School 'S Goodbye

You are now about to leave school and before you go we desire to send you our best wishes for your future welfare.

Although you are parting from school in which you have spent so many years,

We hope you will not forget it and think that your education is finished in whatever trade or profession you desire to follow you will soon find that, if you are ambitious to succeed in it, you must continue your education. Success in life is not easily secured; it only comes to those who work hard and continue learning.

Very soon you will require to choose a trade or profession Choose with the greatest care and avoid as far as you can any occupation that leads nowhere. 

Alm rather at work that has in it the promise of an interesting and happy future and if at first you are forced to take a job that can only last for a short time, try to get one, as soon as possible, that is to your liking. If at any time you are in doubt as to the choice you should make, do not hesitate to ask for advice from one of your teachers.

Success in life depends largely on good health. Keep your body fit, and by cleanliness, fresh air, regular habits, and suitable recreations, make yourself strong to play the game, and to do it in every sense of the word. Avoid anything that will sap your health Smoking in your youth stunts the body, and clouds the brain. Be temperate in all things and beware of drink. It is the deadly enemy of health and efficiency

Above all remember that your character is a priceless possession Keep it therefore untarnished. Be truthful in all things considerate to everybody, fair to your rivals, kind and helpful to all who are weak and suffering, and do not be afraid to have the courage to stand up for what is good, pure, and noble. Avoid gambling in every form, it is a mean game trying to get something for nothing and at somebody's cost Make provision for hard times

In your leisure hours, avoid mere iding. Fill such hours with interesting hobbies. Good books, and with companionships and associations calculated to exercise over you an influence for good. To a large extent, you will be known by the company you keep With a sound mind in a sound body, a good character, courteous manners, and

Loyalty to the duties of your nation and its high ideas, you will, by God's grace, be a credit to your family, a good citizen, and in your whole life, a real success