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Show Our Seminary. Honorable Members of the Board, Kind Teacher and Friends. It Is with a feeling of responsibility that I try to fulfill this appointment. As I look upon the bright faces of my fellow-students, fellow-students, it not only .strengthens the tie of affection, but causes me to rsfleet upon the many pleasant hours we have spent together during the past two years. Our pleasant smiles, onr hearty "good morning," and all onr associations associa-tions relative to ashool life, have bound us together by bands of affection that will ever find a sacred place ia onr memories. The education which we have received is a property entirely onr own; it is indeed a property of which we should be proud. In whatever we may engage during life, we will And the training received at this dear institution institu-tion of the greatest assistance. What feeling of gratitude we shonld render to our kind teachers, for the lostering care they have bestowed upon us. If we obey strictly the powers with which we have been instructed, they will greatly assist in performing the noble mission that lies before us. Progress, Pro-gress, however, of the best kind is com paratively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once, therefore let us be satiSed to advance as we walk, step by step. To know how to wait is the great secret of success. We must sow before be-fore we can reap, and often have to wait long, to look patiently forward in hope, as the best frnit is often the slowest in ripening. Great men of science, literature, and art, apostles ef great thought, have belonged to no exclusive class, or rank in life, they have come alike, from colleges, work shops and farmhouses, from the huts of the poor, and from the mansions of the rich. Some of God's greatest apostles have come from these ranks. So let us not be discouraged, but make the best of the strength and talents with which we are blessed. May the light and intelligence of heaven rest upon the teachers and all the student : and niiy God guide and bless the exercises of this seminary. Clara Musk, Esteemed Teachers, Fellow Students and Friends Would that I conld fill the appointment with which I have been honored, in a pleasing manner, be,, the occasion is no less worthy the honor it receives. The school year Is now drawing to a close, and I cannot, without feelings of regret, speak of that which has been the source of much trne enjoyment; the fountain of knowledge; that system of education which em. braces all truth in every branch of learning. How pleasantly the days have been spent within this room the very walls of which seemed to welcome us, aud what a cordial greeting each student received as he entered the room, morning after morning, traveling the same road over which thousands of God's noble children have previously journeyed wiih a design to fix In the mind right principles and opinions for the purpose of moulding the character, and influencing influenc-ing the conduct. The students are bound together by golden bonds of affection, af-fection, cemented by that sweet and holy influence which has been so closely connected with this seminary. We have been drawn by the eilken cord of love, or led by the ties of enlightened, duty, and I would make but a failure in attempting to show the regard that the students have fpr their teachers and for each other. With what feelings of interest in-terest have the teachers watched and encouraged their students as they advanced ad-vanced from day to day, overcoming one difficulty, apparently only to meet another, but by facing them firmly, and with the right spirit a pleasing result has been obtained, therefore let as use the opportanities we have, make the best oT onr circumstances however poor or unpromising; for the greatest results are often attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. Evt'ty day life with its cares and duties, afford ample time for acquiring experiences ex-periences of the best kind, and sufficient room for improvement, so let ns give our hearts to God and our lives to earnest ear-nest work, then we can never live in vain. I seem, now, to see the studious faces of my co-laborers, some beaming with satisfaction at having accomplished accom-plished a task. They, understanding that every difficulty surmounted renders the next more easy. Others wearing a look of disappointment on account of having failed in some object, yet knowing know-ing that unavoidable failure Is the best instructor,, and aa the proverb says, "Time aud patience change the mul berry leaf to satin," they through patient pa-tient perseverance reach the top of the hill from which they have a pleasant view of the paths they have taken, now made smooth by success. It is with tender recollections that we reflect on the school days now past and may we keep bright within onr memory the choice instructions we have received, for they teach ns to rely entirely on that greaiest of all beings. Such dependence depend-ence is much safer than sailing on an nu known sea without compass or pilot, and may the time be short before, you dear teachers, see great resnlts of your anxious labors. Mat Hunk. |
