Freshman Home Ec and Class Studies Highlight Clermont Visit
Panther 1 tracks a Clermont afternoon where freshman home economics students toured the Larra Bee building, met the girls, sang carols, and enjoyed cookies, candy, and punch. They learned paragraph structure in English, discussed suits, and plan blouses after Christmas. Geometry covered congruence with tests looming. In literature, reports covered distant lands while science showcased electricity demonstrations by the teacher.
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Clermont
Larrabee
History lesson on the Civil War era and key cases
The junior class studies the Civil War period focusing on the slavery era. They cover the John Brown raid and the Dred Scott decision as part of their learning.
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Dred Scott
Christmas Plans and School Sports Recap
A long school diary covers literature and history units, Christmas plans with students visiting relatives and hosting events, a basketball double defeat for Elgin at Postville, and a December 23 assembly at BHS ending with Santa and holiday treats. The eighth grade notes newsreels, UN civics, language progress, and Christmas decorations for the class tree.
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BHS
Santa Claus
United Nations
Seventh Grade Class Party and Activities Mentioned
The seventh grade class held a Monday gym party with toy and girl basket play refereed by Paul Pinnay and Keith Orider. Cheerleaders led yells for each team, relays and sack races followed by lunch and jog team bars. Damaged seedings imply weed problems may arise next spring and summer.
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Paul Pinnay
Keith Orider
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Freshman News
Maynard Lantz
Noel Noel
Waters’ Dairy Rma
Elty
Christmas
Shippy
Strauch Ins. Agency
K. P. Strauch
Satie
Baldy’s Tavern
Lionel and
Mabel Weston Rhe
Schori Bros
Elgin
Tora
Mery Christmas
Metzger
Ito
Falb & Light
Bob — Lyle
John Tillotson
Abe Lincoln
Dinors
Europe
Jeannie Shaffer
Waterloo
Forest City
Marie
Endrickson
Beverly Howard
Dennis Grether
Volga
Illinois
Norma Pulfer
Charles Medberry
Judy Helms
Joan Friederich
Eugene Medberry
Tiiyria League
Baptist Youth
MYF
Elgin Panthers
Postville
Panthers
Bujlkofer
Doerring
Iezd
Elgin’s
Min Facor
Pinney
Slgin
Jarms
West Union
George Metzger Buyer
Bath Packing Co
Pibie
Gene
Anderson
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