Evening journal., 1913-06-27
80 CLASSES
AT DINNER OF
HIGH ALUMNI
ESQ Graduates and Guests At
tend Remarkable Re-
union at Hotel DUPONT
HENRY P. SCOTT PLEDGES
$3.50 FOR SCHOLARSHIP

With the presence Of at least one
member Of every class that has been
graduated from the Wilmington High
School for thirty-nine consecutive
years, the annual dinner and reception,
of the Alumni Association of that
school was held last night in the main
dining room Of the Hotel DUPONT. It
was unprecedented in many ways.
Every class that has been graduated
from the High School from 1875 to
1913 was represented in the gather-
ing Of $50 persons. a record rare in
the annals Of the alumni of any in
stitution Of learning. In the as
lsemblage were men prominent in af-
fairs-bankers, physicians. lawyers,
lclergymen, merchants, men active in
all lines Of business in the community.
They came back TO the reunion.
some from considerable distance, with
splendid showing Of school. loyalty
and class spirit, and to reward the
efforts Of officers of the Alumni AS
sociatien 70 lift e 20 plane Of hiEh-
er activities and usefulness. And the
older graduates enjoyed themselves
just as much as did those Of later
years. The diners we're seated by
classes, so that graduates could bark
back TO school days. and more
chubby social time could be had.
All Glasses Represented.
AS an illustration Of the manner
in which the different classes Of the
school responded to the reunion call.
II might be pointed out that six MEM
bers of the Kurtz family-an High
I School graduates-were present. a
= seventh graduate OF that family who
=, had hoped to attend could not be
9 present. They ranged from John ID
p kurtz of the class OF 1875 to Howar,
r G. Kurtz OF the class of 1913. Dr
j. Harmer Rile. also Of the class O
g 1875, displayed a program of the com
b mencement exercises of his class
e. which he has carefully preserve,
3 John r. Moore OF the class of ISL
ot also was present that first class hal
Ie ing three Of its members at the bar
Is quet board.
" When the dinner was well unde
u way It was discovered that tn
classes Of 1887 and OF 1892 were ~ =
4 represented. although members o
q those classes had sent in acceptances
+" After some telephone messages and
sourrying with an automobile J. Fred
n Gradwohl OF the class of 1887 and
4 Robert Wier Of the class of 1892 were
gotten to the dining hall and were
p welcomed with cheers, as they made
, complete an unbroken line of thirty.
! nine annual classes in the assem-
7 blage.
During the evening the Alumni
3. exchanged written greetings with
= the Alumnae Association which wal
= holding its annual dinner and reoep
ton at Hanna's.
II. =. Scott's Fine Gift.
d Former Congressman William n
Heald, of the class of 1880. was toast
master, and the speakers included
Judge Herbert l.. Rice. of the clas
n OF 1898, former Congressman Charlie
9 B. lands. formerly OF Indiana an
y now of Wilmington: Henry P. Scot
y of the class of 1875. Principal A. +
~ Berlin Of the High School and Super
~ intendent of Schools George "
y Twitmyer Judge Rice made pie
for an athletic field and athleti
a activities for the high school and 70
~ other public schools. He was a sta
m athlete Of the High School. and on
n of the best football players Whining
IN ton ever has produced.
n Mr.. Scott especially endorsed AM
Continued from Paga Thirteen.