Evening journal., 1915-05-31
newark HIGH ALUMNI.
IN annual REUNION
DR.. Samuel ChileS Mitchell
Advocates Four Year
Course for Pupils
TO GIVE PRIZE
FOR BEST GARDEN
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

NEWARK. Del. May 31.-With
about seventy-five members in attend
ancc the second annual banquet Of
the Newark High School Alumni AS
sociation, held at Deer Park Hotel
Saturday night, was a delightful ar
fair Greetings we're sent TO John
L Buckingham, who met with an ac-
cidont several years ago, about one
month before the time for him TO
graduate and who has been confined
to his room since.
Credit for the success Of the ban
quet is largely due 20 the work Of
Mrs. l.. b. Jacobs. Miss Katherine
Hoiser and Knowles X. Bowen, the
committee that had charge of the ar
rangements.
a Letters Of regret were read from
the following graduates who were un-
able TO attend: A. G. Lynch. lawyer
al Georgetown; Joseph B. Handy, a
judge in the city Court OF New YORK;
the Rev. T. J. Baxter, of Sunnyburn,
Pa: Or. A. Lee Ellis. of Baltimore;
Dr. Albert n. Raub. now associate
superintendent of the public schools
OF Philadelphia, and George ).
Mossersmith. United States Consul at
Fort Erie, Ontario.
President of City Council William
p White. OF Wilmington. was one of
the guests and delighted the members
with selections on the harmonica.
There was other music by the Della
ware College orchestra and Mrs G.
A. Heyl. of Philadelphia, gave vocal
selections.
|. Dr. Samuel Chiles MITCHELL presi-
dent of Delaware College gave an in
4 teresting short talk In which he ad-
vocated a four year course at the
high school. the present course being
for but three years. r. +. Friedel,
the principal OF the schools also
made a few remarks.
& Before the banquet the alumni held
its annual meeting and reelected
Warren A. Singles. president. other
4 officers were elected as follows:
p, Vice-president. Miss Eta j. Wilson;
: recording secretary. Mrs. A. r. Fader;
. corresponding secretary. Mrs. n. n.
e Reed. and treasurer. Miss Anna Gal
laher.
The association decided TO give a
g prize OF $3.50 TO the pupil who has
Z the best garden in the home garden
= ing contest
n Miss Elsie Wright. Mr.. Friedel and
e Knowles K. Bowen, we're appointed a
committee to look into the matter OF
& furnishing a room in the high school
y building as reading room.
r The guests we're; DIR. Samuel &
Al Mitchell. Miss Nellie p. Wilson, William
/ p. White of Wilmington, and Mrs. Heyl
i of Philadelphia.
e Reuben +. Friedel, principal of the higl
z school; Miss Armstrong, Miss West
o Miss Swayne Miss Mckee and Miss Pen
/ nington. teachers in the schools.
: Other members present were as fol
I lows;
d Glass ls02-NIiss Mary f. Colmery
.e Mrs. George T. Johnston, J. S. Lumb
+ and c. r. Osmond
i lS03-Mrs. T.. B. Frazer.
ls94-NIrs Margaret l.. Harris.
e lsg5-NIiss Lydia r. Fader, c. Edwin
Il Lewis and George L. Medill.
II ls97-Miss Winnie Fadcr. Mrs. vii
y mer Hill and Mrs Myrtle W. Lamborn.
h ls0s-Alrs L. b. Jacobs and Miss Sal
" lie Marshman.
" lse9-NIiss NJ Elsie Wright and Mis-
- Florence Butler
y l9OO-Nliss Margaret NJ. Bowen, Mrs
Clara G.. Morris. Mrs. II. \. Reed ant
y ! Miss Eta j. Wilson.
a 1901-Miss Alice G.. Kerr.
~ 1902-A +. Fader
% 19OS-Mrs. A. f. Fader and Warren
q A. Singles.
:. 1904-L L. Lewis.
- 1905-Edgar McMullen, Miss Anna
- Streets. Mrs. George II. Pennington
"a and Afieq NJ Katharine Steel
~ 1906-Mss Esther P. Ferguson
- Miss Alberta Heiser, Miss Agnes p
:. Medil and Miss Jennie =. Smith.
:. - f907-Miss Kathryn B. Heiser
~ 1909-Miss Lora II. Little and Mis-.
~ Cornelia Pilling.
=, 1910-Miss Elsie +. Davis, Mrs
~ David Eastburn and Miss Viole
\. Fader
I5e 1912-Miss Mildred S. McNeal, Mis-
: Eleanor Pilling. J. W. Ramsey. On;
=. Singles and Miss Mildred Ferguson
' o. 1913-Miss Margaret Cook. Mis-
ns Ellen Grow. f. Irving Grow. Anna
VI Gallagher. Miss Katharene Bowen
- John A. Hopkins, Jr.. Miss Dora Law
~ Miss Hettie Slack. Miss Myrtle N
ox Steel, Miss Bessie whlttingham. Mis-
u Anna l.. Willis and Miss Alice Moore
1914-Knowles r. Bowen. G. Bon
~ Brown, Elwood Hoffecker. ]. Herman
~ Little. Paul Lovett Francis
~. ORourke. Miss Catherine Price. Mis-
n ne r. Elizabeth Stroud and Albert S
- Walton.
m M 1915-Miss Marion c. Brown, Mis-
~ Marion Law. Miss Helen Slact
~ George W. Wilson and Harry {
,is Greene.