Evening journal., 1914-09-14
Gift FOR ALMA
Mater FROM Class
zeStatue" Triomphe
Goes to High School AS
a Remembrance
FIRST ASSEMBLY
DELIGHTS STUDENTS

The formal opening of the viii
mington High School with full ses-
sions took place this morning when.
20 the strains Of the National Fin
blem,' which was played by the
school orchestra, 1000 pupils of the
school marched into the auditorium
at o'clock and held the first assem-
bly, meeting of the year
Professor A. H. Berlin. principal.
presided, and "a special musical pro-
gram was given. under the direction
OF Miss Nell c. KIumme. one of the
features of the meeting was the pre-
sentation of a bronze stauto. "I.o
Triomphe," by the class of 1913 to the
school. William Paul Hamilton. presi-
dent Of the June division of the 1913
class, made the formal presentation
speech. in which he said:
81 has long been the custom Of
graduating classes TO leave behind
them, in keeping Of the school. some
mark of respect; something by which
the remembrance OF them ever be
kept fresh. The class of 1913 does
not wish 10 break precedent in this
respect. We feel as closely bound to
the life and destiny of the school
within whose pales we now stand. as
ever we did during our own high
school days, and joined together as a
class, we give witness to our love for
the old school.
"The gift we had originally intend
ed giving to the school we were un-
able to procure. but in our search for
a suitable one we happily came upon
this bronze figure OF lie Triomphe.
Therefore, as spokesman of the
February and June sections of the
class of 1913, II gives me much pleas
ure to present to you and give over in
to your keeping this mark of our sim
cere affection and esteem for the
Wilmington High School: a gift which
we think will well serve the double
purpose of reminding you and your
associates of the time when the 1913
class resided here
Prof Berlin in the name of the
school board. the city and the school,
made the formal speech of accept
ance. In brief Prof. Berlin spoke of
the loyalty and love of the class of
1913 and how it had ever upheld the
traditions Of the school in every par
ticular
1t gives me great pleasure indeed"
said Prof Berlin. ito accept this
splendid memorial Of the love and es-
TEEN of our class of 1913 The fact
that Il was a little late in being pre-
sented does not detract in any way
at all from the nobility of the gift.
The class OF 1913 has always been
loyal and affectionate and the statute
of lie Triomphe' is a fitting emblem
of that loyalty"
Then Prof Berlin diverged suf-
/ fciently from the formality OF the
speech TO insert some advice and 9TH
er remarks to the school as a body.
1T Is my wish that this splendid
tody of boys and girls should in all
things be honest. and especially
I should the athletics of the school be
clean ana pure. And sec TO il, every
one of you, that you carry out into
the world the loyalty and honesty
which haa so evidently formed a part
OF your school lives"
The exercises opened with the sing
! ing of the hymn Holy, Holy. Holy
by the school, which was followed by
a chanted prayer. Other musical
numbers on the program included the
singing of Merry Heart" and Star
Spangled Banner" by the school, and
a musical number, Lambs .Gambol," F."
played by the school orcestra under
the direction of John ID. Taylor.
Professor Berlin read the model
for the coming year, after which the
entire school, led by Robert Weir,
gave the school yell in a very en-
thusiastic manner. The exercises
closed with the singing of America. "
MIR. Scott. superintendent of
schools. expressed much pleasure at
the prospects for the coming school
year. and added that though it was
impossible as yet to give the exact
number of pupils that have been en-
rolled. owing to the fact that students
Will be coming in for another week.
he anticipated a splendid year in
every way. AS a rough estimate he
said about 5000 pupils have already
/ enrolled in the elementary schools
while he thought about 1000 would
be in the High School alone There
are 314 teachers In all, 40 of whom
will teach in the High School.