Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-27

that upholds US, that nothing shall
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Us sofe' lie n'eies s'ii' e'ioios nis o~n' anu
God owns our souls and they are safe with
Him.
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their diplomas after very neat and appro-
pirate speech which reads as follows:
You are on the Threshold of that nsrioa Of
life wbsr a. % stndent rou rsss Tow Tho
control of Teachers Inte:Iec.nsllv and
nbvsica,lv Won are pir.Iinp yourselves To
Stem life's Turbulent stream. snIions with
b;gh homes and ssner.tions n test the glare
of n busv active world. Al vour neriod of
life YOUR character is like potter clsy sus-
cepfible to being formed into the molds of
besutv and usefalness from bencefortb into
eternity aAs Won SOW so shall Won ,ean y
Irnbuiidinp Of character reonires nstienca
Industry and honesty Fver let tbesa e,,,;,
hu,os he vopr u,,;diro ,,sr ,h,onob I;fa,s
hattie. ever look onward and unward L..
vour sssocistes he the GOOD and ,rne ev;l
companionship corrupts good. be faithful
and sincere In all your undertakinps. living
action is the standard of mans social POSITION
be i. good or evil. Intent and sc,ion sre
twin sisters and must 90 hand in hand to
reap the reward of Industry and labor. No
matter how accumulated or nolished vou are
unless YOU make practical use OF the abiii.
ties with which nature has endowed Won
and cultivation hiss brought 70 perfection.
YOU will be in the struggles of life as but
| asoundinp brass or tinkIing cvmbole." As
nature abhors a vacuum. so an idler and
drone walking through life without aim or
object, finally sinks into the grave. sun
went. unhonored and unsunp.n
Your education, if built on a solid basis
will command respect and honor wherever
fortunes breezes may watt your bark. but if
built on q slender foundation. if will prove
like names written in the sands of the sea
shore-effaced by the returning tide. No
matter what position in life an educated man
may have attained by indomitabIe energy
and perseverance, history furnishes no ex-
ample where he stands morally and socially
the peer of the men OF education who have
| reached a similar round in the ladde, tf
fame.
These diplomas are not given to YOU
as an insignia of finished scholar
ship. they are simply token of an
effort on the mart of your teachers To incul-
cate in YOUR minds the rudiments of knowl-
edge a mere preparstion only 10 greater
on your part: TO better Git YOU for life's in
cessant turmoil am, strife. and as a further
evidence CT the desire of the tax payers OF
this CITY to inculca;, and instill in YOUR
hearts and minds desire for knowledee and
TO fit YOU the better for Iif,'s STRUGGLES The
success OF your efforts each of YOU must an
swer for yourselves. How little or great
your efforts 10 second our wishes. to send
YOU forth into the world with a GOOD edu-
cation NAV not appear for a time. bur.
sooner or later. the crucial test will come.
when the world demands your services, we
shall then learn how sincere and faithful
you have been TO the trust reposed In you.
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the policy of the board TO give them the
preference and as long SIS they
prove emcient IN Inc service
u;,i Js-srd a., p tb.. c sna dnno-,uan.
| discipline and Industry.
| To you, young friends. the world requires
your services anu t1e measure Oh VAlue Oh
h,;.,v i,Sns.r, I'd o,,.i;scst;onS i,,,ea
with these attributes success in life is as