Evening star., 1941-06-05
Honor Students Tell
Of Hopes in Careers
AT Rotary Meeting
Seven High School
Seniors Are Special
Guests of Club

Seven Washington boys who will
graduate with honors from their re-
spective schools this month mod
estly, and a little shyly. talked about
themselves as the Washington Ro-
tary Club paid them homage at
the clubs annual student meeting"
in the Willard Hotel yesterday.
Singled out for the Rotary award
on the basis of outstanding leader
ship, scholarship and character,
each boy was asked to speak briefly
or his aspirations for the future,
a future which all of them agreed
was none too bright.
Declared Bernard Harrison, Gen.
trail High School cadet captain,
school editor and recipient of a
George Washington University
scholarship:
I'm ready to give up a year OF
my time and schooling to learn how
to defend my country . But
some day I want to be a lawyer
and later a judge so that I can
help administer justice"
Wilson Student Speaks,
Kent Balls, jr, Woodrow Wilson
High School cadet captain and pres
ident of the student council and
honor society, said, although he was
only 18, he hoped his cadet train
ing would stand him in good stead
in the event the draft age was low
cred. Kent has been awarded q
scholarship to Haverford College.
II want to study mechanical en-
gineering, profession which will
help me serve my country" said
Nelson Vance, Anacostia High
School senior, who financed his way
through school by chicken farming
and working as water boy for a
construction firm during the summer
months. Nelson, who has been &C
tive in the cadets and his school
orchestra and band, said he hoped
to attend the University of Mary
land in the fall.
John Stuntz, McKinley's honor
representative, said he also was in
terested in engineering at Mary
land, but that above all he wanted
to be "a good citizen and a man."
Johns many activities at McKin-
ley included editing the school paper.
A third youth with a desire for
studying engineering was Louis Do
meratsky. Western High School SEN
1or, who has been awarded a schol-
arship to Lehigh University. He
said he had not yet made up his
mind what branch of the science
he would specialize in.
Hopes to Join Rotary.
David Rhodes, cadet colonel of
the high school brigade and win
ner Of Princeton University schol-
arship, told the Rotarians ne
planned to major in chemistry, and
added that when he achieved sue
cess he hoped to be invited to join
the Rotary group.
The final youth introduced was
Allan Weise. Roosevelt High School
cadet captain and president of his
honor society and graduating class.
Allan, too, is interested in chemis-
try, explaining that perhaps he
might find cure for hayfever and
the common cold. He has been
awarded a scholarship to George
Washington.
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
OF District schools, presented each
boy after first introducing the prin-
cipals OF schools they represented.
Members of the Board of Education
and school officials present included
DR.. James A. Cannon, G.. Melvin
Sharpe, Mrs. Henry Grafton DOYLE,
Mrs. E. z. Watkins, Assistant Su-
perintendents Lawson J. Cantrell
and Chester w. Holmes and First
Assistant Superintendent J. J.
Crane and Robert L. Haycock.
DR.. Josue Gollan, president of
the University of Littoral at Santa
Fe, Argentine, speaking in Spanish,
presented small flag OF his coun-
try to Bert Nye. presiding officer of
the club.