Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-20
EIGHTH GRADE PUPILS
ARE GIVEN DIPLOMAS
Graduation Exercises Are Held in.
Eighth Division-0thers Set
for Tomorrow.

Graduation exercises of the eighth
grades of the public schools of the Dis
trict are to be held tomorrow. with but
one exception, the eighth division.
which held it's exercises today at the
Jefferson building. There is no second
division in the school system at pres
ent
Details Of the various graduations
follow. the supervising principals be-
ing the presiding officers, except where
otherwise noted:
First division, B. w. Murch. supervis-
ing principal-10:30 am, at Western
High School; speaker, Representative
patrick II. Kelley of Michigan: devo-
tional exercises, Rev. DR.. Earl Wiley
music under direction of Miss Edith
Athey and including selections by the
division orchestra.
supervising principal-10 am. at the
Savoy Theater, 14th near Irving street:
speaker. William Knowles Cooper. sec
rotary of the Y. N. G. A.; presiding Of
ercises by Rev. Horace stoweiI; music
by the division orchestra.
Fourth division, Walter 3. Patterson.
supervising principal-11 am. at Cen
trail High School; speaker. Miss Edith
Marshal, director of primary instruction.
presentation of diplomas by William
T. Galliher. member of the board OF
education: devotional exercises. Rev.
Richard Smith music by division Or
chestra and choTises.
Fifth Division Exercises.
Fifth division, Selden NJ. Ely. super
yising principal--10:30 Am. at McKin-
lev Manual Training School: speaker. j.
Holdsworth Gordon; presentation OF
dipIomas by Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes
member of the board of education: mu-
sic by the division orchestra.
! Sixth division. Miss Flora L. Hendley
superyising principal-10:4a am. at
| Douglas Memorial Church. 1lth and H
| streets northeast: speaker. Rev. DR.
ohm MacMurray. presentation or dipio-
mas. A. r Stuart, director OF interme-
date instruction: music ny the divlslon
! orchestra. under the direction of c. II
| Burroughs. with Miss l.. D. Leeds as &C
companist devotional exercises. Rev
! c. c. Mclean.
/ Seventh division. DR.. r. G. kimball
| supervising principal-.1015 am. at
Eastern High School: speaker. Rev.
Francis NJ Mccoy; music by the division
orchestra, with Miss Rose Sliney in
! charge Of the musical program. and
Miss Agnes E. Bowling as accompanies
superyislng principal-10:a0 am. at the
| Bryan School. 14th and b streets south
east; speaker. DR.. Harry Mitchell:
music by choruses Of graduates.
Exercises of Eighth Division.
Newton w. Preston was the speaker
! al the commencement of the eighth d.
, vision. Ernest l.. Thurston. superin-
/ tendent of schools, presented the di-
plomas. A IS gold piece was presented
| to Rose Silverman OF the S. J. Bowen
School for having written the best
| temperance essay in the division. the
presentation being made by Mrs Mat
| tingiy on behalf Of the w. c. T. U. The
| Grant School was presented with low
| ing cup As the division champion in .
| tennis tournament. Music was fur
| nished by the division orchestra and
l choruses of the graduated. The audi
ence sang America" Misc Helen
| Burkhart was In charge Of the music
! and the accomranist was Mrs. Burk-
hart