Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-05
JUDGE RICE HONORED
BY CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Member Of First Football Team,
Which Was Awarded VS.
Today.

Amid the cheers and applause of the
student body OF the High School this
morning, John Il. Whitehead. director
of athletics there for 30 years, pre-
sented the school letter and certificate
to eight members OF the football team
OF 1892, the first football team at the
Wilmington High School
Judge Herbert l.. Rice, Justice of
the Supreme Court. addressed the stu
dent body. thanking them for re-
memberng the first team. which play
ed before the days OF WIS and certin-
Gates. lie told how in 1890 student
who had seen a college football game
invited some OF the boys. himself
among them, to come out TO learn the
new game. Later In the season the
High School played Friends School
and between the halves. William b.
Can swell. one of the officials OF the
game, gave the High School boys their
first bit of coaching. Mr.. Whitehead
and Mr.. Robinson. who had charge OF
the athletics. always urged them to
play the game for all that is In II, and
always to play fair. Judge Rice clos
| ed by saying that he was glad TO re-
alize that hard play and fair play was
still a tradition OF the school, as only
| by playing fairly and squarely could
one hope 10 achieve success in any
/ field
Mr.. Whitehead introduced other
members of the team. who recalled in
cidents of their football season, and
were cheered by the student body.
Charles L. Maroney urged the stu
! dents TO support the team and to take
as their motto Wilmington High
School first, last, all the time Homer
| L. Litzenberg told of two games with
Chester. one of which the local boys
won 2S,4, the other 800. At htat time,
he said, was started the rivalry be-
tween the two schools.
Charles a Paterson declared that
receiving this certificate meant more
to him than even his Varsity letter
for W. H. 4 was his first love. He
! praised football as developer OF
manhood, of alertness of cooperation
and the spirit of fellowship.
I The team Of 1892 has decided &c have
annual reunions at the football gamss
between Chester High School and VIII
lmington High.
The members Of the team who re-
lceived their certificates in person were
Willen L. Strahorn, Judge Herbert
J.. Rice. DIR. George r. Foulk, George
w. Till, Charles T. Maroney, Homer
l. LitZenberg and Charles A. Patter-
son and William O. Morton. The alb
sent members were: Harvey Wiggies-
worth, Robert Weir. Frank II. Cam
person, now living in Seattle; J. Lee
Alien, James r. Mahaffy. now IN
Honolulu, and Harry Bucltius, deceas.
ed. Nest OF the players were mem.
hers of tho class of 1923
Several interesting announcement,
were made. one of the Seniors read
rsletter from Postmaster-G General Hayi
urging everyone to mail package,
early. Principal Coke announce,
that as tins is National Education
Week. parents are urged to visit tn,
schools, in order to secure greater
coordination between the hon,e an,
the school. Children whose parent,
visit tho school will be gwen a buttor
TO signify that their parents are co
operating, Announcement was ais,
made of Sophomore and Senior prac
tice for girls basketball today; Junior
and Freshman tomorrow; and the frs
VARSITY tryouts on Wed9es lay.