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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1933
Page
7
Fifty six students from the High School toured the State Hospital in North Warren under Mr. Anderson. They saw wards, workshops, and the surgery and dental departments, learning how the institution cares for the mentally ill as part of a state overview.
The academic calendar lists final exams starting May 20 and running through June 7 after Memorial Day. Baccalaureate services are June 4 in the high school auditorium with the Corry Ministerial Association in charge. Commencement is June 7, Class Day follows later in June, and report cards go out June 8 ending the 182-83 school year.
Senior Trehey team hosted a parents tea in the teachers' room decorated in yellow and white. Billy Jewell and Joe Hasbrovék performed a trumpet duet, Florence Van Cise praised the girls’ improvements, Miss Titus welcomed the mothers, Huth Lanston played piano, and tea sandwiches and cake followed.
B Risley of Jamestown Business College spoke to the senior class Thursday morning. His talk offered advice and memories of the class colors red and white for commencement. Seniors now work on yearbook photos and mementos of classmates and teachers.
A weekly Hi-Times workflow outlines editor duties, timetable, and staff roles. The editor drafts an outline, assigns members to cover stories, and collects contributions. Submissions are corrected by Mrs Will, then typed in McCormick’s classes. Final layout, headlines, and space planning are done by the managing editor and assistant, with Friday afternoon printing in cooperation with the Journal.
Bits of news from the Senior High recount prom night rumors about Ralph Daily and a girl, quotes about a boy called Monkey, and room 14’s daily auditorium plan. It notes senior activities winding down for exams, mentions orchestra and brass quartet, and lists seniors Guy Butters and George Rogers with top averages.
Opening mushball contest last Monday featured chaotic play and mixed lineups. Teams included Room WW-Fiteh Lathrop Lac Machie Edson Gillian Johnebn Gu lick Chase Coylé Gordon against Room Sprovers Sears Orsell Reed Windahl Updegrave Malaci Len Root Sawyer and Room 7-Chiriewai Ames Hixon Dimick Fisk Herbert Diate Brynolfson Caliban Angie Dingfelder. The last semis set for Room 14 Taylor Williams Mountain Petracs McLaughlin Thorpe Mulherra Trill Pitcwvage Roach and Room SB Sprover Hibbet Kennedy Dave McCray Courtney Messinger McLaughlin Bloss.
A junior high gathering Tuesday evening featured a potluck lunch with escalloped potatoes meat loaf beans pickles olives rolls salad cake and coffee. Laughter filled the room as guests enjoyed the meal then moved to watch a show together.
In a lively 1940s style exchange, old friends list Eleanor Speck as the world’s champion typist and mention Mary Hazel modeling in Paris while Virginia Kysar performs under Blondie May in George White’s Scandals of 1948. They recall Guy Butters, Harvard Latin professor, and Amelia, a former school sweetheart, plus updates on Marion, Mary Brances Brooks, Gertie Ree, Marie Bennett, Blair Sheely, Betty Wilcox, Melvin Mourdy, Orlo Ewing, and others amid show business rumor and gossip.
Corry High teacher Jim Anderson reports a serious error in physics textbooks used nationwide for nearly two years across 500 high schools. Publishers praised Anderson by mail and a local rep interviewed him. A recall of all Linges books will be required to correct the mistake. Indiana skeletons found near Hartford City. Archaeologist Glenn Black discovered remains about 300 years old, with 16 bodies unearthed.
The Corry Senior High yearbook captures memories of students and faculty, with group photos of the Jimi and Sophomore classes, and histories of seniors. It details football and basketball seasons, school activities, bands, glee club, orchestra, and humorous sayings, celebrating a year soon to be gone.
The HS Times notes informal education as valuable. Trips to Allegheny College Meadville and State Hospital Worth Warren broaden student minds and supplement class work. Biology cadaver viewings and institution visits heighten interest, accuracy, and practical understanding.
Members of the Scoop Club in junior high work on final edition of the Scoop the Year Book to be published in June. A limited number of extra copies will be printed and available by notifying any club member.
Shifty Joe, alias Jos Dotnet, escapes Oswego, New York jail with a woman and two men using bed clothes as improvised ladders. The 45 year old fugitive, wanted on a February conspiracy charge, eluded guards after slipping away while a high profile breakout sequence unfolded. He headed toward his home city as police chased the band of abductors and conspirators.
Corry plans summer concert series by the HS band under Gerry Bennett. Initial performance in the business district drew praise, with military tunes and a brief show at Washington and Center. The band will likely begin June 40 and run into September, weather permitting. F B Bannes remains away on jury duty this week.
Jamestown records the largest daylight saving referendum turnout with 4 811 voters taking part. The proposal to move clocks from April 4th to September 17th was defeated by 4 182 to 487, with total votes cast 4 811.
Troop Ni 53 Boy Scouts enjoy a weekend at their log cabin in Columbus Pennsylvania. They list several scouts and plan a June archery team to compete with Erie and Warren. A recruitment push aims to raise the troop quota to normal with seven days open for new registrants. Registration is fifty cents, with info available from troop members. Mr and Mrs N Dell Darling of Bte spent Sunday in the city with relatives and friends.
A 19th century style testimonial advocates Thompson's Barosma Tablets as the best remedy for bladder weakness and kidney poisons. The ad claims kidneys filter blood, advise cleansing with tablets, and touts nationwide availability and a Detroit reader endorsement.
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