The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-07-09

earnestly III our UeHdII. AdH-
guage is inadequate to express the II
benefits which the community, as |
well as the school, has derived (
from your moral precepts and
example Of integrity and useful
ness since you have heen in our
midst. If at any time we have
failed to properly observe your
mandates, or have otherwise giv-
en- offense, we entreat you tosfor-
give us for we have never in
tentionally showed you disre-
spect.
While we are expressing senti-
ments of love and gratitude to
our teachers, we must not fail to.
speak, a few words expressive Of
the grateful affection we cherish
for our faithful and accomplished
music teacher; she will ever com
mand the esteem and admiration
of all who may chance to be
brought under the refining infu-
ence Of her musical performan-
Ices.. We are pleased to see an
interest being manifested in this
important branch of education;
we consider it important because
of its power to soften the callousl
mind, subdue the stubborn will
and promote peace and harmony
in the household whore there
might otherwise be jars and dis
cord; truly music is almost om-
4 nipotent. It tyranizes over the
soul, it forces it to bow down and
worship, 1t causes the heart to
i yield it's treasures of love, it
/ holds every emotion subject to
it's imperative will; it calls the
4 penitent to the altar of Christ,
causes the patriot to respond to
his country's call; the philan-
thropist to 90 on ia his generous
work, brings the friend to the al
tar of friendship, and calls the
lover to the side Of his beloved.
1t eleyates, strengthens and puri7
fies allof them.
q Fain would / dear schoolmates,
return with you to the beginning
{, of the past session, and expatiate
) on the delightful days we have
s spent together since that time
! Many are the pleasures in whicl
: we have participated, and many
E are the happy hours we hav'
t spent within these walls. HOY
y often have the merry peals of in
i nocent laughter been waited t
], US from the play grounds by tn
i pleasant breezes Of morning. Ho'
8 often have we, my dear littl
+ S ch 0 olm ates, had tn
y pleasure Of watching your happ
y games and observing your face
1 radiant with smiles which WEI
a symbolic of the happiness wit
e which yonr hearts were overflow
Z ing; there is nothing more d
e vinely pure than the artlessne'
If and innocence of childhood.
h "The sunny sunny hours
In childh ood, H
le How soon, how soon they pa
ly away,
as Like flowers, like flowers in tl
it. wildwood, NM
i'd That once bloomed fresh al
Of gay
n, The little diversions during 0
ny short recesses which were SO rel
nd full to our tired minds alwa
ne served to give us keen reli
be for our books when we return
to them again. While we ha
ed such. good opportunities afford
'ay us as we have had during the p
lpt sessi, n hf our school, and v
It'll doubtless continue to have, let
lu- avail ourselves of them and n,
der er give up till we shall have
pc cured for ourselves ali cducat
'iv- that will enable us to occupy {
the station in life to which we are i
ou, orally adapted. In order to do
ncl- we should seek to establish &
and moral character. in so doing,
ltlY prime element to be employed
not purity of heart. A pure heart is
sful fountain ofllfo from which gus
'ue- forth the purest thoughts, fee
for and emotions. If our hearts
nee pure the motives that actuate
With deeds arc also pure-the d'
oral themselves cannot be otherv
to and they will be emblemati
the that fountain from which
nent spring All wlthin.us thatlies OPT
you the gaze OF God should be p
j us Our words should correspond !
K in our thoughts. The smiles Of
hard face should be the smiles o.
un- heart, the light Of the eye the
have of the SOUL Such eharact
feel made up OF an affinity Of VII
I 50 without which it canuot be
d Orl ,inRd One Of these is btneyo