The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-07-06

tleness. of YOUR firmness and impartiality.
Of your consideration and wisdom Fdeal
inr with our various shortcomings an'
offenses We feel that when heroic treat
ment has been practieed it was necessit,
and that on your part no pains have bee'
snared TO reclaim the wanderer. to reform
the errinq and to strengthen the weak. In
YOU we find a worthy successor to our
lamepted President Arnold, under whose
kindly influence and able Instruction we
passed two profitable years To y"n we
feel indebted for the beautiful stand OF
colors with which our battalion has been
recently presented Thy the college auth"rl-
ties.) We are proud of our nation aud our
national flag and feel honored at being the
first into whose care it was entrusted
| Fellow c,mrades, let it not be carried SIMPLY
for show. but carry it because we love 1t and
believe that the sentiments which it incul-
Gates should he instIlled into the heart and
life of every sAmerican: youth. "'shing
YOU and your administration OF the college
| the continued success and prosperity which
it deserves, We bid you warm hearted
| farewell.
To YOU. kind and honored instructors,
who have patiently guided guaranteeing
footsteps in the'paths that lead to knowl-
edge. we owe a debt of gratitude. Slowly
but surely, step by step, have you led us
into the beauties and intricate depths OF ap-
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and patient explanation have tried to arouse
our enthusiasm and develop Gin our nm
trained minds the capacity OF full and
thorough understanding Y"u khave been
kind and obliging and even indulgent t."
secure our advancement which has seemed
to be your greatest scurcn OF pleasure.
! Though t'times we may have seemed Inap :
preciative of your efforts. 1--WE 3hore to he
able to prove that they have not been in
vain.
On the marble tablets of memory your
names with;those of our classmates. shall he
deeply engraved in letters, which time and
change of surroundings can: never efface,
each there to remain till life's brittle cord is
severed. Trusting that .ou may ever fol-
low vour noble callings with unalloyrd sue
cess and that you will at hfe's end be re-
warded with the plaudit "Weli done good
and faithful servants, we must now re-
luctantly bid you farewell.
Dear classmates, at last we have reached
the goal for which we have so long been
striving. The long coveted prize is just
within our reach, yet we pause moment
before grasping it. Are we undecided as to
whether there will he more pleasure in its
possession than there has been in it pursuit?
No; " now find that we are not so anxious
to sever our connections with our alma
mater as we had anticipated. That act will
mark new epoch in our lives. the passing
of another milei'stone 1t is the passport
from pleasant school days into the active
duties of life. Side by side and full Of
hope we have glided through the halcyon
DAYS of school life We entered college
from three to five years'ago. Each launched
and steered his own vessel; hut together we
have sailed peacefully onward, following the
same general direction and being borne on
by that swift and irresistible, yet unseen,
under-current of time toward that un-
known realm-our future. Suddenly. and
seemingly too soon. We find ourselves at.the
end of this pleasant journeysand all pause
for moment to speak one last word of
parting, to give word of encouragement
before entering upon the stormy sea of
reality and experience. But the pause is
only for a moment. Again we pass on and
strike ont boldly an the broad expanse of
lite. As we are bound for different ports
and each will soon be left to his own re-
sources and companionship our directions
will then diverge and we will soon he fur
ther separated by the winds of circum-
stances and the calls of duty. We enter.
tain no fear of not arriving at the haven
where we would be, for each has been here
fully equipped for plotting his own craft
1t is possible that we may be lost to each
other for a time, yet later on we will learn
of each others victories and defeats, and
ofttimes we hope there will he happy meet
ings upon the sea of life. Could we but
dissolve the mist which obstructs our view
and peer into the future we would no doubt
be pleased and gratifled at the result
Some of these vessels we should see heavily
laden with the imperishable cargoes of fame
and honor; others with the transient treas.
i; ures of wealth; and not a few we hope like
unto Allow Ben Adhem, crowned by angels
with that royal diadem, lone that loves
his fellow man." Did we possess the power
of choosing the pathways which you are to
follow. how beautiful and ennobling they
would be-not free from all sorrow nd care,
for no one would be strengthened by such a
life of ease and you would soon cease to en-.
Joy it. The rose would lose much of its
beauty were it not for the accompanying
thorn. AS nations prove themselves strong
only after surmounting obstacles, so do we
gain strength only in overcoming Difficult
ties. Difficulties we must expect to meet
in all new environments, The removal of a
tree from unwholesome surroundings is a