The Madison journal., 1921-06-04

picture that may cause the wpi
pause and admire, some may be
doctors and lawyers, and who j
but the halls Of our capitol at Il
ington shall echo to the dulcet /
Of a Congresswoman from ouI
loved State Of Louisiana.
Fame, laurel wreath in Z
beckons US onward and up{
Riches await but they require vi
and conscientious efforts to win
while love that makes the wofl
round, depends upon that fc1ds'
god cupid, who shoots his al
into the air, in different a. to "
heart they may pierce. May mot Z
Of the attachments formed In eel
the first sweet love of boy and
ripen into lasting love and the 81
welded bliss. Yet, we cannot alt
come great or win fame It the +
Of our fellow-man,p some mnst
the humble roles OF life and say \
Milton:. "They also serve, who !
stand and wait" and yet, II 4
doing, they bring the sunsl185
happiness, do they not fullnn
tiny's decree? ~ - ..
God, in his infinite mercy, has \
a lavish hand bestowed upon 4
many blessings that serve to elej
and enable his character, but "LitI
ture" is the grapdest, .noblest Of 4
all-religion excepted. She en-
her benign influence alike i1is|
mansions Of the wealthy 1t 1
humble cottage door. Sages, \
riors, and poets. have worshipped
her shrine with kindered iide|
Search the pages Of history, thro}
every age and cline hack to
time when Christianity in her
fancy lay struggling in the grast
infdelity, when the dark mantl6|
idolitry hung lowering over the q
and threatened to envelop msnk
in its folds, yoa viii find that the a
Dined influence Of literature md
ligion was due the first bright da{
ing of civilization and enlightm(
which, to dispell the lowering clol
and restore to man the free exsfc
Of his intellect.
But l will not weary you, II
have before / leave, q mourpful T.
a last sad duty to performyoser
of my school days4 -
would linger, but time Is pressing 4
To you, kind friends and In
companions of my school days -
hand-in-hand have .trod the -
field Of knowIedge, yosg<
whom / feel bound by 4 thouao|
loving ties and tender nem0riee,sjf
indeed a melancholy task to say
we'll. Most Of you shall meet
of daily life, but never
old in the study hail., never, - -
we were class mates slipping tog
in the sylvan stream of knovI11
Yet, some there are who destiny n
lead to a distant field Of labor, ~
trust 1 shall meet In days to cor
but if here, our path must sever,
here we must part forever, for
here is one day of glorioss ronu{|
We thank you, dear teachsrs, 4
not only have you toiled faithful
with us over our lessons, but n
earnestly sught to instill1 IN I
minds and thoughts: "That stis d
noble to be good" We know n!
high aspirations you have for ~ 1
we shall indeed be- e'ungrateful not
attempt to carry them out. And 4
in closing, my heart falters and &
to express the gratitude we feel
ward you, fof your kind and watch
attentions have built zap within |
hearts a pyramid of love and rep
which despite the stormy snd@Ady
sity Of the wintry world must end
forever.
And last, but not least, / exp
my heartfelt thanks to our pa.
and guardians, whose literally
forethought, not unmixsd with "a
fee has made it possible for ~ to
here tonight, equipped to the bes'
our ability to 60 forth and make
world a better and brighter plsci
which to live. May we SO. live in
future, q source of. joy and prid'
you, / bid. one. and all . :
farewell"