The Washington times., 1902-06-18
DIPLOMAS FOR HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATES

twelve. When he was asked to do a
certain amount of work he did mere
than was required.
| Certainly you would say that a man
| who had brains would never have done
that. Ask the ordinary fellow today TO
do two dollars worth of work in a day
and he will do Sl90 worth: tell him to
work eight hours and he will spend the
last ten minutes of it IN putting On his
coat; ask him TO work twelve hours a
day and he will go on a strike. This
man, people say, has brains-has sense.
He is utterly different from NY CID
friend | was telling you about.
Well. will follow for you the career
of that ordinary railroad hand. wno ha d
heart but not what the world ca Is
success After a time he was made a
boss Time after time he was promoted.
until few years ago he reached ;ha
pinnacle of ambition and assumed the
presidency of that road. Still he kert
his heart Still it was said that he had
little schooling; but he had a wonderful
education.
Some time ago a body of iinancers
of worldwide fame came to him and
offered him 0.GO0 year to assume the
management of one of Americas great
trunk lines. My friend demurred. Ee
finally stated that II the board of direc
tors CT the road would give him full and
absolute power to manage its affairs to
suit himself he might accept. They did.
almost Immediately. Yet he hadn't
brains,
"A short time ago that mar died, and
at his funeral were the greatest rail
road magnates of the world, and the
aJa
ers. Men of all ranks and stations
were there. Were they there to pay
tribute to his brains? lie had no
brains; he always did more than was
required of him.
Those men were there to pay tribute
to his heart. II was his heart tnat had
made him great on his upwarl m.:rcb.
"AIl great men have hearts. That
man must have had the heart OF
Grant. Lincoln. a Stonewall Jackson.
You must possess nearts If you as
pire to greatness"
The features OF the program which ap-
pealed most strongly 20 .he graduates
and their friends were those taken Ivy
members of the class. Miss Josephine
G. Adams handled the class poem in
highly enjoyable manner, while Mics
Irene Bane, as the class historian. COM
pletely captured her hearers. But it was
the class prophecy that stirred the grad
yates to their profoundest depths, and
brought shouts of laughter from the au-
dience and deep dyed bushes 10 the
cheeks of the young men aud women
seated upon the stage.
The unusually sedate youth wsa de-
picted in future years as the rrospercic
barker" for Coney Island sideshow.
while the most lively and spirited young
lady in the flock was pictured as a meek
and lowly missionary in cannibal isle
in the South Pacific. All OF the timid
lads and maidens came in for 4 share OF
the marriage ceremony, and the popu
lar girls were all shown as old maids.
The address to the undergraduates was
made by Mr.. George w. NJ. Viral, while
Mr.. Donald Craig delivered the reply on
behalf of the undergrads.
Miss Stella Worthington, as the vale
dictorian. was excellent, and handled her
work in a highly clever and mastery
manner.
During the evening an excellent musi-
cal program was rendered by portion
of the United States Marine Band. This
phase OF the evenings entertainment was
augmented by solo by Mr.. Jasper Dean
McFall. and several selections from the
Lyric Quartet
The members of the graduating class
are as follows: Josephine Gertrude Ad
ans. Eleanor Gillis Ashby. Edith Eliza
beth Austin, Florence Read Bailey. Irene
Ethellyn Bane. Stella May Barbour. Lii
ian Brock, Clara Virginia Chase, Edith
Maude Church, Emma Christine Coalc,
Jennie Dodge. Anna Gertrude Dugan. May
Frances Durisoe. Fannie Pitt Fernald,
Ada May Filler. Lena Fowler, Blanche
Pauline Galiher. Marie Christine Graft.
Nellie Willis Hallam, Louise Goff Hart.
Nellie Rose Hodges. Anna Emaline John
son, Alma Jones, Evelyn Juliet Maxson. |
Ellen Marguerite Mcmahon, Frances
jeanette Miller, Ethel Marie Nelson, |
Jessie Burford Ottcrback. Ethel Lii |
lian Price. Bessie Lemoyne Raun, |
jamie Alice Smith. Louise Jan Smith, |
Maude Rosie Stewart Nellie Lucy
Thompson. Alberta Emily Ward. Mary
Weyand. Emma White. Ella |
Mabel Whitney. Stella Florence Worth
ington. Nita Belle Yaste, Marie Yoeckel. |
Harold Edgar Barnes. John Christopher |
Wagner Beall. Owen Luther Briggs. Jud- |
son Thomas Gull, Robert Rufus Dins- |
more, William Ezra Ely, Edwin Cough |
Evans. Hugh Stewart Kill, Harlan Verne |
Honn, Guy Hildebrand Hunt. Sidney |
Francis Jones, David Farquhar Mann, |
Louis Herbert Maxson. Joseph Edward !
Mcdonald. Charles Dana Richardson, |
Fred Garfield Robinette, William Webb |
Sniftin, Harold English Stonebraker, |
Frances Beale Thompson, George Wood |
Merwin Yinai.