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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1950
Page
2
The article urges nationwide American Legion Auxiliary support through Buy A Poppy donations noting many citizens can aid the country even if not in uniform. It also reports on six weeks of tests in physics typing and tendering problems, with poetry and patriotic songs studied in English.
The week centered on exams with Home Economics covering buying preparing and measuring foods, English including authors poetry and vocabulary, and geometry focused on formulas. World History had no test as students study WWI causes.
Students get a cheerful reminder that only six weeks remain in the academic year, signaling the approach of graduation and summer break.
The piece notes algebra work on factoring and binomials, chicken care in agriculture, Dennis Anderson finishing a saw-horse and aiming to complete painting this year. English class finished a six week test, life in a democracy unit read, general science on work and energy, and friction plus spring fever hinder machine efficiency.
Vinent Tookey from Fort Dodge visited Friday afternoon. He is Jack Hick's cousin. Eighth graders spent most of the past week reviewing and writing tests and produced spring drawings for the bulletin board.
In science we explored several birds in the woodpecker family. Students discuss characteristics and differences among species while practicing dividing and multiplying concepts in math.
Students observe plant water uptake with celery stalks showing red leaf veins and sprouting beans to locate seed beginnings. They compare pioneer log cabin living to modern comforts, study arithmetic multiplication, and note honor roll spelling charts for Marcia T. and peers.
The improvement list shows Ronald Nelson added alongside Eugene S. iM. Jerry Ray Peggy J Theo LeRoy B. and Margaret Any, indicating an update to the roster. The new entry appears among existing names in the community bill of notices.
Pupils share laughs about hats in a story titled The Little Old Woman's New Hat. They design and color aster eggs, ponder what a hen would say about egg art, and plan a spring field trip to observe robins and other birds while learning about farms and machinery. Birthdays for Jo Ann Kaskey and Margie Jackson are noted along with visiting adults.
In the last six weeks of first year the kindergarten class starts a preprimer "Under the Sky" after finishing "Skip Along" and welcomes Philip Sand to Mrs Castle's class. Easter bunny visits James Pearson as everyone hopes for generous treats at home. both groups held an Easter party on Friday afternoon.
About thirty friends gathered Monday evening at the Robert Booth home near Hanover for a house warming party hosted by Mrs. W. M. Booth.
Five hundred was played at six tables with high scores earned by Dale Sleezey and Martha Anderson and low scores by Howard Anderson and Elaine Bengston. Helen Dyslin claimed the traveling prize as guests served a lunch. Edna Kolpin presented the Booths with a purse from former neighbors. Easter visits followed in nearby homes as listed.
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