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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
6
Prominent Monticello event concludes with the district music contest as students and faculty managed staging, judging, and lunch duties. Spectators crowded the blackboard for ratings, while contestants formed new friendships and old rivals renewed acquaintances amid tired feet and happy spirits.
Kindergarten students bought a plant for Marvin Marsh who is in the hospital after an appendectomy. First graders read Dick and Jane and started bird projects as birds return for spring. Second graders study birds, make bird booklets, pictures, and poems for room decorations.
Coach Emil Klumpar’s baseball team nears its opening game on April 9 with eight scheduled contests against Central City Martelle Buck Creek Maquoketa Oxford Junction Manchester and Xavier High of Dyersville Oxford Junction to host twice Coggan and Olin to supply four more games. The inter squad game featured the varsity and Mannigans lineups with named players at every infield and outfield position.
The staff roster lists Janet Howle as editor in chief and Virginia Clark as associate editor with reporters and other roles including Shirley Hobert Ruth Reuter Beatrice Long Betty Adams Betty Otten Katherine Woodall Gertrude Ortgies Eileen Appleby Janann Schweitzer Robert Eggers Wilma Grossheim Elizabeth Lee Byerly Rebecca Grimes Kathleen Adams Betty Clark Herbert Hetren Eleanor Cooper Mary Lou uett TYPISTS Jeanette Lubben Robert Heyen Mark Rodman
Calendar notes April 18 seniors visit Cornell college and Mechanicsville Relays April 27. Also listing April 12 Marlette, Here April 16 Buck Creek Here April 19 Maquoketa There for baseball events.
A senior class laments graduation and leaving Montini, realizing the deeper meaning of diplomas beyond paper. They recall teachers as maternal and paternal guides, the loss of school days, and the bond formed with lifelong friends as they part from their “home.”
Monticello sent fifteen boys to Iowa City on April 1 for the Eastern Iowa Conference indoor meet. As their first meet of the season they earned 8% points, with the mile relay team Herren Seehusen Behrends and Hoag, plus Schoon in the high jump, and Bone in the shot put and jumps contributing points. The result places Monticello sixth, providing experience for future competitions.
Local ad describes discounted furniture items including an 8 piece Walnut veneer suite for 35 dollars a 7 piece walnut finish dinette set for 18 dollars a used studio couch for 15 dollars a 2 piece living room suite for 9 95 and various household items like steel wardrobes dressers cupboards beds springs mattresses baby buggies and antique tables all offered at bargain prices.
The column notes seventh grade boys gossiping about private lives of Ralph and Virginia and quotes from them. It mentions home economics girls using notes as guinea pigs and track boys returning from a tiring Iowa City meet. The piece ends with a light riddle about a Bachelor’s Club and a goodbye until next week.
Preparations begin as seniors are measured for caps and gowns signaling the long anticipated graduation. After twelve years the carefree schooldays feel near an end and dreams begin to realization.
Seniors stood solemnly awaiting measurements as committees formed to choose class announcements motto flower colors and prophecy. The class has chosen the announcements and selected lavender and pink as colors the old fashioned bouquet as flower and the motto The timber lies before us let us build.
A humorous verse listing steps for a junior boy: travel to Anamosa, pick a lady, join football, wear loud clothes, date with style, and return late. It ends with a note about sophomores and shared jokes, reflecting lighthearted high school banter.
Miss James's ninth English class finished reading The Merchant of Venice. Projects included dolls, soap carvings, and a Venice street scene. Becky Grimes presented a puppet show and students framed five group dramatizations of selected chapters.
A new format for evaluating modern novels and plays is introduced to encourage thoughtful reading and commentary. The approach emphasizes deep analysis, comprehension, and clear articulation of themes and character development.
In this month’s assignment American Literature students select a book to review from a curated list. Each pupil answers guiding questions by Miss Mueller and may add original thoughts to create an engaging report for themselves and classmates.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Behrends marked twenty years of marriage with a Sunday home gathering for 36 guests from Cedar Rapids Monticello and Hopkinton who received a purse of money as a gift. Several local families and visitors join in, with friendly notes of dinners card parties and neighborhood calls noted in the Sand Spring area.
The article lists several social calls and visits: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Timmer and son from Dyersville to Mrs. Sophia Clement’s den. Mrs. Ray Chaplin visiting Walter First home. Burrel Walton of Troy Mills calling on Lee Drumbarger home. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Peutz and family from Scotch Grove with John Albany home. Mr. and Mrs. John Heeren of Onslow visiting Sand Spring.
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