Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18
HIS. STUDENTS GET DIPLOMAS
Annual commencement Held Last
Night at the Brandsis.
REPRMAND FOR SIX STUDENTS
Principal of High school, who is TO
he superintendent Next Year, f.
Introduced--Mr. Kennedy
Presents Diplomas.

4 1NpAVhhhAs
Looking out the door Of graduation from
the Omaha High school into the next stage
OF life, zoe boys and girls were presented
with diplomas indicating completion Of the
four-yesr course of study in the school
Friday night at the Frandeis theater. DR..
w. NJ. Davidson, superintendent Of the
Omaha schools, was in charge Of the exer-
cises 1t being his last appearance Off
ciating publicly as superintendent before
his leaving for Washington The thester
was crowded when the curtain raised and
DIR. Davidson opened the evenings exer-
cires.
| Intense in its depth of feeling and filled
with a dramatic personality for each one
of the six boys who broke disciplinary
rules at Camp Penn Harlan, Ia. a week
ago, DR.. Davidson administered a public
reprimand to those six lads Entirely I'M
known as ever before a part Of commence
ment exercises, the scene Of the six offend
ers standing bravely on q stage before 2O2
schooimates and the big seating capacity
Of the Brandeis ,thester packed with Omaha
citizens will undoubtedly live forever IN the
memories Of those who saw IT,
Boys Take Their Medicine.
Arraigned severely by DR.. Davidson for
their acts OF mob violence, the six boys.
Chester Baker. Ewing Forbes, Howard
Delameter George Howell Clifton Searles
and James Gardner were nevertheless given
a word OF praise for their manly bravery
in taking their medicine. Just as the
superintendent called them out hiss was
heard in the audience. which sound brought
out stream of praise for the lads in
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hiss any part Of their attempt to make It
right.
Discipline must be kept in school or we
will never have it in citizenship" declared
DR.. Davidson In closing. You have
promised me you would never be guilty
again OF such a misdemeanor and think
you will keep it," he told each boy. And
now that you have made amends l assure
you that you have again the respect of
your classmates, the school authorities and
the citizenship of Omaha"
1t was the last Omaha High school com
mencement last night for another than
DIR. Davidson. Lieutenant W. N. Haskell,
as he gave the order to the forty-four
officers, who received cadet diplomas for
their four years work in drill. was also
officiating for the last time, as he leaves
for the Philippines soon, and 1t is not
position to be able to be commandant Of
cadets. The cadet officers were in full
uniform and each stepped forward and
saluted as he received his certificate. And
not a step was missed as with steady
tramp, tramp, they marched off the stage,
graduated from the cadet battalion. Al
bert Calm, jr., the captain who won tn
competitive drill this year as head Of
Company D, received rounds of applause
as his name was called. Diplomas were
presented by Stanley P. Bostwick.
"Back to the Soil"
Edwin Partridge opened the exercises Of
the students with an essay Back to the
SOIL" advocating a return to farming by
more of the people crowded in the modern
cities.
"A few years ago the cry OF the age was
scientific engineering, now 1t is scientific
farming" he said. And, indeed, the farmer
will, without doubt be ultimately the great
est factor in the industrial world. His life
is no longer hard drudgery. but even more
pleasant than working In a city, as modern
and appliances make living
and work on the farm up to the standard
of today in other lines of toll"
Miss Mamie and Miss Hortense Spiesber-
ger twin sisters, graduating in the 1911
class, performed the plano duet Of Misz-
kowski's 'Valse Brillante" In a manner
that showed them both to be musicians OF
no small talent. The performance Of 30 diff
ficult a piece received much applause.
Plea for Organised Play.
A plea for Fairgrounds and organized
play for children was the contribution of
Miss Emily Bridges.
Good citizenship and clean characters
are more the result of the kind of play OF
the children than Of anything else in their
training" she declared. LAS school work |
builds up individuality and force OF the
brain, so organized play develops a healthy
nation and a nation of real character"
Miss Bridges covered the various kinds |
Of organized play. asking that b. them
chivalry and morals be made inherent
Picturing the old high school building |
that is now almost down to the ground, |
Miss Blanche Brotherton brought back
many a pleasant school hour to the older
people OF Omaha who had attended It. The |
sentiment Of its old places where all had
gone to school were brought out In her
essay, "In Memoriam," even the worn |
stairs. the dark Railways and the scratches
of the old walls seeming dear to those
who had spent happy years OF school life |
there. The 1911 class is the last class grad
uating who used the old school house in
it's senior year.
Decay of Imagination.
Imagination has brought the world TO
Its present point OF great success" said
Miss Agnes Nielsen In her essay. "Amuse-
ments. such as the American OF today is
are constantly robbing him OF
his Imagination because Of their. complete
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stops"
Miss Nielsen pointed out the workings
Of newspapers that with their cartoons and
other illustrations robbed the reader of his