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GOOD-BYE ^ Ml%W* Hi i^ Ij! Hr M Al Ml I * 000I) LU?Θ╝K VOL. 25, No. 14 SOLD AN HIGH SCHOOL, JANUARY 25, 1933 Five Cents Solemn Ceremony Marks Induction Of Torchbearers Dr. Jay T. Stocking Addresses Honor Society Members Twenty-seven members of the Class of January, 1933, were formally inducted into the Soldan Chapter of the National Honor Society in a solemn ceremony on Friday evening, January 20, at 8 o'clock in the Soldan auditorium. The address was delivered by Rev. Dr. Jay T. Stocking, pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational Church. "Whatever you get worth while is not through luck nor accident, but hard work and concentration," stated Dr. Stocking. "I congratulate you not on a stroke of luck, nor of good fortune, but on an honor attained through merit." In the course of his address Dr. Stocking gave his definition of education and the Qualities of a scholar and a, gentleman. Mr. Stellwagen opened the program with a short explanation of the Honor Society, after which he introduced the speaker. (Continued on Page 2, Col. 2) MEMBERS OF FORTY-FIFTH CLASS TO RECEIVE DIPLOMAS AT EXERCISES TOMORROW MORNING Mr. Myrt A. Rollins, President of the Board of Education, To Speak on Commencement Day Program PRINCIPAL WRITES LETTER TO SENIORS Boys and Girls of the Class of January, 1933: We all rejoice with you in your success and in your joy in the completion of your course at Soldan. We are proud of everything worthy that you have accomplished in your classroom work, in Scrip- page, in Scrip, in athletics, in music, in dramatics, in clubs, in the management of your class undertakings. Congratulations to you all. As you leave us, best wishes of all Soldan for your continued success and happiness go with you to your new opportunities of study, of other work, of service. Sincerely j^ours, Herbert P. Stellwagen. The Soldan faculty and students extend sincerest sympathy to Miss Helen Rowan and her family in the tragic death of her brother and sister in an auto accident. One hundred and eighty-five members of the forty-fifth graduation class of Soldan will receive their diplomas at the Commencement Day Exercises tomorrow morning at ten o'clock in the school auditorium. Mr. Myrt A. Rollins, President of the Board of Education, and Mr. Ben Weidle, a member of the Board, will respond and present diplomas to the graduates following Mr. Stellwagen's presentation of the class to the Board of Education. Three members of the Senior Class will speak at the Commencement Exercises. Robert Gordon' Ross, president of the class, will offer introductory remarks. Bernard David Feinstein will speak on the subject, "Labor and the Machine." Oliver Jerome Wilkins will deliver an oration on "No Victory Without Labor." Varied Musical Program Diana Naomi Glaser will present two solo selections, "Morning" and "A Heart That's Free." The Chaminade, Glee Club, and Orchestra will also participate in the graduation program. Mrs. Wm. D. Buchanan, President of the Soldan Mothers' Club, and Mrs. Geo. L. Ross, President of the Senior Mothers' Circle, will present gifts to the Soldan Liberty Scholarship Fund in behalf of their organizations. Robert Ross will present the gift of the Senior Class to the school. Mr. Frank M. Debatin, Dean of the University College of Washington University, will present the Washington University Honor Scholarship. Admission to the Commencement Exercises will be by ticket only. The Senior luncheon will be held at Rose Hill Hall following the Commencement Exercises. The affair will be served by the Soldan Mothers' Club. GRATITUDE EXTENDED FOR CHRISTMAS COLLECTION Letters have been received from the Grace Protestant Episcopal Church and from the Jewish Orphans' Home, and The Little Helpers of the Poor, thanking Soldan for its Christmas Collection of foods. An outstanding feature of the collection was the contribution of cakes and candy by the Soldan Domestic Science classes. W. U. Scholarship Will Be Awarded To Myra Goldstein Soldan Honor Student Ranks Jan. 1933 Senior Class Myra Go Id stein, who ranked first in the class of Jan. '33, will receive the Washington University Honor Scholarship which is awarded each term to the outstanding senior. The scholarship, valued at $1000, is awarded on the basis of leadership, service, character, and scholastic ability. Mr. Frank M. Debatin, Dean of the University College of Washington University, will make the award. Myra entered Soldan from Hempstead grammar school in January, 1929. Last term she was editor-in-chief of Scrippage and is now assistant editor, associate editor of Scrip, a member of the Honor ouciei.y,~ o^rv4t?Θ╝^-- Club, Art Club, and Senior Ring Committee. She has held offices in the Round Table and the Chaminade. When she was a seven, Myra received the Colonial Dames History award. Miss Goldstein plans to enter the Liberal Arts Dept. at Washington University. ESSAY CONTEST OPEN TO SOLDAN STUDENTS The fifth annual Gorgas Memorial Institute nation-wide essay contest for high school juniors and seniors opened Jan. 16, 1933. The subject of this year's contest is "The Problem of the Mosquito and Other Insect Life in Relation to Sanitation, Health, and Industry." Essays must not exceed 1500 words in length and must use the official subject. The manuscripts may be typewritten or in pen and ink but must be written on only one side of the paper with liberal margins. Each essay must bear the name and home address of the writer and the name and postoffice address of the high school represented. For further information see Dr. Koenig. The January '33 Scrip will be distributed to the school at large in the advisories this morning. The seniors will receive their issues in the "au'' at 12:15 in the afternoon.