The Washington herald., 1907-06-14
Awarded a Scholarship to
Columbia University.
ONE OF SUCCESSFUL THREE
Graduated from Mckinley Manual
Training SchOoI-Satoshi ShutOw
Appears in Costume of His Country
and Gets an Ovation-Prof. w. VI.
HAYS Delivers the Address.

High School Of Washington, one Of three
prizes for which the whole school COM
peted.
| The exercises were held in the Ma
/ tional Theater The prize obtained by
/ the young japanese IS a special scholar
| ship in Columbia University, New York
Shutow was dressed in full japanese cos
| tune when he received the prize on the
/ stage Of the National Theater. and he
was the subject Of an ovation from the
audience.
Shutow is a fine physical specimen Of
his race, and his good looks brought forth
much comment from the spectators.
Hon. Wi!let NJ Hays. Assistant secre-
! tary Of Agriculture, delivered the ad-
| dress 20 the ninety graduates The thea
/ ter was crowded with school officers
proud parents and relatives, and enthu-
/ slastic friends, Few audiences IN the big
play houses have witnessed prettier
stage setting than the group Of young
| girls In white backed by the boys. half
In tuxedo ana half in dress uniform Of
the high school cadets. with the entire
stage banked with palms. ferns, and cut
! flowers. An immense basket Of daisies
was placed in the center Of the stage just
back Of the footlights.
officials seated on Stngr.
Seated on the stage with the graduates,
who marched in from the wings 90 the
strains of college Life by the orches-
ira, were Admiral Baird president Of the
board Of education and presiding officer.
! Hon WiUet NJ Hayes. Rev Father Ed
ward J.. Buckley. Dr. William f. Chancel-
/ Tor. superintendent Of schools. Assistant
/ Superintendent Percy N. Hughes. ". y.
/ Cox and Prof Evermann. members Of the
/ board OF education, Principal George Z.
! Myers. OF the Mckinley School. Miss
Shipman. and several others.
/ Father Buckley delivered the invocation
and Admiral Baird announced NT. HAYES
. as the speaker of the day THE high
school the peoples college was the
/ theme Of his address
"Nou young men and you Young WOM-
On who are to-day graduating.' he said,
| should be proud OF the fact that you
/ have chosen q school course which will
make greater the surplus Of what you
produce over what you consume in the
/ world than if you had taken a merely
/ literary. course In the general city high
schools.
You young mon" he said facing
them. made q substantial decision when
you chose Il course Of study which en-
phasIzcs the productive side Of our ma
tionaI welfare. Your decision and your
status are cast on the side Of giving more
solid reality % the achievements Of our
country Your own manual product VIII
be valuable % your feilow-men but your
leadership ju setting higher standards I'm
whatever line Of productive work your
talents lead you viii be Of far greater
value. Public money. the honestly earned
money Of the productive people has been
! here invested in aiding you TO bring lead
! ersh.p TO the Industries.
scope Of Work Not Narrowed.
1T is wrong to assume that by early
beginning technical studies YOU have mar
/ rgwed the scope Of your activities. The
/ combination Of manual and technical
with scientific and literary studies has
given YOU a broader more truly educa-
tional and saner point Of view, and bet
ter preparation 10 meet the complex and
I ever-ChanEing conditions Of our modern
life. Employers of labor and labor lead
eIs are coming 20 appreciate the fact
that public technical and trade schools. in
cooperation with an efficient apprentice
ship system. on a plan which can be
agreed upon between labor organizations
and employers associations. is good
|Amer!Cauism. necessary alike for Ameri-
can commercial supremacy and for the
highest domestic welfare"
Turning 60 the young women, the
Assistant Secretary said. you young
7 women by eleCting this course. have
chosen TO keep close 70 the primal du-
ties Of life You have chosen the road
20 substantial production Of homes. BY
choosing this broader culture. which
teaches YOU of things and how 20 do
work. as well as 20 comprehend and
appreciate the literary and the artistic
you have developed powers Of more
value 10 your race, 10 your family. and
40 yourselves. You are better prepared
10 eerve as helpmates in providing for
the home. and you are better prepared
for leadership in making the home
Mr. Hayes dwelt at length on the
progress Of technical and manual edu-
cation in the United States since its
inception.
Following the address. supt Chancellor
announced the award Of scholarships.
w. V. Cox Presents Diplomas.
". Y. Cox. Of the board OF education
| presented the diplomas The names were
called in alphabetical order by Principal
! Myers, and Miss Shipman passed the
| embossed sheepskins to Mr.. Cox. Each
student. as he or she advanced 10 the
center Of the stage, was warmly greeted
! Raymond S. Hart, captain of Techs
prize drill company, the other cadet Off
GERS and class favorites, We're particu-
larly honored-
The exercises closed with the class OF
'07 yell by the graduates. The ushers, in
full uniform. then swarmed upon the
stage. loaded with bunch after bunch OF
flowers and other presents. Not one OF
the entire ninety was overlooked and
some of the girls were so laden with
flowers that they had TO get assistance to
carry them home.
Class Roster.
Those graduating, and the class officers,
are as follows:
College Preparatory Course.
Esther Brock Mabe Byer Ruth Baldwin Cooper
Elsi7 Janet Cunningham. Annie Lula Gibbs, JOY
Hills Marston Mary Mcifea Moss. julia Marie
Pare Henrietta NIar4 RAY Grace Anatoli1 Schue
der. Ethe.yu Stmkwoather. ard Mary Elizabeth
WeiIick
James Merrill RylanI Adams. Alexander Gordon
Hamilton, Eail Young Henderson, Richard Wesley
Hickman, IT,. Mard Benjamin H0dgson. Ralph
Williams Howell. Henry William Jaeger. Thomas
Sylvester Klnger William Henry Richards. Walter
Scott simpson Satoshi Shutow Charles Edward
Sloane Leon Neil Clinton Smith, stephen Rigs.
Truesicll and Prescott, Stearns Tucker.
special FOur-year Course,
/ Ethel Gertrude Brodie, Myrtle Cameron. Viola
/ Elizabeth Neal and Mary Elizabeth Wright.
Malcolm Carl Auerbach Marshall Mccormick BTy-