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County CommencementThe Annual County Commencement was held Saturday afternooon. May 31 at Fair Ground Park, under the direction of County Supt.. L. B. Mather.The exercises were held at the grand stand. More than a thousand people were present. The class of 200 boys and girls finishing the eighth grade in the various schools of the county, represented many rural homes and school districts from the center to the boundaries of the county. The graduates were seated by townships.Music for the occasion was furnished by the Riester orchestra of twelve pieces. The Rev. S. S. Lappin, pastor of the First Christian church of Bedford gave the commencement address. The theme of his discourse touching on citizenship, was “The Requirements of America. from a broad standard and viewpoint.Supt. Mather presented the diplomas, by townships and assistance of township trustees in distributing the diplomas. All the graduates were present but three. After adjournment the photographer, Mr. Otto White of North Vernon took their pictures.Thanks is extended to E. F. Routh for use of the piano and to the Fair Association for the use of the ground tree of charge. #Following is a list of the graduates:—BROWN TOWNSHIP Alice G. Compton. Flavla O. Ball, El vet Hamilton. Helen F. Wesner. Flavia I. Freed. Nathan Barnard, Clarence Williams, Erma U. Bennett. Fern Bennett. Gayle W. Russell. Nina E. Brewer and Paul Trinkle.FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP Lucille Lyles. Arthur Mounts. Hubert W. Asher, Gayle Baker, FiTTncis B. McWhorter, Henry Elliott, Walter Hilton. William Weir, Roger E. Weir, Harry E. Weir, Estelle Mull, Alma Mull, Kenneth M. Casey. Kern Meadors. Mildred Naugle, Joseph S. Holl-rah and Ruby Walraven.GIBSON TOWNSHIP Janie Scifres, Alta Thompson, Kenneth Ellis. Robert Burton. Dennis Scifres. George H. Wilson. James Potts, Rachel Elliott, Cora E. Potts. Laura Hall, Rose Darrah, Kenneth Bridgewater, Howard Nichols, Opal Ni' li'ds. Elmer Rutherford. Charlie M.-i.sv. Gladys Bryant. Ethel True-bh•• id, Colby Garriott, Jewel Hawn, Courtney Garriott, Gladys Dowling,D«s Robbins, Victor Thompson, RoyPIERCE TOWNSHIP Howard N. Nale. Forrest R. Martin, Elsie M. Souder, Mabel Sullivan, Caleb A. Cauble. George Martin. Gar-lin O. Hottel. Elmer -Wright. Rosa Brewer. Roy Bowlihg. Roger M. Wright, Grace E. Short. John P. Rap~-pold.POLK TOWNSHIP Oletis P. Terrell, Gertrude Terrell. Helen A. McCoskey. Elsie M. Gray, Edna M. Balentine. Rosa Matthews, Faye Elrod. Virginia Johnson, Gladys I Task, Mary E. Soliday, Lowell G. Wells, Bernerd Smith, Edna Floyd, Dorothy Hill, Glenn Sifers, Anna M. j Floyd.POSEY TOWNSHIP Alice M. Davis, Kent N. Radcliffe,[ Ernest S. Deremiah, Emma J. Bloom-jer. Della Ray Curtis. Lena E. Feiock, Theodore Purklieiser, James Wood. Mabol A. Lofton. Fred Deweese, Kath aleen Simpson. Edward Moore. Stella Voyles.VERNON TOWNSHIP I Lillian Chastain. Verneice Chas-j tain, Letha M. Chastain, Leota G. Chastain, Olan Collier. Leo Chastain, ; Altha M. Smedley, Gerald Bricky, Mildred C. Trinkle. Harold Collier. Inez M. Knight, Nellie M. Maudlin, I Gladys Chastain, Nonna Shanks, Lil-jlian G Elgin. Elbert Chastain. Viola : F. Haitiin.WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP l Maggie King, Luther M. Oliver. Irene Humphrey, Mary Land. Ellen Trueulood, Mary R. Charles, Elvis Haganman. Zella Persinger, Ariel V. Neely, Margaret Winslow. Lee Stewart. iverua McCoskey, Homer Cauble. Beatrice C. Davis, Lester Lukenbill. Wild a Zink, Paul Williams, Robert L. Short, Anna Borden. Mary 0. Borden, Lee Cauble, Flossie Gibbons. Agnes V. Nicholson.HARDINSBURG Arthur J. Miller. Thelma E. Freeman, Gladys Chenoweth. Robert J. Ellis, Noel S. Davis, ~Zoa E. Dike. Esther Mathes.LIVONIA Roger Strange. Olive Whitehead, Russell M. Crane, Bethel Wright.SALTILLO Irene Taylor. Omer Neideffer, Ruth Thrall, Agnes Thrall, Edith Hixoa.Vocational ClubsMiss Edna Troth, Domestic Science the Instructor, called a meeting of all the andgirls of the high school who wished to belong to the Sewing. Baking or Canning Clubs which are being or-
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Salem Democrat
Salem, Indiana, US
Wed, Jun 04, 1924
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