Evening journal., 1910-10-26
COLDEY GRADS
READY FOR WORK
Large Class Is Graduated With
Pleasing Exercises While
Friends Applaud
SPEAKERS DELIGHT
WITH WISDOM TALKS

Of friends, and TO inspiring music by
the First Infantry Orchestra, the class
OF 1910, Goldey College marched to
their seats IN the front OF the audi
torium, at the twenty-fourth annual
commencement held In the High
School last night. Starting in a sweep
ing wing-eilect from each side OF the
stage, wide festoons of gold and
crimson, caught at intervals with red
rosettes, circled the walls and bal
cony of the auditorium. The rich
color was strikingly set OFF by the
green of the banked palms and ferns
on the stage. Bouquets for the grad
yates filled the front Of the stage,
huge and magnificent chrysanthe-
NUNS taking the place Of the roses
OF June graduations.
The young women, in dainty white
gowns. made a pretty picture on one
side, while the sober black on the
young mems side was relieved by
their badges of red and gold.
The orchestra gave a fine program
for half an hour before the exercises.
which was feature much appreciat-
! ed by the audience, the majority of
whom had come early to be sure OF
securing seat, knowing the popu-
/ larity OF Goldey commencements.
Seated on the stage were the speak
ers of the evening, the Rev. Or. Rob-
ert Forbes. secretary OF Methodist
Episcopal Home Missions, Philadel-
phia: William T. Smithers. Secretary
OF State: John G. Gray, presiding; II.
S. Goldey, president William y. Doug
las. manager; J. e. Fuller, yice-pres-
ident; j. +. Phillips. secretary and
treasurer, and the school faculty. The
officers of the Alumni Association
were also on the stage. Miss Serena
NJ Munda, president; w. w. Stapler,
vice-president; Miss Pauline Kolck,
corresponding secretary; Miss Ellen
keenan,, recording secretary.
The Rev. Hubert w. Wells, who
gave the invocation, and the Rev. DR..
w. l.. s. Murray, who gave the bene-
diction, Councilman Richard McMul-
len. Philemma Chandler, William
Murgatroyd, Francis Heisler, James
w. Lattomus. the Rev. c. T. Wyatt,
were others having seats on the
stage
Generalization For College.
John G.. Gray spoke Of the pleasure
It gave him to be called upon to pre-
side at the exer ises. and congratu-
lated Goldey College upon It's excel
lent standing among the business
schols OF the country. having twenty
four years of experience, over tel
thousand graduates and pupils fron
twenty-five states IN the union, fror
Canada, Porto Rico and Cuba Nj
; Gray emphasized the value of educt
o tion. beside which he said the macl
inery and wealth owned by mankir
2 were mere pigmies IN the developme
- of the world He also emphasized Il
IN value OF q commercial education I
Is lack Of which many men Of brai
re and other kind oi learning had fail
. OF success.
William T. Smithers. secretary
g State, delivered an eloquent addre
A TO the graduates, his theme being n
Is value Of effort. Referring to Golde
College as an institution that ha
equipped many young people for sue
oessful careers. he emphasized tn
fact that In the present era OF com
e mercial and practical activity, ii
the business education that counts
o He said the poets and dreamers o
other ages were busy with inven
tions now.
But in all these great captains o
industry. Mr.. Smithors called aten
, tion to the fact that their efforts wer'
what gave them success.
MIR. Smithers then called upon thu
graduates to consider the voyage o
life, upon which they were about L
embark, i'm a ship froighted with pos
sibilities, on an ocean wide with op
portunities. He told them that whethe
they we're waited along by the faj
winds OF success or encountered tn
adverse winds OF failure depended ol
how they managed the ship. MI
Smithers then eulogized the facultie
: of man, which made him enjoy tn
!, glories OF nature as an animal can
. not. But he said that man must max
the effort to use his faculties. Effor
was the worlds propelling power h
c said In removing obstacles and turn
ing failure into success.
Mr.. Smithers then recounted tn
achievements of the ancients, OF tn
Caesars and Napoleons Of the worlI
all OF which were the results OF effort
he said.
. In closing Mr.. Smithers urged th
'' young people not to be dissatisfie
: but to be unsatisiled. II did not matt,
II the success they achieved was M
what they had planned. he said;
would be a destiny worth while il the
did their duty.
He ended with, Keep your recol
clean and your standard high"
William +. Douglas then explain,
to the audience the courses OF stuC
pursued I'm the two distinct depar
ments of the school, the commerce.
course aud the shorthand course. I
told in detail the requirement Ia spec
and accuracy, and high grades
studies required for honor grade dipl
1 mas. Mr.. Douglas warmly thanked q
Board of Education and Princip
| Berlin for their courtesy In extern
ing the use of the auditorium to u
| college.
Grads Get Diplomas. O.
II The most interesting part Of Il
II program to the graduates, had nc
II arrived, the presentation of the dipl
II mas BY Mr.. Fuller. He said, "By vi
Il tue OF the authority vested In me
II Goldey College, and IN recognition
II the faithful manner in which YOU ha
performed your duties. as Wen as I
J high rating which practical tests shr
- you have attained in your studies,
gives me pleasure to award you Z
diploma and to recommend you to
favorable consideration of the bu
ness community" The honor gr'
diplomas were given first, and Il
each student marched to the plato
amid applause from relatives Z
friends.
The orchestra played Lucia" il
way that called forth storm OF