Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
GEORGETOWN
Mrs. Constance Brown
Phone: Georgetown 1890

James r. Webb, principal of the
William c. Jason Comprehensive
High School. told the schools com
mencement audience that enroll
ment had risen from 2S5 at the
start in 1850 to 915 this year.
He said that bids will soon &c
out for a S1.3S3,000 addition. Addi.
tons were made also in 1858, 1866
and 1857.
Recently. he said. THE Henry
farm west of the school has been
purchased with q 1-2 acres which
makes the total acreage belonging
TO the school approximately co.
The school serves the Negro
youth of Sussex County.
1t was annonced also at the Ger.
emonies that Willis Coverdale, Con.
cord, has been awarded $1,000 by
the University of Delaware. $3.50 OF
which is for scholarship and $25C
for food service employment.
Dolores Cirwithian. Milton. W
high honor student and as such
iation's 500 award.
The Rev. w. Tiger Nelson, coll.
ege minister of Maryland State Col
eye, Princess Anne, Md, gave the
address.
He was introduced by the Rev
Quincy ID. Cooper, pastor of st
Paul and Israel Methodist Church.
es in Lewes. The Rev. c. P. Bos.
we'll, pastor of Antioch A.M.E. Oh.
urch. frankfort. gave the invoca.
ton.
George T: Macklin, chairman oil
the schools board of trustees, "a.
warded the dipomas TO the class OF
1O7.
John l.. Parker, vice principal
gave the special awards.
In addition to the two already
named. awards were granted to the
following:
Bertha Gaines. Laurel. $125 from
Pi Alpha Chapter, Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity. for a graduating student
on the basis of scholarship.
Alexander Mumford, Selbyville
$500 from the Agricultural ant
Technical College of North Carolina
toward tuition.
James West, Laurel. $500, from
the Dover Alumni Chapter. Kappa
Alpha Phi Fraternity. to be for.
ward to the college of his choice
Marie Lopez, Slaughter Neck
800. from the William G. Jason
Faculty Club. on entering college
for the girl from the senior class
exemplifying good all around cit.
izenship, leadership, character and
high scholastic average.
Charles Bell, Laurel, 500, from
the faculty club. for the same quail.
tiles as those for the girl winner
Miss Lopez
Rodney Cortez MeCray. Frank.
ford, 800 from the board of Chris.
tian education of the Antioch A
Me. Church. Frankfort, to the
graduating senior of that area with
the highest scholastic average.
Those receiving diplomas were:
Calvin Abbott, Eugene Abbott
Thomas Allen, Horace Aston, Jac.
queline Banks, William Beckett
Charles Bell, Edward Blockson
Grace Birmingham. Geraldine Bro
wn. Louis Brummell, Daniel Can.
non. Jerome Carey. Dolores Cirwi.
THAN. Wilma Cirwithian. Levessa
Clark, Loretta Clark. Vernon Colt.
man. Willis Coverdale.
Julia Daniels, Granville Dorman
Grace Draine. Martin Drew, Chas
Duffy. James Duncan, Harold Ellis
Betty Emory. Faye Fassett, Bertha
Gaines, Preston Gattis, Norman Gil
es, Joyce Grant. Joyce Hall, Reba
Hall, Dolores Handy, Clinton Har-
mon. Flossie Harmon, Hester Har-
mon. Lefton Harmon, Marion Har-
mon. Wardell Harmon, Wayne Har-
mon, Wilbur Harmon.
James Harris, Albert Hopkins
Barbara Hopkins, Oscar Hopkins
Ellen Hughes. Harold Hughes
Leslie Hughes. Robot jenkins, Alice
Johnson, Edward Johnson. G en-
Johnson, Albert Kellan, Robert Kel-
ly, Aloma Kemp, Tyrone Lockwood
Marie Lopez, Collie Mason, Norman
Matthews, Patsy Maull, Robert Nc
Cray, Tryone McCray. Bernard Mil
Ter, Freddie Morris, Alexander