242 Graduates Tonight Set Elyria High Record
Elyria High School will award 242 diplomas at tonight's eighty seventh commencement, the largest class in the school's history, surpassing 223 graduates in 1933. About 130 girls and 112 boys join 5,319 total Elyria High graduates, with 1,762 of them earning diplomas in the past six years. The article traces enrollment peaks since 1930 and notes January commencements will soon be phased out, likely pushing future class sizes higher.
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Elyria High School
Elyria
B&b
State Highway Department
Lorain County
Telegraph Road
Lake Road
Paul V. McNutt
School of Law
Indiana University
American Legion
Letter County
Fred T. Hote
Anmar
Tter
Elyma High School
Taken From Our Files Twenty Years Ago Today
A collage of local notes recalls events from Elyria and Lorain County history. Plans were set for baccalaureate services at First Congregational Church with Rev G W Johnson to deliver the sermon. The Elyria Chamber of Commerce reports 338 memberships.
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First Congregational Church
G. W. Johnson
the Baptist Church
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Lorain
14Th Street
Graduates Recall Old Commencement Traditions at Elyria High
Elyria High School alumni gather to reminisce about past commencements as the 242 graduates of the June 1936 class prepare for a modern ceremony. Observers note shifts from multi-night programs to streamlined graduations, recalling 1906 disruptions, a seniors strike, and performances by both boys and girls.
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Elyria High School
Ohio
Women's Federation
Onestay
Wilhelmina
Holland
Abraham Lincoln
Elyria High School Students Honored Across Activities
We have watched you as you have gone to school day after day. We have seen you uphold the fair name of Elyria High School on the gridiron. We have seen you in various athletic contests. We have followed you as you took part in musical competition, in declamation contests, in dramatics and in the many other extra curricular activities which it was your privilege to take part in as Elyria High School students.
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Elyria High School
Graduation Address Encourages Student Success and Service
The speaker urges students to pursue higher education trades or business, expressing the school's hope that each will achieve great success and honor the institution. Reflections on past responsibilities and contributions to the city underscore a commitment to educational and social advantages for future generations.
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Gorey
Jon Doerghee
Kennedy Flat
Cal
Edward Boddy
Violet Richardson
Lorain County Savings & Trust Co
Foster-Fitch
Hal Baker
Geo. R. Allen & Son
Ostrov’s Shoe Store
Altman & Ackerman
Kennedy Koal Ko
Elyria Dairies, Inc
Lake Ave. Coal Co
Richwine Ice Cream Co
A. T. Haury Grocery
J. E. Thatcher
McCarvel’s Jewelry Store
Crandall’s Drug Store
Elyria Business College
Firestone Service Stores
Johnston
Wasserman Quality Clothes Shop
Harry S. Burr, Jeweler
The
Elyria Savings & Trust Co
Horwitz Ladies’ Tailoring & Fur Shop
Brown Oil Co
Castle Wall Paper
the Gas Co
Elyria Electric & Music Store
West Side Lumber & Coal Co
Elyria Ice & Fuel
R. E. McDonald
A. C. Hudnutt
Lersch-Emerich Corp
Elyria Belting & Machinery
G. M. Marsh & Son
O. P. S. Electric Shops, Inc
Welsh Curtain & Rug Shop
Edith Mae Hat Shoppe
Savings Deposit Bank & Trust Co
Vic Silver
United Dry Cleaning and Accessories
First Savings & Loan
the Bell Co
Lenore S. Stevick
Glade Thomas & Brown
Haury Bros
Arthur Waters
C. L. Sotherdon & Son
Haserodt Jewelry Co
Elyria Telephone Co
Bittner Funeral Home
Finegan’s Bakery
Land Guarantee Title and Trust Co
J. C. Penney Co
Paul Wainwright
Crawford Quality Dairy
de Bray Body Shop
East Ave
Wall Paper Star
James E. Thomas
Elyria Hardware
Elyria Lumber & Coal C
Carpenter Beauty Shop
Birkline Beauty Shop
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Jonas Millinery
Loomis Co
Mutual Credit Clothing Co
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