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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1955
Page
3
A panel of locals discusses college versus immediate work. Max Higgason and Gene Martin argue for continued education while Bob Travis and Jane Perkins favor personal choice. Meredith Monteith and Kay Griffel stress benefits of college for better jobs and broad thinking.
A compact reminiscence presents a magazine item "Just For Today" with maxims on happiness, courage, courtesy, and self-improvement. It includes short student profiles Jim Shaw born May 11 1937 Rothwell Iowa and Doris Mae Stewart born July 19 Laurel Delaware, detailing favorites, plans, and extracurriculars.
Don Berembier relays chatter from Ackley Eldora golf meet where a hole in one surprised players and Eldora claimed their first win 9 6. The piece notes senior class play tickets annual sales and theater practice rolling toward Christmas with a plea for support and money.
Sal reports on upcoming senior events and romances among classmates. Notes include multiple couples, a class ring sighting, hospital questions about John Doll, and four days until the junior senior prom with guidance to secure dates.
In a humorous campus vignette the English professor dismisses classes early and recounts a string of jokes from students and colleagues. A botched Shakespeare answer and a prankish exchange with an engineering instructor set the tone prior to a comic anecdote about love, dating, and a rogue serum animating a statue to life with an unexpected aim.
A 1955 report on a state small group contest at Vinton with 19 instrumental groups solos and 12 vocal groups competing. Division I and II ratings awarded across vocal and instrumental entries. Highlights include Donn Mochin oboe receiving a Division I rating and a boys quartet earning an overall I rating.
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