Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-23
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THE EVE OF VACATION.
Scholars and Teachers Looking to
the Eight Weeks Rest.
CLOSING OF THE SCHOOLS.
Where the Queens of the Glass Room
Will Pass the Days of Summer in
Search of Health and Recrea-
tion-Notes.
Another Vacation.


Another school year has about come to
close. In few days, in college, school, hall
and academy, the classes will recite their
last lesson, make notes of their last lecture,
and adjourn until the early, cooler days of
next September. The classroom will be
vacated, the playground abandoned. Friends
will part to meet no more. Young men and
maidens will enter fairly upon the journey of
life, making way for others in the class
rooms who are to follow in their footsteps.
In one way or another change will be alike
experienced in both teacher and pupil. The
graduates, especially the valedictorians, with
tear-laden accents and bursting hearts, for
time will mourn in secret their separation
from alma mater and class-ro memories.
But the urgency of the situation, new-made
friends, the call from the world of experience
for men and women of virtue and of educa-
tion, will gradually wean them from their
sentimental attachment until the thoughts of
Bchool-boy and schoolgirl days shall live but
IN the memories of those who love the past,
Bright and eager are the anticipations of
the scholars who have this week been pro-
NOTED TO higher grade, TO enter the same
next year, and equally bright and cheering
are the hopes of those who next year shall
forever leave the school behind them.
In all the glad school year there is no day
30 longed for. no day so promising of dis
tinctlon, no day so we'll calculated TO make
happy the hearts Of parents and loved ones
as the uay of graduation.
~ have made some eloquent speeches in
my time-at least, so the papers and people
tell me-" said II distinguished Chicago attor-
ney who has just been subpgnaed TO the
forum of eternity; but l uon't think ever
accomplished more than did when deliv-
cred the yaledictory at my college. We had
brilliant class, and If could do but little
in the greater number of studies, L was
rated as being able to do something with my
pen and voice. When j was selected as val
edctaran, my heart bounded with Joy
and sleepless nights were spent in preparing
my essay. Oh, the delight l experienced on
that commencement Gay Father, mothor
angelic sweetheart-yes, sweetheart-and
friends We're there. l felt as Sidney Smith
puts II, 'treading on thrones / said, know
not what but when ceased my fellow class
mates-ten of them were girls-were in
tears. l shall never forget the occasion as
long as lven
This privilege of the valedictarian is TO be
enjoyed by several young gentlemen and
ladies yet TO be heard from in this city, and
1t is TO be hoped that each of them deeply APP
preciates the Importance of their position.
And the teachers, what shall become of
themf Weary and wan, after their arduous
labors, do they look forward TO vacation with
feeling OF expectancy and satisfaction. Some
OF them do, while others do not. During the
coming vacation months must be spent some
of the money saved during the last ten
months Those who have been thrifty and
have wealthy and influential friends will
bless the fortune which enables them TO
spend the sultry days away from home, and
with but the minimum Of expense, Those
however, who must, per force, remain ut
home, with but little prospect save to return
again TO work before they have fairly recov-
cred their wasted energies, will mourn the
fate which leaves them solitary and without
influence IN this needless world.
Tho brightest anticipations however, will
be those OF the young misses who are TO be
married 10 them, the classroom has been
p stepping stone TO the altar and no one will
begrudge them the deliverance from their
professional thraldom.