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Photographer: Courtesy of Effective Publishing
Caption: Marker detail: Graduating Class of The Desmond Studio of Beauty Culture, 1947
Additional Description: Front Row, left side, Viola Desmond, Instructor.

The Clarion July 2, 1947
Beauty School GraduationFifteen Graduate From Beauty School in Colorful Ceremony — The Graduation Exercises of the Desmond School of Beauty Culture were held in Moriarty Hall, Y. M. C. A. Halifax on June 4th. A large gathering watched as the fifteen young women received their Diplomas as Beauticians.

The list of graduates included: Joyce Dean, Dartmouth, N. S. • Verna Skinner, Halifax, N. S. • Rachel Goodridge, Halifax, N. S. • Rose Gannon, Halifax, N. S. • Evelyn Bryan, Halifax, N. S. • Helen Flint, Montreal, P. Q. • Madeline Grosse, Cherrybrook, N. S • Helen Gibson, Springhill, N. S. • Hernadine Hampden, Halifax, N. S. • Vivian Jackson, Halifax, N. S. • Dilma Joseph, Amherst, N. S. • Ruth Jackson, Halifax, N. S. • Enid Parsons, Lucasville, N. S. • Geraldine States, Halifax, N. S. • Elsie Stevens, St. John, N. B.

The Desmond School is operated by Mrs. Viola Desmond who is the instructress and founder. She is a graduate of several American Beauty Schools.
Submitted: January 24, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p508680
File Size: 0.980 Megabytes

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