Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-08
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI
ADDRESSES BEFORE n STREET
GRADUATES LAST NIGHT.
Representative Green and Mr.. Chas.
W. Needham the Speaker
Elections of Officers.

The NJ Street High School Alumni Asso
citation held its annual meeting last evening
in the assembly hall of the NJ Street Higl
School.
A representative audience was present {.
pay its respects to Representative Green o
Massachusetts,. member of the Hous
committee on the District OF Columbia. ant
to DR.. Chas. W. Needham, a member o
the board OF education, who were tn
speakers of the evening.
Representative Green delivered In an en-
tertaining address the outlines and princi
pies of right and justice by which TIL
state of Massachusetts, has worked its wa.
to the forefront among those communitie
which stand for the best in civilization
and earnestly recommended the adoption
OF such policy by all organizations ant
governments.
In speaking of the part education ha
played in the development OF the country
Representative Green said that Massachu
sets has always made the educating o
her youth her first duty. believing that will
this qualification all citizens have the mean
of more complete living.
Accompanied by Mr.. ]. Gerald Tyler, Mr.
w. Stanton Wormley favored the audi
ence with solo. following which Mr.. NJ
Grant Lucas. president of the association
introduced DR.. Charles w. Needham, VIII,
said in part:
We are born into world which we have
not made-a world whose phenomena take
place according to fixed laws of which We
do not bring any knowledge into the worlt
with US. In such world we are appointed
to live, and in 1t all our work is to b.
done
These words of John Stuart Mil sugges
that if life is to be made of any grea
value to ourselves or to the world We
must be students and learners. Our who'll
ali,
laws of the world-that Is to say, the prop
critics of the things which we have t
work with, to work among and to worl
upon. The most important and incesSan
occupation of the human mind Throughout
life is the ascertainment of truth-not eX
pecting always to be right. but aiming Il
find out how far wrong we are that W.
may know where right lies.
Aim of Every True Student.
I'VE must have a singleness of purpose
ITO know the truth must be the motto
and aim of every true student-not to mem
orize what somebody says is truth, but t
gather and test facts, to experiment an,
reason upon them until we know for our
selves.
BE possessed by generous enthusiasm
for your work. This is the fire that melt
the ore. 1t is the light that makes thu
picture show clearly upon the camera
Without IL life Is dull and hard and monot
onous. Let every man who seeks knowl
edge do 1t with zeal and with the spirit o
expectancy and hope.
These words of the Christ, Except y
become as little children have a deepe
significance than is usually given them
The child mind is not merely state of in
nocence-a blank paper to be written upon
1T is a living. acting organsm-expect
ant. inquiring, constantly asking for NOR
knowledge, 1t seeks to investigate tn
world around-to know things, and So a
the child develops into manhood. and man
this enthusiasm, this expectant hope of tn
child. 1t is the very essence and spirit O
the true student"
After DR.. Needham's address Miss LottI
Wallace sang.
Officers Elected.
The association then proceeded to tn
election OF officers after the exercises, tn
result of which election follows: Mr. G.. c
Wilkinson. president; Miss Anna Thomp
son. first vice president; Miss Bertha How
ard. second vice president; Mr. Jno. W
White. third vice president; Mr.. Eugene VIII
son. fourth vice president; Mrs. A. J
Cooper, librarian; DR.. ]. c. Bowling, record
ing secretary; Mr.. Bernhard Keys, assist
ant recording secretary; Miss Zeta Dyson
corresponding secretary; Miss Alice VIII
Jams. assistant corresponding secretary
Lawyer VIM. L. Pollard, treasurer; Mr. A
assistant statistician; Mr.. j. D. Campbell
sergeant-at-arms; Mr.. G. O. Lewis, assist
ant sergeant-at-arms.