveal
hat tboes the most selfTslisnt. the most jealous
Of the truth, and the most uncomDromizing 10
he advocacy Of the right Of man, we're the crea.
ors Of the public school system Of the past gene
alton, The true education Of the mind, the heart
nd the soul. will convince mankind that the
hains Of ignorance and superstition must be
roken before we can attain 70 that glorious lib
riy Of the children Of God.
But what of the iuturei It m light be a dream.
becomes living reality ouy with the dawn Of
he conviction, that in the past we have walked
nerring by the path Of right and Of duty. To
0 forth into the future without fear, We must be
BILE 70 look into the past without reproach. We