Evening journal., 1912-06-15
PROFIT IN
EDUCATION
Mr.. Handy Tells Newark
Graduates of Value Of
School Training
PRIZES GO TO THE
STUDIOUS PUPILS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, June 15.-Eight young
women and one young man were grad
uated from the Newark High School
in the Opera House last night Music
was furnished by Stausbach's Orches-
ira and the stage was beautifully dec
Grated with flowers and plants.
The graduates we're Misses Mildred
Louise Ferguson, Carrie Null Jami-
son, Mildred Stock McNeal, Eleanor
Bayne Pilling Sarah Ethel Pierce,
Helen Lorene Steele, Ona Sara Sin
giles, Emily Aletta Worrall and John
Wilbert Ramsay Others who occupied
seats on the stage with the graduates
were Edward L. Richards, president
of the Board of Education who pre-
sided; DR.. Jole S. Gilhllan, secretary
an George f. Ferguson, j. David Ja-
quette and Robert S. Gallaher, mem
bers Of the board; r. f. Friedel, prin-
cipal and the teachers Of the schools
Of Newark; L. Irving Handy, who
made the address to the graduates;
Professor A. r. Spaid; the Rev. w. J..
Rowan who made the invocation; DR.
George A. Harter, president of Della
ware College and the Rev Hamilton
B, Phelps, who gave the benediction.
The essays by the graduates we're
as follows: Miss McNeal, on "The u.
S. Revenue Cutter Service;" Miss Pill
ing, on Jane Adams of Hull House"
and Miss Worrall on "The Inland
Waterways" and John Wilbert Ram
say an oration on Horace Mann"
Mr.. Handy. who addressed the grad
yates was introduced by Mr. Richards
as an ex-fellow townsman, he having
live in Newark for a number of years
until last year, Mr.. Handy stated that
as his theme he had chosen an argu-
ment, on whether the public school
system in view of the large sums of
money expended, pays and If popular
education pays. The two questions, he
said, are practically identical and
contended during his argument that
experience has taught that both pay,
The system in Newark for instance,
he said, costs but about $50 a year for
each pupil, and is much cheaper than
any private system could possibly be
He spoke of the Newark High School
replacing the Old Academy. where he
taught for several years, because It
could be conducted so much cheaper.
Mr. Handy said that education in
creases the earning capacity and that
statistics show that the boy who grad
yates from the High School, has so
per cent. higher earning chpacity than
the one who simply gets the common
school education, although there are
many cases where this is not true. be-
cause of the boys natural ability, yet
so per cent. is the average increase.
Then he said, IF popular education
pays, the popular school system pays. -
DR.. Joel S. Gilhllan, secretary of the
Board Of Education made short
statement showing what had been
done in the schools during the year
and how the finances had been spent
He advocated the next Legislature
passing an act providing for the es-
tablishment in High Schools centrally
located, manual training and domestic
| science departments II would require
an appropriation, he said The total
enrolment in the Newark schools dur.
ing the year he said was 5S1. an in.
crease of 5S in two years The boarC
recently established a commercial
course and increased the teachers sal
aries.
Principal Friedel, presented the
diplomas and also announced the win
ners of the prizes offered by tho New
ark New Century Club The club Of
fered a prize of 81 for the pupil in eacl
grade of the grammar schools whC
showed the greatest progress in Eng
lish and the winners were Harlan
Tweed Clarence Evans, Matte Guth
erie and Sarah Potts
The club also olered the prize of al
annual subscription to the town Ii
brary for each pupil in the high schoo
grades showing the most progress II
composition work and the winners
were Francis O'Rourke. Anna Gala
her, Dora Law and Mildred McNeal