Goshen High School - Crimson Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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22 THE CRIMSON President's Address RIENDS AND CLASSMATES: It has been the will of this class that I should serve as President during G ww- I its senior year, and it is 1ny privilege to address you as such upon this occasion. We have assembl- ed here this afternoon, as a matter of custom and in Iiffezlf fx respect to our wishes, and we ask you to join with us in this, our last meeting and enjoy with us our last few moments as classmates. -f xr m X cfs' W i'Qfa ' , It is my o11e desire and purpose at this time to express the ap- preciation and gratitude of this class for the many advantages and privileges bestowed upon us, especially in the past four years. We are beginning to realize the sacrifice made in many homes, and the untiring work and diligence of others in the perpetuation and im- provement of our great educational system, all for the purpose of giving us a fair start in the great game of life. For all of this we are very grateful, and most heartily thank you. We also wish to extend our sincere thanks to the Faculty and School Board, who have been intimately connected with us in our past four years of school life and who have aided materially in our progress in the public schools. The Faculty i11 connection with their teaching, have furnished us with ideals and high principles of life, and to them may be largely accredited, any noble trend of our future accom- plishments. ' Such appreciation is of course extended to you in this manner each year of commencement, but though it is the best we can do now, it is by our future conduct in the various activities of life, that we hope to repay you, and probably not until tl1en shall we realize the extensive value which our high school education has been to us. The motto which has been chosen by this class is Bravely, Prosperously, Faithfullyn. The attributes included in this motto are but three of an innumerable number which have been brought into our lives and impressed upon us by our educational training. To enter upon an undertaking, no matter how trifling or how great, with a brave heart and a determination to succeed, is recognized as the greatest impetus towards the goal of success. It is not that bold daring, and audacious effrontery of the self smitten fool, but the true courage of heart, that goes hand in hand with victory. lt is this kind of bravery which has served to a large

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THE CRIMSON 21 Salutatory - DU Q EMBERS of the School Board, Faculty, Ladies and l i Gentlemen: The Class of Fourteen extends to you Z ' a most cordial welcome to their Commencement ex- f w-,iyga , '-5 , ercises this afternoon. Vilithin a few hours we ' shall have reached the goal toward which we have been striving for four long, yet seemingly short, years. We must now enter upon the greater field of life which lies spread out before us. We must cast away our High School privil- eges and pleasures, to hold them only with the firm grasp of our memories and assume the graver burdens which beset us when we step out from the threshold of our High School so dear to us. Thanks to the supporters of our High School, our foundation is firm, our armor strong, so let us meet our worldly battles face to face, remembering that a nation looks to her high schools for those who are preparing to take the responsible positions of life. Both nature and destiny are honest. To the victor we grant the spoils. The time is now at hand when it is necessary forius, as a class to partg but we can defy those circumstances to -arise which can weaken these ties of friendship so dearly formed by us during our High School course. In future years, in both prosperity and dis- aster they can but be a source of the greatest pleasure and comfort to us. Let confidence and truth abide with us forever. - We go forth as members of a large family, to meet again when occasion oiers, always ready to help one another and never for- getting to honor our High School. i Let today be the brightest and happiest of our High School course, and although the Class of 'Fourteen may meet 110 more, let us be of good cheer and enjoy these last few hours while we still have them with us. During the exercises of toda.y, I bid you listen to our chosen representatives as they set before us the various pictures of our High School life, as they look into the far distant future as well as recall the past four years. ' And this afternoon as We gather on this platform, to entertain and to be entertained with joke and satire, you must remember that good friendship and kindly feelings are the motives. We sacrifice our own mistakes and follies to enjoy those of others. To such scenes, the Class of 'Fourteen bids its friends welcome. Douglas Wallgren.

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THE CRIMSON 23 extent in the building up of our nation. Our great leaders, such as Wasliiiigton and Lincoln, throughout their strenuous work for our country, first sought the right, and then trusting in the greatest of all powers, went through their task bravely. Faith, that quality which is foreign in its various forms to so many people, is another of the many attributes which we have come to recognize by means of our education. I say various forms, as it is used in many different senses, but probably one of the best of these is self-confidence, that is faith in one's self. Self confidence being gained, it, in its turn, inspires something still greater, self- reliance. It was an unlimited amount of self-confidence and self- reliance that enabled Rolland, the renowned defender of Christ- ianity during the time of Charlemagne, to accomplish so much for his great cause. He was said to possess a magic horn which could bring him aid in time of distress, but disdaining to rely on this and confident of his own ability, he used his own resources to the ful- lest extent and thus accomplished so much. Certainly the things we take most pride in are the things we do ourselves. Emerson says, Insist on yourself, never imitate, nothing can bring you peace but yourselff' If done bravely and faithfully, then how could the task end otherwise than prosperously? This does not mean prosperity in dollars and cents merely, for prosperity is not judged in this manner alone. Nor need one be declared prosperous by others to be so in reality. A person who does his work with courage and diligence, will surely i11 some manner be successful, either in the eyes of the world or in his own estimation, or both. A Classmates, I now wish to thank you for thc honor you have conferred upon me, and I hope that I have carried out my duties efficiently. Tonight we step from the life of school into the greater school of life and throughout that great course may you be brave, faithful, and prosperous. Dwight Yoder.