Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
HUNDREDS RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS At HIGH
SCHOOL EXERCISES
Midyear Commandments Are
in Full Swing at D. C.
Institutions.
PROGRAMS TO CONTINUE
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
Two Year, Glass Graduates at Bust
ness Hear Keech-Gilligan
Speaks at Langley.

Midyear commencement exercises for
the city high schools were in full swing
today, with hundreds of graduates re-
ceiving their diplomas.
Following the first program last night
at Langley Junior High School the
next to follow were those at Business
High School, tWo-year class this morn
ing at 10 o'clock; Business High School
four-year class tonight at o'clock;
Hine Junior High School and Columbia
Junior High both this afternoon at 2
o'clock: mcfarland Junior High School
this afternoon at 80 o'clock.
Commencement exercises tomorrow
include Central High School at 8
O'Clock; Eastern High School, four-year
class, 8 o'clock; Mckinley High School,
8 O'Clock; Western High School, AS
o'clock; jefferson Junior High School,
8 o'clock: Paul Junior High School,
2 O'Clock; Powell Junior High, 2 o'clock,
and Stuart Junior High, o'clock.
Graduates Hear Keech.
The address to the two-year class
graduates at Business High School this
morning was delivered by Richmond
B. Keech, peoples counsel, Public IT'LL
tiles Commission Harry o. Hine, secre-
tary of the Board of Education, presided.
The invocation was by Rev. Irving w.
Ketchum, and certificates were awarded
by Hobert B. Riley, jr., president OF the
Business High School Alumni Associa-
ton. Music was by the school orches-
ira, under direction OF Miss Emma
Louise Thompson.
At the commencement exercises OF
the four-year class of Business High
tonight, Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, presi-
dent of George Washington University,
will be the principal speaker, and Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, member OF the
Board of Education, will preside.
At Langley Junior High last night the
address to the graduates was by Henry
Gilligan, member of the Board of Edu-
cation. Robert l.. Haycock, assistant
superintendent of schools, presented
diplomas. There was an extensive
musical program, including several songs
by the class of 1881 and music by the
high school orchestra. There's were also
a piano duet by katherine A. Deale and
Robert M. Winfree: solo by Lorraine o.
Gerard, and cello solo by Ralph B.
Lanning. Claude E. Willis, jr., deliv-
cred the address of welcome as presi-
dent of the class; the valedictory was
by Vernon L. Brooks; Grace L. Nc
Dewitt read the class records, and Flor
ence c. Connolly read the class honors.
Henry F. Alt presented the class gift,
which was received by Chester w.
Holmes, principal of the school. The
invocation and benediction were by
Rev. r. Y. Nicholson of the Rhode
Island Avenue Methodist Protestant
Church.
Exercises at Abbott.
Graduation exercises also were held
at Abbott Vocational School last night,
with address to the graduates by Capt.
L. H. Dimmick, who also presented the
diplomas.
Honors announced by w. F. Smith,
principal, went to the followinfi: Shop
work-Joseph Brown. first honors; Cliff
ford Klein, second honors. Academic
work-First honors, Carl Gabsch; Sec
ond honors. Joseph Brown present
every day for two years, Joseph Brown;
never tardy, Joseph Brown and Noble
Rice.
Several songs were presented by the
school. and papers were read on The
Seasoning of Lumber" by Joseph
Brown, and on The Development of
the Automobile" by Paul Triplett. A,
w. Lyles sang, and the Stuart Junior
High School Orchestra played.
The graduates included:
Auto shop - Paul James Triplett
John Benjamin KernS, Valentine Ghel-
mini, George Francis Miller and Gllso
August Gnotto.
Electrical shop Neil SaunderSon,
Francis william Beale and Roger Rich
ard Hensler.
Metal shop-Clifford Anthony Klein
and Charles Edgar CLARK.
Plumbing-ArnoId Louis Yuter
Print shop-Charles Anthony Dabbs
Julius De Franceschi, Karl William
Gabsh. Ralph Ernest Gladmon, Mobile
Woodrow Rice and Lewis Stanley Wolfe
Wood shop - Joseph Grant Brown
and Edward Clinton Neff.