The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-06
These Are My Jewels
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NcOnLtAuUu AlOAh h6O ~
young man rode into the chasm say
ing as he went that the most precious
thing in Rome was its young men.
THESE are my jewels: Honesty,
sincerity,sy mpathy, confidence, cour-
age.
Unwavering honesty toward self
and toward others is distinguishing
mark in any individual. Though we
are not all gifted with ability to be a
George Washington in fame we can
rival him in honesty. And, IL IAN hon
est man is the noblest work Of God,
this jewel must be an invaluable as
set.
In close relation to honesty is the
jewel sincerity. How much that lit
tie word means to us! If only we
were sincere in all our thoughts and
actions, even though mistakes were
still made, this would be a changed
world. Absolute sincerity in our
speech would cause the old evils
gossip and slander-to fade away into
utter obscurity. Could honesty and
sincerity go hand in hand in the bust
ness world that factor would be revo-
lutionized.
Sympathy is a jewel without which
our lives would be dull. Sympathy Is
tie binding our hearts together and
giving confidence to those who are
in doubt.
To supplement these l would want
courage to meet each obstacle as 1t
appeared.
And with this / would desire con-
fidence confidence that would
strengthen courage and spur me on
to ultimate victory.
These are Jewels fine words long
That on the stretched forefinger Of all
Time sparkle forever"
But now the time for parting has
come.
To the ministers Of Lakeland, we,
the graduating class of the Lakeland
High school, extend our grateful
thanks for thte interest you have
shown in us and the many helpful
words Of encouragement and advice
you have spoken to us from time to
time. Let us hope that the good seed
may fall on fertile soil and yield a
bountiful harvest in the years to
come.
We are also grateful to our many
friends for the encouragement and aid
you have given us, and to all citizens
who have helped to make our path
smoother.
To you, our dear parents, who have
sacrificed and made it possible for
us to have this opportunity, we real
ze that we owe an unlimited debt.
Only by doing our best in the future
can we in any way hope to recon-
pense you.
: To you our beloved teachers who
have tried so faithfully to lead us In
tc paths Of knowledge, we extend our
heartfelt thanks. You have tried to
cut jewels from rough diamonds and
your task has not been easy.
In bidding our worthy superintend-
ent farewell, words fail us to express
our gratitude for your many acts Of
kindness. Like shepherd, You have
: guided our feet over the rough places
! and while you have always insisted
that we should first help ourselves
I you have always been ready to lent
your assistance whenever 1t wal
needed.
\ And now, dear classmates, las
I word to you. During the years WI
have studied and worked together WI
\ have learned to share with each othel
I all our sorrows and our joys. Ma!
our friendship increase as the years
go by and may we all go through lif'
: successful, each one striving to be-
One who never turned his back bu
! marched breast forward.
Never doubted clouds would break
Never dreamed, though right were
worsted, wrong would triumph
Held we fall to rise, are baffled tc
+, fight better.
Sleep to wake.