The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-02
YOUNG GRADUATES.
The Largest Class in the History
Of the High School Gradu-
ated Last Evening.


ated asst Evening.
The twenty-frst annual commencement
exercises Of the Wilmington High School
were held in the Opera House last night
and a far larger audience than could be
accommodated greeted the young men and
women of the class of SO with enthusas-
tic interest and appreciation.
Seated amid the semblance Of a conserva-
tory OF tropical plants, the bright, intelli-
gent faces rivalled in freshness the beauty
OF the flowers and as the eighty-four mem
bsrs of the class took their seats the sight
was most inspiring. The red-and-white
of the High School colors was effectively
used in tasteful decorations, notably the
boxes, one of which was occupied by the
officers of the Alumni -Alumnae associa-
tions and the other by the High School
teachers, and many graceful palms and
ferns, with the large number Of exquisite
floral offerings to the graduates also con-
tributed toward the decorative features Of
the memorable occasion.
SUSPENDED above the centre of the stage
was a fac smile of the class of '96 pin,
which was the workmanship of William B.
Simpler. Seated upon the stage, between
the audience and the class, were members
of the Board Of Education, prominent
clergymen and educators and others inter-
ested in our public school welfare. Among
these we're Superintendent David W. Har-
Ian. Bishop Leighton Coleman, Edgar M.
Hoopes DR.. George S. Fullerton, vice-pro-
yost of the University of Pennsylvania:
Professor Isaac T. johnson, Of Friends
SCHOOL, President Harter, Of Delaware Col
lege: the Rev, George C. Hall, Hugh C.
Browne. Lewis B. Morrow, Charles Nc
Daniel DIR. William C, Pierce, DR.. John
Palmer. Il. B. Jones, Colonel A. G.. Nc
Causland Daniel Ross, Senator Pyle Will
liam Ferris, william G. Baugh, Thomas
Melvin. William Lawton, Samuel Il.
Belts. Morris Crossan, Edgar A. Finley,
David Coyle. James c. Johnson, H. C.
Frick. DR., syitbin Chandler President Of
BOARD Of Education Charles Baird and Pro-
fessor A. n. Berlin. of the High School,
and others. An augmented High School
orchestra rendered very satisfactory
music. the ESSAYS and orations we're not
onIv ohova tho standard INF were dn1iV.
cred in such A. manner as to evoke uniyer-
sal prs,se the speeches we're especially
earnest and effective and those who re-
ceived nrizes were duIv rewarded for their
faithfulness and success. To summarize.
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