Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-06-06
Warren's High School Building.

has developed many qualities in COM
mon with his ideal which might other
wise have lain dormant forever.
You all remember the tale of the
youth who grew up under the brow
of the Old Man of the Mountains.
While still child he took as his ideal
the face which nature had carved on
the I. 2untain side, and as he grew old
er, through constantly seeing this be-
fore him reckoning him ever upward
and onward, he lived to fulfill a long
standing prophecy and became the ex-
act counterpart of the Great Stone
| Face.
No matter if our. standards are so
far above us that we can scarcely
hope to attain them, the struggle of
reaching up in our endeavor increases
our power, broadens our outlook and
ennobles our lives.
Ambition, perseverance and integ-
rity are the essential qualities of an
upright character. The man who is so
conscious of the rectitude Of his in
tentions as to be willing to open his
bosom to the inspection of the world,
is in possession of one of the strong
est pillars of a decided character. Let
your first step then, be the heroic de-
termination to be honest, and to pre-
serve this virtue through every vicissi-
tude Of fortune, and in every relation
which connects you with society.
I would have you like the ocean,
that grandest emblem of majestic pre-.
cision, which in the calmest hour, still
heaves it's resistless might Of waters
and day, with the echoes of it's sublime
declaration of independence, and toss
ing, and sporting on it's bed with an
imperial consciousness of power that
laughs at opposition. It is this depth,
and weight, and power, and purity
of character that I would have you
resemble; and I would have you like
the waters Of the ocean, to become the
purer by your every action.
Having attained the highest class
average, the lot of valedictOrian fell
to Miss Searle, and she fulfilled the re-
quirements gracefully and with per-
feet composure. She was several
times interrupted by applause, and her
remarks to her classmates We're par
ticn1ar1v we'll racaiva1
Kind Friends and Citizens of
Warren:
| Tonight you have shown by your
presence and attention your interest
| in us and in the school which owes
it's success largely to your influence
and support. For your good will to-
ward us and the cause which we rep
resent, as a class, we most heartily
thank you and sincerely hope that you
feel repaid for what you have listened
to this evening. 49,.
Worthy President and Gentlemen Of
the Board of Education: IF '..
To you we are profoundly thankful
for such a school as we have attended.
You have realized that the world
needs more highly developed men and
women, who are equipped to fight and
conquer in the battles which life pre-
sents to us, and you have placed it in
the power of all to secure the advan-
tages of a good education. It is large
~ due to your earnest endeavors, that
this school has attained the degree of
excellence which it now possesses.
You have been wiling to bear the bur
dens and assume the responsibilities
Of building up this institution, which
has been so helpful to us. You have
watched it grow year by year in size
and excellence until now it ranks am
ong the best in the state. We are the
favored ones who are reaping the ben
efits Of your labors and as we go out
into life, we hope we may realize
more fully what you have done for us
and through our earnest efforts be of
some use to you in the cause for which
we are working.
Honored Superintendent and Mem
bers Of the Faculty: We now say fare
well toyou with almost the same regret
with which, when leaving home, we
would bid goodbye to those whom
we leave there. You have been to us
in our school life what our parents are
the time has come when we must sep
arate. As 9 class we may never meet
again; only few short days and some
|of us Will be miles away. We gaze