The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-17
NJ. 7. H. SIS BIG CLASS
GRADUATING EXERCISES AT ENG
LIsH's OPERA HOUSE.
DIR. c. T.. Thwing Prevented by Acct
dent from Being Present-An
Enjoyable Programme.

\ they have completed their course of educa-
\ ton at the Indianapolis Manual Training
High School. 1t was the eleventh COM
mencement OF that school, and the theater
was crowded with the parents. relatives
/ and friends of the graduates. Members Of
I the January and June classes were seated
on the large stage. the young women in
white, carrying punches of American
/ Beauty roses tied with red ribbon and each
wearing bow of white ribbon in her hair,
and the young men in conventional black.
wearing white carnations in the lapels Of
| their coats. The cOlors of the school-red
and white-were thus represented
The picture presented TO the audience
when the curtain arose with the graduates
occupying their places on the stage was an
artistic one. By coincidence. proba bly,,
the young men who had won honors for
the NJ. T. II. S. on the athletic field occu-
pied the front-row seats with the vaiedic-
| torian of the class. The graduates all
seemed imbued with the same thought
| their high school days were at end and
they were now prepared to face the world
more independently. They were just at the
end of twelve years of public school life
and hard study, and at the point where
many were to choose their paths in life.
DR.. THWING NOT PRESENT.
BY an unavoidable accident due to a
washout on the railroad DR.. Charles F.
/ Thwing. president of the Western Reserve
University, OF Cleveland, o.. who was TO
have made the address to the graduates.
was unable to be present, and for this rea-
son the exercises were short. The music
was furnished by the orchestra of the
school. The invocation was pronounced by
the Rev. T. j. Villers. OF the First Baptist
| Church.
The salutatory address was delivered by
Miss Alice A. Ballard, who welcomed those
present in behalf of the class and school.
She spoke of the educational advantages to
/ be secured i'm Indianapolis public schools.
! and said the high schools OF this city are
/ as thorough as many universities. The
/ good fellowship among the students OF the
NJ. T. II. s. has always been due to the en-
/ thusiasm OF the students in their studies
/ and school work.
Thomas d. Sheerin delivered the valedic-
tory address. He said that during the en-
tire course of the school the members of
| the class have looked forward to the time
when they would receive their diplomas,
| but when the time comes to part 1t is not SO
easy to cast aside old associations of school
/ days and realize that many of the ties that
i have kept the class together are to be
| broken by the diverging OF the paths of
/ the students.
THE Manual Training High School is
| dearer to us at this moment than IL has
/ ever been before" he said. Looking back
| a few years we see ourselves as we do now,
but that was not a prouder moment than
/ this. From friends we do not intend that
separation shall be complete. Training
lie fen xxyffh offn
Some of the students have been dependent
| upon themselves for living and educa-
| ton at the same time. The spirit of in
dustry has pervaded the entire student
| body. Friendship has been built upon COM
mon sympathy.
The school is yet in It's infancy. the old
est graduates yet being boys and girls. but
time will come when our graduates will
be in the front ranks. Our success Is the
schools glory our work is just beginning
| We have had two notices, which we leave
behind as a rich NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
motto of the June class, and Character is
| greater than any career the motto of the
! January class.
DIPLOMAS PRESENTED.
In presenting the diplomas to the grad
yates G.. w. Sloan. president of the School
| Board. said:
my Young F'riends-Doubtless many OF
| you think you have reached the goal toward
which you have been striving while doing
the twelve years school work of the public
school course / want you TO realize that al
| through life every goal is only a fresh
| starting point. Therefore the graduation
| of student Is the commencement of man
| or woman. You have not only learned how
to study in your books but you have peer
| taught to put the knowledge thus obtained
! TO practical use Do not fold your talents
in a napkin and lay II away. Instead APP
! ply your knowledge and make full use of II
! thereby increasing II many times The
| demand for skilled mechanics of all kinds
| is great that positions are waiting fol
! slIillful workers in all classes OF employ
ment.
How much better ii is to have such g
foundation as the course in this schoo
| gives upon which to build the specific
| knowledge OF whatever line of work yoJ
decide TO follow. If you young women de-
| eide to do work other than making a home
| whether IL be sewing, bookkeeping. teach
ing or cooking you are the more valuable
| in each line for the training had here. The
| young men have had an opportunity 10 de-
eide for which work they Will have the
| most ability Choose that for which yoJ
| are most adapted and bend your energies Il
| fitting yourselves for 1t.
| Machines now do the work of unintel
| Iigent workmen and do ii reliably. Make OF
| yourselves skilled and intelligent workers
! so that you will accomplish good ends II
life. Never stop learning from anyone Oh
! anything that can teach you. Store all tbs
| knowledge in your memory and the day
| may come when IL will be your fortune
/ These diplomas prove the mental ability
| OF the members of this class TO cope with
| to overcome life's obstacles by using the
I knowledge given you by public generosity
! to the best advantage.
Your education has been at the public
/ expense; repay IL. your debt, by making
| such use of il as will rebound to the city:
I credit"
THE GRADUATING CLASSES.
Following Is a list OF the graduates:
Glass of January. 1902
Curt Fl. Ackelow. Mary II. Arndt. NJ
! Earl Bash. Kent Bender. Albert F. Bernd
| Emma NJ. Blaich. Lillian Bohnstadt, Sallie
| r. Bosley. Ada r. Bowen. Mary G. Bren-
nan. Louis Breuninger. Frederick n. Bur
/ nette. Harry G. CoppOck, Emory Cox
/ ~ Glenn Diddel, Fred Doeppers. Fred G.
! DomrOese. Alma Duden, Fletcher o. Du.
vail. Lulu r. Edwards. Elizabeth G. Ev-
! eritt Bessie Frey. Edwin +. Hamp, Fred
! A. Hamp. Eleanor a. Hodson. Bessa l.
! Hollis. Bertha l.. Hoss. Roy w Howard
] William @. Kaylor. Emma kempf. j
I Sloane kittle. Lynn .. Knowlton. Ralph G.
I Ii Beau. Stacey Il. Lindley. Winfred r
/ McHugh. Leslie II. Maxwell. Clarence r
! Miller. Joseph A. Miner, Karl l.. Mon
7 ninger. Harry l.. Ogborn. Grover T.. Phil
I lips. Martin l.. Quinn. Thomas d. Sheerin
/ Bessie l.. Sherman, Lin Smith, Howard II
. Stewart. Arthur l.. Strauss John G.
/ Stuckenberg. Edwin Svendsen. Robert
I Sweeney Ernest r. Walker, William r
/ Wheeler. Ruby Il. Yeaton.
Glass of June 1907
Hazel Anderson. Zelma f. Austermiler
/ Alice A. Ballard Joel II Barlow. Simon
! =. Bauss. Eva e. Bonar. Vernon G. Bower
I Elmer l., Cline I.OuiS IL COnde AusOf