The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-05-31
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
JULIUS FREYHAN HIGH SCHOOL

The closing exercises of Julius Frey
han High School attracted a large
crowd to Pythian Hall, Tuesday night
to speed the young graduates in their
first out-stepping from school. These
were Misses Helena Corrigan, Ladye
Quinn, Alice Golsan and Cleo Vaughan.
The salutatory was made by Miss Cor
rigan in the following happy way.
"The gladiators of old Rome, when
they filed into the arena, passed be-
fore the throne of Caesar and cried
aloud, We who are about to die salute
thee!'
But to-day, as we pass in review be-
fore you, we cry aloud in buoyant hope
we who are about to live salute you!'
Perhaps when old age comes upon
us we shall look back upon these youth
full years and sigh regretfully, All, life
was worth living then, but still there
remains to us to be, to do, and to suffer.
ITO be the women we hope to be, to
develop the character each has; that
underlying nature which is modified
by birth, environment, upbringing and
Education.
ITO do those things that in the COM
| ing century are to make the world a
better place to live in--in other words,
to do the work there is for us in the
world for which we hope we are in a
certain sense ready and for which we
ask the continuance of the goodwill
you our friends have shown us so far.
ut is for this reason that this day is
called Commencement Here ends
our preparation, here begins our work.
Here ends the scholastic training; here
real education begins.
Following the example of our pre-
decessors, we have chosen representa-
tives from among our brightest and
best to present the exercises, and we
are sure they will please you.
Therefore to these exercises we the
Glass of 1913 bid our friends welcome"
Miss Quinn then gave the class
prophecy and Miss Golsan the class
will. The class song, composed by
Miss Ladye Quinn, was then sung by
the quartette, after which the valedic-
tory was delivered by Miss Cleo
Vaughan in these words:
Tonight is a new year in the calen-
dar of the class of 1913; as we. finish
we gaze about us.
First we look back upon the past
four years of study and preparation.
During all this time we have been delv-
I ing into the rich mines of wisdom and
experience, collecting small capital
to take out into the world for invest
ment. We have not gone the whole
length of any one path, but have been
pointed toward many labyrinths. Any
one of them, whichever we may choose
for our own particular pathway, will
lead to honor and success, if we but
follow it rightly. Each brings with her
a neat little nugget of education, and
so equipped, we go forth to choose one
from the many pathways.
Honorable Board of Education: To
you we tender our sincere thanks for
providing us with the necessary equip
ment. Our beautiful building, abund-
ance of apparatus, the most capable
teachers, have not only made our high
school education possible, but have
made it pleasure at the same time.
Citizens of the parish of West Felici-
ana: We acknowledge debt of graft
tude to you as tax payers. Without
you and your generosity in granting
the many demands upon you for the
wherewithal to support our education
al home, there could hardly be grad
uating class. We thank you for never
failing us.
Fellow pupils of the undergraduate
body: Though you may never have
dreamed 1t, we seniors owe you some
thing in the way of gratitude. 1t has
meant much to US, the Difference and