Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12
44O Receive Diplomas
In Exercises al Five
Montgomery Highs


Montgomery Blair High Schools
1856 graduates, including nine vet
Grams of World War II, received
diplomas this morning following
commencement exercises last night
for total of 254 graduates at four
other Montgomery County high
schools.
Arthur B. Joseph, president of the
County Board of Education, pre-
sented diplomas at today's exercises
in the Silver Theater, Silver Spring
A highlight was the presentation
of new aWard-the Montgomery
Blair Memorial Scholarship-given
by the parents of 80 of the Blair
boys who lost their lives during the
war. The award is one-year
scholarship to George Washington
University and was given to Eliza
beth Pisapia, with Lois Griesemer
as alternate.
Lions Give Scholarship.
The winner of another new me-
mortal scholarship by the Silver
Spring Lions Club to Western
Maryland College in memory of the
late 1t. Col. Erwin w. Warfeld
will be announced later. The latter
scholarship is open also to pupils
from the Academy of Holy Name
and from Bulls Preparatory School.
During the program addresses
were given by three of the grad
yates, Miss Pisapia, David E. Pfan-
ner and Henry Magnuson.
The solutatory was given by Kath-
crime Chase and the valedictory by
Lynn Black The Rev. Glenn r.
Cole, pastor of Knox Orthodox Pres =
byterian Church, Silver Spring, de-
livered the invocation and benedic-
ton.
Richard Lyons was awarded a
scholarship to Benjamin Franklin
University with Edward Carwithen
named as alternate.
The Southeastern law and &C
counting scholarship was awarded
to Edgar Carwithen, with William
johnson named as alternate.
The Rensselaer, Polytechnic In
stitute award for outstanding work
in mathematics and science was
presented to Edward Fox. An
honorary science award sponsored
by Bausch g. Lomb was given to
Jean Marie Lange.
A check for SIS was presented to
Luther Bell, fourth prize winner in
the national safety poster contest
sponsored by the American Auto
mobile Association
Bethesda Chevy Chase Exercises.
Largest graduating class was that
of Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School where 1873 seniors received
their diplomas at exercises in Lee
land Junior High School last night,
Dr. Stringfellow Barr, president
of st. Johns College, Annapolis, was
the principal speaker. Scholarships
were awarded as follows:
James Stubs, American Univer-
sity; John Smith, Benjamin Frank
lin University: Iona Mae Hyde and
Roger Parkinson, Brigham Young
University: Grace Bunker and
CORTLAND Randall. George Wash
ington University, with Carolyn Le-
Fevre named as alternate.
Also, Thomas Saunders, Wash
ington and Lee University! Celka
Prescott, Strayer Business College:
Glenn Ferguson. Cornell National
College Scholarship, and Richard
Simpson, Pepsi Cola scholarship
with Heloise Albritton as alternate.
Gaithersburg Awards.
DR.. Earle T. Hawkins, assistant
State superintendent in charge of
secondary schools, was the speaker
at exercises for % seniors at Gath
ersburg High School.
At Sherwood High School H.
Stanley Slime, a member of the
County Board of Education, pre-
sented diplomas to % graduates.
DR.. James B. Ranck of the Hood
College history department was the
guest speaker at exercises for 16
graduates of Damascus High
School. Diplomas were presented
by Arthur B. Joseph, president of
the Board of Education.