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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1935
Page
18
Franklin and Roosevelt 9A classes staged farewell events with a Building motif echoing school annex work. Programs featured a mix of songs, plays, solos, and class prophesy, with observers, astronomy segments, and blueprints symbolism. McKinley 9A combined party with glee club numbers, skits, poems, and prophecies, keeping high school spirit alive.
The Buchanan G A pupils presented an original two act operetta In Buggy Land a science and music project. Cast included Eugene Pinney Barbara Barry Bryce Fisher and many others with Miss Stoakes in charge. Other program items included a class prophecy history poem and a will.
Polk school held graduation exercises on Wednesday with awards announced and a social hour. The program featured solos by Betty Jean Stevenson and Ronald Filipy, a class history, prophecy, plays and choral performances, plus presentations of penmanship, scholarship, citizenship, attendance, and memorial honors to Norma Pepmeyer, Wayne Schreckengast and others.
The Van Buren 6A class staged a class day program on Thursday featuring songs, violin solos by Myrtle Tillepaugh and Helen Stepanek, a 6B cornet solo by Robert Nemec, and piano solo by Dorothy Hronek. Dorothy Hronek also performed the class history, Willmer Dimprick read the class will, and Willmer Cimprick handled the penmanship certificates amid a prophecy and goodbye song. The 6A group then entertained intermediate teachers at a party on Friday.
The Johnson 6A class showcased musical dramatic and creative talents in a farewell assembly this week. The program featured songs by the class readings piano solos by several students, stories by Rebecca Hallman and Kathleen McGladrey, a chorus and duets, violin and cornet solos, stunts, and a piano duet. Penmanship certificates were awarded to a long list of pupils including Richard Bates Joe Brownlee Robert Ford George Henry Donald Hunter Warren Hyten Charles Kacena Kenneth Poole Lee Thomas John Wagner Ben Wolverton Perry Woodward Doris Anderson Frances Bucknell Ruth Buresh Joan Davies Dora Guy Rebecca Hallman Winifred Hargrave Bonna Heinen Joan Jeffrey Helen Kinney Marian Rubins Betty Larson Kathleen McGladrey Mary Lou Protzman Jean Severa Phyllis Shors Margaret Stone Kathleen Victorine Jean White Joan Yessler.
A make believe radio style program announced by Frieda Joss crowned the Jackson 6A graduates farewell entertainment at a party hosted Friday by the 6B class. The program includes school rally songs class history loyalty songs and a mascot presentation with performances by Roy Coffman and a sixth grade soloist, plus talks by Ellen Johnson and Mrs. Caroline Preston.
Van Buren school observed three birthdays this week with parties. Darrell McCreedy in 2A turned eight, while Bilry Trout and Billie Chro masta in kindergarten turned six. Cub Pack No 2 of seventeen Van Buren boys demonstrated for the intermediate department with Arthur Nye giving a talk.
Air-minded 6A pupils at Harrison school held a farewell dinner Thursday night. A table decorated as a miniature flying field served as the cockpit, with Lieut. Fred Blecher as toastmaster guiding pilots to simulate takeoffs and landings.
Twenty years after graduation a Tyler 6A reunion presented a farewell party and program on Thursday. Each alumnus shared his occupation and a corresponding number, with songs readings piano solos and tap dancing enhancing the event before refreshments were served.
Mothers of the Cleveland 6A pupils hosted a dinner for the graduating class. Tables featured gold and white decor. A toast program themed Today and Tomorrow included Patricia Gilchrist Bill Heneks and Robert Lundquist with Jack Linkletter as toastmaster. Ruth McLean and Jack Forbes gave the prophecy and Donald Lehmkuhl read the class history.
Miss Mabel Scheide leads a Holland themed activity at Arthur School where Dutch home building with bricks and butter cartons teaches arithmetic. Students collect 945 butter cartons, turn them into bricks, heat and glue them, then design roof shingles wallpaper and furniture while learning measurements fractions and costs.
On Thursday the 6B class of Lincoln school entertained the 6A pupils at a party. School colors were used in table decorations. A short program was given by members of the 6A class.
Coe college department of music offers free scholarships in piano voice violin organ cornet and more with teachers Max Daehler Grace Swab Bernice Hach Paul Ray Joseph Kitchin Catherine Adams and Stanley Vesely Applicants aged 5 to 21 except voice 15 to 21 may apply Beginners welcome Winners receive one lesson weekly for the second semester 1934 1935 Contact 2 3010 or obtain application blanks at public schools or Coe college music office.
The 6B class entertained the 6A graduates at a farewell party on Thursday. Committees were led by Norma Atkinson and Irene Antler with many classmates assisting. Decorations in school colors blue and white framed a program including welcome poem, 6B orchestra selections, tango tap dance, class prophecy, glee club, and certificates and vocabulary awards.
McKinley junior high ninth graders in Elmer Porter 9A crafted masks from cheesecloth and gummed paper strips, painting devilsOrientalssultans vampires and more with shells, curls and added features. Another project produced synthetic stained glass windows using black stencil paper and colored strips to catch light.
Ice rain and a long street car gap sent six junior high teachers to an improvised night at Wilson School after a 9A class banquet. They slept on gym mats and sewing tables, used blankets and tea for warmth, rose at 4 am to avoid oversleeping, and ended with leftover kolaches from a PTA breakfast instead of pancakes.
The mothers of 6A pupils hosted a dinner for the graduating class and teachers at Fillmore with a blue and gold theme. A large boat centerpiece, blue candles, and ships as place cards set the décor. Marvin Metela served as master of ceremonies, guiding performances by GA class, Bobby Mellon, Lila Fuller, Raymond Jensen, Betty Hall, Anna Mae Zabin, Norman Hornan, Junior Marsh, Corrine Sims, Mary Haddy, Doris Thorpe, Jack Murrin, and the 6A Fillmore songs.
Garfield school 6A class hosts farewell by mothers on Thursday evening. Program includes play We Will Overcome All Difficulties with listed participants, piano solo by Evelyn Heins, class history by Richard Pike, class prophecy by Betty Ann Womacka, songs, poems, tumbling, folk dance, stunts, and class songs by 8A class. Program announced by Wencil Nash.
Fourteen Washington high pupils have been elected to Sophrosyne, national scholastic honorary society. Induction ceremonies will take place early in the new semester. The students honored are Jean Baldwin, Ruth Bunce, Margaret Hallgren, Mary Lahr, William Mercer, Florence Martin, Jane Patton, Maxine Reams, Margaret Schrodermeier, John Terrall, Donald Altang, Betty Walters, Robert Waples, Edith Winn.
Cedar Rapids pupils in Kent wood school create a kindergarten library under Miss Henrietta Harken. Children built shelves and furniture and stocked the shelves with pictures and books from home. They learned book care, literature terms, color coding, and basic reading skills through play and story hours.
Mothers of Hayes GA class hosted a luncheon for the graduating class and teachers. Fifteen seniors and home room teacher Mrs. B Maloney sat at a blue and yellow decorated table. The event featured orchestra selections, class history, piano solo, class prophecy, a duet, class will, and the distribution of diplomas and certificates by Miss Belle Campbell.
The Franklin School reports that a 10 rating in the arithmetic workbook requires accuracy and skill. Each drill has twenty problems drawn from prior lessons, with twenty minutes allotted. Seventy pupils earned one or more 10s, including Dale Morningstar, Jack Downer, Richard Fuller, Kathryn Classen, and Evelyn Afflerbaugh.
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