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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1956

Page

8

SIU Hears Largest Graduation Class Sunday

More than 620 candidates for SIU degrees will graduate at the 81st annual commencement Sunday night. The class includes 422 bachelor’s, 87 master's, and 119 associate degree seekers from the Division of Technical and Adult Education. Dr Buell Gallagher CCNY president, will deliver the address.

Southern Illinois University SIU Division of Vocational Technical Institute Buell Gallagher

Desks in District 95 vanish from public schools

In Carbondale public grade schools the fastened to the floor desks are being removed. Two and a half rooms of the old desks with iron scroll work are being replaced at Lincoln School and Attucks. Eight years ago the district still used the old type.

Carbondale District 95 Lincoln School Attucks

Miners Examinations Set in 6 Area Cities

The Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals announced six July examinations for miners certificates. Candidates must have at least one year of practical mining experience. Examinations will be in Benton Eldorado Du Quoin Herrin Marion and Du Quoin with times 9 am to 2 pm at various locations including city halls and mine rescue stations.

Illinois Dept. of Mines and Minerals Benton Eldorado Marion

Lynch resigns SIU Adult Education post for IBM

Frank Lynch, supervisor of Adult Education at Southern Illinois University, resigns to become training director at IBM's Electric Typewriter Division in Kingston New York. A New York native, he joined SIU in 1955 from the Nevada State Dept. of Vocational Education where he was Director of Adult Education and Coordinator of Apprentice Training. He and his wife lived in Carterville while at SIU.

Lynch SIU Frank Lynch Southern Illinois University International Business Machines Corp IBM Electric Typewriter Kingston N.Y New York Nevada State Dept. of Vocational Education Carterville Page Southern Illinois

Engineers to Attend A.S.A.E. Meeting in Roanoke

Milton Shute and Fred W. Both agricultural engineers at Southern Illinois University School of Agriculture will attend the annual meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers in Roanoke Virginia from Sunday to Wednesday.

Milton Shute Fred W Southern Illinois University School of Agriculture American Society of Agriculture Engineers Roanoke

Area road work awarded in two Illinois counties

Highway construction contracts for the 1956 Illinois road program were awarded in Williamson and Johnson counties. Leon B. Stilley Construction Co. of Marion won 304,494 dollars for base and bridge work on Route 45 between Stonefort and New Burnside. Gilmore Asphalt Products of Anna secured 54,359 dollars for 2.32 miles of resurfacing on the same project.

Williamson Johnson Leon B. Stilley Construction Co Marion Pond Creek Rt. 45 Stonefort New Burnside Gilmore Asphalt Products, Inc Anna

Army Pvt Larry L Zuelke Arrives in Alaska

Hurst native Army Pvt Larry L Zuelke arrived in Alaska and is stationed at Fort Richardson after enlisting in December 1955 and completing basic training at Fort Chaffee Arkansas He last served at Fort Lee Virginia and attended Hurst Bush High School before joining the Army.

Army Larry L. Zuelke E. Zuelke Hurst Alaska Fort Richardson Zuelke Fort Chaffee Ark Fort Lee Hurst-Bush High School

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