Evening journal., 1911-11-24
ALUMNI
AT DINNER
1850 Graduates Meet While
GsIdey College is rs
Years Old
PRAISE ALMA MATER
IN MIGHT SPEECH MAKING

The annual banquet of the Alumni
Association Of Goldey College held
last night in the Clayton House, COM
pleted the brilliant events marking
the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
school that has sent out ten thousand
expert business men and women, and
has added to the credit and pride "
Wilmington. In a way. the banquet
was more expressive of what the
school had achieved than the formal
commencement exercises, since at
this family reunion pupils past and
present told of success following
their school career. The class of
1906 told it in huge posters on the
walls. that We'd with the red and
crimson streamers in holding atten-
ton. Many of the earlier pupils were
present, among them Dr. ]. Leonard
Lloyd and Frank Dure. of the first
class OF five. The attendance would
have been far over the 25O mark but
for hotel limitations.
The crowning event of the banquet
was the presentation of a silver loving
cup to Professor II. S. Goldey by Miss
i Serena Munda, representing the
Alumni Association. 1t bears the in
scriptiOn, Presented to II S.
4 Goldoy, Founder of GOldey College, by
the Alumni Association. on the twen-
ty-hfth anniversary of our Alma
Mater-191l."
In his response, Professor Goldey
paid high tribute TO his faculty, and
showed program of the first com
mencement. which was held likewise
IN the Opera House with a class Of
"a DR.. w. L. S. Murray pronounced
the benedictiOn then, and has at every
I commencement since. Former Gov
ernor Biggs was speaker Mrs. Lulu
4 Sutton, who was present last night,
was the salutatorian. Henry B. Bur-
bage, deceased was valedictorian
Job II. Jackson gave the address to
the graduates. Professor GOldey spoke
OF his siXtieth birthday next January
He said he began his business career
at ten years old. as an errand boy in
4 Philadelphia, at 75 cents a week Mrs
Goldey. who was in, was sent a mes.
sage of sympathy by the Association
J. kilograms were received from Miss
\ Rietta Emerson and Harry T. Martin
dale.
After all had satisfied the inner
"
j trOduced Postmaster NJ Howard Jcs-
4 ter, class of 80, who recalled, as frs;
4 treasurer Of the Alumni, the obtaining
&. of a receipt from Professor Goldey OF
4 the return of loan of SO to the So
ciety, to show him they we're living NJ
A TO business principles. After
i tribute to Professor Goldey, the
a speaker hoped for a fifteen stor,
building for the future college. au'
n urged them to use the U. S. mails II
i advertising the school.
Toastmaster George G. Stiegler I'm
4 troduced Archie r Richards. of tn
II. X. milford Company, which ha
4 employed over 300 Goldey graduates
4 The speaker said he had found man,
of the workers who were not Code.
Il students we're lacking in soli
foundation training He gave good ad
vice to the class of 1911, who cam
i'm for much of that article last nigh
and said that there was plenty of OF
4 portunity i'm the business world TO
day for anyone who would work hard
The newest alumni were represent
\ ed By Merwyn c. Scott, who is the frs
son of a graduate to graduate. Fathe
Scott was also present and rousingl
cheered. Mr. Scott Jr.. said that l9l
would do its best to follow the pat
: made by it's elders, and would try Z
widen and strengthen that path. Fl
got back at the older classes for a
their advice. by reminding them tha
today the college had advanced to bet
ter methods and superior training.
Charles I. Stengle who is an edito
Of a New York government paper. an
was valedictorian of 1890, gave witt
speech. telling the youngsters to kee
their enthusiasm but to go slowly II
said he frequently desired to brin
his stenographers down to Goldey 5
they could learn to spell and rea
their shorthand notes back to him. NJ