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May 19, 1962
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Morris B. Abram, noted Atlanta lawyer, WWII major, and Nuremberg prosecutor, speaks at Booker T. Washington High baccalaureate on May 20, theme 'Quest for World Peace.' Program details and graduation calendar included.
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Abram Speaks At
Washington
High
Baccalaureate
Sunday
According to an announcement by J. Y. Moreland, principal of Booker T. Washington High School, Morris B. Abram, well known Atlanta lawyer, will be the Baccalaureate speaker at the 9:30 a.m. exercises tomorrow in the school gymnatorium.
Educated at the University of Georgia and the University of Chicago Law School, Mr. Abram became a Rhodes Scholar at Pembroke College, Oxford, England from 1946 to 1948.
During World War II, Attorney Abram served in the United States Air Forces where he became a Major and the recipient of the Legion of Merit.
Outstanding among the many offices that Mr. Abram has held are the following: member of the staff of American Prosecution, International Military Tribunal of Nuremberg, Germany, assistant to the Director of the Committee for the Marshall Plan, member of the Public Wage Stabilization Board (Southern Region), Chairman of the Atlanta Crime Committee, National Vice President of the American Jewish Committee of New York, a member of the Board of Trustees of Morehouse College, formerly the president of the Family Service Society of Fulton, DeKalb and Cobb Counties of Georgia, and former Counsel for the United States Peace Corps. He is the co-author of "How to Stop Violence in Your Community."
The theme of the baccalaureate service and for the commencement season at Washington High School is "The Quest for World Peace."
Others on the program next Sunday will be J. Y. Moreland, principal, presiding; Robert Powell, theological student at McGill University of Montreal, Canada; Rev. Adolphus Carty, rector of St. Paul Episcopal Church, and the Rev. J. E. Garnett.
B. T. WASHINGTON HIGH
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sunday, May 20
Baccalaureate Services, 9:30 a.m., gymnatorium.
Principal's Reception, 7 p.m., gymnatorium.
Tuesday, May 22
Class Day Exercises, 11:30 a.m., gymnatorium.
Senior Breakfast, 8 a.m., cafeteria.
Saturday, May 26
Graduation Exercises, 8:00 p.m. Municipal Auditorium.
Senior Prom, 10 p.m., Sky Room, Municipal Auditorium.
Tuesday, May 29
Awards Day, 1:30 p.m., gymnasium.
Washington
High
Baccalaureate
Sunday
According to an announcement by J. Y. Moreland, principal of Booker T. Washington High School, Morris B. Abram, well known Atlanta lawyer, will be the Baccalaureate speaker at the 9:30 a.m. exercises tomorrow in the school gymnatorium.
Educated at the University of Georgia and the University of Chicago Law School, Mr. Abram became a Rhodes Scholar at Pembroke College, Oxford, England from 1946 to 1948.
During World War II, Attorney Abram served in the United States Air Forces where he became a Major and the recipient of the Legion of Merit.
Outstanding among the many offices that Mr. Abram has held are the following: member of the staff of American Prosecution, International Military Tribunal of Nuremberg, Germany, assistant to the Director of the Committee for the Marshall Plan, member of the Public Wage Stabilization Board (Southern Region), Chairman of the Atlanta Crime Committee, National Vice President of the American Jewish Committee of New York, a member of the Board of Trustees of Morehouse College, formerly the president of the Family Service Society of Fulton, DeKalb and Cobb Counties of Georgia, and former Counsel for the United States Peace Corps. He is the co-author of "How to Stop Violence in Your Community."
The theme of the baccalaureate service and for the commencement season at Washington High School is "The Quest for World Peace."
Others on the program next Sunday will be J. Y. Moreland, principal, presiding; Robert Powell, theological student at McGill University of Montreal, Canada; Rev. Adolphus Carty, rector of St. Paul Episcopal Church, and the Rev. J. E. Garnett.
B. T. WASHINGTON HIGH
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sunday, May 20
Baccalaureate Services, 9:30 a.m., gymnatorium.
Principal's Reception, 7 p.m., gymnatorium.
Tuesday, May 22
Class Day Exercises, 11:30 a.m., gymnatorium.
Senior Breakfast, 8 a.m., cafeteria.
Saturday, May 26
Graduation Exercises, 8:00 p.m. Municipal Auditorium.
Senior Prom, 10 p.m., Sky Room, Municipal Auditorium.
Tuesday, May 29
Awards Day, 1:30 p.m., gymnasium.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Baccalaureate Service
Morris Abram
Booker T. Washington High
World Peace
Graduation Events
What entities or persons were involved?
Morris B. Abram
J. Y. Moreland
Robert Powell
Rev. Adolphus Carty
Rev. J. E. Garnett
Where did it happen?
Booker T. Washington High School, Atlanta
Story Details
Key Persons
Morris B. Abram
J. Y. Moreland
Robert Powell
Rev. Adolphus Carty
Rev. J. E. Garnett
Location
Booker T. Washington High School, Atlanta
Event Date
Sunday, May 20
Story Details
Morris B. Abram, Atlanta lawyer and WWII veteran, will deliver the baccalaureate address at Booker T. Washington High School on the theme 'The Quest for World Peace.' Includes his educational and professional background, program participants, and school event calendar.