Commencement Exercises of Leon Public High School

 
Sunday, May 15, 1938
Presbyterian Church
8:00 P.M.
Processional, "Pomp and Circumstance"...Elgar
Mrs. Frank Boies at the Organ

Invocation.....Rev. Miles Tabor

"Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"...Practorius
"Gloria Patri"...................Palestrina
Combined High School and Alumni Chorus Dircted by William Gowdy

Scripture Reading

Violin Solo, "Fransquita Serenade"...Fritz Kreisler---
Lorraine Hines---Mrs. E. J. Hines, Accompanist

Baccalaureate Sermon...."Life's Appeals"...Rev. Albert V. Hart

Benediction....Rev. Miles Tabor

Recessional...Mrs. Frank Boies

Invocation...Rev. Albert V. Hart

"Allegro brillante from Quintett"...R. Schumann
Simpson Instrumental Quintett

"Tambourin Chinois"...F. Kreisler
Violin Solo, Earl Bergman, Mildred Severs at the Piano

"Scherzo from Quintett"...R. Schumann
Simpson Instrumental Quintett
Earl Bergman, First Violin; Betty Burke, Second Violin;
Eula Jeanne Shearn, Viola; Hope Loomise, Violoncello;
Mildred Severs, pianist; Herbert Harvey, director.

Vocal Solos: "To the Evening Star"....Wagner; "Life"....Curran
William Gowdy, Mrs. William Gowdy at the Piano

Commencement Address: "A Changing World Challenge to Youth of Today",
James J. Fiderlick of Drake University

Presentation of Class: Supt. E. W. Blair
Presentation of Diplomas: Grover Hamilton, President of Board of Education

Benediction: Rev. Miles Tabor

"CHILDREN OF THE MOON" by Martin Flavin --- Presented by the Play Production Class.
Scene: The Atherton House in New England
 

CAST:
Thomas .... AUSTIN RUMLEY
Walter Higgs .... RAYMOND HULL
Madame Atherton .... PATTY TULLIS
Dr. Wetherell .... HAROLD MCCLARAN
Jane Atherton .... BETTY ELDER
Major Bannister .... GARTH HART
Judge Atherton .... JUNIOR HUSTED
Laura Atherton .... ROSEMARY WEABLE

 
Directed by William Shea. The action of the play centers around the Atherton family in which there is a queer form of insanity which seizes some of the family when there is a full moon. In reality, Laura Atherton, the cruel, selfish mother, has driven them insane by the power of suggestion. The action takes place during the time when the moon in full. Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., of New York City

CLASS ROLL:
    
MILDRED MARUREEN ADAIR WILLARD M. AKES KENNETH L. ATTEBERRY BETTY JANE BLAIR
MAX PAUL BAKER GEORGE W. BLAKESLEY, JR. ROBERT WESLEY BOLES MARY MARIE BOYCE
DORIS ELIZABETH BRONSON MARGARET BUCKINGHAM DON H. BUNCH FLORENCE MAXINE CARMEAN
MAXINE E. CHRISTENSEN KATHRYN ELIZABETH CONDIT PAUL V. CONNER MARBLE E. COX
GERALD DAVIS EDNA IRENE DUNHAM HELEN M. DURELL BETTY M. ELDER
GALE EVANS HAROLD FOLAND NINA ROSETTA FORSYTHE HELEN MARIE GUTMANN
WARREN E. HANTHORN MILDRED G. HORN HELEN LOUISE HULL PAUL HULL
RAYMOND F. HULL LORAL L. HULLINGER LYLE. L. HULLINGER MERLE E. HULLINGER
WILLIAM W. ??? (HUSTED?) SHERMAN HUSTED ??? ???
??? DARRELL F. KENDALL WALTER DAVID LAMB GLADYS M. LEIGH
EDITH MARIE LEWIS DALE LUITJEN CAREY NELSON MAIN HAROLD D. MCCLARAN
ROBERT E. MCNELLY DARWIN L. MILLER WILLIAM HERMAN MILLS EVELYN MORELAND
VERA I. MUSTAIN HELEN MAY NAUMAN NANCEY ANN NETHERTON EDMOND IRA PRICE
EDITH REYNOLDS VERA MARIE ROBERTS NIMROD AUSTIN RUMLEY MARY JEAN RUSH
VELDA MERLE SANGER ROBERT H. SCHOONOVER LLUCIAN CLINTON SHERBURNE MARY PATRICIA TULLIS
PAULINE WATSON  

 
Source: Leon Journal-Reporter, Leon, Decatur County, Iowa. Contributed by chickaboom4u@hotmail.com.
 
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