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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1932
Page
7
In American Literature lessons the class studies Whittier Lowell and Longfellow as illness keeps many students away. The item lists student editors, advisors, department editors and staff for a junior high yearbook or paper with multiple names and roles.
The class sighs relief as operetta work ends and focus shifts to studies in Modern History on the Napoleonic era and the War of Waterloo. English covers Latin derivations while Latin III begins gerund forms and student reports on topics like The House and Its Furniture and The Slaves and Currents, plus Education and the Roles of Women.
The meeting occurred Wednesday afternoon from 3:15 to 4, forming a Christmas party for first to third grade girls. Dolls were given by Gift Reserve members, and popcorn balls were served as refreshments.
In Christmas week the Home Economics department reports junior and freshman girls making candies and other delicacies for holiday dinners with surplus candy to be sold to high school students Friday afternoon. Sophomores work on Christmas gifts, art and design while two new items, a pinking machine and a candy thermometer, were purchased from luncheon proceeds funded by the G. R. Conference attendance and gifts to the girls and advisors.
In a methods class students spent the last week on spatter work and decorative artistic signs. Each individual created wets for calendars blazters and Christmas cards. The process was an intriguing hand craft with rewarding results as prideful displays emerged from the efforts of Mae and others.
The seniors work hard this week before Christmas vacation begins. Hurrah for Christmas. Virgil class drew pictures related to study topics. Students completed reading Homer’s Iliad in English translation. They finished Virgil’s Tale of Troy and compared the two authors’ takes on the Greek Trojan conflict.
A flu epidemic kept nearly half of the high school students home last week causing extra makeup work. This week all students are back in school and resuming classes until Christmas vacation.
Freshman students worked on graphing in algebra and discussed graphs and proportional graphs. English studied possessive pronouns and their cases, finding them easier. In Latin they read about ancient Roman chariot races connected to the Circus Maximus and how races were conducted.
The article notes more absences this week than any other, with Mrs. Roberts absent and Mrs. Knight serving as substitute. Weather changes are blamed, while Mrs. Roberta returns Wednesday. Opening exercises were irregular. Monday and Wednesday focused on study, Tuesday had Christmas carols. Thursday and Friday featured Amelsing Mystery, Elmer Jackson solved the catch. A Christmas program is planned. Thursday periods altered for a Grammar test by Miss Rathke. Annella Waller is mentioned.
Five junior high pupils won prizes in a poster contest sponsored by Miss McQueen to advertise the operetta. Winners included seventh graders Berths Brenning Frat and Irene Waller. ninth graders Elizor Farquhar Bret, Vera Kearney, and Are Bold Helao.
A Sixth Grade study note discusses fractions arithmetic and related exercises. It highlights practice problems, classroom activities, and aims to strengthen students' understanding of fraction operations and simplification. The tone is instructional and geared toward elementary math learning.
The Glenwood eighth graders report progress in English and Arithmetic while studying the eye in health class and beginning Dickens’s The Christmas Carol. Students with perfect spelling this week include Thelma Davis Bob McGormick Danny Smith Neva Stogdill Annella Waller Ruth L McCord.
Fifth grade notes a high absence rate due to sickness and covers topics on food hygiene and calorie counts. Students plan healthy school meals, recount hill coasts during recess and a Monday session at the Community building for physical training. Friday brings a language test, a visit by Mrs. E. D. Hering, a Christmas tree, and a planned court case on South American countries. The Normal Trainers will visit on Thursday.
The list names Biggerstaff Dorothy Fazell Betty Hatfield Peggy McCormick Betty Smith Wilma Stroud Madeline Swain Shirley Walker Eugene Jackson and Herbert Stogdill as part of a local feature titled The Christmas Fairy and Scrudge.
The classroom celebrates Friday by placing a toy on a Christmas tree poster for each student who earns 100 percent on spelling and a separate list names Billy Card wall Claries Logan Dwayne Bennett John Millikan John Paulson Carl Evans Bobbie Lee Finkle Malcolm Stogdill George Talbott Bille Walker Genevieve Koleo Shirley Bacon Ruth Clark Anna Mary Frazier Betty Knight. Teachers describe daily singing of Christmas songs and readings as part of the holiday activities.
Second grade students listed include Charles Brewar Leo Bennett Donald Gugeler Jack Hering John Slothower Kenneth Adams Malcolm Campbell Inez Crousborn Hazel Davis Marjorie Harrick Norene Murphy Joan Saar Dorta Stogdill Betty Stroud. Activities show busy preparations for Christmas program pieces singing and a hopeful Santa visit.
Records filed in Mills County Iowa show instruments dated December 9 1999 and December 16 1999 involving Carter and John Staoy along with Balfour and Barris. The entries note properties and transfer details including lot numbers and associated parties.
Rural Mills County schools implement hot lunches to improve student health and reduce cold-noon meals. Teachers and patrons organize schemes with donated foods and hot-water meals. many students bring containers or thermos bottles to have warm meals by noon. National and local students are noted for perfect attendance, and Thanksgiving programs supported school activities.
Gerald Buchanan and his father Nev Buchanan visited Wh Sherborn farm north of town to cut furnace firewood. A tree fell, trapping Gerald and injuring him severely. His jaws and teeth were damaged, his hip crushed, and his nose lacerated. First aid from Dr. Kerr preceded transport by ambulance to Methodist Hospital in Omaha.
A neighbor club in Randolph hosts Dame Hard Times with Ted and Mrs Hall entertaining. Roy Coy wins first prize in Hearts. Roy and Lyle Torpy celebrated. Members include Coy, Torpy, Rhoades, Thomas, Bownes, Dultercuss, Hall, Bell, and Marguerite McPheron. A farm lunch featured, women in house dresses and men in overalls.
Mr and Mrs Wallace Dodd entertained the Midnight club at their home Friday night The group consists of middle aged married couples who meet monthly after a seven o'clock dinner The occasion provided amusement and light social time for the members.
The Walgreens chain of Chicago plans two highly equipped drug stores on the World’s Base grounds next summer. Each store features about 160 feet of show windows and a 200 foot long displays area. Demonstrations of toothpaste tubes and razor blade manufacturing will be shown near the windows. Phone 100 with news items for The Leader.
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