Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-06-09
School Commencements.

School Commencements.
The commencement exercises of the Rock
vile High School took place at the Seco
Theatre on Tuesday evening and was
highly enjoyed by large crowd of spec
tators. Every seat was occupied. as was
all the standing room. A number of per-
sons who was late and unable to get into
the building returned to their homes Fol-
lowing is the program rendered:
Invocation, Rev. J. H. Schooley. Ad-
dress of Welcome, Mr.. Joseph Reading,
Class President. Scripture Reading, Prov
cribs, 3rd Chapter. 1928 verses. Miss Mary
Lappin (2nd HONOR. Prayer of Thanks
giving" Folk Song Of the Netherlands,
High School Chorus. Essay. National
Self-Defense." Miss Margaret Duvall (3rd
HONOR. Essay. Peace" Miss Mary Daw-
son list HONOR. who Is Sylvia 2" Shake
speare-Schubert. High School Chorus
Address to the Graduates. Rev. DR.. F. J.
Prettyman. Chaplain of the u. S. Senate
Presentation of diplomas and medals. Mr..
W. b. Burdette. Superintendent of Schools
Where the Stars of Even Co." Arranged
from Humoresque of Dvorak. High School
Chorus. Benediction, Rev. j. H. Schooley
Following is the list Of young ladies and
gentlemen who graduated; Rose X Daw-
son, Catharine Reed, Louise McCeney. Anna
L. 0ffutt, Mary P. Dawson. Margaret E.
Duvall, Margaret E. Hughes. Marguerite J.
Kohlhoss, Marjorie |. Clum, Mary Lappin,
Arlene Elizabeth Mcfarland. Theresa Bean,
Edward H. Cashell. Earle o. Baker. Graham
E. Getty and Joseph G. Reading.
The annual commencement Of the Gath
ersburg High School was held on Thursday
evening Of last week. The principal, T.
W. Troxall. presented the diplomas. and
the address was delivered by Rev. John C..
Copenhaver. former pastor Of the Method
list Church at Goshen. The graduates were
Lillian L. Day. Annie M. Bottlemay. Mary
E. Ward. Alverda G. Cooke. Anna Louise
Williams. Ida E. Kemp, Lillian B. Hoyle,
Ellen B. Ricketts,. George F. Pollock, VIM.
c. Gloyd and Oscar T. Gather
At the Brookeville High School COM
mencement on Thursday the graduates
were Helen c. Howard. Anna L. Higgins.
Mary E. Peddicord and Bertha T. Brown.
The address was delivered by DR.. Jasper
L. McBrien. of the United States Bureau
of Education. and the diplomas were pre-
sented by the principal Of the school. Rex
Hartley
Willis b. Burdette county superintend-
ent of schools. delivered the address Thurs
day night to the graduating class at the
annual closing exercises Of the Poolesville
High School, The graduates were Lulu
Mae Chiswell. Jessie May Bodmer, Edith
Blanche White. Barbara Jennings Trundle
and Leona White Soper.
The Chevy Chase High School held its
annual commencement last Friday. Rev.
DIR. j. j. Muir. of Washington, delivered
the address and Judge Stanton j. Peelle,
sioners, presented the diplomas and prizes.
The graduates were Helen E. Hodges.
Thomas D. Lewis and Charles Shoemaker
The fourth annual commencement of
Briarley Hall Military Academy. Pooles-
vile. was held last Friday at the school,
Prof Sidney J. Lodge, the principal. pre-
sided and presented the medals. and the
address was delivered by Prof Charles
Woodward. a member Of the faculty. The
only graduate was Franklin Carlisle, Of
Gaithersburg. The medalists were Schol-
arship. Clayton Clark: oratory. S. Webster
Tull best short story Wilson Mcdonald !;
loyalty. Thomas Somervile.
The closing exercises Of the Germantown
High School were held last Friday evening
The principal, Robert L. Tolson. presided
The address to the graduates. who were
May Barber. Mariel Virginia Colt. Eleanor
Hilman Houck. Fanny T. King. Anna M
Waters. Walter A. Neel and William o.
Young. was delivered by Willis b. Bur-
dette. The diplomas were presented by
Thomas l.. Dawson.
The closing exercises Of the Jamestown
High School were held last Friday evening
and were in charge Of the principal. James
White. Rev, o. A. Gilneham. pastor of
the Jamestown Presbyterian Church, de-
livered an address. and the program in
cuded other interesting features. The
graduates were Gertrude E. Ofutt and
Howard C. Sauerwein.
At the annual closing exercises OF the
High School at Damascus. John T. Baker
principal. the graduates were Robert P.
Burdette. Vincent II. Day. Earl A. Cline
and Windsor c. Moxley.