The Washington herald., 1913-06-18
BOXING GLOVES,
PLUS EDUCATION,
TO MAKE CAREER
Vice President Hands Out
Homely Wisdom to Gen. .,
trail High Graduates.
TALKS ON JEFFERSON
Scholarships and Honors Are Award
ed to Many-Class Num-
bers liz.

Declaring that the next two centurie.
will usher in worldwide democracy-s
term synonymous with Christianity anC
UNIVERSAL equality-Vice President Mar
snail yesterday afternoon delivered ar
inspiring address Of Jeffersonian char
acter before IT. graduates of the Cen,
tral High School at commencement eNer.
cises, held in Continental Hall. The Vice
PRESIDENT emphasized repeatedly the no.
oility Oh universal brotherhood. and de-
Neio2ed at length Thomas Jefrerson's
far-famed phrase, Life. liberty, and
pursuit Of happiness" explaining that
these were high American ideals that
every graduate should strive TO attain.
III we would only get the right per-
spectiVe of life." said Mr. Marshall,
there would be but little pessimism in
thls world; optimism would reign on all
hands.
l think the age is coming-and per-
maps is already here-when democracy
VIII spell Christianity and a square deal
Tor humanity. And my opinion is based
upon argument as old as man himself:
for It was Cain who asked that recur-
rent question, Am l my brothers
keeper" He knew the answer, and so
do we all. Two centuries will make the
entire world a democracy, and America
Is setting the pace for the rest Of the
globe.
Enthusiasm Is Motive Power.
Enthusiasm is the motive power that
makes the world what is it. A man can
accomplish almost anything il the fire
OF enthusiasm Is burning within his
soul. The Roman enthusiasm was for
power. the Grecian for beauty. the Eng
glish for law and order, but the Ameri-
can was, is. and always will be for life.
noerty' and the pursuit of happiness
by NE Jefferson meant more than eat
ing. sleeping. and drinking. He referred
TO Individuality and personality 7 would
rather be poor and ignorant and he nv
self than TO know everything and be
compelled to be some one else
BY liberty. he meant the liberty of
thinking. Most people think they think,
but In reality do not. Many of us are
preJudiced and are loath to hear the
other side of any question. This is bond
age. not liberty.
Then comes pursuit of happiness
HaPplness is not thing to be bought in
a store or found in the public mart.
happiness Is a condition of the mind,
and it can be acquired by every one"
The Vice President advanced a strong
defense of the old cultural system of
training, such as is now taught at Cen
trail
You don't need book learning to make
career" he said. III any OF you young
graduates think you can leave your
school with your education and make a
career. you had better put on boxing
gloves; for you will need TO use them,
1t takes more than book learning to be
successful in life; it requires a real man
and woman behind the situation"
Scholnrships Awarded.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. member OF
the Board of Education, presided. The
invocation was pronounced by Rev
James S Montgomery, D. D.. pastor of
Metropolitan NJ. E. Church. DIR. William
NJ. Davidson. Superintendent OF Schools,
announced the award of scholarships
Henry P. Blair. president of the Board
of Education, presented the diplomas to
the graduates. Music was furnished by
the Marine Band Orchestra. Among those
on the platform were Capt. James +.
Oyster, former president of the Board
of Education: Ernest l.. Thurston, As
sistant Superintendent of Schools: Emery
NJ. Wilson. principal of Central. and Mrs |
Bertha NJ. Robbins. of the Washington
Colony of New England Women.
The following scholarships and prizes |
We're announced:
Scholarships to the George Washington |
University, awarded by competitive ex-
animation: |
Kendall scholarship-Miss Gertrude Fo- |
gerty, general average, 95.25 per cent |
first university scholarship, Miss Yetta
BreZ. 9iS per cent; third university scol- |
arship. Miss Jane Stout. 94.5 per cent: |
fourth university scholarship. Miss Ethel |
Wolf, 9i.2 per cent; fifth university
Mr.. James Buchanan. 93.7 |
per cent.
George Washington medical scholar
ship, Mr.. Raymond Storch.
Goucher College-Baltimore Conference
scholarship, Miss Esther Belt: jubilee
Miss Marjorie Armstrong,
Miss Helen Rawsel, Miss Mary Line
back. and Miss Ernestine Trainor.
University Of Pennsylvania scholarship,
Holmes Macdonald.
Lehigh scholarship, Lawrence Jones.
Lafayette cholarships-Technical schol-
arship, Edward Perkins; classical schol- I
arship, Irving Arbeely. /
University of Virginia scholarship. /
Claude Babcock
Syracuse University, Miss Selma Borch-
ardt.
Colgate University, Kenneth Littauer.
Wesleyan University. Philip Dales.