Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-16
Glass DAY EXERCISES
Central, Western and Eastern
High Schools Deeds Recited.
PROPHECIES OF BIG THINGS
Poems, 0ratory and Music and Fare
wells to Study.
LARGE AUDIENCES PRESENT
Ceremonies Held in Assembly Halls.
Decorations Of Plants, Flowers,
Flags and Glass Colors.

The trials and tribulations Of the men,
bers of the classes of 1908 of the Central,
Western and Eastern high schools during
the past four years, the high positions on
which. 1t is predicted. they have mort
cages and the triumphs and su .cesses
they have won for the class and for their
respective schools were all recounted last
night at the class day exercises, held in
the assembly halls of three high school
buildings.
Many friends of the graduates braved
the storm and enjoyed the programs car
ried out.
At Central High School.
The assembly hall of Central High
School was packed to the DOORS The
large hall was decorated with American
flags. The stage was banked and lined
WITH potted palms and flowers. A section
of the United States Marine Band played
throughout the evening.
The exercises opened with selection.
followed by the High School Cadets
march both played by the orchestra
salutatory. James G. Townsend reads the
class history.
Following selection by the orchestra
the class prophecies were given by How
ard Eager, section A; jeanette Geschicter.
section B. and Custis Hall, section c.
Miss Leila Howard gave a piano solo.
The class poem was delivered by Bow
man Noah. Other class prophecies were
given by Rhoda Mautner, section d: An
ME Willis section E, and Henry A. Win
gate, section F.
Emory M. Wilson. principal of the
school, delivered brief address. Miss
Anita Dietrich sang solo. Ray Easton
was valedictorian. Aud Lang Syne"
was sung by the class. The exercises
closed with several selections by the Or
cheStra.
The class officers are: Frederick Henry
Koschwitz president; Olive Marguerite
Keys, vice president Edna Louise Turn
burke. secretary; William Francis Kelly,
jr., treasurer; Ray Norwood Easton, vale.
| dictorian; James Gayey Townsend, his
torian.
The class night committee was COM
posed Of: Supervisory, c. B: Hamilton
and Q. Keys: refreshments Norita Pep,
George r. Heitmuller; seating. c. A. Be-
nine and j. r. Webb: decorations. Edna
Turnburke and c. NJ Carter; music, L.
KidweN and B. r. Reed; printing, r. j.
Potbury and NJ. B. Clagett.
| The executive committee was: Norlta
Pepper. Russell Madden. Ruth Foster.
Frank Duehring, Charles B. Hamilton;
Julia Jackson, Leona Heckinger, Ethel
Sunny. Kate Carr. Lenore Head, Char
lotte Lee. Robert Potbury.
Westerns Glass Exercises.
That all young people must SOW their
wild oats Is false conception and a
| libel on young manhood and young wom
anhood represented in the high school
class. was maintained by Rev. DR.. NJ.
Ross Fishburn, pastor OF the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, who
| made an address to the members of the
| graduating class Of the Western High
l C-t> aln dow Ia
| took as his subject THE Essentials in
the Making and Maintaining of Worthy
Life" i
THE first essential is TRUTH" he stated
not only in speech but in conduct. sin
| cere and ingenious. In all ages. truth
has been regarded Of the highest value.
| THE second essential Is purity. Some |
people say it is necessary for all young
people to sow their wild oats That con-
ception is false, libel on such young |
manhood and young ~omanhood. as we
young people, middle aged people or old |
| folks to SOW wild oats.
| First, be pure in thought: then be pure |
| in speech. l once attended a dinner of
that famous organization. the Gridiron
Club, at which only men were present.
At the beginning of the dinner the pfesi-
| dent rose and announced that at Gridiron
dinners ladies are always present. That
| secured the best decorum around the ta-
bles. Purity in thought, purity in speech,
then purity In conduct
| The third essential for the making of
worthy life Is courage. All the world
| likes and applauds courage; and all the
world despises cowardice. While We have
q disdain for stories of cowardice, the lit
erature of courage has always been pop
| ular. And you have need of this courage,
| not only on the battlefield. but every day
| of your life. If your life Is to be worthy.
| You will need it to withstand temptations,
| to win the victories over sin, need it In
defense against wickedness.
THE fourth essential is service. Re-
member the value of money. the value of
power. the value of learning is not in its
possession, but in its use
The class day exercises were presided
over by the class president, Reginald Coz
Inns. In his opening remarks he enumer-
ated the successes won by the class MEM
bers. He introduced Miss Marguerite
Rowell. who gave the salutatOry.
ION behalf of the class of 19O8" she
night exercises. o Caesar, we wno are
about to die salute you!' was the gladia- |.
| tors cry In the arena. standing face to
face with death and with the Roman pop-
ulace: But. tonight we feel like para
phrasing the gladiators cry by saying,
We who are about to live. salute you! :"
Exploits Of Glass Of 'Os.
An address by DR.. Ffshburn followed.
Harry Bates gave the class history. He
began with prehistoric times" when the
members Of the class were ''in the grade
schools and regarded all high school stu
dents with the awe and admiration due
such superior beings.
The class entered the school as the
largest in its history. he said. He fol-
lowed its triumphs and recounted many
individual incidents that go to make up
four years of high school life Concluding
he pointed out that in the four years the
class has been in the school 1t has seen
two championships come to Western for
the first time. seen the drill won by West
ern for the first time in many years. and
seen the school grow in size. strength and
spirit.
The histrionic. literary, scholastic, DO.
litical and business triumphs awaiting the
members of the class of 'OS were foretoid
in humorous vein by Warrington
Clarke Campbell The class poem, written
in the verse Of Paul Revere's Ride was
read by Miss Ina D. Singleton
The valedictorian was Miss Hilda Kohr.
Recalling the tales of the journeys to
Canterbury. she likened the Western High
School to the Tabard Inn of chaucer, and
declared the pilgrimases of the members
of the class together to their Tabard Inn
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