Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-28

of the Schools Oldest Ciass'
Sixty sight graduates of the Will
mington High School received the dip
Iona OF the Board of Public Education
and bade farewell to the school at very
enjoyable commencement exercises IN
the Grand Opera House Monday night
A large audience testified to the in
tsrsst taken in the class, which COM
prise "A boys and "A girls. Tho prize
winners were as follows:
First honor prizes, $40 each, awarded
| by the bohrd-Mary Louise Poweis,
| average, s4.3; John William Nowlund,
Ta5. &
Morning News Prizes, books, Agnes
Baldwin Mitchell, S3; John 7. Andrews,
rs.
Alumni prize s1o-Washiugtou q.
| Ililles, SOL.
Alumnn prize, $40 Mahala Harvey
Wells, 1873. s
Bishop Coleman latin prizes, S. each
Lulu May Heisler, S6.4; Emmor j.
Reese, S03. &
The last named is dead; the prize
he won will be devoted to the purchase
OF memorial tablet.
THE LIST GRADUATES.
The graduates were:
February class-Rose Margaret An
drows, Alice Benson Conner, Elizabeth
| Veronica Doherty, Jeannette Ecknan,
Marie Feldmeier, Mary Rebecca Cause,
l Minna Fay Palmer, Margaret Gertrude
Patterson, Katherine Pernet, Mary
Louise Powers, Margaret Ellen Price,
Lulu May Redmile, Mabelle Jeannette
Winner, Mahala Harvey Wells, Charles
b. Dannenberg, j. Hazel Fogwell,
Lewis W. Ibaugh, Ralph Briggs Kyle,
John William Nowland, Emmor Joseph
Reese tdiedl, Frank Amos Slack,
frank r. Zebisy.
June class-Estella Barnes, Eugenie
Chambers, Charlotte Helen Cline, Dora
Argargus Cloud, Eleanor May Conlyn,
Carolyn Greigg Dent, Nellie May For
rest, Harriet Fulton, Blanche MoIn-
tyre. Sara Everson Marchand MiIligan,
Agnes Baldwin Mitchell, keba Emmons
Paris, Ethel Pierce, Eta May Reeves,
Elsie Talley Robinson, Natalie Cars
well Rush, Lulu May Heisler, Jennie
7. Hirst, Rachel Matilda kolck, Irene
Gertrude Larison, Marin Locke Lenders
man, Estolla Arnold Lieberman, Estalla
Alacklin, Elsie Virginia Sparks, Eliza
beth Street,, Cora Bell Stuart, Annie
Garland TAFT, Helen Ray Walker,
Addie Warner Wiley, Virginia Maria
Woods, John T. Andrews, Arthur n.
Andrews, Everett L. Baggarly, Walter
NJ. Baylis, Claude Orvills Diffenderfer,
Stuart Groves, Charles Il. HaoIsett,
leonard R, Hall, Washington A. Hills,
Leon r. Lofman, Edgar McComb, Har-
roy G. Mcdowell, William Leslie Mis-
sinner, Richard Seymour Rodney, A lbert
H., TAFT, Leon p. Thomas. Roheit t
Williams Tomlinson.
EFFEoTIvE DECORATIONS.
The auditorium was very effectively
decorated, the cherry and white of the
High School being prominent. These
we're seen in the streamers of bunting
which raE from the proscenium arch to
The balcony and draEed the balcony, In
the figures ..'75'' and " '00'' IN e,eo-
trio lights in the proscenium opening.
land in the paper flowers which adorned
the boxes. Again were the school colors
seen on the railing to the tiers of seats
lon the stage which were occupied by
The graduating class. Potted plants
aso decked the passage ways on the
|sides. The girls looked very pretty in
white dresses; tho boys we're in dark
clothes. Numerous presents for the
graduates decorated the front of the
STAGE - II
III. q. @. Shortlidge, president Of
he Board of Education, presided and
other members of the board present in
cluded the following; Thomas o.
Cooper, Daniel Ross, John G.. kersey,
James H.. Green, James D.. Carter, j.
Pfincs Ford, William Turner, DIR.
benjamin X. Veasey, Lewis b. Morrow,
Robert @. Fraim. Dr.. John Palmer,
Jr, Thomas f, O'Donnell, William G..
Baugh, John E. PostlAs, Francis j.
Mctfovern, William Q. Brown and
George Rummell.
Among Others on the stage were Bis
hop Leighton Coleman, Revs. J. X.
Milligan, George q. Hall, A. N. Keig
win, /. g. Jennings, John Shape
George L. Wolfe, Il. +. Briggs, Henry
Ward Cunningham and Martin B
Dunlap; Principal a. II. Berlin, L. B.
Jones, John r. Hartman, 'Ciawson s.
llammitt, John Pyle, William II. Moys
tin, Stansbury j. Wiley, Presidento b
Council William III. Alexander, Capt
Williain A. Pratt, DIR. George A. Hartar
president of Delaware College, Mordeca
Barnes. Samuel II. Belts, John s. Ros
ell, Victor Is. Woolley, John S. Grohe
In addition to these there were Of
he stage Mrs. j. Frank Ball, Mrs. B
Il. Downward, Miss Annie Raudnitsk,
md John ID. Kurtz, DR., members o
le class of 10, whose 25th annirer
'ary was observed last evening tha
ciass was the first to graduate from th
sohool.
In one OF the boxes were teachers o
the High School, and in the othe
were officers and commi tteemen of th
graduates associations. Those in TIL
latter box included Miss Hanna Y
bradley, president; Miss Lena l.. Yates
Vice-president; Miss Helen Harvey
treasurer; Miss Helen Smith, recordin
secretary; Miss Syhilla Feldmeier, cor
responding secretary; Miss Anna Sim
mons and Miss Jennette Morrison o
tne executive committee, Miss Elsi
McDaniei of the decorating committee
MISS Frances Burtrett, Miss May Lev
ana Miss Mary Schraok of the enter
tainment COMMITTEES of the alumne
6haries b. Palmer, president, Harr
4; Joslyn, chairman and DIR. Georg
". Forrest of tine executive committe
OF the alumni. Z.
THE ExERCIsEs
Tho Philharmonic Orchestra playe
as an overture 'Turandot" by Lachnal
and the graduates marched upon til
Usage, remaining standing until praye
had been offered by the Rev. Dir. Mil
gan of Olivet Presbyterian Churcf
after a,selection by The orchestra, Mil
y eaia Everson Marchand Milligan rea