Evening journal., 1910-10-03
OLD HOURS AT
HIGH SCHOOL
Professor Berlin Urges Pupils
to Avoid Ground for
Criticism
WANTS SCHOOL STANDARD
KEPT TO HIGH PLANE

The revival Of the old rule, whereby
the Wilmington High School session
begins at o'clock, and half an hour is
given at noon for lunch, went into ef-
feet at the school this morning. At the
opening exercises. Professor Berlin
said that he welcomed the old rule
back. but that he wished the pupils to
remember that half an hour was not
an hour, and to be mindful of the
change. He said that while he was
glad to have the former hours, he de-
precated one feature of IL, and that
was the pouring out all over the city,
of the High School students at the
noon hour. He thought too many stu
dents were In haste to grab a piece Of
pie and a sandwich and have time to
get something into the noon recess
that was not intended to be in 1t.
Professor Berlin cautioned the stu
dents that there were many people so
ready to criticise, that II something
wrong were done by a young person
Of High School age, the school would
be blamed whether the culprit we're
student or not Therefore he asked
the students to be especially careful
during the noon hour that no ground
should be given for criticism. He
wished that the school had some place
where the students could assemble at
noon without leaving the building, but
they could not arrange II that way,
at present. Professor Berlin told the
students that their influence was need
ed to keep the school to high stand
ard, that the teachers were aided by
the prevailing sentiment of the school
for what was best.
DR.. George II. Halleck. Of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, was the guest
OF honor this morning, and the prin-
cipal announced that he was here in
the interest OF the extension depart
ment of the university, and would de-
liver a public lecture at 4 o'clock this
afternoon in the High School audi
torium. Everybody in the city is In
vited
Principal Berlin asked the school to
encourage the foot ball team by be-
ing present in a large number at the
first game tomorrow afternoon be-
tween Vineland and the school team.
He said that he wished pupils to be
discouraged from entering the team
who were not of proper standing. or
who cared more for winning cups than
the good of the school.
The principal gave the pupils the
motto from the Harrisburg court
house, II have never had to depend on
anyone else for my courses, and /
never will" He said the American dan
ger was that of being too Independent,
too lacking In dignity. The Rhodes
scholarship. he said, was criticised be-
cause the American boys sent to Ok
ford for the purpose of mingling with
the English students, did not mingle
He said also that German prince had
| changed his mind about coming Il
/ America, because he would be treated
here with too much familiarity.
The senior class will have charg
Of the exercises next Monday. The an
nouncement was made that a ney
chord would be struck in the exercise
and that hereafter the older classe
would take more part In them. Tn
senior class was congratulated by tn
principal on their first literary societ.
meeting; the school was proud o
| them. The orchestra furnished pleas
ing selection, and the school sang tw'
numbers.