The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-20
1--WE are living. we nre dwelling
In a grand and awful time;
. In hn age on ages telling
To be living Is sublime"


In nm age on ages telling
To beliylng Is sublime"
To become masters Of the art OF liy-
ing well" is therefore especially incum-
bent upon the young men of the pres
ent day; for by that achievement alone
shall We be able to fulfill onr part in the
great plan that with the human race
began" in such MANNER that, when the
mighty structure stands complete, our
little niche shall contribute its full
share to the symmetry and grace OF the
whole.
How to accomplish this end is, then,
the first thing. to be ascsrtained. We
cannot have itstoo. fdrciblg impressed
upon our minds, thdt constiilt advance
mont is an absolute necessity. In this
age OF progress, the man who contents
himself in merely negotiating, is left far
behind, for-"QGi non protect deficit"
Mind rules matter. Great thinkers
lead the world. Is 1t not because the,
power of the "GR6F ro& Td$l1 is more
fully appreciated that our schools are
more crowded every year? A man is
nothing if he knows nothing; while
trained mind coupled with n quickened
conscience gives him power second
only to that which created Him.
Present lattainnents should never
satisfy us exceptions stepping stones to
those which are beyond. Our Creator
intended that we should grow. Physical
reaches its climax, gtories
in its strength for brief day, and de-
clines. Not so with the finer fabric
that spiritual essence. Its growth is
infinite, mounting higher and higher,
spreading wider and wider, till the uni
verse is encompassed and God only can
write its Finale"
ESTEEMED TRUsTEEs-We cannot bid
you farewell without attempting to ex-
press in sons measure our appreciation
Of your noble efforts in our behalf. 1t
is 10 your untiring zeal and enterprise
that the Linsly Institute to-day owes
much Of the success that is making for
her such high reputation among COM
petitors. AS wegoiopt from her walls,
it shall not be toifofget her; and while
pride, gratitude to you shall be its COM
panion.
HoNoRED FAcuLrY-Regrets crowd
upon us as we grasp your hand in part
ing, The memory OF your wise counsel,
your kindly admonition, your, patient
laying down OF "Tine upon line and
precept upon precept" shall abide with
us when perhaps we, needless, reckless,
unthankful boys, are forgot
ten by you. Believe US, we are some
what better and much more thankful
than We seem. .iIc
When we are Furnishing e. armor,
when we draw the sword, ia y the
conflict be with an unseen en- shall
we not often hear our li0utcn, ) ia
miliar voice utter the command, 'Eor-
wardw Or, when we discover that life
has more angles than straight lines;
when we find ourselves figuring in an
the other member OF which
is largely made up of the minus sign,
shall we not remember his order, Man
the boardw.
When we were newly 3hedged seniors,
an ocean apdNa qbntinsnt lay between
us and Of Ari1eipaI. We remember
there was somewhat 81 awe mingled
with our pride and pleasure when at
last he came to lis. We at first felt like
very small boys in his presence, and
didn't like to tell even the little we did
know, but his genial manner soon dis
armed our trepidation; and we made
the discovery that the laurels laid upon
his head b Va great HREton had not
SmotheretStlA natural glow OF brain
and heart. While our admiration has
in the least, we are aware
that it has been supplemented by still
warmer feeling. Never shall we forget
the pleasant hours spent in his class
room. The dry bones of the Greek and
Latin have been clothed with q living,
personality. We have walk
ed and talked with Cicero, Virgil and
Homer; "a goodlie companiep and
society worth cultivating; nevertheless,
if there be n parting, We would much
rather relinquish them, than him who
introduced them. But our wishes have
not ground even SO substantial MS
hope on which to rest; for, linger as We
may, We must, come to reluctant
Farewell" I'.ii rs '3li
scnooLMATEs:-To-day we step down
and out, and you take our places. Ii
we, as Seniors, have won any laurels
worth the wearing, we bequeath them
to you. May the Linslyeyer have. cause
to be proud Of you, and may you never
sully the uniform. With hearty hand
clasp of good fellowship, we wish you
through life, "bon voyage"
C1AssMATEs:-This is the day to
which we have so long looked forward
the acme of the schoolboy's fond
dreams and glad attticipations. Reali-
cation, however, has shown us the in
cvitable thorn that accompanies the
rose. For three years we have been
comrades, and US time has pushed US
forward, we have been the moro closely
drawn together But now these old
associations must be broken up; we
meet as a class perhaps for the last
time. How pleasantly our days have
flowed along together, without a ripple
of discord.
"This day we set up a milestone and
mark it with red-letter, for there our
paths diverge." Begretssarei htntlens
which brave shoulders cast of, so we
will not indulge them; but march right
on to the attainment OF thut sublimity
which the future holds in store, Tor him
who bears on his banner the motto,
"Eestigfa nalRa retrorsta'."
a STORM INTERPRETERS.
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