Evening journal., 1919-11-20
DIPLOMAS Fur lOO
G0LDEY GRADU TIES
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The class occupied seats at the front oI
the auditorium.
Preceding the exercises, the Playhouse
rchestra gave an enjoyable musicale
( playing a march, cadillac" by Clarke
overture. Morning, Noon, and Night,
by Suppe, and selections from May
time" William p. White led the guest.
10 ten minutes Of spirited singing OF
popular songs. and Irving c. easier "a
vored with a solo. Bubbles"
The Rev Robert Watt, d. ID. said the
opening prayer. asking a blessing upon
the young people. beginning their busi-
ness careers, and remembering The
founder Of the college, Professor II. S
Goldey. Mayor Taylor presided. His
honor told OF the days thirty years
ago, when, as a GOldey student, he
struggled with the mysteries OF Pit
man. lie pand high tribute TO Pro-
fesS0r GOldey. saying his integrity OF
principle showed In the growth the col
lege had experienced He described the
Institution as a benefit and an asset to
the community. not only TO the mer-
chant in enabling them 10 secure COM
petent help. 10 the students In offer
ing them a business education within
their means. and 30 the community as
training good citizens with high ideals.
He wished the college prosperity for
many years 10 come.
Diplomas were bestowed upon the
graduates by President W. E Douglas,
Of GOldey College. He spoke OF the re-
ceptiOn OF two diplomas by Floyd B.
Taylor, OF Berlin. Md. who has ccm-
pleted both the main courses OF the
school, and Of hOnOrs in the stenO-
graphic department awarded to Miss
Kathryn de Sales Butler and Miss Anna
Roth, OF this city. Mr. Douglas de-
scribed the commercial stenographic.
secretarial and other courses offered by
Goldey. especially higher course In
business accOuntancy and salesmanship
offered at night TO employed students.
He urged the class IN these troIblous
times TO be loyal 10 their employers,
10 beware OF people who would try to
make them think they were not treat
ed right. to use common sense and good
Judgment. He told them TO remember
that II their good conduct In business
bi ought lustre 10 the college, Goldey
could do more good in the future.
Bishop William +. Mcdowell. OF
Washington, D. C, the speaker OF the
evening. was introduced by Mayor Tay-
lor, who referred 10 his war activities
and his term OF i've years as a bishop.
The bishop smiled at this. and respond
ed:
The Mayor did not get through his
business course with entire success
hes a little lame IN figuring. / nave
been a bishop for fifteen years. but
what are ten years between friends2 lie
did not tell the whole truth about my
war career. The truth Is ! stopped II.
One day the Secretary OF War offered
me a commission In the army The
word reached Germany and they began
TO seek an armlstice. Perhaps you
heard that the war stopped because the
American army was preparing to use
a deadly kind OF gas3
II grew up In a store. My father kept
one OF the early department stores IN
a small town In Ohio. He bought
everything there was 10 buy and sold
everything there was 10 sell. some
things acquired in that store remain
with me TO this day, for Instance a
pair OF snub-nosed scissors with which
/ cut cloth and with which ! now cut
the thread OF my remarks. | still re- j
member how TO do bookkeeping. but
! do IL on a different basis. ] keep all
the books / borrow.
81 do not mention my experience
wholly for a flying start on my address,
but partly because ! have a constant
and a flying start on my address, but
partly because ] have a constant ana
high pride in being the son OF a man
who. through a long business career, |
walked the straight way, kept his
hands clean, and preserved that kind
of business integrity which IS the COM |
nercial foundation OF the world.
diplomas, bouquets, dresses and ad-
vice do not usually get ripe until the /
weather Is warm, but II would be |
poor world II we could not gather a /
little advice and encouragement any |
line Of the year. So want TO say four
hings to start with.
THE basis OF sound living, right
business, professional, and
success Is clear. at right think
ing. Crooked thinking leads TO crook
ed conduct whether in counting house,
office, legislative assembly, |
minister's study. or the seat OF gov
ernment. We have not, In America,
been as careful as we should be OF our
thinking. We are a nation OF takers.
We have the champion long-distance
takers Of the wOrld-down In Wash
ngton. We believe in the free coinage
Of talk in the ratio OF sixteen parts TO
Dne OF thought Any institution which !
each year contributes persons who =,
.hink clearly within their range OF life
Is a public benefactor.
"A certain man put purple glass win
lows IN his library. A friend looking
1ut saw beautiful purple dogs upon the
avn. In surprise he went out to find II
hey were ordinary yellow dogs. Every l
)nce in awhile, a political party will
make a platform OF purple glass, II
through which are seen royal purple
anddates. When anybody breaks a
llank, the candidates look exactly the
olor OF the dogs on the lawn. We
iced clear, plate glass platforms, The l.
hings have bought from purple glass ]
dvertisements would MI a house. q
"When ] was a college president. {
would visit the observatory. and look c
lg at the dome on ball bearings. would c
ave an awful feeling OF the human D
haracter OF this slitted dome. | know {
D many intellectual domes that a.'e a
OF on ball bearings. These .humsn c
ONES admit truth from only one quar- Y