Smyrna times., 1919-06-25
SIXTEEN s. H, s, GIRLS GET
THEIR DIPLOMAS TONIGHT
COMMENCEMENT WEEK FESTIV.
ITIES COMING TO CLOSE
Reception and Dance; Class Day Ex-
ercises and Play, Fine Baccalau-
reate Sermon and Festivities.


ercises and Play, Fine Baccalau-
reate Sermon and Festivities.
Sixteen graduates of the Glass of |
1919 of the Smyrna High School in
cap and gown, all young women, are
receiving honor mention this week at
the annual commencement exercises.
They are: Misses Miriam E. Clark,
Clayton; Anna T. Pearson, Cheswold;
Edith Davis, Marydel; Mary L. Rey-
nolds, Middletown; Delma L. Dea-
kyne, Smyrna; Emily L. Spruance,
Smyrna; Hannah NJ. Deakyne, Smyr-
ma P. O.; Alice M. Turner, Cheswold;
Cathryne ]. Denney, Smyrna; Mary
F. Urian, Smyrna P. o.; Marian E.
Hobson, Smyrna P. o.; Pauline E.
Walker, Kenton; Helen o. Jones,
Smyrna P. o.; Ruth E. Wallen,
Smyrna; Margaret Learned, Ches-
wold; Edna H. Woodkeeper, TaylOrs
Bridge. Commencement activities be-
gan Friday evening, when the seniors
gave a reception and dance for the
Board of Education, the Faculty, the
Junior Glass and for the parents and
friends of the class. The function
was held in the Century Club House
and was a delightful occasion. Music
was furnished by a Wilmington or
chestra of three pieces.
Fine Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday
The Rev. r. P. Nichols, of As
bury Methodist Episcopal Church, of
Smyrna, preached the BaccalaureaS2
sermon to the graduating class last
Sunday morning. His text was
found in Psalms 90:12: $50 teach
US to number our days that we may
apply our hearts unto wisdom" The
address was appropriate and forceful
In it the sixteen young women were
given practical suggestions that &c
: toward making a successful life, il
the truest sense of the term. He
said the graduates would show rea
wisdom if they needed certain
"voices." Of these he spoke pa1ticu
larly of three: Education, Social Con
sciousness and Religion, each O
which the reverend Mr.. Nichols devel
oped in a careful, interesting an
mastery way.
/. Class Night Program and Glass Play
Monday evening the Smyrna Oper
r House was crowded to witness tn
Glass Night program and the cleve
little class play "Betty Wales Girl
and Mr.. Kidd" The stage was beat
tifully and tastily decorated wit
class penants and flowers, the clas
colors, maroon and gold, being in ev
= dence. There were three parts to til
program. The first part was tt
Grammar School Commencement
u which a class of twenty-three WI
will enter the High School next yea
received their certificates and hapI
= speech from Professor Harmon
son. The second part was Il
:. Class Night program. Miss Ma
:. Reynolds, the class president, pr
sided, and the program, full of jOk
and take-offs on individual membe
of the class, provoked much laughte
- - The .'Class Prophecy" was told
Miss Pauline Walker; the "Cla
" " Poem," was originated and read
- - Miss Mary Uian; the "Class P1
- sentation," was performed by Mi
= : Cathryne Denney, and the "Cla
- Song" was sung by the class.
tx Clever Class Play Rendered by Cla
n. A delightful little innovation to t
IS Glass Night festivities was the cls
play: "Betty Wales Girls and n
= Kidd" In the three-act performan
" the scene was laid at Harding G
lege. the first act being Betty's ro'
~ at Benden House when Georgia ent'
College. The second act, the NJ
~ ~ Room at College Hall, three wet
~ later. and the third act Belden Hi
0l' three weeks later, when Georgia
s. 3, Mr.. Kidd meet. The characters w
w as follows:
Io Rettv Wales, an all around girl, Miriam u
,rk Helen Chase Adams. formerly her room
J. mate, dig ......... Marian @ @no'
le- Madeline Ayres, an original young person
I'd from Bohemia, New York,
4u- iiOii Hannah Deal
in Mary Brooks, a patronizing. but popular
l. senior. an inveterate tease; also ed
'Ih itor of the Harding Argus :,
NC n. 1ro0derson .. Evelyn Sprui
Olh Bob Parker - NO - Nv
na, Rabbie Hildreth 49, Heu'" ". -
A0A Roberta Lewis, of a retiring nature, DuI
md possessed of originality adores MAY ny
= Brooks ............ - 1Aiio ~ - -
an Miss Priscilla Hicks. better known as y;
tba s'Miss Prunes and Prisms HICKS
oH0 Prissy for short), English instructor, SIi
-. Ceoreiana Arms. a long suffering junior
)W- born without a sense OF humor,