Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
Georgetown

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The graduating class of the George
town High School this year held
their commencement exercises in
Ryon's Theatre. There were twenty
five members, the largest class in the
history of the school for many years.
| One of the features of the entertain
ment was the address of Doctor Cal
eb R. Layton, of Georgetown, for
mer Secretary of State of Delaware,
former Congressman, and a former
Auditor of the State and other oe-
nartments in Washington ana IUi
Inanv wears a leader in the kepuDn-
can party Of Delaware
The exercises opened at S:15 o.
o1oct with professional march Dy
tbe Graduates. after which Rev. tTeu-
ericS Perkins, pastor of the FITS Elrss
presbvterian Church, North Bedtoru
street made the opening prayer. me
salutatory address was mace Dy a.
fred w. Rogers, followed py d mus mus
ical selection by Weekes' Orchest d.
a after which George G. Littleton oe-
fiuered Si1a an Grafton on "Our Sesqul-
Nno Hundred and Fifty years oA
AM E-nerican Ideas" Caleb M. Wright
con of former Clerk Of the Peace W.
EIwood Wright, delivered an ora
+iom on "Our Constitution" when
was followed by music ana renlatAS nI'
hv superintendent A. L. darIlheoUH ISI
Of the Georgetown Public Schools'
lanes M. Tunnel, president Oh tne
Caorgatown Board of Educatlon' pre-
Sonte1 uT the diplomas, following when
49, w lynch, the valedictorlan'
So1ivered his Grafton. This was lol-
lowed by a musical number anu ITSn TS,
tbe address by Doctor Layton. 1ll' lie
bonediction was pronounced by AeE'
NJ p. Hungerford, pastor OF tlrSI M
P. Church. o.
THE graduating class was compos-
cd of the following: Ella hatnlyn
Rvon, olga Elizabeth Maloneys ", No Ma,
Irene Short, Mary Walton Inomp, lIdo
CON Grace Mae Isaacs, AncG H1ae
Donovan. ~ Jane Elizabeth Lynch
1To,.v FIizabeth Hulson, Berley be4Ie
1SIeetwood. Mildred Alberta MllIlnan' 1Ili
3nsa nora Peninskice, Susie EllEa-
i,5' Ros% CoOner DO1@ Beatrice Ann Hood
CoIoh 80 Merrill Wright, Alfred VII
more Rogers, Cyrus William 80 1I.cs
field. Sudler Edmund Sannons' 1u;1
villa Will mBrittingham, Howard VII
Hon M king. George Gray LlttIeton'
-o Iobn Maurice Miller, Dolpnus Louu-
~ : ID paiTner- George Cannon Barr, Ell
ef "IlllS, na'.-o,1aJy' Wilhelm, John Wal
iaoo 80 Tvnch. The stage was tasteluIIy
decorated in evergfeenS l;to az ae
class colors, cherry and "hl.e' q"
,yeII as the class flower the rose'
After presenting the diplomas ia
ooTv of the Constitution and the
III of Independence was
.yiven to each member Ot the Grass
Following in part, is the auuleSS -
former Congressman Layton
.AThere is no doubt that TINS oc-
ooeion furnishes a profound gratln-
cation not only to yourselves puI "
III Who are interested in you De-
oonse this is your graduating u1y'
Won now look back on your senoo-
davs as being over. You propaD!y t
card YOUR student days as Delns
ended. But permit me to renlinu you
+bat there is another name Ior llllS
dav If is also called commencement
There is a deep and true slsliin
cance in this word. the genesis VI
&c choice was undoubtedly due U
the fact that while your school u@ya
NAV be over, your education ls oni. .
begun. and that all you nave JUS
cone through with is only meager
1renaration for learning now u
learn.
One of the best educators OF the
country recently made the statement
that no man or woman could De co.
sidered educated or cultured who oiu
NOT learn more the last year than III
anv preceding year Of their eSls-
tence. This means that your euuC"-
ton must be progressive acculnuld-
tion of knowledge as long as you
live.
Before I embark on the main theme
of my address, permit me to give
YOU of the graduating class two plts
of advice-two very serious eXhor-
tations: Learn to love work; ana
learn to think. Work-labor. In
these are found the true nobility OF
life. 1t is the butterhy-the drone
among human beings--who is use
less, and often pernicious. AS John
Huskin-one of England's most
charming essayists says: "Wise work
is usefuI. No man minds it's being
hard if only it comes to something.
Mind you he does not say merely
work, but wise work" Much OF the
work of the world is not wise. And
so is either useless or harmful. l
also enjoin upon you to learn to
think. There are few who think eX-
cept Of their own concerns of a per-
sonal character. The great majority
Of men and women trust to few
thinkers to do their thinking for
them on all the big concerns OF life.
MY advice is make it habit to think
for yourselves on everything. rake
no mans dictum as true until you
have submitted it 10 the cruclble OF
your own mind. The man who thinks
for himself is generally a free man,
and has a substantial character; the
one who lets some one think for him
is enslaved, and easily influenced,
and is without powers in the affairs
of life.
1t is now up to you by labor and
by thought to. show that the work
of your school days shall come to
something, both as to your personal
affairs, and to the public which has
furnished you with your educational
opportunities. This of course implies