The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-05-30


boys. Their appearance On the stand
speaks well for those who were charg-
ed with their training and augurs fer
them bright future. The names of
the graduates follow:
Misses Anna Smoak, Anice Bouk-
night, Mamie Corley, ,MayBoozer, Ruth
Efrd, Kezie George, Anna Martha
Meetze, Ella Harrnan, Leola Wingard,
Mary Wingard and Messrs. Bennie
Chapman, Fort Graham, Jesse Har-
man, Lewis Roof, and James Yon. To
these diplomas were presentedby Col.
J. Brooks Wingard in behalf of the
board of trustees.
His well chosen remarks to the
class here follows:
Among civilized nations self-better-
ment is of primary Importance; hence
the establishment of schools and COL
leges and universities. You have COM
pleted the prescribed course of studies
at your institution; and I have been
assigned to the pleasant task of form
ally awarding to you these certificates
of graduation. Do not suppose, for
moment, that in presenting these
parchments, it is thought, that you
have mastered knowledge. Such is
not the case. They only signify that
you have been diligent and faithful in
preparing yourselves for what lies be-
fore you. The real battle is yet to be
fought, the race of life, yet to be run.
Remember the Greecian mothers ad-
vice to her sons-to "Consider no one
happy until death.'' Only that that
ends well is well. AS you leave the
walls of your institute, and go forth to
engage in the activities of life, take
these certificates as incentives to still
higher aspirations, and to nobler liv-
ing. Be faiGhful, be earnestfully
resolved to meet life's duties bravely,
and with honest purpose determine to
pluck the fruit of success from the
flower of opportunity. Add to know
ledge faith, and to faith virtue, and to
virtue patience, and to patience kind
ness, and to kindness charity, and
whatever other things that be of good
report, may God give you the strength
and grace to- gather up and weave
them into the web of your lives. I
Join in the sentiment of Whittier:
That
"Our lives are albums written through
With deeds good or bad, false or
true;
God grant that when the blessed
angels turn the pages of your years,
They read the good with smiles and
blot the bad with tears.'
Many were the flowers and presents
given those who received their diplo-
mas. The stage fairly swayed under
the load, and when the ushers had
brought them all out and placed them
in front of each fortunate possesor Of
them, there was presented to the au-
dience scene of beauty and lovli-
ness, made more beautiful by reasons
of the bright, cheeful and happy faces
in the back ground.
To these young graduates, especially
those who choose to advance no
further, and take their places in
busy world it is trying period of your
lives. Let each one then be sure no
mistake is made in whatever avoca-
tion you may choose, but if you con-
tinue with the same spirit and zeal
which you exhibited last night in your
beautiful speeches, evencing ability,
strength and power, brimfull of en-
thusiasm, we feel in the real issues of
life before you, that that spirit will
1SSOI S1oW VOA pA>I LII oiAS NtAi1 VI JOoi
earthly lives, but grow stronger and
stronger every day, and make your
parents and friends always as proud
of you as they were last night in your
beauty and array of elegant dress,
and where you displayed grand youth
full talents
We wish every one, without special
mention, where all did so much credit
to their teacher and themselves, to
tip our hat to the young ladies and gen.
tlemen, and wish you god speed in
your future lives for all that is good.
The years. work at the school has
been very successful, and to Princi-
pal F. W. Rauch and his able corps
of teachers hearty well done is in
order. Prof. Rauch is graduate of
Newberry college and for years has
been successfully teaching. He had
charge of the collegiate department
and in consequence thereof had un-