Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-17
GALA DAY FOR
DELAWARE CITY
School Rally on Saturday Was
Elaborate, Interesting and
Showed Talent.

Delaware City. May 17.-Owing to the
inclemoncv of the weather. Friday, the
features OF Delaware Citys public school ;
first rally day were postponed unth
Saturday, but the postpenement did not
mar their success. A. {. Lutz, principal,
and his assistant teachers deserve great
credit for the mastery way IN which they
handled this great task.
Delaware City was most agreeably sur
prjsed in being shown that their children
were making strides in both literary and
snort channels and should be even more
ready in future, to help and advance the
work which is being so ably started and
directed by Mr.. Iutz.
The exercises started at $50, with n
parade of the school children, through
The city, the homes and business places
having been decorated III their honor, after
which all assembled in front OF the High
School Building, where the following
program was rendered and prizes DIS
tributed. There were about SlO worth
of prizes to be contested for and the IN
tcrest WAS intense:
THE PROGRAM
Community sing, Mrs. John Schunder,
leader, Miss Catherine Schunder, ac-
companist: invocation. DR.. l.. w Lay
field: flag salute American Creed: recl-
tation, Delaware" by Louise smith
recitation, a Boys Song. Mary Clark;
piano solo. Minerva Shultz; prlze essay,
The Needs Of Our Schools, Harvey VIII
kison, music, trio. Mensinie Sisters and
Miss Schultens: prize essay, How /
siako the Home Brighter, Dorothy
johnson; awarding of prizes by DIR. L. W.
Iavfeld, Sergeant Null; song, Woman $
Rights" Thelma Cole Margaret Bright,
Herbert Null, Howard Picken; recitation,
Her Answer Dorothy Wells; reclta-
tlon, inspection. Charlotte Armstrong;
music, trio; recitation, The lndlspens-
able Thelma Cole, John Splcer; adj
dress. DR.. W. r. Cooper; music, trio.
The hour from II to / was taken up
with luncheon served by the economies
class. which was followed by the athletic
events. Sergeant L. J. Wells and Charles
". Metzger were judges; Corporal Ihom-
IS, starter; J, J. Northrope, tlmekeeper
Charles Heal, scorekeepcr; ". NJ Nlch-
ols. announcer.
Following is a summary Of the events;
Circle dodge ball-Yellow won, score,
ST.
Junior 50-vard dash, weight so pounds
First. G. Gardner time : seconds
second J. Webb, time, y seconds.
Junior Coward dash, weight 95 pounds
First, III. Mccoy, time. 5 seconds; sec
ond. II. Wilkison, time. S14 seconds.
Junior 70-vard dash. weight lis pounds
First ". Gadley, time, 10 seconds
-ccond, II Heal, time, 10l4 seconds.
Junior unlimited class. s0-yard dash
First. W Gadley. timc, III seconds sec
md, H. Wilkinson, time, l114 seconds.
Senior class. l00-yard dash-First, G
Beck time. IL seconds; second, J. Camp
hell. time. 121 seconds.
Seward dash for girlsl-Flrst Heller
smith, time, 9 seconds. second, II. Bent
lev, time, 9l4 seconds
Coward dash for glrls}--Flrst. Bertl
jefferson. time, Q seconds; second, Juir
Higgins, time, 9l4 seconds.
Junior unlimited class, 22O-yard dash
First. II. Lester time, 81 seconds; sec
ond, William McConnei, 5lt2 seconds.
Senior class 440-yard dash-First, 7
Beck. time. 81 seconds; seconds, J. Camp
bell, 571< seconds.
Junior S0-pound class, standing bToa.
iump-First, George Jester; second, Wi
Junior Q5-pound hop, skip and Jump
First. William Mccoy; second, Fl. WI
kinson.
Junior 1l5-pound running broad jun
-First. ". Gardener; second, NllhaT
Gladley.
Junior unlimited running nigh Jump
First. " Mcconnell; second, WilhaI
Gardener.
senior running high iump-First, ]
Beck: second, j Campbell
Junior unlimited running broad Jump
First. William Mcconnell; second
Campbell.
Senior running broad iump-Flrst {
Beck; second. J. Campbell.
Junior S0-pound, baseball throw
First. Carol Cats; second, L. Peacoc
Junior 95-pound class. baseball throw
First. H. Boyer: second, II Mccoy.
Junior 115-pound baseball throw
FIRST. ". Gadley; second, 7 Morris
Baseball throw by girls-First, Ma
Catts; second Bertie Jefferson.
Potato race (boys)-First, ". hes
second, c.. Macintosh.
Potato race (girls)-FIrst. Julia Higgir
second. Louise Smith.
Basketball throw for distance-Fir'
Martha Rose: second, May Cats.
Sack race boys under l3l-first,
Wilkinson: second, q. Macintosh
Bicycle race, 440 vards-Frst, a. HI
cins. time, As seconds; second, ". Gs
dener, time. as seconds.
Basketball game girls Black VIC
score las. Referee, Corporal Thoma'