Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-16
166 HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS WIN DIPLOMAS
AT COMMENCEMENT
Academy of Music Presents
Beautiful Scene as Awards
Are Made to Gradu-
ates
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One hundred and sixty-sx students were
| graduated this morning from the Philadel-
| phia High School for Girls at commence
ment exercises held in the Academy Of
| Music,
The girls, all dressed in white, made a
beautiful spectacle as they sat massed on
the big stage of the Academy. Diplomas
were presented by Miss Katherine X
Puncheon. principal Of the school.
After short musical program the grad
yates marched on to the stage and took
their places. The opening, prayer was Of
fered by the Rev Or. Robert Ellis Thomp.
son, president of the Central High School,
The 46th Psalm was recited by the mem
bers of the class, following which the salu-
tatory, written by Miss Helen NJ. AnRelucci
was delivered by Miss Helen j. Simon.
Choruses, The Spring Morning" and THE
Swan" were participated in by the entire
class.
Henry r. Edmunds, president of the
Board of Education, presented the medals
and prizes to the graduates The valedic-
tory, written by Miss Helen c. Bailey, was
delivered by Miss Veronica M. Walrath.
President Edmunds addressed the grad
yates briefly. He also appealed to the
parents to cooperate with the board in
its efforts to educate their children, and
not to be led into criticism by uniformed
and outside influences. Parents" he said,
Should send their children smiling to
school. Don't nag them Don't nag us
let tho newspapers do that. We are used
to 1t. Come and see your children and
find out from the teacher how they are
getting along When was boy 1t meant
trouble for me when my father visited the
school, It's different now We want to
see the parents manifeat an interest In
their children's progress and what the 5000
noble women in our army of teachers are
doing for them We do more than instruct
them. We look after their teeth, their
eyes, their health. 1 went Into n school,
room the other day and saw the little
girls learning to wash and iron.
we were informed recently that 153
schools were in bad condition. The official
report of the Department of Health shows
there wero exactly II, and this number
has been reduced by repairs since. 1t is
only one-half of last years total The
Civic Club tells us we should revise our
music course, taking the credit for its in
PRODUCTION to themselves. Two years be-
fore 1897, when the Civic Club suggestion
was received. the board decided to include
music in the public school curriculum"
Two Dodd medals for high percentage in
the general course were won by Miss Yer.
onca NJ. Walrath. who received the gold
medal and Miss Lillian Crawford who
won the silver medal The medal for pro.
nciency in French. awarded by the AL.
lance Francalse, was won by Miss Serena
L. Foley. Miss Blanche L. Erwood and
Miss Alma NJ Hellwegs won medals given |
by the German Society of Pennsylvania for
Murdoch Kendrick medal for proficiency in |
Latin won by Miss Felice f. Darow. |
The scholarship of the faculty was awarded |
to Miss Marie j. Rench.
There were 20 students in the college pre- |
paratory course and SO in the general
course. Following is list of distinguished |
and meritorous students: