Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-14
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
ENTERTAINED BY ALUMNI
Dance Follows Annual Meeting,
Where Interesting Program
Is Carried Out.
MRS. c. G. BURTON SPEAKS
Joseph C.. Taylor Elected President
OF Association - Commencement
Exercises Will BE Held Tomorrow
Night at City Auditorium.

The Alumni Association of the John
Marshall High School held it's annual
meeting in the High School auditorium
last night ano concluded with n dance
in honor of til" graduating class. In
addition to the talks and reports Of
cfticers, three solos were sung by Miss
agnes May. ana officers for the COM
ing year were chosen.
the first number was humorous
and appropriate talk by Mrs. c. c.
Burton on "Close-Ups OF the Executive
Committee" Then followed reports OF
the officers OF tho association: the
presidents report. read by Miss Martha
Davis: the trcasurers. by Miss Jo-
sephine Ware: the secretary's. by Miss
Nellie ID. Spencer. and that of the nomi-
mating committee. by Miss Carrie
Mitchell.
The report OF the nominating COM
mittce. which WAS adopted without dis
sent. provides the following list OF
officers for next year honorary presi-
dent. : r. Reverdre: president. Joseph
c. Taylor: first vice president. h. A.
Brock. Jr.: second president Mrs
Gladys Burnett Chewing: secretary,
Miss Nellie n. Spence: treasurer, j. L.
HILL Jr.: executive committee Mrs. c.
Garrett DR.. II. y. Garcin, Charles
Kahn. Miss Rachel Van Wort. Russell
Kuhn and Otto jennings; chairman OF
membership committee. Miss Carrie
Berkeley.
PLAN TO GIVE AID TO
WORTHY GRADUATES
The achievements OF the alumni as
ISOLATION as brought out In the reports
have been the erection OF monument
to Miss Julia +. Read, for many years
teacher of Latin in the High School
and the starting and fostering OF the
public library.
steps have been taken to secure a
motion picture machine for the High
School and to raise fund to provide
loans for worthy graduates to use In
securing college education. The
scholarships now at the disposal OF
the High School do not usually give
more than tuition to the holders. leav-
ing the expense of matriculatton and
of books to he borne by the student
The fund planned by the alumni as.
ISOLATION is to remedy this defect by
lending tho worthy graduate OF the
High School money sufficient 20 pay
| his extra expenses in college.
In her report Miss Spence exhorted
the alumni to greater loyalty and ser
vice TO the association. OF the APP
proximately 5000 graduates of tho
John Marshall High School there arc
only 600 on the roll of the association
and only 200 who have paid their dues
for the present year
CLAUDE WOODWARD GETS
PRIZE For LOYALTY
Miss Spence announced that the prize
offered by DR.. Garcin, consisting of life
membership in the alumni association
for the member of the graduating
class who. in the opinion of the faculty
had shown the most loyal schoo
spirit. had been awarded to Claud,
J Woodward.
The program closed with the pre-.
sentation of the graduating class tc
the association in graceful speech b.
Miss Van Wort and the response for
the class by Miss F.ubank. There will
be more than 40 to receive diplomas
AT the commencement exercises to.
morrow.
The dance given in the school library
to the graduating class by the alumni
was we'll attended. Refreshments. con-
sistinE of ice cream and punch. were
served.
The class day exercises of the high
school Will he held in the school audi
forum at S:l5 this evening, and the
commencement proper, including the
address TO the graduates by DR. T.. w
Boatwright and the presenting OF
diplomas will take place in the City
Auditorium Tomorrow night