The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-25

today. Today'S work must De nmsneu
today. If any portion is left undone.
| it must inevitably leave defect in the
day when the grand total is rounded
| up. for every day is full of its own
special work and cannot be robbed of
part of its demands to patch up the
defects which have come in by care
Ilessness or neglect in the work of yes
terday. II, then. you would make your
| lifework a success, be it in any field
Won may choose when the school days
are over. you should utilize every mo-
lment of time and every means at your
hand to master each days work. and
thoroughly understand il before you
undertake another. No one ever leaped
to the top of the ladder OF Fame at
single bound. but began at the bottom
and climbed up rung by rung.
To the graduating class. let me ten
der you my congratulations for the
records you have made, and bid YOU
God-speed in the todays which may
yet come to you. You are about to
sever your active connection with the
OcaIa High school and bid goodbye TO
its familiar grounds and its classic
back TO them with pleasure. and as
the years go by you will cherish it's
memories and recall its familiar faces
with a growing fondness. and when the
silver threads" begin TO mingle with
the gold" some of your sweetest med
i he fn In in
memory's silent galleries the times. the
scenes and the faces which will assoc
ciate themselves with '''e Q High
school.
Some of you will doubtless enter
colleges and universities - II stin
higher upon the foundati :.
laid here, while others of W
be so fortunate as TO enter the higher
institutions of learning, and will go
forth from here to rub against the
angles and join in the conflicts of the
busy business world.
To the first 1 will say, keep up the
record you have so we'll earned here
Reflect credit on the workmen who
| have laid the cornerstone for you
Many difficulties lie before YOU many
! tangled problems to be solved bus
none are insuperable TO the studious
and determined. Aim high. and work
up to the level of your aim. Drink deep
of the Fountain of knowledge. and
learn Wisdom as the todays go by BE
not weary in Rell-doing. and in due
season We shall reap, if We faint not
is the promise of the Book When
mountains OF difficulties pile up in
your front which for the moment
weaken your courage and almost bring
despair. wipe your wearied brow and
take fresh courage, remembering THAT
beyond Alps lies Italy, and though
the path to the land of knowledge be
rough, and the conflict TO reach II be
great. still when the victory is won.
you can look back over the bottle Is
where you fought out the victory. and
know that You have laid up for your
selves priceless treasures. which
neither moth nor rust doth corru.,t.
nor thieves break through and steal
To those who may not be permitted
to pursue their studies in higher edu-
icational institutions. but go out from
here to join in the conflicts of the
busy world, l would say. make the
very best use of the learning you have
acquired here. The fewer the tools YOU
have with which to work out your
life-aim. the keener you should keep
the edges. and the more expert you
lSh in,
have in hand. Do not lay aside your
books nor cease to study and improve
upon what you now possess. Many men
and women have gone out of life leav-
ing their names high up in the Temple
OF Fame, who at your age had far less
book-learning than you. but by. per-
sistent effort and self-study they piled
up stone after stone of learning upon
the foundation they were fortunate
enough to have. and in the end. spurred
on by an unconquerable will and
dauntless ambition. reached positions
in all the spheres of life which bring
their names down to us in history as
examples we'll worthy OF honor. praise
and emulation. They made their lives
a success in their chosen fields. You
can do likewise. Have a fixed purpose
in life and bend all of your energies,
moral mental and physical. TO get out
of it the best results there are in it.
and YOU are bound to succeed. Honor
and Fame from no condition rise. act
well your part. there, all the honor
lies"
To those who viii come again. 70
the OcaIa High school let me ask thai
YOU learn from Natures books durfne
the vacation. Study the trees, the flow
erS, the streams. insects. birds-yes.
all of these teach priceless lessons 10
US who claim 10 be at the head of all
earthly creations. The Great Architect
Of the Universe intended that we
should learn the lessons which all Of
His handiwork spreads out before our
eyes. and through them get nearer to
Him. The more we learn of the hidden
things OF Nature. the more we know
! of God and the more we are drawn
Z ny, foxvar1 Him In conclusion Lot mo