Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
SAYS WAR BROADENED
VISION Of THIS COUNTRY
Franklin D. Roosevelt Addresses the
Graduating Class of the Eastern
High School.

That the entrance Of the United States
into the world war has given the peo-
pie of the country broader vision imam
they have ever had before was assert
ed by Franklin d. Roosevelt, assistant
secretary of the navy. in an address be-
fore the graduating class OF Eastern
High School yesterday afternoon inc
commencement exercises were held IN
the assembly hall of the building.
Through it's entrance In the war the
United States will go down in history
as more united people than ever be
fore. he said. This country. he said.
was consecrated to the help OF man
kind.
One of the features Of the exercises
was the announcement by DR.. Willard
s. Small. the principal. of the way IN
which the school was helping in the
war. He explained that girls of the
class had kept the expenses of their
graduation dresses below IS each and
that the money saved-$l2-had peen
turned over to the Belgian relief fund
Instead of the class presenting gift
to the school. it had contributed two
beds for the Maison Familiale, he said
Twenty-one members Of the faculty had
subscribed $3.50 to the liberty loan.
he said.
a medal by the United States Daugh-
tiers of the War Of 1912. for having writ
ten the best essay of any high schooi
student in the city on history of the
g.
| Runbeck was awarded a prize offered
| by Miss Martha Birney for the most
original work. Miss Runbeck's work
was Of a. literary character. Miss Rose
| mary Arnold was announced as the
winner of the third university scholar
ship to George Washington University.
Miss Gertrude Anna Rassbach was
| awarded a scholarship to the National
School of Domestic Arts and Sciences.
| Nance of Honor Students.
These honor students were an
nounced: First honors Chose having
| had an average of at least rs per cent
''excellents' in their studies through
out the four years)-Misses Helen Page
Loudenslager Grace Vivian Michael.
Margaret Metzeroth. Gertrude Anna
Rassbach and Rosemary Arnold; sec
age of at least so per cent "excellents'
throughout the four years)-Misses
Helen Harriet Powell and Marion Ell
patia Reynolds.
James w. Berry. president Of the
Eastern High School Alumni Associa-
ton. presented a medal on behalf Of the
| association to Wilbur Andrews Gala
| han. who was chosen as the student
who had done most for the school dur
| ing his four years. Mr.. Berry also an
| nounced that the alumni association
/ had established a fund whereby deserv-
ing students unable to buy books could
borrow the money confidentially through
the principal Of the school. repaying it
! later.
Ernest H. Daniel, vice president of
/ the board Of education. presided Mrs.
Margarita Spalding Gerry, member OF
the board and formerly a teacher at
| Eastern. presented the diplomas. Rev. ]
Franklin Bryan led the devotional
| exercises. Miss Grace Vivian Michael
delivered the valedictory.
List of the Graduates.
Those receiving diplomas were Her
bert Jefferson Alderman, Roger Lee
Baldwin. William Cameron Burton,
Ralph Saville -Childs. Fillmore CHS
holm, Wilbur Andrews Callahan. Sam