The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-14
MISS LUCY TRYON CLASS OF ,22 WINS HIGHEST
AVERAGE FOR FOUR WEARS WORK AT P. H. S.

Miss Lucy Tryon, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Tryon, made the high
est average of four years work at the
Pensacola High School. Hhe was one
of the sweet girl graduates who
received her diploma on commence
ment evening at the high school. She,
valedictorian of her class, was pre-
scented beautiful gold medal, given
| by Mr.. NJ. Edrehi, president of the
Alumni association. Miss Tryon's
speech was well delivered to an APP
preciative audience, which was as fol-
lows;
Education as an Open Door.
Classmates and Friends.
We are here tonight to receive our
diplomas. the symbols of the compile
ton of our course Of study IN Pen
sacola High School. It is therefore,
fitting that we stop and think what
education has done for us, and what
we may expect it to do in the future
Education can best be compared to
an open door. 1t Is an open door to
life, intellectually. socially and moral
ly. We have opened the door now,
and are standing upon the threshold.
Before us lies the world, aIluring,
beckoning, fair. What will this edu-
cation we have received here do for
us as we journey forth into the Land
of Our Hearts Desire?" How will it
help US when we have entered the
arena of life?
In the first place, education will open
the door to intellectual life. These
twelve years OF study have trained
our minds so that we are ready to
cross this threshold and to take our
places in the intellectual world. We
have learned how to derive some pleas
ure from life. Education has opened
to us the door to pleasure in the world
OF books. When we read good books,
we profit by all the experiences Of
others in the past. THE understand
! ing OF the motives which have ruled
men and nations in the past furnishes
us back ground for the understand
| ing of the motives of men and nations
today. We have learned from science
some of the wonders of the world and
know how these things may be ex-
| planned. We have learned to observe
carefully and to form our own judg-
ments concerning things about US in
| the physical world. From mathema-
tics, we have developed our minds,
| learned the practical uses of figures
and gained Invaluable habits of ao-
lcuracy and quick thinking. From all
our studies we have gained something
which cannot be taken from u.s. some
thing which will help US when we pass
through the door, on whose thresold
we are now standing.
| In the second place, education Is the
/ open door to the social world. A we'll
educated person is welcome wherever
| he goes, for he always has something
to give the others as well as to re-
ceive from them. There Is an aristo-
cracy of refinement and culture, the
entree to which is this door OF edu-
cation. Some Of the greatest men who
lhave ever lived were not men of riches
but men who were educated. often
| through their own efforts. Happy 10
THAT man or woman who passes
through life in the company OF wide
awake, intelligent friends. No matter
what his worldly condition may be, he
viii be rich.
In the third place, education IS an
open door TO a higher moral plane IN
life, Most Of the criminals Of the
world are ignorant men, who never
have had the advantages Of schooling.
Education teaches US that right will
always be victorious, although at
| times it may seem TO be worsted. We
learn from others experiences that
! the way OF the transgressor Is hard,
and again we profit by our knowledge.
At every step, then, that we take into
this world about Us, we shall find that
the power which we have developed
/ to see, to compare, 20 weigh-wtn open
the doors OF understanding and Of OPP
portunIty before Us,
Let Us not be content with the edu-
cation which we have 50 far received
Education Is one thing which should
never end. We may not have the
privilege OF going on 70 college and
the universities, but that need not
stop Us. we can do much for our
selves in this matter,
| Lincoln never had much schooling.
but he studied by himself until he
became one OF the great thinkers Of