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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1959
Page
2
Darlene Metzger and others share what Christmas means to them including family time Santa visits church and gift giving. The piece notes plans for church services shifting to the Sunday before Christmas and holiday gatherings.
Valley High musicians held their annual Christmas concert December 21 in the auditorium with the girls chorus under director Russell Goodell and performances by the boys glee club mixed chorus and concert band. The CARE campaign reached its $100 goal with student and teacher outreach and community group support.
A broad statement frames giving to Care as a goodwill act by the United States toward the free peoples against Communism, reinforcing moral support in the global struggle. The record notes this initiative as part of anti Communist solidarity and humanitarian aid.
Freshman class sponsors Mr. Goodell and Mr. Gardner led about forty five freshmen from Valley on a 6:30 p.m. chartered school bus to the rink. They skated until 9:30 p.m. Refreshments were bought at the rink.
Arrian Peters and Mrs Amos White announce Valley High annual staff for 1958 1960 the first underclassmen on staff. Names include Kathleen Gisleson Eunice Howard Dean Jennings Robert Crow Dean Peterson L M Anderson Linda Stephenson Lois Clark Danice Anderson Robert Wilson Kathleen Amundson Leitha Light Robert Klingman Jere Murray Elsie Wede Bennie Hunsberger Robert Dietz Sandra Anderson Fremont Ogie Marie Friederich Rosen Clark Ren Gilson Mary Hinkel Wanda Gage Eileen Voshell Shirley Rainey Karen Gilson.
Alan James Davis, seventeen, nearly six feet, lives on a farm west of Wadena. He attends Valley High and studies physics English government and trig with plans to swap trig for solid geometry next semester. Davis is in Science Club Future Teachers of America Honor Society Newsstaff and track. He aims to Iowa State University Ames after graduation and admires Von Braun. His prized possession is his class ring and his favorite movie is Up Periscope with performers Effrem Zimbalist Jr Ruta Lee and singer Sarah Vaughan. He enjoys T-bone steak above all.
The narrative profiles Kathleen Eloise Gisleson born September 7 1942 in Elgin her favored films Rock a bye Baby and Rock Hudson and Debbie Reynolds and her academic duties including bookkeeping English American government and secretarial practice. It also details her leadership roles in Honor Society Thespian Society Senior Class Secretary Editor of the annual librarian newsstaff reporter and mixed chorus. Extracurriculars include Luther League Dorcas Society Choir and Sunday school teaching with college plans and possible elementary teaching path. The Valley High athletic managers Dennis Griebenow Ervin Ames and Richard Orth support football and basketball operations including equipment, uniforms, water, medicine, laundry, scorekeeping, and coordination with coaches.
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