Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-20
PAY CRYING SHAME
Senator Fletcher Urges Higher
Salaries for Teachers.
CALLS PROFESSION HOLY
Urges Normal School Graduates to
High Ideals.
A. T. STUART ONE SPEAKER
Former School Head Is Warmly
Greeted-Capt. Oyster Pre-
sents Diplomas.
|. T. STUART ONE SPEAKER

Thinking men and women everywhere
are turning to education with the enthu-
siasm with which the old Crusader turned
to the cross
So declared Senator Duncan L. Fetch
er of Florida in an address before the
graduating class of Normal School No /.
at its commencement exercises held at
Continental Memorial Hall yesterday aft
ernoon. The senator's declaration came
as the climax of an address In which he
highly extolled the profession of teach
ing and more highly extolled the wonders
of which the human mind Is capable
Telling his auditors that teaching is
the hottest and the most dignif1ed call
ing. except perhaps the ministry" Sen
ator Fletcher called attention to the sal
aries paid teachers.
1T is crying shame said he that
the men and women who are to train the
minds of girls and boys of this country
are paid the small salary they are today
hope the time will come when public
sentiment and sense of increasing jus
tice will stir the officials. We have beau
tiful streets, beautiful buildings and beau
tiful parks. but people cannot live on
those. OF course. teachers should not go
into teaching only a matter of dollars
and cents. but they face the cold fact
that they must have bread and butter.
The dog catcher of this city gets 81 800
per annum. The average school teacher
In this country gets $500
Urges High Ideals.
Turning to the graduates. the speaker
continued: by the work which you
young ladies do ideals must grow up in
the minds Of your pupils. as they have in
your own: ideals which must forever go
with them; which shall always intensity
their sense of honor
Eivdly describing the sinking Of the
Titanic, Mr.. Fletcher told OF the great
part the inventions OF the brain had done
in saving the hundreds who were rescued.
He pointed out the wireless telegraph
and modern marine methods a evidences
| of the power Of the brain.
| AS evidence of education Senator
Fletcher pointed out, The correct use
we'll: the refined and gentle manners
which show steady habits of thought:
capacity Of growth and the power to
do"
Welcomed Into Ranks.
Dr. w NJ Davidson, superintendent of
schools. spoke briefly. welcoming the
graduates to the ranks of the teachers;
TO the sacred and holy cause Of the in
struction of youth and little children"
May God help you to measure up to the
ideals which you have had set before you
this afternoon and the ideals which your
teachers have been holding before YOU In
your fourteen years of school lie, ne
said.
When former Supt A. T. Stpart arose
to speak following laudatory introduc-
ton by Supt. Davidson, 1t seemed almost
a family reunion. Mothers and fathers,
some Of whom perhaps had gone TO Mr.
ed vigorously. while their daughters arose
in unison in his honor.
Il am turning my back upon the set
ting sun today Mr.. Stuart said, ana
am facing the rising sun; Just n as ansse
TO the same wonderful voices that they
hear.
Don't marry man without magma
ton" advised Mr. Stuart at anotneo
noint of his discourse. IF he has no
imagination he will have no sense OF
humor. and when he grows old he'll be
a rusty old fragile. 1t is the possession
IF this wonderful quality that makes HE
what it is The speaker pointed out that
evnressiye songs were taught In the mod
ern schools rather than the DO, re- MI
soils of former days. and that much OF
the teaching was devoted to developing
the imagination.
Congratulates Glass.
Can't. james r. oyster, pfeSiuoht VI lhc
board Of education. who presented the
diplomas. congra tulated the class. speak
ing highly of its members and their schol-
lrship.
Mrs Mussey presided at the exercises
and Rev. u. G. B. Pierce. chaplain or the
United states Senate. delivered the invo-
cation. The class sang several selections.
including childrens songs The music
was led by Miss Alys E. Bentley. director
Of music in the schools Miss Edith Athey
and Miss Bernice Randall were the ac-
companists
one of the prettiest features of the ex-
ercises was the entry of the class, Dear
ing a long daisy chain. All the members
were dressed in white and carried no
flowers other than the daisies. Members
Of the junior class were seated In the
boxes upon the stage. After the graduates
had wound about through the rows OF
chairs on the stage the daisy chain was
festooned on the front Of the platform.
Those Getting Diplomas.
Those who received diplomas were:
Regular course: Misses Ruth Estelle
Abbott, Mary Caroline Aitcheson. Juanita
Townsend Anderson, Marian Katherine
Anderson. Helen Irene Appler. Edna May
Baltzeil, Ruth Ellen Barnes, Ruth Bas-
sett. Margaret Wilson Bell, Mary Ade
laide Beller, Annie Amelia Betker. Marie
Elsie Boardman Marion May Boyd. Doro-
thy Josephine Breuninger. Martha Ring
gold Browning, Ruth Bussard, Helen