Evening star., 1942-06-11
-Four Schools
In Maryland
GiiveDip|on'ds
Three in Montgomery,
One in Prince Georges
Hold Commencement

Graduation exercises at three
high schools and a Junior high
school yesterday completed the sea-
sons commencement programs in
nearby Maryland.
Richard Montgomery High School
at Rockville. Bethesda-Chevy Chase
High School and Leland Junior High
School were the Montgomery County
institutions holding exercises and
Laurel High School presented di-
plomas to wind up graduation cere-
monies in Prince Georges County.
Albert Kimmel was awarded the
Bausch & Lomb bronze medal and
certificate for outstanding scholastic
attainment at Bethesda-C
Chase.
Wins Cornell Scholarship.
Howard B. Richardson, jr., of Bat
terry Park, member of the activity
council for the last two years, won
the John McMullen regional engi-
neering scholarship offered by Cor
nell University.
The medal for excellence in
mathematics and science donated
by the Alumni Association of Rens-
selaer Polytechnic Institute went to
Frank Carter Squire: the Readers
Digest award to 'Betita Martinez for
outstanding scholarship, and the
Keplinger Trophy given for the WIN
ner of the girls tennis tournament
was awarded to Betty Lou Trow-
bridge.
School monograms, representing
citizenship awards for activities in
the field of scholarship. citizenship
and health, were awarded to Mary
Jane Gott, Elizabeth Ring, Marcia
Boteler. Harold Mankin, Betita Mar
tinez. John Clark and Betty Lou
TroWbridge.
School Letters Awarded.
Letters for hockey went to Betty
Ring, Juliet Darlington, Betty Lou
Trowbridge, jeanne Karr, Gloria
Dunham, Helen Almy. Ruth Small,
Ruth White. Betty Milne, Ruth Mol
laun, Dotty Miller, Mary Louise
Kunde, Ruth Trigger and Frances
Mcpherson. Golf letters were pre-
sented to Alton Willett, Marvin
Mrstik. Sidney Lanier, Richard
Poerstal, William Pattison, Ray
Burgdorf, Gilbert Tauscher and
Hubert Carlock; baseball letters to
Buddy Stevens. Ross Roberts, Tom
Kirby. Sam Miller, Owen Williams,
Tommy Clark, Richard Kuster,
Powell Shoemaker. John Slaughter.
Bob Brewer, George Myers and
Richard Latham.
The boys intramural baseball
championship plaque was presented
to Mrs. Genevieve Blew's home
room and trophies for the school
we're given to Thomas w. Pyle. prin-
cipal
56 Graduate at Rockville.
The 56 graduates of Richard
Montgomery High School were pre-
sented diplomas by Julius P. Stad-
Ter of the county Board of Educa-
ton.
The commencement address was
delivered by Judge Charles w.
Woodward of the Montgomery
County Circuit Court, and special
awards were presented by the prin-
cipal Daryl w. Shaw, to the fol-
lowing:
Rensselaer, medal for excellence
in mathematics and science to John
Bell; citizenship medal for senior
who did most for the school during
the year. Roberta Burdette; award
for outstanding character, Loren
Fletcher Schott, jr.; craftsmanship
medal, William Virts; banking
award. given by Farmers Banking
and Trust Co. of Rockville, Earl
Richards: Sons of the American
Revolution award for outstanding
citizenship, Hansen Watkins; Bausch
e. Lomb award for high scholastic
attainment in science, Wallace Kir-
by; Readers Digest award for scho-
lastic standing, John Bell; Temple
scholarship, Mara Maude Davis.
Seniors receiving pins for men,
bership in the Senior Key Society
we're Robert Browning, Roberta
Burdette, Audrey Coffin, Lawrence
Cecil, Betty Ann Clark, Dorothy
Cruickshank and Florence Louthan;
certificates awarded seniors for
membership in Key Society. John
Bell, Leon Carlin, Doris Poole and
Helen Wallach.
The invocation and benediction