Monti Victorious In Music Contest
Monticello finished among the top twelve entries winning two first places six seconds and multiple high ratings. Billy Marsh earned a first on trombone solo and Lucille Huibregtse won first on bassoon solo sending them to the national Minneapolis contest. Yola Rodman also took second on contralto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Billy Marsh
Lucille Huibregtse
Minneapolis
Glee Club
Yola Rodman
Waterloo
Cast of Senior Play Announced for Anne's Class Story
The senior class reveals its play selections with Shirley guiding the plot alongside M Cuthbert and his sister Marilla. Principal roles include Janet Howie and Matthew van Schoon with supporting parts and a stage crew headed by Lavern Wahl and Paul Caspers.
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Hopetown
Orphin Reuter
Minnie Stéarn
Kall
Alexander
Eileen Appleby
Rachél"Lynde
Rosella Behrends
Barry
Ruth Roberts
Diana Barry
Ann
Yola‘Rodman
Allen
Carol Cartano
Josie Pye
Anne
Virginia
Paul Caspers
George Freese
Jack Ritchie
Edwin ‘Howell
Ben Long
Ione, Bender
Maxine, Rynerson
Lucille Huibregtse
Pupils Engage In Spring Themed Activities At Elnora School
Elnora Schoon kindergarten pupil celebrated her birthday April 22 with a class party. First graders enjoyed a Fun Day with stories songs and poetry while committees arranged dramatizations and musical numbers. Second graders tracked six minute addition and subtraction scores. Third graders observed developing frog eggs after bringing eggs to class. Fifth graders wrote spring poems. Sixth graders honored Arbor Day by raking grounds and many students earned spelling honors.
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Elnora. Schoon
Arlene Marugg
Eugene Clark
John Lubben
Stanley Morning
Shirley Jibes Janet Howie and Others in Letter Row
Ruth Reuter and Kay Woodall report on a brisk exchange as Shirley targets Janet Howie Eileen Appleby Iane Bender Jeanette Lubben Herbert Herren Kathleen Rieniers Ruth Roberts Eleanor Cooper and Gertrude Ortgies in a local communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Reuter
Kay Woodall
Shirley Jibes
Janet Howie
Eileen Appleby
Iane Bender
Jeanette Lubben
Herbert Herren
Kathleen Rieniers
Ruth Roberts
Eleanor Cooper
Gertrude Ortgies
Graduates Eye Paths Beyond Loafing in Early 20th Century
A reflective note on graduates facing uncertain futures after high school. It critiques loafing as a response and urges exploration of junior colleges and community options. The piece hints at higher education and local resources guiding youths toward productive careers.
Academic Tests Spur Students Toward Brain Derby
Students await upcoming tests prepared by the Iowa City educational department. The exams cover biology history mathematics and English affairs for grades eight and twelve. Top two in each subject earn a trip to the Brain Derby in June representing their schools. Monticello has long ranked highly in these state tests.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Monticello
First Arbor Day Program Observed at Local School
Monti celebrated its first Arbor Day with lower grades and F F A in charge. The program featured the fifth grade play Apple Seed Johnny, Sylvia Gutensohn on piano, fourth grade tree readings, and a talk on birds by Robert Husman. The sixth grade sang The Linden Tree and quoted poems by Ruth Anne Decker before a tree planting led by Ann Thoeni with Paul Grossheim and Bobby Rhatigan. America the Beautiful closed the event.
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Ibor
Bob Buel
Lavérn
McVay
Mr. Randolph
CCC
Ann Thoeni
Paul Grossheim
Bobby Rhatigan
Mystery surrounds senior girl graduation photo sales
In Monticello chatter a sophomore boy seeks to buy a senior girl’s graduation picture amid secrets about an imitation diamond. Bets informally hint at who owns the photo while others discuss Gone With the Wind and a music contest drawing out of town rivals.
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Monticello
Unit Development in Teacher Training Projects
Last week the normal training girls completed their practice teaching and found it twice as hard on the teacher as the student. For the next two weeks they will develop their own teaching unit, many focused on geography such as Italy Hawaii Bermuda Island Mexico Alaska and Indiana. The junior normal training class is also working on unit development.
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Italy
Hawaii
Bermuda
Mexico
Alaska
Indiana
Philomonte Chooses New School Paper Publishers
An experiment on the school paper assigns each class from freshmen to seniors a chance to publish. Ruth Reuter serves as editor and Kay Woodall as associate editor with a staff selected from all clans. Next week juniors publish Philomonte.
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Ruth Reuter
Kay Woodall
Philomonte
Graduation Preparations Advance in Cedar Rapids
Seniors have photo sessions by Montieur the photographer for the annual two years a graduation. Announcements are ordered and committees work on history will prophecy and song. Graduation is set for May 30.
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Cedar Rapids
Montieur
Junior High Pupils Start Geometry Unit in Arithmetic Class
Seventh grade arithmetic groups begin a new unit on geometric construction covering squares rectangles and scale drawings. Earlier lessons included constructing perpendicular and parallel lines. Meanwhile Mr Klumpar's physical education class starts softball with boys playing work up before position assignments.
Juniors Begin Banquet Plans for Spring Event
The annual junior and senior banquet is scheduled for Friday evening May 17 with a Spring theme. Committees include Invitation Juanita Shover Artie Rathbun Dick Lantis Alfreda Boss. Toast Arline Balster Delores Bohlken Bob Liddy. Dinner Betty Otten Gloria Babb Yvonne Lange. Table Lois Naylor Lorraine Jacobs Betty Crane Dorothy Prult Lester Monk. Led by Janann Schweitzer with sponsors Mr. Klumpar Miss Smith and Miss Kosters.
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Juanita Shover
Artie Rathbun
Dick Landis
Alfreda Boss
Arline Balster
Delores Bohlken
Bob Liddy
Betty Otten
Gloria Babb
Yvonne Lange
Lois Naylor
Lorraine Jacobs
Betty Crane
Dorothy Prult
Seventh grade studies trees and field trip autographs
The seventh grade studied trees and, after a field trip, wrote imaginary autobiographies of a tree. One piece portrays a sapling planted by students and watered by the school, only to face an ax as it grows.
Paper mill on the ridge turns logs into paper
The excerpt describes logs cut down and transported to a ridge beside a paper mill where they are processed into paper and other products. Frank Fitzsimmons is noted in the quotation.
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Frank Fitzsimmons
The Ugly Pine Finds a Christmas Tree Life
A lone pine tells of being overlooked while others are harvested. A truck arrives with other pines and becomes the target for transplanting and decorating as a Christmas tree in a town home.
Stationary Eye Motion Claim From Historical Text
A fragment asserts that eyes must stay still to function properly, stating that motion hampers vision and stationary focus enables work. The line appears as a terse observation about eye performance.
Hazards Strike as Horses Drown in Well Fall
Last week Lonnie Ross near Glenwoof lost a team of horses when they wandered near an old abandoned well and fell into a 25 foot drop, killing all the animals. Albert Stoll of Soldier had a narrow escape when a tractor overturned three times while dragging stalks. he stayed with the machine for two flips before leaving it, but emerged unhurt.
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Lonnie Ross
Glenwoof
Albert Stoll
Soldier
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Berkeley Holmes
Barbara Walker
Donna Hackbarth
Harry Hanken
Miss Walter
Rthur Bohlken
Robert Chisman
Donald Heeren
Richard Skelley
Carroll Schneider
Kathryn Boyen
Betty Eggers
Vivien Kruse
Ruth Wenger
Miss Kurtz
Clarice Siebels
Mae Schesser
Claire Jhannon
Monte
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Chatterbox
Seth
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LaVern
Gamble Stores
Helen Gutensohn
Jay Rose
Stuhler
Drew
Como
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Jane Reed
Paris
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the Nations Health Feed
Goudy
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