College Graduation Program Announced at High Point
Dr Harold Conrad director of High Point College Summer School announced the commence ment activities schedule. Dr Wendell M Patton and Mrs Patton will host the Faculty Senior Dinner Aug 20 at 6 30 pm in the college cafeteria. Dr L B Holt will speak at the banquet with vocal music by Charles A Lynam. On Aug 21 the chimes will cue the processional for 48 graduates with Miss Ernestine Fields at Memorial Auditorium organ. Dr Philip Shore will give the invocation and Dr Grimsley Hobbs will deliver the commencement address with Go Now Far from Me sung by the Summer Choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Conrad
High Point College
Wendell M. Patton
Patton
L. B. Holt
Winston- Salem
HPC Alumni Assn
Charles A. Lynam
HPC
Memorial Auditorium
Ernestine Fields
Philip Shore
Methodist Church of High Point
Charles Lynam
Grimsley Hobbs
Guilford College
Honorary Degree For HPC Graduate
High Point College will award an honorary Doctor of Humanities to Harold Phillip Hamilton at commencement on August 21. Hamilton, a High Point native and Kentucky Wesleyan College president, earned a 1947 cum laude BA from HPC, Duke Divinity B D in 1950, and Duke Ph D in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Harold Phillip Hamilton
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Owenshoro
Br. Hamilton
High Point
Wendell M. Patton
HPC
Hamilton
Duke Divinity School
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Duke University
YMCA
North Carolina State
Freedom of Choice Plan Revised by Guilford Board
Guilford County Board of Education approved a revised freedom of choice plan for compliance with the Civil Rights Act adding the 12th grade to the list of students who choose their school. The plan requires rising seniors to submit choices by Aug 18 and outlines reassignment options if overcrowding occurs, with desegregation goals and continuing provisions for other grades.
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Jim Hawkins
Gheensboro
Guilford County
Seene
Washington
Raleigh
P. Pearce
Statis
Sven
Stuents
Guilford
Greensboro
Butiey
William . Penn Hich
Guilford County Schools
Schoos
Heritage Workers Feted At Outing At High Point Lake Park
The Heritage Furniture Company outing honored 88 employees with service awards as about 1,100 people and families attended. Shaughnessy presented 20 year awards to Ada Rogers Everett Embler and Charles Tucker. 15 year to Elsie Smith. 10 years to Samuel Elliott Juke Smith Carol Briley Calvin Cashatt Kenneth Power Bess Turner Clyde Hedrick and David Angel. five year awards went to multiple staff. Mumtaz Ahmed, Pakistani native, will speak for the High Point Lions Club meeting, on leave from Pakistan to finish a doctorate at NC State University in Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heritage Furniture Company
High Point City Lake Park
Shaughnessy
Ada Rogers
Everett Embler
Charles Tucker
Elsie Smith
Samuel Elliott
Juke Smith
Carol Briley
Calvin Cashatt
Kenneth Power
Bess Turner
Clyde Hedrick
David Angel
Catherine Brown
Uth McKinney
Kathleen Shelton
Mittie Woodward
Harald Wall
Josephine Smith
Clyatt Sniider
Lorna Bullock
Mildred Byrd
Edgar Stanely
Mumtaz Ahmed
Pakistan
High Point Lions Club
Ahmed
University of Pashaman
North Carolina State University At
Raleigh
Mrs DeJonge Named Head Of High Point Library
Mrs Willian DeJonge former division assistant in Rochester New York Public Library joins High Point Public Library as head of adult services. She holds a masters in library science from the University of Michigan and previously worked at Reading Public Library and Jackson County Library in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian DeJonge
Rochester, N. Y
High Point Public Library
Neal Austin
DeJonge
Robbie Patterson
Aope
Thomasville
Albright College
Reading
Permh
University of Michigan
Reading Public Library
Jackson County Library
Jackson, Mich
High Point Library
Rochester Library
Smith Family Praised For Saturn Rocket Work
Mrs. Ray F. Smith of 503 Sunset Dr and her husband received a letter from Dr. Wernher von Braun praising their son posthumously for his role in the Saturn I rocket tests. Max F. Stith led the S-IV stage, with von Braun calling him a pioneer and leader in early Saturn vehicle development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray F. Smith
Sunset Dr
Wernher von Braun
von Braun
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Max F. Stith
Smith
High Point
Atlanta
Virginia Polytechnics Institute
Space Program
Frances K. Smith
Roanoke
SIV
Max
AML
Airports Income Up For Year At Triad Airport Authority
The Greensboro High Point Winston-Salem Airport Authority set income records for 1964 65 with net income of 198 831 and total income up from the prior year Caesar Cone secretary notes a surge in passenger loadings and cargo in 1964 at Friendship Airport while carrier landings declined 2 906 in 1964 from 29 908 the previous year Mail tonnage reached 26 tons in 1934 figures and express freight hit a record 985 tons in the past decade Project 12 13 outline taxiway widening runway lights terminal improvements and new fire house with occupancy in 60 to WW days Future Project 14 contemplates land for hangar construction and water line extension but federal approval pending
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro-High Point- Winston - Salem Airport Authority
Caesar Cone
Friendship Airport
Greensboro
Jamestown Junior High School Plans Approved
Guilford County Board of Education discussed plans for a new Jamestown Junior High near Jamestown to relieve overcrowding. Architect Robert Conner said plans ready by Aug 24 with bids in September. the building to house 1200 students and cost about 1.1 million dollars.
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Greensboro
Guilford
Vickery Chapel Road
Harvey Road
Pearce
Jamestown
Shannon Hills
Mills Road
Road
Millis Road
fSchool
Jemester
Union Hill School
Jamestown School
Allen Jay School
Brightwood School
Jessa Vancannon
Monticello School
Vincannon
Costa Rica
Monticello
Olin B. Jackson
Princi
Pal
Jackson
High Point
Robert F. Gaines
State Department of Education
Gaines
Mexico
Mariana
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Ferndale
Central High School
Ty Act
Rickardsony
Harold Bamilton
Freedom of
Pether
Waterboard
Florence
Jamiestown
Ravsdale
Sedgefield
Fuston
Randolph County
Mrs. DeJonge
High Point Friends Meeting
New York
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