The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-05-30
High School
HOnOrS Graduates
DR.. NICHOLSON DELIVERS ADDRESS
First Commencement Exercises of Local high
School Wednesday Evening

ercises that / would be arrayed
against woman suffrage at the rate of
sc 23 per cent of this class OF pro
baby l would have chosen another
topic than the Outlook of the Amer
icaa Boy, but 1 have been an Amer
ican boy myself. and Will tIy in
developing the topic to apply the les
son to AL, instead of merely to the
boys in the strict sense If the word,
lather using the term generally, as
one does in speaking of the American
man as "A class, not an individual
''I have found In my own exper-
ience that there comes a time in life
when everything In the future looks
hazy, even dark, this being when
one realizes that he has come to the
time when be himself, such rs these
graduates are this evening, must take
his place in the world The out
look to slch a one is that everything
is filled up, that there is no place
left for me Not so, the world is
looking out now more than ever be
fore for the man who knows how, for
the individual the task being an in
dividual one, as each boy or girl
must make his or her place In the
world independently
In order to attain success in the
world one must be prepared to meet
1t, that is why you have received your
educational training The fuuda-
mental requisites are we'll framed
mind and the ability to think for
ones self A large portion of US fail
in this latter, as we let the news
papers do our thinking, We basinR
an opinion on the utteranoes of diff
ferent editors A man must think
clearly and vigorously and with de-
gree of force to have weight
"Auother essential Is exactitude
Thfge is far to much near enough
o. '@ee6d enough expressed Such
will not bring us to ultimate sue.
ess ia life Thoroughuess in all things
shows the character of man more
than anything else
"Ihe world today is calling for
the man who knows how, success
deselops on the individual aud the
man whL knows how to do a thing is
the one that will be wanted. He
will be the one to succeei IN that
particular line We live 10 an exact
ing age, one that Is far different
from the time Of our fathers or grand
fathers. One hears repeatedly the
words when 1 was a boy we did so
aud so. The success Of our liathers
was entirely different than what viii
be needed in the present age. Com
petition is stronger aud the world is
calling for the man with the train
ing. the one who knows how, the
one who has the character and ability
to accomplish something.
"Take advantage of youEFyouth
now it the time to start in( on your
llte's work, but In doing su SO eauir
yourself that you will be ho one whit
knows how"
The Doctor closed withNa plea Il
the graduates to continue thsSi~@Urk
ty attending the university, stating
that the one per cent of students
which have completed the university
work, have been the men that are
making the successes of life, that
that one per cent is holding ovar 4C
per cent of the most responsible pos
tions of the country
Charles Brebuer, as vice president
Of the board of education, presented
the graduates with their diplomas,
expressing his congratulations tc
them for the work they represented
10 the development of the school In
this city.