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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1950
Page
3
An editorial stresses school reputation hinges on players and spectators behavior. It urges fair play, respect for opponents, and backing the team, noting referees err too and that good cheerleaders help show support. It calls for fans to avoid booing and to display sportsmanship at home games.
Calendar lists football games at Teacher's High Reinbeck Eldora Training School Grundy Center Ackley Traer with dates from Sept to Oct and lectures including Vocal Duet by the Grishans and Patterson. Noted Homecoming at Grundy Center and late October lecture times.
Teachers attend a Webster City convention leaving students with a holiday. The quiet halls show no rush from classrooms or lockers as teachers pursue professional learning away from the school, while students enjoy the unexpectedly free day.
A school spirit message urges players to compete fairly and spectators to cheer without boos. It emphasizes representing the school with good sportsmanship and setting a model for other schools as the 1930 football season begins.
Hi Lites staff assistant editor Jaylyn Winters proof reader Mary Jo Short TATTLIN Ardyce Clemons Delores Bright TRESHMAN CLASS Bill Cleveland SOPHOMORE CLASS Bob Bateson JUNIOR CLASS Norma Burns SENIOR CLASS Pat Halcomh ADVISORS Miss Landon Mr Bauer
A new student named Jane Schumacher joins Miss Officers fifth grade. She sits at a desk in circle group but communicates via a small brown box called a Twin phone. Jane recently had a bone graft operation on her leg and will miss school for at least a month.
In our class a small knob causes Jane to talk with us through her radio. We can hear her, she signals groups during recess, and we stay quiet to avoid static. Jane even sings with us in music class and has a weekly room duty to call group names.
Whispers fill EH S halls about Mary returning to Iowa Falls and a Des Moines guy catching Shirley’s interest. Ardyce Clemons settles down after a summer of roaming, Jane Wood shifts to the sophomores, and Verlee and Virginia note Hub bard fellows escorting them home. Ramona seeks an Iowa road map for a Mount Vernon trip. Betty W. tends farm life near Whitten. fresh flirtations swirl around Shirley Follett and an admirer from the sophomore class. chatter includes eligibility for football games and campus social life at EHS.
Student Council opens its year with President Brlan Mitchell presiding on Sept. 19. They plan selling season football tickets Sept. 20 and discuss Homecoming events. A bonfire and snake dance are proposed for Oct. 19 after the game, with homecoming activities continuing Oct. 20. Each class assigned roles for the event while sponsorship remains undecided.
Ottumwa girl Kay Tomman joins the senior class adding energy and color. At 17, she is 5 3" with blue eyes and light brown hair. She is in girls glee club mixed chorus and considers dramatics, basketball, and dancing among her interests. Kay says she is single but attached and enjoys the school, its students, and teachers. She aims to fit in well and asks for a hearty welcome.
A playful column contemplates fictional questions about relationships and quirks among a cast of named characters in a Wellsburg style setting. The piece riffs on romantic misfires and curious habits, pairing humorous what ifs with local names and familiar touches.
A high school band performed at Hidora LaPorte City football night after three shows in five days. The 1950 fall roster lists majors and sections, including Majorettes Verlene Huehin and Dix Crosley, Clarinets Marilyn Eggleston and Pat Follet, and drum line members Ray Fiscis and Gary Soli among others.
Eldora's FFA chapter wrapped up summer football with four wins and no losses. Basketball practice will follow the FFA meeting on Tuesday September 19. Members attended the National Field Day at Zearing viewing farm tours including dam building strip cropping and alfalfa plots while aiding eradication of common barberry to curb rust disease on own and nearby farms.
Eldora Junior High began football practice September 11 with 27 boys, 20 eighth graders, under Coach Jacobs. Lettermen from last year highlight Reece, Prosser, Huehn, and Munson along with other linemen and back-field prospects. Tonight’s opener is against Grundy Center at Eldora field, with home and away games in a 7:30 start. Entrance is 26 cents per person to fund equipment.
Eldora classes map activities for the new year with freshmen optimistic about football and initiation over. Sophomores recount last year’s fund drive selling mage wine subscriptions netting $1390.25 and $350 added to the treasury with various prizes. Juniors run a football field snack stand and coke machine scheme while seniors plan homecoming dance committees.
The Family Living class explores maturity, personality development, and self formation, while discussing how to attain maturity. First year home economics studies child care and babysitting skills, and second year covers food preservation with a visit to a locker plant and peaches freezing.
Thespians set to extend meetings and boost productivity with a new point system. Members will gain recognition as actors and stage workers. They purchased sweater emblems and pins for various Thespian achievements. The coming production aims to inspire during national and international crises.
A shopper visits town to compare different freezer and refrigerator models and brands, evaluating capacity efficiency and price ranges among options.
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