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Class Oration “WE HAVE CROSSED THE BAY, THE OCEAN LIES AHEAD” As we come to the point in our lives where we have crossed the bay of adoles¬ cence and childhood and we look out on the ocean of life, we pause and reflect upon the past years. In all our years on the bay of childhood, we have had little or no responsibili¬ ties to deter us from our course. Our meals, clothing and shelter were carefully planned for us by our parents. Our schooling for the first twelve grades was planned for us by capable and willing teachers. Our parents very carefully planned our home life for us so that there would not be any hardship on our part. In school, our studies were care¬ fully planned so that they were well-rounded and would insure us of being well-balanced individuals. Our burdens, both at home and at school, were carefully adjusted so that they were not really burdens at all, but rather, pleasurable tasks. Our parents and teachers planned these burdens to fit our capacities, giving more to those who could stand more and lessening the load on those who weren’t able to stand up under it. Now we have crossed the bay. The protecting lulls of our childhood fade away, and the powerful breezes from the high seas whip the sails of our untried craft. The pull of the mighty tides that have surged in from the depths of the ocean rock the decks beneath us. An indescribable thrill, compounded of terror and eagerness to test the great ocean, runs through our frames. Ahead of us, on the ocean, lie the storms of temptation, bewilderment, and discouragement, waiting eagerly to pound upon us unexpectedly. It is only through skillful navigation on our part that we can ride out these storms, for no longer do we have the protecting bay; we are on the ocean, fighting these storms alone. Also on this great ocean of life there are other dangers: the danger of losing our course through carelessness and indifference, the dangers of the sunken reefs of preju¬ dice waiting to rip the planks from beneath us, the danger of being ship-wrecked on the rocks of despair and hopelessness. As we run the gauntlet of these storms and dangers on the open seas, we have the feeling of knowing that a rich reward lies in wait for us, the reward of coming into port. We know that there is but one way to collect this reward, and that is to exercise the skills taught us while we were still in the protection of the friendly bay. Anthony Galvagna { 19 }
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