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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1950
Page
2
A school article extols the red poppy as a symbol of American freedom alongside the flag. It links colors of the flag to blood shed courage and democracy and urges students to wear a red poppy to honor wounded soldiers and support their families.
An assortment of classroom and social notes from a senior class includes questions about oranges and teachers, remarks on the senior play cast, chatter about dates for the Jr Sr Banquet, and a casual prompt about Friday outfits.
Seniors at A H S trade name cards as they collect announcements. They will travel to Cherokee on Tuesday March 28 for Vocational Guidance Day. English students finished reading Macbeth and enjoyed the story.
Physics students enjoyed screenings on Electricity and General Electric as well as The Telephone Hour featuring Josif Hoffman Donald Voorhees and the Telephone Orchestra.
The passage lists routine school activities. Seniors discuss topics in history including United Nations and World War II. Classes cover typing tests, literature on the Revolutionary War, physics movies, and geometry volume work. A history test was taken and papers are pending.
A fragment from the Sophomore News notes a forthcoming English test and jokes about teachers and vocabulary. Readers are invited to watch for more student commentary and avoid confusion from unfamiliar words.
Spelling week honors Genny Mary Ann Charles Mary Jane C Marlene Mary Jane P Artie and Judy. Geography ready to start Unit 9 on India. Arithmetic drills show we are fighting forgetting with good progress. Class average said to be good on both drills, best on progress chart. Mary Jane Cline celebrated a birthday Tuesday with ice cream bars.
In geography we study South America and find it very interesting. On Wednesday we received a perfect score in Spelling and a treat from our teacher due to this good work. Dennis gave a good report on Rodger Williams in History.
On Thursday lessons covered temperatures, arithmetic fractions, and a history unit on Red Bird and his family. Last Friday Dorothy Lansen treated the class to cupcakes.
Jnnadene brings a new plant to school and aims for bloom with Faster. Over two weeks students collect bird pictures and track spelling progress with a chart. They practice reading a thermometer and study the seasons.
The class enjoyed painting Easter eggs and read The Runaway Bunny. Sandra Anderson treated the students to candy bars for her birthday. The kindergartens thank the girls who helped with last night’s program.
Katheryn Dunn of Lone Tree marks 30 years as a telephone operator with the company. She notes she has taken no vacations and estimates her calls placed in the millions during three decades of service.
Funeral services were held for the stillborn daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Harms at Storm Lake with Rev. H. J. Witzgall officiating. Burial followed at St. John's Lutheran cemetery. Relatives from distance included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harms and Rhineholdt, and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Sunderman of Clarinda. St. John's Ladies Aid served lunch to immediate relatives. A twelve member class from St. John's Lutheran church completed a Christian doctrine examination and will be confirmed Sunday.
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