The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-16
City Auditorium Packed to kes
Diplomas Presented to Schol-
ars-SpIendid Program Car.
ried Out
G. B. Garnet Makes
the Annual Address
Many Scholarships Awarded tic
Bright Boys and Girls, In.
Guiding Several to Colleges
School Chorus Lends Charm
to Scene

One hundred graduates receive the!l
diplomas and AWARDS last night in the
city auditorium before an audgence d
officials. patrons and friends that
the large assembly hail to
the doors. The large school chorus,
under the dictatorship az Professor
Walter {. Mercer sang many seIec.
lions. throughout the evening, assisted
by the John Marshall High school or
ehestra and members Of tue Richmond
Philamonio orchetra
Evan r.. Chesterman, Jr. son Of the
secretary OF the State board Of edu-
cation, gave an essay on Apples His
torieai and Otherwise The essay was
fun Of h4mor and was cieveflv rem
dered. Many things regarding the
tempting fruit and it's bearing on hi,
mAnlty were made plain by She young
writer
After another seleetion by tha chorus
and recitation by Lee Fosd. King
Robert Of Sicily followed Miss
Anita hlrkwood, pianist OF the Rich
moud Philharmonic orchestra. PLAYED
the musical accom- pantment ard added
much 10 the recitation, which was very
expressive,
Another selection sung by the chorus
and an essay on The Need of Com
pulsory Education In Virginia ny
Irving Craig, followed the recitation
The essay vas era II tha hest ever
heard at the school com ne1cements.
Fcn. John Garland Pollard attor.
ney seneFt OF Virginia, sent a teiegrara
to j. A G Chandler. perlntenaeut
of the Richmond public schools, sayfna
that as re had been called II Naw
York on matters pertaining to the
West Virginia debt matter, and Il
would be Impossible for him to speak
at the commencement. c. r. Garnett
assistant attorney of Wiz.
Einia who was formerly head of the
Womans college Of this city. made the
graduation address. Mr. Ca~nett said
The Elements of Success.
This class Of one hundred grads
illustrates the principle of the sur.
Y1Val of the tittest Eleven or twelve
years ago. there started out. with
th@se graduates, about eighteen hun.
dred scholars Why is 1t that out Of
those eighteen hundred only one hun.
dred are present on this platform
Why is it that these have been sue.
cessful while go many others have
tailed At this time. when these
young ladies and gentlemen are about
~ pass dii0tH&f limestone OF life. lei
US try 70 analyze. if we may. some
Of the causes or elements of success
and bilgre in life.
1t has become trite saving thai
man Is the product of three factors
heredity environment ana his own
"1It power when we come to analyxs
the achievements of man in the s1lass
we realize fully the strength ana i'm.
portance OF the first two~--heredity. on
those traits Of body and mind trans
,niited from our ancestors: and en-
v!rorment the circumstances and sur.
rcundings Under which one ia reared.
Some Of those who. started out Oh the
ROAD 70 the goal. reached by these
graduates tonight. have fallen by the
~aYsIGe because, alas the sins Of thu
fathers are visited upon the children.
even to the third and fourth genera-
lions. Others have been compelled
% withdraw from the contest because
circumstances over which they have
had no control. have determined that
heir race must be run on q different
course but the chief reason why so
many Of those who began their
studies with our fortunate friends do
aot graduate tonight lis because they
lid not want ton other words, they
lid not set graduation before them
selves as an end and aim to be- ac-
Definitions of Success"
The primary sense or the word
succeed (Latin. succedere), is to
20 along. 10 approach. and the sec
ondary meaning is to attain de-
sired end or aim. Therefore we may
note that no man will succeed UNI
eSs. he goes after something, and the
nea sure OF a mans success depends
lpon, first, what he goes after. and.
second, the eagerness and determines
ion Of his pursuit.
The End or Aim Sought For.
The idea of dignity or rank per-
tades the world Of moral aims. Life
1as been defined as correspondence
With environment, In nataNs, we dis
tnguish the mineral. vegetable and
animal kingdoms by noting that min
,rals have very little If any, corre-
pondence with environment. that
hies by drinking in the. air and
describing the elements Of the soil.
nave greater correspondence with
heir environment while animals.
,lace TO place and the power Of
perception by the senses of smelling.
asting, touching, hearing ana seeing,
correspond with an i'm 1leasurahly
gr eater environ ment,
And we go further and measure the
'ank or grade Of the animal kingdom
W. the ma gnitude OF its environments,
rom the lowest form vi life, the
mocha, swimming in the ditch to the
Highest form, man in his most eatAn-
i've operations, Yes. we go further
ret and measure the rank or grade
Lrong men. not By their arrosanfc4 4
,r conceit OF class not by their
wealth or their accurnulations; not I'M u
heir blood or position In society. bixe
'ather by their ability 70 corrsaponl
With the world arpusad them-by thA
Lbiiity to discover the laws or nyks Z
lr TO apprehend the soul OF man