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Three girls and three boys represent the top one per cent of the Truman High School graduating class of 1971 and will receive scholarship pins awarded by the Independence Board of Education. The honors will be presented at the school’s seventh annual commencement program at 8 p. m. Thursday night at the RLDS Auditorium. Receiving the scholarship pins presented by Dr. Guy Carter, superintendent of schools: Elizabeth Andes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer C. Andes, 1212 W. 36th. Floyd Finch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd R. Finch, 17002 E. 23rd. Evan Manuel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Manuel, 3607 Drumm. Nancy Newhouse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Newhouse, 625 Manor Road. Harriet Pearson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Pearson, 1106 W. 35th Ter. Teresa Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Leonard Smith, 1208 S. Crane. LeRoy Brown, principal, said the scholarship students are listed alphabetically and that no attempt was made to rank them other than naming the top scholastically. All are National Honor Society members and all expect to attend college. Floyd, Nancy, and Evan will be the commencement speakers. The general theme will be ‘‘The Challenge of Adulthood’s Dawn.” Floyd, the first speaker, will discuss “Awakening as an In dividual,’’ Nancy, second speaker, ‘‘Development Within a Group” and Evan, “Emergence in Society.” George Berkemeier, president of the board of education, will present the diplomas, assisted by LeRoy Brown, Truman principal, and Jerry Moore and Clay Snowden, vice principals. Harriet Pearson, who will give the invocation, expects to attend Graceland College, using a $500 academic scholarship. She will major in math or science. She is a member of the National Termites, Roaches, Moths, Fieas “eee Bell Post Control, Inc. Vv. Forensic League, the Thespians, Literary Arts Seminar, AFS, Pep Club, Quill and Scroll Club, copy editor of the Spirit of ’71, Red Cross, Future Teachers of America. Floyd expects to attend the University of Missouri- Columbia and major in journalism. He will minor in drama and political science. He hopes to become a magazine or TV journalist. He is a member of the Literary Arts Seminar, Quill and Scroll, National Forensic League, Thespians, debate squad, editorial editor on the Spirit of '71. He was a National Merit finalist, and placed second in Missouri NFL district debate tournament in 1970 and second in oratory. His hobbies are guitar and organ playing, singing, acting, writing fiction, and poetry. Nancy expects to attend Duke University, Durham, N. C., with a preliminary major in biology. She is a member of the Truman varsity debate squad and business manager of the Image (fine arts magazine), vice president of Literary Arts Society, secretary of the Pep Club and a member of the National Forensic League and Future Teachers of America. Her extracurricular activities include piano and painting. Evan, who expects to attend Graceland College and major in chemistry, is president of the senior class. He is a member of the Spanish Club and the Spanish Honor Society. He is also a member of the varsity basketball team and the tennis team. Elizabeth (Beth) Andes expects to attend the University of Kansas and hopes to go into the medical school. She plans to major in pre medics specializing in psychiatry. Her hobbies are swimming and scuba diving. Teresa expects to attend UMKC. She is a member of the Literary Arts Seminar, associate editor of the Image (fine arts magazine), feature editor of the Spirit of '71, French Club, National Honor Society, Quill and Scroll, NCBE. Her hobbies are writing (See Page 2) Petey Childers Prescriptions Free prompt delivery. CL 2.6131 Wv. ELIZABETH ANDES HARRIET PEARSON TERESA SMITH
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Independence Examiner
Independence, Missouri, US
Wed, May 26, 1971
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