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Show . Do not waste your time on 1 J Social Questions. What is the mat- - Universal Microfilming ( ZEZtTZ 110. Pxerpont JSOWWA'CCAAA Uselessness.-Ge-o. Bernard Shaw, un, P o, mttxjppp 99 SUGAR HOUSE. UTAH .THURSDAY JUNE 4 1959 PAGE ONE Schools Graduate Tomonw s Leaders Highland Hi KATHY SCHWERTZ An important first is taking place tonight at Highland High School in the spacious auditorium. MOTHER AND SON , GRADUATE TOGETHER Mrs. Thomas C. Madron and her son Thomas W. Madron,767 Bryan Ave., will receive their diplomas Saturday morning. Mrs. Madron, a kindergarten teacher at Liberty School, will receive a B.A. with major in elementary education and her son Tom a BJS. with major in political science. Tom Madron is president of the Young Demo crats chapter at the College. Beginning at 6:00 p. m. Salt Lake City's newest high School will hold its first commence-ment exercise and graduate its first senior class. This class of 375 stu-dents includes 186 boys and 189 girls. --.,- ... 1 I --pi y Clad in black and white caps and gowns for boys and girls respectively, the senior class will make its history making march, witnessed by parents, relatives, and friends, down the aisles to seats placed on the stage. Five students have been sel-ected as valedictorians for the class of '59. A symposium, con-ducted with the theme "In the Time of Your Life. Live" by William Saroyan, will feature Mike Soulier, Don Yactman, Mary Lynne Mrs . Madron and Marsh. Kav Hayes, and Dixie Clegg son Tom. M.. .,..alMH MMMWMWMB Student speakers selected for graduation. Bottom row: Carolyn Poulsen and Jeannine Wright. Second row: Karen Cheney, Mar go McMurdie, and Judy Thiede. Top row: Richard Cope ' : :; v7---- As representatives from the Board of Education George A. Christensen, Wallace F. Toronto, and Virgil H. Smith will attend with Dr. Marion Merkley giving the response. . Several selections will be ren-dered by the A'capella choir dir-ected by Paul Christensen, music teacher. This memorable event will mark the conclusion of two years of singing together for the choir. Seniors have been stamping and mailing announcement cards to friends and relatives. They are allowed to give admittance cards to five persons a graduate. Following extensive tryouts these five students were chosen by a faculty committee who also named Jo Anne Lacey, Irene Hardy, and Ralph Nielson as alternate speak-ers. Mike, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Soulier, 2206 E. 17 So., will speak on "Knowledge Itself is a Power," Kay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Zar E. Hayes, 2349Maywood Drive, has the topic, "I Am Only One, But I Am One". Don Yact-man, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Yactman, 2306 Garfield Ave., will speak on "Understanding Binds All Men". The other speakers 'topics are: Dixie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will L. Clegg, 1901 Hillcrest Ave. "Life is a Measure to be Filled"; and Mary Lynne, daughter of Mr. ahd Mrs. M. Thirl Marsh, 2197 S. 22 E.,"Beginning Comes But Once." Dr. Fred Arbogast, principal at Highland, will address the grad-uates and audience and will also receive the senior class gift at this occasion. Westminster Baccalaureate speaker. The Rev. S. Macon Cowles, Jr. SUBSCRIBE TO THE J.E. WPEPEUOENT Granite Hi JUDYHANSEN "She Will Remember..." part of the song of the "G" was selected as the theme throughout the 90-min- ute program Friday night as into anything we want. It can be a stumbling-bloc- k on the road of success or a stepping-ston- e to greater things, " said Miss Thiede. Richard Cope pointed out a need for continued education in his remarks concerning "Goals Through Vocations." "We must remember that we are not merely the architects of our future careers ; we must think of ourselves as sculptors," said Mr. Cope. "We inherited our opportunity to take upon us the responsibilities of our great freedoms. We must be a thoughtful people, an informed people, a generous people in our dealing with others. The triumph of democracy, rests first and last on a nation's sound and enlight-ened citizenry. We are those cit-izens and we shall never forget the teachings we have received at Granite," said Margo McMurdie speaking on the subject, "Our Priceless Heritage". "We know that one of our greatest challenges is to keep the traditions' of our America a-li- ve, and the only way we can achieve this is through under-standing and developing her cu-lture," said Jeannine Wright. Carolyn Poulsen, who gave an evaluation of the thoughts of the speakers, said: "Tonight we have achieved one of the goals in life, one of the " important rounds on the ladder of happiness and success has been reached. To our parents who have sacrificed so much, to our teachers whose efforts have contributed to our mental growth, and to all those who have aided us in this challenging achievement in life, we wish to extend our apprecia-tion and thanks." an even 400 seniors robed in blue and white caps and gowns, were given graduation diplo-mas, "Each of us has been given a set of tools, a shape-less mass, and one book of rules. From ' .. V-- V: i ' " ' ' ' ' ' f v ' - . . .1 . . v.: v- . ' : i u v xvv f-- these things we must make of our lives either a stumbling block or a stepping sone," said Judy Thiede, one of five student speakers , "The set of tools is our in-telligence, our initiative, our cour-age, and our perseverance. The book of rules is our parents, our teachers and all others who have influenced us. The shapeless mass, our future. By the use of tools and the book of rules we can make this mass, our future, Kathy Schwertz, columnist from Highland High School, Independent Staff, interviews award winning seniors, Mike Soulier, Kay Hayes, and Don Yactman. (iff. mK : ' ' O Joseph Rosenblatt Westminster Rites For Graduates W .stminster College will hold its Commencement exercises on Saturday, June 6, at 10:00 a.m. in the Dane Hansen Stadium for 56 seniors. Speaker for the ceremony will be Joseph Rosenblatt, president of Eimco Corporation with which the college is affiliated in its tool engineering program. He was ad-mitted to the Utah Bar in 1926. and holds executive positions with American Foundry 8i Machine Co., Structural Steel & Forge Co., and Others, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Utah State . University. Mr. Rosenblatt holds the Knight Commander. French Legion of Honor, for world con-tributions to mechanized mining. BACCALAUREATE SERVICE The Reverend S.Macon Cowles, Jr. will be the speaker at the Baccalaureate services Friday, at 8:00 p.m. at the Wasatch Pres-byterian Church. The Rev. Cowles in 1953 established the Holladay Community Church of this city and is now director of promotions of the Mission Council of the Congregational Churches of the world, with headquarters in New York City. ACTIVITIES OF COMMENCEMENT WEEK Westminster College has been buzzing with week long festivities in honor of the graduating class. The annual faculty picnic was held Friday, May 29, at the home of Vice President and Mrs. James J. Farley, 2209 Panorama Way. On Sunday, May 31, Dean and Mrs. M.C. Ballenger were hosts at a lawn reception for graduating students and their families at their home, 1168 E. 17 So. Tonight at 7:00 p.m. Students, faculty, families and friends will attend a farewell banquet at the Hotel Newhouse. On Commencement morning at 7:30 a breakfast at Ferry Hall Lounge will honor the graduating women and their mothers. Immediately following the rites of Commencement a reception will be held in Ferry Hall Lounge for graduates, families, and friends. o m |