Evening journal., 1910-06-22
DIPLOMAS FOR
HOWARD GRADS"
Large Audience at Commence
ment Exercises in opera
House Last Night
SINGING, ESSAYS AND
ADDRESSES ON PROGRAM

and friends. the graduating class Of
the Howard High Sehol received di-
plomas at the commencement exercises
in the Opera House last night. vno
theatre was filled by the interested
friends of the school, and a pleasing
program was given.
The students of the grammar and
high schools were seated on the stage.
The building was decorated with
palms. ferns and roses,A with the i.g-
ures 10" In electric lights. Beside tho
students on the stage were seated
Superintendent Of Schools George W..
Twitmyer. members Qof the Board OF
Education. the principal, Miss Edwlna
b. Kruse and the school faculty; Dr,
T. o. Cooper who presided, In The abb
sence Of Dr. Evan G. Shortlidge. and
the speaker OF the evening, William
II. Hart professor Of law IN the How
ard University, Washington, d. c..
The members of the graduating
class from the high schol department
were Theodore Elizabeth BrowiuRton.
Cora Cornish, Mary c. Frazier, Charles
Lee Jefferson. Charlotte F.. Rice, Ma
ria G. jefferson and George Williams.
Mabel Beatrice Loper and Alice Ann
Whitten graduated from the normal
department.
THE Quiet Woman and the Great
Novel" was the subject Of an essay by
Cora Cornish. She remarked that the
greatest novels had been written by
the quietest woman and went on 10
demonstrate that novel writing Ia a
woman's particular sphere of literary
work. Mary Frazier then gave an es-
say on Mark Twain in which she
portrayed a characteristic image Of
the great humorist.
DR. r. O. Cooper lof the Board OF
Education distributed the diplomas and
Mrs. j. Bacon Stubs presented the
prizes The two essayists, Mary Fra
zier and Cora Cornish received the
Board of Educations prizes for pro-
hciency. The English prizes were
given to Charlotte e. Rice Essie BIZ
vans won the $3.50 prize for sewing
and Cortly jefferson received honor
able mention for sewing. Willard
/ Chlppey received the manual training
prize. while Louis Wright had honor
able mention. The prizes for the best
two ioaves Of bread were given Leila
Young and Mary Watson.
Professor Hart, Of Howard Univer-
sity, in his address TO the graduates
said that one learns at school the
rules of happiness and usefulness IN
/ life He said that ship at sea with
out a pilot can do nothing, though the
power OF the ship itself is the same
Il needs a guiding force In the same
way. until the powers Of men have
! been developed and disciplined, life
can avail nothing. IL As only through
the influence of scholarship that thu
dominion OF man over the forces o
brute nature continues its march
4 Thus the school is the cradle Of civ
nization and the melting pot through
which the lives OF the community ar
poured The speaker laid particula
emphasis on the valeu OF truth prac
ticed through life Truth he said 'i
the conformity of thought TO the real
ity of things
As usual singing formed an import
ant part Of the celebration. The even
ing opened with a selection by tn
Howard School orchestra. which wa
followed by "Steal Away to Jesus,
sung by the students in chorus. Afte
the exercises were over Arthur Chip
pey sang Honey Chile as a solo. TIL
ever popular Drink 10 Me only Wit
Thine Eyes" in scmi-chorus ended IN
evening Eta Roach gave violi
solo.
} After the exercises. Miss Kruse tn
principal. held reception at he
home. No. 206 East Tenth street, 70
the graduates. faculty Board of Edu
cation and a few Of Miss kruse'
: personal friends