Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-14
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feeling that he appreciates more full
ly and strives harder for success than
he who has no care for his own sup
port. The struggling student has an
additional hill to climb but in the
climbing his muscles and purpose are
strengthened for the work ahead and
when it presents itself he Is better
prepared to overcome it's difficulties
than his rich comrade.
1t is great and noble to go to battle
with thousands; to be hero in the
right of nation. But how much
greater singly and alone to strive for
the right and upliftment of nation.
The patriots of the revolution won
for themselves immortal fame by
their sublime courage in protecting
the rights of liberty. The bloody
footprints In the SHOWS of Valley
Forge testified not only to their pat
riotism but also to their poverty and
heroism, and when proud England re-
cogniZed the starry banner, which
tions, before unknown to man, there
beat in each mans heart conscious
ness that he had achieved success
which the world before had never
reached. The nation which they
created was in it's infancy; all it's foes
were from without. 1t was glory to
overcome them.
This infant nation has attained
great wealth and power. Where one
foe threatened the immortals we now
have Thousand from both within
and without ready to attack us in our
weakest places. 1t is great to make a
nation but far greater to save one.
The duty of the present Is to save
the great heritage which our fore
fathers left us and our true success is
to leave this nation little better be-
cause we lived in it.
Ten good men would have saved
Soddom and Gomorah from ruin, and
a few true and noble men will save
American liberty from the frightful
danger which threatens 1t.
sThen to side with truth is noble when we
share her wretched crust
Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and it's
prosperous to be just;
Then 1t is the brave man chooses, while the
coward stands aside,
Doubling in his abiect spirit. till his Lord is
crucihed.
And the multitude make-virtue Of the faith
they have denied
Count me DER earth's chosen heroes; they
were souls who stood alone,
While the men they agonfzed for hurled the
con,umelious stone.
Stood serene, and down the future saw the
golden beam incline
To the side OF perfect Justice mastered by
their faith divine,
BY one mans plain truth to manhood and to
God's supreme design
Tonight we finish the first stage of
our preparation. We realize that YOU
who have given us this opportunity
have done much toward making it
possible for US to realize our ambi-
tion. We are truly grateful to you
and when in after years we have at
tanned a greater success our hearts
will beat with gratitude to the far
seeing friends who have enabled, or
at least assisted us to reach this goal
bye, you who have helped and guided
us through hard places, rejoiced at
our attainments and mourned our
failures. We can thank you only by
profting by what you have done for
us. Your lives and example will al
ways be before us as an inspiration to
higher and nobler things.
Classmates. we have labored side by
side during these years, have shared
the same hopes and fears. and partici-
pate in the same final triumph We
will always be a little closer one to
the other; will rejoice more heartily
over one another's successes because
we have spent these years together
carrying out a common purpose. We
have now reached the goal for which
we have labored. We have had our
joys and our sorrows and our successes
and failures. Our school life has only
been a preparation for the greater
life beyond and in saying farewell we
are simply resolving to strive for
what Is truest and best in life.