Evening journal., 1922-06-17
money WORSHIP
IS DEPLORED
One of Curses of Country,
Mr.. Curley Tells Newark
High Graduates
IS GIRLS, 6 BOYS
GET DIPLOMAS
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Special TO The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, June i7-"one OF the
courses Of the country today is that
too much reverence Is being paid TO
wealth"
This statement was made by
former United States District Attor-
ney Charles F. Curley in an address
to the graduates OF the Newark
High School at the annual COM
mencement exercises OF the school
held in Wolf Hall. University OF Del
aware last night. Mr.. Curley said
the worship OF money should be de-
plored and said people are apt to
look on a man OF great wealth as a
great man simply because OF his
wealth without reference 10 his quail
ifications as a great man.
Mr.. Curley in his opening re-
marks after congratulating the class
and the Newark school officials, said
that It should be borne in mind that
knowledge IS not education and alone
has never done any good IN the
world. An educated person Is most
" a learned person but a learned
person is not always an educated
person, he said.
The objective OF education the
speaker said IS TO train the mind 10
think well, to think morally, clearly
and decently. The only object OF
education Mr.. Curley said Is not the
securing OF material wealth but 70
raise decent, moral upright citizens.
Il was here that the speaker said
reverence OF wealth Is one OF the
curses Of the country. He explained
that he did not wish Il TO be thought
that he was socialistic in his views
or that he meant there were not
great men who accumulate wealth
for there are but he did deplore the
tendency towards the worship OF
money.
In conclusion Mr.. Curley said there
should be the same code OF moral
ity for nations and States as there is
for individuals and that he did not
think a government could really be a
success unless II maintained the
same code Of morality that is de-
manded OF individuals.
The graduating class was compos-
ed Of fifteen girls and six boys. DR.
Walter II. Steel. president OF the
Board OF Education presided and
awarded the diplomas. The hall was
crowded with relatives and friends OF
the graduates. One OF the features
was the singing OF several selections
by a selected chorus OF the high
school. The invocation was by the
Rev. Frank Herson and the benedic-
ton by the Rev. John MacMurray.
Seated on the stage with the grad
yates were DR.. Steel, Robert s. Gal
laher and Harrison Gray. members
OF the local Board OF Education,
Owens. superintendent Of the
schools, the Revs. Mr.. Herson and
Mr.. MacMurray and Mr.. Curley.
There were two essays by stud
ents. Robert c. Hayes, president OF
the class delivered an essay written
by Sydney Hoffman also a member
OF the class on What good roads
have done for my community" Mil
dred Major gave an essay on New
ark; Its Part IN the Late War" Miss
Major was a prize winner at the !
contest held at Dover |
under the auspices OF the state |
Board Of Education some weeks ago. /
The list OF graduates follows: !
Ella Barnard, Adele Les |
lie Blackwell, Lillian May Connell, /
Jessie Evelyn Conner, Robert Shivler !
Cook, Ruth Barbara Gicker, Robert |
owen Hayes. Sydney Hoffman,
Thomas Malcolm Jones. Annabelle |
Jarmon, Delena Henrietta Leak, I
Bradley Lindell. Emma /
Mary Lovett, Mildred Elizabeth
Major. Olive Pearl Porter, Clarke /
Mensch Pardee. Naomi Helena Riley, 1
Marjorie Collins Rose, Archibald .
Early Rowan. Sara Frances Steele.
Irene May Wilkinson.
DIR. Steel as president OF the board
took occasion TO call attention to the
referendum election to be held Sat
1rday OF next week and asked for
support OF the proposition to bond
The town for s165 900 for a new high
school which will he voted on at that
time. He said this bond issue would
Increase the tax rate about As cents
On the 800 but that II was an urgent
need. Because OF the condition OF
he money market he explained that
he Delaware School Auxiliary was
Unable to assist financially at this
line but that the local board had
been assured when conditions did
improve Newark would b. the first
school IN the State to get financial
lid from the association.
II is proposed with the s165,00
should the bond issue proposition go
through to build at least one wing
II the proposed school for a high
'chool and later finish It when funds
ire secured from the School Auxil-
ary. The Auxiliary about two years
lgo promised s225 900 towards the
project. II is possible that the
money market will be such that this
money from the auxiliary will be
lvailable before the first section OF
he proposed building is up but this
depends largely on the money as to
certain securities.
WILL GO TO CALIFORNIA.
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STAFFORD June I7-Mr and