The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-03-01
BERLIN

Berlin, Feb. 2s.-The storm last
Wednesday did considerable damage,
blowing down timber and fences. Mr..
c. C. Stephens had the misfortune TO
get his wagon broken up by tree
falling on it during the storm.
Berlin was well represented at
Blitchton Sunday at church.
Miss Reggie MeCully and little Ma
bel Callahan of Juliette spent satur-
day and Sunday here the guest of
Miss McCully and parents.
Messrs- c. c. Stephens and w b
Rawls were transacting business in
the Brick City last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Perry OF Pedro
section was in our burg Saturday and
Sunday. They came up after their
daughter. Miss A1ine, who was the as
sistant in our school, which closed last
Saturday.
The term Of Fellowship school of
1S11-12 is thing of the past. the board
only allowing us six months to COM
plete a grade in a junior school Our
principal, T. J. Anderson, has worked
faithfully and diligently and quite a
number made a grade and with one
graduate, Miss F1oy Altna McCu1ly.
Mr. Anderson has worked hard and if
all could have had an eight months
term. the school would have been as
good as it ever has been. All predict
under Prof. P W. Green's administra-
ton the schools in this county will be
brought to their standard again.
The Boys Corn Club meets next
Saturday at II o'clock and we hope to
see a large attendance. and we want
every boy to bring in a new member
with him.
The following essay was delivered
by Miss F1oy Altna McCully. graduate
of our school this term:
Friendship of 'SchOoImates
AS the end of the term has come and
knowing that We as band of stud
ents must soon part, We should all
strive to part friendly. Friendship is
the sweetest and most satisfactory
relation in life. It relieves our cares,
raises our hopes and abates our fears.
1t improves happiness and abates mis-
cry by doubling our joys and dividing
our griefs. Charity to our school
mates is friendship in common and
friendship is charity enclosed.
1t is sweet attraction of the heart
for the welfare of each other and if it
exists between US we will try to pro-
mote the welfare of each other.
Schoolmates should be friendly, but
it is to be remembered that friend
ship is confined to no. particular class.
Wherever it is watered with the dews
of kindness and affection, there you
will be sure to find it. True friend
ship will bloom only in the soil of a
noble and self-sacrifcing heart. There
it enjoys perpetual summer, diffusing
a sweet atmosphere Of love, peace and
joy to all around.
Schoolmates, while in school our
friendship shall never lose its effects.
1t may be like a stone sunk out of
| sight in the deep sea of time, but the
circles sweep on till the low ripplin g
waves Of time bring it to the top. Then
our friendly acts to our schoolmates
will not be lost but will be like a
stream of water flowing from its
mountain home, and joined by other
streams and grow larger and larger
till at last it swells into a mighty
ocean never to be obliterated. Now as
/ friendship is shown only by oul
actions and words which cost nothing
let them be scattered Speak kindly al
all times. 1t encourages the down
cast, cheers the sorrowing and very
llkely dWakenS the ear 10 earnest re-
solves to do better. Kind words are
balm to the soul They oil the machin-
cry of life and keep it in running order
| Besides all this in after years, when we
review the past, we find a bright spo
only where friendship has prevailed
Then our future happiness depends or
l the present in a degree and we claim i
| to be one of the essential features II
prepare us for that blissful home
where there is no death