Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-06-16
THE CLASS HAS ITS DAY
Merrymaking BY Boys And
Girls OF 1910.
THE CITY HIGH SCHOOL.
The largest And Most lIIusIriOus Class
Pats Itself On The Back

Every dog has its day, so does
every High School class that gradu
ates. Accordingly the class 1910 had
its day last night tan Irish bulb and
the High School Assembly Hall was
crowded with friends of the class. who
will and will not get diplomas.
Class day seems to be a misnomer.
as the exercises are always held at
night, but they are none the less en-
joyable. The following are the officers
of the class 1910:
President Philip Coleman Clayton
Vice President Andreas Fillinger
Holley
Secretary-Arthur Odell Stone
Treasurer Katherine Leiich Me
Kinsey
The president, Philip Clayton, pre-
sided. The class entered singing
"School Days" to piano accompani-
ment by Miss Ruth Feldmeyer, violin
obligato, Miss Lucille Smith. and
mandolin. Audreas Holley. The pres
ident delivered the address of well
come, and the secretary called the
roll Miss Naomi Duvall read the
class history, which was entertaining
and amusing, and Miss McKinsey read
the treasurers report.
Each report had the sentence ap-
pended Read by Permission of the
Trustees. The treasurer showed a
balance in the treasury of SCI, 600,
all of which was appropriated to the
/ Board of Trustees to defray next
years commencement expenses.
The class prophecy was read by
Miss Rosamond Hopkins. 1t showed
vivid imagination on the part of the
prophecies who went up in an airship
and talked "hot air" galore. She
then took an automobile trip and be-
tween the machine and the aeroplane
she foresaw her classmates in all
conditions of life some years hence.
Mr.. Leslie Z. Medford, the class
| poet, read the class poem on each of
his classmates. The composition was
original and clever. The class sang
| lam Feldmeyer read the Glass Calen-
| dar which was a series of humorous
| grinds chrOnologically arranged.
Miss Ruth Feldmeyer awarded the
mock diplomas prefaced in Latin and
prefxing alliterative adjectives to
each girls and each boys name. the
adjectives beginning with the same
letter as that of their surname.
The Class Will was read by Miss
Ruth Claude. The class bequeated all
| of its possessions, real, personal and
mixed, to memb ers of other classes,
teachers, trustees, etc. A codicil to
! the Will was as follows:
Whereas, we, the Class of 1910,
of the Annapolis High School, County
of Anne Arundel and State of Mary
land, have introduction made, and
duly executed our last will and testa-
ment, n writing, bearing the date of
June fifteenth, which said last will
and testament, and every clause,
bequest and devise therein contained,
we do hereby ratify and confirm, and
being desirous of making additions
thereto, do therefore hereby make this
shall be taken and held as part of our
said last will and testament, in
manner and form following, that is
to say:
Item /. We give, devise and be
queath our affection and esteem to
our beloved principal. Mr.. George b.
Pfeiffer, for his untiring patience and
kindness to US at all times. He has
managed US by gentleness and firm
ness, rather than by harshness and
force, and has won our. lifelong love
and respect. We commend him for
the work he has done for our school,
! nrl f0,- l. SC s,sC
traitor and teacher.
"In testimony whereof we have here
unto set our hands and affixed our
seals this fifteenth day of June, Ammo
domini, one thousand nine hundred
and ten.
Signed, sealed, published and de-
clared by the Board of Trustees, the
above named testators as and for
their last will and testament in the
presence of US, who at their request
and in their presence have subscribed
our names as witnesses thereto:
Philip Clayton. President.
Audreas HolIey, President.
Arthur Stone, Secretary.
Katherine McKinsey, Treasurer.
Clara Emma Amos
Ruth Worthington Claude
Helen Eldridge Childs
Katherine Elizabeth Diefel
Mary Naomi Duvall
Ruth Katherine Feldmeyer
Miriam Margaret Feldmeyer
Rosamond Ridgaway Hopkins
Margaret Cooper McCusker
Leslie Ernest Medford
Nancy Cordelia Ridout
Frances Rolnick
Margaret Lucille Smith
Abram Watner
Edith Truitt Wheatley
Gifts were awarded each member
of the class by Abram Watner. One
, gift was box of candy dates (eandi-
datesl another a string Of bows
(beaux.)
! The mock valedictory was read by
Audreas Holley, and the program
closed with singing "Auld LANG
Syne"
The class made fine appearance.
The girls in shirtWaists and skirts
with four-in-hand ties of class colors
gold and black, and the boys in white