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T H B E A C 0 N
THE BEiCON, an editorial sheet,puts
out Muriell© Speara of Dillingham#
Alaska evsry issuel So what*
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SENIORS, HAIU
We salute the five High School Seniors
who will be graduated on May 14th at the
Commencement Exercises held at the Igloo
Theater for the Dillingham Territorial
School* Barbara Saloon. Doris Shade,
Gladys Andrews, Jchi. vir. -van:. ("o.ledio
tori an) , and Harlan [ Ealuta-coriau
Harlan Adkison has been awarded the
Rhodes Scholarship which »s given to the
highest ranking Senior who has spent all
of his four High School years in Alaska)
John Wassmann has received the Road
Commission s Student Engineer Scholarship
and will be given summer work throughout
his University studying and a high-rank
ing post upor. graduation! and
Gladyr Andrews stands amongst the 1306
finalist;-; in the General Motors Scholaru
ship which is based on grades made on a
specially prepared test given to some *
45,010 High School seniors this year
thicughout the United States and Alaska#
From this 13^0 students, 100 will he se
lected as scholarship winners and will
receive financial aid throughout their
four years in the University# Announce
ments of winners on this award will not
be known until later this month#
From what we can gather concerning the
immediate future of these graduates, all
will attend Universities next fall#•#and
the majority will enroll at the Univ&rsit;
of Alaska#
Bacaalaureate Services were held at
the Igloo Theater on the evening of
May 8th« Father Endal was speaker of the
evening with an interesting survey of
rGod in Government”) the High School
Choir furnished beautifully prepared
hymns with Director John Vining. at the
piano#
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Eighth graders who are bowing out of
elementary school this year are s
Ada11a Gurtler, William Andrews, Betty
Larson, Patsy Worden, Mary Ann WaJDona#
Jaoqulyn Spears, Carl Millett, Robert
Kaliesberg, Rodney Sampson, Flora Liru*
coin, £lice Knud sen, Emma Ann Wallcna,
James Gardiner and Danny Johansen#
Did you hear about the psychiatrist
who only eats Southern Freud Chicken!
A man walked Into the First NationaT
Bank with a check for a penny# The
teller asked, '‘How* 11 you have it?
Heads orjfcail s?"__ '_____
her idea of work is to sweep the
room with a-glareoi
I never met a parwr'-t
yet -who didn’t pullcfl •
his kid* s picture at
the drop of a nHell£wc
If you should just
politely eek, "WhatT o
new?n this guy’s
tell youl Forty*'!'itc
minutes* worth on the exploits of the £ta>
of The Family* "My Kid said 5Dada* th-'oe
times today*" bragged the old man* "a^c*
he* 8 only fifteen years old*" "Not beocu*
he* s my kid*" is the usual opener* "bat
iy Junior sneeised today and he doesn’t
even have a head&" Don*t mi sunder stand
me—I love kids) it* s their Dadas that
send mo.#.
•••Business was terrible with R« for
months* It was so bad* he had to cut d'rvn
his help. Finally it got so bad* he la.:t
the business a^d died of a broken hcerlt
As they were carrying the body down
aisle of the chapel* he suddenly sab
in his coffin and asked* "How many men
are carrying me?"
The undertaker answered* "There are six
men carrying you, Mr. Richardson."
R. shook his head sadly and said* "
Better lay off two*"
• ..Did you hear about the moron who
ran around a cracker box because it 3aVi
yfTear Around the Top1?...
• ••Talking to a parent of a graduate?
I heard her ask* "What will your ohild
be taking in College?"
The answer came slowly but distinctly*
"All Ifve got* probably,"
So Short—See You Round.
The Dillingham Volunteer Firemen he^c.
a dance on Saturday evening, April 25t'v
at Lowe* s Hall, A large crowd enjoyed tie
evening of dancing and were present r.t
the drawing of the raffle winners*
Dolores Johnson won the Winchester Model'.
70 3CV06 jt the ’Model 12 Winchester Shc t tvei
went to Joe Huard cf Naknele* and the. Z
ith Radio was won by John Martin of AIol-.:»
nagiko
Ticket sale on the Raffle gyowrod
$525o2£f ($37*00 of which was seld by
Gladys Vail at King Salmon^ $10,00 at
Egagik and $5,00 at Clark* s-*-the bslan.',»c
was raised in Dillingham), $106,15 van
nutted on the Bingo games, which, plus
the balance on hand brings the ourrer.‘«
balance up to $616,0^ which will Le si-.
fer bettsi* fire-fighting equipmentc
Carl Nunn and Peter Nelscn donated
N & N Hall for this very worthy cauf* -.ui
should bs» give n ere dit for their civic
interest's.