The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-05-28
Graduation Exercises

FrNly, May Z1uu, anu III tlc
evening the eighth grade commence
ment exercises were held at the
Photoplay theatre. \ large audi
ence witnessed, the program. The
stage decoration was tastely de-
signed in the class colors, green and
gold, mounted above which, appear
ed TIE class motto;- Prepared for
better things
Recitations and essays were well
delivered by the members OF the
class, and several pleasing songs
were rendered by the teachers.
Miss Fitzpatrick contributed q
violin solo and Daisy Sampsel was
piano accompanied of the evening.
At the conclusion of the program,
Mrs. A. J. Horan addressed the
graduates and congratulated them
on the completion of the eighth
grade work, presenting each with
diploma.
Those receiving diplomas were:
J. Eddie NIcElroy, Lucy j. Chido,
John \. Mehelich, Elvin l.. Gavette,
Mary A. Roman, Fred w. Beuten,
Benjamin Snyder, Maud Ball and
Annie Yoklavich.
After the presentation of the
diplomas Professor Duchren gave
a short talk to the. patrons of the
school, emphasizing the necessity Of
the cooperation of parents and
teachers along school lines.
The Pilot will publish the papers
of the graduating class of 1914 as
read by the members that were as
signed essays, one of which will APP
pear each issue.
vALEDICroKY- BY MARY A. RozsLaN
Class of 1915
Ladies and gentlemen - All)cavc
tak,ngs lave something solemn
about them, something sad and
something joyful. The pupil feels
elnted at the new liberty granted,
when taking leave Of the school walls
where toll and sweat was the daily
tasks, where department and study
seemed such q hard and irksome
task, where occasional outbursts OF
mischief We're frowned upon, or
punished perhaps more severely.
But we are sad too at parting from
the red school house. Childhood
days are gone. Do not smile if
we call ourselves children. We
aspire to some higher title, it is
true, but we like to he young as
long az we can. The lessons Of
life are harder than the lessons Of
school. We have been told that
en- today for the first time perhaps
we seem to understand it. Life is
made up of accidents and the broader
the field we work in, the more pain
FIJI some of these accidents are.
The little accidents of school life
we now recall with smile. None
of us has to shed bitter tears over
the missortunes that be:ell us in our
school days. Even when the teacher
looked grim and solemn and the
penance seemed unjust and over
bearing, yet viewed from the stand
point we have now, they seem
but little trihcs to laugh at. Child
rem keep 40 grudge, and we do not
intend to keep any. We have only
in a small measure perhaps, learned
the value OF work, the nobility of
work, whether it be work with our
brains or work with our hands.
Such lesson is a precious gift we
take with us. We have laid in the
school of Crested Butte q little
cornor stone upon which tn build.
Our teachers have guided our
inexperienced and sometimes awk-
ward hands towards this great work,
and to them, we owe our debt OF
affection and gratitude. They have
worked with unceasing devotion to
prepare us for the battle of life.
and if our hands can hold the
inst strn,nont that fhar servn to Ils to