Eau Claire High School - Beaver Tales Yearbook (Eau Claire, MI)

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MAROON AND WHITE VALEDICTORY—Continued it possible for us to receive this high school training which will be so useful to us in making our future ttfts count in world progress. To you,, faithful teachers, we also wish to -v| rpw i»m- i| ep«-«u pr iludr i,‘r the-wav in which vTiTrTu i- guided and taught us during our four short years . It has been under your directions that we have received the train- such an important part in our live , and we now resolve that r future shall not he disappointed, k let toirght truly be the commencement of the cpi the thought of ever striving to help world progress.! “CpwartT Oiny.-inl The wotTfleiVtl! progress the world has made in the past tew years could not have been made if everyone had not done his part. Just as imE-fr- (lav as gx t. we who are at the rifnnnen.-i-mrpt of upr lives mnsL-w t--sltirk uur sjiare of responsibilities and expect the world to get along with us. lust as “Little-drops of water, Little grains of sand : Make a mighty ocean. And a pleasant land.” , So we. though only a small part of this great vmrld. are needed to make the wheels of government and of civilization go aronnd. lUit. before we can contribute much toward world progress, we must first make thij awMrrment “1'pward and Uu—. ward uppermost iiLour ljyss So. my classmates, before we leave here tonight, ' let us lyrinly resolve that we will carry out in our lives that thought expressed ill . our class nuiUci: “l.'pwanl and Onwanl. Lucian Strong.

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T |i MAROON AND WHITE VALEDICTORY 111', graduation of a class of seniors is commonly thought of as the completion. by the members of the class, of their education. This thought also portrays the Senior as .sittini; on top of the world or “holding the world in his hands ” Hut the true meaning of graduation is entirely different Hwm-4Eis mid truthfully portrayed by the word Commencement, which means the “beginning bellow Seniors, such is our commencement, the hejunnnig n-;d life for us; and instead of being “on top of the world” we areTonlv at the foot of the ladder. I he part of our life that has gone before has been preparation : the part to come is as we make it. Our school life has done one great thing for us; it bas prepared ns to take a larger place in the world Not our studies alone, but all phases of our school life, have been training that will be very useful in en- abling us to take part in the progress of the world. Fellow seniors of the clas; °f 29, you have acknowledged this duty by selecting as vour class motto “Up- ward and Onward. ----- Since the creation of the world it has been moving along that path so simply expressed in the words “Upward and Onward.” Great progress has been made in the List feu ages in all branches of-life. Governments have changed from corrupt, autocratic kingdoms to the more honest, efficient, and democratic re- publics. Living and working conditions in almost all parts of the world have made great advancement along the lines of sanitation, safety, and comfort. The nations of the world, which not so many years ago were engaged in the great World War. are now trying in every possible manner to find a plan which will bring about universal peace. Hand in hand with the other developments of tin- world is that of Education. Education, which was once a privilege that only the rich could enjoy, is now within the reach of everyone who really wants it ass. race, or mcans. J lassmatesf if the world has made such progress in the past when the ma- jor it N»£ the people did not have opportunities for education, then we should a-l lt-ast be able to do our share with ihc advantages we have had IrhiTmnv not mean a great and shining success which all praised Such a success is many times not a happy one. Edgar A. Guest says.JTfle finest accomplishment on earth is: to have lived and woH Tand played mwirTtlnTrarih. awl to have won the love and respect and friendship of all those with whom you have cumv ni. coni act ’ Classmate), some of you will bg gmy ; and to those the world will give her !i Ml or aTrri ltcrpraise. I ut. as there must always be someone to do the commoner things of life, each one of us who can not be notable can help the world progress in his own way; and we can at least make the kind ..t success which Ed:»ar A. (■nest calls great hv cajTving out in mtr own lives the thought of ever strive ing UptyartT artdsjmvard. our parenj l and to the members of the Hoard of Education, as well as onT fi n- dsT“wci the class of 29, wish to extend our earnest thanks for making ;£ I 9 2 9 g: I-’.? | J

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—MAROON AND WHITE ! SALUTATORY IT is my pleasure and privilege tonight to greet you, one and all. who have as- sembled here. Hut how am 1 to greet you? How many times in life are we forced to admit the inadequacy of words to express the deepest sentiments of the soul. Our hearts fill with emotion and we cannot utter the words which are on our lips. Tennyson must have had some of this same emotion when he said: I would that mv tongue could utter. The thoughts that arise in me. This occasion tonight is one of those times when we are so tilled with emo- tion that we cannot express all that we wish to say. 1'or this reason we have selected a word of greeting tonight which is short yet means much, the word “Welcome.” which has been well expressed by some one as— e hope von are see viITT:tre (VnacT'and we know you are welcome! ( r Many TTT’yoiT'are si rangers and know little of the emotion felt by our be- loved friends, relatives, and teachers. You have come, and we are glad that you did. for an hour or so of entertainment. You will go away from here to go to many others, but tjtey wjlljiot linger in yourjmgmory. But to us who hereby graduate it is a red letter day. It will never be forgotten, and we will always' referjo it as the grejitesj occasion in which we have ever participated. Our school career up to the present can be well expressed liv pomparum itZ to a seedling. As small •children we were placed into the school room as seeds are piaceiT'm the ground. During our grammar years we were beginning to germinate and then came high school. It has been a safe, snug and happy sea- son—this period of our high school germination—wherein we have grown side bv side and felt close to kin. We have started our period of sprouting and growth. In the plants each sprout stands alone, bears its own nardships, and raises its own fruits. So must we, who have now finished our high school career stand alone, fight out our own battles and be responsible for the fruits of our life’s work. What these fruits of our future labors are to be we must deter- mine for ourselves. As you have been with us in the period of our high school development. wdl you not be with us in our trials and struggles, and help ns that the fruits of our labors will be good and wholesome in the eves of the world. And again to you all. who. we know, have gathered here to wish us God speed, we as a class extend a pleasant greeting and a hearty welcome. Katie Burbach 125)