Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-06-17
about to DEPART.

turity of youth has the opportunity
OF observing the progress of life as
marked out individually. We may OBJ
serve that there are hidden possibil-
tiles to be brought out by the teacher
This class, taking them individually
has learned a great many lessons and
nave also gained the ability to solve
many problems problems not only
! to be found in the text book, but prob
lens OF every day life. They have
learned their lessons by hard work
and also that hard work falls upon
everyone who is worthy. To be wor-
thy, one must work harder than any
teacher can make them work
They have learned something of
the dignity of labor; that opportunity
and obligation are synonymous and
they have learned something of the
Importance of character, for there is
no great achievement without great
and good character is back of it.
We know not how well they NAV
have learned these lessons; only the
future will tell, but we have great
hopes for them in the future"
Before presenting the diplomas,
President Underwood said, at is with
the warmest of wishes I greet you,
the class of 1909. | shall ever bear
in fond memory the evening of June
18th. congratulate you on your
achievement
The Board is proud of this class,
proud to bring forth such a good
number of graduates. You have lab
ored long and faithfully to accom-
plish your ambition.
Some of you perhaps will pursue
q higher course, while others will
launch out into the untried world.
There will be a demand made upon
you which will be met with more or
less success.
The world holds golden opportuni-
ties for you. If you do not come
forth and do something worth while,
| will be disappointed, your friends
will be disappointed and the world
also.
IN your u. S. History you read
of a time when this country was in
dire distress. Our free institutions
were threatened. Many people thought
that the stars and stripes would cease
to wave over great portion of this
land. A call went forth for protec-
tfon, it was answered by loyal men
and this union was preserved. Our
free institutions have been perpetual
ed and the greatest of these is the
public school through which you have
now arrived at this point.
A call goes forth for men and wom-
en- to fill positions OF trust and re-
sponsibility and this evening shows
that women too are active in the
world of affairs.
Don't go forth for the paltry dollar
Strive for more than that. Enter into
service not with the thought that the
world owes you living, but that you
owe yourself to the world If you and
the future school children shall do
this, our free schools and institutions
will be perpetuated for centuries to
come. And now it is my pleasure as
well as the Boards, to present you
/ with this diploma, which entities you
to this distinction"
At this point the roll of the grad
yates was called and each was given
his diploma accompanied with vigor-
Gus applause.
While the orchestra played, the ush-
ers walked on the stage, laden with
| flowers and when they withdrew the
stage was like a midsummer flower
garden with roses and carnations piled
high before the feet of the graduated
class of 1909.
The class numbers eighteen, as fol
lows: Louise Coombs Banz, Mabe
Louise Batten, Mary Margaret Bill.
derback, Margaret Care, Thomas Ir.
wing Cooper, Edna Shute English
Laura Emma Hannold, Mabel Riley
leopard, Ellen Hortz Jordan, Ruth
Pierson Kircher, Signe Lysholm
Beatrice Martin, Claude Randolph
Martin, Horace Robertson, Nellie
Anna Smith, William Ross Storrie
/ Cornelia Greene Truncer, Gertrude
Ellen Warren.