Evening journal., 1920-06-24
GRADUATE So
MOREAT ". H. S.
DR.. S. c. Mitchell in Address
Commends States School
Facilities
PRIZE WINNERS
ARE ANNOUNCED

Wilmington High School at the com
mencement exercises in the High |
School auditorium last evening, DR.. !
Samuel Chiles Mitchell, president Of |
Delaware College, commended the |
Slates' educational facilities. Incl |
TO graduates Of old Delaware who |
previously had graduated from the |
Wilmington High School.
The school auditorium was crowd !
ed with parents, relatives and friends
of the graduates as the school or
chestra struck up the march, "'phe
New Ideal, as the graduates marched
down the center aisle and took their
seats on the platfrom.
As they were seated, the Rev. Char
les Wright Clash, Of Emmanuel p. r.
Church, a High School alumnus gave
the invocation George ROmmel, pres
ident OF the Board OF Education, was
chairman. and introduced the grad
uates who read essays or delivered
Oratlons.
Conservation OF Fuel was the
subject OF an essay by Nelson Her
/ bert Ward Fritz. The chorus OF
members Of the graduating class sang
! "Daybreak,' which was followed by
Scientific Agriculture" by Miss Alice
Tweed Marston.
A selection by the school orchestra
was followed by an essay by Miss
Helen Bastian Tilghman on. 1.-The
Need Of Relaxation
Harold lie Roy Boyd delivered an
oratlon on "Americansm in the Pub
lie Schools"
The school chorus sang two songs.
| MY Mammy's Voice. and sister
Months"
Prior to announcing the prize win
ners, Professor A. II. Berlin referred
TO the history OF the school. saying
this years class was the fOrty-sytn
TO graduate. Where the first High
School had but one course the pres
ent school has six and the - pupils
who are graduated this year make a
Total OF 1000 young men and women
/ 10 be graduated. The first class or
ganized in 1874 numbered 65 boys and
&c girls and in 1878 when the gradual
ing exercises were held iS pupils re-
eeiyed Diplomas.
Professor Berlin, referring to the
! bronze memorial placed in the school
by the students in honor OF Jacob
Ferdinand Speer. the only graduate
OF the school who lost his life In the
world war. said the mother, sister and
brothers Of the young man had ere
ated a trust fund in his memory This
each to the boy and girl having the
, highest average in mathematics, the
favOrite study OF Mr.. Speer. The
FIRST winners OF these prizes, Profess
sOr Berlin announced, We're Miss
Helen Bastian Tilghman and Walter
Stewart. The other prize winners
7 were: Board OF Public Education
work for the four years, Miss Maggie
Talley and William Ralph Stats
Z commercial prize. Israel Belfnt
= Morning News prizes. Miss Charlotte
- Louise Jackson and Albert Oliver II
n Grier. Jr.: alumni prize for excellence
: In English. William Ralph Staats
national training prize. Harold Lehoy
. Boyd; Alumnae scholarship prize
n Miss Anna Rebecca Carroll.
y DR.. Mitchell. i'm his address 10 fht
y graduates. said that at the first com
mencement exercises OF the Higl
n school he had attended, Edward 5
Cannon had graduated. This youth
or Jewish parentaga had continued
his studies al Delaware College, Wher,
ne made a record, and at present NJ
Is taking a graduate course at har
ward" Another youth who has gon'
l from this school is f. Bayard Car
ter" the speaker continued, an'
afler completing his course at Dela
= ware. he Won an oxford scholarship.
d DR.. Mitchell also spoke or Henr'
S NarslOn. another graduate OF IN
,6 High school and Delaware College
e who is now attending a western col
DR.. Mitchell brought forth prolonge'
5 applause when he referred TO Jude
l. George Gray as the best deVelopeel
h man. physically and intellectually, Il
IT The State. .oo ,...,.. -
T. the school as a iltting uiDute " ny ny
u city and the State, and said the sciioo ,'s,
Is hoard officials were doing an tile
4 could. The parents should see INA
d their children attended school, Dr
Mitchell said. ,a.,.
of naniel Webster at the unNeiling @
lhe Bunker Hill monument Wnen u
n drew, a word picture OF the yOun .
II lhe future gathered at the RUNS Oh ul
roonument. explaining what NJ repre
sented and the youth OF ua1 tlll
,r Nyould exclaim "Thank GOD, l am d d
% American. 81, too. conunuen ~ ~
a Mitchell "am gla dto say am d
j. American" IN, n,osiisr
A. pommel presenting the diplomas. lh
= nov Mr. Clash pronounced me Deht
Is diclion.
D. The graduates are r..,,
r. Classical Frank BraNermah' rran
n els INN Roemer, Jacob shapiro, Norm
Touise Bowen. Pauline Buck, Ann
Rebecca Carroll, Estella Sarh hlllei
sohn Charlotte LOnise Jackson, Saul
Jocoby. Ethel Weldin Lynch Mar
nnth Nannerng, Alice Tweed MAJ
IN SION Nargaretta Marie Reagan, lrn
u Ginln Roser, Sophia Rolhman, ENt
ivn Marian SELLER. Edna Mildre
stronr Margaret Wilson Taimal
4. Helen Bastian Tilghman, Mildre
IS o,,ise Niaeofsky. Mildred Anna wa
al Tins and Frances Worthngton
Is Scientific -Cranyils PerclN,
E. Alexander. Douglas William Bal
I'd Howard Leroy Boyd, Joseph Breue
r. lanes Harmer Donaldson, Nelson hei
r. heri Ward Fritz Thomas Heathc0t
y, Prank Howard Hedger. Howard WI
s. liam Mcgee. Charles Winston Murra,
he William Frank Newlin, Frank ran
n lamb Person, Ir., John heht
II Schaefer. Ralph Smith Slegrist, eli
oi ford Asbury Smith, William Rap
stats. Franklin Taylor Nansan
George Eisler Willis. Florence Elizi
befh Clarke, Helen Thompso
~ Deemer. Annie Katie Harshman. Eli.
W abeih Anne Jester, Frances Elizabet
en lpenrose. Jechebet Topkfs. Margar
n Henry Willis, Emily Florence Wilso
ly and Ada Elizabeth Wlihrow.
rs General-Harold William Gilt
re Warren George Tanning. Abe
Oliver II. Grier, Jr, Frederic Presto
IN Griswold. Frank Leslie Harris. Joh
ey CYRUS Lentz. Henry Ward MalOn
ze Iohn Edwin Mortimer. James Elbe