Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-24
IS GRADUATES ARE
Continued from page l

The need of systematic and intensiv,
training in Americanism, as part of tho
public school course, WAS forcibly pointed
out by Harold Leroy Boyd, in his grafton
The cnunciation of each showed nj
adeptness for public speaking, while al
left no doubt of their oratorical ability.
The climax came IN the address by
DR.. Samuel c. Mitchell, president Of
Delaware College, who gave splendid
educational talk. After compimentinc
the school and the class, as well as the
instructors, upon the product of Whining
tome educational system, he pointed out
the necessity for all, even after they have
graduated, to continue to acquire AS much
education as possible. He referred to the
general State educational system and
pointed to the advantages offered by
Delaware College for those who do not
finish their studies at the High School.
I DIR. Mitchell cited number of instances
| of High school students who had advanced
especially well. He Lientioned Edward
sc. Cannon, who after graduating at the
| High school, went through Delaware
College and is now at Harvard; Henry
Marston, who is making an excellent
record in a big western college, and Bay
ard Carter, who goes to Oxford in the
| fall. He said these were tributes to the
| homes in Delaware and showed the
sterling character of Delaware stock. To
show what sort of people Delaware can
/ produce he pointed out Judge George
Gray. DR.. Mitchell emphasized the neces-
sity for building character and Ameri-
canism.
Prof. A. H. Berlin, principal of the
High School, made brief address prior
| to presenting the prizes He said this was
| the 10th anniversary of the High School
which started in 1874 with 10l students,
65 of whom were boys and SO girls. In
! 1875 the first class graduated, with ii
boys and Z girls n 1850 9S boys were
| enrolled in the High S ,hool today the en-
rolment is .402, of whom 676 are boys
and 726 girls In all / 600 students have
graduated. He was gatifed to note the
large number who take the full course
At first there was only one course, now
there are six He told of the bronze tablet
to the High School boys who made the
supreme sacrifice, which was erected In
the High School by the class of 1909, being
erected February 16. 1920. The mother
of Jacob Ferdinand Speer. one of the
graduates who lost his life in the war.
offered two annual prizes of S25 each Tor
excellence in mathematics.
Prof Berlin read a memorial paper
prepared by John 5. Rossell in connection
with the unveiling of the Speer tablet.
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
The Speer prizes were awarded last
night as follows: Miss Helen Bastian
Tilghman and Walter Stewart.
The other prizes were awarded as
follows:
First honor prizes, $40 each, awarded
by the Board of Education for excellence |
in English, Miss Maggie Talley and Will |
liam Ralph Stats.
Commercial honor prize, $40, awarded |
by the Board Of Education, Israel Bel /
int
Morning News prizes, bank accounts, /
for excellence in English, Miss Charlotte /
Louise jackson and Albert O. II. Grier,
Jr.
Ammnae prize, 500 scholarship, Miss /
Anna Rebecca Carroll.
Alumni prize, $40, for excellence in
manuel training, Howard Leroy Boyd.
Alumni prize, Sl0 for excellence in
english, William Ralph Stats.
An appropriate musical program was
given by the High School orchestra,
under the direction of Prof. John ID.
Taylor.
PERSONNEL OF THE CLASS.
Following is the personnel of The class
that graduated last night:
Those who took the general course
Harold William Cliff, Warren George
Tanning, Albert o. II. Grier, Jr., Frederic
Preston Griswold, Frank Leslie Harris,
John Cyrus Lentz, Henry Ward Malone,
John Edwin Mortimer, James Elbert
Smyth, Walter Stewart, Robert Page
Tribit. Francis Reybold Warner, Carl
Frederic Yaeger, Maggie Talley.
II rd Hartford Alex |
ander, Israel Belfint, Paul Harvey Billings
ley, James Clayton Crew, Albert Louis
Seller, -~Pierina Marie DeBartolomeis
Bessie Croes, Rose Danberg, Ethel
Josephine Fisher, Mary Louisa Hitch,
Mildred Vane Jordan, Sara Rebecca Kite,
Elizabeth Rebecca Mcdonnell, Anna
Mary Macleiewski, Ruth Marie Nordquist,
Ruth Emma Ouseley, Beatrice Virginia
Peters, Stella May Rambo, Dorothy
Wilhelme Roberts, Elsie Slime, Jeanette
Frances Steinle, Edna Elizabeth Thomas.
Classical-Frank Braverman, Francis
Hill Roemer, Jacob Shapiro, Norma
Louise Bowen, Pauline Buck, Anna
Rebecca Carroll, Estella Sarah Hitler
sohn, Charlotte Louise jackson, Sadie
Jacoby, Ethel Weldin Lynch, Mary Ruth
Mannering, Alice Tweed Marston, Mar
garetta Marie Reagan, Irma Giffin,
hOSer, SOpDla hOtninan, EVelyH Marlah
Seller, Edna Mildred Strong. Margaret
Wilson Tatman, Helen Bastian Thigh
man, Mildred Louise Viagofsky, Mildred
Anna Wilkins, Frances Worthington.
sclentiic-Granville :. Percival
Alexander Douglas William Ball, Howard
Leroy Boyd, Joseph Breuer, James
Harmer Donaldson, Nelson Herbert Ward
Fritz, Thomas Heatheote, Frank Howard
Hedger, Howard William Mcgee, Charles
Murray, William Frank Newlin,
Frank Fairlamb PIerson, Jr., John Henry
Ralph Smith S.egrist, Clifford
Asbury Smith, William Ralph Staats,
Franklin Taylor Vansant, George Eisler
Willis, Florence Elizabeth Clarke, Helen
Thompson Deemer, Annie Katie Harsh
man, Elizabeth Anne Jester, Frances
Elizabeth Penrose Jechebet Topkis, Mar
garet Henry Willis, Emily Florence Viii