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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1962
Page
4
Thursday publication by Tappan Zee Press Inc lists address at 10 Aqueduct Lane Irvington-on-Hudson NY and Telephone Lyric 1.7575. The snippet records the publisher’s contact information and locale.
The Irvington High School administration plans to replace traditional valedictorian and salutatorian with two class orators, prompting concern that scholastic incentives are being diminished. Critics argue top students deserve formal recognition, noting National Honor Society participation remains. Graduation is imminent and observers urge reinstatement of the honor.
The piece debates living under law, government power, and the First Amendment, arguing rights come from consent and independent courts. It highlights habeas corpus and speedy trials as checks on state power while praising freedom as this era’s major news story.
Two Irvington students earned prizes at the Dean of the College Merrill annual class day exercises at Princeton University. John F. Smith of West Clinton Avenue received the McLean Prize for school year excellence. Russell F. Goheen presented keys to the Senior Class Road. R. Dale LeCount of Birmingham, Alabama, received the Hutton prize in history.
Irving resident Jeremy M. Harris graduates from Michigan Tech with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering. He will work in the Mechanical Engineering Division at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus Ohio. Harris is listed in Who's Who Among Students and Tau Beta Pi. He served on the Student Judiciary Board and the married student housing council and has multiple scholastic honors. He is the son of Mr and Mrs S S Graff and is married with one son.
Me Carmer participates in the Third Annual Reading Conference at the University of South Carolina School of Education. He will open the conference on June 18 and June 19, and join a June 20 panel as teachers supervisors principals and librarians from schools nationwide attend. This marks the Buffalo University last private degree before merging into the State University of New York system.
The New York State Historical Association presents Americana enthusiasts with a four week series in Cooperstown. July seminars cover Dutch to English rule and the colonial transformation, focusing on government, culture and daily life at the Farmers' Museum and the Arts and Industries House. Led by Dr Lawrence Wheeler and Robert Wheeler, courses emphasize discussion and class participation. Director Dr Louis C. Jones invites interested readers to write for details.
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