The Washington herald., 1908-06-18

You have paid the cost with many
years OF hard labor. and you have studied
faithfully for this hour. and you are en-.
titled to this public and official acknowl
edgment Of the fact that you have at
tained your purpose and that your efforts
have been crowned with success"
Addressing himself with these words e
80 boys and girls. graduates Of the Cen.
tral Eastern. and Western High schools
at the commencement exercises at Con.
Vention Hall last night Hon. Thomas II
Anderson, associate justice OF the su-
prerne Court Of the District Of Columbia
awarded the diplomas. which were tied
with the colors OF the respective schools.
The scene at Convention Hall was one
which will ever remain in the memory
of the participants as one OF the most
happy and at the same time most serious
moments in their lives.
Meant n New Chapter.
To the graduates as well as 70 their
parents and friends it meant a new chap
ter in their lives. Addresses by we'll
known public men. congratulatlng the
boys and girls on their success and giving
them encouragement and advice for their
future careers. added TO the impressive
ness OF the occasion. Music. flowers.
happy faces. and the consciousness Of
having accomplished something. contrib
uted an overfowing font Of happiness and
satisfaction 10 the graduates, their teach
ers. parents. and friends.
The huge auditorium had undergone a
special process OF decoration for the
event, The Stars and Stripes. inter.
twined with the colors OF the three
schools were in evidence everywhere.
hanging in graceful folds from the iron
peams and rafters and stretching In front
OF the gall ries and platform. upon which
were seated the graduates. the faculties
OF the various schools. the members OF
the board Of education. the speakers.
and other invited guests The Marine
Band. under the personal direction OF
Lieut.. Santelmann, interspersed the pro-
Bramme with popular selections.
Ihe well-known sounds OF Sousa's
High School Cadets" March served as
6lgnal Tor the graduates 10 enter the
nan from the anterOOm. the girls. in
nalhty white dresses, preceding the bows
VINO were attired in dark clothes. and
taxing their seats upon the platform.
where tier Of girllsh sweetness and
brightness rose upon tier of intelIlgenca
and manliness OF their student col
leagues the boys. A long continued
round OF applause greeted them.
Opened by MIR. Oyster.
The ceremonies were opened by Cant
James F. Oyster. president OF the hoard
OF education, who humorouslv referred
20 himself as the silent menber- os the
board. and said that for this reason he
was not prepared to make a speech
which function he had delegated into
other hands. Capt Oyster said the Of
hcers Of the board OF education had a
greater responsibility resting upon them
tnan any other public officer. having in
trusted to them the education Of more
than $1,000 children.
Rev. James II. Taylor. pestor of tho
Central Presbyterian Church. delIverad
the invocation. and Hon. Hannis TavIor
bpeciai counsel Of the Spanish Treaty
claims Commission. made the address OF
the evening in which he traced the his
tory Of civilization from Egypt down
through the various ages. the Gernanic
iederations 70 the revolutionary war and
the present American commonwealth DR.
Iaylor paid high tribute to Peletiah Web
ster' inventor OF the present Federal svs-
TEN under which the people OF the United
States live.
While In the midst OF his ELOQUENT ad-
uIess' Ut Iaylor's voice suddenly grew
lower In consequence OF which he was
compelled to close his speech. He in
Nited all those interested in the work os
Peletiah Webster In his system OF gov
ernment 70 address him and he would
mail them a pamphlet OF what he in
tended to say at last nights exercises
Lieut.. Santelmann's rendition OF his
own composition, THE Bachelor" waltz
was received with applause
Before awarding the scholarships. A.
I. Stuart, superintendent Of the public
schools. apologized 10 DR.. Taylor for
bringing him TO this impossible hall
which defies the human voice"
We cannot go 70 any other place.
said DR.. Stuart, because we have no
other place. II the graduating classes
continue to grow as they have been do
ing in the last few years. we will be
compelled to hold our commencement ex-
ercises on the White Lot"
The Following scholarships were award
ed by SUPP Stuart. and as he called out
the names Of the successful graduates
they received the enthusiastic applause
OF the large audience:
Scholarships Awarded.
Six scholarships in the George Washington Uni |
versity awarded TO students passing highest in the
college entrance examinntious-KendaIl scAolarShip
to Ruth Foster. Contll High School: First Univer.
Eity scholarship. 20 Harold Keats. Western High /
School Second University scholarship 70 Edith X /
Osh. Eastern HiEh School. Third University schol 1
arship. 10 Lcnoro Heald Central High School |
Fcar'h University scholarship. 70 Katherine NJ /
Ncwbod. Central High school: Fifth University /
bcholarship 70 Elmer Stewart. Western High School
Scholarship IN the Wcman's College Of Baltimore
Nd. 70 Ncttio R. McGn Eastern High School.
Scholarships in Lafayette ColeVe-Ralph W. Brown
Eastern High School; Matthew g. Farmer Eastern
High School: NJ Brice Clagett Central High school
] RAYMOND Hoover. Central High School
Scholarship in University Of Pennsylvania-Fred
koschwitz. Central High School
Georgetown medical schOlarships-Frank DiehrinQ
Ceaiial High School. and James Townsend, Central.
High school
Washington and Les schoarships-Richard Owen.
Central High School. and Raymond g. Walters. !
Western High School.
The gold medal presented by the Ma
tional Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution for an essay on a
given subject on Revolutionary history
was awarded 20 Miss Nettie Pauline Nc
Gill. OF Eastern High School, and honor
able mention was made OF the essav of |