El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-25

, vidual temperaments. But there is no
time so supremely joyous as when young
men and women find out their pow
err, the talented speaker citing
: notable examples. Young men and
women you will not make q success of
your life until you know your power.
going to be in this life. Study your
selves, for all around US are those who
have made failures in life from not
knowing themselves. Be yourselves;
not an ape; don't follow others, follow
out your individuality. Great men
emulate, but not initiate, ther in
dividuals. Emerson said Caesar lived
and we have the great Methodist
church. Poe's Raven lives. Many
tried to initiate and failed. Don't put
on airs. Men and women pass for
what they are. You can't be any ono
but yourselves A womanish man or
mannish woman are enough to make .
dog laugh. Honor your manhood aud
in your own lives. SAKE said the
proper study Of man is man, aud Hol-
land said the women are angels. Car
ry your won anhood into your vocation
or you will lose it, and the same ia true
of the young man. Act yourself, be
yourself: Luck is foo, pluck is a hero.
laboring. You must get in with native
ability, don't expect the Lord to do 1t
all. You must succeed on your own
pluck and responsibility. The men
who began by hard work, are those
who moved the world. You are not
going to get through the world on
your own looks. Good looks have
ruined more people than they made.
Every man who enters on life's path
way has troubles and SO will you. But
meet them bravely. Life is battle
charge, you can serve and you can
become great The speaker made an
eloquent close by citing noble charac-
ters in history whose names are pre-
cious household worlds. You are liv-
worlds history. Blessed are the
cradles being rocked today, for the
eyes of their occupants shall see won
derful things. Guard the purity OF
your life, be prepared to meet LIES
duties: be ashamed to die until you
have done something that will make
lived in it. God will one day swing
the world into grander existence and
you can be participants in the great
event, and when the kingdom of God
shall be sent down to this world, may
you be able to exclaim, helped to put
IL Inere tapplause).
DR.. Race, president of the Board of
then made this address in
the diplomas.
young Ladies. and Gentlemen of the
Glass of 1897: ..-
ION behalf of the board of school
trustees of Ell Paso, congratulate you
IN your graduation and venture . pro-
ohecy of future attachments.
ga common bond Identifies us with
IN 10 md vad h.
your success.
''This emphasizes our good wishes
md gives to them the assurance Of sim
,erity and truth.
"With growing interest the board
las watched your progress in the past
Ind now sends you forth to solve the
problem OF the future, each for him
elf.
''In accepting the diploma you as
ume new responsibility, and tacitly
promise to be loyal to the trust.
''The happiness of your parents, the
hopes of friends, the credit of your
eachers and the fair name of our city
ire given into your keeping, and il
will be your duty carefully to guard
his trust SO that we may not be dis
appointed in our expectations.
'Let your actions be worthy of your
e achers, your conduct reflection of
heir percepts, and then we can point
% you with honest pride and say such
n one is a graduate of the Ell Paso
high school.
"You have yearned with an eager
onging for the day VIXEN emancipated
rom the restraints of the school room,
'ou could engage in LIES activities,
aste its pleasures and assume its
ares: that time is now here, and as
t leads you into the future may
he fond dreams OF today be the facts
# tomorrow, not saddened by dis
nor embittered by re-
ret.
''On this momentous occasion 1 will
lot strike a note of sorrow or waken
fear of future trials; these come to
ne and all and teach their own lesson
Without extraneous aid; but animated
y the common Joy that lights the faces
f these admiring friends. I bid you
and trust you may be pros
erous in your chosen course.
BE brave, be true, be just and the
calm of possibilities is yours.
"Strive always for Intellectual
hese as your foundation we can con-
IDENTIFY hope that the browning glory
t your graduation will be Q we'll spent
ife.
'By the authority and in the name
f the board Of school trustees 1 now
resent you with your diplomas"
The exercises then closed.