The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-01

manner OF Il true orator. delivered the
following valedictory address:
"IIonorah'c Members Of the Board OF
Trustees Members OF the Faculty. Eel
low Students. Friends:
The duti OF saying the last w"r"
10 YOU in bcHplt Of ~" class of l922
has been ASSIGNED to me. No better way
presents ltself to mention u few OF the
stepping stones which are necessary ."
be taken in order to reach ultimate sue
, cess in the world which lies before us,
First. the environment Of the chris
tlan home il the most important schon.
nf character. 1t IS mIiuSy in The home
that tn, heart * opened. the habits are
formed. the iutcllcCr IS awakened ana
the character IS moulded for good or
Tor evil.
'Comran!onship and "Namplc play an
important part in the moulding or our
character Example iS the school "'
mankind AMI ono will learn in n" other
Emerson has observed that even ia
, couples or persons who have been mates
, for n couple Of years grow gradually
. like each other. so that iC they live long
enough we could scarcely he aA," to tell
one from the other. Therefore. it's
very necessary Ting "" hr caretaI IN
choosing our companions.
Work an Educator
Work is one Of the best educators
of practical character. II IS the law o'
our beings the living principle that car
ries men ard nations onward. Labor
may he 4, burden and q chaStisement bur
without it nothing can nc accomplished
Courage sclf-control, duty and truth
culneSs are also essential to reach Sue
cess
Our success depends entirely upon
ourselves. The watchwo-d Of the age IL
success" and the axe being one or pro-
rresc If we do not measure 10 require
mentS we are pushed aside and tn"
world moves on. Sine" the discovery
Of radio ono Of tho greatest OF the aC"
Alexander Graham Bell. the inventor ~
the telephone has removed his own IN
vCn,loa from his home. making ROOM
for q radio OUTFIT. This illustrates thc
advancement Of the ag" when SUCH
genius as Mr. Fell will acknowledge the
superiority Of 4 modern Invention over
one So wnnder(1Il aS his own.
Whether We go into college or my"
the office or into tho shop. the value
Of arcducation wilt Impress itself on
our minds. We have now accomplished
the first step In our education and ar"
; prepared TO move ont into thr world.
either to go To college or 20 take mn
some useful, work. II matters 10; no"
,,uch knowledge we feet We may have
attained. there Is always more lying
within our grasp Men who. in our
convention Of the word have reached
the pinnacle Of success say they are
~ beginning 20 realize how little they
know and what field yet remains 10
be explored.
! Importance Of fundamentals.
,tnulJ lao SSihle pllCc too
much emphasis on the tmportanc" OF
3 the Fundamentals Of our education which
I we have tried to master here at LinS!y
! The world looks TO the United States
! rs a leader Of the nations and the next
, five years in world affairs VIII deter
! mine the next nifty. and the United
I States must dcpcnd upon It's education
! al system TO bring forth the best re-
suits
! Good fellows Of the right sort have
! soved rho world from, failure and it Is
' tho sacred duty OF the graduates OF -
! dov 10 rush forward. maintain their
: ideals, uphold their traditions, carry on
. tho work and sloriously bring to an
As Henry Ward Rcecher said we
sbonld so live and labor in our time that
,ybo, comes TO Us as seed may go on "a
, the next generation az blossom and
20 on to them as fruit. This is pro-
! greSS'
Fellow classmates. tn, time has
come VIXEN we must 20 int" the world
hardshipS II our lives are SucrcSstrI
. all honor and glory TO old lhnsiE ;
/ we are failures. what then: Lot us not
. entertain The thought OK nature TOT t"'