The Washington times., 1914-06-12
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
CELEBRATING TODAY
Graduation Exercises. Class
Day Ceremonies, and Excur-
sions Are on the Program.

Three washington nSn SCnOoIS h'tu
The center of the stage today in the
annual graduation ceremonies In con-
ection with commencement weel-, hon
- awards. class night exercises, alum
nj association excursions and spec nj
-Nercises are bringing out thousands OF
Parents and friends.
The DAYS activities started off with
the honor awards in scholarship and
athletic activities of Western High
school al the John Strong Thompson
school this morning. Az the same time
boatload of Central High School STU
3 SsSts and members OF the alumni as
1ocfa,Son started 10 Marshall Hall.
t.aKt n.2ht Business. Western and
Technical held their class night cere-
monies.
1t The Thompson IScaool this morning,
in general assembly of the school. the
.rst-year classes az the Ftll'nole IN
Georgetown attending. members OF tne
senior class, and those on the honor ron
were given special credit Tor thelr WORK
cone during the year.
The members Of the senior class grad
Mating at Continental Memcr: al Hau TO-
day who attained excellence in scholar
ship standing during four years ar
rs follows: Elizabeth Graft, Marion
Crist. Edgar Bernstein, captain o. Com
many l.: Ruth BreununSer. Ethel Con-
nCr. Margaret Dadmun. David Day,
chase Donaldson Captain OF Company
n. president OF the senior class, and
Cautain of the track team; Laura Dux-
hury. Josephine Gregory. Elmer nay
ser. Marjorie Einnan. MuEson Lane,
Ianney Nichols. L. Nicholsop, Gladys
Shedd. Carroll Thomas. and Marion
May.
Underclass Honor Role.
fHe names of underclass students at"
isining the honor role during the year
a-la
made as follows:
Girls basketball-Ethel Connor, Helen
F'etter. Agnes Gregory. Susan Hacker,
Emile Moss. Ethylinde Smith. and
Gladys Shedd-
Girls tennis-Miriam Gould, Eliza
beth Pyle and Ada Watrous.
Boys Observation-Disclosures Peck, Ed
win Giblin. John Adams, Stanton Hen,
~. Lester Peine, John MackalI' ana
Bates warren.
Maxam, John Adams, Leonard Chpp-
man. Munson Lane, Robert kilmartln;
+. Rakeman, Harold Rose, ElWood
Tyler. Longstreet Whelchel. and DON
aid Kimball.
Adams. Russell Collins, Lee Grosclose'
sylvester MaXam, Janney NlchoIs, KAY
mond Peck. Thomas Peyton. Earle
Royer Richard Sergeant. John Whei-
chel and Davis Day.
Tennis-George Cooper. Evelyn E'uller;
chester Harding. William Ravenel' ana
Earold Dutton-
Rifle team-Joe Holmes. Thomas
Egan. NJ Queen Ewing. y. H. Martin
4. L. Shands, j. s. Baker, and X. W.
Richardson.
Miss Edith c. westcott, principal OF
t1e school. presided. The graduation
mental Hall. Congressman Falconer OF
Washington will deliver an address.
W. T. Galliher, vice president OF the
Board OF Education, will preside.
Central On Excursion.
Central High School students are off
on their annual excursion to Marshall
Hall TO take part in the various ac-
uVities arranged by a. Magruder Mac
Donald. vice president OF the alumni
association. There will be a track meet,
baseball game, a drill by Company b.
and prize dances.
Tonight members of the two-year
course at Business High School viii
receive their diplomas ": L. GalllheF
viii preside ana present diplomas.
Al Tech the graduates will receive
their diplomas tonight from Mrs susie |
Root Rhodes. a member of the Board
% Education. President Henry j.
B.sir viii preside at the exercise, While !
Congressman J. Hampton Moore viii
deliver an address.
Last night Business. Mckinley. Cen /,
trsl, and Western made merry IN the :
Cisss night activities. At business
High School the exercises scored heav- /!
iiy for the general surprise in the Eoy- !
city presented. An attractive musical .
comedy. Every Champion" was staged .
successfully. and earned the commen-
dation OF all those who saw il. Harry
TUrnburke. president Of the class, Is :
in q measure responsible for the orig !
i-ality OF the idea, and received much /
praise.
Some Participants.
The Misses Lucille Price. Catherine |
Miller. Ruth Beck, Edna Manning. Bes-
SIC Ramsay. and Ida Zirkin Illustrated ,
the classics. Miss Ida Zirkin and Harry
TurnbUrke gave an exhibition of mod /
en- dancing, and Miss Thelma Payne,
10y Brodie. and Miss Thelma Miller
sang several original songs.
The cast included the following par
t.cipants: 10y Brodie. Thelma Miller,
frances Davis, Thelms Payne, Ralph |
Bctrnstein. Julia Farr, William Shee-
hsn. James Martin. Florence Shars-
Vood. Eleanor Warneson, Ray mond
Fis5low. Judith BsrbauX, Leopold
F~eudberg, Josephine Ginechesi, George
L.liott, Ernest Schaff, jesse Sanford
lloyd Crews, Robert Brennan.
Charlotte Heine. Clara Warneson, Ar
thur Perry, Theodore Otte. Harry
Turnburke. Ida Zirkin, Roger Power
Becker. Dorothy Detwiler. Harry Hy-
land. Emily Jefries. William Rogers
Elste OnUt Marian Shannon. Adah !
EaFby. Minnie Tauber, and Fred Con-
nor
Central Class Exercises.
Central High School graduates. num-
bering 30. held their class night eH-
eIcises at the o street institution last /
night, Principal Emory c. Wilson MAX
INK the principal address.
TennyEons princess was stsge.l by |
ihe-lclasS members. Lewis T. Ross
opened the exercises with the salu-
tatory. Next followed the play, in
which those who took the principal
Ierts distinguished Themselves. The
.eading roles were taken bv Gladys :
"'kinson. sCrmen. Blackstone. Lenore
lar. Rebecca Portion. John Irwin, Mel
in Engle. Jerome Pasch. Bertram De
ret. and Milton Lehr.
Miss Carmen Blackstone followed
IN the class history. after wliCh Hun
Ter y. Sulford delivered the class poem.
and Richard Yates gave the valsdictory.
Western High School held its annual
lass night exercises last night at the
:: Ormond Wilson Normal School. Spe-
cal TlUsic Z" ~am ard an
- hihition Of lantern slides shown:
:. "mbers of the class Christopher VIII
.iams. son Of Senator John Sharp VII
ms. took the stage in explaining the
slides. l.
Mckinley Ceremonies.
Evans McEIfresh. president OF the
graduating class at Mckinley High
3, hool, last night presided at the actiyi-