Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-28

the end OF those bright days came!
And now, as we are about TO
make our exit from school, and our
entrance into more active and practical
life, to you who have listened sopatiently
to our efforts to entertain you. we again
speak our thanks and make our parting
bow as class.
We would return our thanks, not
formal merely, but sincere, TO tho gen.
tlemen of the Board OF Education.
To thom we are indebted for many
advantages and privileges. and we can
bcspeak for our sohoolmates OF the
younger classes no better boon than to
fare as well as ourselves.
And dear teachers, under whose guild
ance we have been for years, who have
SO gently yet so firmly led us through
difficulties and discouragements, for the
scholars pathway is not all flowers. to
you we must now say goodbye. You
are here to bid us God-speed. We
would express our heartfelt gratitude
for the kindness, the patience, and the
firmness with which you have taught US.
We shall ever remember you with
lively emotions of enthusiasm, and We
know that if we but follow your teach.
ings and example VIC shai! net fail te
become true men and women.
My clasmates For years, that once
seemed SO long. and that now seem SO
short, we have been thrown constantly
together; have Travelled the same road
and worked at the same tasks. We
have become friends, which means much.
Our friendship will not cease. but
henceforth we shall see comparatively
little of one another. A number OF our
classmates are not with US tonight.
They have chosen longer course of
study. We congratulate these ambi-
tious students, and hope to see them al
stand at the end of another year where
we now are. To you who tonight bid
good.by to the High School, we wish
courage, energy and strength to fight
life's battles alone. This means success
and we can make no better wish.
And may we all rememember and be
remembered with that sentiment of the
immortal bard:
-"First to thyself be true;
And it follows, as the night the day,
Thou canst not be false to any one"
The City Superintendent then ad.
dressed the graduates in short and
excellent speech Of hope and cheer,
after which the President of the Board
of Education presented the diplomas to
the sixteen graduates, the largest class
that has recently graduated from this
school. The class then joined in sing
ing the following
PARTING oDE:
AIR-"Auld Lang syne"
o Timel whose surging currents bsar
Our life so swift away,
Run softly here, and lingering near,
Attend our parting lay.
We thank thee, Time, that thou hast brought
These hours Of youths brief day,
While hopes are bright, ahd hearts are light,
And cares far from US stay.
CHORUS. We sing Old Time, thy worthy praise,
That thou hast brought US days
With friendships sweet with Joys replets
Whose memory neer decays
We know that for our youth and hope
Thou bring'st US age and care;
December gray for fiowery May
Life's eve for morning fair.
And yet, Old Timei bring what thou wilt.
Wen take it all from thee;
Bring days and years and darksome fears,
To end our gayety.
cHoRus And still. Old Tlmel we'll gladly raise
Our voices to thy praise;
Ii life decline. we'll not repine,
While memory ne'er decays
The vast audience then slowly dis
persed. These occasions always attract
crowded audience, and are always so
large that it is almost impossible to hear
any but the roundest and fullest voices,
In the rear Of the audience room. There
was no provision made for. reporters for
the press, not even seat or hint at
table, and only desire to give honors.
Bile mention of the graduates induced
reporter of the HERALD to prepare re-
port under difficulties that are only ap.
preciated by those who have to discharge
these unthankful duties. 1t must also
be stated that a portion of the gradu.
ating class were engaged in whispering
or in talking in low tone while their
companions were speaking, so that it
was difficult for those on the south side
Of the stage to hear some of the speakers
except at intervals. Such breach of
good manners. we trust, will not occur
again. With these two disagrseabls
features left out, the exercises were ea-
cellent and displayed much ability.