Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14
CLASS DAY AT LONG SCHOOL
Twenty-Eight Boys and Girls Grad
uate from Eighth Grade.
DAVIDSON AND COLE TALK
Former Declares Lincoln, with only
Twelve Months Scholarship tS
Model of self-COntrOl for
Youths to Follow.

Made possible by the patrons OF the
school, who demanded that class day eA-
ercises be held when II was announced
that none would be, and who paid the cost
of holding the exercises, an interesting pro-
gram was rendered Friday afternoon
when twenty-eight boys and girls graduated
from the eighth grade of the Long Gram
mar school, 'the departmental school,
Twenty-sixth and Franklin streets. AS the
completion of the eighth grade marks the
close OF education for many boys and girls
the parents of the children attending the
Ions school decided to have class day eX-
erclses to mark this completion and which
would stand out in the lives of the youths
as an event well worthy of remembrance
Superintendent Davidson of the city
schools and President David Cole of the
Board of Education were honored guests
and spoke briefly to the children and a
pleasing program was carried out. Super
intendent Davidson addressed mainly that
portion of the class which has signified no
intention Of attending the high school, but
70 per cent having decided to pursue their
education higher.
THE man who stands out as the ideal
American, who stands head and shoulders
above ali else, who is the best copy for
any young boy and girl today, spent but
twelve months in the school room, and that
man was Abraham Lincoln" said the SUI
perintendent, -lld ringing applause. Lin
coin belonged to the smaller per cent, the
% per cent that can not go to the high
school,, and l want to say to you, boys and
girls, that | have found some of the best
boys and girls in the 25 per cent that can
not go higher.
"One can educate himself outside the
school room. for the greatest university
in the country never had any brick walls
around It. From this % per cent are liza
BILE to come The men and women who in the
future will make not only Omaha, but Ne
braska and the union famous.
This 10 pei cent that has s~lsnified the
intention to 40 TO the higher school means
much for tire locality and the entire city.
The high school is forty years in this coun-
try and has become a most important
school. We used to think that eight years
education enough, now we will have noth-
ing less than twelve if possible.
s~eIf-ControI IL Essential.
But whether you belong TO the 70 pei
cent or the Is per cent, there is one ele'
ment in your life l want to impress more
than any other, and that is the element
of self-control, the self-control manifested
I DN Apld A4AAlNpAAAs ~
president, but you can all be men and
women worthy the name. 1t is not arith'
metic we care for, II is not geography We
care for; 1t is this one thing we care for
Are YOU Just a little bit better boy or cir
than you used to be?
II bid you to be great, great in character
for a great character is the greatest gifi
the world can bestow."
President Cole, who preceded the superin'
tendent. addressed his youthful hearers as
future members of the Board Of Eduea'
ton" In his talk he referred to the class
prophecy. in which wonderful careers were
mapped out for ever member, and he asked
the boys and girls who In the future are e
build our houses and sweep the streets 4
all are to become banker or builders o.
airships?
when you live by the sweat of YOU
brow you enjoy the health that nature in
tended" said Mr.. Cole. But no matter
what place you occupy in life, 1t depends
on your character and the industry 70,
put in your work what measure of success
will be melted out 20 that work"
Glass Day Exercises.
The class day exercises we're opened b!
the singing OF a couple Of songs by tn
class, and then followed recitations by Ev
? elyn Neale' EslheI NaIuhel' MaIioh FaI
sons, Bertha Sellner, Myrtle Hall, CLAIR
Hansen, Arthur Beck and Clarence Reum
and an original poem by LYDIA Paul. Grac
Robinson read the class prophecy. whicl
not only included each member of the class
but also made Mr., Cole president Of tn
, United states in 1928, and MT, Davidson
! ambassador to the court OF 81. James b.
his appointment. Ruth ogle read the elias
will.
. Iuterspersed between the addresses an
e recitations were vocal numbers by Mis-
Cole, Miss Schneider and Charles Curry