The Washington times., 1902-06-15
UPON the stage of the New Ma
tional Theater tomorrow even

people who ever graduated from
a Washington public high school will
receive their diplomas and step out into
the workaday existence of the world
to solve the mystery of what achieve
ments or honors life holds in store for
them.
The Washington Business High School
has just cause to be proud of the 15G
young men and women whom 1t will
this year send forth upon their careers
in the business world. They are in ev
cry respect representative body of
young Washingtonians, alert. intell
gent. Observation-Disclosures to the core.
Mr.. Allan Davis, the principal of the
school, in whose hands has rested the
burden of their tutelage, is much i'm
pressed with the ability of the class as
a whole, and of the individual members
In his estimation they have turned to
excellent advantage the two years in
which they have been students Of the
school, and leave behind a fine record
Contain Requisites for Success.
Mr. Davis considers the class made
up of young people who, in almost every
case, contain within themselves the
most important requisites for a success
full and active business career. They
possess the ability, he says, to do the
work that is placed in their hands with
out questions or assistance, and to do it
neatly, accurately and swiftly. In these
three things they but reflect the inflexi
BILE motto of the school, which upholds
these qualifications as of the utmost i'm
portance to the success of every man
and woman.
Difficult and unfagging as has been
the work required of the students, and
innumerable the sighs for the closing
of school, now that those final days are
here and the words of parting already
seem faint whispers to the ears of the
students, they are loath to part with
it ALL 10 say farewell to the classrooms
and spots which have been their almost
daily haunts during two whole years.
With the last dying notes of that grand
old melody, 1.-The Star-Spangled Ban
ner," tomorrow night, their eventful ex
istence as students of the Business High
School will have closed forever. Here
and there in the darkened wings of the
stage, hurried partings will be spoken
By the graduates as they rush about
gathering up flowers and wraps pre-
paratory to their departure for their
homes To many of them 1t is the last
farewell. Some will never again on this
earth set eyes upon their comrades.
Even within the next few days the class
to-
drift apart The business training they
have labored so earnestly to acquire
will be brought into demand; their la
bors will have brought their own re-
ward. Within the week, doubtless,
members of that class will have depart
ed for other cities, there to take up
new duties and work out for themselves
the career which had its beginning in
the Washington Business High School.
Reunions they may have in abundance,
but the same old crowd can never be
brought together again in its entirety
not even for single hour.
Address by Secretary Shaw.
The graduating exercises of the class
OF 'O2. it is thought, will be the finest
In the history of the school. Hon. Les
lie NJ. Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury,
will deliver the address at the com
mepcement, while Commissioner Henry
r. F. Macfarland will preside and Com
missioner Ross confer the diplomas.
The theater will be unusually well dec
GRATED. Almost the entire Board OF Edu-
cation will be present.
The class officers are as follows: Mr..
Fred Burns Campbell, president; Miss
Ada Connor vice president; Miss Mar
ian o. Speaks, secretary, and Mr.. Ralph
NJ Bowman, treasurer. Each of the
officers was chosen for his or her ability
to fill a particular position. They are
all unusually popular with the pupils.
not only of their own class, but OF the
first year as we'll with not a single
exception they have filed their Offices
capably. President Campbell, upon
whom the burden of arrangements for
class night and commencement has rest
ed, has proved the man of the hour
in the school, and has acquitted himself
Of his numerous and arduous labors with
distinction. He is one of the most pop
ular boys in the entire institution.
The executive committee is composed
OF two members from each Of the second
year sections The president has di-
vided the whole committee into various
subcommittees for the successful car
rying out of their duties These sub
committees are as follows: On diplo-
mas: Chairman. r. NJ. Bowman; W.
King, Miss A. Duke, J. Graham Miss
Mary s. Handy. On printing: Chair
man. R. T. Miles; o. Veihmeyer
.s5hn Maxwell. On music: Chair
man, T. NJ. Hendricks; Miss L. L. Dali
ley. Miss J. l.. Colt, Miss L. Myers B.
L. Grimes, Miss L. brennan, ". King.
On flowers and decorations: Chairman
Miss Ada ". Connor; B. l.. Grimes. Miss
B. Weston. o. Veihmeyer, Miss Bessie
Gardiner, John Maxwell, o. J. Lloyd.
On class pins Chairman, Fred B.
Campbell; w. King. Miss NJ. o. Speaks.
On public comfort: Chairman. o. J.
lloyd John Maxwell, j. p. Graham. Miss
L. Meyers.
The Beauty Of It's Girls.
Besides being the largest class ever