Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-07
STATE CONFERENCE OF
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
Many Interesting Matters Con-
sidered at the Meeting Held
in Laurel.

Sixteen high schools were represented
in the high school girls conference held
in Laurel December 2, 3 and 4, under
the direction of Miss Mabel krall, the
town and country secretary for the East
Central field Of the Y. w. G. A..
! The purpose Of the conference was TO
bring girls together from every school in
the State to discuss the questions that
high school girls want answered, among
others, the question of what she shall do
when she finishes high school. Another
purpose was to make the girls see and
understand what the y. W. G. A.
wants to do for girls and so interest
them that they will be willing to work
for secretary in the northern vpart
of the State, and one in the southern
I half who will visit the towns in their
section and help the girls to organize
Girl Reserve Clubs.
Each high school in the State was
asked to send from to 5 girls. Forty
girls responded, representing ~ high
schools.
Friday evening the program opened
with the singing of Girl Reserve songs
led by Miss Gardener Miss Krall well
coined them to the conference and Mrs.
Stine, superintendent of Laurel schools
welcomed them to Laurel DR.. Allison
spoke on 'Life's Aims" and Miss
Gardener led "Get-Acquainted Stunts" F"
At $50 Saturday morning the con-
ference was opened with the devotional
service led by Miss Krall, Miss Haum
made an address on "Nocations," and
Dean Winifred j. Robinson spoke on
Recreation in Relation TO Vacations. y
. The morning session closed with a tour
through the new high school building, {.
In the. afternoon there was more
group singing, followed by an address
on "The Place of the Y. W. G. A. in
the Lives of Girls" by Miss Esther
Halves of the East Central Field of the
" G.. A. DIR. Elizabeth Allison spok,
on Health in Relation to Vocation in
Life, "and Miss Gardener gave talk or
Girl Reserves"
The feature of the evening was {
{ banquet by the Home Economies depart
/ ment under the direction of Miss Jesi
Bright. The following menu was served
fruit cocktail, chicken patties, potato
= croquettes, peas, cold slaw, ice cream
and macaroons.
Miss Beulah Thompson, a Laur,
e Senior, acting as toastmistress ably an
|. nounced the toasts. Responses wer
, gwen by Miss Olga Jester of Milford
Miss Dorothy Bauman of Delawar
City, Miss Mary Low of Scaford, Mis-
E Lillian Ruston of Dover, Miss Rut
Goodwin of FELTON,, Miss Marjoriei Ros
e of Milford, Miss Helen S. Can on {
t Dover, Miss Mary Allen and Mi;
). Mildred Horsey OF Laurel.
q The conference delegates follow: Mise
A Mary Low, Louise Eskridge, Matt
: johnson. .Eunice Kraft of Seaford; Naon
- Pepper, Edith Sparkhn, Florence Wilso
: OF Georgetown. Louise Marvil and Mar
: Francis of Delmar; Elisabeth Campo
g and Jeanette Belts of Frederica; Elizs
a beth Dodd, Dorothy Kunsman OF Reht
II both; Lillian Ruston. Helen Scanloi
Mildred Robson, Beatrice Short, Ma
y garet Phillips, Beaulah Hazel, EleanC
d. Outten and Elizabeth Taylor of Dove
of Miriam Waldman, Ruth Goodwin {
s. FELTON,, George Wiggin, Margie Record
lie Edna Reynolds, Caroline Fournace I
lie Middletown, Olga Jester, Marjorie Ros
:. Sarah Belts, Elizabeth Reedy of Mi
r ford; Kathryn Knots, Helen Johns
n SMYRNA. Bessie O'Neal and Margar,
Higgins of du Pont High School, WI
, mington; Lizzie Kinder, Mary Kinder
- Bridgeville; Dorothy Bauman, Bert
:, Jefferson of Delaware City; katherlr
- - Gray, Elizabeth Lank of Milton. Elz
" " beth Marshall and Emily Orr of Lewc
Il Rcta Tatman, Beaulah Conoway, Gra
Porter Myrtle Clifton of Grecnwoo
III Virginia Hastings, Helen Morton, Edi
re- Lowe, Beulah Thompson, lmoyel
n, Hitch, Salie Galloway, Anna William
Virginia Pusey, Hannah Pusey, Ma
IS. Allen, Louise German, Helen Deput
&c Emma Ralph, Jeanette Marshall, An
by Thompson, Elizabeth Hobbs, Eloi
Ia. Rodney and Madelyn Riggin.
at Guests at the banquet were: Rev. a.
iss Mrs. Bennett, Rev. f. a. Parsons, y
I'M David Ward, DIR. Allison, Sup't. Nj.
Iar Stine, Miss Krall, Miss Gardener, al
the following Laurel teachers, Miss
ice Hastings, lie Gates, Horsey, Brow
- Stripping.
~ After the banquet Superintende
David A. Ward of Wilmington ga
rMai M talk on leadership. a solo was q
al rendered by Miss Imogene Hitch. L
U.s. program ended by conference sing.
:. The delegates attended church ST
day morning with their hostesses.
230 in the afternoon the conferer
II assembled for a vesper service beft
leaving on the afternoon train.