The Washington times., 1913-05-24
.GRADUATESURGEDTO
PRACTICE JUSTICE
Vice President and Speaker
Clark Tell Girl Pupils About
Modern Problems.

Optimism and justice were urged as
the cardinal necessities for good living
by Vice President Marshall and SPEAK,
er Champ Clark, of the House, in their
addresses before classes of sweet girl
graduates. Vice President Marshall
addressed the graduating class of Fair
mont Seminary last night, ana Speaker
Clark talked to the girls of the Friends
School, Of which his daughter, MISS
Genevieve Champ Clark, is a pupil.
1t was a new sort Of commencement
address given by T. Marshall to tne
girls of Fa1rmont Seminary. the talk
being somewhat rambling, but full OF
interesting things. 1t was listened 20
with eagerness by the more than
dozen young women.
Calls All Work Honorable.
Emphasizing the importance Of elimi-
mating snobbishness in the servant
problem, Mr.. Marshall said one of the
biggest problems of the times was con-
cerned In this because it struck at the
seat Of all human comfort. the home.
He impressed upon the young ladies
the thought that all efficient work Is
profession. The old idea, he said, tha-
there were but three professions. those
of doctor, lawyer, and minister, hao
passed. -
He told the graduates that 'tiey were
going out into an area Of great social
unrest and that they would find that
the old fashioned charity will no longer
satisfy. Touching gently on the sub.
ject of equal suffrage Mr.. Marshall
said 1t was his belief that suffrage for
men will be enough for while.
There will never be perfect justice
in the world till the lion and the lamb
can lie down together-and not as they
do now with the lamb inside Of the
lion," said the Vice President.
The day that prophesy will come"
he said, when the spirit that started
the system Of courts will flower into a
perfect Justice that will make the whole
world kin.
As 1t is now. the courts really are
weak. They don't really administer
justice. What power has the Supreme
Court of the United States? 1t is true
that It has a certain number of men
and battleships behind It, but II 90.000
900 people rose against 1t, its decisions
sentiment that gives the courts their
The class included Helen Suzanne
Galley, Pennsylvania; Esther McHenry,
Ohio: Alice Blanche McClennand. Penn
sylvania; Helen Blakeslee Moon. Penn
sylvania: NJ. Emogene Merriam. New
York: Meta Davis Rountree. North
Carolina: Mary Nancy Lewis Saunders,
Missouri: Edith Louise Slater, Pennsyl-
vania; Kathryn Wagner Storb. Pennsyl-
sin; Mabel Elizabeth Tolles. Illinois.
and Glennie Long Tomlinson, North
Carolina.
Diplomas were presented by Arthur
Ramsay. Miss Elizabeth Ratllfr. of
Kentucky, received the highest grades
In literary work for the year and was
announced as the honor student. The
opening prayer and the benediction were
given by the Rev. Forrest ]. Pretty
man.
Clark Assails Pessimists.
At the Friends School. Speaker Clark
assafler pessimists declaring they
seemed to have been given a hearing
on all sides.
They have attacked every institution
dear to the hearts Of men," he said.
IAN political men are not bad as they
say. / would risk my head that not
one vote OF the 435 men in the House
Of Representatives could be bought for
a financial consideration"
Speaking of woman's suffrage, Speak
er Clark said: Every man who has
time and talents should put them TO
have woman suffrage. which think
improbable. then the women should
devote their time and talent to the
same ends. I do not mean that men
and women should run Tor onice-for
that Is a bad business"
In considering whether or not mar
rage is a failure. Speaker Clark said
that he thought II might be a failure
in many cases. but Il wonder just what
they'd substitute for the sacrament of
ma matrimony.''
After the presentation OF diplomas,
Speaker and Mrs. Clark and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Sdwell. executives of the
school, received the guests in the main
building.
Miss Genevieve Clark. daughter of the
Speaker, who was graduated last night,
is absent in Europe. The other grad
yates were Harry J. Burch, Miss Sybil
Davis. Lowell Shuster. Harding. Miss
Ruth Raymond Patterson Miss Jean
Harmon Roberts, and the class officers
Miss Katherine HawXhurst, president;
Miss Constance Weaver, vice president:
Grafton Tyler Brown, secretary, and
Elmer Hovenden Gates. treasurer.