Clermont School News Highlights Classroom Learning
Clermont School News covers agriculture boys studying parliamentary procedure and life insurance in business arithmetic. Geometry focuses on circles angles and arcs while history surveys India China and the eastern world. Seventh grade tackles Iowa history manners for TV and movies, fractions, percents, daily living math, transportation engines, and shop projects.
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India
China
Iowa
Marquette
Joliet
Joyce
Week in Eighth and Second Grade Class News
Eighth graders report the junior high basketball tourney week with a 41 to 23 home win over Fayette on February 8. Sharon Probasco moved to Charles City February 4. David Lam joined the class, making twenty two students. Activities include Old Ironsides memorization, patriotism poems, and Valentine box decorating. Lawrence Schneider returns after three weeks. Second graders study day and night, experiment with wheels and ramps, craft a large red heart for Valentine’s Day, and make papier mache puppets for stories. Cheryl Shipton and John Shipton return dental cards. 12 cards received so far. New pupil James Kamp joins the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Sharon Probasco
Charles City
David Lamborn
Cheryl Shipton
Community Notes and Social Highlights in Ames
A long, lively round of social visits, birthdays, weddings, and family gatherings fills the Ames area. Guests include the Olson, Thoma, Dibble, and Bennett families, with multiple dinners, bridge, and birthday celebrations. The Keight Thoma home hosts guests from Elgin and Waterloo, while several families attend weddings and a funeral in nearby towns.
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Max Thoma
Elgin
Keith Thoma
Len Simek
Louise Miller
Christie Thoma
Lena Peters
LaVerne Larson Family
Ames Olson
Doyle Bennett
Oelwein
Harold Bennett
Student Council Meeting RecapsJanuary 30 at Morse Home
The January 30 student council meeting at Jean Morse's home included roll call with a joke, plans to revise athlete of the week questions, and a discussion on joining the National Association of Student Councils. Vera will request more information. Topics on manners and personalities were reviewed, and Mr Schmidt administered a manners test to consider sharing school wide. Speech students presented a PTA program on February 16 featuring a one act play and a dramatic reading Rebecca by Vera Hangartner. Mary Schultz read a Founder's Day selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Morse
National Association of Student Councils
Vera
Association
PTA
Rebecca
Vera Hangartner
Mary Schultz
Art News Features New Member Caroline Hope
The junior high class welcomes Caroline Hope and notes remarks about sticky work as Janice Oakland and Wanda Barnhouse craft cocky jars. Plans are underway for a trip to Iowa City on April 23 to display art at an exhibit and share recent creations.
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Art News
Caroline Hope
Janice Oakland
Wanda Barnhouse
Iowa City
St Peter’s Rosary Society Plans Bake Sale Sunday
Clermont locals report meeting at Mrs Elmer Trude home with hostesses Mrs Lawrence White Mrs R G Schupanitz and Mrs Sheldon Boyle. A bake sale for Sunday morning Feb 27 is planned. Various local families hosted and visited in social gatherings across the weekend and midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Rosary Society and Altar Guild
Elmer Trude
Lawrence White
R. G. Schupanitz
Sheldon Boyle
Clermont City Council Minutes January 3 1955
The Clermont Iowa city council met January 3 1955 with Mayor Will J Nelson presiding. Present were Riegel Gunderson Appelman and Thoma. Absent Griebenow. Minutes approved. Bills were read and approved for payment including Interstate Power Co hall and signal lights street lights park lights pumping tax payments and salaries for officials and staff.
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Clermont
Iowa
Will J Nelson
Riegel
Gunderson
Appelman
Thoma
Griebenow
Interstate Power Co
Hall
Signal
Towa Public Employees Retirement System
Ee Employment Security Co
L. H. Appelman
L. H. Appelman, Councilman ——— Burkard Riegel
Richard Griebenow
Keith Thoma
Clermont Fire Dept Minutes Include Salary Hike and Report
In a town meeting notes show the Clermont Fire Department settling a truck cost and service charges. A motion raised the treasurer’s salary from 26 to 50 dollars per year, approved. Elmer Olson read the annual financial report for 1954 and it was approved as read as the session adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Burkard Riegel
Iron and Labor
Marone
Riegel
Thoma
Elmer Olson
Bby Appelman
Geo, Durscher
Platinum group metals sources span global locales
The world supply of platinum group metals comes from diverse regions including Canada, South Africa, Russia, Alaska, and Colombia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
South Africa
Russia
Alaska
Colombia
Taba indexing tips from old diction ary tabs and shellac
The advice notes that index tabs in dictionaries or indexed books wear with use. Dab the tabs with at least two thin coats of fresh white shellac to keep them stiff and flat and easier to clean. The shellac protects the tabs and helps maintain neat pages.
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Louie Olaen
John Garliech
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Lloyd Meier
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Millard Bear
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Duane Kamp
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George Walvatne
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Edward Krueger
Manchester
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Postville
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Selmer Erickson
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Earl Monroe
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Ernie Brandt
Waverly
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Burton Eckard
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