Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-21
High School Commencement
Brilliant Success Last Night
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IL HCAl ulAlb was q
| ton, THE Meaning of Americanism,"
by Charles l.. Hughes, recited by Mil
ton Macmillan. Mr.. MacWilliam is
a very forceful speaker and carries
his audieRce with him, taking them
up to the climax n gently carrying
them back again. He reached a point
of intense feeling with his final words
of. Real honest mems American
ISM"
The class of 10 then sang. Wake!
Miss Indy" by II. Waldo Warner.
Breaking P~recedents," the next es-
say written n delivered by Miss
Gladys Brewer was an up to the
minute topic. She talked straight
from the shoulder telling some of the
most critical points in the issue of the
world and illustrating how each and
every one of them broke a precedent.
She spoke of China and showed the
lack of progress in that country due
to only one theme, the refusal 10
break presidents. The big topic at
issue at the present time. she said is
the joining of the League of Nations
and she concluded with giving force
full and vital reasons for doing so.
M last address by the members of
the graduating class was delivered by
the valedictorian, Arthur Kramer He
took for the theme of his essay The
Soldier-His Departure n His Re l
turn" He spoke of the man before
he was a soldier; of the greatest arf
highest motives which compelled him
to enlist; of the hard physical and
moral fight ''over there" and of the
better, and nobler motives with which
they ave returned to this country and
of the better and fine they will make
of it. "For they will reason" he said,
that a country good enough to fight
for Is good enough to vote for" His
uaIadinfnrU ua vary manly and an
pealing, then he turned and addressed
his classmates who arose during his
delivery and concluded with. Il only
hope that we will attain our hopes
and ambitions in the most righteous
way"
S. E. Shull. superintendent of
schools in this city then introduced
DIR. Brewer, dean of Rutgers College
and speaker of the evening. DR.. Bre-
| vier started his address with a few
humorous stories and then followed
up with a discourse on what progress
really meant and why we should join
the League of Nations.
Progress, DR.. Brewer said in one
| part of his address, has unlocked the
golden chambers of leisure. What do
| you do with the minutes you save by
telephoning a message to a certain
person instead of delivering it. he
asked.
Progress has enabled us to devas
tate countries, food cities, bring ruin
and desolation-but after all is that
| progress for progress at heart is III
the soul and hearts Of men, in right
eousness. Progress forward to light
| and higher and more perfect triumph
is real progress.
What would you do II New Bruins
wick made war upon Perth Amboy?"
he asked. We have reached, as we
all know, the point where hat is not
| conceivable. Then why should we
| allow small nations to pick a quarrel
| among themselves. 1t has been a
| long pull for the present victory and
| the only men who have not fought in
| vain will be the men who died if this
| war does not bring a means of estab-
fishing unity n peace.
The awarding of prizes was the
| next number. The first two prizes
were awarded by Mrs. A. Clayton
Clark, who was introduced by Mr..
Shull. The first prize, Mrs. Clark
! said, was given to the girl in the sem
Tor class who had selected and pre-
| pared her recitation herself and by
| the vote of the class was elected to
win the prize. The prize is called the
| Mathews Token in honor of Mrs.
CIark's mother, and was won by Miss
Elizabeth Kress. The second prize
Mrs. clark awarded was given III Tie
name of the Woman's Club of Perth
| Amboy and is called the MARY Il.
Vaughan Prize" given in honor OF
the great service rendered many by
the late Miss Vaughan. 1t is award
ed to the senior student doing the
best in the four years of English and
was awarded to Miss Gladys Brewer.
Professor Edgar Fl. Kleinhans then
thanked the friends in establishing
different prizes as they furnished
such an impetus to the students. He
then presented the Rensselaer, Poly
technic Institutes prize, a gold med
al, which is awarded to the senior
boy who has done the best work in
mathematics and science 1t was won
by Samuel Busansky.
The Kitchel Prize. which is awarded
to the senior student who excels in
public speaking, was awarded to Mil
ton Macmillan. The sewing prize,
which is given by h lady members
of the faculty to the girl who has the
best graduation dress. 1t is a gold
thimble and was awarded to Miss Es-
Their Nielsen. with honorable mention
to the Misses Cora Jensen. Mildred
Foster and Mary Stack. The gold