The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-29

Rev. DR.. John J. Snavely, pastor
Of the First Methodist Church, pre-
sented diplomas last evening at
commencement exercises of the
Weekly Schools Of Religion, spon-
sored by the Waterbury Council OF
Churches, at the First Congrega-
tional Church. Rev. Mr.. Snavely
substituted for Frank E. Hess, pres
ident Of the Council Of Churches
who was unable to attend.
In the conference room there was
an unusually fine exhibit Of hand
work done in all the grades. This
was in charge of Mrs. Austin Poir-
Ter. Robing of the choir was ir
charge Of Mrs. Jessie Staegemanr
and Mrs. Earl D. Anderson. Diplo-
mas were cared for by Mrs. Mary
N. Perham ard a committee Of w
G. s. teachers.
Invocation was given by DR.
Snavely while greetings were ex.
tended by Rev. T. Lowrey Sinclair
chairman of Religious Education
The message to the graduates was
given by Rev. B. Kenneth Anthony
First Church pastor. Benediction
was offered by Rev. Louis Higgins
of st. Paul's Methodist Church
Roger B. Arnold presided as Or
ganist and choir director.
The personnel Of the choir in
cluded:
Jean Phelan, Shirley. Pennell,
Carol Nelson. Dorothy OuWelant
Nancy Turrell, joan Anderson,
Ruth Dodson, Esther Calling,
Janice Howrigan, Geraldine Lewis,
Bessie Prince, Virginia Raymond,
Thelma Lynch, Helen Wooster,
Betty Allard, Vivian Howard, Eve
lyn Burns, Irene Albert, Margaret
MAR, Barbara Gardiner, Doris
Schuster, Martha Antrum, Doris
and Shirley Henderson, Jane Jen-
ner. jeanette Sadik, Marion Sedg-
dick.
Ushers: Edward Griggs, James
Walker and Robert Larmett.
Graduating Glass
The schools and their graduates
follow:
Advent Christian: Blanche Ar
mold, Jane Gothberg, Marjorie
Jacko, Leonora Whedbee, Violet
Woloshinski; Brooklyn, Inez Lewis,
Thomas Quirk, George O'Connor,
Richard Castaldo; Central, Jean
Harlan Armour, Doris
Clark, Hettie Craig, Leon Chap
man, Ruth DoGson, Esther Cat
ling, Albert Leach, Geraldine Lewis,
Francis Lieber, Clayton Mccormick,
Winifred Petteway. Helen Richard
son, Helen Rodgers, Milford Trot-
man, William w. Vosburgh, 3D.,
James Walker; West Side, Frederick
Fink. Lucille Lade.
All Souls, Jean Phelan; Bunker
Hill, Marvin Albert, Charles Brickett
Bennett Burton, David Fairbank,
Hermann Krebs, Elaine Lagerquist,
James Latiner, Carol Nelson, Will
liam Powell, Marilyn Ross, Herbert
VerVeer, Jr.; Christ Chapel, Kath-
crime Corcoran, Helen Wooster,
Schuster, Nancy Adams,
Doris Armstrong, Howard Leayen-
worth, Thelma Lynch, Ann Reitdyke
North End, Martha Antrum, Clar-
ence Radke, Clyde Stewart and Rob-
ert Steward.
Mill Plain: Irene Albert Mary
Frost, Jean Leonard, Margaret
MAR, June Mccarthy, Beverly
Meyer, Marjorie Rylander, Doris
Gordon Jones; South Wa
terbury: Robert Bounds, Carl Carl
son, Jr., Richard Hayward, Ru-
dolph Mcintyre, Shirley Miller,
Alicia Roberts, Marian Sedgwick,
Stock, Barbara Tracy,
Betty Allard, Calvin Byrd,
Dorothy Clark, Lois Edwards, Dor
othy GoIdson, Vivian Howard. Phyl-
lis Hunter, Ann Kurtz, Susie Red
dick, Francis Spring. Katharine
Vann and Martha Mum.
Students Receiving Certificates
Students receiving certificates for
less than four years attendance fol-
low: Advent Christian. william
johnson, Edith Jones; All Souls, Ed
ward Griggs. Lois Hubbers, Richard