The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-15
9-YEAR HONOR
MEDAL AWARD
To MILAN BOY
Perfect Attendance of Maurice
Christy at St. Josepii's School
Feature Of Exercises.

An honor medal was awarded
last night at the commencement
exercises of St Josephs parochial
school to Maurice Christy of Milan,
one Of the academic graduates for
a nine-year perfect attendance rec
ord
The lad made the trip to the
narochiaI school daily during that
neriod, and received recognition at
.the hands of Dean P. H. Durkin.
who conferred the honors OF the
school.
The dean conferred medals for
1--WE years perfect attendance upon
Jarnes Mulcany, Eva Stombs and
Bernard Cox and 81 pupils received
medals for years perfect attend
ance.
Palmer certificates were awarded
Achel DeSmet, Frances Santry,
Ieota Unger, Mary Evelyn Conwell,
Alice Corken, Nina Burt, Helen
Camden Mary Cirivello. Mildred
Goodrum, Mildred Mulcahy, Mad
cline Barbour, Helen Hugele and
Amelia Baert.
Improvement certificates went to
August EngeI. Richard Hudachek,
cleo Russ, Harry Bell, Raymond
Kinds, Myron Murphy, Joseph
Daxon James Griffin, Bernard Err
hart, Lawrence Flaherty, Joseph
Schneu. Carl FrantZ, Margaret
VanYighen, Martha Cochran, Phyl-
lis Normoyle, Dorothy Stromberg,
flVandOn
Mary Burke, Agnes Mccarthy, and
Helen Smith
Medals for scholarship donated
bv Dean Durkin and Rev\C C. P.
ONeill were awarded to Gerald
O'Brien and Myrtle Rispin.
Polite department medals
awarded by vote of the pupils went
to Lee Anthony and Gertrude Rim
insland.
Bronze medals and bars donated
by business house were awarded
to Geraldine Andrews, Myrtle See
feldt, and Nicholas Lentz.
Bookkeeping certificates were
awarded Dean Campbell. Nicholas
Lertzf Francis Mccarthy, Leo No
wack. Pauline Campbell. Veronica
Caulfeid, Rachel Barrel, Norma
Fasserl, Marguerite Martin, Clara
Rueth, Myrtle Seefeldt, Theresa
Sersig, Helen Tappendorf, and
Henriette Zeis.
High School Graduates.
Diplomas were conferred upon
the following who have completed
the high school course:
Hugh Conwell, Maurice Christy,
Earl kautz, Francis Cahail, Maur-
ice Corken. Gerald O'Brien, James
O'Connor, Alvin Scheuermann, Lee
Anthony, Virdin Hargis, Joseph
Madden, James Mulcahy, Bash
DOYLE, Geraldine Andrews, Nora
Colbert Alma Perona, Lillian Gel
ger, Gertrude Rininsland, Myrtle
Rispin, Cilinia Santry, Deona zeis.
Diplomas We're awarded the fol-
lowing who have completed the
commercial course: Nicholas Lentz,
Myrtle Seefeldt, Theresa Serslg,
Norma Fasserl, Mildred Bledsoe.s
PuEils who received diplomas
for completion of the eighth grade
cou:se are as follows: Marcus An
thony. Leo Bahr, Joseph Burns, MI
chael Carr, Joseph Corken, John
Dolly, Richard Flynn, Albert Ga
dent, W llllall mar lllduA, NsAcii ChCC
Hulsbrink, Jackson Harley, Paul
Kelly. Harold McQuaid, Patrick
Reagan, Vincent Ryan, Edward
Sautry, Forrest Sheridan, Arthur
Unger, Harry Yeager. Marie Arndt
Marguerite Barbour, Madeline Bar
ry, Leona Bowers, Mary H. Brit
ton. Frances Brough, Helene
Byrnes, Viola Caulfeld, Rose Camp
ton, Lois Duffin, Lucille Elliott,
Mary Kurth-
Rev. Daniel J. Sullivan, pastor of
st. Johns church, Peoria, delivered
the commencement address, taking
for his subject, Spiritual Values
in Education" The progras opened
with the chorus. June" by Ring.
sung by the high school pupils, who
. at the close of the exercises sang
the chorus Gloria" by Mozart
The commencent exercises proper
began with the celebration of SOL
emn high mass in st Joseph's
church yesterday morning, Dean
Durkin being celebrant, Rev. c. P