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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1939

Page

6

M Club initiates twenty nine new members

Monti High reports the M Club admitted about 29 new members after a Wednesday night initiation in room 19. Candidates faced a tough test then met Miss James for further questioning before a brisk ceremony, with cocos and cooking served afterward in the lunch room.

M” Club Lavern Behrends Bob Liddy James Behrends Stan Schrader Russ Jamieson Monti High

Five Seniors Initiated into National Honor Society

On Friday at 11:80 in a candlelight ceremony five seniors Berniece Tobiason Doris Beard Lucille Yossi Maxine Lange and Mary Hanssen joined the National Honor Society. Iss Peet opened with piano. old members led processional and spoke on character leadership and service.

National Honor Society Berniece Tobiason Doris Beard Lucille Yossi Maxine Lange Mary Hanssen Iss Peet Grimes Mary Jane Veitch Wanda Rodhaski Josephine Rickless

Home Ec Girls Design Houses and Modern Kitchens

Home economics students studied exterior and interior styles including French English Colonial and American. They drew floor plans planned kitchen rearrangements collected magazine illustrations on modern equipment and produced booklets with plans. They also served hot lunches to fifty seven grade children and prepared a daily nutritious dish. General science pupils studied weather and climate books making work books with weather maps and reports.

Monticello Events Schedule January and February

Calendar lists January PTA meeting on the 19th and a basketball game against University High on the 20th. The Monticello Theater shows Victoria the Great on the 27th at 3 PM. Further games include Monticello vs West Liberty on the 27th here, and versus Manchester on January 31. An Elliott James demonstration on liquid air is set for January 31 at 3 PM in the Auditorium. Additional games include Monticello vs Western Branch on February 3 and at Manchester on January 31.

P.T.A Monticello Univ. High Victoria Monte W. Liberty Elliott James Liquid Air Auditorium Manchester W. Branch

Seniors Brace For Graduation End Of School Year

The article notes one more day and one semester remain, urging seniors to finish the last mile together. It reflects on long journeys through high school, the relief of future opportunities, and lasting memories as they part for new paths. President Don Maire.

Don Maire

Red Cross Sponsors Hot Lunch Project

The Red Cross through the home economics department sponsors a daily hot lunch for about sixty undernourished children in Monticello. Twelve come from the parochial school. Each afternoon the home economics girls prepare meals with milk fruit and vegetables including soup baked dishes and sandwiches.

Monticello The Red Cross Home Economics Deartment Home Ec

Historians Build Carve Paint Draw by Sophomore Class

Sophomore world history projects feature flags scrapbooks and intricate displays. Students include Jannan Schweitzer Betty Otten Yvonne Lange Dorothy Prull Arline Baister Gerald Taylor Harrison Bohlken Jack Beeks Jack Chaplin Edwin Caspers Ray Behrends Stanley Schrader Paul Frank Leslie Leggett and others.

Fuller Jannan Schweitzer Betty Otten Prehistoric Roman Cornelia Anna Senorita Lopez Mimi Yvonne Lange Europe Dorothy Prull Arline Baister Gerald Taylor Harrison Bohlken Jack Beeks Jack Chaplin Edwin Caspers Julius Caesar Ray Behrends Stanley Schrader Paul Frank Leslie Leggett

Speech Classes Stage Three One Act Plays in Assembly

Miss James teaches a speech class preparing three one act plays to be staged in an upcoming assembly. A definite date is not set. The plays are When Stars Fall Miss Mowbray's Big Moment and Sunset by Slantsky.

James

Exams Given This Week

The semester tests were administered across the week to fit schedules. Teachers allowed testing on any day convenient due to conflicts with the Normal training state tests.

HeeHawk News Vol 7 Monticello Iowa January 19 1039

Local notes from Monticello Iowa dated January 19 1039 include community items and brief notices from the HeeHawk News column. Residents share small updates and upcoming local events in a compact republication style.

Monticello Iowa

Monticello Lumber Yard Ad and Light Humor Marches On

Publication from Monticello and vicinity promotes home planning and remodeling with plan books and personal service. It includes ads for hog mineral, Mule Hide Cor Du Roy shingles, coal products Red Owl and Winter Glow Lump, and a dental joke column plus a courtroom quip.

Cor-Du-Roy Cor-Du- Roy Red Owl

Dignity At A Palatial Institute Causes Halls To Stir

The article recounts juniors at a grand school staging a “Dignified Juniors” display. They wear placards and later are accused of overdoing dignity by powdering noses and grooming excessively. The piece also notes a misquote about New Year resolutions from Mr. Shannon.

Shannon

Bulbs and Bright Beginnings in the Kindergarten

Kindergarten pupils study bulb varieties and care for narcissus bulbs planted in darkness by students and teachers. The class celebrates three birthdays and continues projects from Eskimo to Virginia life with drawings, safety posters, and a library table.

Charles Champlin Robert Rhatigan Dixie Carston Herbert Carson Miss Cruise Esther McQuillen Wilma Wright Miss Searles Central States Virginia Golden River

Fifth Grade Covers Geography and Literature Lesson

Fifth graders study the Netherlands in a geography unit and finish reading The Golden Touch as part of their integrated class activities.

Tures Netherlands

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Iverson Rember Philomonte Monticello High School Wanda Podhaski C.c Lucille Yossi Jr Shirley Hobert Edna Howell Gene Walker Margaret Bader Arline Sbalster Delores Yossi Betty Adams Virginia Clark Janet Howie Ruth Roberts Ruth Zubler Lorraine Jacobs Honor Society Home Ec Girls HeeHawk News St. Anthony Gruff Meek Chatterbox Mademoiselles Pall Lowa Crawford’s Furniture Theodore Crawford Oie Aas Terauilck Clay Cemetery Association Horton John Kennedy Higwest Quaker State Standard Oil Dealers General Motors Clem McCarthy Joe Louis John Henry Lewis Buick NBC MicLaughlin Buick. Co Cedar Street
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