Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-06-06
Recognition Day Honors
Received By Local Pupils

Rotary Club is awarding medals
to the ten highest students in Mad
ison County taking the Annual
State Scholarship Test. of the first
ten places in the County six were
won by London High School SEN
iors and are as follows:
3rd place Barbara Clancy. 4th
place William Minner. 5th place
Donald Kennedy. 9th place Robert
LeBeau. 7th place Ernest Wheeler.
10th place Leroy Morehart. Hon.
orable mention: Peggy Adams.
Herman jenkins.
OAR. Good Citizenship Contest
Each year the Daughters of the
American Revolution conduct a
test in citizenship. Each high
school is allowed to enter five girls
in this contest. Those participating
in London High School were Sc
lected on the basis of work in the
courses of American History and
Government under the direction of
Miss Goodson and Miss Long. In
this group Barbara CLANCY made
the best score and is awarded the
OAR. Good Citizenship Certifi-
cate and Honor Pin. Honorable
mention: Gloria Hume.
National High School poetry
Association
The National High School Poe
try Association is awarding cer-
tificates to the following students
whose poems have been accepted
for publication in the Annual An
thology of High School Poetry for
this year. These certificates are
awarded to:
Seniors Hume Spring.
Nancy Smith Might and Day."
Juniors Jerry Bangh m
"Why?" Forrest Ellars Natures
Cycle. Patty MCGUIRE Winter"
Gilbert Jackson "Snowflakes."
Sophmores - Phyllis B axe T
Pattern for Life" Venessa Harb-
age "The Dogwood Legend" Don.
ma Tingley Days End" Janice
Potts Alone"
Freshman-Hazel Fugett Travel
Lust"
Of the thousands of poems sub
mitted by the students throughout
Ohio three of the London poems
were given special citation by the
editors of the Anthology for 1852:
Gloria Hume. Jerry Bangham,
Phyllis Baker.
Out of the poems published Is
were listed in the front of the book
as outstanding. Jerry Bangham
and Phyllis Baker were included
in this group.
DOORS Award In Poetry
Under the will of Miss Sallie
Dooris, a trust fund was set up.
the interest from which is to be
awarded annually by the London
Federation of Women's Clubs to
that member of the senior class
writing the most acceptable lyric
poem.
This year the award Is given to:
Gloria Hume for the poem
Spring" Honorable mention:
Barbara Clancy for the poem. AT
Supper Time"
National Honor Society
Election to membership In the
National Honor Society is regard
ed in the Scholastic world as one
of the greatest honors that a High
School graduate can achieve at the
end of his elementary and high
school career. Membership in this
nationwide association is based up
on character, scholarship, leader
ship and services. Only fifteen per-
cent of a graduating class is eligi-
BILE for election to this society.
Hence the question of selecting the
winners becomes a very difficult
one for the faculty. On the basis
stated the faculty by secret ballot
choose the following for the honor:
Barbara Clancy, X atherin e
Hern, Gloria Hume, Herman Jen-
kins, Joan Laird, Robert LeBeau.
Richard Marrah, William Minner.
Ernest Wheeler, David Wilson.
Readers Digest Award
Each year the Readers Digest
awards a years subscription to the
high school student having the
highest average for four years.
This award is given to Barbara
Clancy.
Entrance Tests
This year our Business Depart
ment students took part In the
National Business Entrance Tests
at the Ohio State University,
April %, 1852. These tests are
sponsored by MONA tNational
Office Managers Association and
are given to high school students
throughout the United States.
Business students from London
High School winning National
Honors in competition with other
high school seniors all over the
country are as follows:
In Bookkeeping: Norma Rigsby
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