Evening journal., 1913-06-27

students could be instructed. par
tcularly in the winter Why they
believe so much in open-air athletics
that they have appointed super
visor at the High School who is such
diplomat that he has not offended
any teachher at the High School.
Ihis supervisor has had made so ef-
hcient the system that the pupils
never remain in the building after 8
o'clock IN the afternoon.
And this may tend to discourage
the students in the High Schoof from
electing athletics as part of their
curriculum but such has not been tho
case, and the numbers taking athle-
tics have increased and their ambi-
tons have grown steadily"
Judge Rice pointed out that as
result of these ambitions the students
OF the High School connected with
the athletic association petitioncd tho
Water Commissioners for the use or
the Rodney street reservoir site as
High School athletic field. Judge
said he thought the Commissioners
properly could not grant the request
as II was for the exclusive use OF the
field for the High School athletes
He thought that If the Alumni Asso-
citation could step in and induce the
students to modify their request so
that the field could be used by school
pupils generally, the request that It
be transferred by the Water Com
missioner for that purpose might be
granted. Judge Rice then outlined
a proposition for to try to acquire
the reservoir site for a scholastic
athletic field. He said
Let a conference be called TO con
sist of the board of directors OF the
alumni association, of the officers and
directors OF the athletic association.
and of a committee of the faculty.
Let them draw up plans for a new
athletic association which shall be
Incorporated
Let the board of directors Of this
new athletic association consist Of
two alumni. two members of the fac
ulty, and two undergraduates. Let
this board request that the Rodn ~
street reservoir be turned over to the
new association to be held in trust
for the school children of the city.
The field could je used primarily
by the high school atletic teams,
and when not used by them by the
athletic teams organized in the gram
mar and primary schools. or other
athletic organizations could use it. |
do not know in what way the site
could be put to more universal use
hope the alumni association viii
bring this matter 10 a head so that
the physical side of the pupils can
be properly developed under proper
circumstances.
Mr.. Landis' Able Spee.a.
Former Congressman Landis was
next introduced By Toastmaster
Heald, after the applause following
Judge Rice's words had subsided. Mr.
Lands spoke happily of his High
School days in Indiana. 81 weighed
l27 pounds then. but as I stood on
the platform and told my auditors
some things about Character, they
never had heard before. selt
weighed ton said Mr. Lands, who
continued:
Reunions such as this are bens
held all over the country tonight
The free Public School is Columbia
, proudest boast We find its fnishe,
product everywhere under our flag
! and wherever you find that diplomi
, you are likely TO find one who stand
, for law, and order. and stability, an
, progress. The Public School was III
hope of the Declaration OF Independ
I ence. Without the Public School tha
. immortal document would have pass
r ed las a mere incident in the politca
history OF the world for genera
q education is as essential 10 the sue
, cess of representative government a
, general ignorance is essential to th'
! rule of the despot.
The oldest classes graduated from
the Wilmington High School harkel
back to 1875 and 1876. -. That is no
a very long time ago. Some of tn
members OF these classes are her
tonight and their hair is scarcel
, tinged with gray. They are yet com
! paratively young men. but think o
what mighty miracles have beel
wrought in this country and in tn
: world since they received thei
u diplomas. The best / can wish III
e members Of the class that has jus
e come to US is that they may lv
7 through as astonishingly a progres
n sive and in every way happy thir
g of a century as is covered by IN
e years that have passed since tn
e members of the classes of 1873 an
u 1876 closed their books and entere
i upon life's contests.
!, I'VE all but doubt our sense
y when we recall the progress We hav
e made and the wealth that has aC
t crued as the reward of effort an
= genius in this brief period.
It Our country's population ha
n doubled since then. Our nationi
wealth at that time was forty billio
v dollars II is almost three times ths
e now. Think what that means.
h means that during the brief year
e that have passed since the member
d OF these first classes who are with u
e tonight. graduated from the Wilmins
e ton High School. there has been ado
= ed TO the wealth of this country thre
times as much actual money value q
was added by all their predecessor
: through all the generations from th
discovery Of America down to 1SI
and 1876.
. "In the actual business career {
these first graduates, the electri
light came. and the electric stree
" car. and the telephone. and the typ'
setting machine, and the typewrite
and the vestibuled train. aud N
automobile. and wireless telegraph
e and the airship, and lots Of othc
things without any one of which "
y would feel as thought IT we're next
impossible TO carry on business.
n at has been a great era. marve
Gus third OF a century. But the sam
d;-tonoo ahead of rs 1Q50 is Hknl