Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23
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The uommcnucment exercises Of thu
Missouri Military Academy were
concluded wednesday morning BY the
final ron call and the presentation q
medals and diplomas The class Of Is
was composed Of forty-tvo cadets
which makes IL one of the largest that
has ever been graduated The presen-
tation q the medals aroused a great
deal 81 interest and conjecture.
The gold scholarship medal was
won by Hal c. warlerstedt. Of Jop-
lin. No. The gold medal fer the most
mcritorius eaie; was won by En-
est Poarker, Of Joplin, No. The gold
medal for the best drilled cadet was
given to Edvyn Snyder, Of Chicago.
A gold medal FOR the best all-'round
athlete was awarded Sigurd Nielsen,
Of Chicago. The scholarship for the
lower school was won by ohn Nor
wood. Of Texas. 4 medal for courtesy,
Industry, and integrity was awarded
Harold Wall, Of Sedan, Kan. Richard
BIatesly was awarded n gold medal
for the best thousand word theme.
Donald Hooton received M for the
best school advertisement Besides
these. there were about eighteen 9th
or medals given 70 cadets who kept
the best rooms, or had gone through
the year without any reports. Doz-
ier Gardner, son Of Governor Gard
uer. missed being awarded the schol-
arship medal by one-fourth point
Medals were also given 70 the ~Eag-
le staff and the band. Captain Plan
der gave several medals to the stud
ents who had the highest grade in his
English classcs. Captain Rothfuss was
presented a gold baseball by the base
ball team.
In the company competitive drill, 4
Company won. Fred Campbell has
had charge Of this company for the
year.
Mike Crous was elected to captain
next years baseball team, This season
ended with NJ. N. A. in the lead.
Kemper has enc more game to play,
which. if she wins will enable her to
tie with the locals for first place. But
it IS impossible for any other team to
make a higher percentage, Went
worth is out Of the race.
A great number Of parents Of the
cadets attended the commencement
exercises. A large number of both ca
diets and parents left Wednesday af-
ternoon.
The forty-two students who grad
uated this year come from eleven
states. They are:
Carlos Julian Aguilar, Mexico
City, Mexico.
Richard Lindsay Blakesley, Kansas
City, No.
Edwin Dee Bowman, GRANVILLE, I'll.
Fred Morgan Bragg. Kansas City,
Mo.
Earl Arden Butt, Jr., BartlcsviIle.
Oklahoma.
George Everett Galloway, Burling-
ton, Iowa.
Fred Campbell, Tulsa, Okla.
Alden Carpenter. Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.
Horace Virgil Cash, Mayworth,
Wyoming.
james Byron Cockrell, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma.
Martin VIM. Crigler, st. Louis, No.
Chas. Bender Dreyer, st. Louis, Mo.
James Carroll Fenning, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma.
Robert Trimble Cow, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma.
Clarence Woodward Grandin.
MainesyiIle, Ohio.
Paul Vogel Guest, Mexico City
Mexico.
Vim. J.. Hetzler, Columbia, Mo.
Robert E. Lee Hit, Jr., Oklahom'
City, Oklahoma.
Daniel Shelton Hughes, Macon, Mo
Milburn Wybro jackson, Los ATga
les, California.
Roy Lee Jones, Oklahoma City
Oklahoma.
Howard Rex Klump, Decatur, III.
Gilbert Howard Large, Owanect
Illinois.
George Wilbur Mclaughlin, Kansa
City, Mo.
Royal Murtell McShea, owanec'
Illinois.
Edward Richard Mulvey, Dalhar
Texas.
Henry Ebert Noble, Jr, Alva, Ok
Ernest Raymond Parker, Bento
Arkansas.
Bruce Cobb Parkinson, Wagone
Oklahoma.
Robert Edgar Pearce, Rock Islam
Illinois.
Maurice Dexter Read, Clarence, J
James Benjamin Robson, AbileI
kansas.
John Branson Ross, st. Joseph, n
Paul johnson Shirley, Des Moin
Iowa.
: Ivan Worth Smith, La Sale, III,
Edwyn Franklin Snyder ChicaI
Illinois.
Harvey Herbert Walker, 0klahoi