Evening journal., 1911-01-23
CLOSING DAYS
FOR THE SENIORS
High School Class Appears for
Last Time at Opening
Exercises
PROFESSOR BERLIN
ADDRESSES PUPILS

The February class 1911, Whining
ton High School, gave most pleas
ing program at the High School open
ing exercises this morning, upon the
occasion Of their farewell public APP
pearance as a class. A la-ge number
Of friends and relatives of the young
people were present.
DR.. George w. rwitmyer. superin-
tendent Of schools, Principal A. II.
Berlin Miss Josephine Fletcher. the
musical director. and the speakers on
the program occupied seats on the
platform.
The exercises began with the open
ing hymn. Scripture reading by DR..
Twitmyer. chanting of the Lords
prayer by the school and chanted re-
sponse by the senior class.
The Gounod-Gilchrist setting Of
Tennyson, Ring Out Wild Bells" was
sung with excellent modulation and
feeling by the senior chorus, accom-
panied by piano and orchestra.
The following number was a recita-
ton by Miss Gertrude A. Howard, "An
Incident From the Crimean War;" de-
picting the singing of the soldiers be-
fore the battle, Each Heart Spoke a
different name. though all sang Annie
Laurie"
The tuneful Soldiers Song" from
Rigoletto, sung by the seniors, brought
hearty applause from the audience.
Lybran Pyle declaimed an original
poem ''The Pa ting of the Ways" in
which the seniors recalled pleasures
and studies Of the. past and looked
forward hopefully to the future.
Selections from the Red Mil" by
the orchestra, brought forth respon-
I. sive humming from the visitors, who
| found the lively music irresistible
The orchestra did splendidly with IT,
A double quartette, the Misses Ruth
] c. Pyle, Edna McIntire. Gertrude A.
Howard, Emma A. Sieman and W.
Harold Winner. J. Francis Blaine
Joseph !. Ho-ty and Charles r. Grif-
! nth, Jr., gave a waltz song, Light as
Air" from Faust which was one OF
the most delightful numbers on the
program and was applauded with en-.
thusiasm.
Edgar Heisler Riley, with eloquenc'
and admirable intonation, delivered al
oration, a eulogy on Lafayette.
Charles z. Grifith, Jr., gained
triumph and was encored and givel
an ovation. He played as violin solos
Moskowsk's "Ballero," and Hauser'
Swan Song"
The class president, ]. Franci
Blaine. spoke the valedictory words
He said that now that the day whic
had seemed so far OF at the beginnin
of the Freshmen year, and which the
had awaited so anxiously, had actual
ly come. they found regret mingle
, with their pleasure. They had ha
troubles and joys, work and pleasur
and now as they went out in tn
+ world they would try to be faithful
4 the red and white and the high idea
taught by their instructors.
Principal Berlin said that the Febrl
airy class Of 1911 had set a high stan'
ard and had done the school proud
: in music, speaking, and other studie
He hoped they would feel they wei
4 always welcome at the school, an
4 he hoped they would always spea
well of the school. as the High Scho
depended on its present and form'
students for its standing in the con
4 munity. He wished them much SUI
4 cess in life.
z The senior class then sang the
4 farewell song ending with the refrai
I'VE part--no never"
After the singing of America Il
audience was dismissed.
About twenty Of the Seniors wi
Y hear Julia Marlowe in Macbeth" t
y morrow afternoon, in Philadelphia.
The Wilmington Alumnae Associ
tion will meet tonight at o'clock,
the High School.
Examinations will be the progra
at the High School on Thursday al
Friday.