John Adams High School - Album Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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law of '45 HE Class of '45, two hundred fourteen strong, was the fourth to graduate from john Adams. The thirty-five members of the january advance guard received their diplomas, along with groups from Central, Riley and Washington, at a graduation exercise held at Central on january twenty-second. The one hundred ninety-seven other members of the class were graduated on May twenty- ninth, On both these occasions diplomas were granted to absent mem- 1, bers of the class who had already been inducted into the armed services, During its last year at Adams the class was led by the officers pic- tured abovei Louie,' McKinney, president, l'Louie LaPierre, vice president, Roy Andrews, secretary, and Bob Duncan, treasurer, These officers were aided in managing senior business by a senior cabinet made up of john Coldsberry, Shirley Kline, Mary Ann Doran, jack Tarr, and Phil Riner. Special assignments were handled by Prom Chairman Nancy Constantine, Class Cift Chairman john Coldsberry, Invitations Chairman Pat Alexander, and Assembly Chairman Shirley Stanz, Mr, Coldsberry was class sponsor and the other home room teachers were Miss Bennett, Miss Roell, Miss Anderson, Mr, Krider, and Mr, Thompson. On Class Day, May lB, the seniors blossomed forth in cap and gown, They took final examinations in the morning, presented an assembly program in the afternoon, and staged their Senior Prom at the Progress Club in the evening During the assembly members of the class who had been members of the Clee Club presented a musical skit, the stage- wise members gave The Cireat joannef' a one-act comedy, and Presi- dent Mcliinney bade farewell to the school for his class. At the conclu- sion of the speech he presented a pair of plaques to Mr. Sargent, These class gifts are to bear the names of distinguished Adams scholars and athletes. At this assembly the following honors were conferred on members of the class: The jeweled Student Council Scholarship Award for first ranking scholar on Valedictorian Dagny Lenon, The Cold Stu- dent Council Scholarship Award for excellece in scholarship on Mar- guerite Connon, Howard De Pree, Mary Erhardt, Mary-Lou Harding, Betty Martin, Salutatorian Reva Resnick, and Mary jane Wishman, The Silver Student Council Scholarship Award for excellence in scholarship on joan Darr, Elayne Craf, Ervin Karlin, Louis LaPierre, Linda Myers, Shirley Platt, Rose Mae Smith, and George Turner. The john Adams Citizenship Award, a gift of the Class of '42, on Beverly Harden and Ervin Karlin, The Daughters of the American Revolution United States History Award on john C, Coldsberry, The Daughters of the American Revolution Cood Citizenship Award on Nancy Constantine. The Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award on Howard De Pree. The Parent- Teachers Association Home Economics Award on Linda Myers. The Parent-Teachers lndustrial Arts Award on Richard Busfield. The Stude- baker Local Award in Industrial Arts on Roger Schoonaert. At Commencement the class was addressed by Dr. Harold E, Carr, of the Lakewood Methodist Church of Cleveland, Ohio. The Baccalau- reate address was delivered by Reverend Edward M, Sausaman of Ewing Avenue Evangelical Church of South Bend.

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