Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-16
800 STUDENTS GRADUATE
FROM JOHN MARSHALL
Class Constitutes Largest in
History of Richmond
Institution.
MARKS rIFsrIETH ANNIVERSARY
3fias Ann Mcriwcthcr Anderson
Awarded Scholarship Cup for
Highest Standing for -Four Years.
and Captures Two other HonOrs.

Simple hut impressive exercises
marked the close OF the forty-cish,h
annual commencement exercises Of
the john Marshall H'eh School last
night in the CRY Auditorium. with
the largest class in the history Of the
school receiving diplomas
Miss Ann Mcriwether Anderson. OF
the graduating class. was awarded
the scholarship cup for the highest
standing for four years. the Ran
Golph Macon Womau's college
scholarship. life membership in the
John Marshall High school Alumni
Association, and the editorial award
In s;he Virginia lnterscholastic Pub
lications Conference contest. 10y
james 9. Hsrwood. principal 81 the
school and commencement orator.
Possession of high school rdu-
cation today Will barely put the
youthful citizen on par with n
similar voter Of fifty years ago" Mr..
Rarwood stated in his address.
which covered the growth OF John
Marshall High school for the first
fifty years, beginning with the estah-
llshnleni OF the Richmond High
School in a rented room on Rroad
Street IN 1872 and the closing with
the class o: 1922. sno the prospects
OF the school for next year, with the
addition Of the annex.
BIamcs Parental Indifference.
In February. iqil, approximately
5s4 pupils entered the first grade. in
September, 1911. esS pupils entered.
That makes a total OF 1852 pupils.
Here are 500 OF them. Where are the
rest? The cause Of the loss Of these
pupils is mostly because OF parental
Indifference and the belief that a boy
does no, need high school cduca
ton" the speaker declared.
From a faculty Of three In 1872, the
school has grown 50 that uinety-slN
instructors are In John Marshall. DIR.
Harwood showed Against tn. for
ty-nine pupils enrolled In 1872. there
are now 2,6Si. and in 1882 the total
number o. graduates was only 1872. as
compared with the approximately
3.SSS up To 1922.
Following "A musical selection By
the John Marshall orchestra. the
chorus ~ the school rendered "A Sc
lection. Mrs. Horace poweii led ia
the singing OF "lniianmatus," after
which W. Floyd Reams. chairman of
the school board. delivered the di-
plomas and MIR. Howard announced
the scholarships.
awnrurd fife Membership.
-h'SN -Nih'l sun NhN NMNlhVN VIC
lie membership in the alumni as
sociaiicn given by Dr. Ramon ID.
Garcin for the student who has had
the mos, school spirit. y loving cup
donated by Walter h. Anderson. of
the class OF June. 1917. for highest
standing In scholarship was awarded
Miss Anderson, and the athletic cup,
given the most prominent member
Of the student body in athletics was
awarded Charles Howard LicsfeId
The Virginia lnterschoinstlc Pub
LEGATIONS Conference. an association
OF all college papers in the state.
established a contcs; among the high
schools for the best editorial and
short story. and MISS Anderson was
named the winner In IN. editorial
contes; and Miss Ellen Douglas Cor
don that Of the short-story contest.
Miss Anderson was given nrst
award In the scholarships. receiving
scholarship 10 Randolph Macon
Woman's College other winners, Ia
the order OF their standing, were:
Miss Alice $. Hut2lcr. the William
Franklin Harw0od Scholarship in
Westhampton College; Miss Rrunic
Ann De Shazo, the Henry : N.I-r-
stein scholarship ia W"sthnmptnil
College: Miss Nan Russell I.insl..
Holllns College, Samuel Warren
Chappell. Richmond College. John g..
Tatum. the NJ. l.. .Etrau- .m-morlul
schoiarshi? In I+.chmcnd G,piI-g.
Miss Marian Rozell- Mnr.h. College
o. william and Mary Miss Elizabeth
Adams Hogrs. Lyncnnurg Cou-s.
George Cay III University Of N.-
GINA Rober; Rarret WASHINGTON
and Les University. Charles Parker
Cneatwood Hampton. Sidney Coll-g.
HAYES Coleman, Jr. Raudolrh Ma-
con College. and Samuel Joseph
Cohen. william and MARY
Honorable mention was mad. Of
the following who made standings
higher Than some Of tn" boys Who
were awarded scholarships. af.- at
the gil scholarships had aIrcad,
been awarded Misses Ann i.i,chfo..
Mary Branch Woodward. Dorothy
Walter Booth. Martha / Brown
virginia Allen Blanton. Auce o
BAILEY. Dorothy Ellen Whit Alice
Frances Bell, Louise Fry and Nanni,
vii! Turner.