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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1971
Page
6
Susan Curtis describes an English class as a battlefield of sentences and grammar. Metaphoric drills fire moving verbs and fragments while students dodge tenses, objects, and conjunctions in a chaotic, comic classroom voyage.
A collection of brief aphorisms and wry observations. The pieces touch on luck, generational revolt, cautious travel, human progress, neighborly pride, personal finance, and the costs of hate, delivered in a compact newspaper voice.
In May 1953 the Iowa census notes the birth of Edward L. Russell son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Russell of rural Hastings. He completes high school with subjects including senior math physics bookkeeping economics and English literature. He plans to attend Northwest Missouri State College to study art business and urges underclassmen to learn all they can now.
Seniors in bankkeeping study the correct procedure for filing income tax returns. They learned how to fill out forms from simple to complex and now help others, including farmers, with joint itemized returns and farming tax needs.
All juniors interested in college after graduation in 1972 attended the college day program at Malvern High School last Wednesday afternoon. Representatives from state and private colleges spoke to students from several conference schools about their options, and sessions were well received aiding students in choosing their future college.
The freshmen class schedules a picnic for April 24 as their final class party at Waubonsie State Park. They depart the high school at 1 p.m. Saturday and expect to return about 7 30 p.m. Mrs Bell and Harold Terry are listed as open doors for the trip.
A student essay urges kindness in school halls and against mockery. It argues clowning hurts, calls for courtesy, and cites the Golden Rule to promote considerate behavior among peers.
Beth McKern and Luann Bowen chronicle tense nerves in the final school quarter. Readers relate to daily frustrations from homework to cafeteria mishaps and locker woes amid the year’s end stress.
The Nishna Valley School Weeky Bulletin for April 16 1971 lists upcoming events including Titanette Relays Jr High on April 22 Prom on April 23 Freshman picnic April 24 Jr High Track April 26 Blue Jay Relays Girls Triangular April 27 Dr High Or atectical Contest April 28 Girls Conference Track April 29 High School Band Concert Senior Celebration and daily lunch menu for April 26 30 detailing meals and beverages.
The Malvern Community School District board met April 13 1971 with President Washburn and directors Axtell Sinner Stevens and Wortman present. Minutes from March 8 18 29 and April 5 8 and 9 were read and approved. Bills for payment included Arthur Campbell cleaning Iowa Power Light Co Natl Association of Secondary School Principals and many vendors. Resignations of six staff plus one referred from March 29 were accepted. 1971 72 contracts for multiple teachers principals and staff were approved and signed by the president. The board discussed Mary Bookwalter Warren H Darrah Eileen Eagan Benton Kuck Ruth Salyers Verlee Thraen and Sonja Jacobsen resignations. Contracts for Mary Woolsey Roger Rohifs Susan Ponton Duveen Jennings Kathryn Ford Charlotte Mort Hope Beattie Harley McDowell George Mort Alan Barhart Robert Chown David Peterson Ruth Picker Pat Van Seyoc Bernard Robinson Terry Forney Larry Maynes Dan Stineman Cleta Salyers Kenneth Howell and William Gilbert were approved. The board considered Mary Terry as school nurse and Laura Clay as grade school teacher contract approvals with votes recorded. Larry Maynes and Bernard Robinson spoke on athletics. Meeting adjourned.
A dated list offers brief, slightly odd forecasts for each sign. It advises calm reflection for Capricorn, tough choices for Aquarius, weekend prep for Pisces, new pleasures for Aries, favorable weather for Taurus, trouble for Gemini, parental concerns for Cancer, stubborn arguments for Leo, hidden support for Virgo, quiet self care for Libra, timely news for Scorpio, and a maturity test for Sagittarius.
Sheila Duncan, 14, arrives at NV from Elk City Nebraska, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Duncan. She studies math history home ec English science and PB. She says she likes the teachers and has made many new friends as she settles into her new school.
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