Armistice Day Pageant at McKinley Junior High
An Armistice Day program Wednesday at 10 a.m. at McKinley junior high features a pageant The Spirit of Armistice Day with Father Time Freedom America and Peace among roles. A mixed choir and glee club perform with a large cast and supporting music and pageantry.
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McKinley Junior High School
Janis Owens
Lucille Harris
Miriam Zambrakos
Father Time
Freedom
Red Cross
America
John Gray
Junior
Hulbert Rice
Pauline Condas
Joseph Hostak
Beverly Snell
Leah Arne
Darlene Stalzer
Lois Grissel
Bob Straka
Tom Pratt
Garlan Wetzel
Waldo Berger
Herbert Hayes
Dick Staves
Herbert Penningroth
Bob Wooleyhan
Celia Krachmer
Bob Schneider
Earl Whited
Joan Newburger
Ruth Harrison
Jean Newburger
Homer Dodge
Marie Hall
Bob Kacena
Grant Trailer
Pauline Floetchinger
Neil Richardson
Margaret Ann Foster
Maxine Maize
Wilma Coates
Bob Long
Paul Mueller
John Fuhrmeister
Harlan Ralston
Leland Laton
Billy Johnson
Charles Griffith
Don Wilson
Merlyn Rowley
John Vourganos
Phil Angott
Jerry Staples
Grace Rodriguez
Magdalene Carnes
Ethel Gunsaulis
Jean Hedberg
Arline Jayne
Dorothy Spencer
Lucia Mae Smith
Jane Moody
Irene Christie
Frances LaRue
Dorothy Lehman
Betty Davenport
Dorothy Duncan
Helen Hodge
Lois Keller
Dorothy Yates
Roosevelt Boys In Football Contests At Roosevelt High
All Roosevelt senior high School boys in physical education competed in football efficiency tests last week. Events included punt pass drop kick and place kick with top performers named across individual events and class unit scoring led by Lynn Mineck George Haddy and Gerald Hibben.
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Roosevelt Senior High School
Bob Fandray
Richard Kretchman
Bob Elliot
Ben Hermsen
Lynn Mineck
Junior Dillon
George Haddy
Bill Valenta
Laverne Fink
Gerald Hibben
Kenneth Collins
John McGillicuddy
Paul Lenk
Don Jones
Paul Riggs
Keith Jensen
Warren Wharton
John Savage
Ed Oncken
Paul Janda
Roy Shelton
Norman Huston
Earl Kee
Clifford Cunningham
Hi Y Ette Club At McKinley Organizes For Red Cross Work
The McKinley senior Hi Y Ette club with about forty members selects Junior Red Cross as its main project. Jeanne Marshall is named chairman with Myra Hopton as assistant. They will make menu cards for holiday dinners on battleships and sell school memberships during roll call. Geanie Trumbull serves as president with Mrs. Frank Guyott and an unnamed adviser.
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McKinley
Handwork Popular In Franklin Class
In Franklin 7B social science class students study the industrial revolution yet prefer handicraft. Readied with handmade articles by numerous pupils include door stops, model airplanes, knitting, beading, woodwork, soap carvings and more.
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Franklin
Thomas Grayston
Lois Gathmann
Lloyd Hopkins
Maralee Chase
Audrey Pickerill
Raymond Tufts
Robert Hradecky
Maxine Darey
Betty Ruth
Donald Johnson
Doris Stone
Ardell ‘Coy
Dick Layman
Jim Barry
Joan Kadavy
Daralene Henkle
Dwaine Shuff
Dean Ae
Raymond Winters
Gordon Dalsbo
Ellen Myers
James Teale
Jane Kohl
Buchanan 6A Chorus Formed At School
A 6A chorus is organized at Buchanan School with members Shirley Harvey Betty Kessler George Fisher Doris Kahler Norma Klein David Coffing Nadine Jonie Maribel Pratt Leonard Klain Stodola Frank Koutnik Warren Pugh. The roster lists these pupils as participants.
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Buchanan School
Shirley Harvey
Betty Kessler
George Fisher
Doris Kahler
Norma Klein
David Coffing
Nadine Jonie Maribel Pratt
Leonard Klian Stodola
Frank Koutnik
Warren Pugh
Murals of Marco Polo Journeys Made at Johnson
Johnson school grades study foreign cultures with a clay Indian doll and Marco Polo murals. Pupils in 6A depict Polo’s voyage from Venice to China and back, showing sea voyages deserts and Khan’s court, ending with the Polos presenting treasures in Venice.
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Marco Polo
Johnson
Johnson School
Chile
Betsy Blaise
Marcella Yeager
China
Venice
Kublai Khan
Adventure Books At Public Library
New novels in the boys and girls reading room include The Clever Cat by Eleanor Frances Lattimore and Traplines North by Stephen W. Meader. The Clever Cat follows a clever feline companion to Juditha and Rose, while Traplines North portrays a Canadian winter trapping tale starring Jim Vanderbeck and his brother.
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Public
Ulysses
Eleanor Frances Lattimore
Juditha
Rose
Wanderer
Stephen W. Meader
Big Lindsay
Jim Vanderbeck
Canada
Franklin Junior High Forms Tumbling Club
A tumbling and pyramid building club has been organized at Franklin junior high for seventh to ninth grade boys. The group meets twice weekly and includes Ralph Miller Wallace Darling Richard Chadima N J Markey Jack Wilkinson George Ross Richard Emerson Lee Thomas Donald Gregory Blake Lee Warren Hyten Tad Jones Jim Battin Byron Stewart Tom Hinkin Frank Ross Henry Haegg Stanley Davis Oliver Patrick Teddy Kasner Leland Hausler Robert Deaver Jack Downer and Alan Parker.
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Franklin Junior High
Ralph Miller
Wallace Darling
Richard Chadima
N. J. Markey
Jack Wilkinson
George Ross
Richard Emerson
Lee Thomas
Donald Gregory
Blake Lee
Warren Hyten
Tad Jones
Jim Battin
Byron Stewart
Tom Hinkin
Frank Ross
Henry Haegg
Stanley Davis
Oliver Patrick
Teddy Kasner
Leland Hausler
Robert Deaver
Jack Downer
Alan Parker
Garfield Tree Show by Garfield School Second Grade
Second graders presented a tree show with chalk drawings of oak elm and maple observed in the school yard. They colored foliage and later painted the same trees for the leaf booklet covers featuring leaf drawings and original poems.
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Garfield
Franklin stamp club showcases giant eighth grade collections
Franklin school stamp collectors stage a display with eighty eighth graders. Jerry Clift leads with 25 000 stamps. Jean White holds 17 610 plus duplicates valued at 500 dollars. Other collectors range 5 300 to 1 000 stamps. Some students collect envelopes postmarks and foreign letters as well.
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Great Britain
London
England
Poughkeepsie
Jimmy Israel
George Henry
Land Hausler
Marvin Berg
Jimmy Day
John Wagner
Keith Ottsen
Ben Wolverton
Robert Ford
Jack Benesh
Robert Hertel
Henry Ristedt
Richard Mills
Winifred Hargrave
Kathleen McGladrey
Kathleen James
Elaine Kemper
Margaret Stone
Phyllis Haynes
Bob Smith
Wilson Units Compete For Honors In Cheer Pamphlet Contest
Wilson junior high students led by Miss Christel Palmer crafted colorful hand decorated booklets as part of a three week cheer pamphlet contest. Anna Mae Andresen won the grand prize for a hinged wooden cover blue and gold themed booklet.
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Wilson Junior High
Christel Palmer
Anna Mae Andresen
Mary K. Angerer
George Clark
Jeannette Holmes
Betty Jirsa
Hea
McKinley Junior High Girls Produce Sewing Projects
In 7A sewing class at McKinley Junior High the girls finish caps, aprons, and holders for 8B foods classes. Georgia Ann Kopecky, 7A, led with the first completed set. The 7B class made glass and tea towels featuring an original outline stitch monogram.
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Georgia Ann Kopecky
Roosevelt High School installs Quill and Scroll chapter
A new Quill and Scroll chapter was established at Roosevelt High School with four charter members: Bob Burlingame Norman Huston Monte Linkletter and Lucille Mann. Initiation ceremonies were led by Howard M Benninghoff with speakers Joe McCormick Jr editor of The Cedar Rapids Tribune and Adeline Taylor school editor of The Gazette.
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Quill and Scroll
Roosevelt High School
Bob Burlingame
Norman Huston
Monte Linkletter
Lucille Mann
Miss Mann
Aristotelians
Roosevelt Record
Burlingame
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Per
Huston
11A
Linkletter
Howard M. Benninghoff
Lasswell
Roosevelt Senior High School
Readers favor the funnies in Franklin junior high survey
In 7A6 class the comic strips led with universal readership as all 36 members read them daily. Other sections showed sports 68 percent, society 21, Believe It Or Not 12, news 50, picture 62, and school page 21 percent.
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Franklin Junior High
Johnson Fall Exhibit At School Showcases Autumn Harvest
An autumn display at Johnson school features reminders of Saturday farm trips. An 18 pound gourd and a one ounce gourd sit beside peanut vines fruit grains berries nuts pods and colored leaves in the background.
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Johnson School
Franklin Hi Y Dance crowns Homecoming Queen at Hotel Montrose
Franklin Senior High hosts a Hi Y dance tonight at the Crystal ballroom Hotel Montrose to crown the homecoming queen. Five nominees Betty Stevenson Jo Ann Hanzlik Margaret Farquahar Betty Bowker and Katherine Luberger vie for the honor as McKinley High Y members assist with tickets and publicity.
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Franklin Senior High
Franklin-McKinley
Franklin Hi-Y
Crystal Ballroom
Montrose
Nomi
Betty Stevenson
Jo Ann Hanzlik
Margaret Farquahar
Betty Bowker
Katherine Luberger
Robert O’meara
Tom Wright
Robert MacGregor
James Bowker
Perry McCollister
Jack Talbot
Y W C A Fun Night Draws Large Franklin Youth Crowd
On Wednesday 318 high school students attended senior high Fun Night at the Y W C A. Chaperones included Mr and Mrs Lloyd F Speake and others. Upcoming events include the first Y M C A Fun Night with swimming dancing and games and various student group activities at Franklin schools and Y W C A offices.
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Lloyd F. Speake
C. H. Geiger
Frank X. Guyott
Marvin Selden
Elizabeth Bender
Franklin Hi-Y-Ette
Franklin School
N. C. Dreier
F. C. Chambers
Ruby Beyers
Russell Knapp
McKinley Hi-Y Ette
Nola Berger
Madame Rubinskie
Wilson Tri Hi
Ruby Harkmeyer
Velasta Tomes
Mary Bobac
Zasu Pitts
Marcella Klein
Berna Holmes
Zoda Young
Mammy
Pappy
Bizuka
Georgetta Ellias
Charlotte Bulingham
Garbo
Sigmund
Roosevelt Tri Blue
Girl Reserve
Margaret Porter
Hayes School Sixth Graders Study Rodents
The Hayes school sixth grade examined rats and mice study topics. Carl Sorenson and George Lanka brought mice in cages, while Charles Basker presented a pocket gopher in a large can of earth. The class activity sparked hands on observations of rodent behavior.
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Hayes School
Carl Sorenson
George Lanka
Charles Basker
Franklin Seniors to Present Class Play The Goose Hangs High
The Franklin senior class announces its production The Goose Hangs High to be staged in the school auditorium Saturday December 12. Cast includes Eunice Ingals Margaret Teun Wool Bachman Day Aeaith Boardman Julia Murdoch Wilferene Koneeny and others with Geraldine Green directing assisted by Leora Marshall. Betty Ringsmuth Ellen Swomley are technical directors and Russell Poppenhager with Miss Alice Rudd serve as class advisers.
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Franklin
Eee
Eunice Ingals
Mazgaret Teun Wool “Dor
Ee Éeeccess
Evigaee
Essie Benson
Togn Ucas
Geraldine Green
Leora Marshall
Betty Ringsmuth
Ellen Swomley
Russell Poppenhager
Alice Rudd
Franklin Junior High Home Room Activities Vary
Activities in Franklin junior high home rooms range from courtesy and citizenship drills to jokes and quotation scrapbooks. The 8A6 class collects jokes for hospital and veteran scrapbooks while 8B4 splits time between programs and quotation collections. The 8A5 class held a Town Hall event featuring student performances and readings.
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Franklin
A.B.C
8BI
Ruth Buresh
Joan Jeffrey
Robert Puckett
John Wagner
Kathleen McGladrey
Ben Wolverton
Kathleen Victorine
Marian Rubins
Edith Sanford
Dorothy Gebb
Evelyn Heins
Leland Mhousler
Warren Hyten
Esther Thurman
Richard Mills
Betty Ruth Houts
Betty Jean Stephenson
Jim Israel
Jane Washburn
Harrison Hanzlik
Gerald Wae
Robert Morris
Donald Deal
Robert van Horn
Winifred Hargrave
Margaret Stone
McKinley Seventh Graders Trace Rich Family Roots
7B social science students under Miss Emma LaVell study genealogies to learn ancestors. Frank Tyler links to President Tyler. Dorotha Crowell traces to President McKinley. George Nofal’s grandfather served Czar Nicholas II’s guard. Jack Carstens is related to Daniel Webster. The class includes many nationalities with twenty Polish and nineteen Danish pupils.
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Emma LaVell
Frank Tyler
Tyler
Dorotha Crowell
William McKinley
George Nofal
Nicholas II
Jack Carstens
Daniel Webster
Betty Dobson
Queen Victoria
Jean Morris
LaSalle
George Thayer
Washington
Spectators Poem Highlights Football Themed School Work
Weston Ralston of Franklin junior high writes a football themed poem printed on the Gazette school page. The piece notes keen observation and contrasts attending a game with women admiring fur, reflecting youth literary effort amid sports imagery.
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Weston Ralston
Franklin Junior High School
Gazette
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Jean Stine
Doris Smith
Marjorie Sleight
Dorothy Rudd
Mildred Pavlicek
Magdalene Carns
Ruth Kephart
June Cejka
Doris Summer
Valetta Couser
Leota Peters
Betty Mahon
Harriet Elliott
Paul Anthony
Edith Properties
C. Esther Copp
Elmer Porter
Walter Thousand
Girls’ Glee Club
Flanders Field
Roosevelt Boys
Hi-Y Ette Club
Public Library
Wilson
McKinley Junior High News
Roosevelt
Johnson Fall
McKinley Hi-Y
Joe Belehrad
Joe Ainsworth
John Ely
William Lattner
Wil
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