Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-31
DR.. WILEY ADVISES
M|DyEAR GRADUATES
1t Is Not What They Learn
That Counts, But Their
Attitude Toward Life.

IF you go through school for the
simple purpose of getting through
of getting your diploma-you are
likely to go through life just to get
through. The man that holds that
feeling is not of much use. The value
of schooling is not what you know
about what you have studied, but what
your attitude is toward life. If your
tude toward service, it is good, nc
matter how poor it is"
So declared DR.. Harvey w. Wiley.
chief of the bureau of chemistry OF
the Department Of Agriculture, to the
midyear graduating class Of Contra
High School. at. it's commencement ex-
ercises at the school last evening.
1.-The learning Of a system Of weights
and measures, is not as important: he
continued. ''as it is to give honest
weight and to know that you receive
honest weight. Everybody on this
The speaker thought that it was a
greater triumph for boy who had
been born rich to become great than 1t
was for a poor boy to become great.
For he said. what the rich boy
accomplishes is accomplished without
man is facing the pangs of hunger,
Of starvation and cold. he will hustle
and do something useful Too much
opportunity is worse than not enough.
Dr. Wiley said he had seen as many
in one class as in another who were
anxious to be of service.
Discusses Woman's Suffrage.
He took UP the subject of woman suf-
fraxe, treating it partly in earnest and
partly in Jest. 'tWomen are getting
more useful as citizens. but I fear are
getting less, useful as housekeepers, he
declared Year after year it will be-
come harder. and harder to get along.
One OF the greatest problems today is.
What are we going to do with the
women, or. rather. what are they going
to do with us'?" He predicted that fran
chisement would be granted women. say
ing 1t was absolutely useless to try TO
keep the vote from them.
DR.. Wiley gave the graduates some
advice in conclusion. Plight hard, ne
said, Take your punishment bravely.
but be honest and honorable Honest De
feat is better than dishonest victory.
Your whole education is for service. 1t
IL what you can do and what you do,
and not what you learn. that counts"
President Oyster Makes Address.
Supt. Davidson presided. President
Oyster of the board of education made
a brief address, congratulating the stu
dents and wishing them "Godspeed.
Henry p. Blair. a member OF the board,
presented the diplomas. He also made
an address commencing the class. Rev.
DR.. Samuel II. Woodrow gave the invo-
cation. Music was furnished by an or
cheStra.
The members of the class are Marie
Louise Ashford. Dellis Velma Babcock.
Mamie Mabel Behncke. Florence Gertrude
Ballinger, Florence Margaret Bundick,
Mary Hazel Cotton, Edna Virginia Craw-
ford, Mary Eulalie. Deck: Pauline Louise
Ewald. Ethel Gertrude Fitzpatrick Marie
ELLEN Gatchell, Florence Cora Colds
worthy, Rose Mary McCawley, Julia
Agnes Mcdonald, Ada Cleora Moody,
isabelle Maynard. Mabel Martha Moore.
Anna Margaret Rafferty,, Ruth Marie Rip
lev. Louise Antoinette Rochon. Lillian
Easton yerbrycke, Beatrice Mary Ward.
Marie Florence Woolnough. Margaret
Youart, Albert Jackson Covert, William
Vivian Groom. William John Snively,
Clifford Fontaine Stone and Henry Clay
Thompson, jr.