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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1954
Page
4
The 1954 graduating class of Le Mars Public High School numbers 66, a small group yet strong in quality. They will receive diplomas at the seventy third annual commencement on May 28, marking a concise but significant cohort in the school's history.
The 1954 Le Mars senior class is small but notable for high scholarship and leadership. Among 66 graduates 46 posted above average grades, 20 reached 9 percent, 14 senior boys played major sports, 24 engaged in band or chorus, and seniors hold 16 of 21 Student Council seats. Drama saw seven seniors in all school productions and an April 28 performance of One Foot in Heaven. Notables include Rebust Andersen Wayne Bohtke William Bhaun Cars Keen Braune Stanley Bis Jane Callies Athesy Clark Olyn Coppuck Jane Cowsan Marlin Dondurand Leary Danne Josee Dorr Virginia Dowe James Ston Carol Met Thomas Fuller Joyce Flynn Charles Frerichs Edith Gronemeyer June Hanno Starley Herman Bonnie Heeig Desald Hinde Dorothy Itde Joluy Holton Susan Hult Loreen Istermann Robert Impe coven Matver Jansen Mae Johnson Lorna Johnson Charles Keh rberg Minny Kloster Myrna Klosten Robert Roth Blain Kounkel Kay Kramer Jeanne Krekow Neva Lang Donna Laws Sally Madsen Mary Lou McClintock Donald McDougall Charlotte Muller Juanita Nissen Donald Norton Kenneth Octken Jona Plummer Romain Pophen Jim Price Glen nice Radloff Berniece Renken Robert Row Donald Schnepf Lois Schoenrock Thomas Shepherd Wendell Stab Marilyn Tammen Loren Leipenning Wendell Thompson Jo Ann Toitouras Martha Walker Arlene Warner William Williams Ronald Andersen, son of Mr and Mrs O G Andersen, arrived home Saturday for a 12 day Navy leave from Great Lakes IL. Plymouth county selective service board members and clerk Mrs Francis DePree will attend uy.
The northwest district announces its annual conference at Stonn Lake for Tuesday with all office personnel attending to discuss new rege sal. The May draft call will be for May 26.
Six members of Le Mars public high school’s 1954 graduating class won college and university scholarships valued around 8300. Recipients include Jo Ann Taityuras a freshman merit scholar at the State University of Iowa and Joan Plummer a partial fee exemption at St Teachers College. Mirha Walker receives a nurse training scholarship from the American Cancer Society. Carolyn Coppock earns a Westernizer college scholarship grant from the Maytag Foundation. Jim Price and Wayne Bohrke gain acceptance to NROTC programs at Berkeley and Iowa State College respectively.
Candidates valued at about one year for four terms while in the Navy college program will cruise during summer breaks. After completing the four year course they become commissioned officers on active duty for three years before transferring to the Naval Reserve.
The article notes an eight year armed forces obligation and a five year inactive status to fulfill it. Assisting students to apply for scholarships is highlighted as a valuable service this year, led by Mr. Ellion. He has worked with many area seniors this year, helping several students.
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