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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1975
Page
6
First place essay by Lisa Wurst urges pride in American citizenship. The piece extols constitutional rights and duties, voting responsibility, freedom of speech and religion, education as a privilege, and civic participation, urging youth to engage respectfully and support their country.
Darla Sterns reflects on civic duty and liberty, urging belief in rights and laws. She notes children learn the Pledge of Allegiance each morning and advocates that all generations should know and recite it as a daily citizenship practice.
The piece extols privileges of U S citizenship including voting regardless of race, free speech, travel, education, and equal pay. It notes challenges like discrimination in hiring and the need for fair practice laws, and highlights consumer-funded TV and broad access to parks for recreation.
The passage extols the U S as having strong communic ations and transport systems and powerful military forces. It stresses freedom to experiment and invent, and asserts continued leadership in new ideas as long as opportunities are preserved. The speaker expresses pride in U S citizenship and liberty.
A student essay extols American rights and institutions including public schools funded by taxes, specialized colleges, and the volunteer military. It contrasts freedoms with autocratic systems, notes religious liberty, and asserts pride in being born an American and living in the United States.
Mr and Mrs Reuben Anderson attended JoBlla Stromberg's graduation Thursday night. Reuben Anderson attended the Linda Gross and Kenneth Reed wedding at Palmer on Saturday. Jon Anderson of Lincoln spent the weekend with relatives including Mr and Mrs Reuben Anderson and others from York Marquette Iowa and Washington D C. Fredrickson attended the alumni banquet Saturday evening and later all were luncheon guests at the Fredrickson home. Mrs Glen Babcock and Mrs Marvin Fredrickson visited Sadie Clark at Park View Central City Sunday. Ira Glasser attended his grandson Michael Wayne's wedding at University Lutheran Chapel Lincoln with reception at the Cornhusker hotel. Guests of Rudolph Gustafson included Dr and Mrs Doyle Gustafson Debra and Elise of Omaha, with Doyle a member of the class of 1945, at the alumni banquet Saturday night.
Benedict School held Honors Night praising Mrs Mary Salchow for eighteen years of service. Former students Gene Blum Kathy Quick Laura Phillips and Calvin Dickson spoke for their classes. Dorene Rhoades presented a corsage. Roy E. Baker gave a faculty tribute. A farewell party followed as Salchow retires.
Polk area social notes list multiple visits from Seward York Gold Hill Lincoln Omaha and St Paul. Families include Naslund Norine Dedendorf Anderson Bush Nyberg Dornburgh and Fisher with time spent in Stromsburg Denver and Denver trips noted.
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