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Story June 1, 1947

Atlanta Daily World

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

What is this article about?

Baccalaureate services for Booker T. Washington High School graduating class held today at 5:30 p.m. in City Auditorium, with sermon by Captain H. J. C. Bowden. Commencement on Friday evening at 8:30 p.m., address by E. S. Cook, diplomas to 575 graduates, presided by Miss Ira Jarrell. Panel on 'One World' by graduates.

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Washington High Grads
To Hear Bowden
The baccalaureate services for the
graduating class of Booker T. Washington High School will be held at
5:30 p. m., today, at the City Auditorium, with Captain H. J. C. Bowden,
chaplain, Veterans Administration Hospital, Tuskegee, Alabama
and former rector at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, delivering the sermon.
Principal C. N. Cornell will preside.
The services will open with a fifty-minute prelude of music by the
Booker T. Washington High School
Band, with Bandmaster Earl Starling conducting.

COMMENCEMENT FRIDAY NIGHT
The commencement exercises will be held on Friday evening, at 8:30 o'clock, at the City Auditorium, at which time E. S. Cook, president of the Atlanta Board of Education will deliver the principal address and award diplomas to the 575 members of the graduating class. Miss Ira Jarrell, superintendent of the Atlanta Public Schools will preside.
Members of the graduating class will present panel based on "One World."

What sub-type of article is it?

Event Announcement School Graduation

What keywords are associated?

Baccalaureate Service Commencement Exercises Booker T Washington High School Graduation Atlanta Education

What entities or persons were involved?

Captain H. J. C. Bowden Principal C. N. Cornell Bandmaster Earl Starling E. S. Cook Miss Ira Jarrell

Where did it happen?

City Auditorium, Atlanta

Story Details

Key Persons

Captain H. J. C. Bowden Principal C. N. Cornell Bandmaster Earl Starling E. S. Cook Miss Ira Jarrell

Location

City Auditorium, Atlanta

Event Date

Today At 5:30 P.M. For Baccalaureate; Friday Evening At 8:30 P.M. For Commencement

Story Details

Baccalaureate service features sermon by Captain Bowden, music by school band, presided by Principal Cornell. Commencement includes address by E. S. Cook, diploma awards to 575 graduates, presided by Miss Jarrell, with student panel on 'One World.'

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