Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-21
HIGH SCHOOL "GRADS"
Commencement of Central,
Eastern and Western.
HELD AT CONVENTION HALL
Diplomas for Two Hundred and
Twelve Young People.
"WE MUST CHANGE OUR IDEALS
Advice Given by Representative Bur
ton of Ohio Members of
Faculty on Platform.
"WE MUST CHANGE OUR IDEALS"

OF odd Central" fifty-one of the Western
and thirty-siN OF the Eastern High School
filed upon the stage at Convention Hail
last evening to the strains of Sousas High
School Cadets March, there to hear the
parting injunctions of school officials and
orators and to receive well-earned d.
plomas.
An audience of unusual size, numerically,
commented upon the grace and beauty OF
the girls who predomnated largely, and
the height and soldierly bearing of the
boys Superintendent Stuart, remarking on
the spectacle, maintained that the girls are
beautiful and the boys manly, and that the
schools bring such about by their interest
in physical development.
The hall was a mass of flags, palms. flow
ers and electric lights. School coiors Were
displayed-dark blue and white for Cen
trail. red and white for Western and light
blue and white for Eastern
The Eastern boys wore a light blue rib
bon diagOnaly across their shirt fronts,
and among the Western cadets many prize
winning ri ribbons cleaned.
With the graduates the stage were
Commissioners Macfarland and West, Rep
resentatiye Theodore l.. Burton. the speak
er OF the evening; Superintendent Stuart,
Mr. J. Holdsworth Gordon president. and
Mrs. West. Mrs Francis. DIR. Kingsman
and Mr.. Southland Parker, members of the
board of education; Director P. M Hughes.
Principals Emory NJ Wilson of Central
Edith Westcott OF Western. NJ. F. F.
Swartzell of Eastern and Allan Davis of
Business. Chaplain c. C. Pierce. United
States army; Miss Reed, Miss Halves and
Mrs. Hoegelsberger, representing the ladies
of the school faculties; Miss Elizabeth
Bryant johnson Of the Mary Washington
Chapter, D. A. R; A. P. Farden. w. V,
Cox. w. II. Singleton. Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey and w w ConnOr.
Representative Burton's Address.
the address to the graduates.
Commissioner Mcfarland presided
1--WE must change our Ideals" Represen-
tative Burton said. Success. as common
fy understood has become a fetch. 1t
Is the captain of industry. the man of great
interests. financial or political. whose name
Is on every lip to whom we defer. If the
public servant Is found TO be unworthy
are we not responsible? We enthrone sue
cess and worship 1t our first considera-
ton. We should bestow admiration on the
man. however unsuccessful. who strives
to do his duty. The world cannot spare
the unsuccessful man. Frequently he has
been set aside by Providence to do great
deeds while in thte pursuit of duty and
be the beacon light of succeeding genera
tons"
Representative Burton deplored THE error
that men become great through lucky ac-
cident Il have often thought" he said
that the story of Sir Isaac Newtton's
discovery OF gravitation was one of the
most unfortunate tales ever told
The speaker strongly advocated the sim
pie life and maintained that not only She
unsuccessful may deserve a tribute, but also
the man who is able to sit still The causes
OF the family. the country and duty are
lines of effort In which II is good TO be able
TO cry Excelsior"
Close Season With Thankfulness
In his Introductory remarks Commissioner
mcfarland said: We close the commence
ment season tonight with thankfulness for
all that has been accomplished In our pub
lie schools. We have good cause for con-
gratulations. for never were the schools
turning out better product-witness these
graduates tonight The school system like
everything else. is to be known by It's fruits,
and We proudly point to those of the
District system. In the past six years the
schools have grown and improved in every
way. The best technical and business high
school buildings have been opened. we have
9 provision Tor a site for Normal School No.
l. many fine new grade buildings have been
opened, and our efforts to secure Just COM
pensauon and better promotion for the
teachers have been crowned with success.
No wonder that the taxpayers of the Dis
trict ore proud of their public schools their
chief interest and the one nearest their
hearts They will trust that In spite of I'M
friendly critics and open enemies the public
school system viii continue to thrive and to
record substantial progress year by year.
for It is the best reason we have so far as
the state is concerned for hope of the fu-
ture OF the republic"
Commissioners West presented the diplo-
mas invocation was by Rev. Charles c.
Pierce, u, s. A. The Marine Band rendered
selections during the evening
Scholarships and Prizes
A. 4. Stuart awarded four scholarships
IN the Columbian College of George WASH
irgton University as follows:
Kendall scholarship to Ernst Otto Schrei-
Der. IT., Central High School: first univar-
sity scholarship to David ,Aiphonse Baer,
Western High School; second university
scholarship to Esther Foster Central High
school; third university scholarship to Ruth
Wilson, Central High School
The King scholarship In Dickinson Col
lege was awarded to Lyman N. Levy of the
scholarship was awarded to Caroline ID.
Fianner OF the Central High School, The
Georgetown medical scholarship was award
ed to James NJ. Moser of the Central High
School.
The scholarship in the woman's College
of baltimore, Md was awarded to Esther
Foster OF the Central High School
The technical scholarships in Lehigh Uni
fersity were awarded In the several schools
D. follows: Ralph Stamford of the Cen
fral High School. William Haddaway WaI-
hers OF the Western High School. The
Eastern High School had no applicant
The scholarship in the Washington and
Lee University was awarded to Edward
ttelle Of the Central High School. The
Eastern and Western High schools had no
applicants
The scholarship OF the Lake Erie Col
lege. gainesville. Ohio. was awarded to
Rena NJ. Davis OF the Central High School.
The Eastern and Western High schools had
no applicants
The gold medal offered by the Mary
Washington Chapter. ID a r., for the
best essay on revolutionary history was
won by Miss Ada Williams OF the Eastern.
Honorable mention was given to essays OF
Louis Gutenberg of the Central and Miss
Marguerite Weller of the. Eastern Miss
Elizabeth Bryant Johnston presented the
medal on behalf OF the chapter
Announcement was also made that Miss
Mary Darwin OF Western had received the
Vassar scholarship rendered by the vassar
Students Aid Association. and Miss Natalie
v. Mendelin the Smith scholarship given
by the Southern Alumni Association.
Names of the Graduates.
Following is the list of graduates:
Central High School-Lavietta Ruth AL
den. Marion Josephine Armstrong. Grace
Edna Batcheior. Mabel Aithea Bennett,
Grace Elizabeth Birgfehi. Cassie Marie
Blackiidge Marie Bontz, Evelyn Lawrence
Booth. Corinne Elizabeth Bracket. Ethel
provne Harriet E,llen RundSck Eua Car.