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Hamilton HeraldNewsHamilton County’s Oldest Business Institution Serving the Diversified Center Since 1876NINETY-THIRD YEAR • NUMBER TWENTY-TWOHAMILTON. TEXAS 76531 ft THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1968TWO SECTIONS ft PRICE TEN CENTS/ .' p. - ;CEIVE HHS DIPLOMASAward Presentations Highlighti -Vit nceroc nt s p e a k e rliradf**nj Carngia Jr, ot Dai- •l.- - d the intangible fac-!*•••■ : ■! -f aj* a life in1 - z: ,id a- addres to the 1 s* r fit Highhool at Kooken Fieki Frb 1Odv APci I he speech. 4#iir1**astud* • u received their diplom-fi os Hamilton attorney Andn w Campbell* a memberitir B »*ni of Trustees Com fan is a Dalian attorney who graduated from Hamilton High Sch*Ki in i94fl. 20 years ago In introduction, herelated several humorous in*« id#*nts that occured white* he w\*s *i student here. Among thelife-shaping factors that he enlarged upon were such char-acter:stics as forgiveness, Lnn-P*mum t and moderation, integrity. courtesy, courage and determination grateful spirit.i *rtui e and respect, andfaith and loyalty in G(xl andcountry'Muvr, *d the program was m voted to special awards forthe graduates.,Edward Wenatei and Sharon H multor received speuti! rec-lt;mnitt*n f r o m CuaoirvgharoPost No 222 of the American Legion as the outstanding boy And girl, respectively, m theclass P *st Cttmffiander Leo Rende^v mad* the awards t»nd explained that they areth* high*-* honors given toAmerican youth by the American Legion. !Honor graduates wereJeanie Gilbr* ath, vaiedictori an; Kathy Shipman, salutatorum; and Ihmny Wiikerson, highest ranking boy They received peeial medals, trophies, certificates and scholarships, They also received checks from a f*nner gr a d ua t e of Hamilton High School. Col J T With»ret ) of Waro who sent thechecks as memorials to his oldhigh school coach her;*, the late John B Sullivan.The following athletes re-reived medals: Janet French,a the outstanding girl bask* t-baii player, George Warhck.as the outstanding foot hall player on offense. Let* RoyTyson, as the outstanding football player on defense, and Bill New nan, as the outstanding basketball playerCitizenship award rr.« daiswent to Danny Wilkerson and Debbie Pee Other medal*? were presentedto Demse Willis, editor of thePioneer, the yearbook; toRoger Miller as president of the Student Council and as editor of The Trail, the school newspaper and to Robert Smith, as outstanding band membertss Woodall played the processional and special music fn an electronic organ MissGilbreath made the valedictoryspeech and Miss Shipman made the salutatory Rover Miller gave the invocation and Edward Wen/* 1. the c lass president, the benediction. Supt Trov Norris introduced the speaker and assisted in handing out the diplomas Pnnr. Rodney Love delivered the special aw aidsThe 49 member class bid eight honor students w ho had maintained grade a v e rage s over 90 through four years: Jeanie Gilbreath, Kathy Shipman, Danny Wilkerson, Roger Miller, Edward Wenzel. Debbie Poe, Donna Riley and Drew Campbell.
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Hamilton Herald News
Hamilton, Texas, US
Thu, May 30, 1968
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