Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-03
Wheaton Citizens Group
Builds Community Interest

The Red Cross flood drive, the
UNICEF collections, these things
have made our kids aware of the
associations existence anyway
More groups take note. All in.
terested people in Wheaton-Glen
mont are invited to come to some
of the Homewood Citizens meet
ings anytime.
That was quite an impressive
ceremony up at the Wheaton
High School when nine new
members Joined the Royal Chap
ter of the National Honor So
ciety.
The exciting part of the pro.
gram is that none of the stu.
dents know beforehand who is to
be chosen. They are tapped at
the induction exercises in dark.
ened room, lit by candlelight.
The parents are told the night
before and as they approach the
school they are herded off sep.
arately into a small room so that
their children will not see them.
The nine chosen this year on
the basis of character, leader.
ship, scholastic ability, service to
the school and activities were
Sharon Bosworth, Bruce Ringler,
Resale Hendrix, Jesse Robey,
Bill Wertman, Gaillaird Gadbois,
Maxine Wecker and Patricia
Diggs.
did get chance to chat with
the parents of these children and
never have l seen more beam
ing, excited parents discussing
their kids.
Mr.. Bigg was most pleased
with his boy Bruce, who is cap
tain of the basketball team.
Mr. and Mrs. Robey seemed to
be the most surprised of all.
Jesse Robey is on the football
team, basketball team, president
of the Key Club and still has
time to do well enthusiastically.
The Bosworths commented
that Sharon managed to do a
great deal of baby sitting be-
sides being president of the Ii
brary committee, vice president
of the Homemakers Club, good
student, etc.
All of Wheaton salutes you.
Glenmont Girl Scouts planned
well ahead of time to take adj
vantage of the long October
weekend when the teachers at
tended their State meeting.
Twenty-one girls from informed
late Troops 121 and 554 spent
Oct 10 and 20 at Camp Rock,
wood, the National Girl Scout
Camp in Maryland, under the
guidance of Mrs. Lemuel Clark,
Mrs. Donald Bright, Mrs. T.
O'Brien and Mrs. Marvin Top
ping.
The girls lived in 1.-THE Oaks, "
tent unit, taking the respon-
sibility for cooking all of their
meals in the outdoors and plan
ming their own fun.
intermediate Troop 746 and
their undetermined leaders,
Mrs. Gerald Baadte, Mrs. Carl
Donaldson and Mrs. George
Jones, adventured further into
their Let's Go Camping" pro
gram. The girls learned how
to pull together out-of-doors and
how to make themselves com
Portable in ali weather.
Various types of outdoor cook
ing were tried, making each meal
an adventure. Highlights in
cluded hikes, an original skit, a
pajama party and Scouts
Own" Junior High Girl Scouts,
Betty Borden, Merrily Cliff and
Denise Chrapaty, also attended
sharing their camping skills with
the troop.
The Wheaton High Teen Can
teen is open everyday from $3.50
to A in the cafeteria. Dancing,
socializing, drinking soft drinks,
are the big business of the day,
Mrs. Mozelle Bigelow is the adj
visor for the canteen.
Time will be extended once the
canteen takes hold and the
school has more of an idea as to
how many kids will participate.
a.
Over $40 was collected nv tho