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THE PRESS AND STANDARD
Wednesday, June 6,1917.
fftLTEKBMO GRADOATES’ ADDRESSES
Paper* Read at Commencement of
Walterboro High School by Members
of Graduating Class ,
r A-—
tea dollar* a day. The average
yearly Income of an educated mai
is one thousand dollars. Id forty
years he has earned forty thousand
dollars. The average yearly in
come of pn uneducated man is only
four hundred and fifty dollars. In
forty years he has earned only
eighteen thousand dollars. The dif
ference in earning capacity of the
tw«» men ih forty yeafs is twenty-
two thousand dollars. Divide thi.r
by the tv.o thousand, one hundred
tion to the fact that our class has
the honor of having theicajiilidates
for first and second graduation
honors, separated by only 1-7 of a 1
point. Alister Wlteell’s average be
ing 95 13-14 and Joe .Mole’s 95
11-14.
In bringing this history to a close
rr4v» your Indulgence for an/
semblance of too great importane.*
tliKt waJtave attributed to the say
ings jurd doings of this, our cla^.*
\4V commend .ourselves to'^ou, f
yg
P SALI TATOKI'
^ (MK«* Marie headers.)
Beloved Superintendent, Teachers,
Members of the Board of Trus
tees, Classmates; Ladies and
Gentlemen: v
The honor has been given me to
tender to each sod every one of jtM,
s sincere snd hearty welcome to
this, our ciowing eserclsea.
Welcome then, thrice welcome,
scholary soldiers, who have fought
for your and our rights and honor.
Welcome sol<4i*0 scholars who ars
ready to fight whenever your coun
try calls for your services Wel
come, ye who preach courage as we!»
as meekness, remembering that the
Prince of Peace came also bringing
^ sword Welcome, ye who make
and interpret the statutes which are
meant to guard our liberties in
peace, but not to aid our foes in
war! Welcome, ye whose healing
ministry soothes the anguish of the
suffering and the dying with every
aid opart and the tender accents of
compassion! Welcome, ye who are
training the generous youths ty
whom « nr country looks a* Ita fu
ture j isrdians! , Welcome, ye
quiet sci lars' who in your lonely
studies a: • unconsciously shaping
the though r which law shall forge
into Us shield and waf, shall yield
as Its thunder-bolt!
We are scholars, we are gradu
ates. wg are a band of brothers, and
let us make our progressive as
we enter new spheres of life. For
life means progress; It is inborn in
the human sou! to go forward.
It matters not whether it be in
work or play, we should have as
our goal, perfection; for if we are
' to attain anything in life worth
while., we must strive to reach thi^
goal
We cannot stand still in this day
and time, while others are endeav
oring to unravel the mysteries of
the unknown: attempting to achieve
that which has never before been
done. There Is that which lures
one oil. Shall we call it the lure of
the impos.-ibl*-’ that goal in what-
• ever sphere it may be. we name
• perfection." in the pursuit' of
which man often looses cognizance
of this hid materia! world of ours
and esperience* the thrilling rap
ture of another—a world as real
indeed as this, although it be invis
ible. Such a goal, it is true, we may
never attain. yet it is better to
have tried and lost, than to bav *
never tried at all. Stagnation
m«ans death to our lives, to our
hopes, to our accomplishments; so
let us be up and doing, striving to
reach the goal of perfection.
One thing is essential. if we
would approach perfection Ur anv
sphere of life, and that is a "High
Aim.” every voutur man and w«l-
mah should leave an ambition to
x make some contribution to
world** progress.
> It i* ne«-e**ary to have a high aim
in order to reach what we afe work-
x, ing for. A g«H*d niOftu is: “To aim
above the mark and you will be
sure tu hit it ” Some great soul
ha< declared' “Not failure, but low
aim is ('rime." The !*oy or girl in
school whose sol** ambition is mere
ly to pass on their examinations, is
as sorely guilty of crime a* any
thief or murderer. Perhaps «on>e
of us do not realize this. Vievertfte
less it is a fact. In lowerin|r y his
• aim. he not only lowers that of his
family and friends lo whom he is
unde r obligation* to do^hi* best, but
the airu of his country is lowered.
What would.,become of this gr^nd
and' glorious nation today, if it
were not for the high aim of our
esteemed and beloved president and
d . his eo-worker followers* It is the
high ideal and noble vision of the.,.
men. that inspiies in their follow
ers. faith and courage, and gives to
the nation, assurance of ultimate
victory.
What an inspiration of joy Is ex
perienced when one has grroipplish-
ed a task that few bgve eorilplered’
fine lives iq this jov for days, for
weeks, and the hardships and the
sacrifices of the way arc all at once
forgotten
fJiirh task completed creates cn-
, Crgy for a new undertaking \
child sits down to work out an M
gehraii problem and may work on
it for hours before solving it. but
when his task Is completed, self
Confidence is. gainod and,
created to solve gieater problems
In the future.
The soul I* prone to feed on hard
tasks. Was it not the seeming im
possibility of the adventurer that
led to the discovery of America*
It was believed impossible to find
a more favorable rout** to India..but
Columbus, his soul aflame, with the
desire to achieve this end, would
brook no refusal nor obstacle that
blocked his '* way U was. the
thought of making possible the lm
possible that sulmated his being
If the task had seemed less arduous
that in the future, men shall be led
to greater and more useful know
ledge.
God never made ^man simply (or
the sake of nuking him. nor that
he might create wealth and corrupt
himself with Us enjoyments.. Ev
ery man i« sent into this world with
certaiiR qualities to be cultivated
and developed; ’Charged with du
ties to be performed * and clothed
with je*possibilities commensurable
with his power; sent into this world
that some other may be the bettef.
for his having lived. The inventor,
spends years and years and some
times a lifetime trying to reach per
fection in the task he has undertak
en. so that before fie passes away,
this world may have received from
him, a heritage of something more
worth-while* and enduring, i Like
wise the writer, the statesman and
the discQverer. all through the
centuries, have demonstrated the
truth, that “Luck is Pluck” and
that success, however sudden it may
appear to the casual observer, nev
er conies by ’chance but results from
a noble vision and patient and faith
ful endeavor.
Oh! the intensity of that flame
burning in their hearts and souls.
Oh; the Stability of that faith
which sustains them amid all toils
and trials! It’ is firmer than the
foundation of the earth. It Is as
strong as the Thrpne of God.
Oh! the generous daring of that
moral principle which inspires their
hearts and governs their actions!
Neither reproach nor .persecution,
neither wealth nor power, neither
bolts nor bars, neither felbbet nor
stake is able to subdue It.
1»ng ago' the Undent alchemist
thought little of dedicating his life
to the search for The formula where
by he might transmit into precious
gold the baser metals about him.
This was a hopeless undertaking,
and yet many splendid secrets that
today enrich mankind were wrested
during their study.
King Midas, of story fame, we
learn was quite wretched because
he could not. by his touch, turn ev
erything about him solid gold, and
when entrusted with this power, he
became more, wretched than before..
May the members of our clast
each profit by the experience of
these, realizing that there Is a
jewel worthy of our soul’s devotion,
not indeed the solid gold that these
men loved and pined for, hut the
jewel of a perfect character. .
May the perfect pattern lure each
•one of us so Irresistibly from day
to day that the pursuit will never,
to ourselves, be othet; than Joyous
and satisfying. And as we press
onward and upward, may some of
life’s desert places be made bright
er by our touch.
Now in conclusion, we thank you
for your presence here, and assure
this! VO || (hat we appreciate the interest
you have shown' in Us by being hero
and a goal reached.
o-
and we trust that -each and every
on* of this graduating class •shall
lie so impressed by tin' hire of tin*
impossible shall cause u* to
achieve a/Worthy and noble task:
and thii< fulfil! your good wishes
for us.
Vltain we giv,* you. one and all,
a heartv welcome.
« l.tss IHSTOltl. I1H7.
(Mi<e» l.ola Booth
x Inasmuch us every iucidenet which
ba> influenced, in any way, the des
tiny «>f mankind has been recorded
as a matter of history, and likewise
no event seems to he complete with
out such record being made. There
fore. L the historian «*f the cinss of
1917. of the Walterjxiro High
School, am presenting tci you a brief
Aistory- Of the class,/
The dawn of hist<^ry„so far as this
oafticular record is concerned, dates
hack to the opening oT the school
v«*ar in which we became members
of the eighth grade. The author
.was not present to behold the break
ing* of IhatNdawn. It is. however-,
to be recorded that one partieplar
luminous spot appeared in the firm
ament of our eoitMe. The .class
barely missed producing a later day
rival to the illustiiohs flip Van
Winkle.. One member of the class,
whose name is generously Withheld
is Hr** proud possessor of an unbrok
en of daily naps, from the opening
of school THe only occasions on
fcju rev . w.kodj there jtrry doubt as to his
having slept, were the occasions on
which he was not af school. .-Me
could sleep longer and sounder and
with more perfect assurance in lin
ing the right thing at the wrong
time, than anyone we have ever
known.
Other than the above recorded
incident, we lived as the flowers
that are horn to blush unseen and
waste their sweetness on Hie desert
air A few of the members of the
class withdrew from the school dur
.ing the term. The .mkjority. how
ever. persisted until the end of the
KVKRVTMXi/ HAS AX E>l»
and sixty, days, representing a pub-! not because of great accomplish
lie school education ^and^ou have j me nts; at least because we have per-1
4s a* result ten dollars, as repre-j pjgf^d to the end. Our record is a‘
gentative of the value in dollar* ana ’record of-duty done, work finished
rents of each school day.
On a beautiful September morn
of 1915 we again gathered at this
school building as proud and au
thentic ninth grade pupils. y
This year our class was fifteen
strong. We were not tenth grade
students, yet it was something of n
consolation to know that we were
so near the tpnth grade ak to be oc
cupying an adjoining room. The
distance in time, separating us seem
ed to be shortened by the nearness
of space. 1 - , ’ .
With ail this to think over and
Imagine how delighted we would be.
when we too, could be called the
Senior Class •* of th$, Walferbdro
High School; we soon began our
work with a strong determination
of doing better work than w'e had
ever done before. -
When the county fair was held,
the faculty gave us two or thre»
days holiday, in w hirh we >iad a
very - enjoyable time. _ But like all
other good things the fair came to
an end and school work earhe to an
other beginning. - J
Then rgme the Christmas hol'-
days which brought us three new
members. Evelyn Dicks. Sarah
Cetsinger and Joe Mole. We were
very glad to welcome then into our
clasji. and I am glad to reertnj that
they were good, effective^ jyorkers
ami we have been pleased to hare
t'hm among our •membership. ’
Next came the’mid-term **<amina-
tlons. Most of un having an av-.
erage of pjjiotv- there were only a
■who had to come back, from
the ninth grade,, during examina
tion 'week/ , . %
These examinations oyer, vve-«n-
tere*l into the latter half of our
work for that term, and with teat*<*-
ly any holidays at all we we*:* soon
prepared for the final examination./
Good work having been accomplish
ed throughout the term, only a few
were required to stand there.
I remember very distinctly ;he
last morning we came hack to school
as ninth grade pupils. We came to
get our report cards, and eyer>r
members face was wreathed with
smiles as we read on our cards.
"Promoted to the loth Grade.” The
fact that we were no longer mem
bers of the ninth grade seemed was
almost beyond comprehension.
At last we are the Senior Class
of the Walterboro High School. We
came back to enroll as tenth grad^
members on the 17fh of September,
IP 16. Quite a number of the fac
ulty were present at chapel that
morning and •after they had deliv
ered some good talks, we retired to
our rspectiye class rooms. Wo
were perfectly delighted when Mr.
l,ong came Info our room as rfur
teacher.
We had only one new teacher at
the beginning of this term. Prof/
Hodges. Mr. Long, and Miss Jones
having taught here ^before. y
\W began work -for .this term
with thirteen members^/ namely.
'Ey vie lUsher. Pauline Williams. Ma-
i by Saunders, Ethel .Fender. Corrib
Kishcr. Judith From berg and Lota
Mootle. Tile hqys being Eugen •
Blark. Alistey Witsell. Chaplin
I>avis^. Ludh>w Fraser, Joe Mole and
Peljfer I’jFey.
We were now ready to carry out
our utans. which we had made tljrf
previous year, as to what we would
do whop our senior year came.
These plans were to he a model
grade and leave behind us a far bet
ter record than any other senior,
class had yet done.
Soon after we had begun on*-
work, we talked of organizing a
* s'* .s "in" iiit- f-urj 4*i in**
ne might have tired of it and given , term an<t successfully passed the
Un tb* adventure, and the proha • examinations for the next ’higher
bilities are that It migH* have been grade. ^
ventures before the l. nd. so d»ar to j Attention has bee n often called
us. would have been disc >v~red In and can well be railed again to the
this ease we mUn: be a poor, weak j inclination of students to wlth-
*nd Infirm natlan. nnable »o mpe draw from school between the
With the great tasa ne under- eighth grade and graduation. We
taking for the nel'ar' of „tir r eo- believe that it Is a serious mistake
pie for oqf count*7 anl for the on the paM of the student, who w|th-
“ V */ _ .w I draws and the parent who allows
It has even bee n «the rearMh ; out the w ithdrawal.
after the impossible that has led ; Statistic, go to show that the
In the past to our great disroveriea value to any student of each davs
snd Inrention*. It will he due- to schooling, between the eighth grade
the inspiration of like high aim*. ! and graduation Is approximately
literary society and in a short time
w< had several good debates, but :is
woman’s suffrage seemed to be the
only topic on which to debate, on.*
society soon died out.
Fair /week came and went, leav
ing behind its memories of good
tunc?. Then we all began to look
f of ward to the Chiistm.,s holidays.
They soon passed by and the tinv
was again at hand to begin wotk.
After a few weeks of hard study we
were readv for our first examin;-
tions in the tenth grade. Thes •
passed In splendidly. With minds
very well satisfied fqr' Hw wo k
done so far and UdtT/a greater de
termination to study harder than
we had ev6r done before, we now
foupd-n nr selves hard at work ngntn.
From the mid-term examinations
until the present morning we are
pleased to chronicle the following
as worthy of mention. With the
able assistance of .the faculty, a
montnly magazine was published by
the student body of the high school.
It contained articles written ex
clusively by the student-body and
reflects creditably upon the literary
Ability of the contributors thereto
If you are not already acquainted
with this publication, we advise im
mediate efforts In that direction.
We are reluctant to confess that
we have lost, so near the goal for
which .we are striving, one of our
class-mates The removal of his
family caused the withdrawal of
Pelzer •Ttsey.
Our principal was relieved of his
duties shortly before- the final ex
aminations. in order that he migh*
enter the officers training camp.
We have missed him and was aorrv
to have him go. hut our sorrow
mingled with Joy. in the conviction
that he would make an efficient and
gallant officer In the army of the
j United States of America.
We respectfully call yotlr atten-
, (By Alister Witsell.)
Esteemed Superintendent, teach
ers and trustees; you. tyy class
mates. It is an honor *nd a pleasure
to stand with you tonight and speak
the wTrds -of parting regret, and
cheer.
It is always difficult to realize in
its .fulness the significance of the
term. “Valedictory.” - The note of
pathos sfnd regret is prrme to domi
nate the tenor of leave-taking. The
tones in which we speak our words
of cheer and well-wishes, lend to
them a complexion of sadness. Ten
nyson wrote in that, his I immortal!
funeral dirge: .
"Twilight and evening Bell and af
ter that the dark.
May there be no sadness of ?a ; e-
^Vell. when I embark.”
And yet despite his admonition to
the contrary, tears rise unbidden to
our eyes, as we read his words.
We would, however. be ever
mindful of the fact that our chief
exc use in addressing you ’this even
ing is to extend to you in parting
our very best wishes, and express
an appreciation for all the past has
offered us at your hand, whereby
we may have profited oerselve* and
have been brought to a fuller ca
pacity before our God and fellow-
men. We are reminded that the
ancient Roman, when he left his
family, his friends, and his country/
and pronounced his pathetic "Vale”
(farewell! with perhaps a mist of
tears, blinding ‘his eyes and his
.heart aching for the love whose in
timate contact he must, for a while
forego, still in his parting wished
even what the words would indi
cate, that s they might in his ab
sence all fare well. Even so like
wise would we.
Life we know is a continuous pro
ecss of change; clays, weeks and
years bring them to us in never
ending procession. And always
there comes a stopping place of the
old and beginning of the new. The
story of human life is written tyith
a liberal sprinkling pf periods be
tween its all two shoVt sentences.
Wherever we turn, whatever we do,
sooner or later we come to a stop
ping point. Yesterday in the early
morning we started on a Journey:
we passed through valleys, around
mountains. and across plains
There flew by us as we sped on
ward. rivers and lakes and woods
and fertile fields, the changing pan-
orarha/clelighted our eyes and stim- j
ulated our sense of appreciation for*
the work of the master land-scape
/Architect. But ere the evening sun
lias dropped into the serf, or been
Inst to sight beyond the distant
hills, our journey hfi* reached its
end. We could go no farther alone
that road. We-have reached the
objective with which our Jcfurney
had been begun.
Today we read a book, its char
acters li\e as we pass them with
absorbed interest as we turn its
pages. Our love, our hate, our
hopes, our fears, our smiles, our
dear*, all are played upon a* w *
live in the^ atmosphere and condi
tions which Hie book portrays. But
even as our interest waxes, we ap
proach the point where across the
middle of the page we find the om-
nious words. "The End.” We clos“
the book-and lay it aside. It ha^
been read.
Again we meet, tomorrow., some
one* whose temperament, disposition
and training prophesies for us that
we could enjoy their . companion-
ship, and interchange of thoughts
for a few short hours. We see the
fulfillment of this prophecy. Then
work calls, the world calls, and the
future calls.. We part as the ship*
pass in the night, and speak to each
other in passing only a signal shown
and a distant voice in the darkness.
Tiie end, the parting of the way-.
Such occasions of parting, al
ways ought to he an occasion of re
gret. We are loath to lose the
things which have become dear to
us through time and pleasant as«o
ciation. They have made their im
pression on our lives, and they hav*
contributed their share Tn ihaTiThg'
us as we are. and yet in God’s econ
omy it is an inevitable fact for each
step upward we may leave only a
slight foot-print on the step below,
hv whose anl we have •climbed. But
those step* will ever he dear to our
memory, because by them we will
have been enabled to attain to
whatsoever height the future years
and our own industry may design
for us.
"Yet all these scenes shall our mem
ory wake.
And fondly brood with misers]
care.
Time shall hut the Impression deep-
. er make. ♦,
As streams their channels deeper
wear."
Our appreciation, however, will
not he evidenced by the words^re
speak, but Hv the structure we raise
upon the foundations that have
been here laid.
Trusting to that future and with
a firm and deep rooted faith In the
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