Evening journal., 1922-06-09
Commencement
AT TOWER HILL
Ebert D. Griffenberg Only
Member of Graduating
Class
DIR. ODELL TELLS OF
VALUE OF EDUCATION

Tower Hill School. Seventeenth
street and Tower Hlll road. held It's
second annual commencement exer-
cises in the school building this
morning. There is one graduate this
year. Elbert d. Griffenberg, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. e. b. Griffenberg, of
near West Chester. Pa. The exer-
cises were largely attended by rela-
tives and friends OF the students.
DIR. John ID. Skilton, headmaster
OF the school. presided and intro
duced DIR. Joseph II. Odell, who de-
livered the commencement address.
DR.. Odell has been active In affairs
OF Tower Hill and is a member of the
board of trustees. Before launching
into his address this morning he
told a number OF stories of particu-
lar interest to the younger pupils OF
tn school. In the course of his ad-
dress he said in part:
Mature seems to have provided
animals with an instinct that seems
to be as predominant when they are
young as when they grown up. How
ever when God sent us into the
WI III 0hhtNtd us Win powers
far greater than those OF animals,
but powers that require a great deal
more training. The reason for this
is that we have a greater outlook on
life than has an animal
80 we have our schools which
try to give MS this training. Our
first American schools where mostly
OF the log variety. with teachers who
knew little about the things that are
studied today. However. a. great
change has been wrought since
those days. Now we have the finest
schools that II is possible TO build.
People of today think more about
getting an education than they do
about making money.
Education is not a miracle. A
teacher cannot come into the class
room and inject knowledge into us
without some effort on our part.
Education cannot be taken into the
mind. like a doctor would inject
vaccine with a needle.
I'm after life we may regret that
we did not take more recreation
or we did not do this and that, but
one thing we will not regret and
that is the time spent in getting an
My message to you is:
That you he earnest in what you
DO, be devout In yourself and make /
education the means OF coming TO a
rich and understanding manhood /
and womanhood."
DR.. Skilton made a brief address
IN presenting the diploma 10 Mr.. |
iriffenberg. the graduate. In his re.
marks he mentioned that in the re-
ports that came to him from Tower
1il graduates in universities and ]
colleges, all are doing we'll and re-
ceiving high marks in their work.
He spoke OF the system OF educa-
ton under which the school is gov
arned
The Rev Alban Rlchey. rector of
81. Johns Episcopal Church. dellv- /
,red the Invocation and benediction. I
rhe Girls Glee Club OF the school
iang the following numbers: (a) /
love Song. Eulensteln; (b) Song
# the Cherry Blossoms. .Kroeger;
a. Who is Sylvia? Schubert; NCb)
IN Wings OF Music Mendelssohn.
One OF the features of the pro-
ram was two violin solos by John
oseph Casey a pupil of the eighth
rade. He was accompanied by his
ather. and played a long song by
and Beethoven's Minuet,
10. 2.
The exercises closed with the
inging OF the Tower Hill School
ong, which was composed by Helen
FAULT Steers, OF the class of '2S, and
he singing of America"
Those who attended the COM
also viewed the art pro-
uctions Of students OF the school,
.hich were on exhibition in one OF
he second floor class rooms. The
ifferent drawings are in crayons and
aint. The exhibit as a whole is eX- f,
sptionally good. II