Evening star., 1944-06-02
5 Alexandra School!
To Graduate Seniors
Starting on June !

Five Alexandria high schools will
graduate their senior classes be-
tween June Z and June IL when
approximately 230 young people will
complete their school courses.
The largest graduating class will
be at George Washington High
School where 1872 are expected to re-
ceive diplomas June 10. On June 7
the Episcopal High School will grad
uate 81 boys, and on the same day,
st. Agnes Episcopal School will
award diplomas to II girls. ST..
Mary's parochial school will hold
its exercises June with a class of
81, and st. Mary's Academy will
hold its first graduation in the new
building on Russell road June IL
with class of IL.
Rev. Roberts to Speak.
George Washington High School
will hold its baccalaureate service
at 8 pm. Sunday in the auditorium
with the Rev. Norman Roberts de-
livering the sermon. The gradua-
ton exercises also will be held in
the auditorium with program con-
sisting of selections written and
read by members of the graduating
class.
Awards, prizes and scholarships
will be presented by Arthur King,
chairman of the Board of Educa-
ton; Howard Richardson, princi-
pal of the school, will present the
honor pupils, and Thomas G. VIII
liams, superintendent of schools
will award the diplomas.
Baccalaureate service for both
Episcopal High School and St. Agnes
School will be held Sunday, the
former in the seminary chapel at II
An, with the Rev. st. George
Tucker, presiding Bishop of sthe
Episcopal Church. as speaker, and
the latter at 4:30 pm. in the En-
manuel Episcopal Church, with the
sermon to be delivered by the Rev.
Stanley Brown-Serman of the fac
ulty of the Virginia Episcopal Sem
mary.
WIN DCulCdtC "1uuOWs
A high light of the st. Agnes serv-
ice will be the dedication of stained
glass window presented to the
church by the pupils of the school.
The central figure is Christ with a
lamb. symbolizing st. Agnes, while
medallions representing wisdom and
the holy spirit and the words, Pre-
sented by the pupils Of st. Agnes
School," form a part of the design.
The Rev. Edward Tate. pastor of
the church and chaplain of the
school, will dedicate the window.
The speaker at st. Agnes gradu-
alton at 4 pm. June 7 on the school
grounds will be DR. Edward Howard
Griggs, noted lecturer and Shakes
pearean scholar. In addition to the
customary awards and presentations,
Polly Bryan of the class of 194l will
present memorial gift to the school
from the alumni in memory of her
classmate, Constance Barrett Will
hanls, daughter of the late Maj.
Gen. Charles D. Barrett and Mrs.
Barrett, who died on New Year Day,
1914.
With the exception of the awards
Of prizes and scholarships, there
will be no program at the gradu-
alton exercises of the Episcopal
High School, scheduled for 10 am.
June in Centennial Hall on the
school campus.
Mark Anniversary.
st. Mary's Academy "class night"
exercises will be held at 8 o'clock
on June 6 in the new building, with
the theme the passing of the 18th
milestone in the history of the aca-
deny.
The Very Rev. Edward l..
Stephens, pastor of St. Marys
Church and dean of Northern Vir-
ginia parishes, will be the guest
speaker. The program will consist
OF piano and vocal selections, choral
readings by the class of 1914, and
the diamond jubilee tribute by mem
hers of the class.
The senior class will graduate
from st. Mary's Academy at 8 am.
June II in the chapel of the school.
No announcement of the program
for st. Mary's parochial school
graduation has been made other
than it will take place on the eve
ming Of June q