Evening star., 1915-06-22
URGED TO SHARE
IN WORLDS WORK
Classes of CoIored Schools of
District Listen to Words
of Counsel.
LEADERS OF EDUCATION
ATTEND THE EXERCISES
Difiomas Awarded to 219 Graduates
u annual Commencement.
Prizes Are Bestowed.


10 go out and do their share of the
worlds work and reap their proper
reward. 219 graduates of the colored
high and vocational schools of Wash
ington last night were presented with
their diplomas before an audience OF
more than 5000 persons at the Conven-
ton Hall. where a joint commencement
was held. Included in the audience
witnessing the exercises were mem
hers of the board of education. Supt.
Ernest L. Thurston, Assistant Supt.
stephen E. Kramer, in charge of white
schools Assistant Supt r. c. Bruce.
in charge of colored schools: Capt.
James F. oyster, former president of
the board of education. and H. Martin
Williams. one of the reading clerks Of
the House.
Archibald H Grimke, writer and for
mer consul to Santo Domingo, was the
principal speaker Supt. Thurston
made the scholarship awards and Ern-
est H. Daniel, vice president of the
board of education. presided. He read
a letter from President Henry P. Blair
of the board expressing Mr. Blair's re-
gret that he could not attend the func-
ton. He is absent. from the city.
The three colored members of the
board. DR.. Charles H. Marshall, Dr.
Creed W. Childs and Mrs. Coralie F.
Cook, presented the diplomas. Rev.
c, IL. Stepteau delivered the inroca-
tion and the benediction was pro-
nounced by Rev. +. /. A. Bennett. Music
was furnished by the Washington Con-
cert Orchestra, directed by Harry A.
Williams.
Charles F. Nesbit, superintendent of
insurance in the District, presented a
medal to Lawrence Hartgrove for an
essay on the prevention of fire loss.
This same graduate received a medal
presented by a local newspaper for
his success in a history contest.
Mr. Grimke's Address.
Mir. Grimke said. in part:
This is a strenuous, hustling age
Those who succeed now have got to be
awake, have got to be moving, have
got TO be doing. The cry of the age is
Down with the weak, away with the
feeble, death to the vanquished, long
live the strong.' 1t is the same in the
human world. Men are fighting with
men fiercely, universally, If not as they
are hghting In Europe today with the
frlghtful weapons of modern warfare
then with the no less destructive tools
or trade, with the no less destructive
weapons OF modern industrialism and
competition And they are fighting their
fight TO finish. whether they live in the
savage. the barbarous, or the highly
ence what sort of men we have to deal
with and what their conditions may be.
this strife is at the bottom the same
1t is essentially the old struggle of
plant with plant, of animal with ami
NAL 1t is the fight for bread, the fight
Tor existence. Struggle, rivalry is the
common lot of mankind, as it is the
common lot of plants and animals the
world over.
It is the strong. the fttest. who reach
promised WI hn
hardships and dangers of the wilder
ness and who succeed after much striy-
ing and suffering to the places and
possessions or the weak, the conquered
whether here in America or at the
other end of the world in Eurone or
ASA or Africa. In that world conflict
the struggle RACES between great races
ana empires for domination in Europe
world markets. 1t is waged with great
armies and navies. with the most
lormldable weapons Of modern warfare
Already hundreds of thousands have
perished on both sides. and hundreds OF
thousands more are sure to fall of Rua-
SLAMS and British and French and
Italians; of Germans and Austrians and
urks, before the conflict ends. Who
VIII be the victor2 God alone knows
% nut this much We do know. if the triple
entente hnally prevails. il will be be-
tdCse the triple entente is the stronger
ara II the triple alliance, il will he he .
1ause the triple alliance is stronger
me ne weaker is sure to be beaten. and
mere IS no help for it,
Cites Work That Is Ahead.
ihe life which you are now Begin
n'hs Is no feast day. Far from it. II
means Work-persistent, determined
"ofk such as men and women do who
are resolved to get what belongs m
them and to keep it. II there is anv
royal road to success. / have never