Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-15
High School
Commandments

for four years and were winners
of the Readers Digest award. The
award given by the Sons of the
American Revolution for Citizen
ship went 10 Miss Glover, Kenneth
Wise won the medal for lnathemat-
les.
Arthur B. Joseph, member of
the Montgomery County Board of
Education, presented diplomas. In
vocation and benediction were
given by the Rev. C. A. Michael
of the Poolesville Methods:
Church.
Sherwood High School
The program of Sherwood High
School, Sandy Spring, held Tues
day evening, was dedicated to for
mer students now in service, and
was highlighted by the presenta-
ton of service flag bearing the
appropriate stars.
Awards presented included the
following: Lucille Bolton, good
citizenship; Charles Morris, Mems
Club award for the most outstand-
ing boy; Ethel Wachter, the We'd
nesday Club prize for the girl
showing the greatest progress in
school leadership and participa-
ton. Margaret Farquhar, the Ell
gar award to the student with the
highest standing in the academic
class for A years; Frances Camp
bell, valedictorian, the Readers
Digest award; Betty Giddings won
the Victory Corps award for the
highest number of merits in the
corps. This was the first time
such a prize has been presented
at the school.
Marie Snowden, a senior, and
Clara Liskey, a junior, tied for the
faculty award for the student con-
tributing the most in Victory Corps
work and doing the most for the
school maintenance program.
A scholarship certificate of $3.50
to Davis Elkins College was
awarded to Leah Easton.
| Gaithersburg
Commencement exercises were
held at the High School auditor
ium Monday evening with julius
P. Stadler, of the Montgomery
County Board of Education pre-
senting the diplomas to the twenty
nine graduates.
The address given by DIR. Arnold
E. loyal, Dean of Education of
the University of Maryland who
had for his topic, '"The Ships of,
Life
The principal, Emerson Phillips
Slacum, presented the special
awards.
Commencement Awards
National Honor Society Pins,
presented by Irvan Cregger, new
president of the Student Council
were awarded to Claire Boland,
Kelley Rice, Jr., Bill Bliss, Edwin
Becraft.
Citizenship awards, P.T.A. Med
al presented by Mrs. Kirk Grit
fifth, president, won by Claire Bo-
land. Sons of American Revolu-
ton Medal, won by Edwin Becraft.
Rensselaer, Medal for proficiency
in mathematics and science for the,
past four years was presented to
Kelley Rice, Jr.
Special commentator was given
William Cooley for his outstand-
ing work as student chairman of
war stamps and bond sales.
Grace Methodist Church was
filled to capacity Sunday morning,
for the Baccalaureate sermon de-
livered by the Rev. Karl G. New
ell. Music was rendered by the
High School Mixed Chorus with
Harriet Kemp as soloist. Rev.
William 7. Cover offered the In
vocation and the Scripture Lesson
was read by the Rev. Arthur w.
Ewell.
Damascus High School
Miss Evalyn Hurley of the grad
uating class of Damascus High,
School participated in all four of
the awards made at the commence
ment exercises held Tuesday eve
ming. Miss Hurley with John Nc
Graw and Donald Nicholson were
the winners in Time Magazine
contest.
Miss Hurley won the honorary
gift for the highest scholastic re-
cord. The Readers Digest award
and the DR.. George M. Boyer
scholarship attainment award.
Miss Eleanor Hawkins was also o
winner in the Readers Digest
competition.
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