The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-21
HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Exercises to be Held Next
Wednesday Evening
at Opera House.

Tho annual commencement exercises Of
tho Wilmington High School will be helt
in tho Grand Opera House Oh next Wed
nesday eveI.ing and the program prepared
surpasses any ever arranged by the school
The class numbers thirty. five young me:
and twenty young women, and their es-
says havo u literary value which reflects
most creditably upon their English. The
program shows music by the school or
chcstra; prayer by w. l.. s. Murray and
the following essays, orations and ad
dresses: Essay "Earnestness, the Key
note of Success" written by Mabel Thorn
as Rettew and read by Edith Francis.
Grafton, 1.-THE Country's Policy Toward
Other Nations" Armon Davis Chaytor
Jr.
Essay, The Man of Action" written
by Alice f. Slemmons, and read by Eva
Gertrude Fighter.
Presentation of prizes First honor prizes
A. Ii. Berlin; The Morning News prizes,
James K. Mahaffy; Alumnao prize, Miss
Mary j. McAllister; Bishop Coleman
Latin prize, the Right Rev. Leighton
Coleman, :. 4. d.. l. l. d.
Grafton, THE Increase of Our Navy"
Victor Hugo Kletr.
Essay, "The Hand" written by Mabel
Robbins Goding and read by Mary
TEomaslna lrayEor
Grafton, The Dignity of Labor" Frank
Wesley Cooper.
Addres, to the graduates Rev. Albert H .
Studcbaker, ID. d., LII D.. Baltimore
Comforting of diplomas, Evan G. Short.
lidge, N. d., president of the Board of
Public Education.
The graduates are. Thirty five young
women will receive diplomas. Those in
the February class are the Misses Mary
Anne Clayton. Virginia Creamer Corinne
Du Val Emmons, Charlotte Mary Marten,
Myrtle Leslie Miller, Katharine TharslIla
trude Rigbter, Daisy CleaGen Robelen,
Carrie Robelen, Mary Anna Robinson,
Alice L, Slemmons Edith Staplcr, Eliza
beth Baldwin Turner, Matte Hamilton
Wonn, and Howard Price Armstrong
Arthur Burton Bright, Frank Wesley
Cooper William Chandler Devine, James
Chandler Devine, James Morgan Grant,
J. Marvin Hanna, George w. Henry Nc
Govern William Forest o kcefe Henry
Rile Pennock. Frank L. rindull, Ralph
Cahoon Whi,nack, Thomas Massey Wood.
ward.
The June class comprises the Misses FL.
sic Coon Benson, ldareno Florence Bla ok,
Frances May Burnett. Pearla King Can't
well, Elsio Mills Carter, Mary Elizabeth
Caull, Florence Virginia Dunn, Edith
Francis, Mabel Robbins Go!ding, Mary
E!drdee Harvey, Bertha Lincoln Houpf,
Harriet Margaret Mum, Mary Gawthrop
Pennington, Anna Elizabeth Point, Ma.
beln Lee Price, Mabel Thomas Rettew.
Elizabeth Foulk Skiilman, Mary Thoma-
sina Traynor Bertha Wilson Trutt,
Ethel Wilson, Clarence Mediord Cahoon,
ArmoI Davis Chaytur Jr., John w Hux.
ley, Jr., Pusey Jones, Victor Hugo kett,
John Itbley O'Donncll, Joseph Fay Pyle,
Harold Il. Springer.
The graduates class day exercises will be
held in the school assembly room Friday
evening of this week. The school orches.
ira will discourse music and President
William Il. Okeefe will deliver an ad-
drcss. Mcdforl H. Cahoon will present
the class banner which J. Harry Becllerle
will accept. There will be addresses and
songs
On Thursday evening, June 80, tho
Alunnnc Association will give its annual
reception to tho young women graduates
in Eden Hall, and on Friday evening, July
|, at the same place, the Alumni will hold
their annual election of oflicer!, followed
by banquet at which the young men of
the class OF yS will be the guests OF honor.
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