Ilion High School - Class of 1958

Herkimer Evening Telegram - June 25, 1958

104 Ilion Seniors Get Diplomas at Exercises

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photo caption - COMMENCEMENT -Principals at the 1958 Ilion Central School Commencement exercises last night in the Capitol Theater are shown here from the left, Linda Edick, valedictorian; Dr. George Angell, president of Plattsburgh State Teachers College, who was principal speaker, and Susan Fuller, salutatorian. (Staff Photo)

104 Ilion Seniors Get Diplomas at Exercises

ILION - Warren Lennox received the Ilion National Bank and Trust Company scholarship award of $500 and four others of the 104 members of the Ilion Central School graduating class shared in the bulk of prizes totaling $1290 awarded in the Capitol Theater at Commencement last night.

Susan Elmendorf received the Clark Seamans scholarship award to Syracuse University: Dora Hendricks was the first recipient of the newly formed Floyd and Elma Clayton Memorial Scholarship of $200; Nancy Cristman received the Dr. Earl P. Watkin Memorial award of $200 and Linda Edick valedictorian, received nine awards totaling $90.

Following the procession with the High School Band offering "Pomp and Circumstance," the Rev. Arthur Lacey. Baptist pastor, offered invocation. The Salutatory, "In Appreciation" followed by Susan Fuller, and Valedictory, "The Class of 1958 Points With Pride," was offered by Linda Edick.

1929 Graduate Speaker

Principal speaker was Dr. George Angell, president of the Plattsburgh State Teachers College, and a 1929 graduate of Ilion High School, using as his topic, "Responsibilities of the High School Graduate."

He explained six cardinal principles which every graduate must observe to better his chance of success in the world and to be better accepted in the world:

1. He must have a guiding purpose.

2. He must have faith in the common man.

3. He must develop an ability to control his emotions.

4. He must have the courage and fortitude to take action.

5. He must choose a vocation adaptable to his talents in lieu of following the crowd.

6. He must have and maintain at all times, a sense of humor.

The speaker was introduced by Supt. George Purple. Douglas Miller, Board of Education president, then asked for and received a rising tribute and ovation to Miss Ethel Campbell, retiring North St. School principal, and Joseph Baker, retiring high school principal.

Prizes Awarded

Baker awarded the following prizes:

Loretta Douglas English prize, first, $10; Miss Edick; second, $5; Susan Fuller; mathematics four years, first, $10. Miss Edick; second, $5, Dora Hendricks; history three years, Cornelia Nagel, prize, $5, Miss Edick.

American History, 11th year, $5, Miss Edick; Problems of Democracy, 12th year, $5, Donald Lawrence; Ijdin, three years, first, Miss Edick; second. Miss Hendricks; Spanish, two years, $5, Nancy Denton; French, three years, $5, Joanne Short.

John Guy Prindle Memorial for Science, first, $10, Miss Edick; second, $5, Lawrence; Shorthand, two years, $5, Sandra Kowalczlk; Office Practice, two years, $5, Dolores Pawelek; Industrial Arts, three years, $5, Richard Darling.

Mechanical drawing, $5, Ronald Bentz; art three years, $5, Patricia Croop; Homemaking three years, $5, Darleen Ludwig; mathematics and science, five units, $10 and the R. P. I. medal, Miss Edick; second, $5, Lawrence; Speech, $5, Douglas Merchant and Bradford Rivers; Dr. Earl P. Watkin Memorial valedictorian prize, $20, Miss Edick.

William Hempstead Post, VFW, Salutatorian prize, $20, Susan Fuller; Robert Kent Memorial for music, instrumental, $5, Douglas Merchant; vocal, $5, Rivers; Priscilla Burnham prize for piano, $10, Patricia Furrer.

National Honor Society prizes, $25; Warren Lennox; $25, Phyllis Wainman; Priscilla Burnham trophy for all-around girl excelling in scholarship, leadership, citizenship and athletics, Linda Connick; Lever Cup to the boy for excellence in scholarship, athletics and leadership, Wayne Murphy.

Baker also presented Lawrence a $3,000 Gannett Newspaper Scholarship. Lawrence was a carrier boy for the Observer-Dispatch for around six years.

Miller and Purple, then awarded the following diplomas:

Peter Ahern,
Patricia Aizas,
Donald Alexander,
Robert Alexander,
Marilyn Avery,
Gary Bedworth,
Ronald Bentz,
Susan Biederman,
Bernadette Bracken,
Donald Bridger,
John Callahan,
Carolyn Capes,
George Capes,
Janice Conley,
Linda Connick.

Katherine [Kathy] Connors,
Nancy Cristman,
Patricia Croop,
Brenda Cudhea,
Richard Darling,
Carlton Davis,
Eileen DeLong,
Nancy Denton,
Maureen Dougherty,
Arthur Dunckel,
Linda Edick,
Susan Elmendorf,
Nancy Evans,
William Fullem,
Susan Fuller.

Donna Furman,
Patricia Furrer,
Margaret Geer,
Shari Gregory,
Gary Greig,
LeElaine Grisworld,
Gerald Haggerty,
Wayne Hammond,
Grace Hanson,
Edna Hardy,
Edward Harter,
Burton Hawks,
Dora Hendricks,
Robert Henrickson,
Barbara Henschke.

John Hodom,
William Hoffman,
William Hool,
LeRoy Humphrey,
Frank Jennings,
Alexander Jess, Jr.,
Barbara Jones,
John Kelly,
Elaine Kerr,
Gloria Kohli,
Sandra Kowalczik,
Judith Ladd,
Donald Lawrence,
Warren Lennox.

Michael List,
Darleen Ludwig,
Everett Mack, Jr.,
Kathryn [Kathy] McGarl,
Douglas Merchant,
Ronald Mroz,
P. Wayne Murphy,
Leslie Noffer,
John Noll,
Sheryll O'Connell,
Dolores Pawelek,
Suzanne Phelps,
Margaret Pierce,
Earl Polley,
Gary Price.

Elizabeth Reape,
Theodore Remonda,
Ronald Reynolds,
Bradford [Brad] Rivers,
Ursala Roberts,
Clark Rohmer,
Lyle Seelbach,
Kenneth Seymour, Jr.,
Richard Sherwood,
Glenis Shipman,
JoAnne Short,
Larry Sickler,
Diane Slocum,
Marcy Smith,
Richard Smithson.

Richard Spencer,
Marilyn Steele,
Carol Streeter,
John Trussell,
Kathleen Turley,
Phyllis Wainman,
Virginia Walburn,
Joan Walker,
Carole Watson,
William Webb, Jr.,
Elizabeth Williams,
Barbara Worden,
Doris Worden,
Helen [Donna] Wight,
Charles Zoller.