Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-12

profession in life. An honor aciileFeu
should be only an impetus ,,,,ae
In the realms Of nature the law holu'
no loss true. our latest scientists are ten
ing ms that from the lowest lorIhs a.
waived bv slow degrees the highest that
tba ,veak est go 10 the walls 70 make way
Tor the strongest. Even failure Is often
the narent of great success, Tor UeleNe
with him who sings:
ain one clear tone TO divers strings
THAT men may rise on stepping stones,
az their dead SLEEVES TO better Things
we. the class Of 1898, viii engraVe TINS
motto upon our lives. .a,,
The end of our school duties cans upon
ug TO shoulder the heavier burdens Oh tli0
social domestic, and intellectual ne
SLo,,Id I'VE for one moment regard our
selves as finished products, we wouiu
nrove unworthy Of our Alma Mater ana
af ourselves. Let me so forth from To-
dan, ready TO do battle with any dllhcul-
ties making our successes prophe-
oies for greater ones, ana our
failures timely warnings or experience
should YOU wonder at the solehhly VI
NV remarks. do bear in mind that VIII IN
the pulpit is unseemly, and be assured
that il is only by great enoIt tna.
| have restrained my rising ude Oh mn III
| and drawn my mouth down 10 the Ioui
/ corners OF propriety. rear thaI aiie -'iI'.
! you are more interested IN whether go 80
| becinning has an end than in my SUBJECT
J Ana 50. to quiet your misgivngs, VIII
! proye that even in so grave ana lengthy
! discourse as mine the rule holds good
! HISTORY OF THE CLASS.
| The young lady on whom was lald the
| duty OF handing down the history OF TINS
class TO all coming generations, Is Miss
! Edna Butler This is the way she told
] the story
! II is with mingled feelings Of pleasure
| and sorrow that l appear before you 10
day, for although our faces are pIlsh'
and smiling, our hearts light ana happy
| riously fought, YET
'Within Our hearts sadness steals
A sadness we can ne'er dispel,
| AS gazing round US but reveals
That we are soon TO say farewell.
As representative of the class of 1898
IL devolyes upon me TO read TO this as
sembly of friends, teachers, and school
mates, the history of our class.
When tho session opened we com
menced our studies with firm Will L
work harder and 10 attend TO our QUITE
| more faithfully than ever before. I'M
| Is always q school girls resolution. Gu
first business, that of electing presi
dent and other officers, being settled, w
turned our attention TO the selection o
n suitable motto: 1.-THE end Is the begin
ming" A class flower, "forget-me-hot
and our class colors, blue and gold,
which decorate our platform to-day.
In applying our motto, we must eve
keep IN view, that, though we haV
reached the end OF our career here, GU
education, in the real sense, Is only Jus
beeun. and that before us lies life's mar
, | and practical duties.
What more appropriate thought coul
| Won find than that which is embodied /
: the very name of our class HOVER ioi
/ get-me-not, and its emblem, love?
After these preliminaries were settled
everything for some two months wa
bright and joyous. when suddenly, in tn
, midst of our success, one OF on
brightest and bestowed classmates wa
removed by death. Sad, indeed, was IN
day, when our little class Of earnest STU
dents realized that one who had strul
gled and toiled along the same road wit
; us had been called Home; that Berth
Williams was dead $3.50
Intermediate examinations were 500
facing us, and We put on a bold front
! meet them. HOW we, ever survived thos
l | au-day meetings of English, Latil
4
4 | but il is sufficient TO say that we do in
: 10 tell the tale.
: Then arose the necessity OF choosir
: speakers for this suspicious day. an
: my friends, l leave 1t for you to say
: We were wisely chosen.
: DEATH OF A FAITHFUL FRIEND
| Never before in the existence
o the graduating classes at the CO
n lega has it been the historian
n duty TO record such sad events. as ha'
Q befallen us this session. 1 speak no
o OF the father OF our class president }
y was one who always took deep
q terest In our school, believed hrmy
o women's education. and did all In y
8 power 20 promote the welfare Of u
o woman's College. Or. Vanderslice
sadly missed.
y, Mhy such noble ones are taken ro
a. us Is not for US TO question.
Is Ia tho midst of cur many dutss