Event
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationcommunityeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 1962 Beaver Beacon reports that Loretta LaFreniere completed a commercial course at Ferris Institute in Big Rapids, passed a Civil Service examination, and received a $50 award and plaque as the campus’s most outstanding Catholic girl. The notice says she would be employed by the State.
The source-bounded record is linked to the later Loretta LaFreniere Slater article because the name, island family context, and Ferris education align; it does not establish a complete employment history.
Evidence and limits
The notice supplies no transcript, award program, Civil Service file, agency name, or exact commencement date. The later identity connection remains probable rather than a complete civil identity resolution.
Open questions
- Which State agency employed LaFreniere, and can a personnel record be found?
- Can Ferris records identify the course and award precisely?
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June 1962, “School News.”Reports Loretta LaFreniere completing a commercial course at Ferris Institute, passing a Civil Service examination, receiving a $50 award and plaque as the most outstanding Catholic girl on campus, and being slated for State employment. The issue does not identify the agency, commencement date, or employment record.