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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1950
Page
6
Eldora Consolidated Schools notice indicates weekly publication on Tuesdays. Contains items about student activities and announcements for the school community.
Editorial urges students to engage, contribute ideas, and cooperate to improve school life. It notes classrooms shifting to discussion led by students, emphasizes extracurriculars like sports and arts, and cautions about balancing activities with academics. It argues student involvement shapes a more attractive, useful high school experience and aids future employment.
A playful, speculative column toys with campus pairings and looks at friendships among seniors and freshmen, hinting at changes in appearance like sideburns and pants while musing on football coaches and lunar eclipses with light humorous tone.
Danny Callahan from Hampton joins the sophomore class. He participates in glee club mixed chorus world history English biology and industrial arts at ELS. He says he loves the school and students and favors English and football where he plays linebacker. He’s undecided about basketball and is dating Roger Harrington.
Eldora welcomed residents to a fall opening sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. The high school band paraded at 6 45 PM and performed before the Grand theater. A 7 PM fashion show featured E H S students Rita Jacobs Pat Halecomb Edwin Anderson David Piper Shirley Follett Sylva Steckler Joy Lee Mary Lukeslop Roberta Essig Ruth Guenther modeling outfits from local stores.
The fragment suggests encouragement for students to engage in school and perceive its value, hinting that effort can make education seem less burdensome and perhaps change attitudes toward attending school.
The art room under the school’s makeover shows light green walls and a white ceiling with fresh paint on tables and cupboards in pale yellow green grey and pink. Seventh graders craft puppet heads and plan a puppet show while sixth graders build model farms castles and courthouses, with posters on Community Chest and the cafeteria. Posters, lettering, three dimensional design and color work fill Fridays as students explore color and craft amid fire prevention week.
E H S students at Waterloo Cattle Congress showcased senior girls Verlee Reist Audrey Rudolph Beverly Cordes along with Marlene Moats in demonstrations. The team demonstrated bread dogs and pattern usage under topics From Dairy to Bread Box and Know Before You Sew earning commendation for 4 H work.
The junior sponsored all school play Thunder Rock was announced Monday. It centers on a man facing war era threats and his struggle with imagined worlds and the demand to be true to life. Nov 8 and 10 performances invite the community.
The column notes a quiet school week except for Cora’s sleepover where a peroxide bottle prompted hair color changes. It mentions a mystery admirer for Marlin Smith, a Cedar Falls trip, Joe Saylor heading to college, Shirley F. being driven home after basketball, and various local names from Whitten and Wellsburg discussing crushes and school life.
The seniors held their second class meeting on September 26 to discuss senior class pictures. They narrowed to four studios—Foster Studios in Eldora and three others—to choose from at a later date for the yearbook photograph.
A class discusses volcano science basics and a school library week plan with fines for late books. It covers Icelandian life, a pioneer exhibit, music and health lessons, a birthday party dress mix up, a senior annual project requiring broad student help, and a call to support the seniors.
Eldora FFA chapter delegates Raymond Rash Kenneth Steinfeldt and Willard Wehrman elected to Kansas City for the National FFA convention with Duane Lloyd as alternate. Purcell to accompany. transportation and rooms paid by FFA, meals by boys. Trip Oct 9 10 11 for national meetings and tours. Dairy judging team selection underway with past wins highlighted.
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