Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-04-20
Beacon Folk Make Merry at Dinner, Dance

com Colleges and their predecessor
thte Wilmington Business school did
for us in giving us the necessary
foundation on which 20 build our
business careers. and more than all
because OF our very high regard and
esteem for the founders OF tho coll
leges. Mr.. and Mrs. william w..
Beacon. We had almost given up
hope OF having Mr. and Mrs. Bea-
com with us tonight but they have
returned safely from delightful
trip abroad. and l know that they
are as glad TO be here as we are to
have them.
1T seems TO me that each one OF
these annual affairs Ia Just a little
bit better than the one given the
year before. and am sure that
when this one Is over you will all
agree that Il has been the best ever
Mr. Lange and the rest OF the COM
mtttee. as well as Mr.. Jackson, Mr..
Hirons and others connected with
the College and Club have certain
ly worked hard to make It so. and
am sure that their efforts have not
been in vain.
Now I could tell you quite lot
! about the history OF the club. what
| It has done in the past and what II
hopes 10 do In the future. but don't
get alarmed because I am not going
to do so. The committee caution
/ 81 haf I 60
marks brief. so like a good soldier
I will obey orders. 1t occurs to
me. however. that even II there was
time to do so. II would be entirely
unnecessary for me to attempt TO tell
you anything about the club, because
we have such a capable and efficient
publicity manager-Mr. A. Raymond
Jackson, who keeps the papers sup
piled almost daily with news items,
that there Is really no excuse for
anyone not knowing all about what
we are doing. While I am on this
subject. want to take this OPP
portunity publicly to thank the rep
resentatives OF the daily newspapers
of this city for the way they have
treated us. They have been very
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valued papers. and we want them to
know that we do appreciate It.
1T now gives me great pleasure
to present 10 you as POSTMASTER a
man whom you all know and respect
our Mayor and our friend, the
Hon. Leroy Harvey"
In the course OF his remarks May
or Harvey. said It took much more
courage TO be a POSTMASTER when
he had never been one before than
II did to appear with a straw hat on
April 10 and II. This remark
caused much laughter among those
who were familiar with the Mayors
early appearance IN a straw hat
Mayor Harvey told of the good he
had gotten from Mr.. Beacon as an
Instructor and what the college
meant to him.
Mayor Harvey introduced George
Carter. who made the typewritne
trophy presentation address. Mr.
Carter explained the manner In
which the large silver loving cur
had TO be won. Members OF the
student body OF Beacon College
compete with other colleges II
PENNSYLVANIA. Maryland, New Jer'
sew. and Delaware. The recent con
test in which the cup was won was
held at Philadelphia. Mr.. Garter
said It was great honor for th'
Beacon students 10 have won the
, cup and brought It TO Wilmington
Mr.. Carter added:
Every member Of the typewritnl
team which went to Philadelphia OF
March 6 and brought home the sllVe
loving cup, displayed on the table
! made such a good showing and dl'
. such faithful work that we decided
b. to present each one with some tokei
Of our appreciation. 1 therefor
! hand a gold ring bearing the Bea
. com seal to the winner Of the gol'
o. medal in the contest. Miss Elizapel
Cannon. who wrote 20 words a min
e. ute net for Is minutes; silver RIM
4 10 the winner Of second place MIS-
d Evangeline Tharp, who wrote at IN
- rate of 90 words a minute net 10
r. the same length Of time; and gol
4 min bearing the school seal 10 eac
70 of the other members OF the team
r. Miss Marie Evans who came
n fourth, and Miss Elizabeth Smlti
/. who did not get TO score oecaus
z the lever on her typewriter broke al
+. ter she had been writing about nv
I minutes"
L. Due to a defect in the maohin
used by Miss Smith her average we
a cut down. Some amusement we
10 caused when Mr.. Carter presente
~ Miss Smith with a poem, whic
~ though humorous. told that you ca
~ never depend on anything mechai
lical.
Mr.. Lewis. the principal speak'
=, of the evening, was next introduce
y. II had been his aim TO speak on ed'
cation in general, but he said he Re
=, il his duty to bring before the men
~ bers OF Reaoom College Club u
D. need for Enlightened Public Opt
10 ion" Mr. Lewis said In part;
ID This Beacon College Club hol
'u a unique position in that rarely
YOU see an organization of this KY
In a community. A club like you
OF means much to community. "
Young people are just beginnii
10, YOUR business lives at period whit
IL the world needs two big problem
solved. II will be largely by yo
or generation II they are to be SOW
ke at all What Is bothering the wor
nd today? First II wants to get back
'l- normally. with better business al
n economical conditions, and secoi
we want to get rid of war. But ~
~ so long as people remain uneducat
us or do not have an enlightened pub
Is opinion, you Will have war.