This class you see united here,
To-night will have to sever,
But where to go, Ah! who can tell?
And shall it be forever?
Here, many a pleasant hour we’ve spent,
But now we soon must part,
And yet the lessons taught us here
Shall dwell deep in each heart.
In after years we’ll fondly think
Of pleasant times gone by,
And when we’re treading other paths,
The memory’ll dim each eye.
Our teachers we have sorely tried
As any one might see;
At last they’ve succeeded in teaching us,
Typewriting and Stenography.
Oh, thanks to you, our faithful friends,
For what you both have done,
For firm, but kind you’ve always been,
And patient with every one.
These gentlemen deserve our thanks,
For their goodness to us here,
Your kindness we shall not forget,
For many and many a year.
May fortune on you ever smile,
And blessings on you flow,
This, this shall be our prayer for you,
Wherever you may go.
For many truly grateful hearts,
You surely here may find,
Who fully all your gifts esteem
To elevate the mind.
Now, with best wishes to you all,
On parting we’ll not dwell,
But to our teachers, classmates, friends
We’ll say, farewell, farewell.