Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-18
OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL
Washington Boys and Girls Re-
ceive Their Diplomas.
THREE CLASSES GRADUATE
Eastern, Western and Business, Re-
spectively, Confers Honors.
ADDRESSES TO THE STUDENTS
Advice Mingles With Farewe1ls.
Certificates Issued by Armstrong
Manual Training School
ADDRESSES TO THE STUDENTS

Diplomas were presented to graduating
pupils OF the Eastern Western and Bust
ness High Schools yesterday afternoon and
last night for completing the prescribed
four years OF work in those institutions
Pupils Of Armstrong Manual Training
School who had completed two years Of
work were given certificates. The exer-
cises were held in the respective school
assembly halls.
Though the rain came down IN torrents
just preceding the time set for the after
noon exercises. and the clouds hung
about the skies more or less ominously
for long time. the pleasure OF the occa-
sion did not seem to be marred. and It rs
doubtful If Washington ever witnessed
prettier commandments.
The decision of the board Of education
that simple dressing should mark the
public school commandments was prac-
tically carried out. The dresses were
white. low necks were not to be seen in
the abundance that marked former years.
and In many other ways the edict seemed
to be obeyed. but the dresses them
selves from a layman's point OF view
could hardly have been called simple.
Program at Eastern
The sixty-one students Of Eastern High
CChoOS wiz TcCcIScu ufpiOIldS WCI0 Au-
vised to have "self-reverence, self
q. B. Pierce, chaplain Of the United
States Senate
Whenever you find a man or woman
who has accomplished something in life
you will find man or woman with whom
these three traits have stood in the fore"
declared Mr.. Pierce. True self-rever-
ence Is as far removed from elf-conceit
as 1t Is from self-disparagement But
man should see that his life has cost too
much to be thrown away. Some statisti-
clan has inquired that back OF every
human being there is no less than thir-
teen billions Of fathers and mothers. One
shouldn't throw his life away by drink
or riotous living. nor by rusting or rot
ting out.
NO price can be put upon the life OF
a young man or woman. No prophet has
yet arisen who can look into the faces of
these young people and say how much the
Of them. I do not mean that think
they will work wonders but they are the
centers OF an influence which cannot be
measured.
"sef-reverence without seN-knowledge
Is like a ship without a r,ldder though.
Wise men learn by the experience of
others. Wherever men have accomplish
ed anything 1t is because in their life
they have either consciously or uncon-
sciously kept their face in that direction
undoubtedly the lessons learned uncon-
sciously. Though no lessons will be re-
membered for any great time they will be
potent. I feel that the taste Of mental
and spiritual power which you have got
ten here, young people, you will carry
throughout your life.
Principal Small Announces Honors.
DR.. Willard S. Small. principal Of the
school, who announced the honors, in
speaking Of what pursuits the graduates
intended to follow in life. said that about
ten girls would devote themselve to do
mestic duties. II might say. confident-
ally" said DIR. Small, that / distrust
any education that influences girls away
from domestic pursuits
DR.. w. NJ Davidson. superintendent OF
schools, who presided. pointed out that
Washington high schools receive more
scholarships than any city in proportion
to the population.
The following scholarships were award
ed: BY Washington Harvard Club. to
Harvard College. Stanley Barney Smith:
second university scholarship to George
Washington University. Ulrich Johnson
Mengert: third university scholarship. to
George Washington University, Herbert
Percy Ramsey: to George Washington
Medical School, Sterling Price Taylor. jr.:
to University of Virginia Joseph Robert
Harris.
MISS DOTl0Cd fSOScrS, Woo regent OIL
the Mary Washington Chapter. D. A. R..
presented Miss Mary r. Murray with a
medal on behalf of the chapter for hav-
ing written the prize essay on revolu-
tionary history; Miss Margaret Moore re-
ceived honorable mention in this same
contest. Miss Undine Babcock received
honorable mention and q medal from the
Daughters of 1912 in similar contest
Miss Josephine Adams Perry. who was
to have made the award, was unavoid-
ably absent and DR.. Small read a letter
from her praising Miss Babcock's work
Honor students were announced as fol-
lows: First honors-Miss Helen Grahame
Wright, John Doriand Cremer, jr., Ul-
rich J. Mengert and Stanley B. Smith.
Second honors-Misses Eveline Harriet
Dawson, Margaret Moore and Sheba
Woskon and Sterling P. Taylor, jr. The
honors were for work In all four years.
DR. Davidson presented diplomas In the
absence of Commissioner Rudolph Rev.
c. r. Stetson Of st. Marks Church de-
livered the invocation.