The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-06-01
W. H. 5.
COMMENCEMENT.
FOURTEEN GRADUATGS-PROF. UNGER
PRESENTS DIPLOMAS AND PROF. .KOLB
The CERTIFICATES-DR. APPLE
MAKES ADDRESS-EXERCISES In
ASSEMBLY HALL--H0NORS AWARDED

The seventeenth annual commence
ment of Westminster High School
was held i'll Assembly Hall of the
High School Building, Monday even
ing where large audience had gath
cred in spite of the disagreeable
weather. The hall was artistically
and beautifully decorated in the class
colors, green and pink and the stage
banked with ferns.
There are fourteen members in the
graduating class who are as follows:
Edna Marie Blizzard, Mary Irene
Eckenrode, Lottie Lee Geiman, Cora
Rebecco Lee, Nellie May Lynn, Nettie
Jenevah Neudecker, Margaret Rine-
hart Roger, Naomi Louisa Roger,
Edith Royer Snader, Mary Catherine
Witte, Rhoda Cordula Yeiser,
Bessye Rebecca Yingling, Wilbur
Starr Simpson. Lambert Maurice
Smelser.
Rev. Charles E. Shaw, pastor of AS
cension Episcopal Church, offered the
opening prayer and the splendid ad-
dress of the evening delivered by DR..
J. II. Apple, of Hood College, Freder-
lex, was greatly enjoyed. The High
School orchestra rendered some fine
musical selections and two beautiful
choruses, Ship of State" by Tracy
and THE Soldier" by E. Jockobowski
were we'll sung by the school. The
readings, Bud Zuntz's Mail, by Mary
Irene Eckenrode, and The Rivals" !"
by Lettie Jenevah Neudecker were
ably delivered in a pleasing manner
and enjoyed by all. Prof. Maurice S.
H. Unger, County Superintendent,
made short address and Prof. Chas.
H. Kolb awarded the diplomas to the
graduating class and the certificates
and honors in the various grades.
The honors of the year we're as fol-
lows: Those who received an average
of 50 and over: Fourth year, academic
Edna Blizzard, Lettie Neudecker,
Naomi Royer, Mary Witte.
Fourth year, commercial-Wilb
Simpson, Lambert SmeIser Irene Eek
enrOde, Nellie Lynn, Edith Snader,
khoda Yeiser.
Third grade, cademic-Gilbert
| Martin, Emily Boyer, Olive Ebaugh
Katherine Jones, Ethel Marker, Min
ME Sayers.
Third year, commerciaI-Nevin Cop
persmith, Jesse Royer, Mary Bank
ert, Edna BrightwelI, Evelyn Brown
BelVa Lynn, Olive Mancha, Irene
Young.
Second year-CharIes Stonesifer
Lillian Helwig, Lillian Hoffman, Helen
King, Martha Manahan, Doris Rayner,
Ray Snyder, Bessie Weigle.
First year-Weaver Clayton, Law
renee Hull, Melvin Kay, David Stem,
! Victor Weybright, Elizabeth Gehr,
Miriam Hull, Helen Michael, Helen
| Oursler, Helen Reese, Bessie Rosen-
! stock, Elsie Shaffer, Lorlynne Taylor,
Hilda Wertz.
The first name Of each scholar men
toned below following each grade re-
ceived the certificate and the others
were honorable mentioned:
Fourth grade-Taft Feldman, Jack
Rayner, Donald Sponseller, Anna
Feldman and Harry Shipley.
Fifth grade, boys-Lewis Wood
ward, George Sullivan, Joseph S.
Stoner, Jr., Paul Garner, William
Hahn, Roland Shipley.
Fifth grade, girls Margaret Myer-
ly, Olive Murray, Catherine Sponsel-
Ter, Thelma Yingling.
Sixth grade, boys-Arthur Hull,
Robert WeagIy, Alfred Helwig.
Sixth grade, girls-Etta Ryland,
Margaret Eckard, Caroline Wantz,
Katharine Foutz, Katharine Sullivan,
Anna Yingling.
Seventh grade, section A-Helen
Dieffenbach, Pauline Franklin, Ethel
| Brown.
Seventh grade, section B-Margaret
! Mowbray.
All pupils in the seventh grade who
passed received a certificate of grad
uatiOn from the grammar school en-
titling them to enter the High School
or any High School in the State.
Monday from l o'clock until 8
o'clock an exhibition of the work
completed in each grade was held in
each room of the primary and gram
mar grades and an exhibit of the
work Of the High School department
including cooking, sewing, drawing,
manual training, etc, was held in the
Sewing Room in the Armory.