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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1936
Page
4
Thompson photo shows ten boys and two girls serving as class presidents at Wilson and Roosevelt high schools. The full roster of officers for these two schools appears in another School Page story. East side schools have not yet completed their class elections.
Wilson High School announces the 9A class drama Hobgoblin House a three act mystery comedy directed by Miss Louise Renner. The Halloween themed thriller features James Benish as Caretaker Rob ert Koutsky as Bluebeard Bronson and a Headless Phantom with other cast members and student committees handling stage management costumes and ushers.
The 7A1, 8B2 and 9A divisions won intramural touch football titles at Roosevelt Junior High. 7A1 defeated 7B1 30 to 0, 8B2 beat 8B3 13 to 6, and 9A led by Miss Nevah Prior defeated Lloyd George's team 14 to 0.
Garfield primary and kindergarten pupils explore varied social science topics. Kindergarten study the grocery store while 1B investigates markets and fall vegetables. 1A builds a library, second grade studies Eskimos and begins Indians, and third graders study Holland with original poems and easel paintings.
Mary Jean Kibler arranged senior girls speed ball games this week. Team captains and organizers include Marguerite Lah man, Geraldine Dwyer, Melba Brawner, Mae Lanning, Maxine Houser, and Hollis Booth.
Roosevelt and Wilson high schools completed student government elections naming presidents and officers by class each with a president, a vice president, and a secretary treasurer. At Roosevelt 12A 12B 11A 11B 10A 10B and at Wilson 12A 12B 11A 11B 10A 10B lists include Roy Shelton James Helton Doris Hegewald Keith Cheney Dick Nelson Maynard Kint Verne Van Dura Norman Usher Ben Prusek Jack Machula Mary Klumpar Tom Farmer and others with fellow officers given.
Wilson school students showcased life in 1890 vs today in an American Culture club program. 9B students demonstrated housework evolution, 9Aa class discussed monthly officer elections, and 7Bs room featured a Lorraine Dalziel program with guitar, tap dance, and a school song performed by several students.
A junior glee club for girls has been organized at Wilson School with members including Lottie Laspal Marguerite Hoyle Jean Borst Frances Gatrelle Virginia Field Helen Schluntz Mary Vokalek Edrie Johns Evelyn Womacka Mildred Rance Dorothy Ross Betty Novak Anna Andre sen Deloris Woods Enid McQuiston Evelyn Boyles Catherine Smejkal Dorothy Browssard Druccilla Stumpff Mary K Angerer Gertrude Hoyle Marian Taft Ellen Samek Marjorie Stolba Lila Vredenburg Catherine Morgan Dorothy Welbes Beatrice Ulch Betty Subotnik Doris Doherty Wilma Marsh Marilyn Mathews Frances Sloup Irene Rubendall Lillian Wood Mildred Mrkvicka Mary Ellen Dill.
A discussion on classroom recitation argues that modern practice moves away from hand raising. Recitations occur informally with students speaking in turn while teachers supervise to draw out quiet pupils and limit dominant contributors.
The Roosevelt all school play Fly Away Home will be presented Nov. 20 in the school auditorium. It features the four Masters children aged 14 to 19 who entertain their father and the professor their mother plans to marry after a divorce. Director Miss Roberta D Sheets leads a large cast and stage crew.
Kenwood school organized six soccer teams and two girls basketball groups in fourth to sixth grades. Captains include Dorothy Jean Val Vleck and Patty Long for the girls teams. Soccer captains are Jack Cohrs and Robert Sta benfeldt in fourth grade, Henry Andrews and Wilton Toms in fifth, and Allen Thurman and Robert Green in sixth, with players listed for each unit.
Franklin high school will publish a mimeographed school paper biweekly with a rotating staff for each issue. The 12A pupils supervise the first edition as a class project. The publication is named The Franklin Post.
Officers of the 8B2 class at Franklin school are President Joan Wheeler vice president Betty Ann Erickson treasurer Dorris Jefferis secretary Elaine Holsapple Red Cross representative Georgia Mozena.
Eleanor Kolar and Dorothy Ly nott lead the Arthur school fifth grade girls soccer squads. Eleanor's roster includes Marilyn Flow Helen Dvorak Virginia Shepherd Allane West Esther Jorgenson Helen Robinson Betty Jane Allen Rosemary Cooper Imogene Beck Loren e Coate Rosemary Jun. Dorothy's lineup lists Betty Baumgardner Marriette Einen Gladys Johnson Betty Marie Anderson Elaine Batten Jeanette Marshall Arlene Gundling Betty Jean Anderson Maxine Smith Betty Caldwell and Colleen Bedell.
Forty pupils study instrumental work at Cleveland school with thirty in the orchestra and ten in the beginning class. The school orchestra includes Roberta McFarlane and Doris Olver on violins, Eugene Speraw, Richard Buffington, and others. flutes, cornets, trombone, clarinet, cello, saxophone, drums, and piano listed with names. Beginning pupils study snare drums, trumpets, trombone, clarinet, flute, and piano with named students.
A list of Tyler school orchestra members includes Frances Kacerovsky Marie Nassif Joan Hinerwadel Verl Stern Charles Keyes Phyllis Tyler Betty Sidwell Canetana Cortez George Haddad Pauline Proksa Deloris Haddad. Violin beginners include Alec Abo deely Byron Peterson Norma Jean Freed Marshall Strait Theo dore Franks. Saxophone beginners include A Brewton and Margaret Shaer.
The Girls' Athletic Association at Wilson School begins a "Mystery Pals" game. Each member draws a partner to perform favors for anonymously. Participants stay in suspense until December when the identities are revealed.
Polk School reports 78 students enrolled in instrumental work across senior orchestra junior orchestra and beginners. Senior players include Norman Dake Charles Vondracek Jean Norberg and many others while junior and beginner ranks feature a broad set of names across grades indicating strong music minded culture.
A class of 9A students from McKinley School toured the nearby hydro electric plant last Saturday, observing plant operations and learning about energy generation.
A Thanksgiving ceremony at the Y M C A auditorium will form the city wide junior high Girl Reserve recognition service. McKinley Hi Y Ette voted to join the American Red Cross and to adopt Red Cross work as the year’s project.
The Buchanan school orchestra lists twenty two pupils including Doris Kahler Maribel Pratt Warren Pugh Paul Runkle Frances Marshall Betty Low Keith Hale George Fisher Bob Bell Franklin Jayne Carl Svoboda Marie Morlan Jim Westcott George Serovy Dick Pinney John Chehak Darlene Owen Paul Perdue David Coffing Colleen Martin Arlene Sova Anna Giane dakis In the beginning instrumental class are Walter Compton Arthur Wall Pauline Smith Wayne Harger Richard Jones Roger Peterson Raymond Derby Dick Rust Patty Lou Donald Lyle Tollefson Dale Davis Joe Pugsly and Libbie Spinka
Miss Mabel Woodson guides seventh grade social science classes in a contest combining recitation with classroom manners. The 7A5 division currently leads for the best overall performance.
Franklin junior high presented a Clever ninth grade program featuring Mister Punch in a comical tragedy for living marionettes set in eighteenth century England. Billy Graham starred as Mister Punch with a full cast and production team handling stage, sound, light, makeup, costumes and music.
Val Jean Prother and Katharine Safely serve as presidents of the boys and girls glee clubs at Polk schools with Donald Barriger and Kathryn Loomis as secretaries. Club rosters list numerous members on both sides including Jay Hesser Charles Vondracek Norma Dake and John Hill for the boys and Catherine Bachman Beverly Hover Phyllis Shephard for the girls.
Two seventh grade glee clubs have been organized at McKinley Junior High under Miss Phoebe Bingham. The girls’ club lists 42 members and the boys’ club includes 31 boys, showcasing a robust choral program at the school.
Donald Jack son of Mr and Mrs E D Jack of 1923 Higley avenue SE is a former McKinley student now in his second year at the University of Iowa. He frequently hosts piano interludes reads lectures reports news and sometimes acts as announcer on WSUI at Iowa City.
Franklin senior high school will host two lectures next week under World Peace association auspices. Beloit College president Dr. I. Mau er speaks Wednesday at 8 25 a m on peace efforts, followed Friday at 8 25 a m by Captain Carl von Hoffman explorer author of Jungle Gods recounting fifteen years in Africa and global travels.
Franklin Junior High forms social science clubs across classes. The 9B Franklin Bees are led by A. J. Coburn with Mariam Rosenbaum as vice president and current events director, Marilyn Liebke as secretary, and James Barnett and Bonnie Tripp on the program committee. The 9A Social Forum club lists Alice Harmer as president and Kathryn Claassen as secretary, with Jack Downer and Gordon McKay on the program committee and Richard Fuller as current events director. Charles Musker presides over the 9A Franklin Citizens' club with Earl Mastin as vice president Neva Mae Weber as secretary and Fred Fluegel as current events director. The 8B4 class names Doris Mae Campbell as open forum chairman and Bethleen Veverka as current events director, with Richard Fuller as home room president and Betty Jane Peck as vice president and Red Cross representative Kathryn Claassen.
The 9A6 class at Franklin Junior High School under Miss Emily Walters studies car handling and traffic rules. Sessions cover topics such as Learn Good Driving Mechanical Control Using Your Eyes Steering Use of Brakes Drivers Licenses Driving and Drink and Back Seat Driving led by students Donald Ales Jack Breedlove Dick Bishop Charles Young Ted Rutan Mary Engledon Frances Burton and Harold Goodall.
Fillmore students and parents attended a Wednesday program featuring masks from Aladdin and other tales. Younger children enjoyed the Three Billy Goats as well as Epaminondas, while fifth graders studied King Arthur with its Excalibur mask. New pupils enrolled include La Vonne Long, Shirley Mae Long, and Betty Jane Wh.
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