Ilion High School - Class of 1935

Utica Daily Press - June 24, 1935

Secondary Education Progress Is Depicted at Ilion's Graduation

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Secondary Education Progress Is Depicted at Ilion's Graduation

Largest Class in History Receives Diplomas - Numerous Prizes Awarded by Principal Prindle

Ilion - The class of 1935, Ilion High School, comprising 116 members, the largest number ever to be graduated from the local institution, received diplomas at the annual exercises in the Capitol Theater Tuesday night.

The exercises were in commemoration of 300 years of secondary education in America and the main portion of the program consisted of seven episodes in which tableaus depicted the various steps in the development of secondary school from the middle of the 17th century to the present day.

Numerous Cash Awards

Elizabeth Shaffer, salutatorian, gave the prolog of the exercises. The valedictorian, William Grimshaw, spoke on "The Secondary School of 1935."

Prizes awarded by Principal J. Guy Prindle: Cash prizes of $5 for first and $2.50 for second to seniors in the following subjects, English, first, Dorothy Ball: second, William Grimshaw, history, first, Paul Kinney: second, Arthur Winckel: language: first, Evelyn Hight: second, Charles Pelepeshin [Pelepshin]: science: first, Charles Pelepeshin [Pelepshin]: second, William Grimshaw: commercial, first, Marjorie Randall: second, Helen Kler.

Cash awards of $2.50 were made to, Art, Ernest Hughes: Music, Catherine English and Robert Hubbell: industrial arts, William Hofstra: home economics, Elizabeth Jones: American history, Elizabeth Shaffer; dramatics, Elizabeth Shaffer.

John Powers received the debating .... and a debate plaque for the most service in debating was awarded Louise Snell. The R.P.I. medal for mathematics and science went to William Grimshaw.

The Stone & Luke Scholarship Cup went to the class of 1925 and the Lever Cup was awarded to Clarinet. R. Hubbell, baritone, Stuart Wooley: saxophone, Fred Wilson. The Sportsmanship Brotherhood Plaque was presented to Catherine English and Paul Kinney.

The winning honor "I's" were: class of 1935, Frank Campell, William Grimshaw, Evelyn Hight, Joseph Manion and Ruth Ward, Class of 1936, Jack Caswell.