Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-18
.G|NTER PARK SCHOLARS
PRESENT THRIFT PLAY
Sketch With Moral Lived Up to by
Pupils Marks Close Of
Session.
SCHOOL ACTIVE IN WAR WORK
Resume, Presented by Walter Lingle,
Showed Saving Achievement OF
Students-Evcry One Belongs ~
Junior Red Cross.

Ginter Park School closed last night
with program possessing many UNI
school in war emergency work during
the last session were so nota BILE that
in closing The years work the school
gave play, entitled "Thrift-A
Morality Play" to further impress the
lessons OF thrift upon the minds of
t;e children, The argument of the
and the rewards that follow the prac-
tice of saving in daily living.
The prologue introduced Ben Frank
lin, WHO first appeared with a loaf un-
philadelphia, and eNpoundcd the virtues
OF frugality in aphorisms selected from
Poor Richards Almanac"
Taking part in the play was large
whom were Ann Cary Bcadlcs. Eliza
beth Laync, Catherine Bell, Evelyn
Sanders. Mary Bates, Louise Richi-
yHhittle, Louise Hu,zier. Ann Lindsay,
Margaret GathriGht. Leota Atkins.
Eleanor Miller Robert Thomas, Joe
august Hcnna, Adolph Harris. Edward
PAGE. Montrose Graham Clarence Kent
and Manfred Call, Jr.
Review Schools Wnr Work.
The resume OF the war work of Gin
ter Park School during the session Just
closed, given by Walter Lingle. a pu-
Pill. at the close OF the play last night,
showed that i've tons of waste paper
had been conserved and sold: two tons
OF magazines and books collected for
the soldiers: two army truck loads OF
salvage collected and sold for the Red
Cross; $500 in cash contributed 10 the
Salvation Army and for Armenian and
Serbian relief: 500 pairs OF old and
new shoes for tho French orphans:
hundreds of garments for the French
and Belgian orphans: Christmas boxes
for soldicds, games for patients in tho
base hospital at Camp Lee, and prom
erty bags for soldiers: contributions
colored nurses fund TO pay visiting
colored nurse among the colored
families OF Ginter Park.
Every child in Ginter Park School
belongs to the Junior Red Cross This
is enc OF the elementary schools OF the
system with only seven grades and an
enrolment Of 49l pupils, including the
lSirderEarten and oren-ar classes. The
tremendous total OF war work of this
comparatively small school was "a mat
ter OF comment in the audience last
night
Sold s425.0OO Victory Bonds.
It was further shown in tho report
OF Walter Linsle that the school had
adopted and supported six French war
orphans, that $4,000 in war savings
stamps had been sold by the children,
and that there were now thirteen war
savings societies in the school with
more than $40 members
In the last Victory loan drive, the
report stated, G!ntcr Park School had
made the second largest sale. over
s425, 900, and had received two hell
NETS; one or these came 10 the school
and the other 10 Edward Ryland who
personally sold over sl25, 900 worth
OF bonds.
Twenty-nine students were awarded
certificates of graduation from the Gin
ter Park school which means that
these students VIII he admitted TO John
MagshalI High school In September.
Rev. William Hedley. pastor Of the
iiDter Park Baptist Church, awarded
the certificates
Evelyn Sanders received first honors
Tor making the highest average in her
class, s6.S. Virginia Lee made the
next best average. 96. one hundred
and fifty seven other first honors we're
MAD. In other grades.
Honor Pupils Announced.
Pupils who were neither absent nor
tardy during the year were Francis
Jenkens. Mary Jenkens. Willard cham
berlayne. Marshall Butler. Harry
Chamberlayne, Sailie Barrett, George
Farmer.
,o1 The Two pupils who won the Locker
fiGSd and Constance Ryland.
On behalf OF the class which was
leaving G!nter Park School to enter
John Marshall High School. Edward
rage presented handsomely framed
eraI Pershing l.. the school
exhibits wsn, 10 S Watfeld DOR n 6feqsn
10y Niii us w !NlnrOp CrenShaw,
BENJAMIN Pinder, George Green and
John Ruf'in.
Principal a. /. Thoms. in bringing
The entertainment and commencement
exercises 10 close. spoke OF the pride
Whlch the student body and patrons
!pok IN upho!ding the traditions OF
Inc school He mentioned that tho
virginia Educational Commission had
round that in the Haggerty efficiency
Tests that the pupils OF the Ginter Park
School made higher average than
those OF any school in the State.