The Washington times., 1913-06-18
SCHOOL YEAR ENDS
This AF TERNO0N
--,nmencements to Be Held in
Eighth Grades, Where Stu.
dents Hear congressman.

The 1s12,1s13 school year will end this
afternoon with commencement exer-
cises of the Wilson Normal School. for
merly Normal No. l. The exercises of
the eighth grade graduates were h-ia lor
eight divisions To-Day and the commence
School ana Central High School were
held yesterday. The Gonzaga College
commencement was held last night.
Congressman Flood spoke today to
the first division students at Curtis
School. The others were as follows:
Second division-Congressme Kahn
and MuIsiock, at Cook School: third
division, Arthur D. Cali, at Wilson Nor
NAL School; fourth division, f. L.
Suddons and A. T. Stuart, at Thompson
School; fifth division, Franklin w.
Collins, at Mckinley High School: sixth
division, superintendent w. NJ. David
son. at Douglas Memorial Church:
seventh division, Assistant Superintend-
ent Z. l.. Thurston. at Western High
School, anu ninth division, Mrs. Edith
kingman Kern. at Bryan School.
Speaking to the graduates of Central
High School in d. A. X. Hall, Vice
President Marshall said that anybody
who is willing to cast principles aside,
who Is willing to take advantage OF
the weak. ana to ride rough-shod over
from the higher standpoint gains moth
ing thereby.
THE old common school and cultural
education does not go TO the making
of careers" he said. but IL does de-
svelop splendid men and women, and
the development Of such Is harder than
the making of careers. II teaches us
TO ask not. what a man has nor what
he has done. but rather the more vital
question, what~a man is"
The Vice President concluded his ad-
dress by saying: THE man who in the
right spirit digs bitches is as splendid
an example of American citizen as the
President of the United States. 1t is
true that this is the land of opportunity,
hut not the land of opportunity for
knavery and trickery. 1t is the land
OF opportunity for the man who Is
willing to put to good use the natural
talents and benefits that are his"
Diplomas were conferred on 172 grad
yates at the Central commencement,
the presentation being made by Presi-
dent Fl. P. Blair, OF the Board of Edu-.
cation. Superintendent w. NJ. David
son read the list of scholarships won
BY Central students. and Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes, of the Board of Educa-
uon, presided. The Invocation was pro-
nounced by the Rev. James S. Mont
eomery. Capt James F. Oyster. AS
and Mrs. Bertha NJ. Robbins were also
on the platform.
Besides the FIVE George Washington
scholarships which Central students
"OH inls year, awards were made by
other institutions to Central graduates
as follows:
Goueher College-BaItimore conferences
scholarship. Miss Esther Belt; Jubilee
scholarships. Miss Marjorie Armstrorr.
Miss Helen Bawsel, Miss Mari Line
bach. and Miss Ernestine Trainor. Uni
yersity of Pennsylvania Scholarship.
Holmes Macdonald. Lehieh schoIarship'
lawrence Jones. Lafayette scholarships
nechnica! scholarship. Edward Per-
kins; classical scholarship, Irving
Areeely. University OF Virginia schoi.
arehip. Claude Babcock. Syracuse IIni-
vefsity. Miss Selma Borchardt. CoIrafei
University. Kenneth Littauer: wesley.
an University, Philip Dales. washine-
en-. Tieeh-
Senator Ellison d. smith of sou,b caro-
una was the speaker last night st the
of MCKINLEY MsnusI
=, ,L1,ainins High School Ernest II. Dan.
lei. vice President of the Board Of F.d,,-
oauon, presided and Mrs. Edith Kine-
nan Kern. Of the board, Presented ~.
diplomas. The exercises were hsId m
the .. 4. r. Hail superintendent w
n; Davidson made the announcenent ~
scnolarships which students Of tbe
scnooI nave won, the list incIudine
aooeH WILSON, University of Pennsyi.i