Pfc Bucking for a Discharge Gets It at the Ripe Old Age of 14

 From The Stars and Stripes, Wednesday, March 15, 1944, Vol. 4, No. 114

Pfc Bucking for a Discharge Gets It at the Ripe Old Age of 14

Fred C. Bennett, a 14-year-old Pfc, is leaving the Army and going back to school.  His application for discharge has been approved by Army authorities, ETOUSA headquarters announced yesterday.

Bennett, whose home is in Atlanta, Ga., is a member of a colored General Service Engineer unit doing construction work in England.  He earned his Pfc strip just last month.

He entered the Army Mar. 12, 1943, at Fort Benning, at the age of 13, when other kids his age are "bucking" for First Class Scout.  He had registered with his local Selective Service board, giving his age as 18.

Before his unit left the States Pfc Bennett had decided that the United Nations could win the war without him and had sent home for his birth certificate.  He applied for a discharge, and the papers finally caught up with him in England.

He is only 5 feet 3 1/2 inches tall and weighed only 109 pounds when he entered the Army, but Army food has added another 21 pounds.  "He is one of the most popular members of his company and a good worker and soldier," the Army's announcement of the discharge said.

1919 Huron High School Graduation

 

Monday, June 9, 1919

The Daily Huronite

GRADUATION OF H. S. CLASS TO OCCUR JUNE 19

War Has Reduced Size of the Senior Class Roll

    The commencement week program of the local high school will begin Sunday evening, June 5, at 8:30 o'clock when the sermon to the graduates will be delivered by the Rev. Hubert Ketelle, pastor of the Presbyterian church.  The baccalaureate services will be held in the Presbyterian church.  On Tuesday evening, June 17 at 8:30 o'clock the seniors will give their class day exercises in the high school auditorium to which the public is invited.  On Tursday [sic] evening at 8:30 o'clock the commencement exercises will be held in the Grand opera house.  The Rt. Rev. John Poyntz Tyler, bishop of North Dakota, will deliver the address.  His subject will be "Graduation."

    Owing to the fact that a number of the boys that should have graduated with the class this year were prevented from doing so by enlisting in te [sic] military service, the class is smaller than usual this commencement.  The class roll in composed of the following 

Senior Class Roll.

Ackerman, Lenita

Alley, Enos

Anderson, Walter

Bosworth, Flora

Brock, Floyd

Burtt, William

Chesire, Edna

Christensen, Paul

Clark, Irene

Coldren, Alca Belle

Coldren, Dorothy

Deane, Esther

Dolan, Josephine

Doner, Ruth

Erickson, Evelyn

Francis, Donald

Gamble, Addie

Griffith, Winnifred

Griffith, Raymond

Heiss, Hazel

Hughes, Lois

Hutchinson

Issenhuth, Mona

Johnson, Ardus

Johnson, Uarda

Kyde, Myra

Kyde, Myta

Lundberg, Florence

Mason, Margaret

Medbery, Keith

Meyer, Alice

Musolf, Laura

Newton, Grace

Pfeffer, Frederick

Reese, Sheldon

Ruvel, Niel

Schaller, Genevieve

Smart, Rachel

Smith, Milo

Thompson, Noel

Venables, Wyatt

Warner, Oliver

York, Ruth

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1884 Mantorville, Minnesota High School Commencement

 THIRD ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT

of

Mantorville High School

at

Court House Hall

Thursday Evening, July 3, 1884

Eight O'clock

Prayer

Music
Piano Colo: "Lohengrin"  Richard Wagner

Salutory and Oration, John C. McMartin
Essay: Miss Olive H. Blanch

Music
Solo: "Orpheus with His Lute" Arthur S. Sullivan

Essay: Julius Caesar  Miss Mabel E. Bardwell
Class History and Prophecy  Miss Libbie I. Lathrop

Music
Piano Solo: "Champagne"  C. Voss

Essay: Importance and Influence of the Woman Character  Miss Cora E. Warner
Oration, with Valedictory Address.  Frank B. Leach

Music
Quartet:  "Twilight Bells"  White

Address.  Mr. James McLaughlin

CONFERRING OF DIPLOMAS

BENEDICTION

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Miss Mabel E. Bardwell
Miss Olive H. Blanch
Miss Libbie Y. Lathrop
Miss Cora E. Warner
Frank B. Leach
John C. McMartin

Compliments of Frank B. Leach