Hartford-Springfield chronicle., 1940-06-15
Medford, Mass.
Church

Children's day, last Sunday
 brought forth special sermon by
 Rev. Frederick J. Bailey, pastor, at Shiloh.
 Potted flowers were presented to the Sunday school scholars of the elementary, division and the young peoples special program was a good one.
 Tomorrow will be Fathers day and tribute will be paid to the men who make the sacrifices for youth.
 In order to clear up misunder- standing, your weekly news re- porters are serving voluntarily, without reward. The public should keep this in mind when asked to contribute news. Help your city reporter; help your city.
 General News
 Amid gIittering and brilliant setting, the largest number of colored students ever to graduate from Medford High Schol re- ceived their diplomas this week. Receiving book diplomas at Cou- sins Gym at Tufts last Tuesday were:
 Ethel Brown, Marion Campbell, Alberta Carney, Madeline Dugger, Vivien Fisher, Persis Lanier, Der tha Puryear, Louise Robinson and Marjorie Valentine. The young men were: Elmer Allen, Reginald Cook, Warren Guy, Whitfield Jef- fers, Ray Parham, Joseph Pollen, William Smith, Edward Stoner, Eugene Reavis and William Wright.
 The senior class reception of the high school at the Lawrence Armory also featured the largest attendance of colored Americans. Seen enjoying themselves on the spacious dance floor were: Walter Sherwood, Vivien Fisher, Roger Green, Louise Robinson, Edgar Brown, Ethel Brown, Andrew Gale, Bertha Puryear, Joseph Glover, Marion Campbell, William Wright, Katherine Biggers and John Washington; also Madeline Dugger. A formal affair the oc- casion found our young people at their best.
 Perhaps not so we'll known here is graduate Joseph Pollen of South Medford, who was a mem- Der of the history club. Pollen's father has been a music teacher for number of years and young Joe expects to go to Pittsburgh, where he later hopes to teach. The Lend-a-Hand June break fast will be held June IT, next Monday at Shiloh.
 A special program by the Dukes Club, featuring a guest speaker and musical artists, is scheduled for July 8.
 the pupils who took part in Anna Bobbit- -Gardner's recital at the New England Con- servatory of Music last week were Barbara Nelson, Gloria Bosfeld and lone Dugger, all of this city. The West Medford Mems Com munity Club announces a women's and children's field day for next July 4. The usual mems field day will come later in the season. column, in reply to an in quiry of the Medford park depart ment, has received this informa- tion from Joseph W. Wellington:
 "You realize this (Dugger) park is still the property of the Metropolitan District Commis- sion and it is the duty of this (Medford) board simply to main tain it. We are trying to put Dugger Park in playing condition and are doing all in our power to make it as nice as any of our own parks"
 MT. Wellington, who is chair man of the board of park com missioners, also informs us that Medford will be unable to put up our requested wire fence along the river, because of lack of funds. He adds:
 "I would suggest that you con- tact the Metropolitan District Commission, as they might have enough money in their accounts to do this work"
 The Chronicle city reporter passes this word along to those most interested in the building of our community, this being our duty.
 The fence in question, or hoped | for, is an attractive painted wire | fence along the park playing area, near the waters edge.
 It is not the time to discuss personalities and politics when such issues of community pro- 7ection are at stake. What is your decision?