The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, May 23, 1957, Page 8, Image 8

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    ‘Facts Few’,
Miller T ells
38 Seniors
Serck, Fox Presented
Top Honors During
Commencement Rite
"It is a mine-trapped, fog-:
bound world,” Dr. Floyd Miller
told the 38 O’Neill school seniors
at commencement exercises
Thursday evening in the school
auditorium.
"Facts are few and everyone is
kept guessing,” continued the as
sistant commissioner of education
in Nebraska.
Doctor Miller also addressed his
remarks to 35 members of the
eighth grade class and entitled his
talk "This Is Your Life”.
Prefacing his address with
gracious story-telling in the Adlai
Stevenson manner. Doctor Miller
told the seniors that America's
actions are the most watched and
most waited for in all history.
He said the world is moving from
crisis-to-crisis and it is difficult,
in the light of all these things, to
be philosophical.
"We live today in a world of
dangerous opportunity in which
ignorance is the greatest handi
cap. Ignorance today is a greater
handicap than at any time in the
history of mankind.
"We're also living in a world of
intense speed and untold new
speeds are yet to become reality.
"This speed is manifest in jet
airplances ... in communications.
“Anything of importance that
happens anywhere today is of im
portance everywhere.”
•Everyone (iuessing'
Dramatizing the point that facts
are few and everyone is kept
guessing, he offered the conun
drum that hungry Arabs in North
Africa learn abyut America’s ov
er production of foodstuffs and
believe that a sizable group of
Americans, flabby in figure, de
vote considerable time, expense
and effort to diet reducing.
He admonished his youthful
listeners that making correct
choices is one of the most import
ant objectives.
"Making choices—added up—
will determine in a large part the
kind of a life you will lead. Of
tKn tn Hp rrta«U‘ fhp nfln of i
choosing associates is of upper
most importance”.
His second admonition was to
urge the seniors to work hard.
“Whatever you choose to work
at, work hard!”
His third salient point to the
young citizens was urging them to
continue to learn, no matter what
the calling.
His fourth: Serving.
“By serving, I mean your fel
lowmen, your community and
your God.”
Doctdr Miller was introduced
by Supt. M. J. Baack. Principal
Willard Solfermoser made pre
sentation of awards to honor
students:
Honors Awarded
Linda Serck, valedictorian, Ne
braska State Teachers college
(Wayne) scholarship, also a re
gents competitive award; Gordon
Fox, salutatorian, alternate re
gents; Marlene Ermer, third;
Judy Liddy, fourth; Demaris
Lind berg, fifth; Judy Sanders,
sixth; Gary Holcomb, seventh;
Carole Johnson, eighth; Donna
Summers, ninth.
Liddy and Holcomb were also
regents alternates, and Holcomb
was awarded the alternate
scholarship.
H. J. Lohaus, president of the
board of education, presented the
diplomas and Superintendent
Baack presented promotion cer
tif-icates to the eighth grade
graduates.
The program included music by
the band, directed by Prof. Duane
Miller; a flute solo by Mardelle
Johnson, senior, and a vocal solo
by Brenda Cole, a senior. Rev. J.
Olen Kennell of First Presbyter
ian church offered the invocation
and benediction.
Professional and recessional
music was played by the band, as
the graduates marched in cap and
gown.
List of Graduates
Brenda Cole, Bennett Devall,
Marlene Ermer, Alice Frerichs,
Fred Frerichs, Gordon Fox, Mar
delle Gaskill, Karen Gruhn, Syl
via Harder, Gary Holcomb, Mar
delle Johnson, Carole Johnson,
Merle Jones, Judith Juracek,
Vernetta Krogh. Verna Larson,
Judy Ann Liddy, DeMaris Lind
berg, Donald McKenny.
Kenneth McKim, Lorna Mar
cellus, Sharon Miner, Laura
Oetter, Helen Rakes, James Rey
noldson, Judith Sanders, Linda
Processional — O Neill High . . .
Loyalty, Honor Urged
of Academy Grads
Unswerving loyalty, strict hon
or and a measure of the heroism
of Christ are the qualities Rev.
Alfred Hoesing urged the St.
Mary’s academy seniors to take
with them as they leave the pro
tective precincts of their alma
mater and enter into the world.
He preached . > 44 seniors at
graduation rites at 10 o’clock Fri
day morning in St. Patrick’s
Catholic church. Very Rev. Timo
thy O’Sullivan, church pastor,
presented the diplomas. Rev.
Thomas Hitch, assistant pastor
and academy faculty member, of
ficiated at the mass.
Other clergy on the altar in
Juded Rev. Francis Price of Em
m _vt. Rev. Peter F. Burke of Ew
ing and Rev. Karl Kucera of St.
\nthony’s hospital.
“Your actions, your attitudes,
your whole outlook, your re
sponsibilities are greater because
you have had a Catholic educa
tion," Father Hoesing told the
graduates,
‘‘Your life is going to reveal
how successful your Catholic ed- !
ucation has been.
“You must have a love for all
humanity as you go out from St.
Mary’s
“You must be loyal to your
church and to your school and
you must grow in sanctity no
matter where you are. Gaining
loyalty and growing in sanctity
are slow processes. You grow up
or go down, step-bv_step.
“Your enemy is evil. Your
school and your church ask of
you to combat evil by being loyal
soldiers of Christ."
He warned his capped-and
gowned listeners they would en
counter intellects along life’s way
i “who cannot so much as find
[their God”.
“There may be some of you
who already have caused pain
Recessional — St. Mary’s Academy . . .
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and heartache to your parents,
priests and sisters who have
brought you this far.
“If you are a soldier of Christ
always, if you grow' in sanctity
and if you remain loyal to the
teachings of your school and
church you will lead a good life
and you will be successful.”
List of Graduates
Patricia Allen, Cecelia Babl, j
Connie Bazelman, Bonnie Buri- :
val, Cera Corkle, Catherine Cud
dy, Ellen Donohoe, Frances Ernst,
Mary Graham. Jean Hickey, El- |
eanor Hoehne, Mary Hoffman, j
Helen Hynes, Rita Jilg.
Lorraine KelLar, Betty Krobot.
Peggy Lee, Charlene Mahony,
Carolyn Muff, Sharon Murray.
Patsy Pollock, Marie Ritz. Mary
Ryan, Carlene Schoenle, Donna
Lou Turner, Dorothy Vitt, Eunice
Van Horn, Judy Wanser.
Richard Allen, Arnold Babl,
James Becker, James Burival,
I wo Havelka. James Froelich,
James Hickey, Richard Jonas,
Jerry McGinn, John O'Koif, Gene'
O’Neill, Dan Putnam. Tom
Schneider, George Shoemaker,
Gordon Slaight, Mike Murphy.
Eighth grade graduates:
Teresa Boon, Gale Boyle, James
Corkle, Kathleen Donohoe, Mar
garet Donohoe, Tim Gilligan,
, Leonard Havranek, Catherine
Hawley, Joseph Howard, Bill
Hynes, Jerry Jergensmcier, Fran- ,
'cos Kelly, Randy Lyons, Robert
Murphy, Douglas Spittler, Maria j
Elena Stevens, Sue Tomlinson, |
Elizabeth Turner, Vincent Ernst.
Attends Commencement —
Miss Mary Froelich was home
from Duchesne college in Omaha
for the graduation of her brother,
James, from St. Mary’s academy.
She returned Sunday.
DANCE
Thurs., May 30
Chambers Legion
Hall
Jess Gayer and
his orchestra
Admission: $1.00
‘Youth Challenged in
Each Era of History’
Henzlik Speaks at 26
Ewing Seniors
EWING—Miss Ruwena Rother
ham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Rotherham, was awarded S
valedictory honors Friday eve
ning at Ewing high school com
mencement exercises. Twenty-Six
seniois were awarded diplomas.
Miss Rotherham also won the
regents' scholarship and the
church college scholarship. She
plans to attend Creighton univer- ,
sity, Omaha.
Salutatorian honors went to
Virginia McDonald, who received
the Nebraska State college
(Wayne) scholarship and plans to
attend college there.
Other scholastic recognition
went to: Judy Cloyd, third place,
Norfolk Junior college scholar
ship; Paul Gunter, fourth, Nor
folk Junior college (music)
scholarship.
Dr. Frank Henzlik, dean of the
University of Nebraska teacher’s
college, delivered the address en
titled “Today’s Challenge to a
Graduate”.
Choice of Historic Eras
To illustrate his address, he
told of a gathering of advanced
educators who were posed this
question: If you could live in any
age of history, what age would
you choose?
“A grey-haired history profes
sor said he would choose the
golden age of Greece—the era of
Socrates, Aristotle and Plato.
“But that was an age of intense
suspicion and, for many, utter
despair,” Doctor Henzlik said.
“A woman educator in that
gathering would prefer to have
lived in the days of Shakespeare
amid the setting of fashionable
tea houses, rich literature and
heavy drama.
The dean offered this comment
on that era:
“England in those days was
Serck, Janice Sipes, Barbara
Sprague, Barbara Strong, Larry
Strong, Donna Summers, James
Tomlinson, Russell Thomas,
Glenda Warner, Marvin Young,
Robert Young and Archie Jur
acek (midterm graduate).
Eighth grade graduates:
Constance Claire Anderson,
Wilma Babutzke, Jerry Bailey,
Roy Bridge, Jerry Dexter, Larry
Donlin, Bill Fricke, Norman
Graves, Larry Godel, Bill Nelson,
Sharon Niemand, Karon Nutter.
Leonard Peterson, Sandra Per
ry, Margaret Corinne Rakes, Ken
neth Sanders, Linda Seger, John
Hardyr, Donald Hicks, Gary Jef
frey, Robert Jenkins, Judith
Johnson, Marjorie Kennell.
John Kurtz, Dean Larson, James
McClellan, Ronnie Schmeiehel,
Jerry Smith, Sharon Sheets.
Yvonne Steele, Lois Strong, Vern
on Strong. Glen Summers, Merlin
Velder and Sonita Wilson.
plagued by disease that would
stamp out entire communities. It
was a period of heresay and big
otry.
“A retired general preferred to
have lived in Gen. George Wash
ington’s time.” To which Dean
Henzlik offered this: “There was
Valley Forge, privation, bitter
ness, blood-stained footprints in
the snow; those were some of
America’s most critical moments
of history.
“Each period,” the dean con- •
tinued,” presented a challenge;
each challenge had to be faced by
the youth of the day; similar
challenges face you Ewing high
school graduates of 1957.”
Processional and recessional
marches were played by Miss
Sandra Shrader. Invocation and
benediction were offered by Rev.
P. F. Burke of St. Peter’s Catholic
church. Theme of the valedictor
ian’s address was "Speaking foi
My Generation." Theme of the
salutatory address was “As the
Doors of' High School Close.”
Quartet Is Heard
The boys’ quartet—Russell Na
pier, Ray Turner, Paul Gunter
and Larry Larson—sang “Now Is
the Hour" with Miss Virginia Mc
Donald as accompanist. The girls’
trio — Alvcra Sehilousky, Ruth
Scott and Virginia McDonald —
sang "After Graduation Day”
with Miss Janelle Hoke as ac
companist.
Lionel Gunter, president of the
board of education, presented dip
lomas to these seniors: Judith
Louise Cloyd, Rose Marie Ernes
ti, Paul Ervin Gunter, Marvin
Eugene Hawk, Francis Ignatius
Heumesser, Janelle Maud Hoke,
Bernadine Keeler, Dean Lee
Kimes, Larry Don Larson, Vir
ginia Frances McDonald, Robert
Vernon Miller, Russell Arthur
Napier, Catherine Frances Nof
fke, Rowena Rotherham, Alvera
Catherine Schilosky, Sharon
Ann Rotherham, Maurice Sylves
ter Schindler, Jack Eugene Sis
son, Laverne Emmett Stamp,
Robert Donald Tams, Bennie
Clinton Taylor, Raymond Lee
Turner. Linda Jean Tuttle, Lila
Rose Woeppel, David A11 e n
Wright.
The class flower Is the purple
ehrysantheum; the class colors,
orchid and silver; the motto:
Above the heaviest clouds is al
ways the sun.
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O’Neill high seniors file into auditorium for commencement ritos.—The Frontier Photo.
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