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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1936
Page
6
At Wilson High School 55 percent of 328 students participate in 11 clubs totaling 322 member rolls. Clubs cover nature and library work, arts, languages, athletics, drama, journalism, and student government, each with officer lists and sponsor guidance.
The Roosevelt Girls’ Athletic Association presented a review of Physical Education Past Present and Future during a Roosevelt assembly. A twelve girl tumbling and pyramid act highlighted the Present segment, featuring forward rolls headstands and balance stunts. The Past showcased Swedish gymnastics marching and a 1900s style waltz clog. The Future projected broader sports knowledge and more participants across seasons in a seasonal tableau of activities with numerous students named.
The Roosevelt ninth grade girls soccer tournament ends with tied finals as Miss Lillian Beck's and Miss Louise Brownell's home room squads share honors. Beck's team reached the final after beating Nevah Prior's squad following an earlier draw. listed players include captain Mildred Burke and teammates Margaret Clark Irene Astrosky Ruth Bokerney Doris Fink Virginia Harover Olive Guy Margaret Smith Lorene Parker Marjory Bush on Beck’s side and Margie Dice captain Betty Ensign Serene Blivas Sarah Messenger Dorothea Kibbie Helen Astrosky Betty on Brownell’s side.
A Fillmore kindergarten project features clay fruits and vegetables arranged in baskets with price tags. Miss Ruby Shereberger leads students including Ernest Bell, Jimmy Bowker, Paul Carney, Dean Cline, and many others in making a playful shop scene with paper money and painted bags.
Marilyn Hermsen Mari ellyn Thune lead a list of team members including Dorothy Reynolds as captain along with Doris Janecek Marjorie Scott Louise Slaman Deloris Trapp Ruby Mendel Helen Heald Virginia Moneypenny Evelyn Lane Ruthanna Smith and Mary Shadid.
Jeanne Young of Franklin was elected president and Edith Reed of the Y's Players secretary of the senior high Girl Reserve inter club council. Projects include a Girl Reserve Echo news sheet, an inter club frolic in March and a mother-daughter banquet in May. The group aims to serve the community with reading to blind people and visiting shut ins.
Charlotte Ross Culbertson of Milwaukee dedicates a primary school music book to Frances McCormick an 11A pupil at Franklin high school. The book copies have been sent nationwide and to China while Washington school pupils of Wauwatosa wrote the lyrics set to music by Culbertson.
Betty Larson edits The Echo with typed news sheet. Reporters include Hamilton Bell for boys sports, Leone Engberg for sports, Betty Vogel for society, and Don Collins on embarrassing moments.
The Goose Hangs High by Lewis Beach returns to Franklin auditorium as the senior class stages the Christmas era domestic comedy. The play follows a Midwest family facing financial strain during holidays as college students return home and caricatured figures, from aristocratic granny to grasping politicians, drive the plot toward a resolved family revival. The production is directed by Miss Geraldine Green with a large supporting crew and a senior high orchestra providing intermission music.
Five top scorers in a 10B biology exam at Wilson High School earned a field trip to the Palisades last week. The students on the expedition were Ramona O'Brien, Howard Klekar, Grace McQuiston, Mae Korab and Ernest Kubik guided by Miss Myra Willis.
The Hi- Y Ettes of McKinley high school reproduced a design in larger form on 300 menu covers. The covers were made as a Junior Red Cross service project and sent to the U S S Medusa in San Pedro California for navy men’s holiday dinners. Elaine Healy designed the image and Jeanne Marshall cut the linoleum block.
Robert Files and Margaret Threlkeld will play the parents in a domestic comedy The Goose Hangs High. Franklin senior class play is scheduled for next Saturday night in the school auditorium.
The 2A grade at Harrison school studies Iredian life of long ago focusing on the Sioux and Iroquois. A tepee model represents Sioux housing while projects include making natural dyes from walnut shells onion skins sumac leaves and red berries.
Wilson senior high school hosted an assembly by the 12B home room with performances by Rose Ann Kubovec on piano Evelyn Sigmund singing accompanied by Anna Lana Charlotte Burlingham impersonation Dick Hollister accordion selections the cornet trio of Robert Stastny Leroy Krejci and Thomas Stastny with Rose Ann Kubovec piano accompaniment and a chalk talk by Robert Martin.
Russell Wiley marked his seventh birthday with a party held in his room at Cleveland school last week, celebrating with friends and family in a small gathering.
Franklin and McKinley schools implement a classroom time club plan driven by Principal M. S. Hallman. Franklin lists six clubs with about 170 members including Latin units, Le Cercle Francais, Businesseers, Girls Athletic, Treble Clef Singers and Orchestra with named officers. McKinley shows four clubs led by Hi Y Ette, Girls Athletic, and language groups like Le Cercle Francais with detailed officer rosters.
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