Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-17

you have not this faith. A life without
a plan is not only purposeless. but use
less You cannot escape God because
You can't understand Him any more than
you can escape the lightning's bolt be-
cause YOU can't understand electricity.
Speakin, of the need for faith in ones
government Mr.. Bryan declared: we
must have faith in our form OF govern
ment 1t is the best the world has ever
known All over the world ideas or gov
ernment planted on American soil lao
years ago are being used. He declared
that many things were said in the neat
of campaign that promised too much.
We are now far enough from the last
campaign and far enough from the COM
ing one to speak with candor, ne
serted. Our government is not per1ect
and never will be. We must not eApect'
nerfection in the works of the human
hand.
Help Raise Government Standard.
He compared the government to COM
posite photograph, saying that the gov
eminent is in a way such a composi'e
picture 1--WE should look to see II we
contribute to any of the projections we
see there" he said. Every one can
helm to raise the standard of our gov
, ernment. whether it be directly OF IN
directly.
Remember. the strength of the ma
ton is not measured by the huiuoei VI
soldiers it has or the number on Ships
az 90, lis strength is the love OF
people for the government. When the
government rests upon the anectlon OF /,
the people it cannot be shaken. Ihe
people will die to save It, II necessary.
| Secretary Bryan urged the pupils TO
guard against letting education Weah
them away from those with Whom they
should be glad to associate. He declared
that the heart does more to shape
human life and human oesuny
than does the brain. He also
urged his auditors to have faith IN their
fellow-man. saying. 1T Is better 10 trust
and be mistaken occasionally ana De
disappointed once In while than 70 go
through life distrusting every one
Owe Something to Society.
Following his general address, the Sec
retary addressed himself exclusively to
the graduates for a few minutes. L
feel that if 1 can plant a thought or
two in you. that will grow and develop
1 will have paid back portion OF
the debt 1 owe society,"" he said.
have reached an age now when l 1eei
that 1 do not want to misuse a single
second I want you boys and girls TO
| remember that you owe society some
| thing for what it has done for YOU You
cannot get more out of the world than
YOU nut into it." Secretary Bryan at
| tached his autograph to the diplomas OF
| the graduates on their request, follow
| ing the exercises.
| Ernest H. Daniel, vice president OF the
| board of education. presented the d1-
plomas Ernest L. Thurston, super1n-
| tendent of schools, presided. Rev. Dr.
! John Van Schaick, jr., delivered the IN
voca ton.
| Emory NJ Wilson, principal of the
| school, announced the scholarships ana
prize awards. In the case OF the prizes
offered by organizations the prizes Were
presented by representatives of the body
giving the trophy Following is a list of
| the awards:
List of the Awards.
Scholarships awarded as the result of
competitive examinations: George Wash
| ington University-Kendall scholarship,
| Dorothy Sornborger, average, 9.7 per
cent; third university scholarship. Dor
othy Stiefel; fourth university scholar
| ship, Mildred Padgett; fifth university
scholarship, Maurice Herzmark: seventh
university scholarship. Esther Kahn
Scholarships awarded on school record:
Harvard University, Joel Rogers; Lafay-
cite College, Richard Rush; MARYLAND
Agricultural College. Edward Mckinley;
University of Pennsylvania, Philip Or
mand Milton; Syracuse University.
Jerome Pasch: University Of Virginia,
George Dixon; Washington and Lee Uni
| versity, Belt Folger; Lehigh University,
| William Mccormick Paxton.
| Prize essay awards: Medal offered by
the Society of the Daughters Of 1872
high schools: first prize-John Albes,
..The Loss Of the Essex: honorable
mention-Benjamin Friendman and Pierce
Hollingsworth. Presentation by Mrs. Kate
Kearney Henry.
Prizes offered by the Society of Co
lonial Daughters for the best essay on
1.-THE Ideal American Citizen" open to
pupils of all high schools. First prize
S25, Paul E. Gilbert; second prize. medal,
Bonnie Biehl third prize, medal. Ralph
johnson. The 1913 prize offered by the
Colonial Daughters was won by Edith
Bradford subject: THE Conservation of
Natural Resources" Presentation by Mrs.
H. Calvin Gage.
Recipients Of Diplomas.
Following is list of those who re-
ceived diplomas: Misses Maria Louise
Albright, Elizabeth Marie Andrews. Dor
othy Ashley, Florence Mary Albright,
Marjorie Annie Albright, Ruth Hilton
Bennett, Bonnie Jean Biehl. Isabelle
Saunders Bisset, Carmen Blackiston.
Helen Elizabeth Blackstone, Helen
Martha Boardman. Norma Bose. Dorothy
Elizabeth Boyd, Edith Gordon Bradford,
Marshall Gertrude Brooke. Gertrude
Brooks, Emma Estella Brown, Annie
Marian Cardweli. Catherine Carter. Flor
ence Perley Center, Frances Chaplin,
Miriam Fisher Clarke. Berenice Claypool,
Ruby Clinton, Jane Leslie Cox, Marion