West Night High School - Echo Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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am the 312mm: of the igeneh'nlent :lfatber of QII, Qmen: We, the Graduating Class of 1914, in consideration of toil, labor and for divers other good causes and considerations, being of sound and disposing mind, have given, granted and continued and by these presents do give, grant and confirm, unto the C1355 of 1915, all and singular, the privileges, distinc- tions and glory and such that were possessed by the Mighty Seniors of 1914, to have, to hold, and enjoy, all and singu1ar, the said possessiohs of Class 0f1914. We give, devise and bequeath: FirstiThe building known to 311 as the West Night High School, which has been the seat of learning for many and through whose portals strode the Mighty Seniors with gladsome smiles and documentary diplomas. SecondWiThe said Class of 191'; to assume the management and editing of the popular and illus- trious EVENING SCHOOL VOICE, and that the aforesaid c12ms devote their leisure time to the encohrage- ment and editing of the said EVENING SCHOOL VOICE. In Addition to the Foregoing: Be it Reso1ved, That they maintain the honor and glory of the good old West Night High, her Hags and banners left in their hands. Be it further Resolved, That they help and endeavor in whatsoever way possible to increase the attendance of said schooI, Finally, That they encourage and advance With might and main the furtherance of athletics, and endeavor to maintain the record established in this held In Testimony VVhereof, XVe, the said Graduating Class of 1914, of the West Night High Schdol, have afhxed our names, contained 011 one sheet of paper, this the fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and of the Independence of these United States the one hundred and thirty-eighth.

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THE RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRATION. Oration by Edward H. Lemker. MONG the most important problems pending upon g our Congress to solve rests the question of immi- gration. In reviewing the records of immigration from the year 1820 to 1880, we find a class that was practically unfiltered, and, although our laws restricting the coming of these immigrants were but few, yet we find little evil re- sulting. The greatest iuHuX of immigrants coming to our shores at this period was mainly from the largest northern Euro- pean countries, namely England, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and Scotland. These foreigners were akin to us and, three-fourthq of them speaking English, have therefore assimilated them- selves quickly, and so furnished a strong type of citizenship; and, besides, having come with the purpose of adopting this land as their mother country and breaking all allegiance with their former homes that were ruled by king 01' monarch, they readily took a deep interest in our schools and other public institutions and helped to maintain them. Inferring from the record of the Congressional com- mittee, pertaining to the new element which has been intro