Evening star., 1942-06-05
Prince Georges
Graduations SET
For Tonight
WeIIes Will Present
Diplomas at Oxon Hill
Commencement


Presentation of diplomas by Un-
dersecretary of State Welles at the
Oxon Hill High School vii. high
light commencement programs in
several Prince Georges County high
schools tonight
Mr.. Welles, who lives at oxon Hill,
has made 1t custom to present
diplomas each year at that schools
graduation exercises.
All but two of the county schools
are scheduled to hold exercises
tonight. The Maryland Park High
School has arranged its program
for Tuesday night and the Laurel
High School exercises will be held
Wednesday evening.
Exercises designated as "a vital
lied graduation program" in which
the senior class will conduct the
exercises, will be held at Oxon Hill
at 8 pm. The theme of the pro-
gram Is Youth Looks at Democ-
racy' and the student speakers will
be Vera Finnotti. discussing What
Democracy Means to U.s." William
Moore, Democracy and Our Four
Freedomsi" Shirley Lee Taylor,
Democracy and Education" Mar
garet Pharne, "Democracy's Need
for Protection" Mayo Shives, The
Future of Democracy" and Lilly
Conley. What We Can Do For
Democracy"
Sothoron to Speak.
The Choral Club will furnish mu-
sic featuring Donnal Salin as vocal
soloist.
State Senator L. Harold Sothoron
Of Prince Georges County will be
the principal speaker at the Sur
rattsville High School program at
f:45 o'clock tonight. j. Frank Dent
of Clinton, member of the County
Board of Education, will present the
diplomas.
Margaret Baker, an honor gradu-
ate, will present the American
youths war creed as prepared by
the high school student council
and Principal T. S. Klein will be-
stow the medals and awards. The
invocation will be pronounced by
Father Casimir Losinski of st.
Johns Roman Catholic Church and
the benediction will be said by the
Rev. Gerald Catlin of Christ's
Episcopal Church, both of Clinton.
John S. White of Hyattsville, ma
frr-itJy Hnor 1aoinr nf he =
House of Delegates, will be the
speaker at the Mount Rainier High
School at o'clock. Ormand Phair,
member of the Board of Education,
will present the diplomas and Jack
Thirst, senior class president, will
deliver the welcoming, address. The
Rev. Edwin Pieplow of the Mount
Rainier Luthern Church will de-
liver the invocation.
Bladensburg Exercises.
Graduates of the Bladensburg
High School will speak on various
departments and activities of the
school at exercises at o'clock. The
Rev Claude S. Ridenour, pastor of
st. Lukes Episcopal Church, will
give the invocation and benediction.
The front lawn of the Brandywine
High School will be used at pm.
for exercises of that school because
an addition to the building has not
been completed. DR.. Harold c.
Hand, professor of education at the
University of Maryland, will be the
principal speaker and the Rev. J. L.
Shovel, pastor of St Thomas
Episcopal Church at Croome, will
give the invocation
DR.. r. G. Steinmeyer, associate
professor of political science of the
University of Maryland, will be the
speaker at exercises at Greenbelt
High School at pm. Roy Braden,
town manager, will present diplomas.
The Rev. Wilmer P. Johnson, pastor
of the Greenbelt Community
Church, will deliver the invocation.
DR.. George ]. Kabat of the De-
partment of Education, University
of Maryland, will be the principal
speaker at the Marlboro High School
at $3.50 pm.
DrS Arnold loyal of the Univer-
sity of Maryland will speak at exer-
cises at the Hyattsville High School,
at pm. Mrs Eveleen B. Hatcher,
vice president of the County Board
of Education, will present the
diplomas and j. Albert Miller, prin-
clpal, will make the honor awards.
The Rev. w. Clark Main of Hy-
attsville Methodist Church will
pronounce the invocation and the
Rev. D. Hobard Evans of Hyatsville
Presbyterian Church will say the
benediction.