Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-01
Welcomed TO Tower HiIi.


Dr. Skilton. In welcoming the|dele-
gates to Tower HiH. said
MIR. President, members OF the AS
ISOLATION ~of Colleges and Preparatory
schools of the Middle States and
Maryland. ladies ami gentlemen: We
bid you "A most hearty welcome 10 the
first city OF the frs, state and In
particular 10 the newest school there
ia, which appreciates deeply the OPP
pOrtunliy Of entertaining your first
convention 90 be held under The aus
/ plces Of preparatory school.
When I laid before the board OF
trustees my suggestion that the school
extend 10 you an invitation 20 hold
this convention n Tower Iull an I'M
mediate and most cordial assen, was
| gwen 90 my proposal and | may say
with all truth and sincerity that the
! trustees and faculty have looked for
ward 20 the assembling ot the con-
Vention with an increas!ng sense of
delight and enthusiasm. I; was with
a two fold thought that conceived
! the plan OF having Tower Hin School
/ ask the privilege OF acting az host 70
/ your ASSOCIATION at this time.
/ First felt that We might az least
( endeavor 20 make some contribution
/ to your comfort and pleasure. We
would have you know that the desire
to 30 AL We can 20 this end Is upper
most IN our minds and our hearts II
In any single particular We seem TO
fal TO minister 20 you acceptably. we
( beg ths, you Will make known 10 us
] d f.nf
intent. which IS 20 leave undone moth
Ing calculated 20 enhance the pleasure
and, We venture 20 hope. the profit OF
your sojourn among us. And there
was a second thought / had IN mind
when suggesting that this convention
might come together at Towu Hill.
Delaware has been making
enormous endeavors and wonderful
progress educatiOnally during recent
years. Deep. earness, copsecratet
thought and deed have been employed
tor the Improvement OF the materia
and immaterIal factors looking 10 IN,
sound education Of ak children OF IN,
State. Princeiy munncence and gen
erosity have been COnspic uously ex
crcised In the end.ayor to give TO IN,
! coming generations splendid Oppor
, tunit.cs 20 attain the highest, mos
useful type OF education. We hop,
that you may learn somewhat OF tn,
results sought and thus far attained
My feeling was and Is that a meeting
, which would mister such = body O
! educators as is here assembled-tha
this meeting must needs have a mos
} stimulating and saiutary eject upOi
! Tower Hi School. upon the entr
community in which we dwell an,
upon the mhole State Of Delawar,
that you would place rs deeply ii
your debt for all the benefits tha
would be ours by reason OF your con
yening here. So, while bidding yol
welcome We beg you 10 take on
:. thanks for coming 10 US. as well a
r for the stimulus and the inspirat tiol
you icing with you.
I'VE shall be very happy Il you
being with US affords to you som
modicum OF the pleasure that is our
in having you as our guests and i
extending 70 you the hospitality q
Tower Hil School"
e DR. w NJ. Irvine. president OF "a
: ass citation and headmaster OF N
p. Mercersburg Academy, Mercersbur,
{ Pa, responded TO the addresses {
q welcome. Al noon a luncheon was serN
ed in the school.
;. Following the addresses OF welcom
2 by Mayor lie Roy Harvey snd ID
= John j. Skllton. head master
; Tower Hin School, and the respons
By DR.. William NJ. Irvine, preeider
: Of the Association Of Colleges and Prs
2 paratory Schools. the convention orga
nized.
Dean Howard McCenahan of Prince
: ton University and Dean Winlfred
Robinson Of the Womenis Colleg
University OF Delaware, presente
. papers on "Character and Spiritu,
= Ideals as Fundamentals in America
EducatiQn."
e second paper. which was cor
e leidered by many, one OF the most i'm
J. portant topics that the convention wi
! consider this year, was What Ca
Schools and Colleges DO 10 Restoi
the Moral Tone of our Young Peoplei
Head Master Boyd Edwards Of the hi
, School, Pottstown. Pa. ana Principi
+. Francis H. Hall of the DE witt ClintO
p High School New losl city. pr,
sented papers on this subject