The sun., 1900-06-26
FORTY-FOUR GIRLS,
TWENTY-FIVE BOYS,
GRADUATED LAST NIGHT
High School Commencement At
tracted Large Audience to
Grand Opera House.
PRETTY STAGE SCENE
There Were Learned Orations and
Essays by Graduates and Various
Prizes We're Awarded--Henry
G. Conrad Delivered the
Address to the
Graduates.

| MISUNDERSTANDING bne extremely warm
weather large audience assembled at
the Grand Opera House last night to
witness the commencement exercises OF
the Wilmington High School. The pro.
gram was an unusually interesting one
and the commencement was considered
by many to be the best the High School
has ever had. The decorations around
the balcony and on the stage consisted
OF red and white bunting, while the two
BIKES We're beautifully decorated with
artificial flowers.
Above the stage were the figures 75
and 90 formed with red and white cleo
trio lights. The IS was to represent the
year the first class graduated from the
High School and the 90 was TO represent
the present year.
Directly underneath the 70 were seated
Mrs. j. Frank Ball, Mrs. B. Fl. Down
ward, Miss Annie Raudnitzky and J. d.
kurtz, Jr., all OF whom graduated from
the High School that year.
The graduates numbering fl young
| Womenand 20 young men representing
the February and June graduating
classes, were seated in tiers upon an
inclined platform erected on the rear
Of the stage.
The young ladies dressed entirely in
wtite presented charming appearance.
Among those who were seated on the
stage directly in front of the graduates
We're: DR.. E. G. Shortlidge, president of
tho Board of Education, Professor A. H.
Berlin of the High School, Hon. Henry
Q. Conrad, Rt- Rev. Bishop Coleman,
Rev. ]. K. Milligan, Archdeacon Hall,
Rev. F. Cornwell Jennings, Rev. HI. w.
Cunningham, Rev. John Shape, Rev. G..
1. Wolf, Rev. VIM. NJ. Schall, Rev. A.
n. Keigwin, Robert G. Fraim, VIM. H.
Moystin, John S. Grohe, John S. Rossell,
George w. Roberts and all the members
of the Board of Education.
The program was begun with the over
ture ''Tuaandot" by the Philharmonic
Orchestra followed with prayer by Rev.
]. r. Milligan, D. D. DR.. Shortlidge
acted as master of ceremonies and an
nounced the numbers on the program.
Charles Brown Dannenberg's oration on
Washington A. Hills oration on Terri
torial Expansion a Necessity attracted
special attention. Each OF the young
men presented the points OF their SUBJ
jects in an intelligent and strong manner
and received much applause from the
audience.
An essay by Miss Sara E. M. Milligan
on sThe Dawn of New Century," and
one by Miss Jeanette Eckman on ''The
Vagabond Spirit" were also very enter
| tanning.
| One of the most interesting features of
the evening was the presentation of
prizes. The fret honor prizes given to
the young lady and young man who had
the highest average during the course
were awarded by Professor Berlin to
Miss Mary L. Powers, whose average
was S.43l and to John w. Nowland with
an average of 1856. The prizes were
each $40 gold piece.
| In the absence of Edgar NJ. Hopes,
the Morning News prize of $40 eacn to
the two scholars attaining the Sec
ond highest average for the same
period, were awardad by Professe r
Berlin to Miss Agnes B. Mitchell, aver
age 50, and John I. Andrews, average
rs. The Alumni prize which was $40
gold piece was presented by Charles B.
Palmer to Washington A. Hills whose
average wos Sol. Miss Hanna V. Brad
ley presented the Alumnae prize which
was also $40 gold piece.
Bishop Coleman's prize to thetwo best
Latin scholars was So gold piece and
was presented by himself. Miss Lulu
A3Ni5tSt Woo oiC VI phC W luuclS3 ltI aver.
age being 1914, which was the highest
average of any of the prize winners.
Emma Joseph Reese. who died during
the past term, was the winner of the
other Latin prize, with an average of
S0.3. Bishop Coleman presented the
money to the High School committee of
the Board of Education for memorial
to be placed in the High School in
remembrance OF Emmor Joseph Reese,
]. d. Carter received it on behalf of the
comaittee with few appropriate re.
marks.
The address to the graduates was made
by the Hon. Henry G. Conrad.
Mr.. Conrad gave some interesting fig-
ures on what has been accomplished in
the Public Schools of Wilmington during
the past twenty-five years. In conclu-
sion Mr.. Conrad said that Miss Annie
Darling Tate, one of che graduates, had
never been late, absent or dismissed DUR
ing the seven years which she attended
the Public Schools.
After Mr.. Conrgd's address to the
graduates all marched to the front of the
stage and were each presented with
diploma by DIR. Shortlidge. The exer-
cises were concluded by the singing of
the class song by the graduates. after
which the benediction was pronounced
bv Bishop Coleman.
The graduates are: Rose Maraaret An
drews, Alice Benson Conner, Elizabeth
Veronica Doherty, Jeanette Eckman,
Marie Fslameter, Mary Repscca Gsas.