Evening journal., 1921-04-07
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and dance numbered $50. The ban
quet was served in the duBarry
room, which was adorned beautiful
iy with cut flowers. roses. jonquils'
and sweet peas predominating. The
POSTMASTER. was John s. Furniss.
president Of the club. whose address
OF welcome and introduction made a
big hit with the club members and
their guests.
The dance was held In the grand
ballroom with Shorter's orchestra,
which previously had done duty In
the banquet hall, furnishing the
music
Guy r. Ford led the choral sing
ing. which was one OF the enjoyable
features OF the banquet.
Seated at the guest table were:
Bishop and Mrs. Cook, former Sec
retary Of State Johnson, Mayor and
n. Beacon, Albert W. Cummins,
editor OF the Morning News; a. o. II.
Crier. city editor Of the Every Eve
ming; Prof James A. Barkley. act
ing principal OF the Wilmington
High School: Mrs. George Carter.
George b. Miller. president OF the
State Board Of Education: Mr. and
Mrs. Guy r. Ford, George Carter.
editor. and Miss Elizabeth NJ. Bull
lock. society editor OF The Evening
Journal.
In the course OF his address OF
welcome, Mr.. Furniss said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: 10 Is a
1 pleasure TO see so many distin-
| guished citizens. so many represen-
tative business men and women OF
our city and community. the faculty
and many students Of our Alma
Mater. our honored guests and
speakers, al this our fourth annual
banquet
MY pleasure in welcoming you
one and all-on behalf OF tho Bea-
com College Club is increased be-
cause Of my sincere belief that your
memory Of this occasion will forever
be a pleasant one and will always
recall delightful associations.
a number Of US who are gath
cred here are at present students, OF
at some time have been students, al
one Of the Beacon Colleges. and
: those OF us who have not, have man.
listed our interest in the school bs
7 our presence here. so il is altogether
fitting that on this occasion / should
make brief mention Of the schoohoi
which we are al so justly proud.
VIII you go back with me 20 the
summer Of 1900. and in our retro
spect let us not forget that the lasi
fifth OF a century has been the great
est ever in the economic growth OF
our beloved country, for IL was ther
that W. II. Beacon. with an enrol
| ment Of seven students, founded th'
Wilmington Business school. and
later the Salisbury College Of Busi
ness-the predecessors Of the Bea
com Business College. Let us mo-
forget that the undertaking was no
easy in all those tireless days nm,
night. weeks and months and years
that Mr. Beacon and Mr.. Hirons
who became officially associated Will
him In his great work only nine year
after the organizing Of the school
steadfastly. faithfully and success
fully strove TO make the Beacon
Colleges what they are today. From
an initial enrolment Of seven stu
dents in 1900. tho school has steadil,
grown and last year its student
numbered over 1900.
The Beacon Colleges have beei
progressive colleges OF business. ad
vancing every year as the husines
and commercial requirements be
came more professional. They hav
kept pace with, and become one Of
the very best business colleges in tn
b country. During the past year. tw
new courses have been added 1
those already taught az the colleges
Business administration and highe
accounting, the latter leading 10 tn
degree Of c. =. A.
. 1T was not IN vain that they la
; bored TO III young men and youn
b women for the business and com
mercial life Of our city. State. PENN
: shla and Nation. Prior to our en-
: trance into the World War, owe
+ 10000 well-equipped students ha
attended the Beacon Colleges. Tn
8 economic value of these 1000
] trained men and women TO our Ma
b tion and the entire world. durin
Y the conflict when this country wa
I engaged in the manufacture OF mu
nitions and hundreds OF other nee
essary war industries. when all IN
! world looked TO the United States a
: a savior OF democracy, cannot be es
timated in dollars and cents. Neithe
2 can we estimate in dollars and cent
y the present and potential economi
3 value OF the 1900 men and womei
1 who came from practically ever
s street in the city, every town In th
p state and on the peninsula, ever
y state in the Union, and from foi
. | of0n countries and hayo gone on