The herald., 1895-07-30
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the affairs of men, which. taken at the
flood leads on to fortune, and the whole
| voyage Of their life is bound in shadows
| and in miseries.'
Bs ready with the flood. and when the
wave OF opportunity reaches YOU make
your plunge, ride on the crest of the
wave. and it will bear you on to success
! plunge when the wave Is past and you
may be borne under. on and on, by hui
lranity's surging flood, into the dark re-
cesses of oblivion.
The sun of the nineteenth century is
! sinking in the tu:nultuous sea of unrest
and discontent; wnat the twentieth GEN.
| tury will bring forth no man can tell, for
! what mortal eye can penetrate the hazy
| dim ness of the future? But the signs of
our times indicate that we will be called
upon to decide great questions and to
| face nom entous Issues. Be ready to de-
eide Alright Had the wind blown one
way on certain day the Spanish inquis-
ition would have been founded in Eng
land. but 1t blew the other way and the
invincible Armada was swept to ruin.
Small ropes hold mighty destinies. and a
decision in your own life may be that of
a nation.
Fellow Classmates: I am no orator
little trained to arouse your tender SYM
pathies. but a feeling Of infinite sadness
comes over me as | speak these parting
words OF long farewell
we are just emerging from lNeOTy TO
pract ce; we are sailing from the calm
and pleasant harbor youth; before US
is spread the broad eXpanse of life. far
in the distance stands the mythical statue
of success. A few light clouds drift
around her crown, and, as she beckons
US on with winning grace, the voayee of
life bids fair to be pleasant one. But
those thin clouds will darken and the
threatening storms of life will obscure
the now serene sky. A sea of adverse cir.
cumstances will rage high and success
will be lost sight of in the gloomy dark.
ness of despair.
Fellow classmates. when such storms
arise. be true; prove yourselves Amer
lca's loyal sons and daughters; and when
the storm of circumstances is past, sue
vii crown your efforts.
I'VE have passed together the happiest
months Of our lives. With a group OF IN
stiuctors whose interest is not so much
in their own welfare as in our success.
and with bsnd of classmates as good as
true, as loyal as ever pursued the byways
of knowledge, we have truly passed happy
days. No two lives flow in the same
channel, and we will soon drift apart in
the turmoils of active life.
1--WE are looking forward into the future
with steady eyes, not frightened by the
outlook, nor yet rejoicing. but with a
calm determination 10 make the most of
what talents and advantages we have.
Let us be true true to our friends, true to
our class and above all true to ourselves
and when we ask ourselves this question
for the last time, may the answer revsr-
berate from our inmost soul: ALPS well
And so On the eve of parting, as the
cool evening falls and the obscure msts
OF futurity's river creep upon us; as the
freight Of success grows brighter and
nils our souls with dancing visionfs, and
we think long over our prospects and
paint oar ideals of lite and character
without reserve; as we clasp hands in
life's long amity and loyalty and sadly
murmur farewell, Woodburys grad
uating class of 95 dlsbands forever'F
The class of graduates who received
diplomas on this occasion is the largest
ever graduated by any business college
in California, the San Francisco institu-
ton not excepted. Such an institution.
accomplishing such results as the events
OF last night indicate. is certainly credit