Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-19
OF THE BUSINESS HIGH
Commencement Exercises Held
at the National Theater.
AUDITOR ANDREWS ADDRESS
Congratulations Extended to the Di-
ploma Winners.
AWARD OF A SCHOLARSHIP
Musical Program by Section of the
Marine Band-List of
The Graduates.
AUDITOR ANDREWS ADDRESS
AWARD OF A SCHOLARSHIP

81 join heartily with you this afternoon
in extending compliments and Congratula-
tons to the members of the graduating
class. said Mr.. William +. Andrews.
ditor of the Treasury Department, yesterday
afternoon, at the annual commencement eX-
erCises of the Business High School at the
National Theater. we rejoice with them in
the victories they have Won" he said, and
extend best wishes for even greater success
In the future. Those of us who have passed
through similar graduating exercises can
appreciate quite fully their emotions and
sketch from our own creative imaginations
some bright pictures that thrill their hearts
upon this important occasion.
The actual possession of these diplomas
may suggest a halo of glory illuminating
the future brightly that the world may
seem to move onward under cloudless skies
to the sweet harmony of scholastic theory.
A brief service. however in our post grad
uate courses in the worlds great university
has revealed to US The necessity of a true
understanding of the real value of
scholastic training on the one hand and
on the other Its correct application to the
environments of life.
Taking the Bearings.
I'VE are told that mariners frequently
take their bearings in the midst of their
voyages especially upon untried seas, 10
ascertain their true relationship with re-
spect to paths of safety. the hidden dan
gers of the sea and the locations of their
destined harbors. Il is likewise fitting that
We take our bearings occasionally in the
midst of life'S journey with respect to the
honorable pursuits of life. our native en-
dowments and the instrumentalties that
may he utilized in the realization of lauda-
BILE aspirations.
This is especially true in relation to the
members of the graduating class They
finish an important lesson here this after
noon which we hope they have learned
thoroughly. but as they pass wonder
threshold at the close of these exercises a
new lesson will begin. On the morrow new
questions and perhaps old questions in new
forms will be presented with greater force
than ever before. Some may have formed
definite conclusions with respect to their
occupations for lifetime, some may be
inquiring for more light upon important
subjects while others may have never been
disturbed with such questions
Reward of Faithful Toll.
I'VE all understand the significant fact
that scholarship can never be secured with
out the earnest, faithful toll of the student.
Work. work work Is the decree of nature
with respect to scholarship as well as daily
bread. The mere driftwood of earth has
little value. but the vitalized energetic, in
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cies that make for righteousness and a
higher civilization. =r ' ''.'r. Sc =
Through all the centuries of human
struggle education has been one of the
most potent factors of human progress. 1t
seeks the perfection OF the human soul
through the harmonious development of all
its powers. Through the educa tional process
we expand and guide the receptive faculties
OF the child In these early years the pow
er to gather knowledge is enlarged by the
operation of natural laws which are sup
plemented by human devices and methods.
But no sooner has the child's mind become
thoroughly conscious of ITS possession of
knowledge than II seeks to express it, In
this operation of the child mind we have
beautiful illustration OF the truth that
1t is more blessed TO give than to receive
Possession Leads to Comparison.
With the possession or knowledge and
the power to communicate Ii comes the
natural inclination to compare ideas and
unite them into thought expressed in SEN
fences. From this standpoint we view the
interesting. fascinating realms of the re-
Elective logical powers of the human soul.
The benefits of business education are
not restricted to those who are engaged ex-
clusively in commercial pursuits. 1t is help
full In all occupations of life.
"A knowledge of systematic accounting
would be very helpful 10 the lawyer. the
man who is sometimes presumed to know
everything and adjust every controversy by
hts own dictum. You remember that il Is
sometimes suggested that the brilliancy of
a lawyers talents Is evidenced by the man
ner in which he conceals things with
strange illegible marks called letters.
spread out with an eXtraVagant expendi-
ture of ink and stationery. The existence
OF letters. manuscripts. briefs. etc. in such
form makes the work of the stenographer
and typewriter a welcome and helpful agen-
Cy like an oasis in the desert. The lawyer
hn dor n nd nd anr1lIn YyI
knowledge OF the system of debts and
credits is better prepared to handle the
legal points involved In extensive business
transactions.
AS your chosen institution honors YOU
with its diplomas this evening your friends
here assembled greet you with best wishes
for future success. May the books OF your
life enterprise be opened with ample re-
sources. their subsequent pages written
without a blot. closed with honor. the final
entry of the balance sheet being well
done.
The Opening Proceedings
The entire front OF the stage was banked
with flowers when Rear Admiral Baird
president Of the board of education. in
troduced Rev. DIR. Frantz. who delivered
the invocation. DIR. William f. Chancellor
later presented a scholarship in the Wash
ingtou School of Law TO Miss Clara E. By
ron. He also named Miss Nina l. Thomas
and Miss Emily ] Stone as -alternates
Mrs. Mussey Of the board of education ex-
planned that the income of of money
left by the will OF the late William Gait
would be awarded In the shape Of prizes
TO the students of the Business High School
and the commercial department of the
Armstrong Manual Training School re-
speCtively. The selections by the norni-
mating committee OF the Business High
School were then read as follows: Miss
Nina l Thomas Forestry In the United
States. With Special Attention to the Local
Supply: T. Lester Ballard. Building
Stones" Aterrates: Miss Mary Brashears
Forestry in the Philippines Miss Leila
Scott. Wheat"
The Gait medal for the Business High
School went to Miss Nina Williams.
The diplomas were then conferred by
Capt. James F. Oyster of the board of
education. which closed the exercises.
The thcater tastefully decorated
with orange and hlUe-the cOlors of the
school. In the course of the exercises
the following program was rendered by
section Of the Marine Band under .ieut
Santelmann: Overture. Jolly Fellows
Suppe. excerpts from bohemian Girl :"
Balfe: march. Admiral Dewey" Santel-
mann: oriental dance. "Sulana.' Voelker
intermezzo. I'm Cupid's Garden" Eugene
serenade. ''DAmour.' Won Blon; march.
High School Cadets" Sousa.
List of Graduates.
E'oIlowipe Is the LIST nf graduates. Milton