New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
DO THINGS WELL, IS
 DR. M0ORE'S ADVlll
Gl6ates Veteran Professor Ad. dresses High School Graduates
M2 RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMAS
Impressive Commencement Exercises Are Carried Out This Morning at Fox's TheAter-Nfnny Friends and Relatives Attend.


 Fox's Theater-Nfany Friends and
 Relatives Attend.
 The class of 1922 of the New Brit ain High school. numbering PAP, was graduated this morning at 9 o'clock with appropriate exercises in Fox's theater. A large number of friends and parents of the members of the class were present to witness the com mencement ceremonies.
 Pupils Enter.
 The program was one that reflects great credit on the members and the method in which they have been trained for this, their big day in school life. The High school orches- tra, under the direction of Professor George B. Matthews, played the pro- cessional, "Tannhauser March" while the graduating class, led by President Francis Griffin, filed down the aisle two by two and took seats in the cen ter of the theater.
 Musical Selections.
 The orchestra then rendered the immortal overture, Poet and Peas ant" after which prayer was offered by the Rev. Samuel sutcliffe. pastor of St. Marks Episcopal church. He was followed by a quartet selection. "The Angels Serenade." The violin was played in this number by Donald King. the cello by Miss Jeanette Westlake, the piano by Miss Madeline Kindelan while Miss Irene Vahlstrom. soprano, sang the words of the song. The High school chorus rendered Rose Waltz and Hail to Our Ma tive Land"
 Colgate Professor Speaks.
 Then came the principal address, made by Doctor Robert Webber Moore of the faculty of Colgate. He began his address by saying that this was his first visit to this city, but that he had often heard of New Brit ain and had become acquainted with the city because of the fact that when he was building his home, he used hardware made in the factories here.
 Big Business Concern.
 He likened the graduating class to a big business concern, saying that their parents and friends in the city were the stockholders, the school committee the directors and the graduating exercises, the annual meeting He said that the pupils were the dividends which the directors were offering to the stockholders in the great school factory which makes better men and women.
 Professor Moore said that he dared | not try to compute the worth of the boys and girls before him in dollars and cents because, he said, that it was impossible to tell the worth of them.
 Dividends For City
 He told the pupils that the city of New Britain is looking to them for something worth while in the line of dividends for the things they had learned. He said that he has been teaching in Colgate for the past 43 years. and said that the greatest men turned out from college were the ones who did all things well. % Cites Big Men
 Tn advising the students to continue their studies, the speaker cited in stances of many great men who have become famous because they did well. Admiral Dewey was the first he men toned He was trained at Annapolis where the government spent large of money to train men to man their boats. He was trained there in the coal hole. in the kitchen washing dishes. in the ammunition factories and in all branches of work, not because that was what the gov ernment expected that he would do when his courses were completed but 70 train him to do all things right. Then he said that Dewey became the a ptain of a ship and graduated up , he ladder. He was with the Pacific feet doing nothing but sailing around. because that was what he was told to . io> The none day he received orders 0 take Manila and because he was :, rained to do everything we'll. he took 7. Manila and became Rear Admiral of . he U. S. navy,
 Charles Evans Hughes
 As q lawyer, he chose Charles Evans Hughes, a graduate Of Colgate. r Ir.. Hughes. he said. made a name or himself in New York, he became ( governor of New York. and when the S president of the United States wanted man fer tilc most important posi- { ion on his cabinet, he chose him, f
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