New Franklin School course offers bird’s eye view of seven industrial arts units
Franklin school introduces a general shops course taught by Oscar Stabenfeldt. Fifty four boys across three classes study bench metal plumbing electricity sheet metal concrete upholstery and woodwork. Each two week unit rotates groups through seven benches to build simple home ready projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin School
Oscar Stabenfeldt
Franklin
Gazette
Richard Mills
Jimmy Israel
Polk Class Studies Texas Horned Toads
Margaret Deal of the 5A science class at Polk school brought two horned toads from Texas. The class observed the desert toads eating insects and needing sand, moist cloth, and controlled housing. They studied habits, food, home, and color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Deal
Polk School
Texas
Vacation themes from 9A pupils at McKinley
Oral themes reveal interest in trips and adventures. Students describe airplane rides over Cedar Rapids and visits to Chicago and professional baseball games. Others recount Niagara cave beauty, Minnesota lakes, fishing trips, Worcester and Long Beach vacations, and a racer construction project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Dorothy Rudd
Doris Smith
Herbert Love
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy White
John Platz
Lucia Mae Smith
Bob Kacena
Dick Olson
Chicago
Paul Mueller
Harlan Ralston
Fern Futhey
Ethel Gunsaulis
Niagara Cave
Minnesota
John Gray
Jean Hedberg
Mabel Kenry
Worcester
Mass
Billy Ridge
Washington, D. C
New York City
Frances LaRue
Long Beach
Calif
Waldo Berger
PROJECT INTEREST 5 WIDE AT WILSON
At Wilson school a variety of projects are underway including a Bohemian customs program by the American Culture club and a report on a Community House visit by the neighbors committee. Students have been named home room reporters for the Hill Top Echo. An original play School Opens was staged in 7A4. The 8A foods class is canning vegetables and soups for cafeteria use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson School
American Culture Club
Committee On Immigration
Martha Suchy
Dorothy Stirsky
Evelyn Hruska
Helen Kudrna
Hill Top Echo
Wilson
Lorraine Dalziel
Marjorie Kosina
Catherine Morgan
Hattie Davis
Marilyn Mathews
Elda Happel
Dorothy Hronek
George Machacek
Betty Anderson
Clifford Jensen
Ross Wortman
Lorrine Spencer
Phyllis Subotnik
Mary Kay Augerer
Lila Lee Vredenburg
Louis Juricek
Virgil Knake
Jack Hanson
Emma Fayman
Marian Taft
John Lemon
London
Roosevelt
Garfield students collect dolls pictures and tinfoil
Great collectors at Garfield school pursue stamps petrified wood glass dolls and tin foil led by George Dostal Bobby Price and Donald Dochterman. Match folder connoisseurs include Robert Ricky Wilbur Courthwaite Sammy Leacox Eldo Mentzer with others in various categories such as movie star pictures and baseball players pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield School
George Dostal
Bobby Price
Donald Dochterman
Louis Reed
Richard Hill
James Kanzlirk
Craig Sweet
Vernon Smith
Kenneth Savel
Donald Holsapple
Clarence Janeba
Robert Ricky
Wilbur Cornthwaite
Sammy Leacox
Eldo Mentzer
Big Little Books
Bobby Bolsinger
Junior Underwood
Rebecca Stone
Doris Holsapple
Movie Star Pictures
Beverly Smith
Joan van Cleve
Gwendolyn Wren
Dog Pictures
Paul Schmidt
Pictures
Howard Gallager
Katheryn Barger
Frederick Sprour
Vastness of 6-Year High School Units Astonishes
Seventh graders entering Franklin junior high react to the six year high school system. Quotes show mixed feelings about size, routines, and new facilities with students noting fun, rules, elevators, lockers, and a cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Franklin School
Franklin Junior High
Marilyn Craft
Dick Reeder
Gertrude Shomberg
Bob Williams
Donald Knutson
Ralph Andrews
Hal Hale
Arlo Bates
Thomas Grayston
Billy Sinaiko
Clarion at McKinley Building Prepares First Issue
The McKinley high school paper The Clarion is edited by journalism students under Miss Marian J. Martin. It will be printed twice a month with editor George O Brien and a team including Geraldine Foggy Frank Scheible Don Wes cott Corrine Melichar Carl Courts Leon Wickham and others. Ruth Griffith oversees mimeographing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley High
Clarion
Marian J. Martin
Washington Senior High
George O’brien
Geraldine Foggy
Frank Scheible
Don Wescott
Corrine Melichar
Carl Courts
Leon Wickham
Fillmore Orchestra Expands to Eighteen Members
Eighteen members have joined the Fillmore school orchestra. The lineup includes James Matejka Marilyn Kofron Betty Cole Donald Parsons Richard Nilsson Keith Johnson Eugene Russell Elizabeth Witt Richard Whitney Chester Ehrenberger Billy Johnson Russell Kennedy Martha Green Audrey Ballou Lewis Newman Frances Kubovec Bettie Jane Van Sickle and Bobby Harger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fillmore Building
James Matejka
Marilyn Kofron
Betty Cole
Donald Parsons
Richard Nilsson
Keith Johnson
Eugene Russell
Elizabeth Witt
Richard Whitney
Chester Ehrenberger
Billy Johnson
Russell Kennedy
Martha Green
Audrey Ballou
Lewis Newman
Frances Kubovec
Bettie Jane van Sickle
Bobby Harger
Roosevlt High Organized Fall Tennis and Golf Trials
Twenty five boys sign up for fall events at Roosevelt High with twelve in golf and thirteen in tennis. Golf players include Gilbert Fattig Jim King Bill Kelsey Rolland Prusik Kenneth Rosendahl Karl Ryerson Cletus Scollon Bernhard Stieger Leo Sweeney Marvin Winders Charles Wood and Richard Zisko. Tennis players include Clarence Brockman Ernest Bush Ralph Cerney Bill Diehl Jim Holton Fred Mineck Don Richardson Kenneth Rosendahl Karl Ryerson Cletus Scollon Bob Smith Leo Sweeney and Richard Zisko.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Senior High
Gilbert Fattig
Jim King
Bill Kelsey
Rolland Prusik
Kenneth Rosendahl
Karl Ryerson
Cletus Scollon
Bernhard Stieger
Leo Sweeney
Marvin Winders
Charles Wood
Richard Zisko
Clarence Brockman
Ernest Bush
Ralph Cerney
Bill Diehl
Jim Holton
Fred Mineck
Don Richardson
Bob Smith
Two Orchestras Formed At Kenwood School
Kenwood forms three instrumental groups the school orchestra the junior ensemble and the beginners. Members in the school orchestra include Helen Marie Van Vleck Ruth Ann Washburn Lettie Jane Stewart Alice Ruth Mikas Arlene Rose John Manville Margery Young Louise Fernow Marilyn Mills John Kelso Dorothy Fernow Lou Shepard Wallace Pinckney Martha Kohl Harland Corbett Mary Ludlow. The junior orchestra lists Otto Wiedersberg Beverly Ann Kiester LaVonne Chermak Winton Toms John McKay John Kelso Mary Ludlow Jerry Lou Hart. Twelve beginners students include Larry Carlson Dorothy Jean Van Vleck Fay Booze Donald Mouts Donald Gunn Donald Kehne Jimmy Atherton Paul Proescheldt Mary Henkle Joyce Crabbs Kenneth Kohl Kathleen Stanley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenwood
Helen Marie van Vleck
Ruth Ann Washburn
Lettie Jane Stewart
Alice Ruth Mikas
Arlene Rose
John Manville
Margery Young
Louise Fernow
Marilyn Mills
John Kelso
Dorothy Fernow
Lou Shepard
Wallace Pinckney
Martha Kohl
Harland Corbett
Mary Ludlow
Otto Wiedersberg
Beverly Ann Kiester
LaVonne Chermak
Winton Toms
John McKay
Jerry Lou Hart
Larry Carlson
Dorothy Jean van Vleck
Fay Booze
Donald Mouts
Donald Gunn
Donald Kehne
Jimmy Atherton
Paul Proescheldt
Mary Henkle
Joyce Crabbs
Kenneth Kohl
Kathleen Stanley
Johnson pupil wins piano scholarship at Coe College contest
Wilaura Skien the ten-year-old daughter of Dr and Mrs J S Skien won a piano scholarship at Coe College defeating over thirty competitors She will receive a year of instruction from Miss Helen Mokress The prize supports two years of piano study under Ruskin Sandbourne and follows her prior violin performance with the Johnson school orchestra
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilaura Skien
J. S. Skien
Fourth Avenue SE
Johnson School
Coe College
Helen Mokress
Ruskin Sandbourne
McKinley Band Doubling Its Senior Group This Year
The McKinley senior high school band has doubled its membership from eighteen to thirty six this year. The orchestra has 28 players. Officers include Dick Marnette as president and Josephine Beadle as secretary treasurer. Librarians are named for both groups. A junior high band and orchestra are also forming, with many named members across grades seven to nine. Plans include musical assemblies and future programs tied to the activity ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley Senior High School
All Iowa
McKinley
Dick Marnette
Josephine Beadle
Frank Fulkerson
Berle Miller
Paul Anthony
Steven Barwick
Geraldine Reams
Janice Larson
George Zemlicka
Peggie Bode
Mary Ann Snouffer
Margaret Ann Foster
Margaret Ann Twogood
Jan Hamblin
Betty Allender
Bill Watson
Everett Phillips
Verne Defore
Wilson school home room groups elect officers and plan programs
The Wilson school home room organizations elected officers for several classes. Officers include presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, treasurers, and program chairmen across 7A4 7A5 7B2 7B11 8Af 8A9 9Ab and 9Bc. They will discuss study methods and personality traits and schedule regular leadership training and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson School
9An
Mary Jane Melsa
Vern Reeder
James Benish
Phyllis Subotnik
Stamp Card Club
Maxine Woods
9Ab
Pauline Armstrong
Winifred Hershey
Barbara Westfall
Lorrine Spencer
Frances Lanning
Frank Davis
Washburn Wear
Milton Valenta
Jack Zaruba
Avohn Denton
Tom Jonos
Richard Lahman
9Bc
Betty Rollins
Anne Barta
Danny Montague
Bernard Gallaher
Eugene Ilten
Dorothy Borst
Earl Strachen
Home Room
9Bd
Marjorie Robbins
Rebecca McDermott
Maxine Surry
Elwyn Baumgartner
Fern Mrstik
Donna Jean Temple
Clifford Jensen
Maxine Stastny
Edward Lingo
Virginia Lynn
8Af
Robert Hurych
Dorothy Hronek
Donald VanCurn
Marilyn Tomash
Honesty
Evelyn Shramek
Lynn Kehm
Donald Kimball
Doris Chyba
Henrietta Cop
Edward Hruska
7A4
Joseph Hroniks
Mary Kay Augerer
Marjorie Stolba
7A5
Dorothy Welbes
Evelyn Voemaska
Evelyn
Four Administrative Changes Hit Public Schools This Year
New leaders appointed across Sioux City area schools with W. L. Paxson taking McKinley Senior High, Miss Jennie Post guiding Wilson Junior High and both junior and senior high in the building, Miss Marjorie Donahue moving to Fillmore, and Miss Mayfred Stone assuming Big Springs duties. The article notes each woman and man’s prior posts, education, and service, highlighting Donahue and Stone as longtime Iowans with degrees from Coe College Parsons College Drake University and the University of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Paxson
Central High School
Sioux City
McKinley Senior High
Jennie Post
Wilson Junior High
Marjorie Donahue
Big Springs
Fillmore School
Mabel Rugh
Mayfred Stone
Harrison
Miss Donahue
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Edgewood No. 1
Tive
Fillmore
Miss Stone
Drake University
Des Moines
Adel
Harrison School
Anita
Parsons College
Fairfield
University of
Iowa
Paxson
Rembrandt
Spencer
Miss Post
van Bureau
Wilson Junior High School
Franklin Assembly Series Opens With Miss Witwer Talk
Franklin senior high launches its assembly series with Miss Rachel Witwer English teacher speaking on An Exciting Summer detailing four marooned days at Granada during the Spanish revolution. Subsequent speakers include Dr. I Mauer Beloit College president, Carl von Hoffman, Arthur F Kane, Al Priddy, and Juanita Bauer with topics spanning Jungle Gods Back-Tracking Marco Polo Can Animals Think Women Who Dared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Senior High School
Rachel Witwer
Granada
I. Mauer
Beloit College
World Peace Association
Carl von Hoffman
Arthur F. Kane
Orient
Marco Polo
al Priddy
Juanita Bauer
Wilson Drama Guild Elects Charles Moel President
The Delta Gamma drama guild at Wilson elected officers with Charles Moel as president and Charlotte Burlingham as vice president. Other roles include Florence Livingood secretary and Robert Wilde treasurer. Membership chair Marguerite Lahman with assistants, tryouts on Oct 7, and a 35 member limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Gamma Drama Guild of Wilson
Charles Moel
Charlotte Burlingham
Florence Livingood
Robert Wilde
Marguerite Lahman
James Leehman
Ruby Hartkemeyer
Vern VanCura
Richard Hale
Winifred Doty
David Thompson
Mary Jane Marousek
Donald Conway
Elizabeth Gale
Van Buren P T A Program Delights with Student Performances
Apron teas at the Van Buren school featured songs and dances by primary and intermediate pupils. The primary program was directed by Marian Putnam, Anna Olson, Mrs. Knupp, Flossie Grafft, and Helen Johnson, with Ruth Webster guiding the intermediate section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren P. T. A
Marian Putnam
Anna Olson
Knupp
Flossie Grafft
Helen Johnson
Ruth Webster
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polk
Thompson Photo
Roosevelt Senior High School
Dick Ford
Edward Ilten
Marilynne Frantz
Robert Klopp
Rex Conn
Gaylen Caylor
James Cabalka
Paul Beiber
Jerry Parker
Betty Jane Hansen
Jane Burlingame
Nellie Goyer
June Bishop
Elaine Zarub
Garfield
Mkinley
Fillmore Orchestra
Johnson
ABC
New Franklin
M'Kinley
Emma Allen
Virginia Harman
Florence van Winkle
Maxine
Velma King
Willis Jacus
John Kacere
Vernon Laton
Don Hersch
Ed Stangler
Bob Giltrap
Dean Mason
Don Moen
Wayne Mitter
Ruth Allen
Joseph Jekerle
Hazel Derbey
Charles Blahnik
Bob Tucker
Esther Compton
Charles Vyda
Wallace Hollingsworth
Harlan Bailey
John Krabbenhoff
Maxine Humphreys
Bob Rummel
Bob Julis
Irene Brooks
Clifford McDaniel
George Gable
Bob Arnold
Joe Nemec
Carita Smith
John Thousand
Eleanor Mitter
Harlene Bailey
Herbert Penningroth
Robert Kucera
Libbie Jekerle
Darwin Jack
Illa Patrick
Ed Kopecky
Hazel Crook
Irma Kubic
Janis Owens
Rebecca Hallman
Celia Krachmer
Virginia Clapp
Elaine Kinke
Margaret Reid
Merilyn Miller
Janet Patrick
Jean Hayward
Dick Sedlacek
George Pechar
Wayne Mechal
Don Nedred
Wayne Swan
Dorothy Cook
Lasswell
Marjorie Donohue
Franklin Assembly
Wilson Drama Guild
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