1949 MILTON HIGH GRADUATION COMMENCEMENT.

1949 MILTON HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCMENT

Wilmington News Journal Friday May 27, 1949. :

Milton high school commencement exercises will be held for the graduating class next

Thursday evening at 8 o/clock and there will be no principal speaker since the graduates

themselves will be in total charge of the program. They have chosen as the theme

“Challenges for the Youth of 1949”.

The high school band will play the 'processional”, invocation by Rachel Donovan,

'Welcome' by Donald Emory, then the “Challenges for the Youth of 1949” will be

discussed by the class. Neva Crouch, will speak to end the senior program.

The school principal, Warren Good, will name the students for graduation and Rev Harold

Davis, the school board president, will present the diplomas.

The school chorus will sing, “After Graduation Days”.

Awards to be presented by Mr. Good and the Rev. Davis will give benediction.

In the graduating class there are sixteen members, five are honor students. They are

Martha Clendaniel, Neva Crouch, Donal Emory, Ruth Calhoun, and Betty Donovan.

Other graduates are Vera Clifton, Rachel Donovan, Susan Graves, Charlotte Walls,

Dorothy Williams, Bessie Mitchell, Earl Isaacs, Ralph Marvel, Raymond Marvel ,

Rufus Passwaters and Charles Stuchlik.