Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-08
NO FUNDS IN SIGHT
FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Can't Have Buildings for
Years, Edmunds Tells
Girl Graduates
ALL FOR LOWER GRADES

The prospect for new high schools for
Philadelphia is hidden IN the dim and dis
tant future and elementary schools will
drain tho treasury Of the Board Of Educa-
tion for at least the next three or four
years, In the opinion expressed by Henry
r. Edmunds, president OF the Board of Edu-
cation. Mr.. Edmunds presented the Dodd
medals and departmental prizes to the grad
uatng class at the Philadelphia High
School for Girls at the Academy Of Music
today.
Il may be accused OF treason Mr. Ed
munds said, but II Is my opinion that there
Will not be another high school In Phila-
delphia for three or four years. The Board
of Education is short of money and the
number Of school children is growing faster
than we can take care OF them. All the
money We can spare for some time will
have to be devoted to repairing old ele-
mentary school buildings and building new
ones"
one hundred and thirteen diplomas and
an according number OF whte-gowned re-
cipients comfortably filled the Academy
stage.
The diplomas were presented by Miss
Katherine Puncheon, principal OF the Phila-
deIphia High Scnool Tor Girls
The Dodd medal for excellence In scholar
ship in the general course was awarded to
Frances l., Snyder. A 800 scholarship in
an accredited college was awarded to Anne
T. Morgan Marion Bernetta Burk won
the Alliance Francais for proficiency in
French and Edna G. Mccullough and Elsie
Fschel made best marks I'm German, the
medals being donated by the German So
ciety.
The Rev. w. Quay Rosselle invoked the
opening prayer.
A rather unusual noty was sounded In
the message of the traditional class ora
tons. The valedictory. written by Miss
Mary Green Stieff and delivered by Miss
Edna c. Mccullough. made a plea for
lyric as well as a dramatic mode OF living.
1t invoked spirit of looking within ones
self. The salutatory, composed by Miss
Florence Musselman and spoken by Miss
Carrie Vogt. invited the mothers and fathers
TO come and be guests in this life party
where they had so long been entertainers
The number marked Scripture Selection"
deserves special commencing. 1t was the
reading in unison by the class of portions
of Chapters XIV and XIV, from Isaiah.
The perfect cadence and solder-like pre-
cison Of rendition were all the more note
worthy when II Is considered that no ar
tifces Of counting but only the promptings
of vocal expression were depended upon.
Sxty-seven out of today's class have made
application to enter the Philadelphia Nor
NAL School. A number will matriculate at
colleges.
Distinguished In the college preparatory
class are Margaret Wilson Embery, Mari
anna Mirarchi and Bessie Ostroff. Merito-
rious In the college preparatory class are
Mabel Gross, Anna NJ, Harvey, Mary G.
Martin and Mary f. Warmsley. Distin-
guished in the general course are Olive p.
Boyer, Josephine M, Keppler, Rose Leof,
Edna Mccullough and Frances Snyder.
Merltorious in the general course are
Mary c. Carpenter, Elsie Fischel, Marion b.
Haldeman. Jessie NJ. Henry, Anna e. Nor
gan, Ida +. Myers, Margaret H. Paul, eliza
beth l.. Roye. Mary @. stief, Carrie S. Vogt
The graduates are
COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSE
Elizabeth NJ. Atherholt Sarah McAlster
Elizabeth 8, Ballantlne Elizabeth McCauslln
Filomena ID. Bongio- Dorothea Meister
vanni Johanne A. Ogradowski
Emile L. Buckley Mary q. Pelrce
Marion B. Burk Jeannette q. Pendle-
Elisabeth A, Cook bury
Isabella x, X. Davis Ida ID, Rlchnan
Helen NJ Ferguson Gertrude r., RICHTER
Rose X Flshman Edna E. Samson
Helsn 4; Fullen Edna q. scnaeier
CHara NJ Gould Sarah J. Sipes
Ethel N. Kennedy Miriam NJ; Spsaker