Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-05-24
RESULT OF FOUR
YEARS HARD WORK
DR.. Blome Of Northern Ari-
zOna Normal Delivers the
Glass Address = Repub-
leans High School Re
porter Wins High Praise
(BY LYle AbbOtt.)

(By Lyle Abbott)
The first formal step-up in school
life came to the largest class that ever
received ribboned sheepskins in the
Phoenix union high school at the sew
enteenth annual commencement last
night, and with the step-up came large
quantities Of counsel about taking the
next climb, the university course with
its greater accomplishment and its
larger honors. Fifty eight young wo-
men and young men, fresh faced and
clear eyed from four years in the
splendid institution, received their di
plomas of merit and departed as stu
dents for wider field.
As a mill is known by it's products,
so is school by what it turns out.
The Phoenix union high school. just
about a year in its present advanced
state last night put the finishing
touches on over half a hundred of the
best scholars it ever taught; fifty
eight strong young minds that endured
until the end. Commendation flowed
from every side to meet above the de-
voted head of the school, Mr.. A. X.
StabFer. The speakers both from the
senior class and from the large world
noticed the growth of the institution in
the last few years. And even the prin-
cipal, Mr.. Stabler could not refrain
from exulting In making his little in
troductory talk he said, "And if the
juniors of this year remain as faithful
to their studies next year, if they all
stay with us, we will graduate one
hundred or over, almost doubling this,
our record class" And the applause
burst through the roof.
DR.. Bone's Address.
''There is at tide in the affairs of
men, said DR.. r. H. H. Blome, presi
dent of the Flagstaff Normal school.
who gave the class address. Not that
Shakespeare is unfamiliar to most of
the students of the high school, but
simply to impress that well known say
ing on his young hearers, with his own
variation, DIR. Blome repeated it over
and over again during his speech.
Here is where l take exception to the
saying of the bard" said he, You
notice do not complete the quotation.
There is a tide every twenty-four
hours SO, Shakespeare failed to put
the most hopeful meaning in his lines"
And the doctor proceeded to put all
sorts of hope in the revamped quota
ton
Praises Institution.
There is no high school anywhere
Ike this. In other cities where larger
claims are made they graduate half
the number I see before me tonight and
say. Look, what a big class we have
America is a land of opportunities
because of her schools. If l dwell
strongly on schools, I pray forgiveness
for | am school teacher myself. With
q scholar there is more than one op-
portunity Every twenty-four hours
has a tide. If sometimes a scholar
reaches the shore, he is certain to find
someone to help him along Speaking
of those who endure until the end and
pass through their schools, how many
failures can we find. Why, I can num-
Der them on less fingers than have on
one hand But of those who fail in
life, what large proportion are of the
unschooled" ApropOs the criticisms of
schools, DR.. Blome took a shot at news
papers, saying they play UP the lurid
and evil, rather than the less exciting
good of things. But as long as we have
evil, education is the thing to supply
the fortitude to overcome it. And
IF you miss the LAST don't miss
the NEXT one!"
Interesting Program.
A short but very interesting program
preceded the presentation of diplomas
by Eugene Brady O'Neili Ordinarily
there is some number of a program
that stands out above the flat of the
lesser ones. but last night every part
had equal prominence and all We're
good. Miss Marie Egly salutatorian
welcomed the people of Phoenix TO the
commencement Through me the class
of 1913 pays its respects to the school.
the faculty and the trustees, she said,
and at her nod, every member of the
seniors rose.
Miss Marie Eely, Salutatorian.
Miss EgIy hadNa subject of deep in
terest just at present, Pioneer days in
Phoenix. She told some amusing in
cidents of the widl period in the his
tory of this city. But the serious and
impressive point she brought out was
the contrast between the unredemed
savage, both land and human and the
cultured and cultivated present, man
and land. The institutions of Phoenix.
notably it's schools were brought from
their first days until now in her elo-