Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-13
Diplomas GiDen Big Class at
Orpheum, Where NeWeU
Dwight Hills GiDes Stirring
Address; Many Attend

At the annual commencement ex-
ercises of the Harrisburg Academy in
/ the Orpheum Theater this morning a
many starred flag in honor of the
. Academy boys in the United States
service was presented to the institu-
tion by the junior class. Dwight
Ludington. of the fifth form or jun
ior class, made the presentation
speech. Lester Shaffer. one of the
graduates. made the speech of ac-
| ceptance.
Twenty-eight seniors received their
/ diplomas at this mornings exercises,
presented by Charles A. Kunkel.
| DR.. Newell Dwight Hills, famous
Brooklyn pastor and prominent lee
turer, delivered the address to the
graduates.
Two members of the graduating
class delivered addresses at this
mornings exercises. Josiah Dunkle.
first-honor man, delivered the vale
dictory on The War and the Indi-
vidual." Scott Thompson, second
honor student, was salutatorian and
spoke on The American Merchant
Marine"
A feature of this mornings eXer-
cises was the assembly singing un-
der the direction of IL. b. n. Pritch-
ard, a member of the Academy fac
ulty. Several patriotic airs were rem
dered before the graduates in their
caps and gowns took the stage. The
school annual, published by the
Academy Spectator staff, was distrib-
uted, as is customary, at these eXer-
cises.
After the assembly singing, the
Academy orchestra rendered a selec-
tion, which was followed by Scrip
ture reading. The prayer was led
b DIR. NJ. +. Swartz. Howard r. Om-
wake made the announcements and
presentation of prizes.
DIR. Hills made a splendid address,
telling of the Hun cruelty and the
French courage. He told that the
German object in this war was to
get control of the French iron mines,
without which they would lose their
place as a manufacturing nation.
The Germans, he said, were an un-
important nation forty years ago.
when, under the leadership of Bis
marck. they robbed Denmark of her
seaports, robbed Austria of her coal
and France of her iron mines. This
gave them a place in the nations Of
the world, but as their iron mines
were recently exhausted, they started
the present war in the hope of get
ting the newly discovered iron mines
of northern France.
DR.. Hills told of the German out
RACES and said he could prove with
actual photographs the things he
told. He spoke of children who had
been mutilated and had their hands
cut off. of the shelling of cathedrals
and numerous other outrages he had
seen with his own eyes He quoted
Lloyd George in the statement that
America had so far only replaced
one-tenth of the weakness brought to
the Allies by Russias peace, but pre-
dicted great accomplishments by the
Americans in the near future.
The French and English are CIV
ing all to the cause" ne said, ana
told of one Frenchman who when
given leave for home refused to go,
but stayed'to fight, saying, We sleep
in mud, we battle in blood, but our
souls are with the stars" The ad-
dress made great impression on the
audience and was given a lengthy
and frequent applause.
The following students received
diplomas:
Frederic stephen Bateman, Harry
w. w. Blocker. James Zina Bloom,
er Francis, George Parker Geist-
white, Rollin Goodfellow. Vernon
Wesley Hoerner. S. Herbert Kauf-
man. Gilbert Alton Larock, Samuel
Fang Lee, Warren Bowman Lauder