Evening journal., 1916-06-19
seniors IN CHARGE
OF final EXERCISES
1916 Will Read and Living
Pictures Illustrative of
Class History Given
LETTERS AWARDED
TO MANY ATHLETES

Seniors were in charge of the open
ing exercises at the Wilmington High
School today, il being Senior Day" "
and the last OF the Monday morning
exercises for the school.
Previous to the senior program,
however Dr. w. J. H. Cotton, head OF
the commercial department presented
three OF the students with prizes for
expert typewriting and a number of
athletic stars with monograms. certifi-
Gates and "W's." Those to whom the
EpeWrltlng prizes were awarded were
Miss May Peregoy, for writing So
words minute; Lewis Jones. Sc
words minute, and Mavin Lynch. for
writing 40 words per minute. These
prizes were gold medals and certih-
Gates and card case, respectively.
me Following received certificates
/ and their letters for baseball: George
Gray Carter, John c. Pierson, George
II. Handley and Clarence Blair. The
/ Following received certificates only.
having already received their "W's:"
! Francis Bayard Carter. Walter
O'keefe Clarence Mckay. Paul A.
ONeill' j. Carl McGuigan. Graham
Crawford and Donald Snyder.
The following received certificates
and letters for track work: Joseph
Harrington, Thomas j. Mcdonnell.
David l.. Topkis. J. Paul Wintrup The
Following received certificates only;
Eugene Sproul, Harry Silver, Harry
Loose and Richard Walker.
Richard Walker, Harry Loose, man.
ager OF the boys basketball team
and Miss Avis Bishop, manager o
the girls basketball team, wer,
awarded monograms
Al the conclusion of this part o
the program the exercises were hand
ed over to the seniors with r. Bayar,
J Carter. president of the June Glass
presiding Seated on the platform
with the class president were Mis-
b Alice Lincoln Roop. vice-president
Miss Mildred Denny. secretary. an,
Willard Triggs. treasurer
The first part OF the program wa
81 the funeral procession as representa-
tive OF the death OF the class of 1915
e From the back Of the auditorium fou
pail bearers Edward Harwitz. Rob
ert Hackett, Leo Kyle and John AndeI
son, carried real coffin down th
aisle. while directly in back of theI
solemnly marched the preacher, Fred
' erick Kepler. in ministerial gel
\ When the coffin was placed upon III
stage the lid was removed by the pa
bearers" and the minister" proceede
to call forth the dead Slowly an
+ gradually the dead" tRobert Colpitts
g arose, dressed in a shrOud, and pr
& ceeded to read the last will an
q testament" of the class of 1916, Whit
n stated that I'VE, the class OF Jun
1. 1916, OF the Wilmington High Sehol
u City OF Wilmington. State of Del
ware, being aware of the uncertain
OF life and in failing health, but
full possession Of sound min
memory and understanding, do NAL
and declare this 10 be our last will al
\ testament in the manner followiI
to wit.
Among some Of the "valuables" b
Queathed by the June class were d
% use Of the front seats in the audho
D ium to the 1917 class; to the comiI
e A Senior chain gang the right
. keep the school premises free of D
5 per and other debris and to sell
o many tickets as possible for scho
- benefits. while the new gymnasiu
5 and annex were bequeathed TO Il
D class Of 1925. to the A Senior girls Il
< tables In the lunchroom and 10 Il
D Board OF Education continued undi
turbed repOse and eXultation.
The will was read amid much me
. riment and applause. At the concl
> sion Of the reading Of the will Robe
Colpitts mournfully walked back
the coffin and entered then the bea
ers carried him out Of the auditorium
The second part Of the program w
given in living moving pictures.
Illustrative OF the history Of the ella
\ of 1916. The four class officers seat
y on one side of the stage. talked in
conversational manner about the va
ious "doings" of the class since
al early infancy and as each incident
e. part of the class history was recour
" ed. various members Of the class e
e. acted the scenes again. All the met
IA bers of the class took part in this pa
MT OF the program. The class parti'
no athletic games. ro0ters, hikes. spor
orchestra, glee clubs, domestic 81
ence, class lunchroom rush. mandol
club. the "Whisp." dramatic ell
civics class, senior prom" CONNIE
. cial class. all we're duly oonvers
. about and pictured by various ella
members.
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