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Aswell Speaks at Polytechs Commencement
Ruston La June 5 at the thirtieth annual commencement of the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute President J E Keeny awarded more than 200 diplomas Sixty three graduates earned B S and B A degrees while 142 completed the two year course Rev E L Early opened the exercises and Miss Evelyn Ponder played piano Miss Katherine Hale spoke on modern tendencies in education Senator T W Shields delivered the commencement oration James B Aswell former college president and congressman from the eighth district addressed the class stressing intelligence character and civic duty with emphasis on service and laws of the nation The program closed with diplomas and degrees presented by President Keeny
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News-Star
Ruston
J. E. Keeny
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
E. L
Methodist Church
Evelyn Ponder
Chaminade
T. W. Shields
W. R. Cline
Ferrara
Bullard
J. E. Keeng
James B. Aswell
Congress
Aswell
Washington
Lincoln
Jackson Parishes
South
Keeny
Capt. E. Kidd
State Board of Education
Baton Rouge
Kathleen Alexander
Webster
Vaughn Barber
Claiborne
Robt
M. Baskin
Franklin
Wilma Anderson Beckham
Amy Bond
Jewell Colvin
Aubrey W. Compton
Richland
P. T. Elliot
Red River
T. H. Gaskin
Nina Gill
Katherine Hale
Norvie C. Hart
Caddo
Dora Mae Huey Henderson
Rapides
Lucille Henry
J. A. Hoge
J. T. Huey
Oscar E. Huey
West Carroll
Gertrude Johnson
Grant
Myra Clinton Jones
Kittie Kilpatrick
J. Homer Koonce
Sabine
Floy Grafton
Union
Savery Lewis
Allein Marshall
Pauline Marshall
V. L. McMullin
Maggie Dell Moore
Verne Morrow
Katie Nelson
Ida Lou Nelson
Vera Louise Nelson
Alice Norris
James Allen Norris
J. Norris
Ruby Bransford Pearce
J. B. Pugh
Beauregard
Carrie Price Raines
Possier
Evelyn Ferguson Ricer