Puppets Teach Light History at Polk and Johnson Schools
Polk 3A and Johnson 3B classes stage marionette productions as part of lessons. Pupils wrote and perform the plays The History of Light and Hansel and Gretel, built puppets from sheets, and crafted stage settings with beaver board frames and curtains.
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History of Light
Hansel and Gretel
Polk and Johnson
Gladys Roland
Vogel Harley
Polk 3A
Johnson School
Hansel and
Gretel
Billy Barren
Charles Brammer
Bobby Bugenstein
Billy Chadima
Roy Davis
Jack Day
James Grissel
Carl Hendrickson
Billy Lundin
Bobby Manatt
Hal Marshall
Dick Moon
Buddy Ohlman
Peter Salter
David
Na Millikan
Roger Hoff
Geneer
Roberta Stout
Joyce der
Forest Spencer
Sue Cline
Slaman
Richard Krohn
E Sacora
Donald Clemee
Johnson
Polk
Polk Theater
Norma Lou Haegg
Johnson Theater
Joan Lattner
Sally Owen
Roosevelt High awards honor assembly lists recipients
Roosevelt High School held an awards assembly naming students who earned year long athletics and academic honors. R pins for 500 points and CRs for 1500 points. state awards to Jane Curry Betty Snyder Eleanor Lockwood. Hi-Y and city awards to Ben Hermsen and John Hasek. debating and science honors to multiple students. golf trophies by Chester May. Latin award to Betsy Jane Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Senior High School
Ruth Zieke
Jane Curry
Betty Snyder
Eleanor Lockwood
Helen Murrin
Frank Martin
Fred J. Kluss
Chester May
Bernhard Stieger
Bill Diehl
Newell Darrow
Roland Prusek
Willis Winders
John Hasek
H. M. Benninghoff
Hi-Y
Ben Hermsen
Roosevelt
Benninghoff
Jeanne Morgan
Monte Linkletter
Bob Burlingame
Loyal Meek
Norman Huston
Karl Bishup
James Holton
Roberta D. Sheets
Bill Geiger
Charles Russell
Edwin Youtzy
Jack Weir
Viola Metela
Helen Taber
Mr. Kluss
Donald Armstrong
Eleanor Brown
Mary Jane Flaherty
Kenneth White
Edna Comley
Yvonne Hasek
Lorene Lake
John Clemens
Carl Fijellman
Jeanne Kelly
Robert Williams
Lincoln Third Graders Study Light and Caves
The Lincoln third graders explored light and began with a study of early cave people. They observed a large cave with drawings created by primitive peoples, sparking interest in ancient art and illumination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Edison
Lincoln
Powell Guest Speaks on Birds at Tyler School
Mrs. Thomas B. Powell addressed Tyler 2A pupils on Birds to conclude the semester project. She also spoke to Miss Van Ors dal's intermediate science classes, enriching the school’s science program.
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Thomas B. Powell
Tyler
Wilson Dramatic Guild Presents Strangers at Home
Wilson high school dramatic guild stages Charles Divine play Strangers at Home in the Wilson auditorium at 8 p m Friday. Wanda Farmer and Charlotte Burlingham lead as Kay and Jean Crosby with a cast including Florence Livingood Robert Novak Joe Nemec and others. Pierre A Tracy directs with student staff and the Wilson orchestra under Alan Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Farmer
Charlotte Burlingham
Kay
Jean
Crosby
Charles Divine
Wilson High School “Dramatic Guild
Wilson Auditorium
Florence Livingood
Robert Novak
Mr. Crosby
Joe Nemec
Russ Crosby
Vernon Chalupnik
Phoebe
Alice Kulhavy
Mrs. Hamiston
Leo Shikosky
Stuart Mason
Forrest Ainsworth
Alma Wachal
John Froehlich
Hazel Westlake
Melba Brawner
Verne VanCurn
Robert Wilde
Charles Moel
Richard Hale
David Thompson
Maxine Anderson
Ruby Hartkemeyer
Marguerite Lahman
Mary Jane Marousek
Lucille Besta
June Womochil
Sylvia Egan
Harold Stepanek
Kathleen Daley
Helen Stourac
Wilson Orchestra
Alan Richardson
Franklin Junior High Pupils Stage Spring Music Program
Franklin Junior High presented a spring concert with over 180 pupils in two parts directed by Miss Phoebe Bingham and Miss Margaret Porter. choirs and glee clubs from seventh to ninth grade performed world songs, spirituals, gypsy tunes, and a final Finlandia finale. Betty Jean Stephenson and Dorothy Irene Mueller accompanied.
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Franklin Junior High
Phoebe Bingham
Pippa
Moses
Bob Smythe
Betty Jean Stephenson
Dorothy Irene Mueller
Mail Delivered To Miniature Houses in Fillmore Room
The Fillmore 1B class built a two phase post office project showing outside city mail service and Cedar Rapids city mail. Each child painted a house with number and street and served mail via a student postman played by Bobby Hale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fillmore
Cedar Rapids
Bobby Hale
Don Smith
Evelyn Fahl
Paul Raftis
Bobby Edmunds
Morris Levy
Kenneth Johnson
Richard
Power History Told in Colored Slides at Wilson Assembly
The 7B classes presented The Story of Power at a Wilson assembly on Friday morning. Fifty pictorial slides traced power from prehistoric burdens to modern engines with scenes of wind and water power, Niagara Falls, Norris Dam, and sun powered generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Assembly
Niagara Falls
Norris Dam
Hattie Davis
Pauline Myers
Bernard Greenwood
Emma Fayman
Lawrence Wallen
Marian Taft
Jeanne Stepanek
Joseph Hronek
Franklin Festival Singers Crown 10A Class
Over 600 pupils sang two selections each at Franklin Senior High with the 10A group, directed by Elsie Ainsworth and Patsy Schirmer, winning the festival cup after judges evaluated participation, spirit, technique, and tone. Second went to 11A led by Jean Engleman and Geneva Haldeman. third to 12A led by Louise Shaffer and Dale Barnhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Senior High
10A
Elsie Ainsworth
Patsy Schirmer
James Bramwell
11A
Jean Engleman
Geneva Haldeman
12A
Ruth Esther Morgan
Margaret Victorine
Raymond Abel
Carl Heinen
Don Reysa
Patricia Berry
Pupils Enjoy Outdoor Picnic At McKinley 9A Class
The 120 pupils of McKinley 9A spent a Wednesday afternoon in Bever Park away from the classroom. Base ball was the main event with several coed teams under student captains and umpires. Other activities included tennis, horseshoes, boxing, and bicycling with refreshments served.
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McKinley Building
McKinley
Bever Park
Estelle Bachelder
Bill Caldwell
Florence Healy
Geraldine Reams
Doris Hill
Patricia Rice
Hazel Derby
Willis Mohn
Wallace Hollingsworth
Richard Arnold
Frederick Uhlenhoff
John Sword
Gertrude Ellwood
Agnes Chaney
Elmer Porter
Franklin senior high hosts pop song contest winner
Dale Barnhart won Franklin Highs senior pop song contest with Thunderbolt Battle Cry, original words and music, judged by Helen Keith, Roland Moehlmann, and Joseph Kitchin. Margaret Victorine took second with a parody on We Saw The Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Barnhart
Helen Keith
Roland Moehlmann
Joseph Kitchin
Margaret Victorine
Barnhart
Project Program Presented By Hayes Class For Parents
Hayes classroom showcased a sixth grade project "Latin America and Its Gifts to the World" with students portraying US visitors and Latin American hosts. Talks covered countries, cities, industries and history, interspersed with songs and a map backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latin America
United States
Brazil
Arlene Dvorak
Marjorie Kosina
Mary Ann Suma
Winifred Spencer
Leonard Sanket
Charles Jungman
Robert Machacek
Wilson 9A Class Chooses Holiday Theme For Party
The 9A class at Wilson selects holidays as the theme for its spring party in the cafeteria on Tuesday May 26. Dinner is served by the 8A girls under Miss Rachel McIntyre with holiday themed table decorations and specific seasonal motifs at each table.
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Wilson
Rachel McIntyre
Uncle Sam
Horn of Plenty
Hallowe’en
Northwest Schools Concert Set For Monday Evening
Northwest district musicians will perform Monday at 7 30 p m in Roosevelt school auditorium under William Vesely. Combined orchestras from Harrison Cleveland and Fillmore join Roosevelt groups with soloist Richard Diehl and Paul Keyes and a flute duet by Joy May and Elizabeth Witt.
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UPIL
Northwest
Roosevelt School
William Vesely
Harrison
Cleveland
Fillmore
Roosevelt
Richard Diehl
Paul Keyes
Joy May
Elizabeth Witt
Sarah Wykle
Harold Benson
Seren Elivias
Nadine Fiala
Evelyn Scurlock
Calvin Thayer
Marvel Dulin
Frank Martin
Paul Gustafsson
Paul Wise
Eugene Smith
Jack Parrish
Marvin Kroupa
Maxine Hodge
Mervin Pratt
Keith Koehn
Marilyn Nieman
Bill Igrim
Wanda Clemens
Jack Williamson
Bob Carttridge
Bill Hunningson
James Ensign
Eleanor Keyser
Sarah Messinger
Ruth Bokorney
Pauline Eckland
Helen Raftis
Lorraine Jones
George Youtzz
de Witt Donavan
Marie Dean
Dorothea White
Phyllis Wiley
Marjorie Dice
Betty Ensign
Dorothy Peck
Eleanor Gunderson
Miriam Bird
Anna Graw
Ruth Williams
Olive Guy
Mary Shadid
Mary Haddy
Marcella Sweeting
Hazel Abernathy
Maxine Freeman
Edmund Kent
Walter Carson
Ray Goodrow
Walter Montgomery
Paul Burlingame
Bill Henecks
Gene Metge
James Harris
John Nelson
Norman Horman
Naomi Peal
Irma Lentz
Jean Marie Horak
Evelyn Greenberg
Betty Burke
Doris Deacon
Audrey Nilsson
Warren Lenning
Merle Tilson
Betty Hemsky
Bob Mellen
Corrine Simms
Kenneth Euken
Arlie Comried
Junior Valenta
Marilyn Thompson
Robert Boxwell
Mildred Burke
Marden Anderson
Billy Kuda
Douglas Beauchamp
Walter McKune
Robert Wright
Lois Benson
Melvin Allen
Lester Beser
Robert Blaine
Arvada Buresh
Robert Buresh
George Carson
George Chapman
Bob Cocayne
Junior Drummey
Carl Thirman
Howard Gibson
Bill Geiger
John Hasek
Walter Heaton
Ruth Henry
Margaret Mineck
Dick Nelson
Roy Shelton
Hubert Slocum
Jack Smith
William Valenta
Jean Williamson
Ed Youtzy
Joe Zisko
Junior Axmear
Alvin Elam
Warren Erbe
Craig Seeley
Paul Lenk
Ruby Koster
Richard Elliot
George Baldwin
Gloria Franks
Esther Rick
Ruth Tilson
Lucille Johnson
Chester Ehrenberger
James Matejka
Audrey Ballou
Harold Barnes
Bobbie Bain
Donald Johanos
Keith Johnson
Martha Jean Green
Elizabeth Mae Witt
Eugene Russell
Billie Johnson
Louis Newman
George Blake
Richard Whitney
Jack Kidd
Bobbie Harger
Frances Kobovec
Agnes Wise
Lois Hollan
Tom Phelps
Delane Ebsen
Mildred Navratil
Willie Shaver
George Trebel
Gerald Bissell
Dick Louis
Geraldine Candill
Poppy Poster Contest Winners Earn Superior Ratings
James Puryear of Roosevelt and Virginia Hendrickson of Franklin received superior ratings in the senior and junior divisions of the high school poppy poster contest sponsored by the Legion auxiliary. Their posters advance to the state contest in Davenport in August amid about sixty entries judged by De Finnigan and Jack Van.
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James Puryear
Roosevelt
Virginia Hendrickson
Franklin
The
Legion Auxiliary
Davenport
de Finnigan
Jack van
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Darlene Eggleston
Phyllis Taschner
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