The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-13
BIG SCHOOL
EIGHTH ANNUAL MANUAL TRAINING
COMMENCEMENT.
President Jenkins. of the University.
Delivers the Principal
Address.

English's Opera House was packed, last
night, from pit to dome by friends of the
graduates of the Manual Training School.
1t was the eighth annual commencement
and on the stage the sixty-seven graduates
sat in four raised tiers of seats. At the
right of the stage were seated Charles z.
Emmerich. principal of the Manual Train
ing School. who presided. Superintendent
Goss. Rev. Thomas sJ,s villers. President
Burris A. Jenkins. of the University of In
0ianapolis. and DR.. Allison Maxwell, presi-
dent of the Board of Education. The pro-
gramme was opened with the overture from
THE Fortune Teller" by the Manual
Training High School Orchestra. After the
invocation by Rev. T. j. Villers, Miss Eliza
beth Steinhagen delivered the salutatory.
She briefly reviewed what the school life
of the graduates meant to them and grace
fully welcomed those who had come to the
exercises. Miss Maria Leonard, one of the
graduates. sang Dudley Bucks Sunset"
and was compelled to respond to an encore.
The principal address of the evening was
then delivered by President Jenkins. He
took for his theme Education" and dis
cussed IL in It's various phases. He said that
education does not mean solely what book
learning may be acquired. bat II Is in
tended to fit one to answer the question.
What can you do with situations you have
| never met before? What can you do with
problems you have never seen before?" He
said the object of education is to make gen.
tlemen such as Theodore Roosevelt. 1t is to
| turn out men who can ride with Rough Rid
ers, who can rise to emergencies, who can
fill high places with distinction and credit.
who can harden their hands with the ham,
| mer or by any labor. who can be good citi-
| zens. 1t is TO turn out men who want to
work and who are not afraid to work and
who can reply as did Roosevelt. when told
the people Of New York wanted him as
their Governor. II do not care what 1t is,
but / want to work. Mr.. Jenkins referred
to the moral side of education and said
that those who insisted their children
should not attend public schools or colleges
because the moral influences were not as
good as those of the home. were guilty of
heresy. The air of an educational institu-
ton, he said, is pure and moral, for there
the thoughts are on the mind and its train
ing. and not on the body. He spoke of the
wonderful influence of education and said
that men of wealth would give their money
to further education when they would not
open the purse strings for any other object.
In the development of the country, the little
country schoolhouse is planted ahead of
and of the churches and 1t is the
recognized foundation of the country.
The march, Battery A." by the orchestra
caused such enthusiasm that 1t had to be
cred the valedictory. He referred to the
kindness Of teachers and parents, the en-
fe eHasseme the 'h ind mfm1ees 0 that ate S haas b een
granted in their education as far as pursued
and then said they realized that in their
would be turned to the sneering laugh and
consideration heretofore showed them would
not be extended now; He: as did also Miss
merich. Julius Hermann played as a piano
solo Chopin's "Polonaise." Opus 40, after
which DR.; Allison Maxwell conferred the
marks the notices of the classes. that of
the January class being Ultimate Good.
june class. Think, Resolve. Act" He said
he believed in notices, and urged on the
members that they live up to theirs. While
ates, DR.. Maxwell handed 10 each a diplo-
ma. AS each graduate rose 10 receive the
diploma vigorous apPiause greeted MN from
colored graduates. James Martin and
Samuel Walking Almost eq1aling these
az old and well known families in the city.
The enthusiastic High schcol pupils waited
until the orchestra played Manila March
and then the di1eront class yeIs were
as the audience was dispensing. came the
yells, and standing IN 'front.' or the theatcr
was a large crowd Of pupils who gave every
yell and every variety Of yell that the school
possesses.
The January class consisted OF Charles
Bates. Katie Bly,. Louis Borinstein. Louise
Bower, William C~astenholtz, Blanche Coyle.
Ada Dickhut, Nettie Graham. Lena Gutz-
wilIer. John Gisler. Stella Greer. Horace
Gwin. Flora Hervey, Kenneth Jeffries.
Anna Kautsky, Maria Leonard. Lillian Lip
man. James Martin. Wood Noel. George
Olive. Gertrude Reynolds, Ida Smith. Elsie
Staneart, Edna Stephens. Frederick Van
Peit, Theodore Vonnegut, Susie Wallace
and Samuel Watkins.
Delos Alig, Dora Allison, William Ballard.
Carl Balls. Carrie Beggs. Emma Borinstein.
Grace Brown. Bess Buchanan. Charles Ca