Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-05-30

practice. We will never be prosper
Gus II we stand and wait for opportuni-
ties to materialize. Our life is our
aim: We reap what We sew. Life is a
rugged path; we cannot expect to have
a smooth journey, but IL our purpose
is strong We will overcome all Difficult
ties. II we wish to live an effective
life, we cannot expect to do so by liv-
ing on past renown or parental glory.
Each must strive for himself; each
must work out his own salvation-we
either make or mar our own destinies.
Her essay was good, and her delivery
good, too.
Miss Fitch. a teacher in the Central
High school. sang a solo and was her
self encored. She favored her hearers
again with another charming piece.
Her ST. ging was very sweet.
The class prophecy was done up In
a novel way to tahe queens taste.
Carl Holman AMI Miss Mabelle Yott
we're the actors. The scene is sup
posed 10 take place some years In the
f1lare in the largest city in the world
Now York. Carl is "igged up Q
frst-class boxcar tourist and Miss
Yott a widow in seedy garb. They
meet and then the members hear the
rosy prospects that have come to them
after leaving the dear old Central High
;cllIll Miss Yott and NJ. Holman
are to be congratulated on their sue
cessful acting.
Misses H~untzinger, Duckworth, Pratt
and Mrs. Borradaile touched the
piano for Polonaise M~ilitaire.
The valedictory vas finely delivered
by j. e. Strumquist, president of the
and we predict a future for the
young man If he cares to enter public
life. In closing he said: Fellow
now that we have finished
our secondary education, we have fin
ished u course of training. and we
are now ready to start in the race of
life. The past years were probably
the happiest of our lives, and yet, at
times, our studies, though blessings
in disguise, seemed somewhat irksome,
but the diligence of our ever faithful
tNoNlCio ohu Nv Ltoif 4
which they have labored to guide us
and aid us in our toilsome march up
the hill of knowledge, supported us.
You have been in school to prepare
yourselves to stem life's current and
to make a safe transit over its bois-
ferrous rivers. All the necessary
equipment of life have been put into
your hands and all that is left for you
to do is to use them. Our journey up
this rugged hill Is toilsome, but we
should remember that there is no
royal road to fame. truly hope that
in whatever field of labor you may en-
joy, you will succeed, and of every one
of you it may be said with pride he
was one of the class of 1903. Ii is
with great sorrow that | say farewell
to you, dear classmates, for, as we
part tonight, it may be the last time
we shall ever see each other. But we
must indeed part, and the farewell
must be spoken, so let us hope to meet
where partings are no more. Fare
well. How the sound fingers on the
ear, but we pause not, for the resound-
ing echo; farewell.
Professor Stroup then presented the
much coveted diplomas. His talk to
the graduates was a fine, scholarly
one and showed the man to be the
right man for the position that he
holds.
The Glee Club brought the exercises
to a close by singing a selection from
Prince of Pilzeh Miss Ada Camp
field took the leading part and did it
charmingly.
The seniors held forth after the ex-
e%rcises and those who remained were
handsomely entertained and lunched.
Dancing was INDUCED in, and Mrs.
Rose Berry presided at the piano.
The commencement exercises for
1908 were a credit to Albuquerque.
What more can be said?
A Title Earlv Riser.