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Atlantic High School Class of 1897 Commencement Evening
The Atlantic High School graduation was held at the ME church with the class of 97 presenting a Round Table exercise. Speakers included Gail G. Garretson on Cuba Libre and Alfred Wilson on naval architecture, plus essays and songs by Misses Sanford Porterfield Barnard and others. Superintendent Wilcox urged gratitude to teachers as the valedictory by Elsie McClure closed the program.
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Atlantic
Atlantic High School
M E
Plano
Reat
Iowa
Leo
Zula McCall
Leonard Truax
R.P. Hills
Episcopal Church
Pearl Hutton
Gail G. Garretson
Garretson
Cuba
Alfred Wilson
Fred Wilson
United States
England
Union
Monitor
Misaels
Lucille Porterfield
Porterfield
James B. Simonton
Ide Sanford
Sanford
Lizzie Daly
Carrie Brown
H. Nettie Campbell
Jdial
Fannie
Bertha Block
L'Alberte
Nora
Rapp
Josie Mead
Annette
Mead
Louis H. Pine
Percy Chase
Wm. Wilcox
Wilcox
Kimball
Messrs
McConvill
Whitney
Merry Miller
Elsie McClure
Gail Garretson
Cumberland High School
The
Christian Church