The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23

the day is coming, and coming fast
when we are to be measured up" TO
see if we did study as we should. Our
don't feel like studying. The teacher
keeps pressing us just the same. He
seems the only one who sees that day
which is not very far away. But |
think our years work has been very
profitable, taking into consideration
the time in which we had to do it.
Our class motto is Coward and Up
ward" 1t is, believe, the first motto
that any member of our class has had.
And we hope that when we are old we
may be able to look back over our lives
and see that we have kept our first
motto true. 1t is good motto to carry
through life. 1t may seem hard some
times to keep up to 1t, but II we stay
close by it we will succeed.
We may have often been negligent
and apparently unkind to our teacher
during the year, aud have forced many
trials upon him which he has borne
with great kindness and patience, but
am sure we meant no harm and have
the highest regard for him.
Our mistakes are apparent. Kindly
bear with us, as our years work has
been crowded into eight months, and
besides, like yourselves, we are not
above making mistakes. Again l say,
dear friends, that we renew our words
of welcome, and thank you for your
presence here tonight.
vALEDIcToRY BY PEARL BRADLEY.
Friends and schoolmates; The time
has arrived for us to separate, but be-
fore doing so possibly few words from
one chosen by the graduating class tO
speak for them, as also for the school
may not be amiss. To the gentlemen
of the school board we wish to extend
our thanks for your untiring efforts in
our behalf, for the kindly encourage.
ment you have givenand the faithful and
efficient teachers provided to give US in
/ struction. We appreciate and are grateful
for all the kindly considerations had al
your hands. To our teachers we desire to
extend our thanks in particular man
ner for their earnest and kindly help a.
all times. Doubtless at many times the
task has been wearying and burdensome
and your patience sorely tried, bu'
through all you have shown by YOU
actions and kindly words that you had
our welfare at heart, and for this alsC
we thank you. We believe at this tim'
that not but the friendliest feeling anC
best wishes are felt by every one oi
the school for each of our instructors
and we are sure that no i'll feeling is har
bored by teacher or scholar.
To our parents and the patrons OF th'
school we would say that we appreciate
very much the interest you have showI
in the school by your visits to the school
by your words of cheer and encourage
ment and by your attendance at the en-
tertainments that have been given 70
the benefit of the school. The result o
such consideration and help from yol
has done much toward making the tern
lust closed the successful one It has been
The books, too, that have been provide'
through these entertainments will like
wise be of benefit and pleasure to thos
who will follow in the school during tn
coming terms.
To the pupils that follow us we woul'
offer word of encouragement. In tn
wears that are to come you will doubi
less find frequent occasions when diff
culties appear that seem almost unsuI
! mountable, but earnes. effort and clos
, application is bound to win, and 10 tn
one who says: Never give up" theF
: is no such word as fail. Place you
standard high, let Coward and upward
J be your motto, and the years as the
} come to you will be found replete wit
) success, and the goal to which you a
/ pire viii surely be- reached. The placs