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9 upon lost and shipwrecked lives; whose lips have spoken words that have opened the flood gates of knowledge; and whoso heart-beat lias driven fear from human breasts and wanned the palsied world. “If he be for us, who can be against us.” I am sure I am urging you to a mighty and conquer ing alliance today; constituted by your better self, your neighbor and your God. And I know of no more fitting summary with which to (‘lose than a verse of Professor Henry Vran Dyke’s, in which he says, Four things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true; To think without confusion clearly; To love his fellowmen, sincerely; To act from human motives, purely; To trust in God and heaven, sincerely. PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS In behalf of the class of 1908, I welcome you to these exercises, given anually by the graduating class. This class entered the high school four years ago, determined to win the honor which is to be conferred upon us tonight. We have not only studied our text books diligently but we have striven to maintain the honor and prestige of the Hudson high school. In all our undertakings the past record of the Hudson high school has been an incentive to our ambition. In some things we have found ourselves not equal to those who have preceded us, while in other things we have surpass- ed them. Our defeats have shown us our faults and prepared us for renewed efforts in other undertakings, while our victories have accustomed us to place confidence in our- selves. Although victory cannot always be won we feel assured that we have contributed our just share in winning laurels for the Hudson high school. In spite of our varied school life there has always been one great aim before our eyes—the attainment of a diploma. Now we have obtained our reward, only to be confronted by greater and far graver problems. Formerly we were accustomed to look upon commence- ment as the final triumph of all our hard work in school, but now we find that in reality, it is only the beginning of greater things. The seniors whom we have looked up to in the past are now holding positions of trust and making a success of life. The Hudson high school has turned out many men and women who have lived to be a credit to their Alma Mater and we shall go forth tonight determined to
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10 use to good advantage the educatino we have obtained. The training we have obtained during, the past four years has well prepared us for our struggle with life. The learning we have accpiired would be of little value to us if we had not also Jearned to appreciate the ends for which it was obtained. We have gained some knowledge of science, but we could not run an electrical plant. We have become acquainted with literature, but that would not gain us a livelihood. We have been taught mathematics, but in actual life we may use but a small per cent of that knowledge. Why, then, have we attended school! It was not to make our minds the store house of all the facts con- tained in text books, but to acquire the power of think- ing. To obtain that control over the powers of mind which should enable us to apply ourselves to the solu- tion of problems. Power of application, power of punctuality, power of responsibility are what our teachers have striven to im- press upon our minds. These are not only valuable but absolutely necessary to success in any line. If we but remember that our first great achievement was gained by following these requirements to success and so con- tinue to exercise the same powers, we shall live to be a credit to the Hudson high school. Tonight, as we leave our school days behind us and lace the world, we wish to thank the citizens of Hudson for the kind interest they have taken in our education and most of all the teachers, who have worked hard to prepare us for life. Our school has been a small world to us. We have stood together to maintain the honor of the Hudson high school. We have suffered defeats and won victories and as we separate tonight we shall always cherish a fondness for the Hudson high school and alwavs give loval support to her representatives. BYRON BRADLEY. CLASS HISTORY. Back in the middle nineties there was a September morning when many fond and admiring mothers stood at their open doors and gave the parting kiss, and gazed with pride and elation upon their freshly scrubbed darl- ings, whose faces shone with joy as they sallied forth from their homes to experience the wonders of that great “first day’' at school. Of course, these mothers, with clear vision, foresaw in their own loved ones the prodigies that time has prov- ed us to be.
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