The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-28
NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL | |
CLOSES BEST YEAR,
Has Long List OF Graduates and Has
Done Most Excellent
Work.
STUART AND POLLARD SPEAK
ArciSz Bernard Amos Receives
Joseph Bryan Memorial Medal.
Herman Zank Wins Scholarships.
List of Graduates.


the school auditorium. Nearly l,4oo
people attended the annual COM
mencement exercises. The exercises
ended the fifth session of the schools
history. Speeches by DR.. J. a. c.
Chandler, superintendent Of schools;
Ferdinand c. Ebel, chairman Of the
city school board, and OF Principal
Locker showed the progress the
school made during the past session
and its contrast with the first years
of Its existence. Governor Henry Car
ter Stuart, Attorney-General John
Garland Pollard and Murray NJ. Nc
CURE made speeches on the purposes
and ccomplishments of the school
Floyd Reams, OF the city school
board, expressed the views of the
school board as regards tho night
school. President Oliver J. Sands, Of
the American National Bank, ad-
dressed the audience on the subject
of Thrift
much pleasure to attend the COM
mencement exercises at the night
school He said he was much en-
couraged by the work of the school,
that the board was always ready to
help the school when 1t needed aid.
We are willing TO help YOU" he said.
because you are helping US by at
tending school regularly and doing
your part"
Or. Chandler Speaks.
DR.. Chandler satd that Richmonds
might schools show "a larger attend
ance than any city of its class In the
United states There are s0.7bs Pu
pills enrolled in the public schools OF
the city" he said THE increase
over last year is more than 2.eoP,
The night school mark has passed
5000 and 81 now 5,i35 In consid-
ering cities of from 100000 70 500
coo population in this country Rich
rnond is tho equal or any and higher
than many IN point or night school
attendance There are 1871 teachers.
instructing the 5.1sh i students. /
think the city has m doubt ~ ~
good investment IN the uisht schools
When the ATTENDANCE I'm the schools
working AZ ntaht Jumps 1000 pupils
IN a very few years, p good invest
ruent Is surely recorded
Attorney General Heard.
Attorney seneral John Garland
Pollard. who mas spoken 70 tho stu
dents ~ the school every tnae Il has
held a comm eucer1ent began his talk
t,,. telling NJ q speech Governor Stuart
Ms at the state penltendary re-
Gently. The Governor was caEed
oslr ~ thc state prison for some rca-
eorf" he proceeded. The conFicts
were assembled, and. vary uuexpeet-
oAlv +hn Governor was called on ~
make a talk TO the men. The cni"f
executive arose ard hegar Fellow
citizens BIT he realized his mis-
take ana stopped. He began again
with Fellow convicrs' hRit caught
himself again Then he said. We'll
don't know how n address YOU
hut I'm glad there are so many ~
Won here Governor Stuart, when
ne arose 20 speak, said that, with ell
due respect to the candidacy ~ MY
Pollard for the gcvernorxn!p. that hs
wonid saw the h+tornev- General waP
present OF tho occR sion and urUi
her 81 the audcT CO.
Mr. pollard told the audience es-
: peci7lIy the students TIRE secret ~
doing things that nothing Is impos-
slble where will IL present An /
cestrv does not help Us II We trace
ourselves back 20 our ancestors w
might become ashamed 20 fnf ofit
that we have not upheld the family
stock as wa should. We must
GET new idea NJ what real no I
hliftv consists RI We must not have
+he notion which Was given me hy a
constable IN Henrico County, who (
said his father had heer wealthy. but
NOW he. the con, was poor and down
consist In wealth, II does not consist
IN learning. n consists I'm being ~
service TO your age and ration f..
MIR Sands gave "A clear, concise and
Interesting address on thrift. the his
tory of savings banks, which he said
were original With DeFoe, the author I
~ Robinson Crusoe. President Sands
contributes 500 annually 20 the
thrift fund ~ the savings department
~ tho uieht school
Presents Medal.
Mr.. Mcclure presented Archie Rer~
uard Amos with tho Joseph BRYAN .
memorial medai. He expressed great
faith in the worl. OF the night school
lie said the greatest accomplishment
~ the school was that It built up
character for every member
Governor Speaks.
Governor stuarts address was par
-iculariy forceful He told OF his
apnreciation Of the privilege of ad-
dressing the night school. He con-
rratulated the students on their ca
liabilities and the results ~ their la
hors He told OF the needs OF the
common schools. or the aid that the
state government was giving, citing
tbe Increase Of 100000 annually /
given to educational purposes by the
last General Assembly. He told Of
the benefits OF the public school, how
much he thought Of the results OF n /
oonrmon school education, He said
IL he had son It would he his
ste ilege 10 give him public school
cation "A night school educa
go costs something" said tho Gov
ne ~ AND my friends. it's only
al things that cost IFS something
Th are worth having IN the long
bus n th,s .ifa." The Governor was
RAJ rouslv applauded. Because of the
his try 'ist O. students 70 receive d.
go iss ard certificates these were de-
rr-.++ after the audience was dis
.Ssed.
Scholarship Awarded
princtra' Locker announced that
t;aar ZauS had heen awarded q
I. o!arship 10 Richmond College for
pc tete-1e17 session. Another schol-
wa. fp is to he awarded - Randolph
rest,r College but this Will not he
ing until the students wishing to
an ,ete for the scholarship consult +
! the principal After the -exer-
the those present inspected specI-
500 and exhibits OF the work OF tho
the nts IN .te foyer OF the build
plet l!owlns Il list of the prize win
fo,t graduates and percentages