Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-06-23
HOWARD CLASS
GET DIPLOMAS
|. S. Dunbar Tells Grad
yates of Importance of
Good Character
PRIZE WINNERS
ARE ANNOUNCED


komen received diplomas at the
commencement exercises of Howard
High School held last night in the
auditorium of the Wilmington high
chool. Ellwood Souder, president
"a the City Board of Education pre-
ented the diplomas. The exercises
. rere largely attended by relatives
nd friends of che graduates.
II. Stuart Dunbar, orator OF the
Iniddle west, and said 10 be one of
he foremost colored Y. NJ. c. A.
: Secretaries in the country. was the
rincipal speaker. His subject was
Eighteen Years Old and Where Are
our Headed?"
IF you are willing 10 let some
ne lead you. you will always be
Complaining when you see the per-
bn succeeding that you helped put
n top" said the speaker. He urg-
b the class TO bear in mind the i'm
ortance OF good character and for
borough preparation for the work
hich they might undertake.
An additional need he said Is that
|of struggle that we may reach
bur goal and achieve our aim" In
ating that a good fight IS one OF
fes greatest and noblest expert
|nces, he expressed a hope that the
Proportion of boys graduated from
\ oward high school would be great
and should be greater. Two
Joys to a population OF 10000 is en-
Irely out of proportion, as Is also a
Ugh school enrolment OF 100 pupils,
hich should be at least 500.
THE need OF a purpose which
5urs US on and satisfies as we go"
as TO his mind indispensable 10 a
areer and not a life, TO be a doer
bid not a hearer. The last and
hal need IS that "of incessant study
nd growth. II we are finally 10 sue
bed" for in 10 years after stopping
ow a graduate is a back number,
list as professional methods OF 10
ears ago are now seldom used.
Mr.. Dunbar. who was formerly
fofessor in mathematics and private
cretary 10 the president OF Payne
|ollege, Augusta. Ca. is now execu-
We secretary OF the Colored Y. VI.
A., in Detroit. Mich. He is en-
hged In supervising the construct
Ig OF a S350.00O building for the
blored young men of Detroit.
In addition TO the awarding OF
plomas eighteen students were
resented with special prizes and |
onorable mention. DR.. Harlan A. |
uf presented the prizes as follows: |
Board of Education Prizes, Fred /
|-ick Douglas Stubs, $40 in gold; |
3sera Smith, SO in gold.
| The above are first and second |
pnor students.
Howard High School Alumni Asso-
alton Prize in Mathematics, Sisera |
NTH. SO In gold.
| Harvey Murray Prize. in French,
Douglas Stubbs, IS in gold.
| Manual Training Department
rize. Theodore Brown, IS in gold.
Domestic Science Department
| rize. Reba Evans. $3.50 in gold.
| Head of Domestic Science Depart
ent Prize. Eliza Reynolds. Cook
ook.
Domestic Art Department Prize,
artha Evans, $3.50 in gold.
English Department Prize. F.
ouglas Stubbs. $3.50 in gold.
Honorary Mentions in Woodwork,
aroId Corbin: in sewing. Florence
anderson. Clementine Jenkins. Mar
I bret Crooms, Hattie Berry; in cook
IL. Mildred Taylor. Mary Taylor
ctavia Wright. Ardella Hollis
The Rev. r. L. Cummings deliver
/ the invocation. The high school
|horus OF forty voices gave a de-
|ghtful musical program. The fol-
living numbers were sung: SOL
Hers Chorus" Dicks; Schuberts
|6erenade"; Lift Every Voice and
Ing" Johnson. Miss Flora Hodges
Hayed a piano solo. Rachmaniots
prelude" An octette sang Men
|elssohn's ION Wings OF Song" and
Insults. "Bedouin Love Song"
An orchestra also played several
Election in addition to the musical
|rogram. II. Ray Wooten. prin-
nal OF Howard high school, pre-
|ded at the exercises and intro
heed the speaker. The Rev. II. G.
bnes. pronounced the benediction.
The Rising Tide OF Color in the
last" was the title. of the salutatory
elivered by Miss Sylvia Smith F.
douglass Stubs in the valedictory
Id OF THE Rising Tide of Color In
e West"
Mr.. stuarts address follows in
brit:
You are all parts of society as
e hand is a part of your body. Are
bu going to be the sort of people
mo are content to follow, to let
her people lead, and do the
|orrying and take all the response
|lity? II you are. you will always
I complaining when you see an
her person succeeding that you
Elped put on top.
you have now reached the age
hen YOU must choose between go
|g on in school or beginning a ca
err II you feel you are ready
bw to 60 to work, and il you are
lling to be an unprepared worker
out into the world, but remem-
Ar that the Lord grows pumpkin
a season. but He takes hum
red years to grow an oak.
"Some of you who started with this
ass have already dropped out hav-
x found someone to say for you'
,ur family or your friends, that
,ur career was going to be mar
age. and that you didn't need fur
er education for that; or that they
,eded your support. and so you had
leave school; or to make some
her excuse for your quitting. And
hope my saying this will make
me of you so angry that you will
member what I am saying. You
nno+ succaed pr1eee ,,o,t work and /