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The Seldovia Herald
Seldovia, Alaska
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Miss Vivian Nilson of Portlock received honorable mention in a national essay contest on the Life and Writings of Rolvaag, one of five such honors among entrants from states and Alaska. She graduated third in her class from Seward High School last semester, nearing her 17th birthday next month.
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Miss Vivian Nilson, of Portlock, won signal honors in essay contest with entrants from all over the states and Alaska.
Her subject, the Life and Writings of Rolvaag, gave her the high place of being one of five accorded Honorable Mention.
Besides the five there were three prize awards.
Miss Vivian, who will reach her 17th year next month, graduated with flying colors at the late semester of the Seward high school. While Thomas Neville of Seward gained highest marks, with Vivian's brother Norman second, and Vivian third, there was a bare fraction of one per cent between them.
Both Vivian and Norman attended the first two years of high school with Mrs. Bertha Stryker, teacher of the Portlock school.
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honorable mention in national essay contest; graduated third in class at seward high school
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Miss Vivian Nilson won honorable mention in a national essay contest on the Life and Writings of Rolvaag, one of five such honors. She graduated third in her class from Seward High School in the late semester, with her brother Norman second and Thomas Neville first. Both siblings attended first two years of high school with Mrs. Bertha Stryker of Portlock school.