Armistice Day Pageant at McKinley Junior High
A Wednesday Armistice Day program at McKinley junior high features a pageant The Spirit of Armistice Day with a mixed choir and a trio led by Janis Owens Lucille Harris and Miriam Zambrakos The cast includes Father Time Freedom America and Armistice among many roles with the glee club and orchestra performing.
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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
Glee Club
Martha Tlustos
Jean Stine
Doris Smith
Marjorie Sleight
Dorothy Rudd
Mildred Pavlicek
Magdalene Carns
Ruth Kephart
June Cejka
Doris Summer
Valetta Couser
Leota Peters
Dorothy
Roosevelt Boys In Football Contests
Roosevelt senior high class physical education students competed in football efficiency tests including punt pass drop kick and place kick. Winners were named in each event with top overall class unit placings listed for Mineck Haddy Hibben Hermsen and others.
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Roosevelt Senior High School
Bob Fandray
Richard Kretchman
Bob Elliot
Ben Hermsem
Lynn Mineck
Junior Dillon
George Haddy
Ben Hermsen
Bill Valenta
Laverne Fink
Gerald Hibben
Kenneth Collins
John McGillicuddy
Paul Lenk
Don Jones
Paul Riggs
Hi Y Ette Club At McKinley Organizes For Red Cross Work
The McKinley senior Hi Y Ette Girl Reserve club with about forty members selects Junior Red Cross as its main project Jeannie Marshall elected chairman with Myra Hopton as assistant Their first tasks include making menu cards for holiday dinner tables on American battleships and selling school memberships during the annual roll call Geanie Trumbull is president and Alice Rogers and other advisers guide the group
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McKinley
Red Cross
Jeanne Marshall
Myra Hopton
Geanie Trumbull
Ae Uyott
Alice Rogers
Handwork Popular In Franklin Class
The Franklin 7B social science class studied the industrial revolution and found many pupils prefer handicraft. Named works include door stops, knitting, crocheting, beading, woodwork, model airplanes, copper wire monograms, soap carvings and sewing by students such as Thomas Grayston Lois Gathmann Raymond Tufts and many others.
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Thomas Grayston
Lois Gathmann
Lloyd Hopkins
Maralee Chase
Audrey Pickerill
Raymond Tufts
Robert Hradecky
Maxine Darey
Betty Ruth
Buchanan 6A Chorus Formed With Local Students
A 6A chorus at Buchanan school is organized featuring students Shirley Harvey Betty Kessler George Fisher Doris Kahler Norma Klein David Coffing Nadine Mitvalsky Maribel Pratt Leonard Koch Lillian Stodola and Frank Koutnik Warren Pugh.
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Buchanan School
Shirley Harvey
Betty Kessler
George Fisher
Doris Kahler
Norma Klein
David Coffing
Nadine Mitvalsky
Maribel Pratt
Leonard Koch
Lillian Stodola
Frank Koutnik
Warren Pugh
Murals Of Marco Polo Journeys Made At Johnson
Johnson school 6A pupils study foreign countries and Marco Polo through art. Betsy Blaise and Marcella Yeager helped identify an ancient clay doll while exploring Indians of Chile. The class depicts Polo from Venice voyage to Kublai Khan and back showing the Polos presenting treasures in Venice.
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Johnson School
Chile
Betsy Blaise
Marcella Yeager
China
Marco Polo
Venice
Kublai Khan
Adventure Books At Public Library
New books 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 named Ulysses amid family life and Christmas gifts. Traplines North portrays Jim and his younger brother taking over on trap lines during a Canadian winter facing dangers and hardship.
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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 and pyramid club
A tumbling and pyramid building club has been organized at Franklin Junior High. The group is open to all seventh eighth and ninth grade boys and meets twice weekly. Members include 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 second graders host tree show and art project
Garfield second grade students presented a tree show featuring large chalk drawings of oaks elms and maples observed in the school yard. They studied tree shapes and foliage colors then painted the trees for leaf booklet covers containing leaf drawings and original poems.
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Garfield
Franklin school stamp fans show big collections in eighth grade
Franklin school features a stamp collecting club with eighty eighth graders, led by Jerry Clift with 25,000 stamps and Jean White at 17,610 items valued around $500. Other sizable collectors include Jimmy Israel 5,300 and George Henry 5,000, with many names listed.
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Great Britain
London
England
Poughkeepsie
New Y
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 seventh and eighth graders under Miss Christel Palmer created about seventy cheer pamphlets in blue and gold. Anna Mae Andresen won first prize for a hinged wooden cover booklet with detailed color sketches and typed songs.
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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 Seams Finish Caps Aprons and Sets
In 7A sewing class girls complete caps, aprons, and holders for 8B foods. Georgia Ann Kopecky leads by finishing first. 7B class makes glass tea towels with plain hem and an original monogram in outline stitch.
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Georgia Ann Kopecky
Roosevelt High Creates Quill and Scroll Chapter
A chapter of Quill and Scroll, the national journalism honor society, was formed at Roosevelt High School. Charter members receiving pins and certificates include Bob Burlingame, Norman Huston, Monte Linkletter, and Lucille Mann. Washington- area staff roles and initiation details are noted with staff members named.
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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
Huston
11A
Linkletter
Howard M. Benninghoff
Joe
Lasswell
Roosevelt Senior High School
School Readers Favor Comics In Junior High Survey
In Franklin junior high 7A6 class a survey shows all 36 members read the funnies daily. Other sections ranked as follows sports 68 percent society 21 Believe It Or Not 12 news 50 picture 62 school page 21.
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Franklin Junior High
Johnson Fall Exhibit Showcases Farm Themed Display
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 colorful leaves in the background.
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Johnson School
Homecoming Queen to Be Presented at Hi Y Dance
Franklin Senior High stages a Hi Y Dance tonight in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Montrose to crown the homecoming queen by popular vote. Five nominees Betty Stevenson Jo Ann Hanzlik Margaret Farquahar Betty Bowker Katherine Luberger. Nominating committee members include Robert O Meara Tom Wright Robert MacGregor James Bowker Perry McCollister Jack Talbot Robert Ettinger James Bramwell. McKinley Hi Y aid in ticket sales and welcome Franklin pupils. Publicity chair Joe leads the committee.
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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
Robert Ettinger
James Bram
McKinley Hi-Y
McKinley
Joe
Thompson
Hi-Y Boys
Betty
Y W C A Fun Night Draws Large Franklin 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 multiple student activities at Franklin school and local clubs.
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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 Bobae
Zasu Pitts
Marcella Klein
Berna Holmes
Zoda Young
Mammy
Pappy
Bizuka
Georgetta Ellias
Charlotte Bulingham
Garbo
Sigmund
Picca
Roosevelt Tri Blue
Girl Reserve
Margaret Porter
Hayes School Sixth Graders Study Rodents In Class
The sixth grade at Hayes school studied rodent extinction and related topics. Carl Sorenson and George Lanka brought mice to class in cages, while Charles Basker brought a pocket gopher in a large can of earth for observation.
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Hayes School
Carl Sorenson
George Lanka
Charles Basker
Franklin Seniors Stage Class Play The Goose Hangs High
The Franklin senior class announces its production of The Goose Hangs High to be staged in the school auditorium on Saturday December 12. Cast includes Bernard In Miss Geraldine Green directs with assistance from Leora Marshall. Betty Ringsmuth and Ellen Swomley are technical directors with Russell Poppenhager and Miss Alice Rudd as class advisers.
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Franklin
Bernard
Geraldine Green
Leora Marshall
Betty Ringsmuth
Ellen Swomley
Russell Poppenhager
Alice Rudd
Franklin Junior High Home Room Activities Highlight
Franklin Junior High home rooms show varied activities from citizenship drives and courtesy slogans to scrapbooks. The 7A6 room promoted courteousness with sayings, while 8BI discussed citizenship issues, and 805 organized Town Hall entertainment with music, plays, and dances.
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Franklin Junior High
A.B.C
8BI
805
Ruth Buresh
Joan Jeffrey
Robert Puckett
John Wagner
Kathleen McGladrey
Ben Wolverton
Kathleen Victorine
Marian Rubins
Edith Sanford
Dorothy Gebb
Evelyn Heins
Leland Housler
Warren Hyten
Esther Thurman
Richard Mills
Betty Ruth Houts
Betty Jean Stephenson
Jim Israel
Jane Washburn
Harrison Hanzlik
Gerald Ton
Robert Morris
Donald Deal
Robert van Horn
Winifred Hargrave
Margaret Stone
McKinley Seventh Graders Trace Ancestry In Class Project
Miss Emma LaVell leads 7B social studies pupils in genealogical research. Students link relatives to figures like President Tyler and William McKinley while noting diverse ancestry including Dutch Irish English German Bohemian Syrian Russian Greek French Canadian Indian and Polish pupils.
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Emma LaVell
Frank Tyler
Tyler
Dorotha Crowell
William McKinley
George Nafal
Nicholas II
Jack Carstens
Daniel Webster
Betty Dobson
Cous
Queen Victoria
Jean Morris
LaSalle
George Thayer
Washington
Spectators Inspires Poem From Franklin Junior High
Weston Rale ston of Franklin junior high writes a football themed poem titled The Spectators. The Gazette notes the school page typically covers news events but prints this timely verse due to football relevance.
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Weston Raleston
Franklin Junior High School
Gazette
Naan Furs
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