Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-06-17
School Commencements.

hall at the school on Thursday evening Of
last week. Robert H. Harmon, principal,
was in charge.
The program included the invocation by
Rev. Nolan B. Harmon. Jr.; an address of
welcome by Lawrence Lehman, of the
graduating class; essays by Miss Helen
Kirkland, Owen Knight. Miss Savilla Burns,
Miss Everett Stratmeyer and Thomas An
derson, graduates the presentation of di-
plomas, certificates and awards, by Prof.
Edwin W. Broome; an address to the
graduates by the principal and several
selections by an orchestra.
The high school scholarship medal was
awarded to Miss Jessie Muncaster, who
also received a special medal for pro-
ficiency in English and the medal in the
grammar school went to Mildred Ward.
Those on the honor roll in the high school
were First year-Loretta Umstead, Doro-
thy Stiles. Nellie Poss. Pauline Snyder,
Virginia Price, Harriet Kimpton. Edna
Chiswell. Helen Mclaughlin. Russell Bog
ley. Wexford Mason. Lee Robey, Albin
knight and Herbert Ward. Second year
Jessie Muncaster, Stonestreet Lamar, Mil
dred Gardiner. Mary Griffith. Virginia Hen
bricks, Mary Kingdom. Dorothy Meem. Lii
liam Palmer. Verna Welt and Eleanor
White. Third year-Arlington Bennett.
Hugh Reading. Margaret Wolfe and jose
phine Wolfe. Fourth year-Thomas An
derson. Margaret Muncaster. Helen Kirk
land. Owen knight and Frances Wolfe.
The graduates were Misses Savlla Burns,
Helen Gardiner. Helen Kirkland. Margaret
Muncaster. Everett Stratmeyer and Frances
Wolfe, and Thos. Anderson, Owen Knight.
Lawrence Lehman. Wayne Mills and Car
roll Warfel.
The closing exercises of the Gaithersbure
High School were held on Wednesday of
last week. Prof. Thomas W. Troxall. prin-
cipal of the school. was in charge. The
address to the graduates was delivered by
DR.. A. E. Woods. president of the University
of Maryland. and the diplomas were pre-
sented by E. P. Schwartz. of Gaithersbure
In the high school department the scholar
ship medal was awarded to Miss Wilma
Watkins, and Miss Louise Colt was given
honorable mention. The scholarship medal
in the grammar school went to Miss Vir-
ginia Henry. and in the primary depart
ment Miss Lorraine Plummer and Henry
Wells. tied in averages. and each received a
medal The oratorical medals were won by
Miss Hannah Marie Schwartz and Irving
Fulks, and Miss Louise Gott was given
honorable mention.
The graduates were Ruby Catherine Car
ter, Irene Elizabeth Adamson. Helen Ruth
Ward, Kathryn Virginia Gloyd. Hannah
Marie Schwartz, Louise Warfield Colt
Samuel W. Berry. Thomas |. Fulks, VIM
L. Hoyle. Jr.. George H. E. Waters and
John W. Maeruder,
The closing exercises of the Poolesvillt
High School were held in the town hall al
Poolesville under the direction of the prin
cipal. Robert W. Stout. A program O
music essays and other features was given
and graduating diplomas were presented
to Lucy E. Fitzsimmons, Elsie May Pear
son, Ethel L. Luhn. Evelyn Wootton anC
Florence Browning Brooks.
The closing exercises of the Sandy Sprinl
High School were held in the assembly hal
at the school last week. Prof. D. W. Pow
ers, principal of the school. was in charge
The address to the graduates was delivsret
by Dr. George H. Reavis. assistant Stat,
superintendent of schools. The graduates
were Margaret E. Brown, Mary V. Carroll
Maud H. Williams. Dalton Edgar Erwin
Joseph E. Janney and Marshall Nichols.
At the closing exercises of the FairlanC
High School graduating diplomas were pre-
scented to Maria A. Santinie. Mary Hobbs
Annie M. Miles. Mazelle L. Downs. Catha
rine E. Harding. Maud W. johnson, Delma
l.. Bryan and Viola X. Rich. Addresses
were delivered by Dr. Walter Adams. o. W
Roby and Wilson G. johnson. and the pro.
gram included essays and other features
The exercises were in charge of the prnci-
pal. B. B. Schwab.
At the closing exercises of the Damascus
High School. which were presided over b,
the principal. Miss Belle Ford, the gradu
ates we're Sarah E. Burdette, s. Alice Davis
and Constance C. Mullinix.
At the commencement of the barnes
town High School the only graduate wat
Miss Dorothy Boeley. An address was de-
livered by Rev. P. Rowland Wagner.