19 Dec 1925
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1925
Page
1
A garbled summary traces a school yearbook’s evolving publish rules from 1016 through 1983, noting shifts from senior to joint staff, inclusion of all grades, and annual history sections. It references Miss Galet and Indien contributors, with scattered mentions of classes and commendable student efforts.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions figures and timelines with phrases like three years. The text is incomplete, lacking clear names, places, or actions to establish a full news item.
A terse discourse condemns excuses and a proclaimed knave with sharp tone. The piece critiques evasions and calls out falsehoods in a plain, opinionated style typical of a local column.
A high school assembly Monday featured a refined talk by Chris Mave and a poem The Side of the Road. Students appreciated the speakers and were encouraged to participate in future sessions with Retha Wilhelm and others in attendance.
A rustic Christmas memory narrative about a failed attempt to kill a rooster for a holiday pie. The rooster survives, escaping after the tail is mistakenly removed, and the tale shifts to a humorous recollection of family life and a wider letter from 1926 detailing gift wishes for friends and a school class.
A recent Pandorean Literary Club dance celebrated the first high school dance in the new gymnasium. The event drew strong student attendance with decorations and a festive atmosphere, reflecting club sponsors and school community support.
A compact review traces Christmas origins from December to early centuries, noting carols in every land and the rise of the Christmas tree from the Rhine in the 16th century. It highlights carol parities for shut ins and the festive star lights as central to celebration. The piece ends with a set of jokes and a ministerial anecdote about Sunday fishing.
The document records a December Room 109 meeting with Harold Walker leading a discussion on class basketball and a roster of officers including President William Smathers and Secretary Theresa Graff. It notes meetings every Tuesday and Thursday and lists Edna Hewitt as reporter and Mr. Anderson as faculty advisor. A playful Santa letter from Fifth Grade Democracy Class members lists Christmas wishes.
Webster Day was observed on December 16 with a local program featuring Relay Wilmont Moss Reading and Horace Thompson H-Stealey Fleming. About thirty store members attended. a galaxy of young patchers made their debut amid a lively evening event.
The High School science classes showed a demonstration using a newly installed meturo device in the auditorium on Tuesday December 15. Students viewed how coal is made and discussed related processes, with plans for another similar film every other Monday. Margarey Artemus Andertrude Pollock contributions include a poem urging students to study while time allows and stressing the value of effort and knowledge.
The Pandorean Literary Society continues steady progress with weekly Wednesday practice after school and extra sessions. A girls club will form for grades ten through twelve while seventh to ninth grade girls already organized a Pandorean like society. Boys organize clubs such as Webster with upper grades joining Webster and younger boys forming a similar club.
The library decks out for Christmas and works on two lines with gifts for youth and books. A day’s checkout reaches 180 while the daily average is 100, underscoring a busy period. Betty Frick notes the aim to keep the collection clean and orderly with shelled new acquisitions.
The 1926 Li Indien support list names Bon Ton Utility Electric Moorhead's Thompson Insurance M C A Dinsmore's Electric Supply Douglass Studio Buchheit Bros Auto Parts Citizens National Bank Dick Thompson Autoductive Supply Shan Bros Indiana Hardware Hall's Book Store Anderson's Lane Store Moe Buchman Runzo's Fruit Store McClie and Becks Daugherty's Planning Mall Indiana Franklin Co Daugherty's Drug Store Murray's Dyeing and Cleaning Co W Hoffmen Co Troutman's Indiana Motor Co Plagi Billiard Academy.
In a five minute talk the class explored future paths and goals as students, including Erma Reg, reflecting on careers and personal planning for the first time. The exercises encouraged thinking about possibilities and shaping ambitions beyond school grades.
The piece imagines gifts hidden away in a store with a hidden entrance and chests to be opened by children. Lucille Harvey is named as a person connected to the scene, and the mood centers on a festive secretive treasure hunt during Christmas time.
A cryptic note touts a January open date for the Pandorean club. It hints at a “most of the greatest club-Pandorean” night and invites readers to learn more about Watshae Pop as a future focal point of the event.
A fragment shows a student taunting a peer about madness and school discipline. The text claims a student with perfect attendance earns a state certificate and seals for each year, naming LISLE, KERR as a standout.
Tardiness for September was 208, rising to 985 in October and 504 in November. Indiana compares with Kittanning which had 98 tardy marks in September. The state department notes a rising record and urges parental cooperation to ensure timely arrivals. The building with the fewest tardy marks in January will have its room excused at 2 30.
The Tao Junior Board of Trade meets every two weeks on Tuesday at 4 o clock in Room 202. The December 15 Teacher's Meeting caused the postponement, and President Raymond Boarts will present important business at the next meeting. Neomi Ketne.
The girls team conducted their third basketball practice at Tugs day evening. The squad is progressing well and is expected to be selected soon. Margaret Lydic.
The school reports a spike in tardiness during the past month with twenty instances, breaking prior records. After the holidays, officials aim to reduce lateness to zero and encourage punctual attendance, urging Ava to lead by example.
Albert Tangora set a world speed record at the Twentieth World’s International Spin Typewriting Contest in New York City, typing 130 wpm for one hour before a large audience. George Hossfeld took second, eight sixtieths slower. Tangora previously posted 147 wpm for one hour, while Underwood machines again claimed victory for the company.
Murty Sauxhurst writes about teachers in a humorous, biased voice. He classes teachers into many kinds ranging from harsh taskmasters to lenient ones. He criticizes excessive homework and notes how good teachers neither assign work nor punish idle chatter, ending with a playful remark on pupil behavior.
Indiana High School Choral Clubs under Miss Eleanor Myron will sing Christmas carols on Christmas Eve. Meet at Court House corner at 10:90 p.m. Thursday December 24 and tour town in groups supervised by a teacher. Groups follow different routes and disperse around midnight.
December fourteenth features a class making dainty gifts in sewing focused on dresser scarfs handkerchiefs luncheon sets pin cushion dolls and aprons. The girls design pretty items and take pride in their work with Agnes B Prothero noted among the makers.
A lively note on a domestic science class with cocoa cake and white icing. Mention of Tuesday cooking activities and a girl named Gail Burnaghner highlighted as a budding future event cook.
I H S Clase and R Johnson lead basketball practice every Monday and Saturday. Initially only twenty one boys joined, but ninety nine attended the latest session. The effort aims to boost school spirit and student involvement in activities, with emphasis on personal development through participation.
On Friday December 1 a devotional and singing event took place at the chapel led by Mr. Shook of the Y.M.G. Gr Ac Ha. The program featured a "Holy Night" performance, a talk on honor and service, a vocal number by Tyger and Gertrude White, and a wedding by Mids Berry.
The Wednesday morning chapel featured opening exercises by Mr. Ralatom followed by violin solo by Mary Frances Walsh with Mrs. Walsh piano accompaniment. A duet by Missy Malcolm and Livings, a piano solo by Misa Swartz, and announcements by Mr. McCowd and Evelyn Lucas rounded out the program.
The article notes a school debate over student teacher gift exchanges as Christmas nears. It stresses gifts should stay at home and highlights the superintendent’s stance that true spirit is shown through carols and thoughtful acts, not costly presents. Retha Wilhelm.
I H S announces a basketball schedule issued by Coach R Johnson on December 22. Games list by date include alumni, Kittanning, Brackenridge, Twentrum, Freport, Apollo, Punxsutawney, Leechburg, Vandergrift, Blairsville, Elshaville, and Pimxsutawney with home and away designations. Tickets priced fifteen and twenty five cents.
A new class basketball squad has organized and scheduled its first lineup drawn from Clawson, Geprath, and Cus players. With forward roles assigned, the team aims to compete in upcoming games at the school.
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