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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1928
Page
6
Malvern public schools present a Christmas program at the Community Hall on Thursday, December 20 at 8 p m featuring Orchestra selections and a High School Glee Club performance. The program includes classical pieces, carols, and a tenor, bass, soprano, and alto solo lineup with piano and choral arrangements.
Sophomores express interest as they await Christmas vacation, noting many absentee due to flu or colds. They describe shrinking class attendance while continuing study of Shakespeare the Merchant of Venice and other subjects becoming more engaging.
The Freshman class lands on Christmas land Friday, Dec. 14, 1928, with the rest of the classes of the Malvetn school. We hope that Santa Claus will find our whips Christmas eve. Several of our Crew have been below deck this week due to the flu, but we hope that they will be with us goon.
Seniors search for suitable class rings while juniors held a weekend food sale profits, raising hopes of funds. The page reflects ongoing choosing and arguing over designs with praise for a favored option.
The junior class held a food sale Saturday to raise funds for the Junior-Senior Banquet. Some students were absent but most are back, and preparations continue smoothly despite a teacher's absence.
In history unit on Reconstruction since 1866 we study progress after the Civil War. Many eighth grade pupils were absent last week, forcing a pause in spelling until all return. Reading covers Dickens Christmas Carol. Names include Charles Lee Harold Huey Clinton Fazel Raymond Rained and Vernetta Walker leading the high school boys and girls club in the cantata.
Sixth grade students collected images of the Acropolis, Parthenon, and Julius Caesar to create history notebooks. Palmer Method rewards were awarded to Pearl Cozad, Helen walks, Mr i Galliher, Marvin Fazel, Gretchen Bayes, and Marian Benton.
Our grade sold 700 Christmas seals last week led by Howard Bayes with 110 and Betty Caudell with 100. Pupils with perfect spelling include Betty Caudell Edna Davis Mary Louise Juelke and Mae Shepard. We finished Christmas booklets and prepared a tree cover. We plan a Christmas program and party Friday inviting parents and friends.
This week our room had many absences and names listed include Bes McCord Enid Face Elmo Smith Harry Hilton Hurlbert Benton and Robert Bussard. We made Christ dear and Santa Clauses and drew names for a Christmas present as Miss Cadwell explains.
Seventh grade students discuss Europe in geography and will present five minute talks on their assigned countries. English covers parts of speech while reading the life and story The Gift of the Magi. Penmanship awards listed for several students.
A classroom notes send cheer as second graders craft Santa Clauses and color them. Absences thin the roll with six out today, and the class hopes the rest recover before Christmas vacation and a hoped visit from St Nicholas.
Entertainer jokes and quips circulate as witty remarks about dancing styles and etiquette. Exchanges name Gerald Leu Robert Waller Felton J and Mildred B in a playful, social setting.
A box social at Fairview Church on November 28 featured readings, plays, and pupil drills directed by Myrtle Shaw. After the program a plea and boxes sale raised 23.60 dollars with prizes for popularity, laziness, and a lovesick couple.
Goheen School Board uses standard funds to buy curtains, curtain rods, table cloth, waste baskets, pictures, toy money, pens, peg boards, blackboards, drawing and construction papers, tacks, seat work material, readers, pencil sharpener, and piano tuning as the year begins to equip classrooms.
A list of multiple rural schools and their upper grade pupils is presented, naming students from Vogler, Fin Grove, Comers, Oak Butt No 2, Eacelstor, Pleasant, Pleasant Grove, West Viberty, MehLal, Gowen selibor No 3, Forest Grove, Bpring Valley, Little Brick, Eureka No 1, Wearin, Fairview, Foxworthy, Pardee, and Burr Oak schools. The roster includes dozens of named students across districts with surnames and given names recorded verbatim.
A list of names associated with several schools is followed by a broken dialogue in which a student named Edward is asked about a “ple biana” and replies uncertainly. The fragment includes multiple misspellings and unclear context about a historical classroom interaction.
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