Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-06-23
vALEDICTORY

/! bers of the graduating class Of the
Alexandria High School the va!edic-
tory delivered by Mss Virginia Sch
wab Monday night is herewith pub
lished. Il follows:
INTO every mans life there comes
the moment of parting, and tonight
class 80 we too have come to that
moment To say farewell is sad, to
say farewell to ones dearest friends
is the saGGest of all sad things and
feel that this Is truly the saddest
moment of our high school expert
ences, ard for those Of Us vino for
tuna.ely have been untouched by !ife's
bitter experiences. It is the saddest
moment of our lives. But as We lock
back over the years we feel that we
! have nothing 20 regret. for they have
been beautiful years, beautiful N
spite OF the hardships. in spite of the
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And tonight as we look towards the
coming Of new day. as our hearts
thrch with the knowledge ;hat We are
citizens nf the most glorious land un-
der the sun. that we are living and
breathing The air CT the divinest state
m the union, tha: w are Nirg:niaGS
V:.gi":ams with ali that the ward I'M
plies. we feel indeed that life is good.
And tonight a. this our closing. !
cali "a mind a verse written by Emcr-
son. a verse especially appropriate for
Young peopc as with hearts aglow
they GO forth to meet the calls and
demands Of new day. Quoting from
cur scholar, Not in vain we live
hut every passing eye ;s touched and
refined by the vision
o. boys and girls. what wealth Of
meaning OF glorious anticipation and
sweet promise that verse contains.
Not in vain we lvc--no thanks 10 our
Heavenly Father no soul is born on
this earth to live IN vain. Our lives
may not bring Us glory, they may not
bring Us wealth. but in the real, uu"
rq..or,I &c ,ife hasa h@vc re place X
i the man who lives from 1ay . day
doing his duty to God and man. II
speaking the kindly word Of cheer
doing the unseen decd Of char;sy, II
making this world brightcr Sw"cter
place t. live init is this man an1
this man prominently who has no,
lived in vain And although It's great
10 he famous. its great TO be wealthy
do not let these he The goal for which
we. class 20 shall strive. Give to the
wor'd the hest you have and the be-.
Will come baci; 70 you. And this best
IS the wealth for which We shall seek.
/. is no: the wealth Gf kings and
uucens but the wealth Of compcnSa-
tion. /. is the wealth tina. neither
"Thieves can steal. nor moths corrupt
nor the power Of man destroy II i
not alone the wealth by which We !;V"
hu. The wealth by which we live more
sbundart!y It is the wealth CT the
salA;cr boy who gave his all 9r
Flanders Field 1t is the wealth of the
mother who tolls from day to day III
the iow!y cottage. IN short il is the
wealth of giving ones best, of giving
ones all 10 the world. And 50 class
20. let us make it our decision tina.
we will give our best. oUr all. to the
wor!d. Let Us emulate The Christ ani
then when we come 10 the evening 81
life we can truly say that we have
nc. lived in vain.
And now must say farewell. y"
one besides ourselves can understand
what this mcment means to us. Words
cannot express the workings Of the
human heart. | shall say @cod-by new
Good-by class 30, may l:fc'S richest
blessings be yours. may the years thai
ere 10 come he even sweeter than the
wear. that arc gone God bless and
keep you all class 30. Good-hy.
Virginia Schwah.