Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-14

High Schools of the county grad
uated $40 students this week, be-
ginning with Sherwood and Pooles-
vile Monday evening and ending
with Richard Montgomery in Rock
vile last night.
Sherwood Monday evening had
an all student program, with Mar
garet Crosley speaking on Uni
versal Peace; Kenneth Poole on
The League of Nations; Clara
Liskey, The Four Freedoms; The
Atlantic Charter, Patricia Ber-
lage; Provisions For Peace, Pa
tricia Pierson, and the Response
bility of the High School Toward
World Understanding, by Vertrees
Candy.
At the Sherwood Commence
ment Monday evening nine men,
bers of the graduating class and
one faculty member were honored
by being indicted into Sherwood
Chapter of the National Honor
Society. Miss Margaret Casey,
Sponsor of the Sherwood Chapter
was made an Honorary Member.
Others were Patricia Berlage, Yer
trees Candy, Mary Katherine Carr,
Margaret Crosley, Louise Harding,
Ruth Link, Clara Liskey, Rose
mary Metzger and Patricia Pier
son.
The Good Citizenship Medal pre-
scented annually by the Maryland
Society Sons of the American Rev
olution to the graduate who is
outstanding in the following quail
ifications, dependability, cooper
alton, leadership and patriotism
was won by Clara Liskey.
Young Mems Club award pre-
scented each year to the boy in
Senior High school who is voted
to be the best all around boy in
school, was given to Charles Nor
ris.
The Elgar Scholarship present
ed yearly by Mrs. j. W. Jones to
the senior who has these qualifi-
cations: been good student in
Sherwood for the entire high
school period, in the academic
class with the highest scholastic
average of this class for the en-
tire Junior and Senior high school
period. Margaret Crosley received
this award of $500.
The Readers Digest award
went to Vertrees Candy who has
the highest average for the three
years of Senior High School.
The Library Award One men,
Der Of the graduating class has
given much of her time and effort
by rendering valuable service to
the library and making many ex-
cellent pieces of art for various
projects Of the school. This stu
dent is Martha Powell.
PooIesviLLe High School
Graduation exercises for Pooles-
vile High School were also held
Monday evening. The invocation
was given by the Rev. c. A.
Michael. The principal speaker
was DR.. Fred G. Holloway, presi-
dent of Western Maryland Col
lege. The diplomas were present
ed by Arthur B. Joseph, a men,
Der of the School Board. A Man
tie Ceremony was conducted by
Charles Upton, president of the
Senior Class to Joseph Deadrick,
president of the Junior Class.
Announcement Of awards and
honors were made by the acting
principal, Miss Olivia Green. Ray
mond Ethan Poole was awarded
the medal for Citizenship given
by the Maryland Chapter Of The
Sons Of the American Revolution,
and the A. A. A. Badge for SER
vice in the Student Patrol.
The Readers Digest award went
to Doris Virginia Matthews; the
Rensselaer, Institute Alumni Chap
ter gold medal was awarded to
Charles NJ. Upton, Jr., as the
most proficient in Science and
Mathematics. On behalf Of the
graduating class Idella Frye pre-
scented the school with an American
Flag.
GGithersburg High School
Graduation exercises for Cal
thersburg High School were held
Tuesday evening. There were 80
in the class. Carroll "Dutch" Way
ne, a senior, will receive his d.
ploma, but because of his call tn
the U. S. Navy, was not able to
graduate with tho c1acs