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The Farmville Herald
Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia
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Scottsville High School's Class Night featured awards for outstanding students, with Marvin Erskine Ripley and Shirley Cunningham each winning four honors in citizenship, academics, and leadership. Other students received subject-specific awards; class gifted $50 bond to school.
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Marvin Erskine Ripley, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Ripley, of Howardsville, won the coveted "United States Rubber Company award" for outstanding qualities in citizenship, leadership and sportsmanship at Scottsville High. The award also carries $200 in cash and a loving cup.
He also won the "Danforth Foundation Award," the social science award and the William Day Smith Award, all of which were presented him at Class Night exercises at Scottsville High School Friday night.
Shirley Cunningham, of Scottsville, matched Ripley by winning four awards, the "Danforth Foundation Award," shorthand award, English award and she was valedictorian of the class.
Other awards presented were: good citizenship award to Virginia O'Brien, excellence in American History to Billy McDearmon, a junior, home economics award to Joyce Currier, a junior; mathematics award to Patsy Simmers, a sophomore; agriculture award to Roland Leep, a junior, typewriter award to Carol Jean Duncan, a senior; Latin award to Norma Fitzgerald, a sophomore. Betsy von Krogh was given a $25 war bond for her winning essay on Thomas Jefferson.
The class presented a bond for fifty dollars to the school as its parting gift and to be used for a curtains for the new auditorium.
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Scottsville High School
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Friday Night
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marvin erskine ripley won the united states rubber company award ($200 cash and loving cup), danforth foundation award, social science award, and william day smith award. shirley cunningham won the danforth foundation award, shorthand award, english award, and was valedictorian. other awards: good citizenship to virginia o'brien, american history to billy mcdearmon, home economics to joyce currier, mathematics to patsy simmers, agriculture to roland leep, typewriter to carol jean duncan, latin to norma fitzgerald. betsy von krogh received $25 war bond for essay. class gifted $50 bond for school auditorium curtains.
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During Class Night exercises at Scottsville High School, multiple awards were presented to students for citizenship, leadership, academics, and other achievements. Marvin Erskine Ripley of Howardsville and Shirley Cunningham of Scottsville each received four awards.