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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1960
Page
2
The Greene Recorder reports a weekly school news section starting this issue to better serve students and community. The principal notes new science labs, schedule changes, and a busy start including football prep, band practice, and junior concessions.
A portion of the student body voiced strong displeasure as classes began on the year's hottest day, lamenting the heat and disruption to the opening routines. Some students urged reconsideration of the start date or adjustments to scheduling.
Two first grade rooms house forty three pupils learning color words and numbers to ten. Friday the class watched its first film titled Animals Ways They Eat.
Eleven boys and nine girls make up the second grade this year and students enjoy their new books. Miss DeBower looks forward to a happy, successful year.
The article notes that third grade instruction will be conducted in two separate locations this academic year, consolidating resources and reducing class sizes. It emphasizes administrators’ plan to maintain curriculum standards while reallocating teachers.
Sixth grade shifts to the first floor of the main building, with Spanish added to the curriculum. Each morning at 9:00 a.m. students attend the North Iowa TV program for conversational Spanish, supervised by Mrs. Tatum. Adios.
Seventeen boys listed for football include Jim Drakle Jerry Fischer Mike Alexander Gary Schafer Daryle Barnett Myron Beguelin John McRoberts Steve Klepinger Robert Kingery Bob Kanter Dennis Smeins Larry Schuknecht Tom Roder Bully Walker Alan Trees Tony Tornowske and Dennis Steere. Band participants are Karen Junker Ann Rottier Linda Stuntz Linda Barth Dave Bone Sandra Allen and Cheryl Brinkman. New students Christine Smith Steve Klepinger Nancy Hesalroad and Pat Hansen bring total seventh grade to 54.
The eighth grade reports 69 students an increase from last year with three new enrollees Jim Fryman Darlene Hansen and Dennis Hansen. Two additional students Duane Barnhart and Greg Kehoe joined the marching band. Classes are underway with teachers Mr. Dyas Mrs. Barnhart Mr. Emers Mrs. Tatum and others guiding six subjects as some reviews occur. Twenty three boys await football season start.
The Greene High School welcomes a freshman class with fresh courses new textbooks and new accommodations in the building enhancing the learning environment for students and staff throughout the year.
The first year curriculum broadens with a foreign language elective and biology for freshmen. New textbooks replace old ones in several subjects, including Algebra I and English. Building renovations add a new biology classroom and a new Shop III class aims at woodworking and machine work with broad student access.
Students in junior English started a unit on the modern short story and learned point of view tone characterization and plot. Senior English uses the Reader's Digest to develop reading thinking vocabulary and writing under Mrs. Pamilla Smith.
Local subscription rates listed for Butler and Floyd Counties and Dougherty. Prices shown include $3.50 for first to fourth zones with $4.00 beyond the fourth zone and $4.50 for single copies. Mail subscriptions priced at 1% cent.
Mr and Mrs Joe Nygaard visited Wednesday evening with Mr and Mrs Burdine Hahn. Mr and Mrs Fritz Larsen of Kesley called Thursday at the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Busma. Mrs Bertha Boylan called Thursday afternoon on Mrs Johanna Shreve. Monday visitors in Mrs Joe Merrill’s home included Mr and
The Bristow News reports a sequence of Sunday visits and weekday calls across Bristow and nearby towns. Families including Reystoffer, Gerdes, Merrill, Brocka, Kruse, Wendt, Miller, Atkinson, Rodenbeck, Shreve, and others are listed visiting relatives, attending weddings, and sharing meals in Clarksville, Allison, Hastings, Sheffiled, Cedar Falls, and nearby communities. The item notes a church wedding in Sheffield and a Cemetery society meeting upcoming at the Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs William Rover of Janesville Mrs Harold Hoppenworth of Waverly and Mr and Mrs Chris Hencken traveled to Faribault Minnesota Wednesday to visit an uncle and aunt of Mr Rover Mrs Hoppenworth and Mrs Hencken Mr and Mrs Carl Bauer Upon arriving they learned their aunt had died on Tuesday The group returned home the same evening
Mr and Mrs Henry Kruger traveled to Aredale Friday evening to help celebrate grandson Larry Schwennen s 11th birthday at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Jake Schwennen.
Mr and Mrs Burdine Hahn and family spent Saturday and Saturday night visiting the Amana Colonies and Sunday and Sunday might in the home of their brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Don Harmon at Guttenburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Gibson were honored at their home last Thursday evening with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Harry Card of Sheffield and Mr. and Mrs. Orville Stewart and family of Greene. The gathering marked their twent ieth wedding anniversary.
Wal and Robin Kruger of Waterloo spent the week end visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kruger, at their home.
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