Ilion High School - Class of 1947

Herkimer Evening Telegram - June 25, 1947

97 Seniors Graduate At Ilion Commencement

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97 Seniors Graduate At Ilion Commencement

Ilion - The dangers of a tottering civilization were sounded last night before 97 graduates of Ilion High School who received diplomas and scholarship awards at their commencements in the Capitol Theater.

Donald V. Hock, speaker, Allentown, Pa., told the young people they were graduating in "Year Two of the Atomic Era." He spoke on "Convictions and Faith, and warned the boys and girls, "You are a part of a civilization which in your time must either change or die."

Thomas R. Morris, Board of Education vice president, with Earl P. Watkin, superintendent, presented the diplomas in the absence of Mrs. Everett V. Mack, president, who is ill.

Mr. Morris handed a diploma to his son, Donald, his seventh boy to graduate from Ilion High. The Rev. Ernest Pugh, rector of St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, read the invocation and gave the benediction.

Miss Violetta Ann Newton, valedictorian, presented as her theme, "Career Calls." The salutatory, based on the heritage of opportunity, was given by Miss Mary Lupinski.

Special Music

Music was; furnished by the, Ilion School orchestra under direction of Robert George Hubbell. Marion Baker also conducted Marian Green led the processional, Samuel H. Nile rendered a trumpet sole. The girls' sextet sang: Grace Lever. Mary Bump, Barbara Merchin, Patricia Backman, Marilyn Waters and Ann Newton.

J. G. Prindle, school principal awarded these prizes:

English - First, Violetta A. Newton; second, Mary Lupinski. Mathematics - first, Sarah Davis; second, Sam Nile. Social studies, 3 years - Violetta Newton. DAR Good Citizenship - Violetta Newton; American History - Sarah Davis. Latin - first, Violetta Newton; second, Patricia Murphy.

Modern language - first, Grace Lever; second, Geraldine Moran. Bausch & Lomb medal - first Sam Nile; second, Felix Scanlon. Becker College pin - Mary Lupinski; Shorthand II - Mary Lupinski: Office Practice - Arlene Thomas; Industrial Arts - Ward Donahue; Mechanical drawing - Edward Schafer: Mack Memorial prize - Sam Nile. RPI medal - Sam Nile; Momberger Memorial - Calvin Conover; Music Marion Baker; Art Mary Corwin, Home Economics - Virginia Curley; Speech - Thomas Kibbe; Kent Memorial placque - Sara Nile; Lever Cup - LeRoy Outtrim; Peter's prize Violetta Newton and Harry Stalev

Graduates

Ilion High School graduates:

Academic -

Fred Ames,
Charles R. Askham,
Lloyd W. Baulch,
Richard Bostwick,
Myron Bouck,
Mary E. Bump,
Rosemary E. Coleman,
Jean H. Conroy,
Calvin Conover,
Rose M. Costanza,
William C. Coupe Jr.,
Theresa Crough,
Virginia E. Curley.

Darrell Day,
George Day,
Carolyn Deming,
Ward Donahue,
David Doty,
Dolores Fragale,
Patricia France,
Joan Geloso,
George Gettle,
Marian Green,
Rosemary Harris,
Robert Harter.

George Hendrick,
Shirley Hendry,
Doris Judson,
Thomas Kibbe,
George Koerner,
Raymond Koerner,
Helen Latt,
Benjamin Lawrence,
George Lockyer,
Catherine Lubey.

Phyllis Ludden,
Mary Lupinski,
Lois Lyman,
Ann McHarg,
Glenn McPherson,
Edna C. Marley,
Harold Nunneker,
Jane Olsen,
William Owens,
Robert Polsin,
Lorraine Rank,
Harvey Robinson,
Robert Sanders,
Hermann Schaepe,
Edward Schafer,
Stephen Seamans.

Alfred Seymour,
ELmer Shute,
Harry Staley,
Audrey Stapp,
Donald Taylor,
Arlene Thomas,
Mary Thompson,
Dorothy VanSteinburg,
Ada Van VaLkenburg,
Kathleen Vayo,
WilliAm Vayo,
Marilyn Waters,
George Webb,
Marilyn Williams,
Patricia Willoughby,
Milford Yardley.

College Entrance -

Marion Baker,
Betty Bishop,
Barbara Bowie,
Lola Bruso,
Mary CorwIn,
Sarah Davis,
Norma Dodge,
Robert Folmsbee,
Ann Furman,
Doreen Hailston.

Harry Heiland,
Geraldine Horan,
Ralph Joy,
Grace Leverm,
Thomas Mills,
Donald Morris,
Jean Mosher,
Patricia Murphy,
Virginia Nelson,
Violetta Newton,
Samuel Nile,
LeRoy Outtrim,
Richard Powers,
Audrey Priesche,
Fred Rowlands,
Felix Scanlon,
Betty Townsend,
Walter Williams,
Margaret Wright.

General -

Jean Damon.