Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-05
DIPLOMAS CONFERRED
BLISS ELECTRICAL SCHOOLS
CLASS OF GRADUATES.
Commencement Exercises Held Last
Night - Addresses by Justice
Barnard and President Bliss.

The Carroll Institute Hall, on 10th street
northwest, was the scene of a large gather
ing last evening, the occasion being the an
nual commencement of the Bliss Electrical
School. The stage looked like floral es-
adjustment it having been decorated with
a profusion of palms, ferns, roses and car
nations, all of which were made more bril-
liant by display of incandescent electric
lights. At the top center of the stage was
suspended a streamer of artificial foliage,
on which appeared Glass 1902, B. E. s..
The speaker of the evening, Associate JUS
tice Job Barnard of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia was introduced by
Mr.. w. N. Weston. secretary and treasurer
of the school, who acted chairman. Judge
Barnard told the graduates that education
has come to mean something more than
committing to memory what somebody else
has thought out and written down. 1t
means, he said, the training of all the fac
ultes of the mind and the body so that they
may act together, and not know alone or
do alone, but know and do at the same
time. Judge Barnard said the true theory
of useful education is that we must think
while we work, and work while we think.
Cyrus Fields Persistent Effort.
in 1857 said Judge Barnard, Cyrus w.
Field undertook to lay cable across the
Atlantic ocean, but failed. In 1858 he tried
a second time and failed; but the third time
he succeeded. l remember well the interest
that was felt in this great enterprise and
what rejoicing followed the successful lay
ing of the cable and the first exchange OF
messages between England and America.
The speaker then recited poem, entitled
How Cyrus Laid the Cable.
Speaking to the graduates, Judge Barnard
said that faithful performance of everyday
work is the true life of charity toward our
fellow man. Labor and capital, said the
Judge will have no falling out if each one
obeys this rule. He told the young men
that their work is Indispensable, and that
the better it is done the greater will their
satisfaction be.
President Louis D. Bliss also delivered
an address to the graduates, during which
he advised the young men how to
be-. successful. He told them not to think
that their diplomas are insurance policies
against failure. He said the world owes
nobody living, but that there is a living
for every one in the world if he chooses to
work for it. He said many men had failed
on account of lack of self-confidence. This
he regarded as very bad, and he urged his
hearers to have confidence in themselves.
The Concluding Exercises.
The salutatory was delivered by Mr.. Geo.
R Milford, president of the class. At the
conclusion of the speeches President Bliss
conferred the diplomas upon the young
men. He presented Mr.. Luie L. Hayes of
Virginia, of the night class, and Mr.. Ralph
F. Triplett of Missouri. of the day class,
each with a gold medal for maintaining
the highest average in all departments dur
ing the year. At the close of the exercises
the graduating class was entertained at
banquet by the faculty of the school at
Freunds cafe.