Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-17
NOTHING IS
IMPOSSIBLE
SAYS CARLIN
Thirty-three Awarded Dip
Tomas at A. H. S. Com
mencement Last Night
EXCELLENT PROGRAM
Carlin Addresses Graduates-Class is
Largest in School History-bac-
calaureate Sermon Tomorrow.

There are no imposSibilities to hlm
who will work and work intelligently'
former Congressman Charles {. Car
lin told the members of the gradual
ing class of the Alexandria High
School last night at the annual com
meucement exercises OF that nStitu-
ton when thirty-three students re-
ceived diplomas of graduation and two
received certificates for the success
ful completion of the two-year com
mercial course offered The program
was varied and interesting.
Miss Lucy Graves. representing the
Business and Professional Women :
clug sprung a surprise Immediately
following the presentation OF dlplo-
mas BY Supt. W. II. Sweeney by
awarding two five-dollar gold pieces
to the two students, one boy and one
girl. who, in the eyes of the faculty
deserved snecial mention for an eX-
cellent spirit and for helpful services
rendered during the past term. The
recipients Of these prizes were Miss
Edith Aline Davis and Marshall Ed
ward Travers.
Miss Louise Thomas played the
march as the Senor Glass members
marched up the aisle led by Supt. w.
Fl. Sweeney. Rev. Robert Browne,
Principal r. c. Hayden, OF the High
School; Rev. Percy Foster Hall and
the speaker of tEe evening, who took
their places on the stage with the stu
dents. When the class had assem-
bled Rev. Robert Browne, pastor OF
the Methodist Protestant Church, IN
voked a Blessing upon the proceedings
of the day. Following a piano solo
bv Miss Virginia Schwab, the saluta-
tory address was delivered by Eugene
Z. Jackson. OF the Academic Depart
ment. Mrs. Sherman 3. Fowler rem
dered beautiful solo after which SUP
erintendent Sweeney. in a few well
chosen words. introduced NJ. Carln
as the speaker.
After a brief review of the public
schools of Alexandria from the time
when ne attended them, Mr.. Carln
declared that the city of Alexandria
had taken many steps TO the fore IN
publc education; that the develop
ment had been extremely rapid and
that now they were something OF
which every Alexandria was truly and
Justly proud. He then told the class
that it was not his purpose to make
to them a talk filled with advice be-
cause. he said. if ever there Is time
i'm the life of human being when ne
needs advice most and will heed 1t
least IL is or graduation night when
he thinks now nc is through ana all
he needs is new worlds TO conquer.
Rather than give advice, he said, we
will take from the wall OF life the
map and endeavor to chart out the
rough places i'm the road and the deep
waters in the sea as found only by
travelling that way. First of all. his
advice was. do not dream of the mac
tive life with nothing 20 do. nothing TO
work for: plunge in and find the true
hapO:neSS i'm irving TO do something,
trying 20 produce and ACCOMPLISH
through hard intelligent work. This
realization will result in the only true
happiness.
Do not think that you are nearly
through. he advised, because m real
ity You are hardly started. In fact,
all through these years of school HE
You are only assembling yodr equip
mcnt; YOU have only been getting the
preliminary drilling which shall help
YOU 20 fight a wiuSiug fitht when
life'S real battles present themselves.
He told them of the accomplish
ment of 50 many "impOSSibilltleS
within the life time of ali present that
the word hardly belonged i'm the Amer
lean dictionary. He told of the COM
ing Of the airship and the submarine
and the rapid development of these
modes Of travel, and spoke of the ap-
pGcation in every conceivable way
of electricity. and said that now he
deemed it unwiSe to say that anything
was impossible to him who worked
iuteligeNtly and diligently.
Thus he spoke of things that were
and things that may be, and deliv-
cred all through the address hints of
the thinS that may be accomplished
by this new generation just SpringIng
into being if only they will ather to-
gether sufficient equipment with which
to travel life'S journey comfortably
and fight the battles winninglY.
In conclusion he charged the class
saying. Alexandria City commissions
You tonight to 60 forth into the world
and meet your fellow-man and fellow
woman in an effort to do something
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