The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-06-20
CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT.

Well-Attended Exercises Held At
Auditorium Last Evening-Con-
gresham Covington the Speaker.
Commencement exercises Of the
Cambridge High School were held
last evening at the Auditorium and
were thoroughly successful. The
attendance was perhaps the best
seen at Commencement since Glass
Night was Instituted. While the
audience were assembling, the Citi-
Gems Orchestra rendered a number
of selections. Shortly after eight
o'clock the curtain rose, and the in
vocation was delivered by Rev. S.
Church.
A graceful and appropriate sa-
lutatory was delivered by Miss Hell
en- Louise Bowdle, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. Irving Bowdle,of Cam
bridge. who read as her essay a
well-prepared paper on the subject,
"Our Heroes"
After a selection by the orches-
ira. Mr.. Leroy Leonard Wallace,
of Grape, delivered the valedictory
He read as his essay well-prepar-
ed paper on "The High School
Scholar" Both valedictory and es-
say were finely conceived and were
roundly applauded.
Miss Elizabeth Henry sang solo,
which was heartily encored.
Hon. J. Harry Covington delivered
to the graduates an address which
was full of common sense and, while
entirely different from the average
Commencement Grafton, probably did
more good than nine out of ten
such addresses.
Mr.. Covington said that he came
with message different from that
heard on most such occasions, and
that whereas it is the habit of
those delivering such addresses to
state to their hearers that the high
est positions are open to the ambi-
tious youth, he wanted to call their
attention to the fact that we have
had in this country a hundred and
fifty million people, but only TWEEN
ty-five Presidents. We have, with
ninety-five million people, ninety
Senator's, and slightly over four
hundred representatives. 1t is evil
dent, therefore, that few can rise
to places of great prominence. The
great careers of the past,the speak
er said, have been founded upon the
ambitions of the moUsnt Tbanen
who carved thera out have nasssssa
away and been forgotten, and yet
we remember the unnamed heroes
Of Thermopylae for their unselfish
devotion to their country.
Mr.. Covington spoke of the ca
reer of Napoleon, with its blighting
effect upon France, and, indeed,
upon Europe,and quoted the words
of the great American who, standing
by the conqueror's tomb, had said
that he would rather have been a
peasant than have played Napole-
on's role in the great drama of
life. FfE
Mr.. Covington warned his hear
ers not to make themselves the vic
Tins of their ambition, saying that
fame too oft brings sorrow and that
in the simple rural life of a COM
munity the highest happiness is
frequently found. In this country,
the happiness of the great MAORI
ty. That ambition is worth while
which makes us defenders of liber-
ty and which causes US to be true
alike tc family, friends and coun-
try.
Mr. Covington deprecated the
tendency to crowd into the cities, land
said that one good deed, at least,
which the Country Life Commission
accomplished few years ago was
that it developed and published the
fact that there IS greater opportu-
nifty for success in rural communi-
ties than in the larger cities. In
this connection, he called attention
to the strides made by the Middle
West; its spirit of fraternity and
equality; it's Chautauquas and 9TH
er movements for the uplift of man
kind.
In conclusion, Mr.. Covington
stated to the graduates that they
would find their highest happiness
only by recognizing that their hap
their neighbors and others with
whom they come in contact.
Mr.. John G. Mills, president of
the SCHOOL, Board, presented the di-
plomas to the graduates after adj
dressing to them a few remarks,
rsplete with sound advice.
The graduates and their gradual
ing themes were:
Helen Louise Bowdle, Our Heroes.
James Bryan Dashiell, Modern
Aviators
Jessie Parker Erwin, Little Things
Make Life.
Mamie Katie Gill, Excelsior
Roland William Gordy, Woman
Suffrage
Ruth Gordy, The Weight of
Words.
Louise Steele Hooper, All The
Worlds Stage.
Tonne Victoria Hooper, The Voy-
ara IF Lite