Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-18
4AT GIRLS HIGH
GIVEN DIPLOMAS
Prizes Are Awarded to Students
at Commencement Exer-
cises This Morning
IN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

The auditorium Of the Central High
School was the scene Of the com
mencement exercises Of the Philadelphia
High School for Girls this morning,
when seventy four graduates received
their diplomas from Fred Gowing, the
principal.
Following n greeting In Latin by Bes-
sic NJ. Mack, president Of the class. the
salutatory was delivered by Alice Anna
Edmunds. Lena Gassel gave the vale
dictory. The Invocation was pro-
nounced by the Rev. George l.. Rich
ardson, of the Diocesan Church of st.
Mary.
The gold Dodd memorial medal Of
the school was presented TO Margaret
Katherine Kramer, and the silver Dodd
medal to Sadye d. Maslin. The Ali
ance Franchise medal was awarded to
Esther Linda Buzby. with honorable
mention for Lillian Helen Dirks.
Prizes for Graduates
The alumni prize of s15 for good work
in English in the Girls High School and
the Philadelphia Normal School for
Girls was awarded to Alice Anna Ed
mvnds. The $40 Latin prize was
given to Esther Gorshov. with honorable
mention for Freda Frances Rosenkoff.
The prize Of $50, awarded by the
Alumnae Association to the graduate
securing the highest average. was
awarded to Alice Anna Edmunds.
For five years the Mems Classical
Club, Of Philadelphia, has offered two
prizes of $50 each. one for girls and
one for boys. for the best examinations
presented in Greek and in Latin. This
examination Is open to all college
preparatory students. trained in these
subjects trained in these subjects in the
high schools and private schools of
Philadelphia and its vicinity.
With the exception of one year. when
the prize was divided between a gradu
ate Of the Philadelphia High School for
Girls and graduate from private
school. the girls prize has been won
by graduates of the Philadelphia High
School for Girls. This year also it is
awarded to Freda Frances Rosenkoff
The commencement program con
taiEed Several musical numbers rend e
cred by the class as well as a number
of organ selections, with Rollo Matt
land at the organ. Vocal music was
in charge of Mrs. Anna W. Cheston.
with Mrs. Helen Pulaski Innes at the
piano.
The graduates were:
COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSE
Distinguished
r, Bella NJ, herman, Esther Linda Ruzby
Dirks Alice Anna Edmunds. Esther Cor.
chov. BESSIE NJ Mack, Mary clifford Man
Ding: pnnCr,C Gladys Rondinella. Freda Frances
Meritorious
Lille Appelman, Lena Gassei. Harriet Hol
stsim; snn sophie %n,, stern Loeb. Hannah Doroth,
gina Carruthers Regars Sarah Eleanor
Thomson. Helen Elizabeth Way. Eizabet Ii
Adele Weller.
Eleanor Frances Briggs, Hortense l.. BuhoIz
Helen pohmen, stela r. DUSro%' S%nq MarssTe, MsSe
Mary Fitzpatrtck. Pauline Gollub. Lucie 4.
Lam Lammsr 1r.oIS,1r Laura Levy: EIincr Gerstey
Beatrice Magdalcna Muth. virginia R1ma5
Alics A r. schoen. Irma v. stitze. Matilda
GENERAL COURSE
Distinguished
Margaret Kathryn Kramer.
Eleanor Fay Bayuk, Ethel EIizabe,b r.,h-
son. Ada Halpert. sadye D. Maslin.
Graduates
Mary L. Atcheson, Helen NJ Barton Doro-
Thy s, Berg. Ruth Blatt. Ethel Burrba rSt
Br3wn, blanche Octavia Custis Mary PhyiIis
Fanrlnger; Anna ID. Farrell Elizabeth Turk.
inston Gill, Miriam T. Goodyear, Marian "
i. Heins. Frleda Henkensiefken. Helen Frances
Krsuse. Lillian q. X. Ilston caropta ET3ra "
nkIGwmani Margaret Estelle McCambrIdge,
.hy Mery n; McCluskey Helen Eusonle Nor.
SGheerer' Irene Frances Sellers. Mildred Ma a
MaRner, Jessie Lyle. Weidler Rcatrtca n
"enreich and Mary Elizabeth Wietts. '