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Tribune
WEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY. JUNE 8, 1952
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When Marjorif Helman was graduated Thursday .from Medford High school, she
was the last of o family of seven to compbte high school, five having graduated from
the same school. Miss Helman and her mother, Mrs. J. H. Helman, a widow, are
shown (lower left), after the graduation ceremony.
Miss Helman's twin brothers, Charles and John, graduated from the school last
year and John enrolled at Northwest Nazarene college last fall. Both are now with
Western Electric company and both left last Sunday to work for the firm at Portland.
An older sifter, Alice, now Mrs. Lee Saunders; was a member of the 1950 class.
Mrs. Sounders and her husband, an army sergeant and Korean war veteran, are now
living near Camp Roberts, Calif. . '
Jack Helman, 1941 graduate and navy veteran, is now a Western Electric com
pany radar expert in charge of radar inst illations at the Bremerton naval base. He
leaves soon for Japan.
Mrs. Helman's two oldest children, Tom Helman, Medford, and Mrs. Marion Brown,
Atlanta, Ga., both graduated from West Seattle High school before the family came
to Medford. Tom Helman, World War II pilot, is now recovering from severe burns suf
fered in an airplane crash here many months ago and only recently was allowed to
leave the hospital.
Miss Helman plans to enroll at Oregon S.ate college next fall to continue her edu-
cation.
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Graduation Day,,
By Olive Starcher
It's graduation time, and all over the United States schools and colleges
are holding the annual commencement ceremonies. The "big day" for the
1952 class of Medford Senior High school was last Thursday, and 208 sen
iors were given their diplomas.
Planned for outdoors in the football stadium, a last-minute storm made
It necessary to hold the ceremony in the high school auditorium. Since the
auditorium is not large enough for a graduation audience, families and
friends of the graduates In most cases hurried their preparations and long
before the appointed hour cars were arriving at the building from all di
rections and there was a rush for seats.
This was the 59th annual commencement for the school, and fpr ths
first time In the history of the institution, the diplomas were presented to
the graduates by a woman. The honor this year went to Mrs. Stephen G.
Nye, chairman of the school board. Mrs. Nye is shown (upper left) pre
senting a diploma to Ivan C. Cramer, while Rex Malson waits his turn. In
the background an be seen Principal Lester D. Harris.
Each year the faculty takes great care to see that the diplomas are
arranged in exactly the right order and they are counted and re-counted in
order that each student may receive his own diploma.
As the students leave the auditorium there is a great rush to shed
cap and gown, for many members of the class attend post-graduation
parties, family gatherings or leave on vacation trips. IJut before they leave
the building, most students visit the room set aside for gifts and flowers
which relatives and friends bring for the graduates.
Shown below, (left to right) are three graduates. Miss Ann Rentchler,
Miss Anita Shaw and Miss Colleen Reisinger, with Miss Shaw holding a
bouquet which she had just unwrapped.
Before the ceremony, the men's gymnasium was the scene of great
confusion as the seniors donned caps and gowns and prepared for the
march Into the auditorium. Mr. and Mrs. Ryder Berg, faculty members who
have served as advisors for the class, were on hand to help adust mortar
boards and collars and see that every student looked fust right. Mr. and
Mrs. Berg are shown (below right) with Ronald White (left) and Larry
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