The Washington times., 1912-06-19
BISHOP TH|RK|ELD
PRESENTS PLEA FOR
MORAL TEACHINGS
Says Present School System
Must Make Change to
Be Successful.

Commencement exercises of Central
High School were held. in Continental
Memorial Hall yesterday afternoon, and
were made notable by a vigorous tren-
chant address by Bishop Wilbur P.
Thirldeld, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, on the lack of moral training
In the public schools.
Bishop Thirkield quoted Herbert
Spencer's dictum of many years ago
that the public school system of the
United States, to be successful, must
teach morals as a buwark of society.
He declared there should be no conflict
with any creed or religious belief, but
he would have the moral training"
founded on the ten commandments, the
Sermon on the Mount, the Lords Pray
er, and many of the psalms.
Henry r. Blair, member of the Board
of Education. presided and Superintend-
ent Of School Davidson announced the
award of scholarships and prizes as
follows:
George Washington University, the
Kendall scholarship and six university
scholarships: three to young men and
three to young women-Kendall scholar
ship. Helen Margaret Short. general
scholarship. Marjorie Barnes, general
scholarship, Louise Antoinette Rochon
l(February class. 1912, general average,
81 per cent: fifth university scholarship,
Isaac Freeman, general average, s3.s;
sixth university scholarship. Margaret
Morton Knowles, general average, 904
per cent; Georgetown University Med
High School Cadet captains at Central;
Lafayette Willard Pollard and
Maurice Martin; Syracuse University
Claudia Jackson: University Of Penn
To r n AllA yxt, Ar.fk
of Virginia-Edgar Parkham; Colgate
university-Roger Hollngsworth: Wes-
leyan Observation-Disclosures o Brien: and
Washington and Lee University-Vivian
troom, OF the February class, 1912.
Normal School.
Seventy-nine young women will be
graduated this afternoon from the
Washington Normal School. They are
the seventy-nine who have denied them
selves the fun of class day exercises in
order to build a permanent nature study
lodge up the river. Also they are put
ting up the money for the use of Me-
mortal Continental Hall this afternoon
beginning at 4:30 o'clock, for graduation
exercises.
President James F. Oyster. Of the
Board of Education, will hand out the
diplomas. Senator Fletcher and DR..
Davidson will speak. the Rev. U. G.
'erEe Mnss viii ,,,if 9Ter prayer and Mrs Ellen
Seated on the platform will be the
graduates, of whom sixty-five have fin-
ished the regular course, one the do
kindergarten course. The list includes
Regular course-Ruth. Estelle Abbott,
Townsend Anderson, Marian Katherine
Edna May Baitzell, nR'1tf Ruth Ellen
BsTnes Be Mspt Rpth seaassst eas;st. Margaret Wilson
Amelia Betkar, Marie Elsie Boardman n,
Marion May Boyd, Dorothy Josephine
Sreuninger, Martha Ringsold Brown
Helen Leitch Clark. Mildred Margar-
eta Clements, Florida Frances Ciev-
enger, Isabel Lucy Collins. Anna
,Msn1s1d MMargaret Crook. Helen Elizabeth
Dorothy Todd Davidson. Irene Rober-
ia Douglas, Agnes Eleanor Dowling.
xns Mary Es Ezfbsth aslsn s,o EsSton Edna vr-
Ethel Virginia Fftzhugh. Natalie
Marie Further.
Anna Louise Heider. Amelie Holland
Eleanor Marguerite Kerr. Virginia
Edna Hazel Ladson. Annie Jane Lati-
mer. Mary Virginia Littleton. Ethel
Lois Hayden Meek. Lola Alice Mer-
eier, Mary Mildred Miller, Louise Maria
Phyllis Lea Patterson, Hattie M.
Patzschke. Martha Cherry Pearson,
Leila Dutton Pritchard.
Mary Elizabeth Ramby, Jessie A.
Charlotte oBryne Saunders, Mildred
shreve, Dora Adele simpkins, Agnes
Margaret Solem. Clara Louise Stack.
Nellie c. stoekett. Alice Baird strom-
Met Mo ri Guyon
Ruth Eleanor Tate, Mildred June Te-
Tracy. O s num- MARY enc"
Media Roeser waldecker Laura Gold
in Vessels. Anna Barbara Wiegand,
winneferd Wilson. Jessie Emma vii.
er, Katie Burdette Woods, Rosemary
Elizabeth Wright.
Dellwig.
kindergarten course-Louise Lynce
Carmody. Mildred Lee Collier.
Maude Eiker.
Mildred Ford Fonda.
Ruby Harwopd Hall, Esther Louis'
Henderson, Martha Suzanne Hitz.
Emily May Libbey.
della Middleton.
Alice Pauline Rea.
Dorothy Shaw.
Lena Forsberg Wilkins.
Armstrong Training.
Armstrong Manual Training Schoo
held its annual commencement exer'
cises yesterday in Howard Theater
Fifty one students were graduated
and the address of the day was deliv'
cred by the Rcv. Archibald Grimke
pastor of the, Fifteenth Street Presby'
terian Church. Diplomas were
awarded by Roscoe c. Bruce, assist
ant superintendent of education ir
the District.
Three Divisions.
The colored public schools of the
Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth
divisions held commencement exer
cises yesterday in the M Street Higl
School and the John Mott School
Prof Kelly Miller. of Howard Uni
vCTsity, addressed the Twelfth divi
sion, and diplomas were given b!
Roscoe c. Bruce, assistant superin
tendent of schools. Henry 7. Blair
member OF the Board of Education
awarded the diplomas in the Thir
teenth division, and Superintendent o
Schools Davidson addressed the grad
yates of the Eleventh division.
Give Fifty-four Diplomas.
supt. w NJ. Davidson presided
the graduating exercises of Norma
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