The Washington herald., 1921-06-24
4 HIGH SCHOOLS
AWARD DIPLOMAS
TO SCI STUDENTS
Elements of Success
Told to Graduates by
Noted Speakers.

Five hundred and ninety-one stu
dents received diplomas marking
completion of four-year courses at
graduation exercises. held in four
of washington's high schools
Western, Central. Eastern and Busi-
ness-wednesday night. At Central
High School 400 students were given
diplomas. this class being the largest
ever graduated from a District high
school. Western graduated SO;
Eastern, 5S. and Business. 40.
Representative James Begg' OF
Ohio. in the address at Central. de-
cIared that the graduates now face
difficulty in deciding their Voca-
tions."
Scholarships Awarded.
DR. Frank W. BaIlou. superin-
tendent of schools. who presided
declared that Central graduates
meeting with success paid lasting
tribute to their alma mater.
The Rev. 3. F. MCGOWAN. offered
the invocation, and DIR. DanieI A.
Edwards. member of the Board OF
Education. presented the dlplomas'
Robert A. MaureT. principal OF the
school, announced the following
scholarship awards: Allan Boet-
cher, George Washington Unlver-
sity: Joseph Ludewig. presidential
appointment to the Naval ACADEMY
Catherine Mullaly, Hibernian schoi-
arship to Trinity College; jessie a
Morgan, Pennsylvania: FRANK
Suith, Harvard; James II. Lemon.
Princeton University war memorial
prize scholarship; Francis Irapp
who graduated in February ISL
Catholic University: Gordon Kline
Colgate; Isadore Kaplan and harry
johnson. Lafayette College; Thelma
Fryer, University of Maryland Mar
garet j. Primm, Syracuse University
and Bruce Gannaway' Washington
and Lee University.
Rule. Laid Down.
H-rhe man who cannot live or
s1no a month cannot live on $2Oc
a month nor on $4,000 a month";
Representative Joseph H Hines oi
ohio. told the graduates at Business
High
representative Hines laid dowI
the following rules to the graduates
DO not decide upon your future oc'
cupatfons too hastily; do not DC
minded by the amount of money
arst offered you; never make snar
judgments but look beneath the sur
face; cultivate the good opinion oi
those with whom you associate
practice honesty and tell the truth
frankly"
Scholarships were awarded 70 tne
following: Richard H. Hart. WASH
ington College of Law: John A
Reilly. Georgetown School OF Law
Rae Kershenbaum, National Uni
versfty Law School; Charles X
Montgomery. Catholic University
Jewell H. Cook. Maryland State Uni
versity, and Bernard Walker, Wash
ington and Lee University.
William Hard speaks
william Hard. well-known maga-
zine writer. charged Western High
graduates to inculcate for all time
the true fundamentals of Ameri-
canism, which would result, he said
in paving the way to success for
future citizens.
DR.. BalIou presided. and Mrs
susie INOOl u ~
Board Of Education, assisted by
Emerson W. Matthews. conferred
the diplomas. The Rev. Ulysses G.
i. Pierce offered the invocation.
Miss Katherine Thompson Wrenn
made the salutations, while the
valedictory was given by Lady Jane
Raby. A short musical program by
the school orchestra, under the di
rection of Herman c. Rakemann'
closed the exercises.
Members of the Eastern gradual
ing class were told by Representa-
tive NJ Clyde Kelly. of Pennsyl-
yania, that courage. optimism, men
tality, and patriotic citizenship made
the four stepping stones for success
full men and women
Graham COnfers Diplomas
DR.. Abram Simon. president OF the
Board of Education. presided, while
the Rev. J. P. Taylor delivered the
invocation. E. c. Graham, member
of the Board of Education, conferred
the diplomas.
Among the awards given were the
Chamber Of Commerce medal pre-
sented to Capt. w. r. Miller, of
Company G. by Albert Schulteis, and
medals to the members of the Boy
Scouts Band, by Isaac Cans.