The Indianapolis journal., 1904-06-07
LARGEST CLASS IN THE
HISTORY OF THE NJ. 7. HIS
Diplomas Presented to Young Men
and Women Who Have
Completed Course.
DIR. GARRISON'S ADDRESS

With throngs of friends and relatives
testing TO the utmost the capacity of Tom
lnson Hall and with congratulatory ad-
dresses from principal and School Board
the 1904 class of the Manual Training High
School reached the elimination of its four
years work last night at commencement.
Never has the stage looked prettier than
when. with the huge organ as back
ground 165 graduates were grouped there.
the black attire of the boys forming a
pleasing contrast to the white dresses OF
the girls. Across the front of the stage
were placed tall palms.
Promptly at s o'clock. to the music of
Wagner's Tannhauser march, the gradual
ing class marched from opposite sides of
the hall and then assembled to the stage.
After an introductory piece by the school
orchestra the Rev. DR.. Allan b. Philputt
delivered the invocation. This was followed
by the salutatory address by Ethel Simms,
of the June class Speaking in a tone dis
tinct throughout the entire hall she greeted
briefly the assembled audience and also
outlined the school careers of her class
mates.
The principal address of the evening was
made by Dr. William E. Garrison, presi-
dent of Butler College, who spoke on 1.-The
Unwrtten Beatitude." He said by way of
preface:
''If all the world loves lover. it is not
the less true that all the world loves
brand new graduate. And in the merry
month of May and the rosy month of June,
made merrier and roster still by such oc-
casons as this, the new graduates hold
the center of the stage. 1t is fitting and
gracious custom to honor the transition
from the school to the next stage OF life
whatever it may be, with due cere-
monies and formalities, for it means
to the world, that you have thus
rounded out one portion of your work and
are ready for new tasks. And so the world
gladly pauses for a moment In the rush OF
it's busy life to pay tribute of respect to
the new graduates and TO hail them as
allies and fellow-workers."
Speaking further Dr. Garrison said that
in this practical age praise is given for
what has been done and that even at this
time the graduates had accomplished
something. He said that an idea OF ap-
preaching ease after course in school was
wrong and that the real work had just
''The other erroneous view of school life, -
he said, 'is that it is not work at all, but
merely a preparation for work; that it is
not real life, but merely a preparation for
life. Commencement is not launching.
The ship was launched long ago and sailed
under the hands of others. Now the tiller
must be controlled by the person himself.
Commencement marks a changing attitude
toward your work. 1t is a mark of the
maturing mind that it finds relatively more
joy in its work and relatively less in the
| recreatiens which come IN the intervals of
work.
Two things are essential to joyous work.
One is competence. The only way to get
! joy out of your work is to do ii well, and
the only way to be sure of doing your work
we'll is to take advantage of every oppor-
| tunity for preparing yourself for it. If
/ iS N there
sorrow in poor work.
There is an old-fashioned virtue that the
world will never outgrow, and that the
| progress of the race will never outrun. 1t
| is the virtue of holding ones self firmly in
! hand and doing promptly and well the
things that ought to be done, whether it is
| pleasant not; in short, the plain and
| homely virtue of duty-the doing. 1t is the
! cornerstone of all character. of all worthy
| achievement of all enduring JOY. 1t is
the deal and proof of mans kinship with
the divine, not to be blown here and there
! by the weary light breezes Of fancy and
desire, but 20 steer straight course in
/ harmony with the eternal truths. The voice
| of duty is the voice of God. Sometimes its
message is not what We would have chosen
! for ourselves but the ability TO hear anC
/ respond to it Alright is the mark of mans
/ kinship with the divine.
! This, then, is the 'unwritten beautitude
which / commend TO you in this hours
| beautitude written in the life of the great
Teacher, though not in His recorded utter
anceS BLESSED are tnOSe whose nandS nnC
work to do and who do it cheerfully ant
Well, for they shall have fruit from theil
| labor and joy in their work.
Following DR.. Garrisons address cam,
the valedictory by William Kappes, of tn,
January class. He spoke of the point o.
| their careers now reached and of the fu
| ture closing with a short farewell to tht
audience and teachers. Mr.. Andrew NJ
| Sweeney, of the board, then spoke to tht
graduating class in the most congratulations
| language, after which he presented th'
| diplomas. The largest class ever graduteC
| from the school received the coveted sheet
| a class always to be remembered by wha
| is has achieved
The programme in full was: