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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1963
Page
5
A critic laments TV mania reflecting public apathy toward fine arts. He cites plays misunderstood by audiences and notes many viewers favor soap operas and westerns while quality programs go unseen. He worries this trend hints at a decline in civilization.
Sunday afternoon the high school mixed choruses presented their annual Christmas Vesper Service. The concert was a great success and put everyone in the Christmas mood with songs such as Wake Awake for Night is Flying Silent Night and Go Tell It on the Mountain. Vonnie George had a solo in Lullaby, the freshmen quartets earned credit, and the Double Mixed Quartet performed There Shall a Star from Jacob Come Forth I Saw Three Ships and Fam Fum Fum. Scenic design by Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Andersen complemented the performance.
A Christmas themed reader item reports varied wishes from local residents. Julie Brumm asks for two front teeth, Bruce Trelstad wants anything, Ted Ellis desires a long list, including a Chattie Kathy doll, while Chuck Chapman and Debbie Reichert feel they won’t receive gifts. The piece muses how many will get what they want.
Escalloped turkey gelatin fruit salad bread and butter strawberry ice cream Christmas cookies and milk for Dec 19. Dec 20 offers egg salad sandwiches sliced pickles potato soup carrot slices frosted creams and milk.
General Assembly scheduled for 2 30 p m on Thursday December 19 at 2 15 p m Hail cards and a basketball game at Sheldon are listed in the Bruce Irelstad calendar entry including times and locations.
Steve Coffey argues automation and television have eroded attention to literature plays and music. He laments that people increasingly switch on non-educating TV programs and abandon active engagement with the arts. He notes students stop discussing books and focus on TV shows like Bart’s Clubhouse and Jimmy the Fireman.
December ninth and tenth the chemistry class had a splendid time while Mac was gone Mr Willis took over. The class discussed twins Methal and Ethyl their last name Alcohol. Spanish I starts Preterite the class learned. Last vocabulary test averaged 75.2 percent.
A student almost reached the 80 percent threshold, coming very close but not quite achieving it. The near miss is noted in the report, indicating a high level of performance with a narrow margin from the target score.
Senior class president Burt James Hobart known as Hobe led EHS as a dual leader in his sophomore year and now stars as an All Conference linebacker. Active in E Club and school affairs, he embodies the blend of hard work and fun that defines the senior class.
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