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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
6
The 1924-25 second half began January 19 with weary teachers and students returning to work. New subjects include an advanced foods course with a cafeteria lunch, expanded English departments, and division of the agriculture class. All pupils must take physical training. public speaking aims for contests. a triangular debate is planned among Cherokee, Sheldon, and LeMars.
L H S students interested in chemistry enter a state essay contest with six topics linking chemistry to health, life, agriculture, defense, home, and industry. Local prize is one dollar per topic. state prize is twenty dollars. Essays up to 2500 words may be submitted by one contestant each, with guidance encouraged but no required chemistry enrollment.
The Decameronians and Excelsiors swap the intercollegiate debate for an extemporaneous speaking contest scheduled for February 6 at 8 pm. Fifteen topics will be posted, speakers drawn by lot, up to fifteen contestants, three judges, and a five point reward for the top three from each society.
Russian cellist Bogumil Sykora gave a January 14 recital at Hil dreth Memorial Church to a large, attentive crowd. His performance of Valkmanns Concerto in A minor Op 33 and Ariosti Adagio drew praise for depth and soul, with pianist Adolph Ruzicka accompanying and adding two solos Nocturne in D flat major and Polonaise in B.
The 1925 college football schedule remains unfinished with no fixed dates yet. Pending games include Morning Side Wayne Normal Benna Vista St. Ambrose Davenport Ellsworth Yankton and Rapid City, all fielding A No. 1 teams likely to provide strong challenges. W A C aims to rekindle alumni pride after a year of inexperience under a new coach and a largely inexperienced lineup.
A Latin and Greek professor cannot assume duties this term, so Mr. Brown of New York was hired immediately. Brown appears suitable, with a pleasant manner and quick rapport with acquaintances, arriving from the east to take the position.
A New York state educator leaves a professorship to join W. U. C. as an instructor. Students praise him as a strong Christian man and an excellent teacher, welcoming Mr. Brown to the college community.
Masters of the Class of ’24 has been elected president of an educational club at the State university. The club includes graduate students and faculty from the education department. Since leaving Western Union he has pursued graduate work in education, continuing a line of past successes by Western Union alumni.
A china boy figure on a kitchen wall narrates a quiet life. The toy, worn and pristine, watches children grow, while others speak of business and school with no need to understand. He remains cheerful, clean, and content in his pale-yellow basket.
In a quiet portrait, relatives praise a man known for reliability and a touch of humor. They note his dependable nature as a source of comfort, likening him to a trusted source for matches. The scene centers on his pleased china demeanor as the family observes him.
A speaker laments his son’s conduct and his own failed counsel. An old friend urges firmness and duty, but the son ignores restraint and heeds only fools. The friend asks the speaker to intervene and speak to the youth.
A compact note mentions a speaker or figure nicknamed Wisconsin Octopus, with a line about old-fashioned parents and a single bid by the speaker's mother. The fragment hints at a regional chatter or anecdote without clear event details or dates.
The readable text presents jumbled archaic phrasing and garbled segments about air, wind, speech, and taxes. It mentions airships, soft answers, loudspeakers, a boy making misprints, a plasterer, and a Parisian fashion authority forecasting a future waistline. Entities and clear events are minimal or uncertain.
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