The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-01

1t is a lamentable fact that the
greater part of the human race is de-
voted to nothing higher than money
making.
Is this what Is called a High Aspira-
ton? No. 1t should only occupy the
minds of men as means to a nobler
| end.
Fortune Is not absolutely necessary
to one who aspires to knowledge.
The men who have caught this cir
cling planet in the palms of their
hands; the men who have throttled the
lightning, and chained the fire and
water into willing servitude, were born
poor and struggled with adversely.
The men who have developed the hu-
man imagination into thing almost
perfect and unapproachable were born
, in poverty,
Bear it then in mind. that all honora-
, BILE endeavoIs to ease the yoke of life
are good, but all repinings for wealth
r for its own sake is precious time lost,
which can never be regained. THE
+ poor are only they who feel poor
1t is said that Daniel Webster has
stood many times upon the orators
O platform without a cent to his name,
+ but he cared not. He knew that with
o one stroke of that giant intellect he
v could command thousands
$ Besides fortune has wings. Today
one man may control millions; tomor-
e row he may be as poor as the lowliest
beggar at his gate But knowledge
once attained is yours through eter-
sc nifty And so the world is the peren-
"a NAL miracle which the mind worketh.
l. Knowledge is the stepping stone and
the GROWING touch to all else
IN Let us then be up and doing
n, With heart for any fate,
Of Suu achieving. still pursuing.
H. Learn to labor and to walt"
r. The proceedings OF this evening con-
of stitute an event in the lives of the
members of this class. We are prouc
oh to appear before you in the position OF
,ir pupils. graduating from the public
nv school of Weiser. But our position
he here is not due entirely to ourselves
AS we look back over our school lif'
,ot we realize that we owe debts of graft
80 tude. especially to the instructors VIII
- have guided our education. Now W
Its see where you, kind benefactors, hav
,at gone beyond the required duties OF or
be binary teachers, and have sacrifice
me time patience and labor for our ad
md vancement.
bat We realize that as we join the thron
which sweeps on through life we sha
find few who take such interest in OF
~ welfare
. r we must now solve the problems
~ life. and as we are deeply engaged
Z the disentanglement of their compl
SSss cations we shall look back with regr
upon those happy school days goi
forever.
as Like whittier we shall picture
find ,.,,,o,.,,,s vol Of that school roo
ua- and it's surroundings.
We shall live over again In thong
ONE those happy hours of which your liv
and a,,d Influence have been the central Il
as ures.
all To you we are profoundly crater
but we cannot forget our oblgatlo
pc to the board of trustees-all know h
d faithfully you have performed yo
ON duties
most Tbare arc few in this world who cs
OF to labor where nothing can be reap
but this you have done and we ha
ious been among those to receive the bel
g us at. We thank you ALL we thank y
Ixed' we can never reward you, but
'tloh heartily wish you well.
I'M The only we that we classmates
owl avnrass our gratitude is by pressing
loi in the path in which we nave peen
arac- carefully started.
to be orr land contains numberless gr;
institutions of learning where we
her continue our pursuit for knowledge
man long as life lasts.
lould TO you I bid hearty Godspeed.
on nobly, bravely on. The gem-pa
IT to walks of truth are before you; the
one of eternal promise spans your sky
since mortal mowers are within you and
the nariehabl honors are awaiting in
and seen hands to crown you Your frie
are watching your progress. angels
con- Reckoning you onward and God Is
usAes petually summoning you to duty.
many 60 let MS press on in our search
in in Lnou,ledge and struggle for perfect
and and with loving and devout hands
imply the natchless offerings OF pure TT
aunch full and benevolent lives upon the
ihehts OF the world.
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