Milford chronicle., 1941-06-13
GEORGETOWN
Alumni banquet

School Alumni Association wa
held in the main auditorium las
Friday night. DR.. Viole's Orches
ira, of Wilmington, furnished tn
music for the dance. The thirty
eight members of the graduation
class for whom commencement ex
ercises were. held ON Thursda|
night, were guests. The program
follows: Invocation; song, Goo
Bless America" business meeting
group singing; toastmaster, James
M. Tunnell, class 81; greetings tt
the Seniors, Houston Wilson, class
'27; response, James Baxter, class
Al: solo, Jack Maybury; recita-
tion, Myra Sturgis; group singing
greetings. former Congressman
Robert G. Houston, president oi
the Board OF Education; Mrs. Geo
T. Lynch, class SO; Houston vii.
son, class '27; Miss Marian Able
man, class 80; Miss Edith l. Jones
class 1900; Mrs. Mamie Steen
Johnson, class SO; trio, Freeman
Hudson, Jack Maybury, Siguard
Christiansen, all of class Al; ad-
dress, Prof. f. Paul Burkholder, OF
Dover, supervisor Of rural schools
IN Kent county.
II was decided to donate $4,000
toward a scholarship this year.
Officers for the year were elect
ed, as follows: President, Miss
Edith !. Jones, class 1900; first
vice-president, Mrs. George C.
Barr, class '25; second Vice-presi-
dent, ], Francis Richardson, class
'29; secretary and treasurer, Miss
Myrtle Reynolds, class '38; execu-
tive committee, Mrs. George e.
Swain, class 'O2: Mrs. Helen Short
West. class 10; Houston Wilson,
class '27.
The nominating committee con-
sisted of James Carey, class 20;
Walter Virden Macklin, class "a;
Mrs. James Devin, class '25; Miss
Edith Warrington, class '29; Mrs.
Irwin Murray, class '35.
G. II. 5. Commencement
Commencement exercises of the
Georgetown High School were held
last Thursday night in the main
auditorium. Members OF the class
were presented by Supt. Franklin
j. Butt, and the diplomas were
awarded by former Congressman
Robert G. Houston. president of
the Board OF Education.
Program of the commencement
was: Professional, G. H. s. Band /;
invocation, the Rev. Harry w,
Ewig, pastor of First Presbyterian
Church; salntatory, What Demo-
cracy Means to the American Boy, ;,
by James Baxter; essay, What
Democracy Means to the American
Girl" by Miss Ruth Robinson;
piano solo, 'Golliw0ggs s Cake
Walk by Debussy and Fantasie in
d. Minor, Mozart. by Miss Eliza
beth Short; essay, Youth and Mil
itary Preparedness" by William
Royal; trio, "Amaryllis", Air Du
Roi Louis XIII. Ghys, Lift Thine
Eyes" by Ivah Johnson, Mildred
Conaway, Louise Carey; essay,
Youth and Industrial Prepared
ness" by William Faucet; vocal
solo. 20 Rest in the Lord" Elijah
Mendelssohn, "Out on the Deep,
English Chanty, Lohr, Jack May
bury; valedictory, Education De-
tends Democracy" Miss Arlene
Meyer; interlude, westward Hol"
Thomas, Janet Waltz" Bennett,
by band; presentation of class of
~, Supt. Butz; awarding of diplo-
mas. former-C r-CongFessman Robert
g. Houston; Valedictory song,
Class Al; benediction. the Rev.
Richard X. White, rector Of st.
Paul's Protestant Episcopal
Church; recessional, Alma Mater,
class Al and school band.
II was the forty-fifth consecutive
graduation exercise held here.
Graduation exercises did not take
place until 1896. Prior to that time
the diplomas were awarded with
out any exercises. This i years
graduates are: Misses Arlene Moy-
er, Elizabeth Short, Ruth Robin
son, Iva Givens, Mildred Conaway,
Helen Gardner. Catherine Tingle,
Charlotte Lingo, Dorothy Coulter,
Mildred Warrington, Dorothy New
man, Minnie Fleetwood, Edith Rust, |
Helen Middleton. Iva johnson,
Dorothy Breeding, Eleanor Hem
derson. Ruth Iasacs, James Scott, |
George Spicer, William Faucet, |
Jack Maybury, Clarence Pase, Col |
da Rogers, Glenwood Thompson,
James Baxter. William Royal,
Freeman Hudson, Harold Short, |
James West. Edward Conaway,
Chester Walls. James Hastings, |
Siguard Christensen, William Hud-
son, Edward Holson.
Second Fire In Theatre
Fire of undetermined origin but |
believed to be of ineendiarism,
broke out In the Sussex Theatre.
on Market street, last Thursday at
noon. The fire some weeks ago
put the theatre out of commission
and caused loss of many thou
sands OF dollars to Thomas Ayers,
manager, and the estate of the late
Elisha G. Ryon. Plans have been
considered by Mr.. Ayers and the
controlling interests in the proper
~ to rebuild it, Estimates, it is
understood, have been obtained,
and work of reconstruction has
been contemplated.
There are rumors that Town
Council may consider condemning
the building as a menace to the
safety of the public. The building
underwent "A severe test few
weeks ago. II was only by hard
work on the part of the firemen
that $25.000 loss was not sus-
tanned to adjoining properties.
Citizens OF the town consider
the practically gutted building
menace in the business section.
Local And Personal
Harry Jones. Negro. is being held
in $500 bail for the June term of