The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-05-29
GRADUATING EXERCISES

She it is whose heart is golden, with
our love she is now crowned,
And our Alice, climbing upward on
this ladder of renown, 81 81 1s5
Had a sad and serious accident as she |
played around. t4*
How we pitied Jour poor Alice, asgev-
~ .erybody knows d 1ae |
While she played one day at basket
ban she fell and broke her nose;
She now went to DR.. DoZier, and TO
him poured forth her woes; Essah
Then he plastetred, and he doctored.
and he Strengthened out the blows.
Now can to you explain, away natn
go fed al sign of pain, ~
And playing still at basketball; Alice
~. has not yet been slain. ,xa4
Gone is every thought of trouble, gone
are all her cares and woes,
And now. Just as good as ever, is this
darling little nose.
Then, onward we climbed the ladder;
when he had reached the eighth
round,
Miss Berger babe us raise our eyes
to heights as yet unbound.
ITO be rather than to SEEM" her mot
to, this our guiding star
Which made our path of duty bright
err, and shed to CLEAN afar.
Now, day by day, our ladder grew,
with timber fashioned strong and
true,
Till framed with perfect symmetry
the High School came to our
view.
Sublime now our High School visions
doomed a1oft and shadowy glow
Regrets for leaving friends we love,
now both joy and pain on flowed.
Now, how proudly we chung, as after
many a year at length,
EVERY hour with us well SPENT, our
ladder had grown in form and
strength.
If the interest in our lessons langulsh-
ed just little here.
If the anger of great teachers did not
rouse in us great fear.
Kind friends and fellow citizens, can
you blame us scarce at all,
For making this commotion over
boy named Homer Small?
For he had reached our ladder. and
his energies he did bend
To beat us all in the climbing to this
great and noble end.
And Just let me explain to you, 1t
takes a grand, good fight
II takes some hard, true studying and
working with your might
To keep up on the Colleen ladder, and
not expect to fall
When you are working by the side OF
a boy named Home. Small.
Then here was our class increased by
a maid entering the High School,
a,orayne Kemp, who helped us faith
fully toskeep each day the rule;
A most resel we'd and quiet maiden |
she, journeying part,
Though helping always when she
could. In the goodness OF her
heart.
Then with what Joy ana glad sur
prise, no artist pen can portray,
When another lad appeared-gave his
name as Robert MacKay.
This friend of our adoption tried, has ,
proved he has greater worth
Than many other boys his age, not
blessed with his fun and mirth.
Robert, so manly, true and strong,
never cries when he can sing.
We have learned to try his rule, and
laugh, like him, at everything.
Scarce would be this ode complete
without mention of one maiden
With whom / am quite famillar-she
this ladder, too, did laden.
She has ever jonrneyed with me. ever
journeyed by my side,
And I am not ashamed to say that In
her / felt great pride.
That she has at least been able up the
ladder thus to follow,
For you've read the little story that
all children's heads are hollow!
Often times has Wynona telt TINS le-
gend was true of her,
AS with hygiene and history, and with
astronomic mystery.
Algebra and geometry, Latin ana
trigonometry,
She has rammed Il in and crammed II
in, and still her head is hollow.
Filled with Latin and with French,
toilsome march began for us,
How the midnight oil we burned, that
our teachers might not fuss,
Though Miss Reynolds and Miss Sims
helped to make the fight seem
less severe,
A helping hand they always gave, for
they ruled by love, not fear.
Now. Miss Reynolds and Miss Miss
McKeown held for us. a strong
light;
Mr.. Milne led us onward, helped us
rise to a loftier height.
Then two teachers, much respected
our Miss Bartlett and Miss Mays,
In our Cicero and physics encouraged
us by their praise.
And as we, the immortal class, stand
poised. for an unknown fight,
Misses Alternately. Scott and Dean
hold for us the glad light.
Now, at last we have reached the end
of our most beloved High School,
To our companions | should say. we
have gladly kept each rule.
How hard to think We now must part
with dear teachers, true and kind,
OF our lives they've been a part, to
our faults they have been most
blind.
Never shall this class forget them,
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