A Graduation Keepsake

A time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.
Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...
Take energy and patience and mix them well together With plenty of good nature that laughs in cloudy weather; Add earnestness of purpose in everything you plan And much determination Do this with conscientious care, and we think you will confess You've never found a better rule for making a success. Anonymous
THINGS THAT NEVER DIE The pure, the bright, the beautiful That stirs our hearts in youth, The impulses to wordless prayer, The streams of love and truth, The longing after something lost, The spirit's yearning cry, The striving after better hopes-- These things can never die. Charles Dickens
MEMORIES Old memories
Of freshman hazing,
Pre-game rallies
With bonfires blazing...
Happy memories
Saved from dances
Blend with those
Of light romances...
Memories of study hall
And serious talks
Upon the mall...
Such memories,
Fond souvenirs,
Are ribbon and bow
Binding school-time years. Mary R. Hurley
We cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individual. Towards this end, each of us must work toward his own highest development, accepting...his share of responsibility in the general life of humanity. Marie Curie
If the power to do hard work is not talent, it is the best possible substitute for it. James A Garfield
We find in life exactly what we put into it. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. Thomas Fuller
To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do notknow is true knowledge. Henry David Thoreau
Teachers open the door, you enter by yourself. Chinese Proverb
Life is an arrow---therefore you must know what mark to aim at, how to use the bow- Then draw it to the head, and let it go! Henry van Dyke
TO THE GRADUATE Here you stand upon life's threshold, young And earnest, with bright memories in your eyes, One with your classmates when the songs are sung, Filled with youthfull innocence, yet so wise.
You will always remember this proud day, The ivied halls, the friendships, but you know Beyond the campus gate, not far away, A new world beckons, and you must go. Esther York Burkholder
THE LIGHT OF LIFE Add to the Lamp of Knowledge The fuel of human understanding, Courage, Compassion And common sense, And its light will serve you well Throught the joys and challenges of life. Barbara Burrow
WHEN JUNE RETURNS When June returns with blossoms in her hair, When skies are blue, and sun is warm and kind, Your thoughts in restless, vagrant mood will fare To those you loved and lost and kept in mind.
When moonlight soft shall through the blue dusk shine, The shadow that across the campus lies May be our class, slow marching, line by line, Glad, friendly ghosts with fond, remembering eyes.
Oh, then remember those who now depart; The tribute of a sigh on us bestow; And may our songs still echo in your heart, When other classes rise like ours and go.
And we, in turn, shall pledge our faith anew By far-off seas, beneath a distant star, And send our thoughts across the world to you, Whenever June returns, where'er we are. Author Unknown
To find out what one is fitted to do and to secure an opportunity to do it is the key to happiness. John Dewey
Man's mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its origninal dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes
It is yours, this wonderful life With yoru heart, hand and mind You hold the power to mold Each golden moment, Each shining hour Into new designs, Infinite possibilities. Tina Hacker
Congratulations, Graduate! And the best of luck to you! May this be just the start of all Your hopes and plans come true!
This keepsake was presented to me in 1974, by The Richardson Family; James M. and Annie Lee. I am happy to pass it on.
"Good Luck and Best Wishes!"
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