Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-08
155TH CLASS FINISHES
GERMANTOWN SCHOOL
Eighteen at Academy Receive
Diplomas, Plant Ivy and De-
liver Glass Orations.

Eighteen students, the class OF 1915
we're graduated from the Germantown
Academy this morning at the l55th an
nual commencement. DR.. Isaac Sharpless,
president OF Haverford College, was the
principal speaker at the exercises, which
were held in the auditorium OF the school,
A plea for well-rounded education as
contrasted with vocational training was
made by Doctor Sharpless.
"The present vogue OF vocational train
ing has so gripped the public that there
is danger In overlooking the value OF an
academic education" he said. when I'LL
wo call n specialist and VIC accept his
world without a daubt. We should also
accept the word of an expert educator,
a specialist in education, in matters per-
tanning to what Is good for us In educa-
tlon.
''Vocatlonaltra lining has its merits In
many respects. 1t nts a man for his eight
hours of work a day and fits him we'll
But what Of his eight hours OF recreation?
An academic education will enlarge his
breadth of view and will enable him TO
think with reason and to discuss matters
that an unframed mind cannot consider
so itelligently"
Colonel Sheldon Potter, president of the
board OF trustees. presented diplomas,
and there were addresses by DR.. William
Kershaw. the retiring principal, who will
be principal emeritus next year, and by
DIR. Samuel Z. Osbourne, the new prln-
cipal
Doctor Osbourne goes to the German
town Academy from the Tome Institute,
of Port Deposit, Md, where he was
principal for seven years He formerly
was at the Lawrenceville school. Law
rencevllle, N. ].
Before the commencement exercises the
members of the graduating class and
hundreds of guests gathered on the
school lawn for the Ivy exercises
An oak tee was planted on the cam
pus by the class of 1915 I'm honor
Doctor Kershaw. The sturdiness OF the
oak was compared with the sturdy char
acter of the principal emeritus in an ad- I
dress by Roy r. d. Coffin, class presl-
dent. Afterward a flag was raised by the
class.
Frederick NJ. satterhed, treasurer of
tho class, and winner of the greatest |
number of prizes, delivered the ivy ora |
ton. The class and guests then adj |
journed to the auditorium where the !
commencement exercises were held
Frederick M. Satterfield was the win
ner Of the Robbins c. North prize in |
mathematics with j. Mortimer West, the
Hassinger Memorial prize of the class of
w ana the prize in English literature |
offered by the class of &c. He received |
an average of 100 for the course in Eng
ish In the final year in school,
Other prizes were won by Roy r. Cof-
In who took the Robert E. Lamberton
orize for best athlete and student and
he Charles ]. Wister prize in mathe-
natics.
George c. Holmes was winner OF the
c. Rimber Memorial prize for de-
pertinent. Ashbridge Sharpless took first
'hoice in the Blandy- Carnegie prize Tor
lebating, and William X Beard 2d.
Ralph B. Umsted, Robert Alexander Reid.
r., and j. Mortimer West took second.
hird and fourth prizes In the BIandy-
carnegie debating prize.
Class day exercises will be held TO-
morrow night in the Germantown Y.
4. c. A. Hall, Germantown avenue and
iaines street
The members of the graduating class
re Frederick NJ. satterReld, Roy r. Cof-
m George c. Holmes, Ashbridge Sbarn-
ess, William X. Beard, Sd, Ralpb r
.msted. Robert Alexander Reid. Jr. r
lortimer West Franklin Sheble, Sd. Ed
,ard Perry Campbell. w. Raleigh Chfre.
Iehard A. Taussig. Jr., Thomas 10,
loorehead, Walter Lawrence CahalI
ieorge Rogers Crawford, Arthur Howell
ores. Jr.. Frederick Keller and William
ohnson Plat.