Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-15
brightest dreams, your sunniest moments. ever

brightest dreams, your sunniest moments ever
dawned upon your lives"
rejoice in what see here to-day of the in
terest washington evlnces in such a college. |
am glad also to see such a splendid set of Young
people ready to take their places. I am glad
to have the honor to hand them, not a diploma
OF good will only, but something that by their
heroism, their courage their patience. thew
have earned, that belongs to them by good
right. tApplause.]
And you. dear friends are applauding them
and not the speaker while make this state
ment. [Applause.l
Life at best is great struggle. Let US help
each other. every man of US, every W oman. by
kindly words, by announcement. If YOU
should possess good art to achieve success do
not put patent on it. Let Us hand il around
give it to the next one. say to him. Pass it on
to your brother" and so let the world be filed
with JOY and brotherliness and uplifting. until
this great world shall be filed with good will
to man. [Applause.l
had the greatest respect for a little boy on
winter day that sat on a street corner rubbing
his knee. He had slipped down in passing
from the curb and to the man who came right
behind him he said: Mister don't step there:
that is where fell down" We will say that,
marking the places where we slipped but We
will say more. Here is the way to get up; take
hold of this hand and this one and let Us help
each other"
A friend said to me Yesterday that in one of
these automatic machines where you drop in a
nickel to get piano-or something else-that
when they came to open the box they found
that some people had put buttons in, and little
strips of leather. and stones, and bit of lead,
and lot of things that were not nickels by any
means. l do not know what happened when
these articles were dropped into the slot. but
this l know, that there did come a day when
the machine was opened. when il was found
out that somebody had some day proved un-
true They tried to get and maybe did get
prize, without the proper pay, but the day
came when it was all told out against them.
10 these young people let me say there is
put one true way to get things and that is by
paying the right price. By your toll, your
falthfulness, your diligence, you have won
what shall have the honor to put into your
hands. So let it always be. If You try to get
things without toll, without honest endeavor.
even II you should appear to succeed. it will not
be worth anything to you. You will say: Il
obtained this for nothing, and l can get an
other and another for nothing" And it will
take out OF you, beside your self-respect. the
spirit OF effort, and it will dwarf you, and you
snail be that much less q man. We can only
really get what We deserve to have in this world
and the next. and that is my speech to YOU to-
day as your friend Keep on in the line of earn>
est endeavor upon which congratulate YOU to-
day, and you shall find the flowers at your feet,
and the music further on and still higher up the
friends to greet you and smile upon you, and
bless you, and far beyond it ali the best of
friends to give you welcome. when all this
weary world and its work are behind you a
friend who shall say well DONE good and faith
full soldiers, enter into greater joys and blessed
rest
salute you as your brother and friend In
the name of your president and faculty as you
come to stand before me shall have the pleas
ure OF laying into your hands what shall be to
you not only a sweet memory of these DAYS
that you have spent together, but an inspira-
ton because of its encouragement. When this
Is done you shall say, Il shall do a great deal
better-see if DON'T and you help me, and
God bless your
AWARDING THE DIPLOMAS.
Mr.. Wanamaker, his kindly face beaming
with good will to those about him, then stepped
to the edge Of the table and a young lady
stepped forward and presented him with
bunch of La France roses. As the names of
the pupils were called each one stepped for
ward and received from the hands of Mr..
Wanamaker the diploma, who spoke to each one
some kindly word of commentator or a wish for
success. At the approach of the two coIored
graduates Mr.. Wanamaker extended his hand,
giving each a cordial grasp.
During the award OF the diplomas it was ex-
planned concerning the relative membership
In the stenography, typewriting, and tele-
graphy classes that they had been taken away
to situations earlier in the year and now could
not be spared to come to commencement The
cause OF the absence of the graduate of the
penmanship course was that he had been called
to the Paris exposition. Principal Spencer
then thanked the audience for their presence,
and SO closed red-letter day in the history
OF this popular business college.