The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-02

her that we would not have at
tanned this standard, had not the sa-
ges, writer's, warriors, martyrs ana
each in his own way de-
voted every effort to- assist in the ad.
vancement of civilization.
Athena the most beautiful image
within the power of the human
Imagination, sprang forth, with all
her beauty fully developed, from the
head of Jupiter. But we must re-
member that this was i'm the mythOl-
Ogical age 1t Is not thus with NOR
tai affairs. Byron said, IA thousand
years scarce serve to found state y
Not alone Is this true in the founding
of a state, but in every undertaking
OF life. Great achievements 10 not
spring forth like magic. Develop
ment and growth Is the law ofthe uu-
Verse. Before the harvest comes the
seed times, and the long weary days
OF cultivation.
Each day we lose ourselves i'm the
coutempial OF tAe tangled threads
OF Influence, that have contributed to
our present social fabric. And we the
class OF '9O would acknnw ledge the
debt which we feel can never be can
ceed. For we are what we are by
reason of those who have preceded
Us.
success is the result OF determined
effort Had ii not been for the reso-
Lutte acts of the common people OF
England, King john would never
have granted Magma Chart4. Had it
not been fir The strong determination
on the part of the Puritans to have re-
ifriR / -, q
states may not have been "A free and
independent nation.
II you, . Pioneers, had not been
willing to leave your houses of comfort
and happiness to come to this vast
prairie where rosmed the Buffalo and
Antelope to convert it from land of
wildness toa garden of cultivation,
the state of Kansas could not boast OF
so proud a city nor would the city
have a High School of which any
state might we'll he proud. For YOU
laid the foundation and planted the
first seed Of our city. 1t is through
your influence that today we leave
our Alma Mater, and tomorrow will
take up the duties in the world Q
school of experience.
Gentlemen of the Board Of Educa-
ton. You by your diligent watchcare
have this High School reach near
er to the standard, have assisted us to
climb higher on the ladder Vt progress
and learning.
Dear teachers whose patience we
have so often tried, whose plans we
have often foiled by our heedlessness,
your labors tave not been in vain,
you have had a powerful influence
over our lives. We feel you have
made sacritices for our betterment, for
which we can never repay you. We
have felt too, your genuine sympathy
with all our students interests and we
wish now to assure you that no small
degree Of harmony shall ever prevail
between yourselves and the class Of
| 100.
Dear schoOlnates, who fill the
! places we have filled, and who walk
in the paths where we have wander.
ed. you who are flOcking forward tC
| fill our places, to blot us so soon from
your memores-it lie to you we wish
| to extend our most sincere wishes
that you may ascend higher on the
ladder which IL ever reaching upward
than we have assembled.
Pioneers, members of the sehoo
board, teachers. schoolmates, citizen:
and friends: We who are what we
are by reason of those who have pre-
ceeded US: We who are about to &C
forward as the members of a large
family, to take up the duties of life
and to follow where fortune leads us
perhaps never to meet again: We
who are going forward armed I'm moi
a. strong a coat Of mail "a the col
leges, could offer us, but ever ready
to enter into battle armed with VIVA
equipment we have, with willing
heart and strong determination Il
win; to this hour which is the climax
of our school work, although filled
with both joy and sadness:-ioy be
cause so soon We will enter upon oul
undertakings of life-sadness because
our high school days are DER: W.
the class of 100 bid to all most hearty
] Welcome