Evening journal., 1911-11-29

AT HIGH SCHOOL
Students Remember Poor Of
City With Gifts at Holt
day Season

thanksgiving exercises, under the
auspices of class 1918. of the VIII
mington High School. were held In
the High School auditorium at 10
O'Clock this morning Many visitors
were present. At a~littlc before that
hour, the students. leaving their re.
spectiye rooms at the right and lett
of the building, marched in single file
until they met at the doorway OF the
auditorium, when they turned in
through this entrance, walking two BY
two
The class of 1918 was the last to
enter and as the members made their
way TO the five front rows reserved
for them, through the courtesy Of the
seniors. the large attendance greeted
them with applause, which added to
the cheerful spirit of the occasion. AS
a professional, the orchestra played
the march "Religiosa" The seniors
wore yellow chrysanthemums, and
the class Of 1913. white.
The stage was fitted to represent
rural scene, embellished with har-
vested fruit. Ooaned) which was in
tensihed by drop curtain for the
occasion by the Avenue theatre.
That tho charitable qualities OF the
school have not deteriorated was made
evident by the fact that all the fruits
which were used for the decoration OF
the platform, are to be turned over
to the Minquadale Home. Other do
nations of importance were contri-
buted by members OF the school. These
will be delivered TO the worthy poor
Of the city.
Professor A. II. Berlin presided over
the exercises. The program which
consisted of. vocal and instrumental
music aud recitations was carried out
in excellent manner II was as fol-
lows:
March, "Religiosa.v High school or
chestra; hymn, Thanksgiving. Mary
r. Dorsey; bouquet of Thanksgiving
Dickerson. Miriam +. Murray. Flor
ence Newman; chorus. Fear Not, o
Lord, Seniors; Thanksgiving procla-
nations, national. r. Olney Herman;
state, Este Zippe; medley, ma
tional Airs" orchestra; Wealth OF
Nations" George, L. Schafer; chorus,
The Lake" Glass of 1913; Thanks
giving, John M. Mertz; semi-chorus,
"Fairyland Waltz Veasie; "A
Thanksgiving Story" Hazel Ayerst:
chorus, Thou Crownest the Year"
Seniors; What We Owe the Pill
grims,' Dean c. Gibney; chorus.
Italia" Class of 1913; America ?
school; march, Mckinley orches-
ira.
The members OF the double sextei
were Miss Edith r. Lackey, Miss Ad-
die NJ. Sines, Miss Josephine c
Rooney, Miss Emily ID. Good. Miss
Gladys II. 1'illey Miss Sylvia Levy. b
Franklin Morrison. Charles d. Hart
man. Joseph E. McCaferty. Earl A
Truax. Howard T. Welch and Georg,
s. SchafIer.
At the conclusion Of the exercises
the seniors were the first to leave the
auditorium. They were followed by
the class OF 1913. The literary parl
OF the exercises was in charge OF Pro
fessor Irwin w. Anthony, head of the
English department Miss Josephina
Fletcher had charge OF the music.
The decorations were directed by a
faculty and student committee com
posed Of Miss Elizabeth Carlisle
chairman; Mrs. Ella ID. semple, Miss
Edith NJ. Suplee. John E Whitehead
and the following representatives OF
the class of 1913; Miss Sara Elliott
Miss Marian Buck, Miss Mildred Lum-
mis-. Miss Anne Herlihy, Miss
Margharita Frederick. Miss Helen
Barkley. Miss Bessie Lyman, Miss
Roberta Simmons and Leon Wicker
sham, Earl TruaX. Il. Olnoy Herman,
John Evans, Homer Ewing, John
Mertz. Arthur Moore, Charles Hart
man. Frank Morrison, Stanley Walker
and MOrely Smith.