The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-05-19

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upon upon it from the hill on
which your school buildings now
stand. The little log school house
has gwen place to The large and
handsome buildings which you
now occupy. Instead of one room
in which all OF he children Of all
ages were gathered under one
teacher, you have The great public
school system of our stale and
country, with its many different
departments and grades and a
teacher for each grade. In the
planting of IA tree we expect de
velopement, growth, strength and
beauty. | trust that yon may not
only grow physically and intellect
ualIy, but that you may develop
those higher and nobler qualities
that are absolutely necessary to
The building up of true man and
woman. What we want in these
days are men and women who
will take a stand for the right on
the side of very,hing that tends
10 our upbnilding as a people and
a nallon. Again, in planting a
:rull Tree, there is a suggestion of
fruit hearing. If our tree does
not bear lruit after al. our care
and pains We feel that our labor
has been i'm VAIN. So also. YOUR
parents and friends after giving
you all The opportunities and adj
vantages, expect in after years 10
see the fruits of their labors. Why
Is il that your teachers labor so
hard and earnestly for your i'm
prcvement and advancement Is
il not thai in your after life, they
may see some return for he on,
lay aud feel a satisfaction that
their labor was not in va,n. The
Bible compares an upright person
tn a tree planted Dv The rivers of
water, who briIeeth forth his fruit
IN his season. In another place ii
says, "evtry tree that heareih NOT
fruit is hewn down." You are
expected 10 take he place OF the
men and women of today. Be
prepared To take the front rank.
If YOU are inclined TO be drane
vou viii be pushed TO the back
ground. Do moi be content with
a back seat. Keep up with the
procession"
In the worlds field OF battle,
In the bivouac oflif
Be not like dumb, driven cattle,
Be n hero in the strife.
But above all "grow in grace
and in the knowledge of God
For GodIiness is profit able unto
all things having the promise OF
The life that now is and the life
that is to come" have lived 10
the extreme limit of he allotment
of time tn man on This earth, and
vel | feel how short The time has
been and how lille | have been
able to accomplish. My advice
would therefore be 10 work while
he day grows brighter for night
all TO Soon"
Yours, J. W. Rochester.
VoTE ON TREES AND FLowFEs.
State Tree.
Elm 80. Maple -. Buckeye 533.
Oak Al.
Shade Tre".
Maple AL. Oak $50. Elm 100.
S!atA Fluwer.
Rose 1S2. Lilly 265. Carnalion
Pink 1o9. Pansy s.
of trees and The chosen
authors, followed by a number of
he quotations
High School.
Senior Ciass-Oak. Junior Glass
Elm, Bryant Soph. C!ass-Maple,
|. II. jackson. Freshmen GLASS
tim. Shakespeare.
Grammar Department.
\. Gram-Elm, Wash. Irving.
3. Gram-Elm. Columbus.
). - blackberry. j. W. Rec chester.
}. - Crab Apple, Hawthorne.
Primary.
|. Prim-Beerh. Logan.
;. Prim-Elm, Geo. Washington.
). Prlm-P"plar, Alice Gary.
}. Prim-Manle. Lonslellow.
quotations used. ID. High School.
Sweet are the uses OF ad versity,
Which, like the toad. uSly and venOmous,
Wears yet precious jewel in his head;
And this our life, exempt from public
haunt.
Finus tongues in trees, books In running
brooks,
Sermons in stones and good in everything.
A. Grammar. =
Time is ever turning over his
ages. we ale too much engrossed
Y the story of The present TO
INK Of The characters and an
'dotes hat gave interestjO the i
ast and each age is a volume =
'ro%n aside 10 re speedily for
o'ter. The idol of today pushes
lie hero of Yesterday oni of recol-
ciinn, and will in turn be sup g.
lan:ed by his successor tomorrow. =
Washinet ton Irving.
The recitation for the B. Gram.
ep'i in honor Of Columbus, was
'ndered bv Miss Bessie Mon, gom-
" and was one of The most pleas
1t affairs of the afternoon.