Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-04
DELAWARE CITY AFFAIRS.
Public School Closing Fsxercises--Personai
4 and News Notes.

Public School Closing Exercises-Personal
and News Notes.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.
Delaware City, June 2s. The closing
exercises Of the public schools we're
held Wednesday. l he attendance was
large. In the afternoon, the primary
division gave a fine entertainment, con-
sisrine of drills, recitations and sing
ing. The evening exercises began with
the scholars singing up the Mountain
Climbing Ten girls gave an umbrella
drill. The dialogue When / am q
Woman was participated in by five
girls. The wand drill was pleasing
feature. The scene OF the Captive
Princess had ras characters; "Prin-
CESS" Lydia Niokle; Grammar,
Verta Wingate; Mature Study
Nellie Holiday Arithmetic, Viola
Edmondson Geography, Bessie
Greed; Drawing, Florence Burton;
Writing,'' isabella Reybold; -'His-
tory, Varina II ughes; "Music, Mary
Shaefer; Reading, = Lille Burton;
Prince Pfomotion,b Edward Nc
Cusker. The fret scene Of the "Dis-
trict School at Bluebeiry Corners" was
an examination of teachers by the
School Board, with Carl Aker as
"Uriab Perkins,n as chairman, and
Lester Wingate, as Jacob BiIlaker, "
Morton Price as John Smith, Clara
Swan as Miss Dashaway," Edna
Silver as miss Belinda Sharp, Helen
Jester as tMiss Sallie Dimple" and
Clark Beck us Hezekiah Fender
grass, MS applicants. "Mr. Ponder
| grass was iiually chosen as teacher,
and the questions and answers of the
frat day at school kept the house in
a roar. At the closing exercises OF the
school, three visitors were present
Lottis Adler as MRS. Dipsey," Alice
Reybold as miranda Dipsey," and
Mary Wortz as Mrs. Shocks. = The
closed the exercises for the evening.
The 10th commencement Of the peia-
ware City High School was he'd last
night In Central Hall, which was
thronged with friends CT the gradual
ing class. The graduates numbered
eight, and their essays were excellent.
The Rev. William j.. Hamilton made
the opening prayer, which as followed
by an address by George b. Money,
president Of tho School Board. Supt
George W.Twitmyer Of the Wilmington
schools made strong address. After
the presentation OF certificates by
Principal Norris W.. Wilkinson, the
Rev. Edward. Higgins addressed the
graduates. The Rev. V. P. Northrup
pronounced the benediotion. Music
was furnished by the Elite Orchestra
of Wilmington, which played the fol-
lowing numbers: Overture, Home
Circle" Sohlepegrell; polka, Ola
rinda,'' Keller; oriental intsrmezzo,
"Omar, y Lorraine; march, ...Greater
America Vandersloot. The names Of
the graduates and subiects of their
essays follow: Elizabeth o. Aker,
what IL is TO be Girl Graduate =
Lottie NJ. Adler, "Kindness;" Alice
4. Reybold, Hooks and Their Use; -
S. Edna Silver, 1.-The Dawn of the
Century y Mary v. WORTH, Sailing in
Sunshine;'' John P. Money. Della.
waro's Signer of Independence =
Mabel j. Hicken, "Labor;' Miranda
d. Nickle, Glass History"
The steamer Thomas Clyde resumed
her trips to Woodland Beach Wednes
day.
While playing basketball, few day
ago, Miss Bessie Stahl slipped, ant
sprained one of her ankles.
Personal: Mrs F. A. Pennington i
: ct Atlantic City-the Rev. George s
Gassner Of Philadelphia ia the guest o
William A. Jester-William A. and j
Thomas Price have gone to Millingtol
to VISIT their brother, Edgar Price. VIII
is seriously i'll.