Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-06-15
FORTY.SEvEN FINISH
SCHOOL WITH H0N0RS
GRADUATING EXERCISES W.T.
MESSED BY LARGE AUDIENCE
SPLENDID ADDRESS BY DIR.
SCHOLT.

The graduating exercises of the
Olympia High School were held last
Thursday night at the William Win
lock MillerHigh School Building and
were attended by record crowd who
came to witness the event.
The exercises opened with an over
ture by the stringed orchestra, and
an invocation by Rev. r. Franklin
Hart, followed by a reading of the
list of honor students by Superior
dent Breckner. Charles Tyler sang
two solos, THE parting Rose" and
Bring Back the Golden Days" Other
musical numbers were piano solos
by Florence Bateson, violin solo by
Ottmar Kotik and the Golden Scep-
ter overture by the orchestra at the
close.
The readings were, "Our City: Why
1t Should be Beautiful" by Allen
White; Rosemary for Remembrance"
by Marie Chesser, and the "The New
Leaf" by Estella Larson.
The graduating address was given
by Professor Richard F. Scholtz of
the History Department, University of
Washington. 1t was most scholarly,
yet practical discussion of American
ism. DR.. Scholtz said that intellec-
tual preparedness is of much more
value to a nation than either physi-
cal preparedness or economic pre-
paredness. This country may have
felt somewhat the lack of physical
Preparedness when we entered the
war, %but it took three long hard
years to bring the nation up to be
Intellectually prepared to enter and
prosecute the war to successful issue.
Democracy is not a slogan, but a
way of life. Twentieth century citi-
zenship depends upon three great
principles. namely, the Ten Com
mandments, the Sermon on the
Mount, and the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. Or, expressed in other
words, The Law of Duty, the Law of
Service, and the Law of Political and
Personal Freedom.
Professor Scholtz discussed the
civic duty of Americans, and defined
Americanism to mean the working
out of the three above-named laws
of living. He referred to universal
military training. but did not favor
it. He called attention to the fact
that The Portsmouth Treaty which
was sponsored by Roosevelt, gave
Port Arthur to Japan, and said this
was an exact counterpart of the
Shantung grant, to which so many
people objected. The lecture was
full of thought, particularly for young
people who are starting out in the
battle of life. No one could listen
to it and not feel thrill of patriotic
fervor for the great and righteous
principles upon which this nation OF
ours is founded. and have a strong
desire to see that our flag always
stands for justice. for service, and
for freedom
At the close of the address Prin-
cipal L. p. Brown presented the
class to the members of the school
board as the representatives OF the
people of the district, certifying to
the fact that they had completed with
credit the course of study required
in the high school. w. w. Manner,
secretary of the board acted for that
body in presenting the diplomas to
the forty-seven members of the class.
who received them amid the applause
OF their school mates and friends.
Olympia High School Glass of 1920.
Motto: "To be; not to seem"
Flower: Red carnation.
Colors: Red and gray.
Virgil Otis. president; Donald
Webb, vice president; Earl Leavery.
Allen White. secretary.
Esther Adams, Ethel F. Ayres, Flo
ence Elizabeth Bateson. Jennie Nj.
Benson, Wynne Bragdon, Thelma
Belle Bricker, Helen o. Carlson, Marie
Thesseh. Birdie Churchill Aller. Mar
iorie Cook. Doris I. Delbridge. Clara
Marcella Doyle. Ruth Elberson. Ida
Marie Erickson. Ruth Helen Ginder.
irene Mae Granger. Anna Irene Mel
son, Buleah A. Munro. Naoma King.
May f. Kreider. Estella NJ. Larson.
lena Elizabeth MartensOn, Mabel f.
Sorrie, Mary Melissa Owings, Ruth