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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1961
Page
7
The annual Fairview Country club meet has moved to Tuesday April 18 at the Glenwood American Legion club north of Glenwood. Dinner at 7 PM precedes the business meeting and officer elections.
Kay Harshbarger reports that both girls and boys basketball teams at MHS will wear new uniforms next season. The outfits were ordered last week from Hauf's Sporting Goods in Omaha using activity fund money.
Sioux City backers express disappointment that Sen. Bill Harbor of Henderson was not named to the State Conservation Commission. He declined a State Liquor Control Commission offer and was praised for his Senate work, with hope he might still have been appointed to the conservation role.
Malvern High School will participate in the Corner conference baseball program this summer. Board of Education hired Coach Wm. T. Beasley to coach the club and lead the summer recreation program sponsored by the BPW and Malvern park board. The Corner schedule, issued last month, begins June 2 at home against Farragut.
The annual NV athletic banquet will be held Friday night in Emerson gymnasium to honor current school year athletes. Varsity letters will be awarded to players on the various teams.
Malvern high girls finally started softball after weather and field delays. About 22 girls reported out for the sport with many returning from last fall. No games are scheduled yet, but Coach Dee Zanders hopes to arrange a game within the next week or two.
Sophomore junior and senior history students at Malvern High discuss term papers. They believe term papers take time but offer value. The piece argues they prepare students for college work and teach organization and efficiency.
Our Market eyes another championship as all rivals but Glenwood Bank and Gay Oil Co remain alive mathematically. Three Our Market losses or three from Glenwood seal the title. Guy's and Glenwood each won series this week while Malvern Bank led in both high game and series. Individual honors went to Jurgens 195 and 630, Stanley 190 and 617, McNulty 601, with Malvern Bank posting the top team 826 game and 2347 series.
Hopp and Alley topped the Pioneer standings as the team bowled at the Stanley Bowl. Hopp rolled 237 and Alley posted 594 in total pinfall, while Bird added a 693 series for Art. Good Grain Co. tied for ninth with solid team marks as sixteen 200-plus games dotted the night.
Malvern High School vocal music department announces a spring concert on April 21 at 8 p.m. in the Community Building. Mixed chorus will perform a novelty number Who Built the Ark with child effects, selections from Music Man and classical pieces, the Girls Chorus features Tschaikowsky’s Sleeping Beauty waltz with violin, Judie Mott ballet solo Moon Over Miami and Blue Are Her Eyes, plus small groups and soloists.
Clayton Mertz compares attention to Malvern High School sports and the drama club. The writer argues for equal support, noting players and performers spend hours practicing and often perform to few fans. He urges combined support as the school year ends and the next begins.
Malvern High School students and teachers breathe a sigh of relief as the six weeks tests conclude. Juniors stay busy with committee meetings, decorating, and planning the prom while most students look toward vacation and the end of the school year.
The author argues for considering college as a great opportunity suited to those with desire and stamina. Financial concerns should not deter. loans and college-town employment are possible. Experiencing independence and making new friends forms part of its value, urging students to give college a fighting chance.
A column on teen fads and the social pressure to keep up with trends. It discusses how some teens sacrifice family finances to obtain coveted items and the harm of fad-driven behavior. The piece urges consideration for budgets and individual style over costly, shared desires.
Last Tuesday Genesil Studios visited Malvern High to showcase frames and a selection of four black and white or colored portraits for the upcoming senior year. Next Wednesday Waltz Studios will display their products to the class.
Stella Miller reports on the Junior-Senior Prom planned for Friday April 14. Juniors reveal nothing of the theme to seniors as the event runs from 9 PM to midnight with a one hour home change break. Afterward the group travels by bus to Stanley Bowl in Glenwood for bowling from 2 to 4 AM, followed by a 5 AM breakfast and a 5:30 AM closing.
The annual MHS Activity dinner originally set for April 16 has been postponed to April 23 due to many conflicting activities. Organizers say the date change will make attendance easier for everyone.
A reader column discusses a proposed Iowa General Assembly measure raising the driving age to 18 unless a driver education course is completed. Proponents argue education lowers accident risk, while opponents contend real driving experience at 16 is more valuable and schools would struggle to fit training into crowded curricula.
Betty Sullivan reports Malvern high school FFA Chapter will attend the state FFA convention in Council Bluffs on April 13 14 and 15. Plans for next year will be made and a public speaking contest will be held along with a band from several schools and an FFA chorus performing in the evening meetings. Chapters from across Iowa are expected.
On Friday April 28 Malvern High School drama club under Lois Alter presents three one act plays titled Wilbur's Honey Bee The Farmer's Daughter and Sally and the Villain plus The Acid Test The program features a teen romance melodrama and a friendship test through four readable scenes showcasing student talents and stagecraft.
A brief reflection urges readers to inspect their own beliefs and determine if a fact aligns with personal values and circumstances to avoid misjudgment or misapplication. It emphasizes honest self-assessment and prudent decision making.
Lara Beckwith reports on MHS graduation requirements requiring reading 16 books for high school and 4 per year for juniors, totaling 24 by graduation if started in junior high. The program aims to broaden knowledge, spark interest, and provide summary folders for each book including classics like Wuthering Heights and Pride and Prejudice.
In MHS history class the Roaring 20s are explored as America’s rise and moral shifts. The piece discusses driver education funding and the burden on taxpayers, arguing school boards should decide its inclusion rather than the state legislature.
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