Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-06-25
| Germantown
Retiring
Principal
lis HOnOred
By Deborah HI. LEM
WAverly 6-0692

~ AOA ~
By Deborah HI. LEM
WAverly 6-0692
With the usual gaity con-
nected with the closing of school
for the summer came a tincture
OF sadness this year as Alberdt
Z. Warthen, principal of the
Germantown Elementary School
for the past II years, retired. In
order to show appreciation for
his years of dedicated service, a
number of parties and recep-
tons were held in his honor.
On June 16. a reception was
held at the school arranged by
the Parent-Teacher Association.
More than 80 persons attend
ed. In the receiving line were
Mr.. and Mrs. Warthen, Mr.. Carl
Z. Grimes, outgoing P-TA pres.
ident, and Mrs. Grimes, Mr..
George c. Paffenbarger, jr., in
coming PT-A president, and Mrs.
Paffenbarger. Mr.. Paffenbarger
presented Mr.. Warthen with a
number of gifts from the asso
citation: two chaise lounges and
a table for outdoor use, a tran
sister radio, and a lime spread.
er for the gardening Mr.. War.
then expects to do. A poem com.
posed by the 5th grade class of
Mrs. Estelle Bell was read, as
follows:
A. E. w.
A is for affection that he has
shown for you
Each and every day all the
long years through.
E is for the excellence in the
work he has done
Maybe that is why he always
has such fun.
w is for wishes from every
girl and boy
That each and every day to
to come will be filled with
joy.
Il
Refreshments were served
from a table beautifully appoint.
ed in silver. An appropriate cake
with the top layer nodded in the
shape of a schoolhouse was
among the other refreshments,
On the last day of school,
June II, an assembly was held
ar the school, dedicated by the
pupils to Mr.. Warthen. The 5th
grade class had written and du-
plicated a first-edition of a news.
paper which may be continued
next year. This issue, written by
the pupils, and edited by their
teacher, Mrs. Bell, was dedicat-
ed to Mr.. Warthen, and copy
presented to him. II was an
nounced that with gifts of
money brought to the school by
all the pupils, two Japanese
holly bushes had been purchased
and planted in front of the
school in Mr.. Warthen's honor.
A metal plaque will be erected
to this effect, and a paper copy
of this plaque was presented TO
Mr.. Warthen. At this same as
sembly the teachers, represent.
ed by Miss Gertrude Stanley,
first.grade teacher, presented a
silver Revere bowl and tray to
Mr.. Warthen.
On Thursday, after school had
closed, a luncheon was arranged
by Mr.. Warthen himself, in hon.
or of his teachers and staff.
Even this festive occasion was
turned to honor Mr.. Warthen,
for the teachers of the burned
out Dickerson School, their prin-
cipal, Mrs. Kathryn Crone, and
the non-teaching staff at Ger
mantown presented a gift of a
billfold and key case to the re.
firing principal. The luncheon
was served by Mrs. Nettie Mo-
nard, cafeteria manager, and her
staff.
Mr.. Warthen will be missed
in Germantown, and remem.
bered fondly by generations of
students who have learned and
grown under his leadership.
The Jamestown Presbyterian
Church is conducting sessions of
Daily Vacation Bible School
each evening this week.
The Germantown Baptist
Church will hold its Bible School
July 20-31 from Z TO 8 pm. each
evening. Preparation Day will
be July II, with enrolment and
teacher assignments at that
time.
July 6-17 will be the dates for