Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-06-20

acter. and so every one who has travelled to
success-from mount TO mount-has known
the test of the valley between. whose
will be great among you let him be your
minister. Whose will be chief among you
let him be your servant. Before sucn nign
and noble words, angry clamor and the
voice of selfish interests are forever husneu
and all human passions stand in awe. Thus
we learn that the true method for the at
tainment of greatness is found in service.
knowledge is a vain thing only when
il is sought through improper motives and
for selfish p urpose.
ssFind your place in the world. There
Is place for each one of you, but you are
not to sit and wait for the place to come to
you. We fget generally no more than
we seek after. Do not sit around waiting
for a pull. a person who knows his busl-
ness does not have to sit around waiting for
pulls and easy places. He finds his place
and keeps it. Do your best in everything
Make yourselves necessary to the world and
mankind will give you Of their bread and OF
the richness Of their affections"
In presenting the class to the Board OF
Education, Principal Fl. G. Dixon said
Mr.. President: AS we come to this time
when the pleasant official relations exist
ing between the high school and the class
now being graduated cease, I cannot re-
frain from saying brief word concerning
our purposes for them while we have.
wrought together.
The high school stand for progress. We
have therefore tried to give some useful
knowledge, for wlthout this their could be
no progress in the world.
We have tried also to give them what is
better than Knowledge love for it. For
knowledge issues from this love as stream
flows from its source in the high lands.
Would you think 1t'strange if said we
have tried TO give them a good E while
in the pursuit Of learning They may raise
their own eye brows in mild surprise when
say we haYe wanted them to have a good
time. But it is so. good time is not in
consistent with the best discipline, nor
with the most accurate scholarship, nor
with the highest moral worth. 1t is the
heritage of childhood and youth, OF young
manhood and young womanhood. Whoever
depriyes young people Of the right kind Of
as good time takes from them one Of the
elements that is necessary to normal de-
velopment Of character.
tt has been our hope to point out to them
a way Of life-za better way, if possible,
than they would otherwise have known.
We have tried t6sshow them how to make
their lives both useful and beautiful, for
character is Of more worth than mere
knowledge or mental assurance however
desirable and valuable these may be-and
are.
How well we haye succeeded in our pur-
poses we cannot say. The future alone can
tell. But we have high hopes for the fu-
ture of these graduates. They have real
lied some Of their possibilities, and we be-
lieve they will realize yet many others,
some Of which have been indicated to us
during the year, and others that have not
been suspected either bv them or their
closest friends
It now affords me great pleasure to pre-
sent to you the class Of nineteen hundred
seven. the members of which have finished
the required work in your high school, and
are candidates for diplomas from your
hands,
In awarding diplomas Vice President
Underwood said:
Glass of 1867, it is with pleasure that
/ extend to you the congratulations Of the
Board of Education on your success. My
personal regret is that there are not more
boys in the class. It is fact that our lady
friends are acquitting themselves IN such a
way in the business world that they are a
factor to be reckoned with. In short time
you will be given the privilege Of the bal
lot, you viii then be factor 10 politics.
BOYS beware,
Some one has said
She lectures and doctors and breaches,
And notes the new cut OF the coat,
She'll mend your political breeches.
And renovate all with her vote
Boys beware.
And now let me say word to the boys
in the junior classes. Do your best and let
us see a class next year more evenly divided,
or If possible, with the majority on your
side.
Now ladies don't feel hurt at what I
have said: the honors Of this year are yours
by acquisition ITO the victor belongs the
spoils. 2 You have shown your ability this
evening By treating upon subjects, under
the pressure Of which many Of the sterner
sex are made TO tremble.
Mr.. Howard gave you the specifications
Of noble foundation upon which to build
such characters as our county needs. Mr.
Wendell has held up to you some Of the
erowning virtues Of such q life.
As the active ones in our affairs pass on