Evening journal., 1914-05-14
PLAY IN THEATRE:
dinner IN Hotel
High School Classes Change
Their Plans After the
Meeting Today
SCHOOL TO SEE
PLAY IN MORNING

ton High School held another indig- /
nation meeting in Science Hail, Cool /
Spring Park today at noon and de- /
cided not TO serve refreshments in
the basement of the school upon the I
occasion of the class play and recep- /
tion IN the school tomorrow night.
Instead the members of the class /
will give their reception and school .
play, in a manner beftting such amin I
pOrlant school function The play will
be presented in The Playhouse, la
stead of i'm the High School auditor
iun., and the reception and refresh
mcnta Will be served in the rose room
o. the Hotel Dupont.
The meeting this morning could not
have been more orderly The stu
dents felt keenly the order of the
Board of Education, which was in
tended to make them entertain their
parents and friends of their parents
in the basement of the school, and
they decided that no such stain
should hang over the glorious ending
of the class of IA AS soon as they
We're dismissed from the noon recess
today members of the June class, with
several members of the February
class, went to Science Hall. A
spectator looking at them might have
thought that they we're in charge of
some teacher and were going to the
hail TO see some Of its interesting ex-
hibits.
Carl Schilling, president OF the june
class, called the meeting to order and
stated that a committee mad called ON
the Hotel DUPONT management to see
about obtaining The Playhouse for the
presentation of the class play, and had
been assured that the class could rent
the theatre. Mr.. Schlling said that e.
5. Iaite manager of the hotel had Of
fered the use of the rose room of the
Hotel DUPONT to the students should
they rent the theatre. and that they
could hold heir reception and serve such
Refreshments as they wished in the
room without charge He said that
Miss Paulna Smith had closed the deal
/ for the theatre and the rose room pro-
vided the students decided not TO hold
the play in the school. He asked that
/ the students vote on what they wanted
4 20 do. They voted unanimously TO Sc
cure the theatre and rose room in the
! Hotel DUPONT. Tonight they viii give
dress rehearsal in The Playhouse
using all the scenery and whatever they
desire in the house, and tomorrow night
/ they will present the play. Students
/ who invited friends 70 the performance
will notify them not 20 60 TO the school
building, but to come TO the theatre.
Last night the members of the Feb.
mary class met at the home of Charles
III y 4 ~ H.. .Issa
provided the June class took similar ac.
tion.
Il was stated this morning that tn,
teachers of the school had washed theu
hands of the whole affair and would have
nothing to do with it. 10 is understood
that they will not attend the play to-
morrow night or help in any manner
such as prompting helping with the
makeup and other minor details.
Carl Schiiling told the class today
that he had been assured. and that other
members of the class had been assured
by prominent citizens that public senti-
ment was with them. and one wealthy
man had offered to aid them financially
should they need help.
Elizabeth Gooding said that the
teachers would have nothing to do
with the affair and she did not
blame them She said that some
prompters would be needed and asked
for volunteers. A dozen voices am
swered her call. Others will help in
the making up.
Lawrence Wilson said that some OF
the scenery now at the High School
would have to be taken to the theatre
for tonights rehearsal and the class
decided that II would meet after
school this afternoon and take what
was needed to the theatre
Robert Wheeler said that the price OF
the theatre did not include ushers oi
door men. The members of the iuniol
class viii act as ushers, as they had ar
ranged to do this before the trouble
arose and William c. Hutton and Les
lie StonA volunteered to take the ticket.
at the door.
The class decided that any action on
their part should not prevent any stu
dent i'm the school from seeing the play
iif the class could help it. and decided
to give the play Tor the benefit of the
school in the auditorium OF the school
building tomorrow morning, if the oil
eiols of the school do not interfere. lhi.
was planned originally rs has been TN,
custom for several years. When asked
if the students would be allowed to pre-
sent the play in the morning Professor
Berlin said he understood several day.
AGO that the play was to be presented M
the morning. Tie refused to discuss the
affair any further.
The meeting today directed Leslie
stone to send letter of thanks to
Henry NJ. Lang, superintendent ofCool
spring Park, who allowed them the
use of Science Hall for the two mass
meetings and also directed Paulina
Smith TO send a letter thanking Mr.
Taite, of the Hotel DUPONT, for wha
he had done for the students
After the close Of the meeting tho
students went back to the school g.
If nothing had happened. On tho
way back several of them said tha
the class was determined to go abou
the matter in an orderly way an,
wished to cause no trobule in th'
school, but would simply give tn
play and reception as If it were ori
ginally intended to give it at tn
theatre instead of at the High School
RECEIVER FOR PAPER COMPANY
Upon the application of William S
Hilles. attorney for the Smith, Dixo
{ Company, a Maryland corporation, i
the court of chancery, Chancello