New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-01-22
yourselves


Il have had the honor Of 0ein9
chosen by my class 10 repreSeI
them in bidding YOU welcome t
this orr Commencement program
| We have 5enn looking forward t,
Tins time for e.even or more years
and wondering if this night Wouls
ever come; and | am sure that
each Of YOU looking back to you!
own graduation will appreciat,
how happy we are and how mucl
we appreciate your presence here
AT first | was little puzzled over
a subject upon which to addreS,
you, for i know so little about the
things that would interest all OF
| you and then | realized that be
cause you had come to our Com
mencement, YOU were Surel V III
terested in lis and therefore | have
chosen for my subject, Ourselves
and shall tell YOU a little about
orr school life. the work we hav'
done, and what we feel We have
accomplished.
1t was eleven years AGO that We.
eleven little girls and four litti'
boys, were taken by our mothers
to school for the first time in our
| young lives. WGshall always re
member that first day-a day fag
greater than many to come later in
life for if was the beginning Of so
MANY things. -1NWe were embar-
raised and several fled. Some Of
the girls showed their disc0m-
future in tears and | could point
out several young ladies on thls
stage who wept bitterly that first
day. But the wonderful primary
teachers that we had made us
forget our little sorrows and soon
We were lost in our work and
play. SO passed the first day and
others like it. we went thru the
days Of Christmas trees, EaSte"
hunts and every 10y and pleasure
given young children.
When we were promoted to the
grades at the High School we Were
very proud to think that we would
he in the high school building,
that great structure, where more
than one teacher taught you. This
was another great day-one Of
meeting all the teachers taking
various assignments, and chang
mo class rooms. Before a week
had passed we felt that we knew
as much about the school as the
ether classes did. only they per-
sisted in calling us "Freshies," q
title which we decidedly did not
hike. But that was only dis
agreeable and at times we forgot
all about it. Here the friendships
Of which had begun so much
earlier grew and were strength.
ened, and 1 am sure that no mat
ter how far apart our walks IN
life may lead us, each member
of this class shall always have a
friend in every other one Of us.
For those who have shared their
youthful joys and sorrows of
friend for all times
But our g1Stest friends / think
were the teAers, and in behalf
of the class, / wish to thank them
all for their splendid work in
guiding US, not only in our lessons,
but also in the many little diff
culties which arose during these
years. and for the high ideals
which they have encouraged us to
keep for ourselves. And 4 wish
to thank Mr.. Bahon,
our principal, who has been with
us during our entire high school
course and to whom we all owe so
much. Together they made us
realize how great were our oppor-
tunities and then how we did
study! Of course, there were
times when lessons were UMPIRE
pared, but we soon found that
precious time was wasted and we
our efforts. Most Of
is, I think, have learned the value
If our school life and what it will
mean to u.s. It is in truth, not
,nly the foundation Of which
knowledge is built, but the foun-
Iation Of our characters also.
" hatever we have been in school,
10 will we also be in life and il
I'll of us take up the battle Of life
IS well as we have taken up and
our high school course
III viii 90 well. What we know
lot is indeed small in itself, but it
eads to a broader field and we
re prepared to go forth and learn
more. And since each succeeding
Ige profits by the experience Of
il other ages, to-day we are of