The Washington times., 1921-06-19
HIGH IS
PROUD OF RECORD
FOR PAST SEASON
Athletes and InteIIectuaIs Bring
Honor to Institution by Bril-
liant Victories.
~ ED DUTYY.

~ ED DUTYY.
This past week has been one of cell
ebration at Central High School Aftsr
paying tribute to the athletes who
brought honor to the school. the stu
dent body and the faculty turned to
the boys and girls who represent the
school intellectually, and gave them
praise for bringing Central to the at
tention OF the country as . model seat
of education. ~ s
Ammo u ncement OF scholarship
the various local universities and
larger colleges. and the list of the
chosen few who will enter the Naval
Academy and West Point nsxt month.
has revealed the fact that Central
stands head and shoulders above the
other high schools In the matter Of
educational recognizance.
WIN MANY HoNoRs.
tion scholarships awards at George
Washington University annually
sevent went to Central studentA About
ten Central boys will enter Uncle
Sans army and navy training schools
this summer. centralites have also
won honors in obtaining Harvard.
Princeton, University of Pcnnayivania,
Georgetown and Trinity awards. ~
James Hanson Lemon. senior class
president and the best all-round star
athlete of the schools this year. has
been awarded the Wheeler scholar
ship, amounting to $500. to Prince
ton University. This is the second
year Central has won this honor.
Richard Newby having been award
ed II last year. Jimmy" Lemon, az
h. knn~p ~ coufraI Ia npa ~
the most popular high school boys In
the city and has starred In schol-
astic competition in football. basket
ball and baseball for three years.
His home lis 1s4 kalorama road
northwest. ~ 7.-s
Both the FIRST choice and alternate
of the Harvard Club scholarship. ad-
hitting to Harvard. were awarded
to Central students. Frank ID.
Smith. junior. was given first choice
and he intends to go. Alternate
choice was awarded Cooper Rhodes.
Jesse A. Morgan won the coveted
awarded to the Wash
ington high schools by the Uniyer-
sity of Pennsylvania He is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse w. Morgan,
of Al Seaton place northwest. and
has made an enviable record at Gen.
trail as a student.
Allan Boettcher, who came out
first in the competitive examinations
held for George Washington Schol-
a arships, seven of which go to stu
dents from the local schools. has
the four-ysar course ut
Central in three years. His marxs
have been good all through his term.
He was honored with the Amos Ken
dali scholarship. which distinction II
one sought after in the high schools
Amos Kendall was Postmaster
General under President Andrew
Jackson, and was then benefactor
of the university, then known as
Columbia He provided for the sev-
en- scholarship awards to the high
schools In mis- will. -
ALPHER's FINE RECORD.
Isidore Aipher, leader of the or
chestra 1T Central, was given nrst
choice Of three scholarships. He will
accept the Second University Schol-
arship" to George Washington. Al
pher was honofed with the Pre-
Medical Scholarship" to Georgetown.
but this he declined in favor of an
alternate at Western High School.
Known In the city as leader of Cen
trails orchestra, which has played on
several occasions for the residents
here, Alpher is one of the youngest
and most talented musicians in the
city.
Other university scholarships were
wen by Elizabeth Bradford, Howard
Wheeler, -Thelma Hunt, Lyle Ohlander
and Waiter Myers. all of whom stand
high in their classes and school an-
tivities at the Mount Pleasant school.
The appointments to the Military
Academy. at West Point and the Ma
val Academy. at Annapolis. which are
the most hotly contested of scholastic
appointments among the high school
boys In the city. find many Central
students qualifying. The Presidential
appointment to Annapolis, made by
President Harding following competi-
tive examination has been won by
Capt. Joseph Ludewie, who led Cen
tral cadet company during the past
year. His average. of all the many
contestants. was best. Capt. Merrill
Tyree and Capt Paul J. Kiel also
cadet officers. win entrain for the
Naval Academy in the next few
weeks. other Central boys who will
go are George Wright manager of
the championship tennis team: Daniel
Thomas Birtwell and William Eaton.
Eddie Jones, of the football team. and
Howard r. Johnston. manager of the
championship baseball team. besides
several Central boys who graduated
last year, will also enter either West
Point or Annapolis this summer
MISS MULALLY SCORES.
There is one girl among the class
Of 400 which win graduate Wednes-
day night of whom all Ccntrslites
are proud. She is Catherine Mulslly.
who came out ahead of hundreds OF
competitors for the national scholar
ship of Trinity College, of Brooklnnd.
Robert NJ. Maurer, principal OF ths
school, announced this at an assembly
of students after all the others had
been known The award seemed to
cap the climax of a most successful
scholastic year in the school.
These honors are a hitting testi-
moniaI to the excellence OF our fac
ulty," Mr.. Maurer told the 5000 stu
dents as they crowded the auditorium
OF the school. Never before has
such a remarkable record been made
by our students, and the city is proud
OF them. doubt ~ II shall ever hap.