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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1935
Page
6
Seniors at EaMatche ss activities near completion as The Leader collects and posts graduation data in a booklet. The class roll shows names including the author, with caps and gowns arrived last Thursday for both baccalaureate and commencement amid prior dispute about attire.
A brief note on the nearing end of the freshmen year with exams approaching. Mentions Latin class skimming the final stories, and recent work in algebra, English, and Home Ec dresses completed last Friday.
The article reflects on the year end of the Emaitchess staff With names like Lewis Storey Phyllis Wilson Jane Fletcher Dorothy Galliher Mary Summers and others the writers describe challenges in sourcing topics and meeting deadlines The staff thanks Mr Waortman and Miss Nervig for support and assigns juniors the task of continuing the paper with improved effort and ideas.
The class finished a review of past work and read A Child's History of the World by Hillyer. Books belong to Edel Knight who supplied them to school. Picture study is Joan of Arc by Bastien Le Néage. No life story or poem was found. They look forward to class day exercises in Junior High Friday.
A wrap up of this columnist farewell in The Leader notes efforts on the annuals sale, autograph craze, and sports flop. Mentions 125 ordered items, sales near complete, Lewis and Storey as contact, Betty Swain praised for gifts, Ed Wearth’s high voice, and gratitude to readers from Stewart Hall.
By Mary Elizabeth Summers we bid farewell to readers as we shift from soft country lanes to a demanding path ahead. The column reflects on enjoyment of writing, hints at jokes, and notes students and teachers recalling school days and social memories with names like Betty Barser Dudley C. Phyllis Wu Jane F. Marian B. Dot Guilther John Hall Dorothy Henderson and Cotton Fasal.
A Thursday scholastic exam led by Mr. Davigan awarded top scores to Lewin Storey and Stewart Hall among ten first place finishers. Essays by several students will be submitted for a national contest with potential prizes including a fountain pen and up to 26 library books for the school.
The junior and normal training classes toured Glenwood state institution on Friday morning. They were guided through classrooms and the kitchen where appetites ran high. Mac McCausland resisted temptation at the bread supply. They returned to M.H.8 for fourth period and found the visit beneficial.
The Girl Reserves held their last meeting to elect next year’s officers on Wednesday May 15. Officers chosen include President Deta Cary, Vice President Delpha Donner, Secretary Roberta Ranpe, and Treasurer Mary Marsh.
Sophomores report difficult Latin translations yet manage to end with light card games. Miss Nerring shares college recitations, prompting students to feel they have it easy. The past week covered geometry and English review for upcoming exams. World history term reports, though planned at five minutes, often ran longer, yet were engaging and worthwhile despite noisy surroundings.
Ramblin Round reflects on a harsh Dust Bowl season with heavy snows and late spring rains. The writer recalls a mild winter with the Parks in Denver and plains far from the Rockies, then notes a drought followed by floods as crops like corn and wheat struggle and hope shifts to acorn millet kaffir or similar grains. He comments on economic strain, lingering memories of old friends, and a sense of revival in mining and farming communities amid uncertain forecasts for several wet years ahead.
A distorted Mount Vernon item describes a man employed on a Dr Tris estate failing to trap wolves. He used a baited plan promising rewards of eight dollars and sought help from local figures, but the wolves evaded traps and all baited catches disappeared. The piece mentions weather and local hospital visits, interwoven with names and places, indicating a chaotic report of a rural incident and surrounding events.
The class of 25 passes concerns and duties to the juniors of M. H. as they prepare for a Spring Frolic and alumni gathering. They entrust Emuitchess news duties to the editors and leave desks as mementos, urging continuing high standards of ambition and originality.
Third grade pupil Hillis Shevferd wrote one letter to classmates this week. He is much better but cannot return to school this year. For art, pupils drew and colored a title bear fishing. In English class they wrote jingles.
The text states an accused in the Articles of War has the right to be represented by counsel in defense before the court if reasonably available. When a defense counsel is appointed by the appellate authority, the counsel is typically an officer of the army.
A garbled quote frames a portrait of a figure calling ancestors worthy and influential. The text mixes archaic phrases with misspellings, presenting a character who values lineage and personal vanity linked to ancestry. The source reads as a fragmentary historical or literary item with unclear attribution.
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