Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-06-06

asked to speak to you at this time.
and in having the privilege Of pre-
senting you with your diplomas as the
badge and seal of the faithful and
thorough work which you have all
done in our school, and am sure that
! I but voice the sentiment of this large
audience when I congratulate you
most heartily upon the fine orations
and we'll written essays to which we
have listened this evening.
, I would repeat that it is an honor
to stand in your presence, in your per-
sonal presence and in the presence Of
your achievements. You are here, not
only as the boys and girls so familiar
to us all, but as the boys and girls, as,
the young ladies and gentlemen, who,
have been successful. You stand here
as conquerors. You have mastered the
high school course of the great state
of Minnesota, and we have the right
to feel proud of you and of our school:
system, and our particular school here!
in Warren.
! Tonight marks a milestone in your
lives which time nor circumstance can
never efface, and as father and moth
er. and brother and sister, and friends,
gather about you with congratula-
, tons and "God bless you," I venture
to say that earth has no price that
would tempt you to part with tonight's'
experience. And yet, my dear young
friends, I must say to you, that there
is tomorrow coming, and that while
life is still extended to you, that there
is no time nor place to halt and rest
on present achievements. All life rests.
on the principle Of growth and prog
ress, and in human life we plainly see
that to live and grow in knowledge, in
power and in character, is only at the
price of constant endeavor. You to-
night graduate from the Warren high
school. but it is only to step out into
| the larger and wider school, the great
school of life, and in this great school
, of life We all are pupils. We confident
ly trust and hope to hear from you
again, with honor and with credit.
Did you ever stop to think how
much we owe to the civilization and
the country in which we live? And
how much of this is due to our magni-
ficent school system? You stand here
tonight living exemplification Of
Americas civilization and progressl
With trained minds, and habits of in
dustry and thoroughness formed, you
are we'll prepared to go forth, and
with hands firm and strong on the
throttle valve of active life, give back
to the life around you all that you
have received. Aye, and a hundred
fold more. never in all the history Of
this world has there been time, and
never more so than at the present
time, when the cry has not gone forth
reaching to the very throne of the In
finite, calling for true men and wom-
en- in every sphere of life; men and
women, knowing and using their
powers
In the home, on the farm. in active
business, anywhere and everywhere.
the cry goes up for workers, capable,
thorough and honest.
| enjoy your class motto, Beyond
the Alps Lies. Italy," and in closing
THESE, my few remarks to you, I can
give you no better thought than this,
the one embodied in your class motto,
"Beyond the Alps Lies Italy" The
mountain of obstruction will oft times
rise across your pathway, but push
forward with faith in God and your
selves and the snow clad, ice bound
Alpine peaks will give way to the
beautiful, grassy slopes Of sun-lit
Italy.
The class received the personal con-
gratulations Of the audience, holding
an informal reception Of good wish
es" before their friends turned home
ward, another chapter Of the history
OF the high school, Of which we are
all so justly proud, having been ended.