Evening star., 1939-06-10
"a Are Graduated
Al Woodward School
For Boys
Dr.. Koyser Of 6. W. U.
Warns Education
Just Beginning

Graduates of the Woodward
School for Boys were warned last
night by Dr. Elmer Louis Kayser.
dean of university students at
George Washington University, that
their education is "just beginning"
Dr. Kayser, who spoke at the
schools commencement exercises in
the auditorium at 1876 G street NV,
urged the boys to be good Ameri-
cans and stressed the Importance
OF intelligence in democracy. There
were IA graduates, 7 from the high
school and an equal number from
the grammar school. Besides those
awarded certificates of graduation,
more than a score received awards
for scholarship, athletics and other
attainments during the school year.
The graduation certificates and
other awards were presented by
George A. Lewis, chairman of the
Education Committee of the Y. M.
G. A. Those to receive them were
presented by j. r. Routten, acting
headmaSter of the school during the
illness OF James j. King, headmaSter
Pupil Quartet Sings.
A program of music included sing
ing by quartet from the sixth
grade, consisting of Clifton G. Clar-
ridge, Sd; Alfred Jarden, Charles
Stevenson and Roger Holt. accom-
panied by Mrs Emily Clarridge. and
vocal solos by Mrs. Ethel Lynn Fast.
accompanied by her daughter, Betty
Ann Fast.
Awards were made as follows:
Woodward scholarships of $50
each to four boys most successful
during the school year in attaining
the schools three-fold ideal of de-
velopment, won by Robert J. Brown.
Edward C. Burns, John M. Presley
and Charles Edwin Seller, jr.
r. Harris Cup for best all-round
athlete, won by Robert j. Fast:
Woodward School award of s25 TO
best all-round boy in school, Alan
d. ProSlSe, Jr., the award to be ap-
piled TO tuition at the school next
year; special merit award to boy
whose leadership contributed most
TO the school during the year, won
by Robert j. Fast: the Page Nick.
EtchiSOn gold medal awards to stu
dents who did best work in religious
education courses during year TO
Joseph Dewar and Jack Shulman:
faculty gold medal to Junior School
student who made greatest progress
Clifton G.. Clarridge. Bird, and DON
aid Coakley; Woodward gold medal
TO student in Junior School who best
represented ideals of school. David
Strublnger, jr., Woodward gold
medal to student in High School
who best represented ideals of
school, Charles Edwin Seller. ir.:
Woodward scholarship medal to STU
dent who attained highest standard
IN mathematics, science. history
language and literature. won by
Alan B. Prosise, jr.
Group Awards Made.
lnterSociety loving cup to the So
clety winning the annual debate,
won by Washington Literary Soci-
ETY. team. composed of Edward
Burns, Robert Fast. David McNa-
NEE and Alan B. Prosise, jr.: inter-
society medals. gold. silver and
bronze, respectively, awarded to
winners in the annual defamation
contest, Robert j. Fast. first: Alan
B. Prosise, second. and William
Moves, third: physical education de-
partment medals to high point win
ners in the annual outdoor track
meet. Robert Fast and Edward
Burns tied and divided first and
second honorS. William Wrenn,
third: Woodward Athletic Trophy
TO the literary society winning the
greatest number of points in the
outdoor track meet. won by the
Washington Literary Society.
: The graduates were: High school
Robert J. Fast. Joseph Whitman
Fers, Howard Franklin Gottwals
Henry Hartz Mcfarland. Norris
Easton O'Connell. Waldo Twitchell
Starkweather and L. Heath Vining
Grammar school-Robert Page Cur
ran, Joseph Lotus. David Iglehart
Hanly, Raymond Paul Egan. Mason
Francis Moore, Jack Shulman, jr.
and Edward Dickinson Wrenn.