Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-18
HARDWOOD DESCRIBES
WORK OF HIGH SCHOOL
Principal OF John Marshall Tells of
It's Activities ut Com
mcnccmcnt.
MEDALS AND HoNoRs AWARDED
High Record Made at Colleges by
Former Pupils-Dr. Calisch Makes
Address to Graduating Class.
Many Scholarships Announced.


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The city Auditorium was packed b.
school patrons last night at the com
mcnccment exercises Of John Marshall
High School. when the largest class in
the history of the School-l93-wcre
awarded diplomas. Principal James -
Harwood introduced DR.. Edward "
calisch, rabbi of Beth Ahbah Syna-
Sosuc. whose address was the feature
OF the evening. MIR. Iiarwoods talk
was brief resume OF what John
Marshall which is the only senior
high school of Richmond had accom-
plshed during the past year along var:-
Gus lines of activity.
This has been most unusual sos
sion. began Mr.. IIarwooi. Never be-
fore in the history of the school have
teachers and pupils been called upon
TO take part in so many outside az
tivitics. We have made garments for
the Red Cross, raised mono. to adopt
war orphans in France. collected 1900
books for soldiers, sold $4,000 worth
"f Liberty bonds. helped classify IN"
registration cards of men summoned by
the government raised Sio.ol2o3 for
war savings stamps. secured 202 mem
bcrshlps in the Red Cross and done
many other things which cannot
pause TO mcntion--things which have
caused some OF our conservative
friends 10 snake their heads and say
that We were forgetting tho main OBJ
Ject Of our existence as school
NO Loss FROM THESE
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES
II, IS with great pleasure. therefore.
that tell you this evening that II Is
my candid jIdEmcnt that we not only
have not lost anything by these extra
school activities. but that we have
gained in many different directions We
have learned service and sclf-sacrifice,
NC have learned loyalty and co-opera-
zion. and We feel that teachers and
pupils VIII make better citizens be-
cause of this years work.
But for fear that our conservative
friends may think that these results
arc predetermined and Intangible. | am
glad that ! can make "a further report
II is tho unanimous Judgment Of the
faculty %! th2 school that this outside
work has been done without sacrihc-
ing. ether in amount or - quality. the
regular WORK Of the school. The re-
suits OF the examinations reccnt!y
closed have shown a larger percentage
OF promotions than ia former years
and ! have .hc pleasure OF presenting
TO YOU tonight tho largest graduating
class in the history OF the school
our total enrolment this year num-
bcTs !, $40 students and We have over
500 stars in our service flag We have
had one alumnus wounded and &c
great and final sacrifice. and one has
won the distinguished service medal
for Eallantry in the field
Our faculty numbers seventy ei e MT.
J, VIII come as surprise TO some
OF you when tell you that We have
twenty-five men teachers furIoughcd
on military duty.
ALL CADET COMMANDANTS
ARR: NOW IN THE: SERVICE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Burress. Ayrcs,
and Munce-all of them are in the
service Of their country. The corps
numbers $50 men and is TO be especially
commended for the excellent work done
this session and for the .aithfulness
with which 1t has responded to tho
many calls made upon il this session
Tor extra service.
The Girls Service Corps. which was
established late in the session, has
given a good account OF Itself for tho
short time 1t has been in existence
-Four units Of the sanitary corps
were established in May. under the
direction of DIR. Robert G. Byran and
boys in these units are taught by Drs
Gorsl!ne. Lipscomb. Fitzgerald and
hcGowan. ii is possible that the,
boys may be Of considerable service in
connection with the hospital at West
hampton II wounded soldiers are sent
Commencement time ALWAYS brinrs
back host of loyal alumni to the
school. This year they have come laden
with fresh laurcis from other iusti-
tutions Of learning. At Richmond Col
lege We had three out OF the honor So
ciety--the Arachnidae
At Randolph Macon Woman's Col
iese the hiShest standing in the fresh
man class was won by Miss Airline Eu-
nank' who was awarded the freshman
scholarship. At Washington and Lee
."o OF the SIX scholarships awarded
i"r highest standing were. given IN
Samnei T. Anderson and Craig Houston
S ,o, AZ inc University Of Vir.
Slnia Ellsworth Wiltshire was clectcd
10 the Raven Society. having made 49,,
years work IN one year James S1oar
won competitive appointment 10 vr..,
ioiht Mi!itary Academy and San,u.i -
VIII lea the class AT V NJ. l.. winpin,
inc hlshest jackson Hope medal ana
w. o.heIs ana establishing the high
est record Tor honorS awarded n
single student ever acbicvcd
institution a. lhis
CALISCH DISCUSSES
AMERICAS PART IN wan
win deep earnestncss which 49,,
characterized DIR. Calisch's address 80
mons ana talks since the war began no
'hrliIed the immense audience of {icb.
iioHu people with his views on ~.
war and particularly Americas mar, -,
me "ar-what 1t meant 10 America TO
nave entered the war and what n,rt
would be played by America in tho ,cN
construction OF the world after the war
Germany is malignant Cancer
which must be cut out Of the holy
polite" declared the speaker amid an,
pause so that after the war we can
proceed to the reconstruction of our
social order. For the eroat
work Of reconstruction we VIII need
men OF broad vision, of deep human
sympathies. OF profound sense of
justice"
The speaker expressed his profound
belief that Justice and righteousness
were bound to triumph in the end. and
that the stars and Stripes for the first
time carried on the battle fields of the
old world would come 10 mean the
new order OF world wide democracy
The 1913 diplomas were delivered by
w. Floyd Reams, chairman of the CITY
School Board. who preceded his task
by three-minutes' talk in which he
congratulated Richmond on her "splen-
did exhibit shown last night and de-