The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-23
VOLUME AZ, NO. %


the matter in just this way, or associated it
with the term right perspective but is not
that what it amounts to? Our parents have
tried to show US the different phases of life
| in their relative Importance. and to teach u.s.
to see our experiences in right light.
We are apt to let wrong ideas blur our
vision. SO that we view the world through
lenses which disastrously nisrepresent it. Then,
we govern our lives in accordance with this;
distorted picture and what is the result? Only
too often, we the lementable effects of
false concepts. Wherever true success is !.
found, it is because right perspective has
been previously gained by the successful per-
son.
We have all looked through defective glass
and been surprised by the misehapen disfigured
appearance of objects before us. When one
gazes into freak mirror, all trace of original
proportion is lost and the reflection is entirely,
different from what is reflected. In somewhat
the same way, is not our outlook on life
often surprisingly lacking in accuracy and
proportion? If we maintain dismal attitude
toward everything. it is as though we were
looking through black glasses. which darkens;
the landscape, destroying its bright and beau
tiful appearance.
What distinguishes optimism and pessimism
is the difference in perspectives Good holds
preponderance in the thought of the optimist.
while with the pessimist, evil is entirely out
of proportion. To the pessirnist, mole hills
loom into mountains of trouble and overshadow
| the surrounding good, until it dwindles into
insignifcance.
It has been said that what determines our
happiness depends upon the way we look at
our experiences. Therefore we should Judge
| them from right perspective, and stop per-
verting things.
Education is recognized as valuable asset
in enabling one to view things clearly and
correctly. It trains us to look at subjects in
a broader way, to think more deeply and ac--
curately, besides furnishing us with useful
| information. True education draws and de-
velops the individual instead of examining him.
with an assortment of dry facts conned from,
books.
Perhaps. during our school career, we stu
dents haven't always remembered the value of
education; it may have been regarded at
times as somewhat of nuisance However,
we are beginning to appreciate more and more
the opportunities afforded us throughout our
! school days.
During our high school course we have
grown to know each other and have become
really acquainted. Our interests have been
the same. for the most part. We have all
| enjoyed our high school parties; and, whether
or not we have participated in the athletic
| activities, they have animated us with an en-
thusiastic "school spirit Then,too, we have
all endured the horrors of debating and giving
special topics before our long suffering class
mai ovo1 1Sx,o1 10 all H. n
| these tragic occurrences, our four years. in.
! high school have been happy ones.
| Classmates of 1918: We have now reached
| the goal toward which we have been striving
and are perhaps surprised to find ourselves
reluctant to realize that our high school course
has been completed. Yet with commencement
time, we know that we must bid farewell Let
US say Good-bye, with sincerest wishes for
the welfare OF the members of our class and
with hearts full of happy memories of the dear
old days at Princeton, +" Meath the Orange
and the Black
We have come to parting of the ways AS
each one enters upon his new life, may he
gain the right perspective of it, which will
bless him and those with whom he comes in
contact. Let us fulfill our class motto, Not
Senior boy a Stacker; not Senior girl an
idler." May the seed of right desire, deeply
implanted within each heart. gently awakened
and tenderly cared for by loving parents.
teachers and friends, develop its latent posi-
blitles and unfold its buds of promise, in all
their beauty and loveliness.
Attorney p. L. Mcmillan, in speech
brimful of good advice and best wishes,
then awarded diplomas to the gradu--
ates. :.
An orchestral selection, the singing.
OF America" by the audience and the
pronouncement Of the benediction by
Rev. Geer concluded the exercises.