Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-06-29
Gaithersburg High Had
Record Graduating Glass


A record class in the history of the
Galthersburg High School was grad
uated last week when SO senior stu
dents were presented diplomas by
William H. McCeney, member of the
County Board of Education, at the
annual commencement exercises, held
IN the school auditorium, with a ca
pacity audience in attendance.
Featuring this interesting program
arranged under the direction of Miss
Rebecca Fields of the High School
faculty with Mrs. Helen Bickmore,
musical director was the invocation
by Rev. ]. E. James, pastor of the
Epworth M. E. Church, which was
followed by chorus by the Senior
Girls Glee Club and an overture by
the Senior Orchestra. Members of the
graduating class delivered essays, the
young speech-makers being Marian
Lowe, Norman Jacobs, Jr., and Betty
Ward.
Other musical selections consisted
OF violin solo by Isadore Wolfson,
vocal solos, by Marian Lowe, and
Julia Ward, double quartet, consisting
OF Marian Lowe, Julia Ward, Welbie
Shipe, Alice Thompson, Isadore Wolf
son, Jack Haske, Robert Louis Wells
and Arthur Beall and farewell song
by the Senior Class.
Special awards were presented by
7. W. Troxell, principal as follows:
First forensic medal, Marian Lowe;
Second forensic medal, Norman
Jacobs, Jr.; Scholastic medal, Elva
Hawkins Junior Glass;; Honor medal
(given by Miss Broome), Alverda
White (senior); Commercial medal,
donated by Miss Moore, INSTRUCTOR
Alice Thompson.
Miss Thompson also won scholar
ship to a commercial college in Wash
ington, D. c.; Citizenship medal.
Arthur Beall, Jr.; Alumni medal, Nor
man Jacons, Jr.; Cissell memorial
medal, Evelyn Myers American Leg
ion medal, donated by the Barger
Briggs, Post No. 1O4), Clayton Wat
kins, Jr., this medal was presented by
Commander Belt; Citizenship medal,
(Sixth Grade), Hazel Glover.
Athletic awards for proficiency in
soccer, basket ball and track were
won by Arthur Beall, Jr., Jack Haske,
Fenton Kephart, Harry Hammann
and Samuel Gloyd. /.
The following girls also received
letters for proficiency in athletics:
Laura Hershey, Margaret Musser,
Isabelle Griffith and Virginia Davis.
The athletic cup for the best all
around senior boy athlete given and
presented by Mr.. Harry Bertschy, in
structor, was won by Jack Haske, of
Washington Grove.
DR.. Frank A. Tyler, pastor of the
Grace M. E. Church, South, Gathers
burg closed the exercises with the
benediction.
The graduates were:
Academic-Arthur Wilcoxon Beall,
Jr., John Petrie Haske, Jr., Norman
Bliss Jacobs, Jr., Robert Louis Wells,
Isadore Wolfson, Catherine Louise
Ellen Greenwell Freeman,
Mary Isabella Griffith, Mary Lee
Griffith, Hazel Adelaide Howard,
Gladys Virginia Liskey, Marian Eliz-
abeth Lowe, Evelyn Myers, Virginia
Lee Thomas, Hilda Rebecca Walker,
Elizabeth Ann Ward, Julia Louisa
Ward, Minnie Gertrude Watkins, AL
verda Griffith White.
Commercial-Bertha Hazel Duvall,
Laura Victoria Hershey, Margaret
Louise Musser.
NATURALIZATION Jerome KEEP
hart, Virginia West Beall.
General-George Thaddens Bean,
Harry Weller Hammann, Guy Ken
meth Howes, Charles Montgomery
Schwartzbeck, Christine Violette Con-
nell, Marietta Alice Crawford, Vir-
ginia Lee Davis, Helen Lucille Fraley,
Helen Louise Mainhart, Evelyn
Cecilia Gloyd, Mary Annabel
Schwartz, Welbie Agatha Shipe, Alice
Virginia Thompson and Dorothy Eliz-
abeth White.