Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-16
ESSAY PRIZES AWARDED
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Following Address by Mrs. r. B.
HiIIes on international
UNDERSTANDING"

One OF the most interesting and varied
assembly programs Of the term uas given
ut the Wilmington High School this morn
ing The most important feature WIS the
presentation Of prizes to the winners Of
the essay contest which was held at the
school by the Wilmington Friends Service
Committee. The subject Of tho essays
WAS "Thc Future OF international Service
which was announced about two months
ago Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles pre-
senfed the prizes 20 the students who
wrote the three best essays, who were.
Sidney G. Statnckoo. who won the first
prize Of $40, lsadoro Bleiberg, second, 50,
and J. Henry Hayes, third, $3.50 Hon
orable mention was made of Sara r..
Lamden's essay
Prior 10 thc presentation, Mrs. Hilies
delivered an address Her talk was based
upon the Importance of international
understanding and good feeling as ar
antidote for war. Mrs IIillcs spoke from
The standpoint of direct participant IN
the World War. having spent some time
IN France during the war, and witnessed
the conditions Of battlefelds. She men-
toned the preliminary preparations of
Germany for the War how that country
gradually ceased its hitherto friendly
relations with England IN 1900 and spent
the years intervening between. that date
and 1914 IN building battleships and organ-
izing military force
'"rhe Golden Rule should dominate sll
phases Of our lives, said Mrs. Hilles. mot
only everyday life, but the political,
economical and social phases If this rule
guided all nations, feeling Of good viii
and understanding would exist between
them America owes her success 10 the
establishment of common Language and
common ideals, among her citizens, and
we each have n special part IN maintain
irg an honest government.
Mrs Hilles pointed 90 the horrors OF
war. Which would be unnecessary il some
system Of arbitration existed among nations
guided bY good feeling and common tin-
derstanding The women have an equal
responsibility with the men Of the country
in building and maintaining an honest
government, she said.
Frederick j. Libby. member of the
rhiladelphia Friends Service Committee,
aud former commissioner to Europe, who
spent n year in conducting relief work IN
France, painted vivid picture Of the
horrors af the battlefield lie spoke Of the
25. 900 white crosses which marked the
graves Of that many American soldiers
in the Argonns. and of the many others
throughout France. III begrtidge the
lives Of those boys, be said, mot to the
cause Of their country but to the war IN
general In mentioning the other pltisble
conditions which are caused by war. he
SAID today there are over 600, 600 ehIl-
dren feeding at Americas table. America
is loved dy the countries Of Europe, he
said. because she deals IN food instead of
swords 1T depends on you and me
whether there will be 25,00pmore graves
on some hillside in Japan or Mexico, he
sajd. "or whether we shall conquer these
countries with battleships or Kindness,
Mr.. Libby paid high tribute 10 the work
OF Herbert Hoover in France. MIR. Libby
was at one time master in the Phillips
Exeter Academy Of Massachusetts.
Acting principal Barkley announced
that Memorial Day exercises win be held
on MAY ~ The day will be celebrated
with a special program. The graves Of the
High School pupils who died in the service
of their country viii be decorated with
flowers. a. will the grave Of Prof. A. III.
Berlin, former principal Of the school,
The senior class viii have charge of the
latter event. The school viii be closed
on Memorial Day, May 80