Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
WESTERN II GRADUATES
GET PATR|OHSM'S CALL
Mr.. Brandenburg. at Commencement
Exercises, Points to New and
Great Responsibilities.

me cali to thorough. whole souied
patriotism was sounded by z. c. Brand
ennurG. president OF the Washington
BoarL OF Trade. In an addr ess at the
commencement exercises OF tho West
ern High School yesterday afternoon At
the Western building. Mr.. Brandon
burg told the graduates that the d.
plomas which they received brought
ehem new ana added responsibilities.
He urged his auditors to practice wise
economy. saying that America has been
most wasteful In the past. He warned
them, however. that wise economy did
NOT mean the hysterical seIf-denfal OF
neceasariea.
He also advocated the planting or
gardens as another patriotic means ~
which those not going TO the front
could assist He referred to the battles
OF the civil war As mere skirmishes.'
compared with the conflicts in which
.ne NATIONS Of tho world are now IN
gagged Every ono can do his share IN
neipinS, said the speaker. Tt is not
necesaarfly the man who flies the most
naes from the windows OF his house
or rae ono who wears tho most insignia
In tho lapel OF his coat who is the
greatest patriot" he said
Principal Announces Honors.
DR.. Elmer Newton. principal OF the
school. In announcing honors and
scholarship awards. cited ways in
which Western has helped so far He
said $S25 was contributed to the Red
Cross as the result OF the spring en-
tertainment. about s&00 has been donat-
ed for the purchase Of beds in the hos
Dtal Tor sick French orphans. which
. Nine. y. J. Bfmont, teacher at West
ern. has in charge. and about $500 has
| been subscribed by students and fac
nhArtv hA aa
On behalf of the w. c. T. e. Mrs.
Alexander German presented IS in gold
| to Miss Dorothea He'll. winner In one
| temperance organizations. Mrs. Emma
Sanford Shelton presented q set of
charts dealing with temperance. to the
school on behalf Of the w. C. 7. U.
Records and Awards.
Or; Newton announced the following
scholarship records and awards:
High records in scholarship-Miss
Judith Clark. who received thirty-three
marks Of excellent and two marks OF
good, and Manly Cobb, who received
twenty-nine marks of excellent and
nine marks of good; honorable men
ton for covering the course in three
years; to Lawrence Douglas; honorable
tardy marks for entire four years. to
Miss Helen Whitmore.
Scholarshfps-Edwin Reynolds to Le-
SAlcAdHUtT -hChclWdy 10 SlFRlnld.
Nevins Gardner to Lafayette: William
Pennebaker to Catholic University:
Frances Clark to Syracuse; Elsie Sher-
man to National School Of Domestic
Arts and Sciences; Manly Cobb to the
University Of Virginia. having won the
Skinner scholarship open to young men
entering study for ministry; Judith
Clark. winner of both the Kendall
scholarship to George Washington and
scholarship to Goucher: Edward West
to University Of Pennsylvania. and
Daniel Lloyd. sixth scholarship to
George Washington University.
Presentation Of Diplomas.
Alexander T. Stuart. former superin-
tendent Of schools. presented diplomas.
assisted by Miss T. R. Rupn. a member
| OF the faculty. William T. Galliher. a
member Of the board of education. pre-
| sided. Rev. DR.. John {. Palmer delivered
cred the salutatory and Miss Judith
Clark gave the valedictory. The exer-
cises closed with the singing Of The
Star Spangled Banner.
Following is list Of the graduates:
| Isabel Babson. Priscilla Meriwether
| Barley. Emily Smith Barrick. Beatrice
Lorain Benjamin. Alberta Vawter Bick-
ing. Kathleen K: Braitmayer; Margaret
E. Braitmayer. Blanche Louise Bryan,
Kathryn Milton Byrne. Marjorie Chace.
Maybelle Amelia Church. Frances Hurd
Clark, SldThs SOtuC 20
Cotton. Mary Craven. Katharine Twitty
Crawley, Grace Darby, Mary Hammond
Dorsey, Maxine Durant, Esther Agnes
Eckert, Maxine Eldridge.. Olga Won Ez-
Eleanor Garner. Margaret Seaman
Granger, Marion K. Greene. Marie Ber-
nadette Hacker. Jessie L. Hair. Nellie
c. Harrington. Edith Louise Haycock.
Mary Hester. Katharine Campbell
Hibbs, Margaret Latham Holden.
Helen Yale Hough. Amalia NJ Howell.
Genevieve Emily Hughes 1 Ger1rud na LW
Virginia johnson, Marion Louise John
son. Mary Asenath Johnson: Mary kath-
crime Killeen- Alice Ruth Kncer, AEatha
Virginia Elizabeth Lane, Margaret Rosa
Lepper, Susan Saville Lewis. Margar.t
Wilmot Mann. Mary Elizabeth Mayes. NJ
Nav Montgomery Mary Margaret Null
holland, Mary Elizabeth Ramsay hewitt.
Mary Alice Newton. Henrietta Nollner.
Louise Rose Palmer Adelaide Pcarce.
Gertrude Morgan Perry. Evelyn j. Poin-
ton, Elizabeth Frances Powell. Heien lnl-
ise PRODIGY. Amy Moore Rawlings: Ruth
Reed. Ruth Elizabeth Reeves, R@neits
King Ridgway. Helen Amelia Rosenhusch.
MARY Beatrice Shear. Margaret Rum
Shedd. Elsie Besley sherman, l'r1fcills
Alden Slaughter, Mildred Elizabeth stat
ice Stouffer Regina T. Nandere'f. Nary
Toncey Voorhees,, leo Fila Warren. Non
sab Estelle Waters EN"i'a y h6"fr.
Helen Ives Nhitmorc. Magyar ~ zah''h
Wbttw.li poroth. Irene Ntlhif' Maf'Nh
q Wiley Nancy Goodwin Williams. ~ =
tri,-e Evelyn Wilson. Wells Sack"ii -, r.
ingham G. HARRY chawhcrlainc. = MhiAN
cobb. q Gordon Cooke Hugh smith ''A''-
wing ir Iawrrr.. N n'i".l irpg'Hs.
Allison van bH'f N"NlfA ~"
Gardner. John lannl3 lt''s''H
Whitfipid HarnsherF,r ,''"tsr
irrs Donald Hrrinfl tir.ii.A = u
kins. Charles Rozirr lariau. marie.