Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-07-19

tIC1Q liVut AtttuElEft4* HATS, UuN
freighted with all the hopes, Tears
and aspirations charael srlstic one Of
50 conditioned. landed \ your will
age, accompanied BY a. engagement
to take part Ia the WORK 81 the Fac
ulty Of this InstItusIon
Ills gcner6asWc| your geo.
pie. the support accorded him ID
this new work under these strange
experiences. soon brought bis per-
turbed faculties 10 8 poIso which
made It easy to grasp the situation
and commence his lies work.
HlA heart was touched bT the
plentitude Of your gracious recep.
tion. aud lowered With clean impul-
ses, born Of d responsive gratitude.
From the union Of these feelings.
sprang forth, ready made. as did
Minerva from the brain 81 Jove, a
love Of your peopIe aud their native
heath which is proof against tho
touch Of Time andrazure Of Oblivion.
His record with you Is matter Of
the past. Whatever 30 would wish
70 recall IN Ibis Past. he win fiud
irreyocable. For veal OF voc past
acts are lrrepealable.
As we stand today, our hopes and
fears are 10 have their realization
only il the present and future. These
are tho times In which our acts are
b make the continuity Of The story
81 our liyesl
For ID years this young man lab
ored Ia Your midst. receiving from
you 80 gracious 40 hospitality that
be camo 70 regard this people as bis
own, aud this section bis home.
limo cannot dim norcircumsiances
mar the harmony which has grown
into this lie. as results Of she OK.
pericBce hulis upoa shc generous
ADD kindly hos pisaiisy 81 the people
q southerp Maryland, whose hearts
can ncver lorget 10 bo kind, whose
i0ng ~ 4aplae faDllltYin The
expression II generous welcome,
and whosc hearty hand grasp. be-.
speaks d cordially which makes tho
stranger IL bone, even upon The
threshold d bis entrance.
10 the presence 81 you ali. ! wish
ID claim shat she cmbodImont 81
this personality thus described,
stands before you and makes bis
grateful acknowledgement Tor this
opportunity tcbe aeee ID ire official.
II associated wtih tho Board IL
Trustees, Faculty aud student Body
Of dear old Charlotte Hall school,
as well 10 greet tho many friends
with which this ball IS .liled.
10 you gentlcmcn, meubors ofthe
Board ii Trustees and Fnculty Ii
Is 4 privilege 10 DO permitted t0con
graduate you upon the many evil
ldencesol yons progress by which you
are surrounded
Il evidences nasterlul grasp Of
the situation and wonderful execu.
tive ability, 70 haze accomplished
20 much III tho past IA years.
God speed you 10 your work
There should MOI be man, wo-
man Or child In Southern Maryland
who is not deeply Interested IL this
Institution.
10 the 1872 years Of is existence,
who Is capable 81 estimating She
beneficial results which have flowed
from its doors 10 thestreamofyoung
men who have received their train
ing Ga these grounds
appeal % you. one and all, TO
stir up your enthusiasm, and with
each returning year, increase the
facilities 81 Charlotte Hall school,
for an ever widening sphere OF In.
iIuence throughout Southern Mary
land
Ny friends, lot me tell you that
you need fear no iester. save theone
which Ignorance YIELDS. All this
dawning 81 the 10Th Century, Ii il
an anachronism to find 40 ignorant
citizenship IN any part Of the United
States.
Ny friends from Southern Mary.
land. this Institution IS peculiarly
your own. The long line Of gifted
men who have received thelr train.
ing here, and who afterwards hon
ored you aud themselves ia your
State Legislature. ID both Houses OF
Congress, Id tho highest positions
Of diplomatic seryice. On the Bench,
District, State and nnally, the
Supreme Court Of the United States,
ID tho person 81 Roger b. Taney,
Of whom ii may well BE- said. when
the sacred ermine fell upon mis-