The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-10
ADDRESS TO CLASS or '07
OF CAIRO HIGH SCHOOL
BY Senator Walter Warder President Of Board
Of Education In Presenting
the Diplomas

One OF the best addresses ever givel
here In connection with the presenta
ton of diplomas 70 the graduatins
class of the Cairo High School. was
that given last Friday evening be
fore the class of 1907 by Hon. Walter
Warder, president of the Board Of
Education.
The Bulletin is privileged to publish
this address which will be of inter
est to readers of all ages
Members of the Graduating Glass OF
the Cairo High School:
Perhaps no event in the history OF
Cairo during the entire year is the
cause Of so much interest and arousas
so much OF sympathy and enthusiasm
as the Commencement of the Hign
School
Ii marks the successful close Of
four years Of ardent application and
strenuous struggle. not only by the
members OF this class bnt by the
corps Of DEVOTED Il aehers who have
labored 50 long and faithfully to lead
You on to this hour of hope fulfilled
and victory won.
Pest proelia premia. After the bat.
tie the rewards. A work has been
done for higher thinking and hetts-
living, and In that work so many hu.
man beings have contributed OF their
time and means and effort, so many
hopes have been builded on the result,
that now as we near the finish at this
commencement season. the browning |
event OF the entire course, the hearts |
II all our people are brought together
IN a chord of sympathy that no other
event could possibly awaken.
The young men and young women
before me. composing the class IF
907. Of the Cairo High School are to-
light filling the first place in our
minds and in our hearts. !
We are all proud of your accom-
ilishment and happy in the honors
bout to be conferred upon you. We
most heartily congratulate you upon
his happy occasion so full of joy for
he pr sent and promise for the fu
IRE.
On behalf of the board of Educa-
on whose members | officially repre-.
ant and for whom have the honor
, appear upon this occasion. 1t be
Dmes my duty. and assure you that
Is most pleasing one indeed, to
resent to you the diploma which by
Nv and cus.om we are authorized to
onfer upon you. 1t bears due and
ave completed the * gnlar course of
udy prescribed by the Beard of Edu. !
alton and that you are now graduates
the Cairo II gh School.
oma bears witness. ability and fidei I
y. You have demonstrated your {
rsngsh of body and mind TO do the
.quired work Of the course. You =
I've proven your fidelity by persever
& therein to the end No two quail. v
es will better avail you in future >
e than the power to do things and v
e habit Of perseyering in the doing y
things, to do things and to keep or II
ing things.
The thoroughbred does not run one Is
ort heat and then rest on his laa. 81
Is, but he keeps on running hgai RI
Ter heat and race after race; he d
cps up the training. he stays on b
e track. You have won the frs
at but your future will d pend Who'll m
upon the discipline you have gained m
d the perseverance with which you be
plot your energies and the persist 81
cy with which you stay in the race ne
It is greatly to your credit and Il m
Il doubtless aid you in the race for
rcess In life that yen have acquired fic
very respectable amount OF knowl a.
ge fthe material universe, of Ian OF
age, OF literature. of art and 1T
ence. This knowledge will broide6 dc
} range of your vision and bring to w
ar enjoyment an ever wild ming field he
sympathies and companionship m
lture. in and of itself is beautiful en-
4 desirable and certainly ycn shoul lei
* II with zeal unfagging. bat 4 fu
cess in life is the goal to which CIV
4 aspire, and doubt not that it is 81
q prop rly so then self discipline IL
I individual strength of character TO
the tokens by which YOU may en- h
the garden of the Hesperides ami
ok the golden apples of fortune an
I, by some untoward fate every WI
I of science. literature and art pie
ich during all these years you
re been gathering with so much VIC
labyr and perseverance. should be
denly blottl d out from your mem Z
Is. yet. II there siill remained with An
the discipline of mind and body
soul. the strength of individual Tn
racter developed and built up while