Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-06-06
CLASS DAY EXERCISES.
w. H. S., 1912, Provide Light Enter
tainment for a Filled House
Many "Hits' and Much Fun.

In spite of scores of knocks and
"take-offs' on every one of the thirty
three members, the Class of 1912 ad-
journed from their Glass Day exer-
cises yesterday afternoon without the
strained friendships. From 2.15 till
4. As the fun continued in uninterrupt-
ed profusion and even at that late
hour, many of the audience were
loath to leave. From the time that
the class, in song, opened the after
moons entertainment till the farewell
song, round after round of applause
broke through the spacious Green's
Opera House, at which place the
Glass had elected to hold their own
show in their own way
There were many present who
couldn't lbe persuaded to sit through
a Commencement program. The
unrestrained and happy character of
the participants and the freedom with
which the listeners were permitted to
reveal their feelings is the real index
for the popularity of the Glass Day
program. And then people get tired
of seeing school kids" act proper"
and we all know it can't be done for
they never have done it. But when
they act as they ought to, with their
jokes and foolishness, we'll, then it
is time to at least accept the oppor
tunity and be on hand. And that
they were on hand anyone present
can tell, for whom the first floor to
the balcony, and then down again
there was not vacant seat to ebe
found and many stood in the aisles.
The stage was arranged in real
school manner, with the members of
the class sitting in rustic benches,
not the. kind used in Woodbury's
school rooms nowadays, but the kind
which have long since been put out
of the way in the cellar. Back of the
class, and completely Obscuring the
background of wall, hundreds of ar
tifcial morning glories, the class flow
er, had been draped. The would+be
boxes ON either side of the stage were
also prettily decorated.
The president of the class, Scott
Atkinson, gave the call to order, he
presiding over the deliberations of the
class, for the entertainment was in
tended as an exact duplicate of real
class meetings, and then Harry Ga
venta called the class-roll, many
being no more members of the class
for the list read was of the names
of those who four years ago, as in
significant freshmen, first stepped
within the sacred portals of the High
School.
Next came the reading of the min
utes of the previous meeting" same
being in charge of Harry Gaventa and
Helen Park. 1t was one of the best
hits of the day, for the minutes
were entirely fictitious, for what class
would allow their weighty transac-
tions to become public property?
The History of the class, compiled
by Margaret Gibbs, Virginia Phillips
and Mary Krayer, was responsible for
one of the best scenes of the after
noon, for it gave the opportunity to
put to considerable embarrassment
one of the small members, for 'sCud-
die up a Little Closer" was sung by
the whole class, and all of them did
well in carrying out the literal mean
ing of the title of the song.
There were two complete innova-
tions introduced in the program, they
being the Curiosity Museum" and
Auction. The former was a reci-
tation of the freak doings of the class
members and was very funny, while
the latter was the occasion for
bringing to the attention of the aud
ience the failings of teachers and
members of the lower classes. One
of the exceedingly quiet (?) boys was
sold a monkey, one of the teachers a
Ibilliken, while still another had set
of rules for speaking fall into her
hands. Lillian Stultz, Lois Fletcher,
Linda Zeuner and Harris Kille had
charge of the Museum, while Ralph
Wilkins, William Kern, Elizabeth
Watson and Nellie Page took charge
of the Auction.
The Class Poem composed jointly
by Anna Dehnert, blanche Foster
and Elizabeth Clement was very good,
it too, containing many incidents
outside the schOolroom.
The prophecy introduced a new
idea. Instead of the tiresome dream
The will as read by Astri Lysholm
or trance" the reading of the palm
was introduced and was really very
fine. The palm prints of every MEM
her of the class had been sent to the
Home Journal and the expert con-
nected with that publication had read
the palm of every member, the find
ings or diagnosis by that person be-
ing read Gladys Swackhamer, Ella
Carter and Lee Dufiield took part in
the prophecy.
The will as read by -Asstn Yysholm
and composed with the assistance of
Helen Schnorr and Ernest Black
wood was the opportunity to provide
members of the lower classes with
many articles, all of much intrinsic
value, which the Glass of 1912 con-
sidered peculiarly their own by right
of conquest of the Senior strata
The class song, to the air of Gee
nievieve,' was very pretty and was
sung just before the Censor, Keziah
Featherer, Mabel Benezet, VIM. Cree
mig and Anna Ehrmann took their
parts. ~