Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-23

pointed to the group Of young people behind
by whom him and spoke Of them as the people
the future Of the land is to be made, the men
who are to fill positions of prominence in
trade, professional and business life. He ad-
vised the boys to keep out OF the professions
and to go in for trade and business. In the
professions there is said to be plenty Of room
at the top. but very few seem able to get there.
AS for the girls, the future Of a majority of
them could easily be foretold. They would be
the wives and mothers in the future homes Of
the city.
Speaking Of the Business High School and
its good work, Mr.. Mitchell said that the rec
ords that have been kept showed how we'll its
graduates have prospered. The students Of
last years class known to be all holding
good positions and drawing good salaries. The
class OF '93 has just sent out lot Of young
people who are capable of looking after any
man. business. diploma from the Business
High School is more potent than any influence
In securing u position for young man or
woman.
'And in conclusion" said Mr. Mitchell 'let
me ask you to keep your eye, open, your ears
open and your mouths open in the interests of
the public schools God forbid that the time
shall ever come when any boy shall rise to call
for the overthrow of our public school system.
believe in the reading of the Bible in the
schools every day, and now let us all keep in
the true way Of educating our youth and then
the future will be grand and glorious, as the au-
dience before me tonight is grand and glori-
eus."
SUPERINTENDENT POWELL.
Commissioner Ross then made few remarks,
In which he expressed his regret that Mr..
Leonard G. Wood, who was to have delivered
the address to the graduates, was unable to be
present In this emergency, and at the last
moment. he had called upon Superintendent
Powell to make a few remarks on the work and
methods o. the public schools.
Mr. Powell said that he had had but few
minutes notice to prepare his speech and it
seemed to him that about all he could do
to make an interval between two pieces of
music, to give the musicians chance to get a
little rest SO that they could play better. He
did more than this. however. for he gave q most
entertaining and interesting talk. He said that
he was glad to have this chance to speak on this
occasion, because he was addressing crowd
that represented the parents Of the $4,000
school children of this city, whom he had
learned to love. The school system of today,
both public and private, is not the same
oy any means as that enforced when
he was boy. The educational methods Of
q generation ago would not do today any
more than the old fashioned cradle would take
the place of our giant reaping machines, or
than a Franklin press would suffice in printing
the mammoth editions OF the metropolitan
newspapers. The old ideas have been ADAM
doned. We no longer look upon the mind of O
child as piece Of blank paper on which some
thing is to be stamped, but the real idea has
been reached when we look upon education as q
system of development and growth As proof
OF this he called upon the audience TO pay a
visit of inspection to the manual and literary
exhibits that are now TO be seen in the Frank
lin School.
AWARDING DIPLOMAS.
The award of diplomas was made by Col.
Myron NJ. Parker. This ceremony occupied
some little time each student received his or
her sheepskin, advancing to the front one by
one. and there was a great deal of applause.
Before making the presentations Col. Parker
made a pleasant little speech, in which he ad-
vised the boys not to seek office, but to find
something more worthy of their efforts and
more certain in its rewards. As for the girls,
he expressed the hope that they would accom-
plish something better than shining in society.
The list of the graduates and the award Of
scholarships were announced in last nights
STAR. The crowd left the hall at the conclusion
of the exercises to the inspiriting strains Of
"The High School Cadets March" and the class
OF SO had gone into the world to join the other
classes that have graduated from this most
creditable educational institute.
THEY WILL TEACH.
The pupils. fifty in number, who were sue
cessful in gaining admission to the Normal
School follows: H. NJ Alden, G. L.
Altschu, Daisy Alwine, B. C. Beall, NJ c. Bres-
nahan. Alice Butler, A. ]. Cook, d. V. Cook, Z.
G.. Crook, NJ NJ. Carraher. Bessie Davidson. NJ.
S. Ever, Julia Fernald. F. F. LASER, Marie
Mahr, Sarah Munson, b. C. Pelz, Alice Pollock.
L. A. Ritter. Mamie Smith, Mabel Swingle, Z.
s. Tracy, s. b. Waters. A. NJ. Williams, Wilma
Willenbucher, l. r. Garrett, A. G. Getty, B. W.
Gibson. Kate Hobgoed. F. b. Holmes, Mary
Holmes. Florence Hopkins, N. b. Huntington,
c. A. johnson, G. L. Jones, NJ. A. Kelton, Mary
Lackey, Sadie Lamborne, A. T. Lyon, NJ. Z.
Mulligan. N. NJ. Ossire, C. H. Pimper, Daisy
Humphrey, NJ. l.. Sherman. B. A. Stockbridge,
F. NJ. Thomson, Isabel Turkenton, Eunice
WEIGH, A. h. Williams. A. r. Williamson.