Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17

a rear pleasure to be here In this ancient,
historic institution of learning today.
Georgetown IL just one year older than the
Constitution Of the United States 1t was
founded here by Archbishop Carroll. him
self bearing one Of the great historic names
of the revolution, and from President WASH
ington down. every President. with the ex-
ception of two. has come here to greet
rou Washington was presented with an ad-
dress of welcome by one of the students
whose children. grandchildren. and now a
great grandchiid have since come here.
That boy of washingtons time Is now rep
resented here by his descendant in the
fourth generation.
According to the President ideals must
be practiced. He said in his Georgetown
address:
Is to earn his own livelihood. You will not
find 1t too easy, either. Your first Dusi-
ness Is to be help and not a burden upon
those who have helped put you through, OF
who have entirely put you through. TINS IN
stitution of learning. That is your f1rst
duty. l do not want you to go out so In
tent upon reforming the world that you
are quite unable to keep your own heaos
above water. Remember that your power OF
doing good to others is conditioned upon
your not being a burden to others. FIRST
be able to hold your own in the world But
IL you make that the be all and end all OF
your existence. better never come TO UNI
versity like this at all. Treat it merely as
laying the foundation of your life, ana upon
that foundation of self-help. of seif-service,
raise the lofty structure of service for your
fellows, of service to the state. OF service
to the community as whole
The senior class of Central has an
nounced class night exercises to be held IN
srst4l Ill. tow ~nyr N
ing. class dance Tuesday evening and com,
mencement exercises with Western ana
Eastern Wednesday at Convention Hall.
Central secured three of the four scholar
ships awarded this year from George WASH
ington University. The first of these, the
Kendall scholarship awarded to the ex-
aminee receiving the highest mark, was
won by Ernest Schneider. The other two
went to Misses Esther Foster and Ruth VIII
son. Besides these a 800 scholarship 10
Smith College has been won by MISS MIN
deloff. All of these scholarship winners are
of A
The graduating class of the NJ Street High
School observed class day on Wednesday
evening, June ID. in the assembly room OF
the school The following was the pro-
gram: Piano solo, Olive Jones; salutatofy'
Leonora West; class poem, Elizabeth Tan
Gil; solo. Clara Wilson; history, Sevellon
Savoy: satire. Phyllis Scott; essay. SADIE
Merriwether; music. Good Night. Gooa
Night, Beloved" prophecy, Natalie 3
Lewis; Grafton "Daf Nippon" Harry A.
Dyson: solo, James Minor; class alphabet.
Olive Jones; giftatory, Bessie Reddick; class
song. ''Oh. Golden Days Gone BY" (words
by Natalie S Lewis; valedictory jose
phine Pinyon. The class officers Were; John
II. Williams, president; Carrie Snowden,
vice president; Calista A. Stewart. secre-
tary; James l. Minor, treasurer The ex-
ecutive committed consisted of Leonora
West A: Seveilon Savoy, Al; Elizabeth
TanciI B-4; Walter Simmons, b. Pauline
Graham. CA; Chas A. Robinson. ca.
The Phi Alpha Epsilon Fraternity at
Eastern met on June . and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, NJ 7. Tewks-
bury; vice president. r. S. Thompson;
treasurer. NJ F. F. Farmer; secretary, X.
o. Sanderson; sergeant-at-arms, D. Rob-
inette.
Incident to the closing of the school, the
pupils of the NJ Street High School have
celebrated the event by several exercises
Following the custom established last year
the third year class held it's Junior exhibit
tlon." commonly known as junior ex.,
Wednesday, June 6. The exercises were
creditabe and consisted of the following:
Piano solo. (a) 'Il Penseroso," Heller, (o)
BLACK Key Etude," Chopin. Miss Bessie
Patterson; essay, Three Experimenting
Events" Miss Florence Barker; declarna-
ton. In L. Catllinam CRATIC, Mr. Her,
mann Dreear; mandolin solo, Serenade'
Gounod. Miss H. K. Davidge; essay. Re
cent Developments in Russia" Miss Thoma-
sine Corrothers; recitation 1.-The Fish
Didn't Catch" Mr.. James Boags; rec1ta-
ton. Die Grenadtere." Miss Lillian ROBIN
son: piano duet, Peer Gynt Suite Grieg,
Misses Holcombe and Lane; recitation, La
Mere" Miss Fannie Holland; recitation. "A
Picture of Dawn Miss Rosa Belle Lane;
solo, THE Sweetest Flower That Blows.
Miss EsteIle Collier. recitation. TIA Iphi-
genes Phasmata,' Miss Flake Holcombe;
defamation. 'Antony's Funeral Grafton,
Mr. Frank NJ Snowden; song. selected, M
Ifyh GnhO taa lnh
Delaware College announces the following
order of exercises for commencement week:
Sunday, June I'LL am, in the oratory.
sermon before the Young Mems Christian
Association of Delaware College, by the
Rev. H. C. Mcbride. White Clay Creek
Presby terrain Church Newark; pm, in
the oratory. the baccalaureate sermon by
the Rev w. Dayton Roberts, D. D.. pastor
of the Temple Presbyterian Church. Phtla-
delphia, Pa.
ercises; pm, the anniversary celebration
of the Athenaean Society, on which occa-
sion an address will be made by John p.
Holland. jr.. esq, of Milford.
Tuesday, June 1911 am, meeting of the
board OF trustees; $3.50 pm. athletic sports:
8 pm. anniversary celebration of the Delta
Phi Society, and an address by Chief JUS
tice Charles B. Lore OF Delaware.
Wednesday. June 20-10:30 am, COM
mencement exercises; address by Henry
Ridgely of Dover: 2:3o pm. meeting of the
Alumni Association; 80 pm. competitive
drill for the Roberts medal; $50 pm. COM
mencement hop given by the Junior class.
After the drill June 6, Eastern was ablaze
with glory. After the cadets had been
fed" the innocent game. 'Drop-the-hand-
kerchief" was played as a substitute for
dancing. speeches were made and songs
sung. 1t was a tired lot that made tracks
for home. and according to report tired
lot of lessons that were offered the next
day to a good-natured faculty. An fnfor-
NAL dance was given by a number of third
and fourth-year boys Saturday. June 9. The
medals were awarded as follows: A. B.
Richardson, best drilled cadet: c. A. Gauss.
best disciplined cadet; r. o. Sanderson. best
experienced cadet; E. I. Papson, best first
year cadet.
The proposition to increase the salary OF
William H Maxwell, city superintendent
of schools, New York city. met with unex-
pected success. Although attempts were
made to shelve the matter at the meeting
of the board of education in the form of q
unanimous recommendation of the commit
tee on bylaws and legislation. the proposed
increases were granted. The superinten-
iy,Dr FRO, IN