Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-27
Cabin John E0HeU
go Graduate
At Western
Junior High
BY Naomi l.. Wood
Telephone Oliver 1854


graduation: All car pooling
breaks down on such an occasion
even in an eager-beaver commit
nifty like Bannockburn Usually
any activity, from Hebrew School
to swimming party, that involves
more than one family, is the sig,
nal for pooled transportation.
But although there we're fourteen
graduates from Baniloekbtirn
families, each one arrived In its
own car, all dressed up and with
tongues haiiging out at quartef
to nine in,the morning.
1t was we'll worth the rush and
scramble and Daddy taking time
off from work. These ninth grad
ers went through their ceremony
with an aplomb that would have
done justice to seasoned TV per
formers.
How nice they all looked as
they marched into the gym to the
tune of "Pomp and Circum-
stance" very competently per
formed by the orchestral Some
Of the 80 graduates filed up onto
the stage, but it wasn't nearly big
enough to hold all Of them. The
rest pretty nearly filled up the
bleachers that line one side of the
hall.
The chorus Of graduates did
some spirited singing during the
program Their numbers includ-
ed mo Man Is an Island" Peace
Hymn and Alma Mater" (Ohly
seven of the male graduates par.
took of this activity. Wonder why
men don't like to sing?J
Highlight of the ceremony was
a program put on by some Of the
graduates, Onward and Up
ward" Individual speeches by
Elizabeth Clapp, Jennifer Jones,
John Knutson, Mitchell Meisner,
Margery Miller, Christy Merrill,
Marjorie Odds, Cherries Stevens,
and John Waterson were inter
spersed with choral speaking by
the group on the stage. The poise
and charity of these young PEG.
pie was amazing
Principal Harold r. Packard
spoke briefly and sincerely to the
graduates, thanking them for the
traditional graduates gift, which
had been presented by Glass
President William Payne, another
poised young man. AS Vice.Prin-
cipal Roberta. Crummel read off
the names of the graduates, they
filed across the stage to receive
their certificates.
Then, to the tune Of "Pomp and
Circumstance" they willed out of
the gym again, and the ceremony
was over. Parents were set free,
daddy's zoomed off to their of
fices, and mothers hung around
a little longer, congratulating
zach other and commenting or
what nice affair it had been.
More Commencement Notes:
Mrs, Anita Bickford of Bahnock-
burn, got her MA. degree from
American University. Mrs. l..
Eloise Grear of Arnet Lane, got
B.A degree in Education at
George Washington University.
Lynn 3. Ray Of Woodacres, got
a B.A. in Government, also at
CIV and Dawna Fradin of Cabin
John, graduated from ST Mafys
Seminary Junior College.
Music Dept: Pardon me, folks.
made a mistake. Information
does not mean blend in choral
singing; information means you
got a nice, smooth TONE. The
word for blend is ensemble"
Whatever the word is, the per
Torrance on June 10 of Max See.
both's Sermon On the Mount"
had plenty of il. Laurence Sears
drew wonderful sonorities from
the organ at the Holy Trinity
Church in Georgetown. John
Yard gave everything to the bari
tone solos. And when John Yard
gives, the audience really gets an
earful He has a wonderful
voice, and if / sound partial, well
/ AM. So would you be, If you'd
heard him.
Can't tell you from my own
knowledge how the combined
choruses sounded. I sang with
the Montgomery A Capella group,
which stood side.by-jowl with the
st. Cecilia Society. But every
body said it sounded just grand.
And Paul Hume gave us a good
review. It's all right, I'm not
proud. You can touch me any.
way.
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