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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1935
Page
5
The College Cardinal founded 1930 at Washington Junior College outlines guidance for students entering the wider world. Editor Jean Moore and staff present a stern exhortation to be adaptable, cooperative, and diligent amid changing industrial and economic conditions.
Junior College seniors and 18 students will graduate in a Baccalaureate at the Methodist Church Sunday May 26 at 7 30 pm. Rev V A Carter will lead invocation, readings by Rev A A Vinz and Dr P F W Eastwood, with Harry Barker solo and music. Choirs and a high school quartet will perform. Diplomas and scholarships will be awarded by Supt J H Peet and C W Tucker.
A jumble of campus life notes from W. J. C. recounts the choosers of the senior class song and an honorary medal, party planning, and stage leadership by an unnamed administrator. It also teases student romances, mortality rumors in Iowa City, and cheeky observations about Ruth Speidel, Kenneth Copeland, and George Means amid spring chatter.
Eighteen juniors graduate this year in the second largest class. Graduates include Eddie Barker Jienny Carris Kenneth Copel Eugene Engel Doyle Jarrard Kenneth LeMoine Walter Jungbluth Dan Moriarty Mae Caviness Delores Kiefer Helen Masson Lois Meacham Helen Melinski Rachel Negus Martha Reister Mary Rickey Catherine Wilson. The Chemistry Club closes with a cooperative dinner in the H. S. Cafeteria tomorrow as six seniors are honored with a farewell toast.
The commencement program scheduled for Friday evening May 31 at the Methodist church includes a Processional, Invocation by Reverend C S Williams, a music number, Salutatory by Robert Barclay, Valedictory by Julia McElhinney, and the main address by Reverend E B Faye of Madison Wisconsin. A choral selection closes with an excerpt from Longfellow Future without fear and with a manly heart.
The last meeting of the Span ish club for 1935 was held at Barbara Brooks country home. A cooperative dinner for twenty three was enjoyed. An unusual program arranged by Mildred Brown featured three numbers.
The Washington high school Spanish Club staged an event featuring readings by Miss Clarice Meek and performances by the boys' quartet. Club president Bea Wilson presented Mrs Williams with a luncheon set as a memento from the group she supports. Attendees included Miss Althea Montgomery Elwyn Gardner Harry Barker Don Boyer and George Masson.
On Tuesday May 7 an assembly was held at nine o'clock to discuss plans for a dinner dance on May 24. Tom Dunncan and Peter Jungbluth were named co chairmen. Billy Cox presented his reading and won the Slate contest with strong reception.
Twenty eight one women have already applied for admission to Oberlin College Ohio for next year and only 175 will be admitted.
A vivid profile describes a woman whose varied life reads like a novel by Edison Marshall, with ambitious pursuits and varied roles that define her distinctive path. She embodies ingenuity, drive, and a restless curiosity shaping her journey.
Eugene Engel, a familiar face at Junior College Little Theatre, performs this week in his final appearance after two years of roles in three act plays. He directed and acted in several one act and two act productions including The Red Lamp and The McMurry Chin.
Eugene, an officer in Delta Psi Omega, has aided Little Theatre work in addition to acting. Mia Caviness departs Junior College stage after two years of roles from The Rummage Sale to The Detour. Her characters span a rich farm girl and a frustrated daughter seeking more than her town offers.
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