Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-02-21

Win ne hculeVemeuts OF q sue essful
man or woman. That wass pleasant
school To ms, and trust that this has
been in some sense such source OF
benefit to ench Of you.
| have some pride as q teacher, but
that feeling ends in fervent hope
that my pupils will all make some.
thing Of Themselves.
L Enerson. the philosopher. says:
"We send n boy to school with books,
butths other boys on .the play ground
educate him." | nave aimed not to
have that kind OF school. have
tried To have the WHOLE BOY come 10
school and to educate him IN the school
room into the desire to make the beet
possible man OF himself.
| have tried to s-e the good qualities
OF escn OF you Is plainly Ms your own
mother could, and [ am sure | can zee
the bad points Of each as clearly as you
yourself eau when you look al your
self; aud then have aimed to deal just,
ly with each of you. | may have
done wrong to some one OF you at some
time, but | am sure il was not intend.
Ell, for have tried 10 have your re-
spect and above all have desired to be
able To have the respect OF the persod
with whom | am most intimately ss-
soclsted-that Is myself. believe Ia
living every day. so that we will en-.
joy the memory Of our associations.
so ofsr rs your studies in arithmetic,
grammar, geography and sil the
branches OF tn At kind are concerned, /
have never felt anxious; but there Is
one thing about which | ain always
anxious for ever one Of you and that IL
what ARE you going to do with your.
self? Your text books teach you fact,
about words, numbers and things,
bus the greatest fact you can ever
learn is simply yourself. The pupils
who are studying bookkeeping know
how to take sn inventory, but |
trust tnst each Of you will leaan TO
take an inventory of yourself; and
when you do this, hope you will
not fail to place to your credit three
things that are the beet capital for eve
ry boy or girl; these are:
The desire TO be somebody.
Know something and do something.
Ia fdlilliny this purpose, seek the
education that will make you worth
more in the eyes of your own mother
aud father. Toe by or girl who never
forgsts to love hi. mothsr or her mem
ory, and to strive always to be the elm
bodyneut Of her nope, caunot be a
a failure in life. Remember also th.t
nothing can really .injure you except
your own words, or your OWE acts. ln
making your inventory Of yourself,
your hope and your powers, be sure 10
put on the debtor side three items
which you eau hnd in Dickens
David Copperield," aud these are:
NEVER BE FALSE"
"NEvER BE CRUEL"
"NBvER BE MEAN"
III can otfsr any thought worthy Of
the attention OF every girl, here 1t is:
That TO her that hath there shall
be added an hundred fold; that wis
dom is more precious than rubies, aud
q good name IL better than riches v
The proverb meals that no sdornlnent
is more beautiful than modesty aud
som mon sense and that there is moth.
ing 80 glorious ou earth Us = perfect
woman.
II I may say something to every
boy it 10 this: 1T pays to work hard
aud behave yourself"
To boy and girl alike | can say.
"Be sure that you plan your life Alright
aud knowing yourself work for the
fulfillment OF your plan with all the
powers which the God OF nature has
given you"
| want you also TO remember: Never
be- discouraged. One sct does not nx
your character nor measure you dec
tiny, but months and years OF action,
ss Bishop whipple has well said;
"Tbe secret ofsucosss 10 never TO know
when you are defeated" Then know
ing yourself, obeying your own con-
icience, striving always to do your
duty and to be true 10 your.elf Yon
may be surprised that the coming
wears Of manhood will make for each
Of your school day dreams the realities
Of your life."
After Prof. Porters remarks several
tokens OF regard were presented by the
pupils. The ilh, 9th aud 9Th grades
= siysr psDer weight OF
pretty design. The 9TH and sth, =
large picture handsomely framed in
gilt. Other presents were made by the
lower grades, all OF which we're highly
The young ladies gave expression TO
their sorrow at ths parting by tears
the sweetest messages Of the bsart-As