Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-17
REVERENCE TO WEALTH
CURSE OF THE NATION
c. F. CurIey, at Newark High
Commencement, Deplores
Worship Of Financial God.


sneciaI Correspondence Every Evening |
Newark. June 17.--"One {" the
curses Of the country today Is thai /
ia, much reverence Is being pah 70
wealth"
This abatement WAS made BY FOR
NOR United states District Attorney
CbarIos + C'urley In an address 10
tho graduates az the Newark High
scbool AZ the annual commencement
axerciscs II the schoOl held In Won
Hall University Of Delaware. last
might Mr. Curley sai1 the worship
OF money should be deplored ana ahin
pcopla are too apt 10 look on man
lUf great wealth AS great man simply
because Of his wealth without refer
pnce - his qualifications az great
man.
Mr. Curlcy, in his opening remarks
latter congratulating the class and me
Newark school officials said that Il
should be borne IN mind that
knowledge is not education and alone
has never done any good in the
world. An educated person IL mostly
"A learned person but a learned per
son is not always an educated person
he said
The objective OF education. the
lspeaker said. Is 20 train the mind 20
think well. TO think morally. clearly
and decently. Tho only object 81
education. Mr.. Curley said. Is not the
securing Of material wealth but 20
raise decent. moral. upright citizens.
II yyas hero that tho speaker said
reverence 81 wealth IS ono ~ ne
urges Of the country. He explained
J that ne did not wish II 20 he thought
] that ne vas socialistic IN his views
or that ne meant there were not gTeat
o mon who accumulate wealth for there
arc. but ne did deplore the tendency
towards tho worship Of money.
Z In conclusion Mr. Curley said there
= mould 10 the same code az morality
for nations and states as there - ~
r. lindfviduals and that no did not thinI
% government could really be n suc
~ .oss unless 1t maintained tho sarn'
ID ode of morality that "a demanded o.
y individuals
J. Tho graduating class vas compose
7s ~ fifteen girls and siE bows Dr
Walter II. steel. president ~ the Boar
I'd II Education, presided and awarde'
70 the diplomas The hall was crowde'
r. With relatives and friends Of N
2 graduates One Of the features va
Y the singing ~ several selections o.
~ A selected chorus % the high schoc
nd The invocation wa by me Rev Fran
NJ IIerson and the henediction by tn
'n Rev. John MacMurray.
y Seated on the stage with The gradu
% ates were Dr steel. Robert :. Cal
agher and HarrisOn Gray. member
of tho local Board Of Education
Herbert Owens. superintendent Of tn
schools: the Revs. Mr.. Herson and N
NacMurray and Mr.. Curley.
e There were two essays by student
r Robert o. Hayes. president Of N
nd class. delivered an essay written b
re Sydney Hoffman, also a member q
~. the class. on What Good Roads hav
no done for my community" Mildre
Major gave an essay on "Newark-i'
al Part in the Late War Miss Maj,
vas prize winner at the Declamatic
c contest held at Dover under =
cd auspices Of the State Board OF Ed
'Ss cation some weeks ago.
~ The list Of graduates follows:
-Fy Katharine Ella Barnard, Adele lie
lie Blackwell. Lillian May Come
hg Jessie Evelyn Conner Robert Shivl
NJ Cock. Ruth Barbara Gicker, Robe
20" owen Hayes, Sydney Hoffman. Thorn
lS' Malcolm Jones. Aunabeie Jarmo
Delena Henrietta Leak, Hannah Bra
VI ley Llndei. Emma Mary Lovett, "
'e' dred Elizabeth Major. olive Pet
Porter. Clarke Mensch Pardee. Mao
'"' Helena Riley. Marjorie Collins Ro
d. Archibald Early Rowan. sara Franc
Steele. Irene May wilkinson.
'i DR. Steel. as president Of the boa
took occasion 20 call attention 70 :
'o- referendum election 10 be held sat-
day Of next week and asked for 81
"e' port OF the proposition u bond ,
81 town for sI65 900 for new hi
school which Will be voted on at II
aP- time He said this bond issue wo'
al increase the tax rate about a Gel
'@- on the 500 but that il was an urg'
need. Because II the condition Of
money market he explained that
the Delaware School Auxiliary was una
to assist financially at this time