Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-29
1883 CERTIFICATES AND 43
CASHAWARDS GO TO HIGH
SCHOOL NIGHT STUDENTS
Governor Davis Addresses Pupils and Principal Locker
Recounts Work Done by Institution and
Tells Of Plans for Next Year

One hundred and eighty-t three GER
tihcateS and fcrty-three prizes we-e
awarded to the students of the John
Marshall Night High School last night
at the time Of the commencement
exercises, Many addresses were made
and approximately 1900 persons gath
cred to witness TIE final school cx-
crciscs.
Governor Westmorcland Davis de-
livered an address to the students.
and w. c. Locker. principal. made n
report of the work which the night
schools are doing. MIR. Locker stated
that next year II is his intention to
start new course, which will in
Guide civics, history. industry, and
commerce. He stated that course
OF this kind was greatly needed in
the school, and that already several
inquiries had been. made with regard
TO such 4 course. The principal made
II clear that this study was really an
now is taught
IIiil Awards Cash Prizes.
The many certificates were deliver
ed by the chairman of the School
Board. W. Floyd Reams. and Super
intcndent Abort H Hill awarded
forty-three students cash prizes Tor
completing the required number of
units. y gold medal was given to
the champion debater OF the school,
John S. Stith. by Kirk Mathews. and
hlSS lbtSSlt 1ustuWlthr WHO cOHt
the best essay, entitled "Richmond's
Child Labor system" received II cash
prize of $40, which was offered by
the Joseph Bryan Memorial AsSocia-
tion.
The cash prizes were given by the
American National Bank for the pur-
pose OF encouraging thrift in schools.
This bank donates 500 annually. and
the students securing the most points
in the school arc given these cash
prizes.
over s24.734 is now on deposit in
the school savings bank, and the
average account of each student
amounts To S17i.77. The officials OF
the school try to induce the students
to- keep their money in tho bank and
add some to their accounts each week
students Win Prizes.
Tho following is Il list OF the stu
dents who won the prizes awarded
last night:
Three first prizes ts5 cacm.-Mrs.
NJ. w. Bowden. Lula NJ. Tiller, John
S. Stith.
Five second prizes GA each) Mora
L. Layne, Victor Skorapa, Abe pavids,
Bernice 0. Baber, Annie Christian.
Ten third prizes t$3 eachl.-ielcn
Dusgan, Louise b. OFT. Frederick Lee
Rice, Mabel Il. Lefleor, Theodore l..
enco L. Bray. Cnllle II. Powell. Lillian
NRllen, Stanley Adams.
Ten fourth prizes (S2 cach james
w. Osborne, Leonard Austin. Margaret
y. Smith. Allan Grundy, Keenan, Nor
risy, Iillie r. Clator. Dewey NJ. Hnr
r!s. Mrs. Gertrude Webster, Lillian
Litchemreld. Edward NJ. Bradley.
Fifteen nth prizes (S1 each).-May
Trushe!m. Lillian Wright. James NJ.
Edwards. Mabel Maynor. Mary O..
Duggan. l.. b. Morris, Leila g. Jones,
sadie Dooley, William Drumheller,
Eliese Simms. Stanley Terry, Annie l..
Rowe. Mary Treble, Percy l.. Clarke,
John \. Williams.
Students Get Certificates.
The 1873 certificates were awarded
to the following students:
William Bahen, Percy Il. Clark.
Francis J. Heath, J. Ashby Myers.
John NJ. Payne. William Randlett.
&. Calvin Young, G.. Il. Smith, Annie
Colleran, Daisy Deal. Lucille Jehn-
son, Lcttie Mingee. Carrie T.. Pat
tcrson, Ida West, Suzanne Dauphin,
Nlytie Snead. c. Elmo GrcenStraet.
Eiiese Sims, G. Kenneth BURNS, James
" Edwards, Charles Il. Pitt, Jr., w.
Todd Robins. Solomon Schwartz. Earl
c. Bailey, Earl Bradley. William O..
Hester, John NJ. House. Joe Neuman,
j. Garland >Rowlett, Victor Skorapa.
Lillian B. Allen, Mrs. NJ. w. Rowden,
Lula III. Collins. Maud II. Hudson.
Fanny Litchenfeld. Lula Tiller, j.
Carter Enroughty. s. Randolph
Hatcher, Joseph $. James. Bonnie
I.cbavwich. Joseph A. Morris, T.. NJ
OFlaherty. Tillye Golden. Bernard
Du Bon. Allen Grundy. Ollie Akin