Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-24
DIPLOMAS AWARDED
3O3 new CITIZENS
ForeIgn-Born Residents Who
Have Been Attending Ameri-
canization Schools.

Three hundred ana three foreign
born men and women, who have been
students in tho various Americaniza-
tion SCHOOLS OF tho city during the
past fcw months, wcrc awarded GER
tiflcates FOR tho SUCCESSFUL completion
ct certain terms, at elaborate com
mcncement exercises I'm tho High
School auditorium Saturday night.
David A Ward, superintendent Of
the public schools. presided. John @.
platform also were Dr. II. v. Holio-
way. state superintendent Of public
Instruction: Ellwood Souder, presI-
dent OF tho Board of Education;
George II. Miller. former president OF
the Board OF Education; DIR. J. II.
Odell OF the Service Citizens; Carrnine
Di Mare and several others.
An orchestra had been engaged to
render music. Tho graduates were
escorted to their seats during n selec-
ton by the Color Guard OF tho Caemr
Rodney Citizens Alumni Association.
Many OF the students wore the dress
Of their native countries. and the
bright colors added to the beauty OF
the scene.
Superintendent Ward epoke OF the
responsibility incident to American
citizenship. Liberty must not be mis-
taken for license. he said. and urged
his auditors TO become useful, law
abiding citizens.
Mr.. Gray gave n brief history of tho
founding of the nation. describing the
many difficulties OF our forefnthers In
making II a eafe country In which to
live. especially tho hardships Of 177s
Ha dwelt upon tho meaning OF citizen
ship and told how 81 is guaranteed
under the constitution and safeguard.
ed by the laws OF the land.
After the presentation OF tho di
plomaa by Dr. Holloway, a representa-.
tive from each OF the schools spoh'
| from the platform. telling In Englisf
what their respective countries hat
given 10 America. This was n yer!
interesting feature. Tho speakers ant
the countries represented were:
Greece-Startos @. Statopoulos. Nc
l School.
Switzerland-s Meyer. Roose
welt school.
Ukrainia-Tatisnna Kryea- Csese
Rodney Citizenship School.
Czecho- Slovakia-Thomas Choba'
Roosevelt School.
Ireland-Marie Kelleher, America
House Day School.
Russia--Artsm Rybachuk. No. 1
School.
The Hebrew People-semuel Golt
Italian Neighborhood House.
Poland--Louis Walsky, Pulash
School.
Porto Rico-Rafael r. Perez, Amer
lean House Day School.
Portugal-Frank Ferro. Georg
Washington School.
Italy-Rosario Immediate. No.
School.
Tho program had been prepared b
the graduates themselves. with th
help OF Miss Marguerite II. Burnet
director OF Immigrant education
Sarah Libby Careon. supervisor
community America nization: and Mi
Helen Hart, director OF tho Servi'
Citizens Americanization Bureau.
Among the persons who witness
|, , 1t We're: ]. C. r. Gordon. chief natura
: ization examiner, OF Philadelphia
Walter r. Miller. chairman of {
Americanization Committee OF {
: Philadelphia Chamber OF Commerc
and Harry c. Mahafry. clerk OF I
= United States District Court.
. The section Of the program followil
:, the addresses by the graduates W
given in the gymnasium. The folio
ing representatives Of various cou
tries took part; Italy. Messrs. Aquuai
| Bernardini. Cambi. DiMonte. Dive
| cenzo, Fortunate, Giansanti. Gravil
II Larachutta, Lorenzo. Minutel. Perrol
| IRenzi and Toselli: China. Misses d.
] othy Wang and Edith Wo
OF the Women's College; Norw:
% Astrid Carlson; France. Olge Trin'
IS and the Misses Trinkley; Czeci
Slovakia, Ain Birnbaum; Russ
pupils of No. Ia school; Ukrar
e Tatianna Krysa- The exercises clio:
e with the singing Of America I
a. Beautiful"
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