The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-01
73 H. S. SENIORS ARE
AWARDED DIPLOMAS
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to ring it and on all our national
anniversaries it is mute. 1t is
damaged beyond repair, the tones
that rEcrc once SO clear and m
| spiriAg arc not now heard.
There is no music in the crack
( cdIold bell and except for its
history, the association connected
With it. and the part it played on
the first morning of our national
independence, it would have gone
for old metal and would have
been melted up long ago. Such
would have been the fate of any
other bell with such rent i'll It's
side ... o.. .... ...,.... .....
"The old bell cannot ring, but
it can tell us something about
human character-hcre, flaw is
equally damaging. A character
that is. sound, that rings as a per
feet bell does is the character you
must have if you would rank well
! among men and reach the City OF
Success; but character without
knowledge is an empty vessel. We
must know.
MANY people seek education
solely because it increases their
earning capacity but education
, brings so much more. 1t is true
that if one can increase his eco
nemic value to the world and rem
der better service through more
education, then that increased
capacity for service should be
sought earnestly and used fully;
but in addition to this direct
translation of knowledge into dol
lars, one gains even greater
values.
Education brings added salts
faction in life because it dcvc-
lops kcencr and more accurate
thinking. Study brings poisc, ease
and intellectual resources; and its
benefits go out to everyone.
Courses in English, Agriculture or
Music are valuable investments,
not only for actual or potential
increase in earning power. but
also for the greater capacity to
enjoy life and to make proper use
of the modern world and its OPP
portunities.
"But character and education
without worthy purpose availcth
nothing. Nobody cares what a
man knows, it is what he does
with what he knows that counts.
Reciting the many successful
innovations which had caused pub
lie derision before their success
was proved the speaker said some
one gave this motto to the world:
what | can do, ought to do;
What | ought to do, l may do;
What / may do, can do;
What | can do, | will do"
You have now arrived at the
crossroads of life. You are read
ing the signbOard that points to
the City of Success. Your quail
ficationS, character, knowledge
and purpose should enable you to
make certain that the signpost is
pointing toward success. by the
way Of the important road lead
ing through service and honesty,
Honesty is the first requisite
in any well-established business
or profession. 1t must be prac-
ticcd with the business itself, with
the customer, with the competitor,
with labor and with the laws of
the country. ,
"To you, my young friends, the
adult world into which you will
500 nemerge may seem all ablaze.
1t is ablaze, but not with fires,
but rather with the warmth and
splcndor of the friendly sun. 1t
is not for you to stand in awe and
to fear the world. Bring with
you into life the education which
has. been provided for you, then
go and make the best out of it in
coping with the. problems of life.
"My young friends, you are
living in a privileged period Of
life. 1t is the period of mental
and spiritual growth and expan-
sion. You must have a vital in
terest. in life to be truly happy.
Not absorption but service only
will give satisfaction to the aims
of your life. To know what to
do is wisdom, to know how to do
it is skill, to do the thing as it