The evening Republican., 1902-06-26
EXERCISES AT
HIGH SCHOOL.

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The commencement exercises. G
the Wilmingtor High School, wer'
held last night in the; High; Schoo
Bnilding on Delaware Avenue
There were ninety-eight young mel
and women graduates and the spaci
GUS Auditorium and gallery held
crowd that packed in to the doors
The Auditorium was ablaze witt
cherry white iights-ths colors oil
the school and bunting Of the same
hues hung in festoous against the
walls and waswound about the pill
lars supper ting the gallery. In th.
rear Of the stage were the huge
figures, OF formed OF inoaudescen|
lights aud bunting, while across thu
front there was a grouping of fern:
and palms in boxes, about which
we're wrapped the colors Of the school
OCCUPYING seats in the front of the
stage weae DR.. Evans G. Shortlidge.
the presiding officer; Nathan c. Sho'
effer. superintendanJ Of public in.
structiou of Pennsylvania; Edgar NJ
Hoopes, the Revs. Hubert W. Wei ID
aud Martin B. Dunlap; Harry p.
Joslyn, president Of the High School
Alumni Associations; Miss Elsie Nc
Daniel, president Of the Alumnae
Association; Archdeacon George G.
Hall, James d. Carter. Profess ol
George w. Twitmyer. Principal A.
H. Berlin, ana DR.. A. Z. Frantz.
In addition there were other men,
bers o! the Board of Education.
On elevated seats On the stage sat
the graduating class, p resentfng a
pretty picture. The young women
were attired in gowns Of the white
organdie, Paris nousellne and crepe
de chine, with white ribbons 10 their
hair. The Young men wore dark
suits with white vests and black
Ascot Ties
The exercises opened shortly after
8o'cl3ck with the overture Raymond
by the Philharmonic orchestra.
After invocation by the Rev. Hubert
w. Wells and another selection
caprice from "the Strollers by
the orchestra, John Aspin Kienle,
president OF the February class, read
an essay, entitled "Suceess is Work. -
The oration was delivered IN an
admirable manner and tho speaker
was literally applauded. The paper
was written by Jossua Christy Conner
Miss Vera Alleta Leonard followed
with an essay, written by Mlss Mary
Davis Blades, entitled ''The Cou-
querors. Mss Leonard dwelt on the
great conquerors that tile world has
seen, and hef essry also came 10 for
mu:h applause.
The next number Of the pro-
gramme was the singing OF "Over
the Fields of Glover" by the ent ire
class, under the direction OF Miss
Josephine Fletcher. The singing OF
tht graduates was feature Of the
evenings exercises.
The prizes we're awarded Wy Prin
cipal A. N. Berlin. The su ccessful
contestants for the Board Of Educa-
tion honor prizes were;
NIiss Martha Richardson Haley,
with an average OF IS /, and Harry
Parker Hammond whose average
was 82.8 Each OF the two contest
ants received prizes OF ten dollars.
In awarding the prizes Princi-
pal Berlin called attention to the
prizes awarded 10 the High QSchool
by the graduating class. These in-
clude a bust OF Caesar and a panel
OF relief work entitled the "Field OF
the Cloth OF Cold"
1.-THE Morning News" prizes Of
gold were awarded by Edgar NJ.
Hopes and the winners were Mary
Whaler with an average OF Sl.l,
and Max Wainer with an average
The alumni prizes were awarded
BY Harry Joslyn president Of the
alumni.
Albert Joseph EFeeney who re-
ceived the best average in English
won the prize Of ten dollars. His
average was s3 per cent. Harry
Allyn Cramer won the prize of $40
offered for the hight average in |
manual training for three years.
His average was 90.2.
The Alumnae prize of ten dollars
for the best average in English,
was won by Miss Lucy Merritt
Carvin. Miss Elsie Mcdaniel made
the presentation speech.
The Bishop Coleman Latin prize
of five dollars were awarded to
Miss Martha Richardson Haley,
whose average was 87.2, and Will
liam Caleb Draper, Jr., whose aver
age was S2,5. In the absence of
Bihop Coleman, Archeacon Hall T
presented the prize and make a
brief address. He emphasized the