Evening journal., 1919-03-04
Peoples Column
WILMINGTON HIGH AND
SCANDAL NONGERS


To the Editor Of The Evening Journal.
sir: I'm the ISSUE Of the Sunday star
Of March appeared an article which
slated and gave the details Of tall do
ings' conducted by the Junior Class Of
the Wilmington High school al their
annual prom in honor OF the senior
Class OF the same school. This arti-
Gle IN the main, was apparently true
ana 10 a degree well investigated by
ine member Of the Star STAFF who
wrote the story. This 1asco has in
deed wrought havoc with the reputa-
lions Of several Of the members in that
class who for the most part were in
nocent
it has been found that only two or
three members Of the class weret en-
gagged in the game Of African Golf'
and these already were discredlted as
Ear as personal honor and respect is
concerned, the five or six" mentioned
by the star consisted Of some outsid-
ers Who IN a manner still a mystery TO
the officers Of the class. gained en-
trance to the Century Club and car
red on their tall doings."
Among the members of the class
There are, apparently, one or two scan
dal mongers who delight in relating
trivial incidents as large matters with
plenty Of stretched MATERIAL thrown
IN.
The dance terminated 40 a rather late
hour and at that time 20 was showing
considerable and one hhnd-hearted
Young man who had a machine at the
prom acted as Good Samaritan and took
several girls home .the trollies had
stopped running and then some Of the
boys, one Of which lived nearly 10 the
city line. This made him exceedingly
lste in arriving TO his home Hardly
had a day passed until the scandal
monSers, IN their way Of speaking, had
these mere boys. including several Off
GERS OF the class, intoxicated and Joy
riding with a number OF girls until
late in the morning. This was an ah-
sllute lie, and members OF the class
IRE ready and willing 10 prove 20 any
one who is interested enough 10 inves-
tisato the matter that 10 is nothing
more than a rumor. but ostensibly that
rumor has stirred thines up" for the
boys, both in school. and al home.
u should be the duty of the teachers
Of the High School to endeayOr 10 clear
mp this disagreeable thing as quickly as
possible. and help the innocent boys who
are accused. I'm such q manner that It
win show The class and the whole
school that the faculty takes no stock
whatsoever in the rumOrs manufac-
tured by The scandal mongcrs before
mentioned.
But it appears as &c a few or The
teachers are OF the old class, termed
for generations as. crabs ono of
them even went so FAR as 90 say 10 one
# the students. whom Dame Humor
had intoxicated and affiliated with the
supposed joy-ridng crowd We'll.
hear that you and q few others have
made a resolution 60 drink al the
Whiskey possible
This may have been said in a joke.
but it appears as II this particular
teacher derives great pleasure from
Jokes t?} that embarrass the student.
This is but a plea from an inter
ested person not at all connected with
the class. that those who were con
nected with the tall dOings" be prop
erly punished and also that the rumor
circulators will set their just deserts
and an apology be rendered 70 the class
as a whole by the faculty.
According TO a statement made today
the president and one Of the commit
teemen Of the class. the Juniors are
going TO take class action on the mat
ter today.
An INTEpESTED PARTY.
Wilmington. Del, March 4. 1919.