Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1917 — Dwight Curnick Wins Honors At Shortridge High School. [ARTICLE]

Dwight Curnick Wins Honors At Shortridge High School.

The Shortridge Daily Echo, a paper published by the Shortridge high school at Indianapolis, in its issue of June 7, 1917, has the following to say about a former member of the Rensselaer high school: ~ “A rather tardy but sincere appreciation is due -Dwight Cumick, this year’s valedictorian, for the excellent speech he has prepared for the exercises next Wednesday evening. The general topic of his speech is treated in a very original manner. It is a work of elegance and finish. Dwight has not been in Shortridge the entire four years, but this fact.was not couhted against him, for since coming here he has taken a high position in school and is a splendid student. The judges were: Mr. Buck, Mr- Forsyth and Mrs. Carey. The other boys trying out for valedictorian were Harold Taylor and Ralph Bennett.” The honor of being the first in the class is all the more significant when it is known that the class numbers three hundred and forty graduates.