Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-07-06


 |
 After leaving (college) much of his
 time will be spent in astronomical re-
 search at Lick observatory. While studying there, he will conceive of the idea of how the clear atmosphere of Arizona will facilitate his work. | With this idea he will return to his
 former home (Yums) and erect magni- | tcent observatory on the summit of one of the Black hills, south of Yuma, here he will bring the greatest telescope the world has ever known, by means of
 which he will be able to study plant and animal life on Venus.
 In a few years, as a result of this work, will appear book which will be called Venography, or study of the | animal and vegetable fife of Venus, by Prof. J. Molina ana which will astonish the world by it's revelations. This book will creat such a sensation ID all English speaking nations. that Prince Albert, who wlll then be King of England, will prevail on him to give l series of lectures before the English astronomers.
 There he will meet beautiful English girl who will become hIs wife and who
 
 brighten his home here.
 When the sybil had finished l looked anxiously at her to see if she were going to reveal to me, my own future. She looked very gravely at me for few moments, and then asked me If l wished to know what my life was to be. After answering her, yes. she begsn slowly to read, but soon reached point which startled me, SO that 1 sprang up in the hammock, found myself rubbing my eyes, the sybil gone, and the bright moon staring in my face
 l shall always regret that she didn't finish my own future, and always be thankful that sbe revealed to me SO kindly the future of my classmates.
 vALEDICToRY BY MISS STELLA HoRNBECK. Gratitude has ever been recognized among all nations and among all people as one of the attributes of human | nature whereby we may more closely | initiate our maker, in whose image we were created. Possessing not gratitude, | we must surely lack ID all those virtues which go to make the model man or | woman. "How sharper than a serpents | tooth 1t IS to have thankless child" | The firet graduating class of Yuma Pub | lie school have invited you here thIs evening to show in small measure it's gratitude to parents, teachers, trustees | and taxpayers of this district for making | 1t possible for boy or girl to go from Yuma Grammar School with better education than many of them had to be- gin life. Taxpayers have given un- grudglngly of ther means to build and furnish schoo! house adapted to the age; the trustees have given their time l to the business affairs of the district SO that every dollar spent shall show 8 dollars worth of return, the teachers, in the very nature Of things, must give much more than the six hours day for which they are paid, for the con- scientious workman in any field does not dismiss his task when the clock points to the closing hour of the days toll. To all, this evenings exercises have been given to show that your time and money have not been expended in vain.
 It has been the custom to say that the corner stone of our liberties is the con- stitution of the United States; let us say rather that 1t IS the American system of free public schools. A distinguished soldier and president said as long as the system of free education was maintained American institutions were safe. We have learned something more than is in the books; we have learned that Ameri- ca IS still the freest country on earth; we have learned to love our flag and to veneraie the heroes who have died un- der it.
 The boys and girls of the present gen. eration are the men and women of the next; how necessary, therefore, that we should receive full instruction as to our rights and liberties and become imbued with the determination to fight and 1t may be to die in their defense, as our fathers and mothers did.
 It falls not to the lot of everyone to become hero and have his name "vrit large" in history, which. alas, IS too often but a story of blood; but he IS enough of hero who honestly follows his chosen work, who is grateful to bis Creator, faithful to his country ana charitable to his fellow men.
 Today was the last day of school for some of us at Yuma, when the bell again taps at a quarter to nine the mem bers of our class of six may be scattered many hundreds of miles apart. Our trustees have during their lives seen how opportunity has called the most humble citizens to plans of great re- spoDsibllity. Should opportunity again present, We believe the foundations laid will enable us likewise to respond to our country's call with honor to our selves and honor to you. This graduat- ing class is as full of ambition as classes usually are. None of us may make & stir in the world, but if at any time in the future any of us should give evil dence that the world IS better for our living in 1t. do not forget to say to your friends, "Thst boy or tEat girl was graduate of Yuma Grammar school"