Evening star., 1915-06-22
Diplomas Awarded to Ninety
One Graduates Of the West
ern High School.
MEDALS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
AMONG THE HoNoRs WON
Commissioner Brownlow and Supt.
Thurston Deliver Addresses.
The 1915 Glass Members.

Ninety-one members Of. the class of
10. Western High School-ffty-two
girls and thirty-nine boys-yesterday
received their diplomas of graduation
at commencement exercises held in Me-
mortal Continental Hall Forty-hve of
the graduates will continue their edu-
cation in colleges of the United States.
others possibly pursuing the special
course in normal school.
Miss Miriam Gould was awarded the
gold medal offered by the Daughters of
lsl2 for competitive essay on any
subject concerning the war of 1912.
open to the graduating classes of white
academic high schools and Mckinley
Manual Training School. Her paper
was entitled "The Battle Of New Or
leans
Two members of the graduating class
OF western distinguished themselves.
to students in all the high schools for
ton Chapter, D, 4. r. Miss Gladys
Dromglod Emig did not obtain the
another high school. but was accorded
honorable mention and second place in
the competition. Howard Kernodle OBJ
tanned fourth place in the competition.
Others Win Honors.
Fay Armistead Hull and Mary Worth
ington Pearre were tied with high rec
ords throughout the four years of the
high school work. Ruth Carmen Pick
ford had the next best record. James
Scott Baker winner OF the highest hon
or accorded to his sex had third place
Another girl. Miss Margaret Joanna
Prentiss, made record emitting her to
fourth place.
Dorothy Leanora Gongwer made
new record. distinguishing herself by
being the first student of Western High
School to finish the course in three
years This has never before been done
in the history OF the school. Honora BILE
mention for covering the course with
credit in three and half years was
accorded to Paul Brown Pew, Otto
Praeger, jr.. and Henry Ravenel
Marie Louise Dowell was winner Of
the scholarship to Goucher College. Of
fered in competition to scholars of the
academic high schools. Other scholar
ships on record were awarded as fol-
lows: Ruth Carmen Pickford Syracuse
.nG Tranes Holmes styles
ard Epps Stands. University Of Vir-
Einia: Theodore Macrae Dewey, LehiGh
University, and Jacob Leon Lenovitz,
George Washington University. This
Western High School graduate by the
George Washington University.
Mrs. Edith Kinsman Kern of the
board of education, as presiding ON
Ger. made brief address, commenting
on the fact that Western High School
has overcome many difficulties, and
now has arrived at a status where its
students. alumni and teachers are en-
titled to pride in the Institution and
its accomplishments. She introduced
Commissioner Louis Brownlow. orator
of the occasion.
Mr.. Brownlow's Address.
Commissioner Brownlow admitted
that this was his first address at COM
mencement exercises. and told how diff
fcult it was for him to avoid refer
ences to the fact that the students
were now beginning the bigger life.
His message to them, he said. was to
urge them to cultivate the appetite for
inculcated in them by their
principal Miss Edith G. Westcott, and
by their years of attendance at West
ern High School
School life. he suggested. is the whet-
ting of the appetite to learn more. or
it fails Of its purpose The best thing
in life. in his opinion. is to participate
in and to know what is going on about
the greatest number of things.
There is no such thing as useless
he insisted. The eneyclo-
pedia, the newspapers, all provide
full at some time. Even if they do not
appear necessary or of value at the
time. some time they will prove them
selves.
He assured the graduates that the
hope Of their friends, of their teach
ers. Of their community. of their coun-
try. would ever be that they should
grow on and on and increase in knowl-
edge.
Stephen f. Kramer. assistant super
intendent Of public schools. announced
the award of the gold medal Of the
Of 1872 to Miss Gould. His
were confined to the presenta-
ton Miss Westcott, principal Of
Western High School, then announced
the other awards and honors. She
spoke OF the graduating class as the
largest in the history Of the orsaniza-
tion OF the school. and her confidence
that its scholastic attainments were
the best.
Distribution Of Diplomas.
In the absence Of W. T. Galliher Of
the board of education, on the program
to do the honors. the diplomas were
to graduates by Ernest L.
Thurston. superintendent of public
schools. who said that never are peo-
pie SO much members of the school as
when leaving it. During the school
years, he said, the public susnends
judgment; but once the students are
with their diplomas and mt
out into the world. then the world he-
gins to judge them by what thew ara
and what they do. He regarded the
diploma as certificate Of character