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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1963
Page
1
The Bulldog Monitor lists the BCHS Journalism Class members and staff including editors Betsy Thompson Kathy Hixson and Alan Davidson. Reporters, typists, and the class instructor Mrs Nancy Truce are named along with student staff roles.
The Bedford Community school board will hold its regular monthly session next Wednesday evening at BCHS. The meeting aims to review district matters and set agenda items for March 13.
Supt. Gerald C. Bryan was the sole Bedford representative at a sectional meeting of the Iowa Association of School Administrators held at Red Oak school. The event aimed to upgrade education and spotlight new ideas for educators.
A film titled Sons of Morocco will be shown to the student body at 2 30 p m on March 18 in the school auditorium. Al Bell frequent entertainer will introduce the film and relate his experiences with Moroccan people and scenery. He will display souvenirs from his trips. Admission is 30 cents or an activity ticket.
The year's second joint public band and vocal concert was held last evening in the BCHS auditorium. The concert band performed first with classical and contemporary selections including First Suite in E flat for Military Band Selections From Carnival and Stranger on the Shore. The chorus presented varied pieces with Down By the Station and Cantate Domino in Latin highlighted.
A pep bus carried 40 riders to the March 2 boys district tournament in Villisca. Riders were picked up at Blockton Bedford and Gravity with boarding starting at 7 30 p m. A 35 cent fee was charged.
All sophomores will be excused from classes to take the Differential Aptitude and Kuhlman Finch tests on March 20 afternoon and March 21 morning, reports Principal J. Frank Nugent. The tests cover nine areas and results provide supplementary information for student decisions.
A parody of the Nurses program written by Mrs. L E Lemke was presented in a pep assembly by Thespians last Friday. Richard Bunn announced the annual affair. Cast includes Claire Straight Rita Lemke Kathy Hixson Sharon Turner Joyce Keith Cheryl Barnes Dennis Spencer Chuck Oberwetter Jim Travis and Alan Davidson.
Juniors stage the melodramatic comedy January Thaw in the high school auditorium on March 29 after rehearsals starting February 25. Director Frank Bruce notes the production features vivid 1800s New England settings with two families the Gages and the Wehrs kamp in a riotous mix of humor and elaborate sets.
Collection of second semester dues heads the HEY meeting agenda. The $1 fee funds the club national Building for Brotherhood and World Service pledges.
Mrs. Helen OGrady, the school nurse, notes February saw prevalent sore throats and colds. overall titness in school remains average for the month as health concerns rise.
BCHS Student Council approved a new constitution with a two party system for student officer elections and primary and general elections. Candidates Jo Ellyn Beemer and Bob Dalton planned district office campaigns for the March 20 district convention. A Bermuda Day fund raiser and Sadie Hawkins dance date were discussed along with a point system plan and an assembly for Hugh King’s House of Student Burgesses trip.
In eighth grade classes a chairman and five students from each side represented the North and South in debates on Civil War causes. Observers noted proper parliamentary procedure and examined the war’s origins.
A Rand McNally representativ e and co worker toured Bedford schools last week to check maps and globes per the district’s plan. The visit followed an estimated 110 days of assessment to determine what supplies are needed to meet local standards.
Rhoda Caffee ajunior was elected the state FTA historian at the convention in Des Moines on February 23. Delegates Sharon Turner and Margaret Armstrong accompanied her on the trip. The meeting featured redistricting with Bedford moved from the South Central to the Southwest district.
Algebra I classroom discussions were taped last week as part of a five state mathematics evaluation project involving BCHS. Supervisor Mrs. Margaret Schulz oversaw recordings in both modern and regular algebra. The taped material will compare experimental material with traditional materials, per a letter from Elbert Groen edgch, Department of Public Instruction consultant.
Seniors with a B average and good attendance will take their last comprehensive exams Monday to Friday March 11 to 15 marking the official end of the third nine weeks. After the tests students can expect Easter vacation, the four day break April 12 to 15, subject to weather makeups.
The Y Teen cabinet discussed a used clothing drive and a visit to Clarinda State Mental Hospital as service projects. They also planned to attend the seventeenth annual co ed conference at Atlantic on April 6.
Two students named Kermit Posten and Mike Rucker were announced as additions to the honor roll by junior high officials. The report notes their academic progress and age group as around forty? This item highlights the recognition within the school.
The sophomore class ring choice will be made Mar 19 when Walt Smith a Jostens representative brings samples for class consideration announced Frank Nugent principal. Class officers will set a price range then narrow to three ring types in the 15 to 20 dollar range. The whole class will choose one style from the three at the auditorium. Orders must be placed within 10 days at Caskey's Jewelry Store for ring sizing and fitting.
Three Bedford FHA members will represent the chapter at the state meet in Des Moines next Thursday and Friday. Officers Dianna Mullen president Carol Lager parliamentarian and a new district officer will attend. The focal chapter will cover banquet and registration costs. Sandy Goudie Lynda Smalley and Dianna Mullen also attended last year.
The juniors have chosen the prom theme for May 17 and the choice remains secret from the wider student body. The theme was selected by a recent poll of class members and while completing the questionnaire students also indicated preferred committees to serve on.
Four students Jim Travis Jo Ellyn Beemer Bob Dalton and Dennis Spencer were chosen as finance panel members for the Southwest District Student Council convention at Denison High School on March 20. The group was announced at the February 25 council meeting. Other topics included potential lunch line dismissal changes and constitutional revisions. Questionnaires were distributed to homerooms Tuesday by council members Dick Janson and Sharon Turner to gauge student views on noon dismissal order.
The article notes Papiamento as the local speech of Aruba and Curacao in the West Indies. It describes the language as a musical blend of Spanish and Dutch with influences from French English Portuguese and African words.
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