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THE YANCEY RECORD PAGE 8 Shelda Woody Mars Hill Graduates ladude Local Youths Mats Hill College was in - undated with graduates last weekend as the i 14-year -old Baptist school awarded 227 di plomas at commencement ex - excises Sunday and honored two previous graduates Roberts, national news director of the New York Times, and Mrs. Madge Linney Sturdivant, a North Wilkesboro housewife , at alumni reunions Saturday. With the background of the past weeks' campus turmoil and bloodshed, the 1970 graduat - ing class was asked to assume the obligations of educated ci tizens by commencement day speakers. College Dr. Fred B. Bentley, prior to awarding degrees, read a mes sage to the graduates signed by .President Nixon. It said in part: Ip o p “™ “ I Chuck „„,W. -Jatiß Selecto Canned if SUPER MARKET ACT SSjjHR* IIA MC I Burnsville, N.C. ' (JAMd I rssr- 7*l 3 2 49 I lj» W %#Lb Lb Can >4or I /l tsM = Tl *m«X.n I 230 zL M AMERICAN - J 1 *'®* 1 J ffiTCj) -JJL o™*" 0 ™*" I fc. n _■: cr Ljg-I CHEKF YM. TISSUE I IcooKiES w-59^291 N'JL o C j|jM Foil detergentl I LARD ?Sf K* 25 M o,OQ| Li 9 JUNE 4, 1970 Roger Young "Your challenge will be that of reconciling continuity and change, of giving new applica tions and fresh expressions to our traditional values." Bentley addressed the gradu ates after handing out diplcns: "We hope that we have added to your academic know ledge, your level of maturity, your know-how and skills, but most of all I hope that we have re enforced in each of you that 'plus-factor'—integrity of mind, body and spirit." Western North Carolina gra duates included several students from Burnsville. They inclu ded: Jerry Ronald Davis, son of Mrs. Cora Hall Davis of Rt. 5, who received aBA in edu cation, completing his degree requirements in DecemberjMi i * * Michael Higgins chael Von Higgins, son of Mr. L. Ray Higgins of Rt. 2, who received a BA in religion; Vir gil Lee Styles, son of Mrs. Cas sie Edwards Styles of Rt. l,who 'Outstanding Students' Named The Society of Outstanding American High School Students announces the honor member - ship for 1970 has been bestow - ed upon Rhonda Lynn Peterson, Bobby Dale Styles. Karen Prof fitt, Mary Edwards, George Renfro, Gene King, Nancy Ran dolph, Beryl Bailey, Vickie Whitson and Kathleen Peter - son, all of Cane River High School. These students were among 21,000 of the natioris top high received a BS; Shelda Marie Woody, daughter of Mr. and Mb. Craig Woody of Rt. l,who received a BA in history, com - pleting her degree requirement school students to be listed in the 1970 volume of Outstand - ing American High School Stu- Announcement Grace Banks has announced that the Credit Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce of fices are open. The License Bureau is closed during her absence and people will have to get their tags in Spruce Rne for this week only. * • ~ + * ' .... « Virgil Styles in December; and Roger Lee Young, son of Mr. Albert Lee Young of Rt. 2, who receiwd a BS in chemistry. dents. The students were chosen on the basis of excellence in scholarship, leadership and civic contribution, after being nominated by their respective schools. The students receiving this horor are the leaders cf modem American youth. They have demonstrated the high quality of scholastic performance that our educational system is pro - ducing today.
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