The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-16
SESSION CLOSES
At HIGH SCHOOL
John Marshall Graduates Given
Their Diplomas at City
Auditorium.
INTERESTING PROGRAM
Gloomy Weather Fails Check
Attendance-List of Honor
Pupils.

AtteOQalce--ll LIST VI IApANA
Pupils.
While rain fell in sporadic torrents
outside, a capacity crowd hlled the
city auditorium Wednesday night to-
witness the commencement exercises
marking the closing Of the thirty
sixth annual session of the John Mar
shall High school.
( 1t was an enthusiastic crowd or
spectators and not less enthusiastic
number of graduates and undersia u
yates who helped make high schooi
history A long and interesting pro-
gram was rendered, and enthusins-
tically applauded, but for all that the
interest OF the evening Undoubtedly
conferred about the awarding oil
diplomas and the announcement Oh
those who had won honors during the
scholastic year just closing.
The brilliance inside the auditorium
was in marked contrast to the gloomy.
rainswept streets. The stage was
decorated with a profusion Of flowers.
| both of the wild and hot house
variety. These we're set off by back
ground OF the flags OF the State and
the nation.
/ On this stage, the graduates
marched, and were seated in the CEN
ter. On either side OF them sat
teachers speakers and members OF
the school board.
The opening address of welcome
was delivered by Professor James c.
Harwood, principal of John Marshall
High school, The speaker traced the
growth of the school mentioning the
names of several educators who had
been prominently identified with Its
constantly increasing success.
Musical Program.
| Following Mr.. Harwood's-~ address
came a musical and declamatory pro-
gram by the pupils Of the school. fol-
lowing which the chief address of the
evening was delivered by Or. G. AL
/ phonso Smith. of the University of
! North Carolina. Or Smith spoke on
individuality" he held up Thomas
Jefferson as an example to be emu
lated.
/ The exercises closed with the
awarding OF the diplomas, which were
handed out by Chairman Charles
/ Hutzier. of the school board: The Hist
OF graduates has already been pub
! ished in The Richmond Firginian.
The names OF the honor pupils. and
those who have won scholarships, as
announced by Principal Harwood, are
as follows:
1 SCH0iaFsinnS.
! Boys-First Norman Ernest Lar
son. Richmond College, second, Cliff
ford Algernon Folkes, University OF
Virginia; third, Garland Melvin Har-
wood Hampden- Sidney; fourth, Craw-
j ford Curry Crouch, William and
Mary
Girls-First Florence Alma Nor
ment. Richmond College. awarded by
/ F. II. Williams; second, Leila Brans-
t.t. hS.Exr.
awarded by T.. Darlington Cabell,
third, Thelma Baldwin Watts. RAN
dolph Macon Womans College;
fourth, Florence Elise Minor, Rich
mond Trainlng~ochooi for kindergart-
ners.
The William Fayette Fox scholar
ship. which is awarded annually to
the girl graduate Of the High school
upon the recommendation Of the prin-
cipai. was awarded to Marion Brew
ster Monsel.
I Rosemary Library memberships.
which are awarded at the close oil
each half term 70 the pupils standing
< n 'gnest iii tisty+ Respective grades,
we're awarded to the following
February, lst0-Csmpbel Berke-
ley, Alma Norment. Mary Watts,
Brownie Buck, Louise Weisiger. Helen
Monsell Louise Geptarth. Mary Hum
phreys, Marion Heller.
June, is1o-Alnaa Norment. VIII
/ Parrish. Louise Weisiger. Malcolm
Strauss, Louise Gepfarth, Mary Hum
phreys, Gladys Burnett, Russell
Bowles.
Promotion.
First Honor Pupils. b will
Parrish, Elma Meredith. Ailene 1r-
vine, Howard May, Frank Heacock
! Others Regularly Promoted-Paul-
inc Harman. Harold Petty, AAhnie
Long, Mary Childrey, Harold Calisch,
( Horace Hellstern, Calvin Childress.
Virginia crump, Annie Graham, Flor
ence Lichtenstetn, Laura Cartwright,
Henrietta Suhapiro. Eleanor Swami
Neither Absent nor Tardy-Ailene
Moore, Elma Meredith, Frank Hea-
cock. Pauline Harmon, Calvin Chill
dress, Virginia Crump, Florence
I Lichtenstein.
First Honor Pupils. b RUBY
Block.
Other Pupils Regularly Promoted
Brownie Buck, Ivy Tiller Wrlfred
Lowery. Minnie Staude, Irene Lynch.
Hilda Holzhauer, Ruth Sherpley.
Pupil Neither Absent nor Tardy-
| Wilfred LoweTy
First Honor Pupils. 8 h f-Louise
F. Weisiger. Mary v Williams, Alice
l.. spiers, Rudolph C. Brauer Clyde c.
Webster
Other Pupils Promoted-W. Gordon
Gibson. Emanuel {. Wallerstein, Mae
! Perrin. Raymond p. Cunning. Beryl
! w. Hundley. Louis Bloom berg, Never
f. Reinhard, Alma B1oomberg, Will
| lyiam M Rinsdberg, John w: Spiers
Rita j. ullman Audrey r Dillon
Frank NJ. Bradbury. Miriam Fl. Nc
Graw, Marguerite Mccullough, Agnes
/ c. May, Archie p Cone. Louise 8
Goode, Jessie T. Witham, Teresa
Johnson,
Pupils Neither Absent nor Tardy-
/ w. Gordon Gibson. Meyer e. Rein
hard. Clyde c Webster, Rudolph c
Brauer. Louise p. WTelsiger.
First Honor Pupils. o 2-RusseIl
/ Wingheld. Margaret Clendon
/ Other Pupils Regularly Promoted
Bessie Shuman, Elizabeth GRAY. Louise
Baldwin. Gladys Johnson. Grace Dodd,
Ethel Smith. Elizabeth Potts, Rosa
Burton. BESSIE Woody. Alyse Bates,
/ Jessie Richardson Lilly Tignur, 4atfte
Hancock, Columbia Hargrove. Ruth
Scott.
/ Pupils Neither Absent nor Tardy-
Stanley Donaldson, Thomas Lipscomb,
Margaret Clendon, Elizabeth GRAY, Co.
iumbia eHargrove,
| First Honor Pupils, 8 q 3-Maurice
| l.. Hutzler, Hobart c. Smith.
| Other Pupils Regularly Promoted
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