Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-03
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
DAYS FINISHED
MORE THAN 1000 CHILDREN
GIVEN DIPLOMAS
BIG AUDIENCES GATHERED AT
TWO EXERCISES
City Divided in Half, with Meetings
Held at Both Polytechnic and
Los Angeles High School
Buildings

After completing eight years OIL
grammar school work. with the dread
ed examinations at the end of each
semester and the advance into a high
er grade at the opening Of school at
the winter term, more than 1000 gram
mar school pupils of Los Angeles for
maIy were recognized as having COM
pleted the most important branch of
their education.
Concluding exercises for sixty-one
grammar school eighth grades were
held in two divisions yesterday, both
the Polytechnic and Los Angeles high
schools being the scene Of the gradua-
tion exercises.
Nearly 1900 persons gathered in the
big auditorium of the Polytechnic
school IL the morning when the first
section of graduates from twenty-five
of the grammar schools in the western
and southern sections of the city We're
called together, while almost as many
filled the auditorium of the Los An
geles high school when the graduates
of the thirty-nine grammar schools To-
Gated in the northern and eastern parts
of the city held forth in the afternoon.
Grade after grade occupied the
Polytechnic stage in the morning, the
girls dressed neatly in white, the boys,
although the majority of them wore
short trousers, bearing dignity which
the responsibility of the day carried
with them, to contribute to the mu-
sical program.
Songs Are Sung
"The Cavalry Men" was rendered by
the Twenty-eighth street school orches-
ira, while every child in the room rose
later to sing 1.-THE Immensity of God"
Jecelyn's "Berceuse' and 1.-THE Dust
man" were sung by the glee club of
the Fourteenth street school, followed
by several piano selections played by
Adelaide Gosnell.
The musical program was followed
by an address delivered by E. c.
Moore, city superintendent of schools,
in which the graduates were given five
commandments" as superintendent
Moore termed them and which he de-
clared were the stepping stones to sue
cess.
Keep on going to school; remember
to grow strong; hate lie; love your
country, and don't dawdle, said Su-
perintendent Moore, land l feel GER
tain that there can be but one re-
suit" The speaker then took up his
different points in succession.
you have done WELL" declared
Moore, addressing the pupils, "but do
not place too much reliance on what
has been accomplished in grammar
school. 1t is only the beginning. If
you intend to quit going to school for
monetary reasons you are making a
big mistake When L was a boy 1
left high school and went to work in
rolling mill at $36 month. thought
that was excellent pay.
Education Worth More
ST doubt if many of you can earn as
much. But I left the mill and re-
turned to high school. 1t was the best
thing that 1 ever did, and 1 have been
thankful for doing it ever since. Al
though some of you may be able to
earn more than $36 a month. none of
you can earn enough to pay for the
lack of education.
while you are obtaining your edu-
cation" he continued, remember that
unless a man is well physically he
can accomplish but little. Grow
broad, thick and tall and the odds are
in favor of your winning. 1 shall never
forget the teeth and neck of Theodore
Roosevelt. Roosevelt has a neck
which would look well on a prize
fighter, and his teeth were so much in
prominence when I met him that I
never shall forget my first interview.
washington was built much along
the same lines as our fellow citizen
James j. Jeffries 1t was this physical
strength and endurance which enabled
both Washington and Lincoln to ac-
complish what they did.
Patriotism Not. Forgotten
"Also remember to love your coun-
try 1t does much for you, and the
majority of us should not take things
for granted as much as we do. Re
member these four things and don't
dawdle. Do what you do well. Follow
the example of former President
Roosevelt and put your whole heart
into whatever you undertake."
Superintendent Moore concluded his
address by stating that there was not
sufficient room at the Polytechnic
high school to accommodate all who
wished to enter and that he would
advise the pupils to enter the Olive
street institution, changing to the
Polytechnic school later if they so de-
sired He told the graduates that he
regretted the lack of room in the
Polytechnic school and said that he
hoped such a state of affairs would |
never again be brought about.
The afternoon program at the Los
Angeles high school was the same as
the morning exercises, with the ex-
ception that the graduating classes of
the Grand avenue Loreto street. Cam
bria street and Custer avenue schools |
furnished the musical program.