Baccalaureate Sermon Focuses on Character by Dr. S. Archibald Smith
Dr. S. Archibald Smith, principal of the Friends School Brooklyn, delivered a character centered baccalaureate address to Handley High seniors in the Handley Auditorium. The service opened commencement week as the largest class of public schools under the John Handley Foundation graduates. The Handley Glee Club, directed by Gwendolyn Haynes, performed as seniors in caps and gowns entered to the hymn The World's Astir. The program featured ministers and local clergy, with Rev. Owen presiding and Dr. Smith praised for decades of service to religion and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Archibald Smith
Friends School
Brooklyn
New York
Handley
John Handley Foundation
Handley Glee Club
Gwendolyn Haynes
Helen Woore
Ore Club
George Earle Owen
Church of Christ
Winchester Ministerial Association
Robert A. Whitten
Congregational Christian Church
C. Worthington Lowe
Grace Lutheran Church
Hubert Lyndenstricker
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South
Walker M. Bond
Smith
E. T. Clarke
First Baptist Church
John Handley
Garland R. Quarles
Winchester Public Schools
Handley Orchestra
R. 8. Wilson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Hann’s
Green Cathedral
Eggleston
John M. Steck
Joseph Bynn Eggleston
Sydney College
Ydney
Prince Edward County
Hampden
Hampden-Sydney College
Virginia
Northee
Prophecy For Class Of 737 by Miss Jennings
A humorous and descriptive look at classmates as they pursue careers after graduation. Rachel Jennings sketches futures for peers like John Weber, Dick Fauver, Lawrence Bell, James Lupton, and Marie Funk, through a journalism school reunion snapshot.
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Miss Jennings
New York Express
Virginia
John Webber
The
Dick” Fauver
Wall Street
the Express
Express
Francis Grove
Lawrence Bell
Star
James Edward Lupton
Marie Funk
Handley High School Announces 37 Senior Who's Who Selections
The Handley High School senior class chose 37 members for a Who's Who register based on above average activity in fields such as popularity, looks, style, leadership, athletics and dance. Notables include Mary Katherine Baker, Josephine Wolford, John Ramey, Katherine DeHaven, Aloise Brill, Hilma Hottel, and Andrew Grove with others in categories like most stylish and best dancers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Mary Katherine Baker
Joe Ritter
Josephine Wolford
Katherine DeHaven
John Gano
Aloise Brill
Kennie Brengle
Hilma Hottel
Andrew Grove
Mary Jane Jolliffe
Jack Smith
Rachel Jennings
Donald Crowe
Baltimore Police Quell Bank Holdups with Uniformed Cars
Police Commissioner William P. Lawson ordered officers in cars answering hold-up calls to wear uniforms. He warned plain clothes units with sawed off shotguns may frighten civilians and be mistaken for bandits, risking being shot.
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Baltimore
William P. Lawson
Valedictory Address Promises Ship Like Graduation
Miss Hilma Hottel, top scholastic and athletic student, to give the valedictory at John Handley High School class day. Her speech likens schooling to launching a ship on the sea of life, celebrating friendship and sportsmanship as vessels built through education.
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Ice
Handlian Dedication Honors Veteran Teachers 1937
The Handlian yearbook dedicates its sixteenth volume to two esteemed Handley senior faculty, Miss Mary Jane Gray and Miss Beulah Cline. The publication emphasizes refined photography over prior art drawings, with a formal senior portrait collection and varied school imagery.
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Handley
Mary Jane Gray
Beulah Cline
Charles Hoover
Able
John Gano
John Ramey
Miss Cornwell
Mary Jane Jolliffe
Thelma Courtney
Jonas Chamberlain
Hilma
Tax on tokens hurts slots and church plates in Kansas
Arkansas City readers report a new state sales tax on metal tokens used in slot machines. The tax boosted state revenue but reduced income for slot operators and churches. A local church and Sunday School reportedly received 11 tokens as offerings, highlighting the unintended impact.
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Arkansas City
Kas
Kansas
Handley Seniors Plan Baltimore Norfolk History Tour
About 35 Handley High seniors led by Garland R. Quarles and sponsors Edith Cornwell and Mrs. Organ will travel by bus to Baltimore then Norfolk to tour Navy Yards Sailors Museum and historic sites in Williamsburg Jamestown and Yorktown. The Rockefeller foundation funded reconstruction programs in Williamsburg Jamestown and Yorktown. They return Wednesday for what may be their last group trip.
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Handley
Garland R. Quarles
Edith Cornwell
Organ
Baltimore
Norfolk
Navy Yards and Sailors Museum
Williamsburg
Jamestown
Yorktown
Virginia
Cornwallis
George Washington
Rockefeller Foundation
John D. Rockefeller
Handley and Winchester School Heads Named Since 1923
Superintendent and principal Mr. Quarles has led Handley and Winchester Public Schools in Winchester since 1923. Mrs. Corkey,Handley assistant principal, assumed the post in 1923 after teaching in science and social departments since 1919.
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Quarles
Handley and Winchester Public Schools
Winchester
Corkey
Handley Schools
Civic Club Luncheon Honors Handley Senior Class
Rev. Ronald Wilson keynoted the Civic Club luncheon for Handley seniors on June 3 with advice to avoid dead ends in life. Rotarians hosted, speakers included D J Howard and E B Cooper, with Mary Scully delivering the class response and Miss Edith Cornwell introducing faculty sponsors.
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Ronald Wilson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Civic Club
Handley
Rotarians
Lions
Kiwanians
Frank Armstrong
D. J. Howard
Robert Schenck
the Lions
E. B. Cooper
Kiwanis
Mary Scully
Quarles
Winchester Public Schools
Edith Cornwell
E. P Browning
Cornwell
Mary Scully Welcomes 1937 Handley Graduates at Exercises
Miss Mary Scully, president of the class of 37 and salutatorian, gave the welcome and reflected on school changes from 97 to 37 at the Winchester High School class day in the auditorium. She contrasted one-room old facilities with modern Handley amenities and noted social rules then and now.
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Mary Scully
Scully
Winchester
Winchester High School
Handley Highs Star Athletes To Miss Next Year
The 1937 Handley track season closes a strong year with eight football games five wins, three losses one tie. Top athletes slated to graduate include Beverley Bailey Charles Beck Lewis Boyd Ray Campbell Everley Carper Donald Clowe Miff Clowe Quentin Flickinger Andrew Grove Huyett Light John Ramey Thomas Rosenberger Harry Stewart Alvin Tavenner and Robert Sutton among others with underclassmen remaining to carry on in track football and basketball.
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Handley
Beverley Bailey
Charles Beck
Lewis Marshall Boyd
Ray
Sherwood Forest
Campbell
Everley Carper
Donald Clowe
Miff Clowe
Quentin Flickinger
Andrew Grove
New York
Huyett Light
John Ramey
Thomas Rosenberger
Harry Stewart
Alvin Tavenner
Wight
Robert Sutton
Ochs
Sargeant
H. Baker
Ollie Gibbons
Garland Mason
Lohr Dunlap
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E. P. Browning
8S. A. Smith
Glee Club
Mr. Owen
Rachel
Future
John Handley High School
Board of Trade
Handlian
Bers
Ooe
Bessie L. Corkey
Civic Clubs
Wete Seniors
Wilson
Phi Beta Kappa
Nevin
Anderson
Wilbur
Bailey
Beverley
Beck
Charles
Bell
Lawrence
William
Boyce
Richard
Boyd
Mar
Dr. Eggleston
Garland Quarles
Ramey
Light
Grove
Clowe
Baker, Kern, Dunlap
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