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

ton drill of Cadet Corps Iathietic hsidl
Exercises not otherwise announced win be
held In Commencement Hail.
Eastern High School is particularly proud
of its base ball record. The final standing
OF the clubs Is:
Won. Lost.
Eastern
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This second place was won when Eastern
has only eighty-five boys from which to
make up team as against several hun
dred at Business. Technical and Central.
The Emerson Club of the M street High
School. an organization formed to promote
the interest OF the school and its various
Organizations, presented to the school the
afternoon of the 18th instant life-size
statue Of Venus of Milo. thus adding to the
stock of well-selected statuary already in
the possession Of the institution.
The East High School basket ball team
In recent meeting elected Miss Alma Cos
tin to its leadership for the coming year.
Miss Gostin has been star on the team
ever since she entered the school. and we
are sure that under her leadership great
results will be accomplished.
The semi-centennial celebration of New
berry College at Newberry, s. c., one Of
the leading Lutheran institutions of the
coNths WoS bcSuH Juut III with d SeTmOu
by Rev. A. J. Bowers. member of the
faculty. Mr.. Bowers Is the first member
or the faculty. for thirty years. who has
been chosen to address the students ut
commencement, which is being held in con-
nection with the semi-centenniaI
Rev William Haye Leavell of Houston,
Tex. addressed the student body IN the
evening.
An address by Gov. d. c. Haywood was
the feature of the second days program
The celebration continued through several
days.
In accepting a sixth nomination to Con-
gress. Judge w. C. Adamson. June o. at
Warm Springs made sensational speech
In opposition to the proposition to dis
franchise the negro In Georgia by the adop-
ton of an educational test His opposition
Is based on the assertion that the negro is
already disfranchised by the poll tax law
and that to adopt an educational test would
invite northern mliionaires to spend more
money to qualify negroes for ballot Judge
Adamson said:
Those who are willing to abandon our
advantage in the Georgia situation may be
comforted to know that Mr.. Carnegie is
being urged TO devote 500, 000, 900 to de-
moralize the negro by supporting and edu-
eating the young negro in the wrong way
in those southern states which have the
educational and grandfather clauses 1t
this thing keeps up the southern states, for
self-protection, may make 1t a pententiary
offense to give or receive money for educa-
tonal purposes, except it be given through
the regularly constituted educational au-
thorities of the state or to religious denomi-
nations maintaining religious schools and
colleges"
President Theodore Roosevelt will deliver
the commencement address at the Univer-
sity of Iowa IN 1867. He has accepted an
invitation TO do so, and will speak in the
course of his western trip. OF course this
is dependent upon his making the trip, but
1t is thought hardly likely that he will
change his plans after they are so far ad-
yanced. Last year the commencement adj
dress was delivered by Vice President Fair
banks. and this year the orator is Senator
Clark of Wyoming.
At a recent meeting of the junior class at
Eastern the following officers were elected
TO manage the fastener for the coming
year: Editor-n-chief. Mr. w. r. McFar-
land: assistant editor-in-chief Miss L. j.
Tomlin business manager. Mr. NJ P. Eslin;
Miss E. Moffett; school, Miss H. Pyles;
boys athletics, Mr.. A. III. Brown; girls
athletics. Miss E. Gochenour; literary, Miss
e. Dom; exchanges. Mr.. E. Hutchinson;
locals. Mr.. H. 8. Johnston.
Every one connected with the Western
High School is most justly proud of the
beautiful lawn 1t Is enthusiastically ad-
mired by every one who sees 1t. 1t now
has become, or will become in the near
future. even more worthy of pride since
the attraction OF flowers has been added
to the charms of the beautiful grass.
Four hundred two-year c.ematis vines
have been planted along the north and
south fences. English ivy and Japanese
morning glories have been artistically inter-
mingled. To the right of the south walk Is
bed of dusty miller and scarlet sage.
Around the walnut tree In the center Is
planted wistaria and ampelopsis. To the
left OF the north walk is a bed of red and
white colei. Around by the girls base
ant nfynr Nnn q
and marigolds. There Is some prospect OF
having screen of roses in front of the en-
trance.
The school Is very much indebted to Miss
Sipe for her assistance in this Identification
of the lawn.
The commencement exercises of the fifty
third session of Roanoke College began
June 10 with the baccalaurate sermon by
Rev. Floyd w. Tomkns, d. D., rector of
Holy Trinity Church, Philadelphia. He
chose for his text Revelations, Ills, "Re-
hold, l have set before thee an open door,
and his theme was 1.-The Call to Service"
Life with its opportunities calls us. The
world needs us. and our lives are only
fulfilled as they are given to service. Lifes
exhilaratiorl lies In activity. and its true
meaning is found only in usefulness. LIES
conservation Is completed only In sacri-
fee
ION all sides and along all paths we see
the open door for energetic, educated and
been clearer call for the preaching of
the gospel of peace. Never before were
there more important or more far-reaching
reforms awaiting the men, the leaders.
who shall carry them into effect Never
before did sin in more defiant or more
manifold form scorn the sling and stone
of youth Never before were greater vic
tories to be won for self, for humanity and
for God Now. as ever, the educated, gift
ed consecrated youth of our country must
take the places of responsibility and trust
and into-their hands is committed the fu-
tura-
The annual address before the Y. NJ c.
A. at Roanoke College was delivered by
Rev G. u. Wenner, d. D., of New York
city He chose as his theme ''The Word
of God, the Means OF Grace" The present
age, the speaker said. Witnesses a conflict
between two great schools of thought. the
conservative and the liberal The former
stands for historical Christianity: the lat
ter for modern criticism. The one empha-
sizes the divine factor: the other the hui
man Christianity Is essentially a divine
revelation. and hence religion of au-
thority. The teachings of Christ give one
authority to the word which the church
has embodied In her doctrine. The Divine
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