THE BATTALION.
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is impossible for me to voice the feeling’s of my heart, or
to tell 3 r ou of the deep love and devotion that this band of
Texas youths bear towards you. You, to whom we have
gone in time of trouble, and whom we have ever found a
kind, sympathizing friend! Bright indeed is your future,
as you stand at the helm of this institution and guide the
ship of knowledge which is to supply the demands of the
generations yet unborn.
Respected Faculty: You have not only been our
guides and tutors, who have trained us in matters intel
lectual, explicating the difficulties which we could not,
unassisted, master; but, far above and beyond that, you
have been yourselves ideals, toward which we, aspiring,
have grown into a greater personal comeliness and mental
vigor. You are indeed worthy of our esteem, while you
command our respect mingled with love. May the reflex
of your noble aims and excellent examples return a thous
and-fold upon yourselves.
And now, nry dear fellow cadets, the time has come
for me in behalf of nry classmates to bid you farewell—a
last farewell. We separate to-da}^, and some of us may
never meet again; but the friendships we have formed
here should last forever. When you return next year, } : 'ou
will have many trials and temptations; but set your stand
ard high and press bravely on to the coveted goal. Re
member that there is no ‘ royal road” to the receiving of a
diploma from this College. But your path is beset with
numerous pit falls into which many a wayfaring boy falls to
rise no more. Profit b} T the mistakes the classes before
3'ou have made and ma3 T 3 r ou all some da3' be graduates of