Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1920-06-16
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
RECEIVE HONOR MENTION
CLASS OF TWELVE IN MIDST OF
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Class Night Monday Night. Lawn
Fete Last Night Closing With Com.
mencement Exercises Tonight


Twelve High School graduates
Miss Doris Nichols, Miss Helen r
Shapley, Miss Elizabeth T. johnson
Miss Elizabeth Scotch. Miss Rebacco
VanPelt, Miss Mary Katheryn Moffett
Miss Anna Maude Ford, Miss Iva
Belle Thompson, Miss Anna Skirvan
Miss Pauline Pryor, and Messrs Cor.
nellus Alfred Tilghman and Richard
Grant Long, are receiving honor men
ton this week in a series of oo,,
mencement week festivities. This
class OF 1920 is the first to graduate
under the provisions of the new school
code of Smyrna Special School Dis
trlct and their program is elicitino
considerable interest. Warm weather
typical of commencement. and oo,
erous display of flowers, are FEATURING
all gatherings. The exercises hogan
Sunday when the graduating class
heard an appropriate baccalaureate
sermon at the Presbyterian Church bv
the Rev. ]. L. M. Eckard. The latter
took for his text "These twelve Jesus
sent FORTH" Matt 1O.5. The text very
appropriately fit the occasion and the
twelve graduates who are "sent fortbu
from our high school were given some
helpful advice.
Class Play at the Smyrna Opera House
Monday evening, the Smyrna Opera
House was crowded to its capacitv 70
attend the Class Night exercises and
witness the clever class play "The
Rainbow Kimona." The stage was
prettily decorated, the class colors and
the class flower being prominent
Richard Long is president of the class
Miss Pauline Pryor, secretary. and
Miss Anna Skirvan, treasurer. The
class play received we'll merited an
plause. The cast of characters were
as follows: Nellie VanTassel. presi-
dent OF the Rainbow Kimona Society
MISS Pauline Pryor; Ruth Ashton,
vlce-president, Miss Anna Slirvan.
Alice Marvin, treasurer, Miss Belle
thompson; Isabel Sutro, secretary
MISS Elizabeth Johnson; Beatrice
courtney, class poet, Miss Elizabeth
scotch; Oliver Mercer, president r
D. team' Miss Helen Shapley; Wini-
red Turner, student, Miss Maude
ford; Edith Jones, new senior Miss
Aatheryn Moffitt; Rose Jackson. Miss
9elelopes main, Miss Rebecca Van
1elt. 1t would be hard to pick a
star out of the cast, other than Miss
IAN Pelt, who as a cork-faced COM
nedlan made a decided hit and was
pplauded to the encore. FOLLOWING ,
ne play, Mr.. Walter o. Hoffecker
resident OF the school board, present.
d certificates of promotion to The
Ugh school, from about twenty pupils Z
I the eighth grade.
avn Fete to Junior Class Last Night f
Last evening the Seniors gave \
'wn fete to the Junior Glass, at the c
ONE of Miss Anna Bell Beckett, a d
lember of the Faculty, when the a
anlors and a goodly number of invit- y
guests spent a delightful social S
Vening. While this social affair h
as going on, over at Clayton, in the l
entury Club Room of that town. the V
layton Grammar School, party of p
lie Smyrna Special School District.
ED their commencement exercises. e
raduates Receive Diplomas Tonight L
Commencement week exercises will =
me to close this evening at eight n
clock when the twelve graduates will :;
ceive their diplomas. Superinten- u
mt of Schools C. w. w. Schantz. has
ranged an interesting program. The
Idress to the graduating class will
given by DR.. Richard w. Cooper, of M
ewark, well-known educator. and
n of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Coon
OF Cheswold. DR.. Cooper is an able 81
eaker and a fine address no doubt is ds
store. The program in full will be of
follows: W.
Invocation, Rev. Thomas Getz Hill: an
lutatory, "The History of Educa- M
n in Delaware" Miss Rebecca Van er
1t; vocal solo, Miss Frances Sevil: 10
ledlctOry, "Wm. Penn in Dalau,oro NJ
story" Miss Anna Skirvan; address, Fc
. Richard Watson Cooper; quartette EC
sses Frances Sevil, Elizabeth john Id
l. Catherine Johnson, Pauline Pry- sol
presentation of diplomas, Hon. w. Nc
Hoffecker; benediction, Rev. J. M. He
Eckard. Sa