Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-14

dent Roosevelt's speech at the Michigan
State College, in reference to the skilled
tiller of the soil and skilled mechanic, and
said:
Congress has recognized that education
in the Industries has become SO successful
and popular that it is necessary to provide
federal money with which to train teachers
for industrial educational institutions Of
secondary grade. Not only has the me
chanic arts high schools. with it's trade
school adjunct: the agricultural high school
with it's short courses, and the home eco
Monies course in all high schools reached
the status of assured success. but manual
training for both boys and girls in country
primary schools and in city primary schools
has long passed the experimental stage
Billions in Products.
AS people we do work which produced
$50 900 900 90 worth Of products, and pre-
sumably an equivalent amount Of work Is
devoted to the care of our own selves, In
all. $4,000. 900 900 annually. Two-ffths Of
one-tenth of l per cent of this sum would
be s2OO0OOOO Were to add this latter
sum to our school expenditure for industrial
education we would bring up the sum given
our good boys and girls for this purpose
nearly to the per capita amount we now
give to those defective or vicious boys
and girls who get into our refornatory IN
stitutions. 1t is hard to believe that II two
ffths of one-tenth of / per cent of all our
Industrial work were expended In Industrial
schools it would fall short OF adding 10
our national production and our national
comfort the equivalent of $l,UOO.oO,OoO an
nually. or fifty times its cost. Besides the
production of food, clothing, houses, rali-
ways and other commodities, there Wouio
be a vastly more important production OF
sweet wholesome, strong American lie.
The practical studies induce parents and
children longer to continue the course OF
study. as well as to intensity the school
life. 90
America already has the, means with
which to inaugurate a full complement or
industrial school work, and since this work
soon returns its cost many times over there
Is much in favor of its rapid development.
Winners of Scholarships.
Following the address Supt. Chancellor
announced the winners of scholarships as
follows: Columbia University, New York,
Satoshi Shutow Washington and Lee Uni
yersity, Willard B. Hodgson; George Wash
ington University. George Allen King.
W v. Cox of the board of education pre-
sented the diplomas. The names were
called in alphabetical order by Principal
MYERS and Miss Shipman passed the en-
bossed sheepskins to Mr.. Cox. Each stu
dent. as he or she advanced to the center
of the stage. was warmly greeted. Ray
monS 8. Hart, captain Of Techs prize
drill company, the other cadet of1cers and
class favorites, were particularly honored.
Graduates and Class officers.
The graduates and class officers are as
follows:
Special four-year courSe-Ethel Gertrude
Brodie. Myrtle Cameron. Malcolm Carl Auer-
bach. Marshall Mccormick Bryarly, Albert
George Buehler, John James cantwell. Ray
mond Walter Charlton. Edward Burton
Corning George Morley Davis, Octave De-
Care. Reuben Rozelle Duffie. Robert Lewis
Glass Raymond Sugar Hart, Herbert Lo-
renzo Kengla, George Allan King, Benoit