Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
VARIED PROGRAM AT
HIGH SCHOOL TODAY
Students Hear Addresses or
Newspaper Making.
Athletics. &C.

Assembly az the High School this
morning was varied and interesting.
comprising "a talk on journalism by
coors, Carter, editor Of the Evening
Journal and the awarding OF VS. ana
.,rrtlf,cntcs TO basketball and swim
n,ing teanM.
Mr. Carter spoke to the Seniors and
uppsrc,a simon along the lines which
ne addressed Freshmen about
month ago. lie praised the High
School and pledged his support 90 IT,,
both as a man who felt that his duty
a- citis~n was 60 stand by public
schools. an wral ~ father. whose
three children had gained inspiration
and training there lie emphasized
the value Of education, not only be
cause OF the financial value of ~
n dav which Investigation has proved
that school l~ worth To each person
completing his course. but because OF
the a~ascl,tions and memories that
tho graduate always retains.
lie spoke ~ the power Of the Ameri-
can press as foe to evil. champion
NJ good and a purVeyer Of information
ana education. In Delaware he
enumerated three daily papers, 20
weekly papers. one semi-monthly. six
monthly and one quarterly. In tho
United States there WIS a daily circu-
lstion ~ 4e 600 600 papers In 1921
He described the speed and efficiency
with which daily paper le published
and commented on tho remarkably
few mistakes that creep In He ex-
plained the modern machines tina;
hasten the wOrk of production and
showed samples of matrices. proof
sheets. etc. Ito closed by declaring
that every boy and girl had chanc,
90 hecomc great n they would try
Tho next portion OF the program
was turned over 20 the physical cul-
ture department Harry Ashton
presided Mes Frances Wainwright
coach of the girls basketball. praised
tho girls team for i,s efforts and made
tho awards Mary Gamble received 2
certificate Alice Davis and Josephin,
Clark received both Certificate and w
Tho letter was awarded 20 Olive Por
tor Margaret Campbell. Bertha
Bender Mildred Green. the captain
who had won her W last year. re.
.ceIvcd honorable mention. As eacl
sir came " tho platform FOR her re-.
ward Pau, Nullkin led the s;uden;
body in yell for her.
Mr. Sparks Of the Y. NJ. &. A. award
81 W Cor swimming 10 each OF thC
following Edward Baric. Wilson
Boyer Samuel Keen. NJ Booth. W
Sheldon. and Harold Iasd lie praised
'the swimming team for it's excellent
work. declaring that 81 stood sixth
in Tho East AS the team will be in
tact next SEASON. % should take fre
place then. \ yell was given for this
team.
Mr. Ashton awarded certificates 70,
basketball 90 Louis Jacobson. and CAV,
honorable mention 20 Victor ldchten
.rtein. Never Weiner. Charl Park
,and Leonard Jones are also entitle,
20 certihcatee but were absent. Nouns
.Jones is in the hospital from an in
jury received during a baheehall gam
"a nd his certificate win he given him a
sthe hospital this afternoon Mr. Ashtor
the hospital this afternoon. \ specia
yell was given in his honor. Mr.. Ashto-
save special mention 10 John Roman
from the Freshman League. but ha,
mot played the number ~ games re
ouired 20 win a letter. He also praise,
Tho scrubs who make the school team
a success.
Mr. Coke presented Misc Vain
~Nright and Miss Hay with tokens o
s'he esteem IN which they are held b.
the girls basketball team. The gift
were handsome green gold har pan.
with ruby set IN Miss Wainwright
and a sapphire in Miss Hays
Mr.. Coke introduced Prof. Frank Y
Irish - Columbus Ohio. educator an
lecturer. who will speak this after
noon before the Wilmington Teach
'ers' Association. but Mr.. IRISH did no
address the students. John Roeme
Glrged the students 20 write for IN
-Whisp and James MacRobert spok
az the Senior play. "A Tailor Mad
Man 60 be presented in the Hie
School May IS and 10.