The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-26
Young People
Graduated From
9Th Grade
Last Night

A"ot nishs Par6e auulenCe at.
tended the Eighth grade graduation
at the Auditorium. at which time di
plomas were presented to 70 girls ant
boys, which signifies that they have
successfully completed their Gram.
mar school education and are nov
ready to enter the high school.
The speaker of the evening was
Judge VIM. M. Gober, whose inspir.
ing address we are pleased to repro.
duce.
Supt. Jones, in introducing the
speaker, took occasion to remark on
the hardships the school has under
gone this year because of interrup.
lions and other causes, urged every
one to be present at the Senior grad.
uation Monday night. at which time
he will point out the evils which con.
front the boys and girls Of Lakeland
and place he responsibility where II
should rest.
The following young people re-
ceived their diplomas last night:
Enid Adair, Marie Bryant. Allie Blair
Theresa Holler. Hazel Holler. Mary
Hawley Geraldine Jordan, Eunice
kimbrough, Zelma Lohr. Edith O'Don-
lei. Grace Pope. Bernice Robson. Ma.
RE Smith, Audrey Sims. Dorothy
Toph. Helen Skipper. George Brant-
10y Toliver Bryant, Raymon Clary,
Ferdinand Ford, Balm Kibler John
Kennedy Herbert Keen, Leonard
Lumpkin, James Poteet, John Wright.
Paul Dickson. Irwin Fraley. Clifford
Hawley. Ronald Julian, Francis Kun
mel, Harlie Morse, Edwin Robertson
Douglas Stephens. Lawler Wells.
Chadburn Wheeler, Lloyd Black, Har-
ry Jackson, Grace Adams. Helen Bos-
well, Beulah Hand, Nettie Mae How
ard. Charlotte Redgrave Hazel
Smith, Hazel Wheeler, Thelma Wit
wer, Anna Eulenfield. Bertha Brown.
Ruth Haldeman, Mamie Wood. Celeste
Prater. Eleanor Smith. Hattie Leon
ard Eunice Wolf, Ollie Green. Miriam
Williams, Inez Strange. Frances
Gum Kate Keith, Cleona Bates, Isa-
belle Todd. Ruth Flanagan. Dorothy
Cox Virginia McIlwain, Nan Melton,
Clara Beth Stevens, Lillian Foulkes.
Walton Wilson Wayne Bevis. Harold
Harnly, Lamar Cox Wilbur Hodges.
Lester Blain.
Judge G0ber's Address
Judge Gober's address to the clas
IolloWs: -..,,--uy-...-,.e -5---,t ne
q, To every one! there comes some
epoch or event in life which stands
out pre-eminent and overshadows all
other events and marks the drowning
glory Of that life. No doubt the
events Of tonight will prove TO be
such In the lives Of some of you Young
men and young women who receive
your diplomas, for this is thu first
visible step which fortells your early
entry into mature, manhood and WON
anhood, and It, carries with iii the
thought that you are soon to enter
upon your career, as mature men and
women that tho time is fast APP
preaching when you must pu; away
childish things, when you will cease
to chase Tainbows and butterflies OF
pleasure and assume the more seri-
GUS duties. Of life in oil Of its stern
realities. -.
II l were to take a text would Sc
iect two well-known sayings. would
be Something like the old negro
preacher who announced to his con-
gregation that he was going to d.
vide his sermon into three parts
First, he was going to tell them Of
the things that you and I know about !:
second, am going to tell you Of the
things that you and ! and God know
about; third, am going to tell you of
the things that you not / ncr God
nor anybody else knows anything
about.
But my first text would be that old
Greek adage: Know myself" In or
der for you to attain the heights that
you should naturally aspire to, 1t IS
necessary that you know yourself
You must know your characteristics
your personal fitness for things. learn
tn nonuuer thOsa things which hinder