Evening star., 1916-01-05

Herman johnson of this city, who al
ready had served two terms as the
chief executive of the miniature repub-
lie. was inaugurated president of the
National Junior Republic at Annapolis
junction yesterday afternoon. The oath
of office was administered by Walter F.
Rogers. chief justice of the supreme
court of the republic.
+ Other officers inaugurated were James
Zitano, vice president; Harry r. Lever
good secretary of the treasury; STAN
ton NJ. Houck, secretary of state; Muir
ray NJ. Matteson, attorney general, and
Frank Kahmer, judge of the court
which determines the legal questions
of the republic. These youthful officials
were chosen by the president as his
cabinet, and all of them in their inau-
gural speeches thanked the chief ex-
ecutive for his choice and expressed
the determination to do all in their
power to make the coming admins
tratiop the cleanest. straightest and
best in the history of the Junior Re-
public
The National Junior Republic is a
school for the building of character and
the requisite principles of good citizen
ship. The boys elect their own legisla-
ture, executive and judicial depart
ments and have full charge of the inner
Boys Are self-supporting.
The boys at the republic work four
hours daily and attend school for four
hours. They support themselves in a
measure, receiving remuneration for
their services, which is, however, in an
aluminium currency, good only within
the confines of the institution. Amer
who have savings in the republics
coin OF leaving the institution have
their earnings redeemed. Thus, upon
a boys own efforts depends the style
III which he may maintain himself.
Those who work steadily live well in
the Baldwin house or the Washington
or Baltimore houses, while those who
must live less pretentiously stay in the
dormitories. The guests who attend
ed the exercises, who were, for the most
part, from Washington or Baltimore,
were entertained after the inaugura-
tion at the Baldwin house, where re-
freshments were served.
The program of the Inauguration ex-
ercises included the taking of their
seats by the retiring officers of the re-
public: then followed the swearing in
of the new officers. The president
then named and administered the oath
of office to his cabinet.
Ambition of the President.
In his inaugural address President
Johnson expressed a hope, that the new
administration would set a record for
accomplishments; he thanked his fell
low-citizens for the support given him
during the two terms he already had
served and asked that this support be
continued.
ut has always been my ambition to
be president of the best administration
the republic has ever known" said
President Johnson, and 1 do not be-
lieve that ] have as yet realized this
j feel that this is to be my
last year with you; that this is to be
my last chance to attain my one great
wish, so that whether~I succeed or am
disappointed, my whole career at the
republic will be. judging by the char
acter of my last administration, a sue
cess or failure"
An address to the citizens of the re-
public was made by Judge Morris A.
Soper of the supreme bench of Balti-
more. who spoke on THE Character of
Abraham Lincoln" He compared the
boys of Lincoln's day with those of
today and spoke Of the chance they
have of becoming 'the great men of the
republic"
The Junior Republic is situated on a
farm of about 140 acres donated by the
late Maj. Charles Newbold and is main
tanned by appropriations of the state
OF Maryland and the city of Baltimore
and also by donations of citizens of
Washington and Baltimore.