Evening journal., 1915-06-25

I
such a function in this city for many
day While all of the forty-one
classes that have been graduated
from the High School we're not rep
resented this year in unbroken sue
cession like they we're last year-an
unprecedented record-nearly all the
classes had one or more members
present last night Aside from that,
President of City Council-elect Henry
c. Downward and William Z. Haw-
kins who completed the old gram
mar school course. prior TO 1875
when the High School officially was
established, we're present They were
termed the "old guard" The Alumni
Association fttingly has opened its
membership to those who finished the
course prior TO the establishing OF
High School course Superinten-
dent of Schools Clifford J. Scott had
accepted an invitation. but was de-
tanned home by illness DR.. Victor
! ID. Washburn and Charles A. Hagner
newly-elected members of the Board
of Education, we're present, as we're
Dr. John Palmer, Jr.. class of rs, and
George Rommell, members OF the
/ board
Former Congressman William H.
Heald. of the class of 1880, was toast
master. and p. Warren Green, the new
president of the Alumni Association,
presided. The speakers included
| Professor Francis H. Green. OF the
West Chester Normal School. one OF
the foremost after-dinner speakers in
the country, and the Rev. DR.. Her
] Il nf
Grace NJ. E. Church.
Early in the evening President
Green appointed committee COM
prising Lester T. Reeves. James S.
Grant and c. B. Hallam to convey
greetings of the Alumni Association
to the Alumnae Association OF their
banquet at Pythian Castle. and TO
present to Miss Lillian Rosin, the
president, as representative OF the
Alumnae. a beautiful bouquet of
cherry and white carnations. tied
with ribbons of the same color The
/ committee obtained from the
Alumnae some kisses for Toastmas-
ter Heald. Principal Berlin and Presi-
dent Green. Excitement subsided
when the Alumni learned that the
/ kisses we're cakes
Formal presentation was made Of
the Alumni prizes of SO each to Rob
ert Wier. Jr.. for excellence in man
ual training, and John McCullom for
excellence in English.
A telegram of greeting was sent to
Harry c. Mahaffy. retiring president.
who is in Mobile. Alabama, where
his wife has been seriously i'll. A
telegraphic greeting from Mr..
Mahaify also was read and a telegram
fof greeting also was read from the
tAlumnae Association.
Glass songs and class yells helped
to enliven tile evening. in which the
sixty boys of the class Of 1915 took
a prominent part. John A.. Thoms, OF
that class, played a piano solo. and
Walter l.. Doughten gave a monologue
that provoked mirth. The menu was
printed in a booklet. entitled "The
Aching Void, by w II. School The
menu was as follows:
Little Neck CLANS
Cream duBarry
Olives Radishes
Rockhsh Msitre d'Hotel
Pommes Duchesse
Mousse of Ham with Spinach
Roast Stuffed Chicken
Mashed Potatoes String Beans
Ice Cream a la Alumni
Cafe Noir
Perfecto Cigars
Mr.. Heald TOastmaster.
After the dinner President Green
announced with pleasure that former
! Congressman Heald would serve
again as POSTMASTER IL being an
honor generally conferred upon that
member of the Alumni who had
brought honor to himself, his school
, and the Alumni.
: "The more interesting part OF the
} program is about to take place" said
] Mr. Heald. after some humorous re-
marks. Those who have kept track
OF educational affairs in Delaware
have noted the increase in attendance
! and the number of graduates of the
3 High School and of Delaware Col
/ lege. Education in Delaware seems
[ 10 be going up about the way powder
}, stocks are going" Mr.. Heald said II
gave him much pleasure to Introduce
z DR.. Randolph, of Grace Church. one
who has recently come to the city and
? who doubtless will linger and become
a factor in the civic and social life OF
I Wilmington.
| DIR. Randolph's Talk.
Il haven't enjoyed a racket so much
2 for a long while as / have tonight"
(, said Or. Randolph, referring TO the
1 exchange Of class yells and songs
S He discussed Education in a De-
mocracy"
"There is no institution in all the
land that can compare in influence
with the American public school.
said DR.. Randolph. 1T is greater
than all the colleges or universities
II is the expression Of our Democratic
spirit. and It is a great loss in the
life Of young fellow II he has not
been associated with the public
school. II is an institution of such
a nature that we should seek TO guard
/, from misuse. II shold be kept free
from creed and graft. and be main
tanned as the citadel of our de-
mocracy.
"The strength Of our democracy is
not to be found in mighty navies or
the building up of vast armies or the
construction of forts, but in the in
telligence OF the young men of the
!, nation. They are the greatest walls
of defense and every one Of them is
brick in our fortihcations. The
chance to get an education should
find its way into the homes of poverty
as freely as the dust finds its way
into the homes of the rich. There
should be enough of the wall to keeI
out personal brutes and those who
would use the schools for personal
gain.
"One of the greatest ideas of the
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