The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-06-09
HIGH SCHOOL valEDlcTORY.
Address ~ n . Egodtt, Honor
Pupil ~ Graduating Glass,
a. u y May. 1911.

Classmates, ladies and gentlemen.
FOR many years We have worked and
played IN the old schoolhouse We
have had our troubles, but now school
troubles are ended aud soon greater
troubles will be hca2ed upon our
shoulders and we viii hope to accom-.
plish greater things.
We are going 20 leave the old school.
rooms ami the old school friends, but
We cannot grieye on account Of this
Tor we are going 90 enter upon lives
Of usefulness. IL ~ true that the
memory Of the playground, the school.
room and their surroundings will be
pleasing 20 US but these pleasing re.
collections will be thrust aside by
ambition and hope.
We have opportunities offered us
that our fathers knew not Of When
we have completed the public school
course we have had advantages that
all have not bad; our possibilities are
doubled and as we grow up we are
able TO make our town, that gave US
the school, better, larger and more
prosperous than ever. Now let this
encourage you to buck up against the
opposing forces OF this cold world
with more vim,than ever. Let each
one OF US accomplish something that
our school and teachers can be proud
OF.
FAREWELL TO CLASS.
Classmates, we have reached turn
ing point In our lives, and In bidding
you farewell let me ask each one Of
you whether you will go climbing up
the ladder OF fame or will you go
drifting along with the downward
current. / am sure that each one Of
you will choose fame without hesitat.
ing. So you see that graduation IS
not sad thing after ALL but rather
1t is the happIest moment 10 our
lives. For then Dame Fortune comes
before us with fame In one hand and
| degradation In the other and bids us
choose,
or course we choose fame. But
fame Is not to be had so easily, she is
won by the sweat Of the brow, And
when we have toled up the path Of
Knowledge until we are able to
graduate from the old p H. s. we can
feel that we have stepped up one
more round on that ladder of fame,
the top OF which we so iervently
desire TO reach,
or course there is little feeling Of
regret when we think that we are
going to cut of our relation TO the
old p. H. S. forever, We almost wish
that we could come back and try it
again, but we do not, because we are
ambitious and to return to the old
T. II, S. would hold us back from our
progress upward.
Our hearts swell with pride when
we think that we, this generation OF
boys, are soon to rule the country.
But will any OF our number sit in the
halls OF congress or hold the office OF
governor OF our State or other OF the
high places OF honor? Now Is the
time to choose our life work, and,
whatever we choose, let US achieve
success In that line honestly and hon.
orally. A Washington or Cromwell
could do no more.
THE FUTURE PATHS.
Friends, l am proud that can re-
ceive my diploma with clear con-
science. II any Of you cannot (which
l hope you CAM let me ask you to
make and carry out this resolution:
that you will never again achieve sue.
cess you do not deserve. This done,
and with that spirit OF honesty cou.
pied with ambition and activity,
can assure you that you will achieve
that fame most to be coveted In the
Afterwards OF life.
"Act well your part,
There all the honor lies.r
One or two OF our number, l hear,
will soon leave for trip across the
gulf where they will study the Span
ish language and enter the consular
service Some OF us may 90 out west
seeking our fortunes; some OF us
probably will take up positions In
other towns, and hope that each one