Evening journal., 1911-06-22


gameness. leadership and adaptive
ness on the football field are the
qualities that make the man.
The essay on June" by Miss Mil
dred Gooding, was very appropriate.
The OldFashioned Girl versus Our
Modern Lass" was a delightful paper
written by Miss Margaret Elinor Mary
Monaghan. and il was read by Miss
Anna Elizabeth Downward. Modern
Rip Van Wrinkle" was the subject Of a
paper written by Edgar Heisler Riley.
Heroes and Hero Warship," was
the title Of a clever essay by Charles
Edmund Grifith. Those who received
diplomas and the various prizes
were:
Miss Margaret Ehnor Mary Mona
CHAN, winner of the Board of Educa-
tons first honor prize for the June
class; average $50.
Charles Edmund Griffith, winner of
the Board Of Education first honor
prize for the February class; aver
age, 93.S
Hester Virginia Lacklen and Harry
Thomas Bennett, winner of The
Morning News prizes, donated by Ed
gar M. Hopes.
Edwin Curriden Stauffer, winner Of
the manual training prize, and Edgar
Heisler Riley, winner of the English
prize. given by the alumni.
Mildred Gooding. winner of the $100
alumnae scholarship prize.
T. Coleman steigler and Grace Cur
lett Beck. winners of the Business
School prize
Yorke Edward Rhodes, winner of
the Bishop Kinsman Greek prize.
Following the awarding of the
prizes the students bid one another
farewell and in mighty chorus they
sang their alma mater
Minister Knowles Speaks.
In the course of his speech, Minister
Knowles said to the graduates:
There is today and will be tomor-
row more to be done in this world
than ever before. In every line of en-
deavor the world is doing a hundred
times more than it did a hundred years
ago. From every point of the com
pass comes the call for capable and
we'll equipped young men and women.
There is no profession, however high,
and no occupation hewever low that is
crowded. at the top. The few at the
top are compelled to work more and
harder than they should or they de-
sire, while those at the bottom are
crying that their profession is over
crowded and many of them are starv-
ing to death.
When you are ready, really ready,
in intellect, mind, heart, courage and
determination, neither you nor your
friends need have any concern as to
your future. If you start right and
do well on the start, your worth and
value will soon become known, and
your talent and skill a marketable
commodity. Remember that the eyes
of your superiors are on you, and
that present day business methods
keep in the main Offices and before the
manager of every big and prosperous
business house the names OF all those
In every department that are earning
more than their salaries-those that
are making good-and deserve promo
ton. Don't fear you will be over
looked. Don't think about II. There
never was a time when the old Pers-
ian adage-'Do well the little things
and the big things will go to you
to be done'-was as applicable to men
and affairs as 1T is today"
80 great is the requirement Of the
big business concerns of our country
for bright, brainy, capable and ambi-
tious young men, that they have agents
who do nothing else but search for
capable and ambitious young men.
They have stolen into our city and
captured many of our brightest young
men. am sure every one Of my audi
tors can recall one or more such dis
appearances.
And you would ask what OF the
opportunities Of young ladies to
achieve success in the world. God
bless them there never was time
when they had so many and such
great ones. In the arts and sciences
they are distinguishing themselves
to a high degree. Each year their
names increase I'm the list OF prize
winners I'm the art salons and acade-
mics of science In both Europe and
this country In all classes and
branches Of work where they enter
as competitions. they in most cases
lead the way. Indeed, so true It is
that / would not hesitate to call for
the public reading of the averages of
this very class"
Dr. r. G.. Shortlidge and the mem
bers Of the Board of Education attend
ed the exercises. Superintendent
Twitmyer. Principal Berlin and the
High School faculty were present.