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THE BATTALION.
more will we have the pleasure of anticipating a joyous re
union at the beginning of a new session. Henceforth our
paths diverge, but even though they lie far apart, do nut let
that cause us to feel less solicitude for each other’s welfare or
less willingness toward mutual encouragement. May you
ever bear in mind the proud boast of our late, lamented pres
ident: “That no graduate of this institution ever acted in a
manner discreditable to himself and his alma mater.” Let
your future be modeled as much as possible after his bright
example, and though you may never attain the prominence
that he did nor receive the honors that were accorded to him
you will have the satisfaction of living a pure, perfect life.
And in conclusion, may the bond of love that now unites our
hearts draw us closer and closer as time rolls on, and when
time shal be no more, may. its strength carry our spirits to a
reunion lasting and eternal in the heavens above.
Response to Valedictory.
E. J. KYLE.
/IIV- PRESIDENT, Hon. Faculty, Members of the
XlflJ Graduating class, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is
with pleasure that I rise to respond on behalf of the junior
class to our senior brother. The great clock of destiny has
again struck the hour when this college must again send forth
its yearly representatives who will reflect either honor or
dishonor on her glorious name. It is a solemn spectacle,
fraught with a deep meaning that we behold today. Twenty
three young men bid their alma mater a last farewell and be
gin the problem of life in earnest.
Members of the Graduating class: For four long years
you have toiled bravely on at your post of duty. For the
last nine months you have stood at the helm of this college
and guided the course of events. You have met and over-