Evening journal., 1921-04-12
ALIEN PUPILS
TO GRADUATE
500 Students to Participate
in Commencement
Exercises
FOLK SONGS, COSTUME
DANCES, ADDRESSES

Five hundred students OF the IA
Amerlcanization schools OF Whining
ton will participate in annual COM
mencemcnt exercises IN the High
School auditorium, Delaware avenue
and Adams str0ct, Thursday evening.
The program is the most elaborate
OF any Of It's kind ever arranged for
such an event
Everett G. Johnson. former Sec
retary OF State, will deliver the ad-
dress to the graduates. and George b.
Miller. president OF the state Board
OF Education. will present diplomas.
clifford J. Scott, superintendent Of
public schools OF the city, will act as
chairman.
A feature OF the commencement
will be professional by the gradu-
ates. bearing the flags OF their mother
countries, headed by the American
emblem. Some 81 different naga
will be in the line. This will be fol-
lowed BY a salute TO the American
flag and repeating OF this oath; II
pledge allegiance 20 my nag, and TO
the republic for which II stands: one
nation indlvislble, with liberty and
justice for ALL"
America, the Beautiful" and
"Our Delaware" next will be sung,
after which a series OF addresses by
graduates. dances and songs in cos
tunes OF the former homelands will
be given.
Nicolantonio Minutella. OF Chris
topher Columbus school, will tell
some memories OF Italy. An Italian
folk dance will be given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Rocco Gallo, OF the Kosciusko
School, followed by singing Of the
Anvil Chorus from III TrOvatore,
by pupils OF the Christopher Colum-
bus school and Neighborhood House
schools. In the chorus will be an
Italian student who Is sturdy
blacksmith and who will use an an
vii brought from his own shop.
MY Dream OF America" next vii
be told by Joseph Rothstein, OF th'
George Washington School, after
which My Old Country and My.Nev
Country will be described by Ven
del Tapiicky. native OF Hungar,
and pupil OF the American Hous'
| School. A Hungarian dance vii
follow, given by Mr.. and Mrs. BAN
Birnbaum and Miss Alin Birnbaum
Of No. ] School.
Spanish speaking pupils will b.
represented by Alfredo Niscayne
who will speak on Education II
Europe and America" and by
Soldier Song. by the pupils in
body. Incidentally, the pupils hav
translated the words OF the song int
English themselves
Portugal next will be ropresente
BY a folk song and the Portuguese
national hymn, likewise translate
by the Portuguese pupils. THE Pil
grim Song" written expressly for tn
Wilmington Americanization schoo
: will follow.
After an address on a Greek
2 America" by Theodore Bratsilis.
d the Athenian school. the Russian
will have their turn. As this Is n
Lenten season in Russia, the pupi
from that country have decided
b sing two religious numbers, one eI
h titled The Cherubimic Hymn" an
Y the second Easter Hymn" tn
: Ukrainians will follow with a patr
otic song and the American
Ukrainian Hymn"
Poland is next on the program
with an address on My Experienc
in America" by Frank Barczuk, {
b the Pulaski School; a song entitle
b - Prayer for Poland. and a Polls
folk dance. led by Joseph Paterack
assisted by Emilia Harzeska, He
lena Jotkowska, Josepha Boroski
Helena Rykaczewska. Alexande
Shegen, Maryian Bednorski. Joh
Krysak and Joseph Lyskewic.
Carol Yorentzen, graduate {
the Caesar Rodney Citlzenshi
School, will close the students pa
OF the exercises with an address O
THE New American Citizen"
: Following the address 10 the graz
yates and presentation OF diploma
E the entire assemblage will sing n
1 Battle Hymn of the Republic"