Evening journal., 1915-11-22
THANKSGIVING DAY
At The HIGH School
Pleasing Exercises Are Ar
ranged for the Wednes-
day Morning Exercises
SENIOR CLASS TO
ENTERTAIN JURORS.

A morning Of song constituted tho
opening exercises Of the Wilmington
High School held this morning, when
the Thanksgiving music was re-
hearsed by the school under the
direction of Miss Nell c. Krumme.
Songs sung by the students this
morning were: Harvest Song"
Prayer of Thanksgiving" Thanks
giving Day" Thanksgiving Song
md Farewell to the Woods
Under the direction Of John d.
Taylor the orchestra played Prince
II Pilsen." by Luders and "Diabolo,"
~ Roberts.
Announcement was made by Pro-
lessor A. II Berlin of the last football
game Of the season TO be played on
Thanksgiving morning az Front and
Union streets. with the Southern
High School. Of Philadelphia. The
game will start at 1015 o'clock. AS
many students as can are requested
to meet at the High School at $3.50
o'clock and march in a body TO the
field A band will head the process
sion. II is desired TO make this game
the most enthusiastic and vigorous
Of any OF the season.
Announcement was also made that
the girls and boys basketball teams
would meet at $3.50 o'clock. on Friday
Afternoon. All candidates for these
koams must be members of the Ath-
lotic Association.
The students OF the High School do
4~4n.I D., nru1art fho copfaI 1ffo
during the Thanksgiving holidays.
Members of B-3 class will hold a class
party on Wednesday evening. at the
homo of Alvin Keen. No 60l West
Twenty-fourth street. A class party
will also be held by members Of the
senior class on Tuesday evening, at
the home Of Paul Winthrup, No. 501
West Twenty-frst street.
The Thanksgiving exercises will be
held in the auditorium Of the High
school. on Wednesday morning. AS
usual an interesting program has
been arranged. Following the usual
custom. the junior class will have
charge of the exercises. The chief
features OF the program will be the
development OF the historic concep-
ton Of Thanksgiving, depicting
scenes from the ancient Hebrew
times. the feast OF Demeter, the
Latin Cerealia: the harvest home
celebration of England. and a scene
from Puritan times.
Miss Marian kyle viii recite the
prologue Margaret Cassidy. Regina
f,evv. Anna shhrr, Pearl Brewer and
Abraham Euoster will make up the
scene from.ranclent Hebrew times. In
The Creek fscene, Miss Madeline Dixon
Niil iake Tho part of Demeter and
Miss Mary Shaw Will take the part
3f Prosorplne Their assistants VIII
oe Helen Cornog. Anna Schlosser,
Dorothy Carley. Miriam Derrickson,
Alphonsa AID Mary Nichols and
Nav Donovan. In the scene OF the
Latin Cerealia. the following stu
dents will participate; Fred Good
lne. Albert Hemphill. Alvan Allen
parclav Challenger, william Freder-
lex. James Craig Vaughn Whl'e,
Draper smith. Harold Freeman ana
George Tomkn.
Each OF the three preceding scenes
depicts a custom OF Thanksgiving be-
longing to ancient times, the next TWO
belong to the modern era. The har-
vest home celebration Of England Is
bared upou the harvest supper taken
from George Eliot's Adam Bede.
In this connection a prologue will be
recited by Madeline May. Gathered
around the table. making merry with
food. speech and song, will be the
band of harvestcrs. Israel Handel
man. Charles Bamberger. Paul Win
fhrup. Dudley Gray. John Hayes. Jo-
seph Harrington. Harold Thomas,
Clarence Blair. Mildred Mason. Dor
7thv Carpenter and Edith Dandy. The
Puritan times in American history
will be represented by a dramatic
sketch. entitled Priscilla. Myles and
John" The dramaus perHonate are
Catherine McRae. Ethel Seal. Joseph
Fairbanks and James Horty.
The proclamation Of President Will
<-n's will be read by Wesley Kyle
shile that recently issued by Gov.
<rnor Charles r. Miller win he read
BY Howard Young. Miss Nell c
Krumme will be in charge Of the sing
ng. while John ID. Taylor will be II
.harge Of the orchestra music.
The following committee has charg
y The program: J. Frank Jones. gen
srai chairman: Scene l. Mrs. Ella u
Semple and Mary J. Balance.
Scene II. Miss Florence Ramo anI
Mss Edith Suplee
Srene III. Miss Eunice Clark snC
Miss Irene Pierce
Scene ~. Hiss Alice e. Palmer and
Hiss Edna Wzr-sr
Scene 7. Mrs Nellie l. Sswin and
Miss Emma Beck
At the annual rscerriC1 - fhe sen
ior class 70 the 11riCr class 10 Be
held in the NsE Ce-furr Cl1t On Fri-
lay evening. December ~. q ezrrr er-
Titled lei On Psris Frsrrsfse~ VII
be presented-