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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1950
Page
3
Eldora High School gears up for a two day homecoming with a Thursday bonfire built by freshmen, Friday football vs Grundy Center, crowning of the senior queen at halftime, and a gym dance with Jammy Smith orchestra. Alumni urged to attend and enjoy orange and black refreshments.
An editorial contrasts student and alumni views on homecoming. Students seek school loyalty and a spirited celebration, while alumni value renewing acquaintances. The piece urges a true, big Eldora High School homecoming this year, with each class contributing to a memorable event.
The Ames Projectors Club met with Huehn Dalldarf and Bahr attending a convention dubbed the School Motion Picture Projectionists Conference. Jointly sponsored by the University of Iowa Iowa State College and the state education association, the gathering showcased history of visual education by Joseph Diekman and discussed improving clubs, with exhibits on projection equipment television slide making and photography and coverage of WOTV’s national hookup.
Editorial urges full support for Eldora High as it hosts Grundy in Friday homecoming. Calls for student body enthusiasm after pep rally, stresses sportsmanship toward Grundy, and highlights half time queen ceremony and loyalty to the team. Ruth Guenther signs off.
A school column notes dating trends by class with 19 percent of freshmen going steady and lower or higher rates for sophomores juniors and seniors. Betty W and Ruth G spark gossip at Rudy’s. Peg and Jane settle down. Eldora trip ends with a mud covered 1938 Chevrolet. The column teases the Homecoming Dance on October 20 and promises more tidbits next week.
Miss Ray joins the faculty as art teacher for high school and junior high and also teaches junior high English. She graduated from Iowa State Teachers college in 1940 with an art major and English minor. She is known for driving a black 1929 Ford model A named Aphrodite with yellow rims and appears busy redecorating both the art room and her apartment.
A playful column ponders alternate school events and outcomes from Homecoming week. It imagines Verlee Reist avoiding a chemistry mishap, Betty Willig sharing football tickets, and couples paired for the celebration while congratulating George and Jane and Peg and Danny.
Nancy Jones heads the 18 member Eldoran yearbook staff announced at the senior class meeting on October 10. Orlan Mitchell serves as assistant editor with a full slate including Gordon Dickinson as Business Manager, Mary Lu Heslop as Asst Bus Manager, Bev Bauer Art Editor, Pat Irwin Asst Art Editor, Rita Jacobs Sports Editor, Edwin Anderson Asst Sports Editor, Marlin Holcomb Photography Editor, Aletha Rebschull Production Manager, Mary Farmer Asst Production Manager, Ruth Guenthear Literary Editor, Mary Jo Short Asst Literary Editor, Ver Jene Huehn Activity Editor, Pat Follett Asst Activity Editor, Betty Willig Social Editor, and Kay Tomman Asst Social Editor.
The Eldora chapter delegation led by Raymond Rass Kenneth Steinfeldt and Willard Wehrman with Mr and Mrs Purcell traveled to Kansas City. They toured Swope Park Zoo Ford car plant Butler Manufacturing and observed the Public Speaking Contest The National Band performed and 225 farm boys earned the American Farmer Degree and key. They visited President Truman's home and Excelsior Springs on the return trip.
Eldora city origins began with a July 1854 plan and a fall first school. The South Ward School and later a high school building evolved, with 1886 marking the first graduation of three girls. By 1917 the present high school incubated under superintendents Veline and Pye, and student transport expanded from four 20 passenger buses to a large fleet serving 45 sections.
Last Friday night Eldora band staged a lean rehearsal under hot lights with all readings out. Three formations formed a moon dipper and star as players Verlee Reist Pat Follett Dave Wilson Rosanna Fiscus Shirley Follett and Darrell Scott prepared for all state auditions.
New stock arrives under fiction non-fiction and novels including Kon-Tiki Watch Your Step Big Sky Fighting Five Old World Jowans Hot Rod Hound Dog Man Green Bough Gandhi General in Spurs Who's Who in America My 66 Years in Big Leagues Timberline Adventures and Setting a Table. Authors include Thor Heyer Dahl John J Flattery A D Guthie Jr William Hellman Elaine Jay Anderson Henry Gregor Felsen Fred Gipson Ann Ritner Jeanette Batson George Patton Connie Mack Lynn Bronson Amella ill.
Odd paper figures on a table draw attention as the Family Living Class aids EHS students in choosing vocations. The first display was made by Gordon Dickinson and Mary Lu Heslop, the second by Marilyn Eggleston and Pat Holcomb. A two-person committee will run the display weekly for the rest of the semester, and a panel discussion for the whole high school is planned later.
On Wednesday October 3 the Noarth Cedar League Student Council met at Grundy Center. Four groups discussed improving the council as a school asset with reports from each group. Nancy Jones spoke on school activities and homecoming duties. Rita Jacobs urged programs for Juvenile delinquency, including after school activities. Kenny Bahr outlined student work options and scheduling changes like rotating noon hour. Frank Nowasell noted many towns have short noon meetings and proposed a rotating schedule.
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