The Washington herald., 1912-06-18
.sCHOOLsGRADUA7E
LARGE CLASSES
Business, Eastern, and Western
High Give Diplomas and
Honors.
DR.. HARVEY WILEY Is SPEAKER

The members Of the graduating classes |
Of the Business, Eastern. and Western |
high schools were awarded diplomas yes |
terday at separate commencement exer-
cises IN the assembly halls Of their re-
spective school buildings. The pro-
grammes were almost Identical, the ex-
| erclses at all three commencements be-
ing unusually simple.
4 The Eastern and Western classes were
graduated at $50 o'clock yesterday after |
noon. The Business class held It's fes- |
tivities last night. DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. |
until recently chief Of the Bureau OF
Chemistry, Department Of Agriculture ]
| addressed the graduates OF the western |
High School, and Rev. U. @. B. Pierce |
ohsplain Of the United States Senate, |
spoke 10 the class at Eastern. At Busi- |
ness last night Jesse c. Adkins, an at
torney in the Department Of Justice, was
i the speaker Mr.. Adkins IL an alumnus
Of the school, having been graduated IN
1896.
hcations which any person VINO hopeS 70
be successful must possess-accuracy. re-
liability. and industry" said Mr.. Adkins
20 the graduates. IF you are accurate
and reliable, you can hold any position
in this world. II. in addition 10 being ac-
curate and reliable, you are INDUSTRIOUS
you will not only hold your positions
but win be advanced along the road to
success"
At Business High.
Ernest H. Daniel. Of the Board Of Edu-
} cation. presided. Rev. John Van schaick'
jr., gave the invocation. Allan Davis
principal Of the school, announced the
award Of honors Charles Graham Nor
Ran and Katherine Watson Fsrrar were
the winners OF the Gait prize competition
with Frederick Morse Dickey and Frank
Areatus Leg as alternates. Reu Emer-
son Glessner was awarded scholarship
Ito the Georgetown University Law
School The scholarship TO the wash
IInrton College Of Law went to Phoebe
lEyangeiine Tyrrell, with Francis Harold
Vanderwerker as alternate.
The diplomas were conferred by Mrs
Ellen Spencer Mussey, Of the Board OF
Education. An enjoyable musical pro-
lgramne was presented by the Business
High School Orchestra. unGTE 'ne s,..torI, ieau
ship OF A NJ Phillips The platform
lupon which the graduates were seated.
was decorated with palms and large
American flags.
The class oficers were Francis H. Van
derwerker. president; Ethel NJ. Copes'
vice president; Lois / Harrington secre-
tary, and Clifford G. Hines, treasurer
The executive committee was composed
OF Lucy J. Hunt. Mary c. Hess, Leon F.
Cooper and Irving T. Frank.
The following is a list Of the grad
yates:
Leon Friedrich Cooper. John Paul
Eckert, Irwin Theodore Frank. Reu
Emerson Glessner, Frederick Augustus
Heimer. clifford Gentner Hines. William
Philip Hutchinson. William Stewart
Lyons, August William Noack. Anthony
Mitchell Phillips. Daniel Joseph Raedy'
Charles Andrew Robinson. William Henry
Tonkin. Francis Harold Nanderwerker,
Willard Alfred warthen. William Zupnlk,
. Ethel Marie Copes Ola Belle Emmner,
Ruth Henrietta EskridEe. Anna Marian
Finch Mary Ruth Fitton. Hattie Estelle
Goodrich. Lois Isadore Harrington, Mary
Catherine Hess Lucy Jones Hunt. Fannie
Ellen LiveSay, Mary Frances Murto
Esther Raum. Julia Crawford Talia-
fen 0. and Helen Regina White.
, Don't Go to College.
My young friends. II you don't feel
. like going TO college after completing
this high school course. for the sake OF
goodness don't enter such an institu-
ton" said Dr. Wiley to the large grad
uatinE class OF the Western High
School yesterday afternoon. Il would
not advise any young person to go be
yond the hlgh school training unless
he or she is really enthusiastic over
obtaining more advanced education.
There would be a serious disad-
vantage II every one went to college
Conditions would be the same as II
there were no schools at all. II every
one went to college We would all be
on the same intellectual level and the
result would be disastrous
: There is one crop in this country that
never fails" continued the pure food
expert 1T Is the crop OF graduates.
II is a constantly increasing crop, and
Il is the best one we in this country
, have Ever, one OF you in this country
is wealthy You have the wealth Of
youth. I am certain that Rockefeller
, and Carnegie would gladly exchange
their millions for that rare wealth which
you possess.
Western Glass Large.
The class at Western was a large one.
The girls were all clad in white, and the
BOYS, who were seated behind them, were
dressed in dark suits. Upon the wall at.
E the back Of the stage was '1sl2' in cleo
tric lights.
Henry P. Blair. OF the Board. OF Edu-
cation. presided at the exercises. The
/; Invocation was pronounced by Rev.
I Charles Wood. D. D.. pastor OF the
/ Church Of the Covenant. After the ad-
E dress by Dr. Wiley. Miss Edith c. West
cott principal of the school, announced
the award OF honors. Miss Ruth Amiss
was awarded the scholarship to Goucher
, College. In competition with other high
. school candidates, she came forth vic
: torious, making a grade Of SIS per cent.
During her course at Western she made
= la uniform grade OF excellent Miss
Nancy Harper. one Of the candidates for
"a the Radcliffe scholarship, was announced
TO have made four excellents in her Sc
nior year. The decision as to the award
Of the scholarship has not yet been an
. nounced The diplomas were presented
t TO the graduates by Judge Fenton W.
Booth.
Music was furnished by a section Of
Minister'S Orchestra, under the director
ship OF Sol Minister The class officers
( were Margaret Booth. president; Flor
ence Piper, secretary; and Ralph Ward,
. treasurer. The executive committee was