The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-05-30

and contest, the well earned prize of
liberty? No; this spirit comes not to
us with the message of faith nor with
that of hope, but truly royal she bears
to US the message OF love and service.
Your life path lies before you. Some
of you will perhaps choose that road
that leads over hilly countries, rugged
with toll and labor that which brings
you in the end to the heights Of pro-
fessional career. Some of you may
traverse these hills and win for your
self distinction in the fields OF science
and mechanics that the world may
gaiC by your achievements. But there
must 20 the work the upward steps,
the waiting along the way. And as
you climb upward, keep Lowells
thought with you:
THE longer on this earth we live
And weigh the various qualities of
men,
The more we feel the high, stern-fea-
tured beauty
OF plain devotedness to duty.
Steadfast and true, nor paid with NOR
tai praise,
But finding ample recompense
For life's ungarlanded expense
In work done squarely, unwasted
days"
One of you may select the road that
leads to the legal profession. and in
the many possibilities of that work
leave your name upon the pages of
history. But upon the heights there
are opportunities to give your work,
yourself to the great need OF humani-
ty
Another of you will perhaps take
the path that leads to the business
world But in finances use your gift
of wealth for the uplift of humanity
and say with Lowell
Not what we give, but what we share,
For the gift without the giyer is bare.
Who gives himself with himself feeds
himself, feeds three
Himself, his hungering neighbor and
me"
But whatever be the road, whatever
the good you are aiming at, keep that
ideal before you. 1t may be that the
mountains are steep and rough, and
that storms will assail you and block
your way. but there are heights be-
yond not seen by mortal eye, to which
your vision is leading you And when
upon the winters slope of your jour
ney, the snow and chill winds of your
life shall blow around you, and you,
like Sir LaunfaI. return from your
search, may you have the conscious
ness of your ideal attained, your Grail
found, in a life which beautifully por-
trays that true royalty of service.
The young graduates were the two
speakers and Robert Earle Garrison,
James Robert Moorhead. Edward Pa
tillo Anderson, Olaf Barco Zewadski,
Miss Mary Sue Sanders and Miss Ma
rian Patricia Dewey.
On account of the large number in
the class. only two were selected to
speak at the commencement eXercis-
es, and both speeches showed the ma
terial of which the class is composed.
DR.. w L. Clifton, the brilliant young
president of Southern College, came
up from Sutherland, to address the
class of 1913. He is a gifted speaker
and his excellent address contained
many splendid points. He spoke in
part as follows:
DR.. CIiftons Address
I. Life of an individual is a unit;
it is divided into periods only for con-
ventional purposes. Graduation is no
sudden and violent occurrence; it only
represents a division in young per-
sons life. convenient for discussion.
II. 1t graduation may afford us
an occasion for pause and retrospect.
This looking backward will convince
us of the continuity of our existence.
1t will be seen to be true that growth,
expansion, development is steady,
gradual, retarded at times and at 9TH
err times accelerated.
III. Our early days-the infancy
period-are controlled. directed and
determined, not by our own volition.
but by the guardian care and affecta
tionate providence of fathers and
mothers discretion.
". Early school days come when
parental supervision is necessarily
somewhat relaxed, and little more
freedom of choice is accorded us and
more of responsibility is imposed
Even this period is largely made up