c ' in commercial geography mr shurtliff asked mr bingham do you change your suits with the style yes sir came the prompt response we notice that the style has not changed for two years with all these trials and troubles which we endure without a murmur don't you think our patience is perfect zella stephens 06 the voyage of life school commencement day is the beginning of the voyage of life be fore that time every man depends more or less upon others for his guidance but now he must learn to steer his own ship he looks with pleasure and satisfaction at the vessel assigned to him and examines every part to learn its strength and power of endurance and views with pride the white spotless sails playing in the breeze as he pushes out from shore he assures himself of a pleasant journey because the sky looks so clear and the water so calm a few miles out he meets a little squall and discovering to his sorrow a weak point iu his ship turns back to port to have the weakness remedied and gain more knowledg-e of the steering of the vessel after this first ex perience he feels better prepared to meet the greater storms and thinks his ship better fitted for the long hard journey before him on the great sea of life the sea again becomes calm and as he sails peacefully along he looks around on the waters and sees many white specks in the distance iu all direct ions these he concludes to be the shipsof his friends and by these he can not help but mark his progress in looking ahead he sees a dark speck on the horizon just a shadow of the coming storm ; but as he watches and the wind increases it seems to gtow and soon the whole sky is covered with blackness the winds dash the waves against the ship and it is tossed about like a ball during this great storm of temptation and misfortune the ship is hastened on toward the opposite the acorn page 16 coast he sees coming toward him the white specks that were in the dis tance their sails are torn and the ships seem to be having a hard time to withstand the tempest and the sailors in despair are letting them drift along at the mercy of the raging sea cries of anguish are heard as the ships part and let their captains sink in discouragement now that the opposite coa;*t is in sight he gains courage and puts forth all his energy to reach it in safety then he sees others dashed against the rock bound coasts of dishonesty intemperance and shame just as they are about to win the goal spurred on by this terrible sight he does all in his power to guard against their fate and trusting in the strength of his ship and in the rules of land and sea he enters the mouth of the harbor here is another difficulty to overcome through the dense fog of ex treme old age he cannot see his way and therefore must have a pilot to guide him safely to the wharf as he steps out on to the land he turns once more to look at his faithful ship he sees it weather-beaten and weakened by the storms of life but well loaded with experience in the trials of the voyage let us then heed the warnings of older sailors on this great sea and make our ships strong enough to withstand the storms that they will have to meet skeleton's story there has been one feature of the domestic arts social which has not been related to the students either for reason of the nervous attacks i have had since that night or my timidity in posing as a writer or speaker but even though it does reflect a little discredit on me for sleeping during such a time of jollity i feel it my duty to explain before school closes what i learned of the life of our skeleton and the origin of our school growing tired of the ear-splitting sounds of the brass band as they played yankee doodle and of waiting for my companions who were entangled in the spider-web being unable to go home until the spell was broken at