Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-05-19
PEACE DAY CELEBRATED
HIGH SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
An Elaborate and Well-Arranged
Program by Students of Grade
XIII. c.
MISS CLARA BELL KENT, TEACHER
0'God Of Love, 0'King Of Peace Make
Wars Throughout the World
to Cease.

In striking contrast to the turmoil
now existing among our peace-loving
friends across the sea was the almost
universal observance of Peace Day"
on yesterday, May IL, in the schools
throughout the land. The school here
observed the day.
The last special assembly of the
High School took the place of the reg
ular afternoon session. and a very elab-
crate and well arranged program was
rendered before the student body and
few parents.
The pupils who carried out their
parts so well, were the members of
Grade VIII c, Miss Clara Belle Kent,
teacher, whose untiring efforts made
possible the success of the occasion.
Fully imbued with the spirit of the
day, double thanksgiving seemed to
hover over all. who now realize their
safety beneath the folds of the "Stars
and Stripes" As Milton has said
Peace hath her victories no less re-
nowned than war. For a time the
booming of cannon was forgotten nor
was that awful wall heard of ''Say not
peacel Peacell when there is no
peace.
After the usual chorus and introduce
tory remarks, the Principal introduced
Mr.. Harry Sturdy SO well known here
who delivered an address on The
Development of the Idea of Wor Id
Peace"
Mr. Sturdy spoke of the antiquity
of the plan for world peace and the
early efforts made TO secure it in some
degree. Even the book of Isaiah sets
forth this sentiment, -''They shall
beat their swords into pillow shares and
their spears into pruning hooks. Ma
tion shall not war against nation.
st. Augustine, he said, declared that
more people are won by persuasion than
Staying with the sword. The plan of
arbitration was instituted as early as
1908 and again in 146l but proved I'M
awaiting in most cases due to the peo-
pies not being able to thoroughly UNI
derstand it at that time.
AS it takes money as well as brains
for any big project. it remained for
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie to finance this
movement. which he did by giving
$40, ,000. representatives were
later sent to all parts Of the world to
observe and report on all matters that
might affect international peace. This
was in 1910. Prior to that time,
however, the first Peace Conference
met at THE Hague" on May Is, 1899,
hence the anniversary of Peace Day.
MIR. Sturdy referred to the great adj
vance made by the United States
along these lines, and to the future of
this work as outlined in what may be
called the wilson Bryan Peace Policy.
In closing he said every one must
help. The standard of any community
is due to the standard of the people
who live in that community"
The second half Of the program con-
sisted of recitation, "At The Tomb
of Napoleon. +" beautifully spoken by
Miss Katharine REIN; a play, 1.-The
Growing of Peace, the parts of which
were taken as follows: Goddess of
Liberty, Miss Marjorie Brewer; God
Of War, Mr.. Robert Lewis; Goodies Of
Peace, Miss Marie Weaver; Heralds,
Eugene Griscom and Anglia Walsh.
Each Of these students entered heart
lily into the spirit of the play and the
effect was very lovely and impress
sive.
There were also two tableaux, one
called ''Arbitration" in which Miss
Maj garet Sacrey, assisted Eby Clair
Green and Anita Strange, of Grade /,
was the central figure.
The last tableaux was 1.-THE Blessing
of the Nations by the Angel of
Peace. The central figure of this
truly lovely feature was Miss Elizabeth
Myers as the Angel. The VIII C,stu-
dents bearing the flags of all the II
greatest nations completed the tab
| leaux.
A very pleasing feature Of the pro-
gram was the song by the choir OF
the High School:
o God of love, o King of Peace,
Make wars throughout the world to
cease;
The wrath of sinful man restrain
Give peace, o God, Give peace again.
At the regular assembly of the Gram.
mar school at 9 q. m an appropriate
program was also given and many Of
the rooms observed the day with spIen.
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