The herald., 1897-06-19
HIGH SCHOOL
Exercises of the CONNER
cial Course
THE ANNUAL FIELD DAY
CLASS EXERCISES AND A WITCH.
CRAFT DRAMA
Students Who Have Completed the
Course-Spseches, Presentation
Of Star and Crescent Pins

Los Angeles high school commercial
course were held last night in Music hall.
The stage was tastily decorated with
Old Glory. palms and flowers, and the
rising of the curtain presented a gay
array of boys in black and girls in white.
On the stage were also the speaker of
the evening, w. c. Patterson, the COM
mercial course teachers, Principal
Housh, and Superintendent Foshay and
the members of the board of education.
| The exercises of the evening were
varied with vocal selections by Miss Es-
telle Catharine Heartt and music by the
| high school orchestra. This is under the
leadership of Miss Edna Foy, and its
personnel is as follows: Violins, Misses
Edna Foy. Helen Davenport, Fern West
Iva Folkreth and Harry Gregory; bass,
Walter Brown; cello, Ed Kuster; from
bones, Messrs. Woodwald and j. Ira
Moyse: cornet. Harry Knoll; clarinet,
Loring Brooks; flute, H. H. Parker;
drum, Irving Douglass; piano, Marion
Mackenzie.
Prof ]. H. Francis, head of the COM
mercial department, opened the exer-
cises with few remarks on the reasons
for establishing the commercial course
and on the scope of subjects taught
therein. Prof. Francis spoke of the
growing demand in recent years for
trained business men and women and
the consequent establishment of numer-
Gus commercial colleges. 1t had seemed
that the high school was merely prepar-
ing students for college; more than 80
per cent of our young people never reach
the high school. To reach these the
commercial course has been established
We are a nation of business men and
women; yesterday We were few mil
lions loving liberty. today we are a hun
dred millions loving money. In con-
clusion the speaker commended the
graduates to the business public.
Hubert Morgan of the graduating class
delivered an Grafton on the necessity
for business education. This is an age
of specialization and of industrial pro-
gress. We cannot afford to dissipate
our energies: we must concentrate them
Formerly general knowledge of sew
eral occupations might do. but today
business is a science. Los Angeles is
one of the few progressive cities which
nave a commercial COuISt DIS dIl
part of their public school system Mr.
Morgan closed with a few farewell re-
marks to the members of the board of
education. the class and its teachers.
w. c. Patterson delivered the address
of the evening, speaking in part as fol-
lows: "The commercial course is in
line with the progressive spirit of the
day. A commercial course equips one
better for other occupations. I should
advise you, as practical business man,
to get into business for yourselves. if
only to run peanut stand. Try to- find
your proper vocation in life and stick to
it, Whatever you may become, deter
mine to be the BEST experts are never
out of work. Every business is one of
buying and selling; some sell goods,
others sell knowledge. Learn to attend
to your own business; only the lawyer
profits by attending to other peoples
Be prompt, self controlled punctual,
clear and quick to decide. but don't let
speed get away with accuracy. If you
are an amanuensis. attend to the little
things; if a bookkeeper, simplify all
your entries. Don't lose your head
Don't talk too much and don't tell all
you know. Always preserve your self
respect. Be courteous. but not too ami
able. People who make undue profess
sions of sanctty are not to be trusted
Don't be time servers. Adapt yourselves
to others. Be content to begin at the
bottom and live within your means
The foundation of a successful business
career is rigid integrity. Honesty is the
best policy and is also right. Remem-
Der the golden rule in all your dealings"
Principal Housch of the high school
presented the class to the board of edu-
cation, to which Superintendent Foshay
responded, and conferred diplomas upon
the graduation class. This first class to
graduate from the high school CONNER
cial course is composed of the following:
Grace L. Chase, Blanche Cohen, Jesse L.
Dwire. Laura B. Freels, Millie Harvey
H. Alberta Hedges, Sue Livingst ton,
Mabel Mcclure Byrd McClain, Beatrice
C. Russell, Margaret J. Russell, Anna
Z. Wiley, Earl w. Anderson, Warren
Baringer. Earl G. Douglas, Frank Gibbs,
Donald Mcdonald, Hubert Morgan,
Emil Newman, Harvey Russell, j. w
Sharp, Edward Van Horne, Arthur
Yorba, Frank Fuller.
The exercises closed with the singing
by the class of their song, written by
Prof, L. G. Brown and Hugh Newhart of
the graduating class.