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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1936

Page

2

Five Year Olds Begin Half Day School Readiness

Five year olds across fifteen buildings start a new phase in public schools last week. Kindergarten teachers supervise gatherings to ease the transition between home and classroom, with half day sessions ahead of full primary routines in the fall.

New Books Arrive for Young Readers at Public Library

The public library’s boys and girls room highlights new arrivals as school resumes. Eva Knox Evans presents Jerome Anthony, while Ethel Parton offers Penelope Ellen and Her Friends. Herbert Best introduces Flag of the Desert with adventures in western Africa.

Jerome Anthony Eva Knox Evans Araminta Atlanta Penelope Ellen Ethel Parton Penelope Herbert Best Africa Bill Terry Kornu

McKinley Class Uses Recipe Card Files In Home Economics

The McKinley junior high home economics program introduces recipe card file boxes for students to organize their recipes by classification. The 8B group focuses on breakfast fruits, 8A works on luncheon quick breads, and ninth graders prepare dinner rolls while collecting scrapbook materials for the cooking unit under instructor Lene Peet.

McKinley Junior High Lene Peet

Enrollment Gains Mark First Week in Public Schools

Enrollment rose by 51 students across 20 buildings from 9,784 in 1935 36 to 9,835 this term. Senior high led gains with 139, elementary up 52, juniors down 140, and individual schools showing varied changes such as Taylor 412 up 3 and Roosevelt senior high 636 up 17.

Arthur Big Springs Buchanan Cleveland Fillmore Garfield Harrison Hayes Jackson Johnson Kenwood Lincoln Polk Taylor Tyler van Buren Franklin Junior High McKinley Junior High Roosevelt Junior High Wilson Junior High Franklin Senior High McKinley Senior High Roosevelt Senior High Wilson Senior High

Taylor Boy Keeps Nine Kinds Of Pets In His Science Yard

Edward Buck, 10, at Taylor School, with his parents, builds a backyard science menagerie at 706 Ninth Street SW. The collection includes chickens, pigeons, white rats, cats, dogs, goldfish, guppies, turtles, and crocodiles led by Chinese person the crocodile. Edward dreams of adding a monkey to the group.

Taylor Boy Edward Buck Taylor School George E. Buck Ninth Street Fatty Shrimp Oscar Toby Dudley Buck Edward Toots Napoleon Gray Fang Palula Chico

New McKinley principal extols small high schools

W. L. Paxson, new principal at McKinley high, praises small high school units like Cedar Rapids four six year schools. He contrasts them with large institutions, noting diminished personal contact and the risk of “forgotten pupils.” Paxson, Iowa native, moved from Sioux City where he led Central High.

McKinley Senior High School W. L. Paxson Cedar Rapids Sioux City Central High School Paxson Spencer

Coe College Offers Piano Scholarships

Coe College announces a piano scholarship competition directed by Miss Mokrejs. Open to ages 5 to 18, no prior knowledge required. The winner receives one year of weekly lessons and study under Miss Mokrejs, who recently joined Coe’s music department after teaching in New York. applications due Sept 24.

Helen Mokress Coe College Mokrejs Coe College Department of Music New York City New York John Mokress

Roosevelt Council Sells Booster Tickets At School

Roosevelt senior high begins booster ticket sales this week run by the student council. Ten cent stamps are attached to ticket books to track admission for athletic social and program activities. Council members include Monte Linkletter Mary Louise Scriven Maynard Kint Margaret Mineck and others with a long list of alternates.

Roosevelt Senior High School Monte Linkletter Mary Louise Scriven Maynard Kint Margaret Mineck Jane Nelson Ted Welch Russell Green Geraldine Haddy Roy Shelton Dick Nelson Bob Cochrane Leonard Fuller William Kelsey Phyllis Snyder George Carson Don Richardson Junior Valenta Clarence Brockman Doris Hegewald Mary Ann Nielson James Holton Bill Diehl Marguerite Raftery Margaret Sewell Edna Comley Don Bruce Lewis Millburn James Puryear Dorothy Laughlin James King Robert Elliott Jean Horton Fred Mineck Kathryn Stewart Frank Martin, Jr Harlan Leichsenring Carl Fjellman Paul Janda Phyllis Wiley Bob Romesburg Geraldine Daleske Virgil Richardson Irmalee Butka Leo Sweeney Bernard Hermsen Margery Field Lorraine Lake

Roosevelt High Students Outline Club Programs At Assembly

At Roosevelt senior high first assembly Friday morning student speakers from multiple clubs described aims and activities including the Aristotelian honor society debate Entre Nous French club Girls Athletic Association Gamma Delta dramatic society Hi Y and others. A new bi weekly club program schedule now has half hour meetings at 8 15 starting during home room shifting assemblies to a bi weekly format.

Roosevelt Senior High Jeane Kelley Aristotelian Honor Society Leo Sweeney Entre Nous French Club Jeanne Beauchamp Girls’ Athletic Association Mavis Nelson Gamma Delta Dramatic Society Bernard Hermsen Hi-Y George James Holton Pebbles Fred Dick R. Club Bill Diehl Bob Scriven Sigma Sigma Robert Burlingame Sigma Omnicon Nu Nature Society Ray Carlson Tri- Blue Girl Ellen Lockwood

New Cheer Leaders Named At McKinley

McKinley senior high unveiled new cheerleaders Josephine Beadle Nola Berger and Milton Nemec at the first pep meeting Friday. They wore gold and black costumes and led a replayed program with activity ticket pitches and practiced yells and songs.

McKinley Senior High Josephine Beadle Nola Berger Milton Nemec

June graduates enter colleges this fall in large numbers

Close to 190 members of the June graduating classes of the senior high schools have entered college this fall. Read across four buildings, many will attend Coe college or the University of Iowa, with others bound for Cornell Grinnell Iowa State College and various state colleges.

McKinley Dorothy Awes Mount Mercy Frank Bates Cornell John Davenport University of Chicago Jean Eckford Grinnell James French Goldena Greenblatt Mary Ann Herschel Milford Mills Rosann Shomler University of Iowa Sam Hedges University of Washington Dorothy Leefers Iowa State College Coe College Ann Crull Mary Ellen McLeod Franklin Pierce Helen Pleshek Jane Sigmund Elizabeth Lehman Caius Thomas Leroy Victorine Florence Arnold Dorothy Carr Lydia Ann Courtright Harlan Dobry Paul Fidler Geanne Krebs Robert Lee Wilson John Froelich Lawrence Pestal Eleanor Hurka Alvin Hurt Bernice Easke Jean Savage Kathryn Nelson Louisiana State College Franklin Richard Casey Agnes Knapp Raymond Abel Robert Adams Richard Benesh Georgann Buresh Homer Carley Robert Eby Robert Esser Carl Ettinger Corrine Fahrney Edward Fleming Marabelle Fuller Caroline Farrow Daryl Ganson Jeanne Hardy Janne Hardy Mary Ellen Hendryx Jack Heskett John Hutch Eugene Ke

Welcome Assembly Held Tuesday At Wilson Building

An assembly at Wilson school Tuesday welcomed new pupils and faculty. James Leehman chaired and delivered greetings to Miss Jennie Post and Charlotte Burlingham. New teachers were introduced by Miss Post, and Miss Katherine Bryan presented seventh graders. Betty Rollins welcomed senior high pupils, and Florence Livingood led school songs. Frank Kanak gave a community greeting from the Sixteenth Avenue Commercial club. Charles Turechak offered parental greetings, with a response from Rudolph Hurka.

Wilson School James Leehman Jennie Post Charlotte Burlingham Miss Post Katherine Bryan Betty Rollins Florence Livingood Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club Frank Kanak Charles Turechek Rudolph Hurka

Organize Activity Program for Girl Reserve Triangles

Senior high school Girl Reserve activities begin after Sept. 28 with a cabinet gathering at the YWCA. Four high schools. plans focus on leadership. schedule includes games, discussions, and a picnic lunch. High school fun night set for Oct. 7 at 730 p.m. with a second planning meeting Oct. 8.

McKinley Junior High Enrolls 48 Out of Town Students

Forty eight pupils who moved to Cedar Rapids over the summer registered at McKinley junior high. The list includes students from Iowa City Des Moines Omaha and several other towns with entries such as Donna Jean Barnes Oxford Junction and Virginia Carlson Fargo North Dakota among others.

Cedar Rapids McKinley Junior High School Donna Jean Barnes Oxford Junction Beverly Breese Clear Lake George Thayer Davenport LaVonne_ Shallenberger Marshalltown Mari«guerite Walters Mt. Vernon Edith Misar Chicago, Ill Rex DeLaHunt Marion Robert Farr Riverside Harry Kuhn Des Moines John Cimburek Dubuque Burlington Robert Wooleyhan Peoria Ill Velma Anderson Helen Barger Millersburg Marjorie Clark Bernice Cubbison Madeline Moore Mary Louise Stoneking Mount Vernon Virginia Atterback Tipton Betty White Atkins Louise Gilletta Beverly Snell Wau<ton Tom Hawthorne Iowa City Bob Hayes Waterloo

New Pupils Enter Fillmore School

Fillmore School welcomes a large incoming class with names across multiple homerooms. Advanced kindergarten students listed include Lloyd Oliver and Robert Roy. Other entries include Beverly Neer, 1B Bobbie Blackwell, Calvin Markham, Doris Jean Clifford, and many more across 1A to 6A sections.

Fillmore School Lloyd Oliver Robert Roy Beverly Neer Bobbie Black Well Calvin Markham Doris Jean Clifford Jacqueline Poland Rosswell McCauley Sammy Randall Betty Jacque Billy Shukers James Randall Roger Peterson Daniel Cohen Lorel Blackwell Billy Johnson Donald Rattray Janette Turner Alvin Griffeth Verle Norman Dona Jean Fogleong Donald Parsons Jane Welsh Bernie Cohen Melvin McClain Betty Ryerson Yvonne Riggs Bonnie Peterson Charles Randall Marguerite Randall Maxine West Otto Blackwell Robert Edleman Dick Emery Vicola Worrell Jack Fryrear

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