COMMENCEMENT

                                               
​                                                 COMMENCEMENT 
                                         
                                        For those of you who are about
                                        to graduate we would ask you to...

                                        Learn from the mistakes and
                                        successes of others.
                                        Build upon that which history
                                        has shown to be good, honest
                                        and true.
                                        Be not afraid of the future,
                                        press on, press on.
                                        Seek vocations that would 
                                        enrich and uplift your fellowman.
                                        Defend our freedoms, 
                                        Decry bondage of any kind.
                                        Learn to feed men's minds and
                                        hearts as well as their stomachs.
                                        Set high standards and gracious
                                        examples for others to follow.
                                        And remember, every day of our
                                        lives is a day of commencement.

​                                        (First published May 23, 2013)