Wheaton Academy - Compass Yearbook (Wheaton, IL)

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v 'W rx Above and to the right: Dr. Fickett from New England spoke to us on the partnership with the greatest returns, saving souls for Christ. Valedictorian Bonnie Rigg delivers her address -:Q l the qnaclluatinq .Sz-znionls Peter Suaflu Nimely, his diploma. from Liberia, was the first one of us to receive 92

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l IL ' A Mx ,tie-1.4 ' ani ff' ii continued? in. . . Dr. Gieser, acting for Dr. Hurst, opened the Commencement service in prayer. After Dr. Fickett's address and the awarding of diplomas and awards, Dr. Edman gave the charge to the class. We were together for the last time before parting ways, that Saturday afternoon. This is when we real- ized how much our classmates and Wheat- on Academy meant to us. Reluctance to leave clashed with anticipation of our trips home that afternoon. Indeed they did. Paul Munsell is awarded a Wheat- on College scholarship for espe- cially conscientious work. Mr. Benjamin presents John Lag- eschulte with the Bausch 8- Lomb science award for excelling in science studies. Our class gift, a patio 8. fountain, is presented by class president, George Toles, to the Academy's director, Mr. Johnson.