The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-06-10
The members of 1.-THE graduating
class viii please stand 49,
NV Dear YOupo FRIENDS - ~


OF the country, entitled THE Voyage
of Life" The language of that ar
tlcle was so plain and the truth was
told so forcibly, that it struck me as
eminently fitting for class of young
graduates who are about to start
upon the journey of life. l will try
to reproduce it for you with little
modification.
You will find this journey of life
not always what it seems, nor that it
lies all the way through verdant val
leys and fowery meadows.
1T is not always bright with the
sunlight of pleasure. You will not
always find a bed of roses to recline
upon every time you are weary. Do
rot expect it, or you will very likely
be disappointed. You will find that
about the time your path gets be-
yond the schoolhouse 1t switches off
into some very rough country. You
will very probably find some steep
hills to climb, some swift waters to
ford and some deep gullies to cross.
The briars will tear your nice clothes
and the stones will wear out YOUR fine
shoes, and you will have blistered
heels and stone bruises in plenty be-
fore you get through.
There is only one way to avoid all
this. That is to sit down and do
nothing, a whining beggar by the
wayside, despised and self-despising.
But If you are going through to the
end you must brace yourself for some
hard climbing. You will find plenty
of roses by the wayside, but they
grow among thorns, and if you would
gather them, you must not be afraid
OF a few scratches. All the fruits
worth having grow near the tops OF
the trees. You can have your game
suppers and your quail on toast, too
but remember the game is wild and
the birds roost high, and you cannot
put salt on their tails to catch them.
You can have all this and more be-
side, but just as likely as not, when
you get 1t you will be so old that you
Will have no teeth to chew it with, so
you must not base your hopes too
much on that.
Yes, young men and women, the
glaciers of life are hard to climb and
you will never be able to make the
trip without guide. The name of
that guide is Work" Tie your
selves to him and he will pull you
all right. He is rough and
rugged, as all mountaineers are, but
do not despise him on that account.
Do not despise his rough hands. his
dirty face and his homely garments.
He is a brave, true-hearted fellow,
who has carried thousands safely
through and he will do the same for
you if you will only trust him.
To the President of the Board of Ed
Again, Mr.. PresidenrAI am honored
with the privilege of presenting you
another graduating class. After three
years of study they have completed |
The course prescribed by your honor
able body and are now ready to re-
Give their diplomas. | take great |
pleasure, Mr.. President, in presenting
'ou now the class of 1910.
Professor Smith presented the
class to Maj. Stahlman, who gave to
he members much good and whole
some advice, supplementing the talk
)f the principal He stated that he
vas deeply impressed with the exer- I
,ersis he had witnessed and that
While he did not intend making
speech, he felt very much like doing
70 after listening to the exercises.
lie referred to the fact that not many
ears ago educational advantages
,ven for the white race could only
,e had in the large cities, and spoke
If the wonderful change which had
aiken place. He expressed satisfac-
ion that the free school system had
'een extended to the Negro. "Be
rue to yourselves, develop manhood
nd womanhood and rise up by your
wn individual efforts and energies,
e said.
Major StahlniAn said that while the ;
he white race could point to her
Grant, Lincoln and others,
he Negro race could also with pride s
oint to Fred Douglas, Booker Wash ;
lgton and others, "and you have just |
ny number of colored men right
ere in Nashville you will do we'll to '
Chorus from Tannhauser, Act II,
Gene. w tWagner), Mixed voices
Glass Roll.
Boys-Ernest R. Alexander, William !
[. Anderson, John H. Caldwell,
gorge w. Drew, Rufus R. Duncan,
gorge Frazier, Harry T. Rogan, Al
IN l.. Whitaker, Lawson Williams.
Girls-Florence M. Allison, Mary !
. Carter, Viola L. Flagg, Beatrice l.
ILL, Zelma e. Shoffner, Lucille NJ
urpin, Lillian E. White.
Class Officers.
Ernest R. Alexander, President;
To Cor4ov