The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-06-04

AID no lad ven ltris holes q se'-
ting hls diploma
Our meetings have alTays ben -
eiariv Interesting Tse president
y he class has never been able With
o-- n assistance q an Instructor %
al m class q order EVER mem
+ ,a- 81 Ire class has always had a very
decided oginion-all diHerent-on e.
e-r subject. and has boldly oenandea
sfs vigh, Of expressing and maintain
ing is our originality has been shown
Z, me xsy Of ordinary parliamentary
rules and preeedents have been as
regarded
I Oar ACCOMPLISHMENTS are numerous
/ We have learned hoE 70 play "hoe'y.'
We can talk loudly in our senior room
when our lessons are long and We are
horne down under conditions ne can
NOT sustain. Ne know what 70 do'
namely 70 ride
The results OF our existence are sV-
ident. our influence will tend 70 weak
en the authority Of the faculty ana
strengthen the power Of the pupils.
break Nd classes and substitute mol
idays for work days
Each Uranium full Of wisdom's
"bumps- and depressions, an expert
pbrenologist would readily pronounce
worthy Of an apotheosis; for not one
o., the .deihed heroes Of Greece or
Rome drew comb over noble skull.
These heads are remarkable for
their individuality. While they are con-
srructed on the same general PLAN
vet it is quite obvious that there is
certainly a diversity as 70 resem'
blanee. Some have protuberances
highly developed in the analytical fac
nltv while others have deep holloWs
in the same locality This condition
NAV be accounted for by either Of two
bvpotbesis: First, the heads that
grapple with physics and mathemat
4
les. gradually produced there by con-
tinued exertion and throbbing' these
chronological elevations and depres-
sions. or second, those heads, refusing
70 grapule with these sciences, came
az a necessary consequence in TOO
close and too real contact with the
ceiling above. OF course the senoar
devoutly believes the former to be me
correct explanation.
Though Of different tastes and tenn
Iperaments, though there has been
great diversity in certain respects;
vet there is none the less a unity Oh
purpose, interest and faith. HOW
beautiful is this unity in diversity!
And 30 nineteen voices, vastly dit
lferent in accent, tone and power can
lioyfully sing az each soul feels the
song:
"BIest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love,
The fellowship OF kindred minds
| Is like TO that ABOVE
Here we must often part,
In sorrow and in pain,
But we shall still be joined in heart
And hope to meet again.
This glorious hope revives
Our courage by the way,
While each in expectation lives,
And longs to see the day.
The motto Of the class Is inscribed
upon each heart, BE Thou An Exam
pie" o. that it may be followed.
who then can measure the good which
will be accomplished by the lives OF
the famous nineteen of the class OF
1909?
Medal Presented.
The distinct surprise of the evening
was the awarding Of the James medal
for scholarship and department. This
medal was offered by the James Bros.
Jewelry company, and while holly COM
peted for it was not known to whom
II would be awarded When the name
of Miss Gladys Wilson was read out
as the winner of the much-desired
trophy there was an outburst OF APP
plause from her classmates, which
showed the high esteem in which she
is held by the school. Miss Wilson
was overcome with establishment, but
went forward and gracefully accepted
the deserved tribute, which was pre-
sented by Mayor Biddle in an appro-
pirate talk.
The entire program was inter-
esting and well carried out, lea
lures that deserve special mention be-
ing the defamation OF Chas. McAfee
and the reading of Misses Lois Tim
mons, Brownie Wright and Cora Carr.
Or. Athey's address was forceful,