Tuesday, June 8, 1976

Commencement Program and Class Roll (PDF)

We Stand at the Crossroads

We stand
at the crossroads
together
for perhaps the last time.
In a moment
we will scatter
taking paths
that may never meet again.
But for now
let me look at you
as you are today.
Whether the road
be long and lonely
or whether it be smooth and lovely
these memories
and dreams of what could be
will guide me.
As children we came
to learn and to grow.
But our hour has come
and it's time to let go
for we can't come back.
We've changed and grown
from the day we started
our paths alone.
We've found new hopes,
new thoughts, new dreams.
And now I understand
why we can only say
that's it,
good luck to all
and remember -
it's a small world.

Excerpt from our Commencement Address
given by Aleta Ott

The 1976 Log (PDF)