Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-16

of the state depends upon how you solye these
and not those of the school.
/ This is q unitarian age. On all sides you Will
hear the questions, What good?" whats the
costS' VIII it payf" and boldly put this ques
ton tonight regarding you. VIII you pay society
and the state for all that they have invested in
your II the seed you have garnered ID sown
Alright to enrich and beautify the cherries fields
Of others lives do not fear that its answer will
bring tear OF regret blush OF shame. II 1t Is
selflshly cornered in the little market Of your
own minds andsis used only to advance your own
worldly interests or merely fit you to shine in
"sassiety' Il pronounce this word here advfsedly)
fear that the trial balance Of the state will
show deplorable loss and that its stock in you
will sink greatly below par.
parting thOught-Ages ago some grain was
placed in mummy case and only recent exca-
vations brought it to light. 1t was living STILL
but during ell the ages not one grain had repro
duced itself. not one had added ANYTHING to the
worlds granary. Itmay as well have been dead.
The seed you bave garnered in your school life
will you wrap it with the selfish folds Of mummy
cloth about your dead and shrivelled selves, or
will you, with generous hand scatter 1t in fertile
waiting fields where it will spring into new life
and produce haryests Of golden waving grain?
Life is the seed-time
Then scatter far and wide
The seeds Of kindness
Yours may 1t be
To carry to the Fathers throne
s. caves ripe and beautiful
Live not for self
But others hearts to Bless
Live not for gold
But rather to unfold
The treasures deep
Hid in the word of God.
Live to make yourselves better,
The world happier
And to please Cod
In presenting diplomas to the graduates,
Mr.. Redfeld said =
To the Young Ladies Of the Graduating Class Of
The honor Of presenting these diplomas to this
ri ana tn
pride, but to me 1t is particularly so.
This class OF young lady graduates, with the
exception OF two, is composed OF those whom l
have Familiarity and intimately known from
childhood. and might say from infantcy. So
that the honor and privilege of presenting you
with your diplomas is proud moment in my
life and will ever be bright spot in my
memory.
These diplomas represent to you weeks
months and years of hard. honest. and conscien-
tlous STUDY, and as examination day grew near,
hours and days OF extreme anxiety.
You have just stepped from the threshold of
the school room to the threshold of duty-to the
future lifework. You have reached that point in
your lives, that one bright particular point
where neither what you know. nor what you do
not know. gives the smallest embarrassment to
you. This delightful situation will not last long
nor ever come again, for the very next step you
take, you will move into the shadow of respon-
sibility.
Graduates, if any one of you were to ask me
tonight. What shall do IN starting life?' my
reply would be, that which has SO often been re-
peated on occasions like this, Commence at
once to make character. Be true to yourselves.
honest from centre to circumference, and success
will surely crown your life.'
Be dependent upon yourselves, accountable to
yourselves and not star in the deep blue sky of
opportunity is too high or too bright to come
within your just aspirations.
repeat that it gives me extreme pleasure to
present you with these diplomas, which certify
that you have completed the full course OF the
Woodbury. High School. and have been found
proficient in the several branches of the curri-
culum.
A song by the class, benediction by Rev.
Mr.. Urban, and music ny the orchestra,
and bestowal of floral remembrances,
closed one of the most interesting COM
mencemeDt exercises in the history of our
public schools