The Washington times., 1906-06-21
THREE CLASSES
GET DIPLOMAS
Grads of Eastern, Central,
and Western High Schools
on One Stage.
HALL A PARADISE OF COLOR
Representative Burton Makes Address
to 900 Happy Young Men
and Women.

In the soft glow OF myriads of electric
lights, seated tier above tier on a stage
under a canopy of white. a class OF
nearly 300 young women and men were
ushered into the arena of active life
last night when the commencement exer-
cises of the Central. Eastern. and West
ern High Schools were held IN Conven-
tion Hall The huge stage was a para
disc of color. The graduates In immacu-
late commencement ruffies and laces and
conventional full dress were fanked with
huge billOws OF palms, and when the
flowers were presented. after the distri-
button OF diplomas. the stage was
seething heap Of color.
The exercises were under the direct
supervision of Commissioner Macfarland.
who presided. In his Introductory ad-
dress he lauded the teachers who had
been faithful and made the happy grad
uatlon possible. The Commissioner in
troduced the orator OF the evening, the
Hon Theodore Z. Burton Of Ohio.
Advocated the Simple Life.
Mr. Burton spoke eloquently of the
professional fields that were open 70 the
young men graduates of the school and
urged them to take advantage of oppor-
tunities. He paid a high tribute TO the
worth and necessity OF the woman as
the guardian of the home
In conclusion Mr.. Burton advocated
the simple life. although he admitted
that its advocates sometimes rode in pri-
vate cars
a. T. Stuart, Superintendent OF Public
Schools. introduced by Commissioner
Macfarland as the sage of CapItol
HILL" spoke OF the fine teaching corps
OF the District and lauded the teachers
he asked II the objection that the
schools OF the District of Columbia cost
TOO much seemed TO be valid when the
expense paid for what the spectators
saw before them.
Central Scoops Scholarships.
Central made a sweepstake affair Of
the scholarships, winning twelve. West
ern winning two. For the first time in
the history of the school Eastern failed
TO win a scholarship. The scholarships
from George Washington were awarded
as follows:
Kendall scholarship to Ernest Otto
Schreiber. jr., Central High School: first
university scholarship TO David AL
phonse Baer. Western High School: sec
end university scholarship to Esther
Foster, Central High Schol; third uni
Versity scholarship to Ruth Wilson. Cen
tral High School.
The King scholarship in Dickinson Col
leSe was awarded 10 Lyman N Levy.
OF the Central High School. Boston Uni
Cliiy Tersiiiy. scholarship was awarded to
Caroline D. Flanner. Of the Central
High School The Georgetown medical
scholarship was awarded to James II
MoSer, of the Central High School.
The scholarship In the Women's Col
lege Of Baltimore. Nd, was awarded TO
Esther Foster. OF the Central High
School.
The technical scholarship IN I.Ahigh
University were awarded in the several
schools as follows: Ralph Stamford of
the Central High School: William Had
daway Walters, Of the Western High
School. The Eastern High School had
no applicant.
The scholarship in the Washington
and Zee University was awarded to Fd-
ward STEELE, of the Central High School.
The Eastern and Western High Schools
had no applicants
The scholarship IN Lake Erie College
PlainesTillt. Ohio. was awarded 10 Rena
NJ Davis. Of the Central High School
The Eastern and Western High Schools
had no applicants.
Gold Medal 10 Eastern Girl.
The gold medal offered bv the Mary
Washington Chapter d. y r.. for the
best essay on Revolutionary history was
won by Miss Ada Williams. OF the East
ern. Honorable mention was given to
the 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.
After the scholarships were presented
the diplomas were handed to the grad
uates by Commissioner West ne tbA
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