'APPENDIX B. FACULTY AND OFFICERS OF GALLAUDET COLLEGE, 1919-1920. President and professor of applied mathematics and pedagogy.--Percival Hall, M. A., Litt. D. Vice president and professor of languages.-Edward Allen Fay, M. A., Ph. D., Sc. D., Litt. D. 1 Professor of English and history.-John Burton Hotchkiss, M. A., Litt. D. Professor of mathematics and engineering.-Isaac Allison, E. E. Assistant professor of Latin and natural science.-Victor O. Skyberg, M. A. Emeritus instructor in drawing.—Arthur D. Bryant, B. Ph. Instructor in English and history.-Irving S. Fusfeld, M. A. Instructor in applied art and drawing, and in charge of college women.— Charlotte E. Weiss. Librarian and instructor in gymnastics.-Edith Nelson, M. A. Instructor in printing.--James Y. Johnson. Registrar and secretary to the president.-Lois I. Herrington. DEPARTMENT OF ARTICULATION AND NORMAL INSTRUCTION, 1919-1920. In charge.-Percival Hall, M. A., Litt. D. Instructors.-Sarah Harvey Porter, M. A., Annie E. Jameson, Arthur L. Roberts, M. A. Normal fellows.-Leslie M. Brown, B. A., Dartmouth College; Olive J. Whildin, B. A., Goucher College. FACULTY AND OFFICERS OF THE KENDALL SCHOOL, 1919–1920. President.-Percival Hall, M. A., Litt. D.. Principal.-Arthur L. Roberts, M. A. Instructors.-Helen Fay, Grace Ely, Grace Coleman, B. A., Mary Deem, Ida Gaarder. Instructor in sewing and cooking.-Agnes E. Suman. Instructor in art and manual training.-Margaret E. Wafter. DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT, 1919–1920. Supervisor and disbursing agent.-Louis L. Hooper, M. A. Dentist.-Elliott Hunt, D. D. S. Matron, Gallaudet College.-Mrs. Cora V. Troup. Boys' matron, Kendall School.-Mrs. Arthur L. Roberts. Girls' matron, Kendall School.-Miss Iona White. Girls' supervisor.-Ruth Atkins. Boys' supervisor.-Robey Burns. Master of shop.-Norman Herrington. Gardener.-Edward Mangum. Farmer. Harley D. Drake, B. A., M. S. Chief engineer.-William J. Muir. APPENDIX C. ADDRESS OF HON. WESLEY L. JONES, UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM WASHINGTON, AT THE FIFTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, GALLAUDET COLLEGE, PRESENTATION DAY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1919. Mr. PRESIDENT, YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE GRADUATING CLASS, AND FRIENDS: I do not know that my performance really justifies the statement that the Doctor has made to you. I think not. He said that I had taken a great interest in the deaf people throughout the country. It is true I am interested in them, but this is the first time that I have had the pleasure of visiting this institution and I have been coming to Washington for about 20 years, and I have no good excuse for my negligence. I am certainly glad that I have the opportunity to come here today and glad to see so many of your friends here and so many in this graduating class. I congratulate you upon coming so near to the end of your college course. I understand that this is preliminary to your actual graduation in a month or two from now. I am pleased to note that you are keeping up a custom that was followed generally about the time I was going through school; that is, that on graduation days you have members of the graduating class deliver addresses rather than expect some one from the outside to come in and take all the time. That is a very fine custom. I have regretted that at many graduating exercises I have attended they have apparently depended on the outside speaker to take up the time to tell the graduating class all that there was to learn and all that there was to know, instead of giving the young men and women who have just been learning of everything and who are in the frame of mind to feel that they can solve about every problem under the sun an opportunity to give their solution of these problems. I know that young men and women just completing a course in college do have a great many ideas that are better and they can express them a great deal better than those who have been out of school for a long time. In the buoyancy, confidence, and hopefulness of youth there is no problem they can not solve on graduation. They may never feel that way again and I am glad you recognize this by keeping up this custom. I wish more of our colleges would do it. I have not come here with a splendid oration like those that have been delivered to-day. I could not give you as fine, splendid, and polished orations as those if I tried. If I had had one when I came the exercises have been so interesting to me that it would have been gone by this time. I must say that I never was so interested in any graduation exercises as I have been to-day. I mean what I say when I state that the orations that have been delivered were most interesting, expressed in a splendid sort of way, and contained thoughts that were well worthy of more mature minds and intellects. They were an in spiration to everyone who has the interests of this institution and of your people at heart. As I said, I have not come with any special oration or address. I come with just a little message of encouragement, just a few words that I hope may be of real benefit to these young men and these young women in the contest of life into which they are soon to enter. You sometimes hear people say that there are no opportunities for young men and young women now; that it is not like it used to be long years ago. Well, it is not like it used to be long years ago, but it is not true that there are no opportunities for young men and young women now. I do not believe that in the history of the world there was ever a time when there were such opportunities for work and accomplishment for young men and young women as there are now. These young men and young women just getting through school should start into the contest of life with all sorts of optimism, because there are opportunities that will come to you that did not come to those of the past. The field of endeavor, of real accomplishment for women and for men is broadening in every line of human activity. Great institutions are looking for men and women to do their work, and develop them, carry them on, and maintain them. The door of opportunity is open wider to-day than ever before. There is no reason why any boy or girl should be discouraged because you may not have just the things you would like to have. You don't need money, you don't need influence to be a success. Observation and experience largely show that the more young men or young women have when they start in the contest of life, the more likely they are to make a failure. This ought not to be, but it seems to be a fact. It is very desirable to have money, wealth, and all that sort of thing, if you use it rightly. The trouble seems to be that those who have it lose their ambition, lose their energy, and make no use of the instruments that they have and the opportunities that present themselves to them. Every boy and every girl hopes for success in life, hopes to accomplish something, to make something out of themselves, and I want to leave just this message with you: Every boy and girl can start out in the contest of life with every element and every asset that is necessary to bring real, genuine success. It does not take money. It does not take position. It does not take influential friends. What are the assets? What constitutes the assets really necessary for success? Honesty, integrity, industry, determination, frugality, faithfulness. These are the elements that will bring real success. Every boy and every girl can start out with them. I can not give them to you. Wealth can not give them to you. Your friends can not; nobody can give them to you. You must be those things, and you can be if you will. You must be honest, if you are honest. You must be industrious, you must be faithful, and you must be determined. No one can make you these things. It depends on yourself. One other essential to success is to do what your hands find to do, remembering always that honest toil is honorable. It is well to set your hopes and your ambitions upon what you may consider a high calling and great things. But do not forget that, in order to obtain |