The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-20

anu national life was not the men,
ace OF wealth but of the dscOn-
tent OF people who We're not equip
ped TO accumulate and enjoy it.
Every young man and young WO-
men, he said, should have a pur-
pose. When he or she discovered
What that purpose Was, what the
niche in Lite was into which his
ability might best be directed, they
should at once apply themselves to
make THE most OF it. He advocat-
ed a broad sympathy for others.
Dut said that life which had
only breadth, as indicated in this
sympathy, could never be success
ful. Dissemination was a first
requisite OF SUCCESS and as such
Was Illustrated by interesting
stories: from the lives of public
men. 1.-The need of THE world 10
LAY in every avenue of industry,
he said, was men and women who
ouhd DO things, men and women
Who were thorough, who knew
thelr business. The Importance of
character to success Was emphasize
cd ill closing. He said the world
needed more men like the railroad
president who when he was called
to attend meeting of superit en-
dents on the Sabbath replied: For
six days a week l serve this rail
road company; the seveQhh l
have reserved for Almighty God
Christ IAN character he, said was
just as necessary as ambition and
sympathy to the perfect symmetri-
cal life
The presentation of the diplo-
mas tu the graduating class OF the
high school and to the gradual ing
class OF the eighth grade was by
Suptrilit Bliss. Mr.. Bliss
read Letter from President Will
son, directed TO the high school
graduates of the country at large
before the formal presentation.
ME colnmenc ement program was
concluded by the singing of the
commencement ode and selection
by the Mohami band.
The class was one of the largest
lever graduated from the Virginia
schools. Those graduated in the
Latin Silence course are as follows:
Gertrude l.. Clarke.
Sigwal J. Dahl.
Mamie Granholm.
Helia E. Johnson.
Ruth J. Mckenzie.
Ina C.. Madison.
Mary A. Madison.
Anna M. Pfaffman.
William C. Popalka.
Milliceunt j. RosklIy.
Gertrude SimOnS.
Those graduated in the Modern
English curse were as follows:
Ruth Builder.
Malcolm C. Christopherson.
Harry A. Hanson.
ENina J. Larson.
Edward J. McCabe.
Yost L. Munroe.
Margaret M. Savage.
Cecil j. Shea.
Ansel J. Sullivan.
Lovina A. Walker.
Ethel E. whiting.
Following is copy of presi-
dent Wilson's letter to the high
school graduates, read by Superin-
tendent Bliss before the presenta-
tom of the diplomas.
The White House, June 4, 1913.
my dear young Friends
In sending you this greeting l
naturally think of what you may
make of yourselves, and of the
great good you may do the coum-
try by making something of your
selves that is noble and worth
while.
Il have had a great deal to do
with teaching young people, and
it has sometimes discouraged and
saddened me to feel that they
thought that the school work was
a bore and that the only real thing
was the thing they were set free
to do after school hours. l have
had as much fun as anybody in my
time and hope that you will have
unlimited good times, but wish l
could make you realize now that
play has nothing in it unless back
of it lies good honest hard work,
fitted to harden the fibre of every
part of the mind and make it an
.strument that we can work with,
achieve with, conquer with, and
Go what we please with. The
really happy men and women are
the men. and WOMEN who can do
their job, and the men and women
who can do their job best are