Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-07
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ALOMNT DINNER.
Enjoyable Occasion ut tile Clayton House
FRIDAY Evening.


Frinay Evening.
The annual meeting of the Alumni
Association of the High School. the
reception to the class of 1913 and the
annual dinner took place Friday night
at the Clayton House. The retiring
president DIR. j. r. Mahaffv, 1913, pre-
sided at the business meeting, and the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year President, Herbert l..
Rice, '93; Vice President, Lieut..
Arthur W. Foreman, '93; Secretary,
John W. Huxley. '98; Treasurer, Clin-
ton Fogwell, SO; Executive Committee,
the officers ex-ofiicio, and Ernest Corn ,
brooks, '92. chairman; Frank W.
Cooper, '9s; William Mask, '96; F. Per-
civaI Kluhd, 80; Charles B. Palmer, 'S6
IA After the election, the association
and guests to the number of about Co.
sat down to dinner, the tables being
arranged in the form of an "E' and
decorated with cut flowers. To the
right of DIR. Mahaffy, who presided,
sat Principal A. h. Berlin, A. E.
Rhoades, teacher of drawing; j. F.
Robinson, W. E. Taylor and ]. E.
Whitehead. the manual training in
structors ut the High School. On his
left were the newly elected president,
Herbert L. Rice. 1913, and Charles A..
Rudolph, ~, the earliest class repre-
senteu.
While the dinner was 10 prugress, the
report Of the executive committee was
read by Levin Mitchell, one of its menu
berg. 1t showed that the debt of the
association had been reduced to $50,
and vote of thanks was rendered
Howard D. Ross for his assistance in
reducing the debt. The committee
favored the adoption Of four years'
course at the High School.
Resolutions on the death of Charles
Baird, president Of the Board of Edu-
cation. adopted by the executive com
mittee, we're read.
Guy E. Wells, 1872, suggested that
students. who entered the High School
| and rem aimed there a year or more, but
did not graduate. be eligible to mem
| bership in the assnciation. His aug
gestion was referred to the executive
committee.
Principal Berlin, in felicitoue
| speech, spoke Of the progress of the
| High School,, saying that advance had
been made. As to the manual training
school, he said that it ia not proposed
| to have a separate school but the
manual training course may he given
| in a separate building. The institution
must keep up with the advance in
education. Thus the University OF
Pennsylvania which formerly accepted
the High School certificate ias decided
not to do 80 any more, which 10 an
evidence that the university has moved
forward. Mr.. Berlin spoke of the pride
felt at the fact that 90 TO 60 High
School students are in the service Of
their country.
Remarks were made by the other
High School instructors and by Mr..
Rudolph, W. 4. O'Keefe, '9S; F. p.
lSluud, 100; John W. Huxley, 1913; Dr..
W. q. Buckmaster, 'S9; John W.
Morris, 1911; Roy Field, "a; Lester
Reeves, '95; f. B. McCausland, 100;
II. g. MCComb, '97; Victor 9. Klett,
1913; Charles b. Palmer, 's6; r. v.
\ SIM son, 49,, and Herbert L.. Rice,
1913. Ths evening passed off very pleas
antly. In some respects, the dinner
might have been given ny the Clove
Club, from the amount Of "jollying'
given SONS of the speakers. Clas
slogans were given with good effect
and we're especially vigorous at tn
CLOSE of the very successful affair.