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Newspaper
Swarthmore News
Location
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1914
Page
2
Editorial offices named with Julia R Hazard as editor in chief and J Milton Hazard as treasurer and manager. Address miscommunications to J Milton Hazard by Tuesday for publication and request advertising rate details. Entered Swarthmore Pa as second class matter June 20 1914.
The public schools are better than in the past with ongoing improvement and an ideal of perfection. The piece cites Bulwer Lytton’s poem The Wish for Fame to express the urge to strive toward a distant end.
Dr Hoadley urges graduates to value their alma mater, friendships, and learned lessons as they begin a new life. He emphasizes striving for the best, remaining faithful, and serving others, with the college promising enduring support and a motherly welcome upon return.
The article credits Dr. Joseph Swain with major growth at Swarthmore including new buildings such as the library tower Sproul observatory chemistry and engineering facilities and two pools. It notes strengthened student government and the adoption of a student led honor system. Swain’s broader education work and national roles are summarized.
Announcement notes that scholarships prizes and alumni items will appear in the next issue due to current News Notes and Ex-Governor Stuarts Address coverage.
Swarthmore High School held its annual commencement in the auditorium on June 10. The program featured a band march, invocations by Rev. Wm. H. Foulkes, class addresses by Albert Ainsworth and Rev. Foulkes, multiple songs and choruses, salutatory by Ruth Glover Hill, valedictory by Helen Gertrude Deputy, and diploma presentations. The graduating class includes Marcus Ainsworth, Ruth Alice Alger, Dorothy Harlan Ayres, and many others.
A motivational verse extols trying despite doubt. It praises the person who answers doubters with action, starting with a grin, removing fear, and tackling the impossible until it is done. The anonymous poem urges bold effort and belief over caution.
Rev. James M. Hubbert will preach at Philadelphia church. Mr. Gerald Warren led midweek prayer service as part of the church notes.
The church announces observance of Crews Day on Sunday June 21 with baptism, children’s songs and a pleasing program. The Young People’s Chorus will support the service at night with an 8 o’clock start to keep children late. A Woman’s Missionary Society meeting was held at Mrs. Walter J. Fritz’s home on Wednesday afternoon June 19.
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