Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa
Thursday, May 22, l924

The commencement exercises of the eighth grade of the Leon Schools was held at the high school auditorium last Wednesday evening when a class of forty graduated from this grade. The officers of the class are WINFORD ADAIR, President; ROBERT LINDSEY, Vice-President; HELEN MCINTOSH, Secretary; DONALD OSBORN, Treasurer. The class motto was "Impossible is Un-American," the class colors, maroon and gold and the class flower, lily of the valley.

The program opened with music by the class and the school orchestra, the salutatory being given by JOSEPHINE BARRY. BOBBY and BILLY LINDSEY played a clarinet duet, there was a vocal solo by OPAL EPPERLEY, the class history was read by VIRGINIA TOWNSEND, a violin solo by CARL LONG, a vocal duet by VIOLA and VELMA STILL. The address to the class was by RALPH A. MCGINNIS, who made a very fine talk. A song by the class and the program closed with the valedictory by DOROTHY JOHNSTON.

The following were the members of the class:

FRANCIS EDWIN ADAIR
MARGHERETTA DELPHINE ADAIR
WINFORD SAMUEL ADAIR
JOSEPHINE HARRIETT BARRY
PAULINE MYRTLE BEARDSLEE
CHARLES BURDETT CHEW
CHESTER CHRISTOPHER CRAIG
HELEN LOUISE COURTNEY
WINFORD MARION DINGMAN
PAUL MARVIN DODGE
CORA DUFF
OPAL EPPERLY
RUTH ALBERTA GEORGE
VETA CORDELLIA GIBLER
TROY EVERETT GORSUCH
MILO RAYMOND HAMILTON
ELMER LELAND HATCH
ESTHER SARAH HORNEY
DOROTHY MARIE JOHNSTON
WILLIAM LAWRENCE LINDSEY
ROBERT PENNIWELL LINDSEY
KATHRYN AUDREY LONG
CARL GARDNER LONG
CLARICE PAULINE LOREY
GLENN MCCARTY
EARL DEAN MCLAUGHLIN
HELEN ELIZABETH MCINTOSH
DONALD CORWIN OSBORN
CYRIL EMERSON POWERS
ROBERT OLIVER REYNOLDS
ALBERTA TULARRE SCOTT
LULU EVA ELMA SHINN
WILIAM CLAIR SPICER
RAYMOND ANCILE SPICER
VELMA LAURE STILL
VIOLA PAULINE STILL
HUGH ERNEST SWIM
ALBERTA VIRGINIA TOWNSEND
FREDERICK WOODARD
LYMAN CHESTER YOST.

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September 5, 2002