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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1950
Page
6
The Projectors club formed by high school students focuses on training in projection equipment operation and sound light torus seating to improve film presentation. Fourteen students joined this year and will be ready to serve school and community before year’s end.
The vocational agriculture department ordered a soil testing kit for custom work for local farmers. No fee set yet. An F F A meeting at the school house on Wednesday evening January 18 discussed plans for recreational and business activities, refreshments were served, and basketball practice organized. An officers meeting is planned to discuss a point system awarding merit for grades and projects to qualify for officer positions and conventions.
A playful notes column hints at senior and freshman antics across towns Iowa Falls Wellsburg Reynolds Reynolds and Drake ties. Mentions Ike Howard Pat Larry and Marlin with a tease about girls’ attention and college fellows bringing home buildies.
Third grade Miss Fink’s class explored desert plants and animals. Carol Ann Gaede brought a cactus to school while Judy Rogers celebrated her ninth birthday on January 16 with brownie bars. Ann Dornsback shared a desert scene display as students viewed pictures of stories and animals. Queer smawaien ornaments decorate the windows and children made white paper snowmen, then decorated them.
Mary Lou Sanders, a senior, was chosen by faculty as a candidate for the Hardin County DAR Good Citizen Award after competing with two other seniors. The selection cited dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. She will advance to compete with other county candidates. Shirley Fiscus, Eldora graduate, won the county award in 1949.
Mr. Rubow of the Abstract and Fidelity company El Dora has loaned an IBM electric typewriter for the commercial department. Students of the typing department will learn how to operate it. The high school thanks Mr. Rubow for the advantage of learning to use an electric typewriter.
Miss Ose's class plans a marionette puppet show and a map project. Officers elected include Tim Cote president Joyce Nuckolls vice president Jim Berg secretary and Loren Doughty treasurer. Students note seat changes and ongoing group work with papier mache mountains and city flags.
A brief note from Second Grade pupils in Columbus Ohio about sending tin drawings to the Jolly Dingo at Columbus 15 Ohio. The class shows ten cards filled and aims to reach one hundred percent by next week with help from BY RAN GRIFFEL and others.
Eldora junior high announced a 15 member squad from seventh and eighth grades led by players Jerry Balvant Jim Saylor and Jerry Reece. After a series of pre holiday losses they posted seven wins in eight January games including victories over New Providence Grundy Center Clemons Union Hubbard Ackley and others. Manager Don Bekemeier notes strong offense defense and team play across the roster.
Eldora junior high lists honor students for the second nine weeks. Sixth grade recipients include Mary Butler and Larry LaVelle among others. seventh grade features Mary Beach and Charlotte Crouse. eighth grade names Sherrill Frazer and Jean Van Tiger. Principal Warren Zimmerman announced the list.
Students and the principal discuss adding a fifth year to high school replacing a freshman year of college. Opinions vary from support for more job credits and extended education to concerns about extra studying and delaying college.
The Eldera junior high student council held its re organization meeting Monday January 23. Officers elected included President Shirley Follett Vice President Bill Wolf Secretary Jean Van Tiger and Treasurer Lynn Jondahl. Follett was retained as president from last semester.
A new column Darts At The Arts debuts detailing vocal, instrumental, dramatics and art happenings. Dramatics gains stage lights and a new off stage platform while Thespians discuss a spring show and possible children's play. The band works toward a February joint concert with the vocal department. brass quartet and sextet have performed for teachers. robes for 15 additional choir members arriving for February concert.
Juniors vote to hold the annual junior-senior banquet on Saturday April 29 from 6 30 to 7 30 p m. No prom will follow the banquet this year. The theme will be chosen at a later meeting and kept secret until the event.
Fourth and fifth grade art classes begin mural drawing and painting under Mrs. Ganske. Fourth graders in Mrs. Klein's class will paint large murals from four to six yards long, featuring countries such as Mexico Italy Switzerland Alaska and Holland. Miss Garlock's room also includes South American and German themes with student Heida Asu assisting on the Germany mural. Each mural involves six students collaborating on sketches planning and painting using tempera covered with drought measures. Miss Ose's fifth grade splits into four groups each led by a chairman to supervise mural work.
Ellen Dettbarn Mary Lou Heslop Verlene Huehn Mary Farmer and Veronica McCarty listed as girls trio with Veronica McCarty Mary Farmer Ellen Dettbarn as the madrigal group along with Lucille Rosenberger Ellen Dettbarn Veronica McCarty Mary Farmer Kenneth Sapp Gordon Lamb Jerry Jondahl and Bob Halasey.
A group of students and staff will create murals on national topics including the Boston Tea Party and other historical themes. They will focus on reading, history and civics, with sections covering the north south east and west. Murals are to be finished within a month for classroom display.
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