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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1939
Page
6
Students endure weekly themes as a test of writing and public speaking. Freshmen to seniors fear the reading aloud as Miss Mueller calls the next victim. Some see themes as training. others crave relief from the dreaded assignment. Shirley Hobert
Read opinions from Monti staff and students on starting a pep club. Ralph Bender urges more pep while Harold Hogan and Mr Shannon approve. Eloie Timmins and Jeanette Lubben highlight team spirit and participation for non club students. Miss Magana suggests organizing non currricular participants.
The Junior class runs a magazine sale with seniors pursuing higher goals than last year. Two companies sponsor prizes. Crowell offers Woman's Home Companion, American, Collier's, and Country Home, while Curtis supplies Saturday Evening Post and others. Early totals show progress and a black list of non sellers will appear next week.
Students in English and literature classes submitted weekly book reviews in the sixth week instead of themes. Many read only portions, yet reports were satisfactory. Books were chosen from classroom bulletin boards and shared recommendations emerged among students.
For three days last week the conductor was absent due to his father-in-law’s death. Lucille Huibregtse served as temporary conductor during the band’s leadership gap.
The notice names Janet Howie as Staff Editor in Chief and lists associate editors and reporters including Shirley Hobert Jeanette Lubben Ruth Reuter Margaret Bader Ben Long Betty Adams Betty Otten Kay Woodall Estella Smith Gertrude Ortgies Eileen Appleby Janana Schweitzer Betty Jean Crane Gertrude Wenger Vernona Vernon Doris Otten June Henrichs Lorraine Jacobs Robert Eggers Elizabeth Lee Byerly Wilma Grossheim Rebecca Grimes Loretta Gerdes Ruth Hoffman Don Howie Joyce Wismeier Mary Lou Luett Deloris Bohiken Kathleen Adams Marion Deischer Betty Clark Ruth Roberts Eleanor Cooper. Typists include Jeanette Lubben Robert Heyen Mark Rodman.
The schedule lists Oct 20 West Branch there and Oct 27 Mt Vernon here for conference action followed by the Nov 3 Homecoming Dance. The items show where events will be held and the sequence of dates.
Gertrude Ortgies recalls a toppled chair and scattered papers in a study hall. She notes clutter, jammed pencil sharpeners, and headaches from tidying up, urging students to keep classrooms neat and quiet for everyone's benefit and teachers relief.
A chaotic школь issue page notes subzero report cards humor and pranks in class. Teachers warned about tough tests. Students debate vacations and parties as F grades loom. A playful Lubben residence incident hints at a blackout and football players.
Four teams entered the boys speedball tournament after preparatory steps. The eighth grade beat the seventh grade six to four with eighth grade captain Robert Clark and seventh grade captain Donald Howland leading their squads. Senior high teams the Juniors and the F F A clash this week to decide the better outfit.
Preparations are underway for the upcoming homecoming dance sponsored by the M Club. Watch for further details and exact date and venue as plans develop.
Wayne Luther League under Rev F H Kehren presented a three act comedy Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick to an appreciative audience. Edwin Freese as Aaron Slick pursues Miss Rosy Berry while crook Mr Merridew plans to profit from oil on the property.
The advanced home economics class analyzes labeling on dresses coats and hosiery. They split labels into good and poor, noting that trade names lack meaning while good labels show size color test and washing and ironing guidance. They learn new terms from magazines and discuss fabric properties and care.
Miss James guides speech classes in proper materials with demonstrations for second and fifth graders. Students observe varying speaking voices as they present. Miss Searles fifth grade performs two readings Buckingham Palace and Bees. Miss Hansen's second grade does verse chorusing with expressive recitation.
The event features four poems performed by multiple children with solo parts for some readers. Selections include The Merry Go Round The Farmer Goes asro What Are Little Girls Made Of Wee Willie Winkie and Sh.
Miss Kurtz's sixth grade explores water supply with interviews of Monticello expert Mr Echternacht and experiments showing clear water after dissolving salt. The page also notes Indian homes and birch bark canoes, classroom art, and a museum display preparation.
Local residents gathered Friday evening at Louie Behrends home in Monticello for a birthday celebration attended by Amber Mrs. W J Zimmerman and others from Scotch Grove and Monticello. A lunch followed. Additional guests visited Cletus Boland’s home for Sunday dinner, including Myles Deeny Cedar Rapids and Otto Danneman with family. Helen Husman from Monticello spent the weekend with her parents.
Try outs for the junior play will be held soon after the play books arrive. Miss James urges all interested juniors to attend the sessions later this week, noting that someone may become the next Hedy Lamarr or Robert Taylor.
Local residents share weekend visits and calls across Anamosa Cedar Rapids Monticello Ryan Delhi and Manchester. Notable items include Doris Bright and Wallace Stenger publicized as an author while ads praise durable glues for quality furniture.
A 1939 Monticello spelling of local items features humor captions and ads about storm doors and insulation from Zonolite, Mulehide roofs, and Cor DuRoy textures. The page includes jokes about bigamy heredity humor and a lampooned home economy theme.
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