Summary
Mary Gallagher was identified as valedictorian of the Beaver Island senior class in February 1960, with an average of 2.66 out of a possible 3.
Evidence and limits
The notice gives no age, parents, exact graduation date, or later identity. This episode-qualified record is not merged with other Mary Gallagher records on the basis of name alone.
Open questions
- Can school records identify Mary Gallagher and confirm the graduation class?
See also
- Beaver Island school honor roll and senior honors (February 1960)
- Beaver Island Grade and High School (1960 source record)
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, February 1960, “Honor Roll.”Identifies Mary Gallagher as valedictorian of the senior class with an average of 2.66 out of a possible 3. It supplies no age, parents, graduation date, or later biography.
- Beaver Beacon, May 1960, “Graduates Celebrate.”Lists Mary Gallagher among the graduates in the April 28 banquet and planned May 24 graduation notice. It does not independently identify her beyond the school context.
- Beaver Beacon, July 1960, scholarship notice.Identifies Mary Elizabeth Gallagher as receiving a Northern Michigan Jobbers Association Scholarship and planning to attend North Central College in Petoskey to become an elementary teacher.