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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1937
Page
6
In a note from Lyle Powles, Malvern High School students debate hosting early semester socials. He argues seniors should organize parties for themselves and suggests kicking off with a first semester event to boost school spirit.
A chorus of humorous quotes from students and teachers fills a school event with wit and chaos. Snippets cover gossip, misheard lines, and light moments about exams, performances, and daily life at the school. The tone is lively and nostalgic for a bygone campus scene.
In Malvern, students showed little enthusiasm at a pep meeting before a game with Plattsmouth. Critics urge backing cheerleaders, better school spirit, and talks on basketball fundamentals to inspire confidence and ready the team for the sectional tournament. Alumni and students from other towns cheered for both sides, while Malvern’s crowd remained quiet.
Sophomore girls display artistic baking with log cabin cakes iced in brown and white cracks and plan to bake pies next week. Freshman girls advance in pajama making with promising garments expected upon completion.
Third grade notes spring like attendance since Christmas. A valentine party after recess featured a heart hunt with each child keeping found candy hearts and prizes for the most. Students enjoyed their valentine boxes and received many valentines.
A sixth grade student newspaper reports on health awareness and safety efforts including the newly formed Health and Safety Club with 19 members, updates on absences and a hospital operation, and the Good Citizen Club. It notes teachers visiting and health themed ads and rhymes about dental care and milk consumption.
Friday morning the class read stories and poems about Abraham Lincoln while noting which number combinations need more study. Phyllis Hoover Carl Fritz and Kenneth Juetke have whooping cough. Valentines were made and exchanged Friday afternoon. Loren Dunn returned to school sharing details of his California trip. Mrs Lehman visitedTuesday afternoon.
Fourth grade students enjoyed candy and treats for a birthday and held a brief program in memory of Abraham Lincoln. The geography unit Egypt the Gift of the Nile concluded Thursday with Friday spent reviewing the material. Students prepared booklets titled Our Papers of Washington and Lincoln.
Eighth grade activity report mentions students on Main Street counting stores for a town inventory as part of civics. Lincoln Gettysburg address copied in Penmanship for grading. English reports on The Redwoods of California. The Industrial Revolution worksheet and poster assignments completed this week. Carolyn Boehner and Loreta Goodnight absent. Miss Beats tied in class Thursday morning.
Readable fragments describe a first grade class sending Valentine cards and collecting valentines during a week ending Friday. Names and places are unclear but indicate student exchanges and classroom paper crafts as part of the celebration.
A des Moines museum exhibit showcases an early American 50 caliber flintlock pistol. The single shot weapon, fired by striking flint against a battery, features a brass buttplate and a metal pan. It is displayed with safety warnings and explains its use as a feared club in emergencies.
The group reports daily speed tests of five to fifteen minutes, averaging 30 to 45 words per minute. A spelling test used 150 commonly misspelled business words. A new eight column worksheet was disliked, but time-savers and a new seating arrangement are boosting productivity this semester.
The sophomore class reports active study across subjects. In home economics girls bake cakes and discuss various topics. English covers current events and sentence structures while handling mail. Agriculture focuses on grasses legumes and alfalfa. World history explores political social revolutions and Europe’s expansion.
Over the past week senior normal trainers expanded study of teaching arithmetic in grades and completed numerous projects and lesson plans. Juniors advance with room decorations and plan a modern school yard. One student joked about teaching in an old fashioned yard when her drawing differed from reality.
Freshmen focus on valentines and social ideas while home economics classes finish pajama tops and begin bottoms. General science centers on the sun as energy source. Algebra covers factoring problems. In English classes students work on sentence clarity and capitalization and punctuation topics.
Seventh grade geography class took an imaginary winter cruise to a West Indies spot. Letters to home folks were written as a result. Booklets on the Life of Lincoln were prepared, and Edel Knight presented a colored Lincoln portrait with a Gettysburg Address copy. O Captain! My Captain was studied in reading.
A fragmented note describes a Wednesday afternoon junior meeting after sunset with disjoint words. Mentions youths, possibly We now otis and Zephyrs and a group called bong.
A fragmented line notes that students can select a narrow item and a streamlined shank with standardized effect, and that prices vary with the stones or metal chosen by the student. The text reflects a shopping or instructional snippet about customization and cost options.
The note recalls a fine new parish instrument replacing an old one, with local residents and visitors including Walter Angus and Arthur Bingama. Mentioned are Miss Alice Brothers joining Fouth Bros. & Co. as bookkeeper, five resident physicians with a sixth reviewing the field, and a 21st wedding anniversary surprise for Mr. and Mrs. James Roberts along with marriage news of Jolr A. Russell and Grace Nims near Emerson.
The readable text references a local scene with several named individuals and actions. It appears to describe a gathering or incident involving Hel, Megan Neco, Peupher Merges, and Netw, with mentions of pushing cream and a death implied. The fragmentary lines hinder a full reconstruction of the event or outcome.
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