MUSCATINE COUNTY IOWA

HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI

GRADUATION EXERCISES HELD THURSDAY NIGHT
36 RECEIVE DIPLOMAS AT ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT

Source: "The Wilton Advocate" Newspaper, Thursday, May 25, 1939, vol. 45, number 6.


Submitted by David and Sandra Zybarth Enderle

The 60th annual commencement exercises of the Wilton high school were held in the auditorium Thursday evening when a class of 36 received their diplomas. Rev. Lauren Thomas of Bloomfield, Ia., was the speaker and delivered a forceful and interesting address on the subject: "The Unseen Forces."

Raymond Gatzke, class representative, gave an address and Warren Collier, class president, introduced the speaker. Musical numbers on the program were selections by the high school girls' glee club, with Dale Norton, soloist, and French horn solo, Miss Maurine Wacker. Rev. R. L. Blaisdell gave the invocation. Rev. J. M. Newgard the benediction and Miss Marie Koeppen, the processional and recessional.

The class motto is "In Ourselves Our Future Lies," class colors, peach and turquoise blue, class flower, sunburst rose.

The class roll is as follows:

CLASS OF 1939
Lorraine Anderson
Arlene Angel
Jeanette Angel
Joe Baker
LaVerta Barnhart
Harlan Beinke
Robert Birkhofer
Warren Collier
Harriet Cromer
Raymond Gatzke
Lois Hagge
Betty Hain
Irene Happel
William Hendrick
Wayne Hetzler
Ruby House
Betty Keller
Betty Kiser
Norma Kretschmar
Alva Lincoln
Helen Luethye
Wayne Martin
Vera Maurer
Elma Moeller
Lucille Norton
Marjorie Pahl
Eleanor Pasvogel
Pearl Rife
Charles Sambdmann
Bernice Schneider
Emily Wacker
Maurine Wacker
Rosetta Wacker
Raymond Wildasin
Ralph Wilkerson
Cathryn Woodhouse

The Honor Roll for the Year:

Scholastic: Harriet Cromer, Raymond Gatzke, Lois Hagge, Ruby House, Vera Maurer, Lucille Norton, Eleanor Pasvogel, Bernice Schneider, Emily Wacker, Rosetta Wacker.

Perfect attendance for four years: Rosetta Wacker

Music: Harriet Cromer, Lois Hagge, Betty Hain, Irene Happel, Ruby House, Betty Keller, Betty Kiser, Alva Lincoln, Vera Maurer, Elma Moeller, Lucille Norton, Marjorie Pahl, Emily Wacker, Maurine Wacker, Rosetta Wacker.

Athletics: Harlan Beinke, Warren Collier, William Hendricks, Raymond Wildasin, Raymond Gatzke, Charles Sambdmann.

Declamatory: Ruby House, Eleanor Pasvogel, Irene Happel, Maurine Wacker, Lucile Norton.

Type writing: Harriet Cromer, Lois Hagge, Irene Happel, Norma Kretschmar, Vera Maurer, Bernice Schneider, Maurine Wacker, Rosetta Wacker.

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