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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1934
Page
20
Tate Wilson junior high ninth graders launch a home room peace project titled Cause and Cure of War. Students map war’s costs and casualties, display posters and graphs, guard displays, and plan cross-room peace speeches to foster a patriotic but antiwar new ideal.
Tyler first graders used a Union depot tour to gather accurate details for a miniature orange crate train. They observed waiting rooms, lunch rooms, ticket offices, time tables, baggage areas, and a moving train with chair cars Pullman cars dining cars and porters.
Roosevelt ninth grade sewing classes begin a blouse project and remodel older garments into new items. 9A officers are Carl Fjellman president James Holton vice president Selma Mc Allen secretary Calvin Pratt treasurer. 9A 9B and seventh graders create smoking stands tables book racks coin racks and woodturning specialists Veil Adams Leonard Goodenough and John Clemens pursue woodturning.
The Record reports criticism and defense of vocational guidance after Dr. Lorge labeled advisers as fortune tellers. Harry Dexter Kitson counters, outlining real counselor roles and a long term, active process involving education, training, and career planning.
Thirty-Eight seventh grade boys are enrolled in two sections of Miss Rachel McIntyre's cooking classes at Wilson Junior High. The elective is popular, with five years of boys' cooking in the curriculum. The students learn durable camp cuisine such as steak potatoes and gravy, preparing them for hikes, picnics, or camping. Names include Charles Baker, James Beltz, Frank Davis, Billy Hunter, Willard Izer, Junior Janos, and many others.
Two McKinley students produced social science projects. Maxine Sleight made a scrapbook with blue paper, cardboard, a blue stripe, and cellophane, featuring Iowa history and US flags as shared in The Gazette. LaVergne Hill built a small Indian mud hut from a cracker box, green cardboard, paraffin mud, and a tan crochet thread thatched roof.
Wilson pupils receive penmanship awards and diplomas. The list names high school graduates and final certificates with numerous students including Mary Frances Batten Charleen Karlik Velma Shimek Betty Smith John Novotny Evelyn Matejka Anna Dalecky Ada Clark Lester Bell Jack McCulloch Maxine Meier Helen Novak Lester Stepanek Anna Brosil Johnny Kacere Mildred Easker Robert Singer Mary Bohac Bill Miller Francis Ainsworth Charles Moel Mildred Marsoui Mildred Chase Lara Jean Stary James Leehman Lucille Watkin Maxine Rebec Martha Mary Maxine Houser Harry Vernon Louis Sila Dorothy Davis Edna Tajzler Richard Emery Emny Kilell Phyliss Schluntz Martha Simanovsky Lloyd Kupps Irene Stourac Julia Pazour Mary Maxine Courtney Robert Holets Bob Stastny Vera Drake Irme Zahradnik Edwin Prochaska Ruth Stournc Mary Frances Batten Charleen Karlik Velma Shimek Jean Helme Milo Prasek Betty Vanda Marie Blazek Mary Hasek Margaret Borst Marie Cones Mildred Vlasek Hal Montague Mary Louise Fieseler Gladys Rejsa Ludmilla Jakubcik Opal Sexton George Chmelicek William Dochterman Gladys Cisler Jennie Doupnik Geraldine Hass Anna Mae Chramosta Godfrey Kvarda.
James Bromwell of Franklin school was elected delegate to the national Junior Red Cross convention to be held in Washington D C April 9 to 12 with Mary Eleanor Hardiman as alternate. A junior from the midwest division will deliver the opening address on The Challenge of the New Frontier. Reports praised flag favors sent to Davenport Iowa Soldiers Home and local efforts like bird sanctuaries at schools and a world fellowship program via foreign correspondence.
A six grade project by 6B pupils recreates an ice plant on a classroom table. The model shows an ice house with brine chamber, ammonia pipes, and a two ton ice cake system built from cardboard straws and glass. A derrick lifts cans to a water vat for ice release, with a river and ice-cutting machine completing the scene.
Wilson school's 7A and 7A8 literature students study Washington Irving's Sketch Book. While exploring the author’s life, Europe is discussed. Friday, Miss Ruth Bryan spoke to the classes about her recent trip to Europe to illustrate his experiences.
The Franklin 9A4 social science club named Eyes and Ears of Franklin recently heard a talk by Lena Vogt Linn probation officer. Vogt outlined her work answered questions and discussed some of the difficult problems involved.
Harrison 6A hygiene class conducted an inspection tour of local grocery stores and filed observation reports. The article notes that cleaning spark plugs annually could save nearly two billion gallons of gasoline for motorists.
Girl Reserves in Cedar Rapids plan their first city wide event of the school year, the ceremonial of Growing Things, on Sunday at 3 45 at the First Presbyterian church. Tiny plants and paper pots will be distributed to new members as part of a rhythm pantomime style program directed by Lida Tallman Lucille Ladd and William Hoyman.
Fillmore 1B pupils entertained mothers at an assembly with a program titled Eskimo Land. Readings included poems by Raymond Petraselka and Mary Alice Mellen among others, a “Trip to Eskimo Land” scene, and a flag drill performed by a long list of students led by Richard Bukacek and Bobby Dolph.
The Roosevelt junior high art class sketched an ideal room for interior decoration and now works out color schemes emphasizing complementary colors and their values for furniture, rugs, drapes, ceilings, and walls. Girls study lettering types for a book binding project along with color charts, architecture appreciation, costumes, and color choices for people.
Fillmore school celebrated birthdays for Mary Lou Schwardt in 1B and Caryl Munsell in both 2A and 3B classes. Sixth grade groups took two excursions last week, A division touring an ice plant and B division visiting a grocery store.
The 9A printing class at Roose velt has been busy printing programs for John son McKinley and Grant, working out a clever bridge tally, project and making cards for use at the Board of Education.
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