Gilpin observer., 1916-06-08
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COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

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exercises were held at the NJ. E
church Tuesday evening. where g
large and appceciatiye audiences had
gathered, and the programme render
ed, spoke volumes for their instruc
tors.
Each and every one who participat
ed In the successful carrying out OF
the programme merit praise without
distinction. The programme consist
cd OF solos, duets and addresses that
were rendered in a skillful manner
especially Miss Gertrude Bawden's
poem that follows:
Should you ask me whence this story?
Whence this legend OF our school.
days,
With our cares and with our worries.
with our failures and successes,
l should answer. should tell you:
From the hills CT Central City,
From the land of gold abundant,
From the land Of many metals,
l repeat them as l heard them,
From the lips Of these, my class
mates
OF the year Of 1916.
In city in. the mountains,
Stood erect an old stone schoolhouse
Stood the first in all the country,
Stood and welcomed to It's bosom,
welcomed five and twenty students.
Welcomed to its dear assembly,
An assembly we'll remembered,
An assembly filled with new desks,
New for not u pin had marred them,
MARRIED their bright and shining sur
face
When within this old stone building,
Entered many q frightened Freshman
Entered these as frightened Fresh
men,
Entered there and there they listened
Listened to the words OF wisdom,
Listened to the words of warning,
Learned the mysteries OF the Ian
guage,
!,
Worked and labored for the knowl-
edge,
Which the mighty Seniors conquer,
Thus the first year came and ended.
Ye who love the haunts of nature
Love the sunshine Of tie meadow.
Love tie shadow of the forest,
Love the wind among the branches,
And the rainslower and the snow
storm,
And the rushing Of great rivers
Through their palisades of pine trees,
And the thunder in the mountains,
Whose innumerab'e echoes,
Flap like eagles in their eyries;
Listen to these wild traditions,
OF the class Of 1916.
When the leaves to gold were turn
ing,
We as Sophomores this time entered,
But our number was diminished,
Not SO many as when Freshmen,
Entered in the old stone building,
Entered to resume our places,
Under guidance of new teachers,
And with one new student added,
Added to our lessened number.
/ Thus returned we in September,
Ever signing, ever singing.
But s'Sophomores new troubles,
Pressed upon us mighty warriors,
8 Pressed the weighty lined and angles
Pressed the circles and triangles,
OF that dreaded mathematics,
Pressed but conquered not these
bright ones.
But one day another student,
Entered there and Joined our ranks,
Entered there and with us struggled,
Struggled over julius Caesar,
And the ldy1ls Of the King.
With all these we worked and labor
ed,
Labored till the year WIS ended.
In the year Of 1914,
All the older manly warriors,
Thought that they would have a frul-
ic,
Thought that they would teach the
Freshmen,
All to fear them and respect them,
But alas. that wondrous prowess,
Brought to all these warriors bold.
Brought that which they least ex-
pected.
Listen. they were all suspended,
And they lett the old stone building,
Left the girls there all alone,
Left and went upon q Journey
Round the tram track and returned,
To be welcomed by the fair ones,
Waiting for them in the hallway,
Waiting where they were deserted.