National Honor Society Initiates Three Members at Spring Banquet
The National Honor Society held its spring banquet at Goudy’s tea room on Tuesday May 21 at 5 30 pm. Initiates were Jan ann Schweitzer Robert Liddy and Lois Naylor. Ruth Reuter welcomed members and faculty. A toast program followed with talks on scholarship leadership character and service. The initiates and old members signed the pledge and received pins.
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National Honor Society
Goudy
Janann Schweitzer
Robert Liddy
Lois Naylor
Ruth Reuter
Junior Welter
LaVern Wahl
Lucille Huibregtse
Wilma Grossheim
Grimes
Chatterbox Olga Attends Show With An Alumnus
Notes from a school night recount humorous moments as students, teachers, and neighbors react to casual events. An alumnus escorts Olga to a show while Miss Merrill trains Sieb to stay awake with a sponge.
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Olga
Billy
Miss Merrill
Sieb
Physics Students See Power Plant Visit
Thirteen physics students accompanied by their teacher Mr. Shannon visited the power house last Tuesday. Mr. Wroblewski explained the plant, its storage, and cutting processes while the pupils viewed the electricity generators. The trip tied classroom lessons to real machinery and proved beneficial and interesting.
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Shannon
Wroblewski
Freshman Picnic Turns Competitive at Fairgrounds
Freshmen held a class picnic at the fairgrounds after school. The boys challenged the girls to a softball game and claimed victory, though the girls kept pace with a close race in refills and appetites.
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Fairgrounds
Inventory of a Year Ends at Our School
As the year closes students reflect on nine years of grade school and four years of high school. They compare benefits, traits like poise and confidence, and how they appear to others, urging self assessment before the year passes.
Monte Calendar Picnic and Graduation Schedule
The calendar lists the May events including a picnic season and a graduation at 8 o'clock in the auditorium. School ends on May 31 followed by an Alumni Banquet the same day.
Athletics Earn Letters as Coaches Laud Strong Season
Coach Moore awards twelve letters to track men and Coach Klumpar gives ten to baseball men. Klumpie notes seven wins in an eleven game season and hints at state ambitions. Dual track meets show solid scoring while football interest grows with forty two boys enrolled for next fall.
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Moore
Klumpar
Klumpie
Picnics Recounted by Local Grade Students
Grade students held multiple picnics this week at the school and park. Gene and Jerry Darrow celebrated their sixth birthdays in afternoon kindergarten with class treats. Second graders picnicked Friday noon, and older grades had weiner roasts at the city park on various days.
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Gene
Jerry Darrow
Ira Linn Welch
DeShaw
Julia
Carol Schneider
Miss Kurtz
Honor Society and Science Club Picnic
Honor Society and Shannon's Sons of Science held a combined picnic to close their year. The group traveled to Cedar Rapids for a movie and then to Ellis Park for a picnic supper. They returned to Manti to end the day with a relaxed mood and a skipped calendar day.
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Honor Society
Shannon’s
Sons of Science
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Manti
Senior Class Visits State Reformatory at Anamosa
The senior class guided by Miss Smith Miss Merrill and Mr. Moore toured the Iowa State Reformatory in Anamosa last Tuesday May 21. Prison guard Mr. McGreevey led them through the library kitchen dining hall auditorium and cells where inmates worked license plates clothing and canned goods. He explained punishment cells replace solitary confinement and the students returned home for lunch eager for more trips.
Senior Class Play Proved Success at Two Audiences
The senior class produced a well received play with morning and evening showings for students and the public. Tension backstage gave way to steady performances as actors, prop crew, and makeup staff prepared. Door receipts from both shows funded senior picnic and commencement expenses.
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Mamma
Papa
Paul Caspers
Alumni Banquet Honors Seniors
The senior class receives an invitation to the annual alumni banquet to be held May 31 at the community building. The event honors graduating classes and reunites past graduates, sponsored and served by the public schools P T A.
Baccalaureate Service Honors Local Seniors at Congregational Church
Caped and gowned seniors moved into the Congregational church for a baccalaureate ceremony titled The Tests of Life. Rev. S. G. Gutensohn delivered the sermon while the girls glee club sang O Divine Redeemer and Ave Maria. Guests included Rev. George Woodall Rev. Armin Tendick and Rev. Wm. Grossheim.
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Congregational Church
S. G.gutensohn
O Divine Redeemer
George Woodall
Armin Tendick
Wm. Grossheim
Departing Teachers Feted at Anamosa Park Picnic
At Anamosa State Park on May 23 teachers gathered for a farewell picnic with Miss Marie Kurtz and Miss Ruth Walter, both sixth grade teachers to be married in June. The event featured wienies baked beans and a kittenball game.
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Anamosa State Park
Marie Kurtz
Ruth Walter
Center Junction Children’s Day Observance at Presbyterian Church
Center Junction observes Children’s Day at the Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. Sunday June 2 with a program led by Jean McNeilly and student performances. The item notes a long list of participants and the organizing committee.
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Dick Apland
Jack Manuel
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Phil Omonte
Chatterbox
Jack Chaplin
Eileen
Leileen
McMullen
Monte
Grate Khyigenatr
Aloe Sea
Frigidaire
Uni-Matic
Center Junction
S. L. McCammon
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
H. Hansen
E. L. Tominson
Iowa City
J. N. Smith
Fred Kempf
Boone
Paul Smith
Anamosa
J. R. McNeilly
Rebekah Lodge
Wyoming
Belle Dodson
Augusta Norris
Norman Martens
Arnold Upland
James Mead
Dale Dodge
Carl Underwood
John Otten
Sumner
Selena Otten
Edward Mead
Louis Mead
Center Jrunction
Evelyn Courtney
Scotch Grove Township
Miss Court
Ney
Toddville
Ruth Hansen
Wayne Township
Eileen Chase
Harry Alyea
Emeline
Alyea
S. W. Clark
C. B. Shaffer
Lena Shimerda
Nial Paul
Thomas Bell
Leck
Roy Snell
Edward
Barnstormers
Don Nagel
Raymond
Jean Preston
Nagel
Jean
Frank Preston
Frank Preas
Dixon, Til
Fred Preas
A. D. Serbousek
Capitola Courtney
Sid Farragher
Manchester
Philip Bailey
Amber
Carrie
John McNeilly
Pauline
Chicago
W. S. Clark
Luella Seehusen
Monticello
J. B. Seehasen
L. McCammon
Judith
Clare Petty
Viola
T. &. Stanton
Keith Lemon
Thelma James and
Colin Tschantz
Monticello City Park
Joe Fisher
Esther Reuter and
Clarence Willis
Louis Buresh Concertina
Ford Way
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Henry Ford
Edsel Ford
Tris
Stuhler
Drew’s
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