U Receive
Lhplomas
Commencement exercises were
Monday night before a capacity
crowd at the Elks Hall. Nineteen
students in caps and gowns com
prised the graduating class and
received their diplomas, in a fit
ting ceremony.
The students marched into the
hall at the playing of Elgers Pomp
and Circumstance. Following the
invocation by Rev. John Molletti,
a history of the class and welcome
speech was delivered by Ellen
Simeonoff, president of the class.
Five short speeches were given
by members of the class. These
were “Government of Ages,” by
Nancy Templeton; “Evaluation of
a Free Citizen,” by Russell Gal
lagher; “The Devoted Citizen,” by
John Molletti; “The Uninterested
Citizen,” By Brad Poland and “The
Ideal Citizen and the Ideal State,”
by Donna Gail Van Buren.
The presentation of the class was
made by J. H. Gray, High School
Principal and Ivor Schott, Super
intendent of Schools, gave the
speech of acceptance. Presentation
of diplomas followed. These were
given the students by Gil Jarvela,
a member of the School Board.
Presentation of awards were made
by the Principal, which was fol
lowed by the presentation of gifts
to Principal Gray and Student
Counselor Dera Brunstad.
The BPW scholarship was then
presented to Irene Hicks and the
Emblem Club scholarship to Eliza
beth Sautner.
Following benediction, given by
Father Tolbott, the graduates
marched out to the music of the
traditional Pomp and Circum
stance.
The Seniors that comprise the
1956 class of graduates are as fol
lows: Mike Fitzgerald, Russel Gal
lagher, Donald Higgins, Charles
McLinn, John Molletti, Walter
Nestell, Charles Pemberton, Brad
ley Poland, Buddy Squartsoff,
Lieta Cohen, Irene Hicks, Arlene
King, Elizabeth Sautner, Ellen
Sjmeonoff, Anita Sundberg, Nancy
Templeton, Eleanor Thill, Carol
Torsen and Donna Gail Van Buren.
Thespians Plan
For Busy Summer
The Kodiactors are really under
way for a big summer season. The
reading committee of this group
met Sunday May 13, to discuss
plays they have been reviewing.
Three plays were recommendd by
this committee and were presented
before a general meeting Thurs
day vning, May 17.
One of the plays recommended
was selected by the group to be
the Kodiactors summer production.
The title has not been officially re
leased as yet.
The Lake Louise Little Theatre
is the scene of a busy crew these
days, as the group makes prepara
tions for their next production “A
Festival of Spring.” This produc
tion will include three great one
act plays, “In the Suds,” “Good
Night Please” and-“Submerged,”
plus surprises between plays.
Everyone is invited and may
make reservations by phoning Pat
Wilson at 278 during the day or
434 Thursday, Friday and Satur
day evenings between 6:30 p. m.
and 1:00 a. m. Production dates
are May 31, June 2 and 3.
Bank Work Shown
Business Students
Students in the General Business
class of the local high school visit
ed the Bank of Kodiak Wednesday
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to learn of the work behind the
scenes in the loan, telling and
bookkeeping departments. The
tour was aranged for by their in
structor, Mrs. Louise Walker, and
Harold E. Booth, vice-president ef
the bank, furnished the explana
tory notes.
Special interest was shown in
the bank’s new film recorder, in
which every bit of bank work, in
cluding all checking and saving
records and every individual ac
count is photographed daily and
kept on permanent file in a de
pository in Eastern Washington.
OPEN HOUSE ON THURSDAY
The public is cordially invited
to attend the Open House at St.
Mary’s Grade School on Thursday
between the hours of 2 and 5 p. m.
ueiresnrnenis win be served and
Mesdames Leon Johnson, Ernest
Fuller, Joseph Spinnato and Tal
mage Sivils will be pouring.
BASE HOSPITAL BIRTHS
Donna Susanne, 6 lbs. 5% ozs.,
was born on May 7 to Anita Louise *
and Don Densmore Statter, GM3,
USCG. Donna Susanne is the Stat
ter’s first child.
Monica Marie, 7 lbs. £ ozs., was
born on May 9 to Helen Monica
Marie and Nicholas Ignatius Osa,
CD3, USN. Monica Marie is the
first child for the Osa’s.
Nancy Arlene, 6 lbs. 1 oz., was
born on May 11 to Arlene Marie
and Lloyd Goolsby, LDCR., USN.
Nancy Arlene is the# Goolsby’s
first shild.
Juanita Lynn, 7 lbs. 14% ozs.,
was born on May 12 to Fern Elaine
and Harvey Lyle DeLoach, HM2,
USN. Juanita Lynn is the De
Loach’s first child.
April Darlene, 6 lbs. 8 ozs., was
born on May 14 to Mary Elizabeth
and Bobby Thomas Faulkner, SN,
USN. April Darlene is the Faulk
ner’s first child.
NEW RAKERS ARRIVE
Leslie Francis and Charles Ul
rich are two newcomers to Kodiak.
They are both bakers by trade, and
assumed their duties at LaLande's
Kodiak Bakery.
The hiring of these two men is
in line with the Bakery’s policy
of expansion of servees in the
City. With the opening of the new
store and the addition of the two
new employees, LaLande’s will of
fer greater variety of baked goods.
Francis and Ulrich are both
from Seattle.
NOTICE
The Kodiak Women’s Christian
Temprance Union will present
Mrs. Fred Tooze at a special rally
Thursday, May 24, 8 p. m. at the
Kodiak Christian Center. Everyone
welcome. 19-ln
Here There Everywhere
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Later at Bethel, Alaska and now at
Nome, Halverson has been work
ing on a theory of coloration as
displayed in the so-called Northern
lights. He plans to have his
theories protected by copyright be
fore releasing any information.
Smith Family
South Bound
M/Sgt. and Mrs. Bernard Smith,
together with their son Robert, 15,
and daughter Lois, 7, will leave
sometime this weekend for Seat
tle. Sgt. Smith-has been attached
to the local Alaska Communica
tions System station for the past
five years.
In Seattle they will be joined
by another son, Carl, who is finish
ing his second year as a student at
the University of Washington. The
family will drive, to. California to
visit Smith’s mother. They will
also spend some time with Mm
Smith’s mother in the souther*
state.
At the end of Sgt. Smith’s leave
of approximately thirty days they
will return to Seattle, which is hie
new station of duty.
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