The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-08
THOUSANDS TO
END CAREERS IN
GRADE SCHOOLS
Commencement Exercises
Are Scheduled Today
and Thursday.

anu thursday.
Between 1000 and 1000 eighth
grade pupils in the Indianapolis
public schools will receive diplomas
al commencement exercises today
and Thursday.
approximately seventy elementary
schools Of the city are advancing
pupils into the secondary schools.
A group Of songs By the boys
glee club. and another group by the
girls club featured the graduation
exercises at Benjamin Harrison
school No. 2. at 700 North Delaware
street, at 9 this morning. Frank
Patocka, captain Of the schools
trafac squad, presented traffic dis
charges TO the members Of his unit.
Fifty-seven pupils received diplo-
mas. which we're presented by Miss
Mary MCGEE, principal.
Girls to Recite
Seven girls viii recite poems at
commencement exercises at George
Merritt school No. 4 at $50 West
Michigan street The girls are D0ro-
thy Pavton. Roberta Schoolcr. Rosa
Edwards. Margaret Harvey, Bureus
MCGUIRE. Ruth Scott and Mary
Dorothy Rogers.
The school chorus viii sing six
elections. and the boys chorus and
the girls chorus will sing The pro-
gram will be held at Thursday
civic project, The Trial Of Mrs.
Smith. featured ceremonies at Hor-
ace Mann school No. 10, Noble and
Buchanan streets. The graduating
class participated.
Songs were sung by the depart
ment chorus. Nineteen pupils we're
given certificates.
Glee Club on Program
Songs by the "a chorus and the
boys glee club Will be given on the
program Of Booker r. Washington
school No II. Eleventh and West
streets. at 10 Thursday.
The chorus Of Abraham Lincoln
school No. 10, 1901 East Palmer
street. sang five selections at the
exercises today Musical numbers
we're presented by the ga girls and
by the ga boys. Miss Corinne c.
Rielag, principal. awarded diplomas.
School activities we're the theme
OF the program today at Charity
Dye school No. p, Seventeenth
street and Park avenue. Fifteen
pupils described their school life.
They we're Genevie Sheriff.
Charles Freije, Frances Short. Mary
Finney. Edward Krug, Beulah CAL
win, Emma J. Griffith. Robert
Stockton, Max Adelman, jess
Reaves. Flossie Oefler. Helen Ket-
ring, Mildred Powers. Paul Fetch
or and Joe Cavanaugh.
Gives Bible Reading
Kathryn Giltner gave the intro
duction, Keith Hartweu led the
NOR hing exercises, and John Moore
gave the Bible reading.
Descriptions of Indiana state
parks was given by members Of the
graduating class at school No. 81,
307 Lincoln street today.
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John Ellis. Mildred Walther, Eliza
beth Kudelka, Harrell Butterheld,
James Gribben, Marie Barnes. Edna
Knots, Floyd Phillips, Lewis KEN
merer and Rose Finegold.
Mildred Minchin, Elizabeth
Kudelka. and Marie Barnes are
members of a trio which sang.
Twenty-three pupils received diplo-
mas from Miss Mary Conner, prin-
cipal.
Read Washington Papers
George Washington was the theme
Of the commencement exercises at
Eleanor S. Skillen school No. "a,
Wade and Boyd streets, today.
Twelve pupils gave selections
about Washington. They were
Frances Lewellyn, Marcella Wire,
Virginia Fletcher, Freda Murphy,
Hilda Roth, Ruth Sohn, Marine
Groothaert. Mary Alice Long Jose
Ehine Mckee, Armilda Short. Rus
sell Burger, and Harry Demaree.
Thirty-four p II n ! S received
diplomas today in the exercises at
James A. Garfield school No. IS. 220l
Madison avenue Miss Martha NJ
Pich. principal. presented the
certificates.
Pupils who took part in the pro-
gram were Deloris NJ. Bailey, Will
liam J. Tavenor, Frances Lucy
Gerdts, Robert E. Hall. and Ervine
Mary Aebker The department
chorus sang six selections.
Plan Spring Concert
Girls glee club and the pupils in
the departmental grades viii give a
spring concert during the COM
mencement program Of Benjamin
Franklin school No SO. al 260l
North Capitol avenue. at 10 Friday
A PRAYER. Fitness for Service, will
be recited by Jean Beale. Miss Mary
z. Buckley, principal, viii present
the certificates.
Four songs by the ga class viii
be given at graduation at George
W. Sloan school No Al. 1902 RAIDER
street. The commencement will be
held at Q Thursday Miss Anna
Reade, principal will award the di-
plomas.
Fifty pupils of school No ~. 1902
West Twenty-ffth street. Will re-
ceiye diplomas following presenta-
ton Of a one-act playlet. a Pa
triotic Pep Program written by the
class. Members Of the cast will be
Robert Banks. Thelma Derrickson
and Vida Lane.
Part of Science Work
Talks on citizenship will feature
the graduation at William Penn
school, No. ~. 1902 West Morris