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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1966
Page
5
A reflective note on seniors facing final six weeks and underclassmen finishing the year. It urges keeping focus on subjects despite spring distractions, exams, and celebrations. Students with any grades are reminded that these last days remain school days for learning and retention.
A closing quote from RWC's editor reflects on continual improvement. The line invokes a maxim about vast potential for progress and self betterment, underscoring a steadfast editorial philosophy.
Mary Jo Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wilson, born April 6 1949 in Pensacola Florida, is a junior at MHS. She enjoys Band Basketball Glee Club Softball F H A and P B L A, with chemistry her favorite subject and Mr Hostetler her best-loved teacher. Her future plans hint at teaching.
Derrill McDanel describes practice on the square to master head-in stalls and reverse parking. He stresses signaling, turning corners, traffic awareness, and backing slowly to avoid pedestrians and cars. He notes horns to warn pedestrians in grocery store lots and the need for safety precautions.
Linda Sue Johnson of Ottumwa Iowa born September 9 1948 is listed as 17 with blonde hair blue eyes. She is involved in bookkeeping speech sociology office practice government and economics with a focus on speech. Extracurriculars include band F H A A F B L A and writing letters to friends. Her favorite pastime is writing letters and her pet peeve is temper. The highlight of high school for Johnson was the junior and senior banquets and having fun with friends.
Donald Hiatt was born in Centerville Iowa on November 1 1948 to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hiatt. He has brown hair and brown eyes. His subjects included Bookkeeping Chemistry Government and Economics and Woodworking. He had no listed favorite subject or teacher. Extra curricular Activities include F B LA. Favorite pastime was Working on cars and his pet peeve was cars that don t run. The highlight of high school was Graduation.
Max Hawk Towa born August 10 1947 is a senior at Fishlight High School parents Mr and Mrs Verner Hawk. He lists economics and government as core subjects along with economics and science clubs as activities. Favorite subject is analytic and favorite teacher is Mr Hostetler. He participates in science and library clubs with no stated pastimes or pet peeves.
Linda Judge born May 28 1948 in Albin Iowa is noted for studying bookkeeping English IV sociology government and economics. Favorite subject bookkeeping and favorite teacher Mr Sheldon. Involved in basketball band glee club mixed chorus F H A F T A and Scribbler staff. Favorite pastime basketball and reading. Highlighted by the basketball season and May 1966.
Readers name heroes from family friends and pop culture in a quirky roster. Entries include Joyce McDonough Linda Ir Judi Stufflebeam Joellen Hiatt Dennis Carter Marcia Walter Minnie Ann Condra Marsha Stewart Mary Joyce Mullies and Nancy Leffler with pets and teachers cited as influences in a playful schoolyard poll.
Senior bookkeeping students at Clayton Hardware work through daily transaction practice sets. They issue checks make deposits tie payroll and complete forms essential to bookkeepers. The aim is to give students a practical taste beyond textbook learning.
The English class has read Vidal’s Visit To A Small Planet and Chayefsky’s The Mother. Both writers served in the army and produced novels, plays, and films. Vidal emphasizes human relationships in a detached world. Chayefsky wrote Medicine for Marty and other works, winning an Academy Award.
In a Boys P E lesson led by Larry Procter, students learned grip and swing basics, noting two finger interlock and keeping the left arm straight for right handed golfers. Teachers introduced two tees, wooden and plastic types, and illustrated golf course conditions on a chalkboard.
The lesson covered fair way dogleg bogie eagle and other terms. After classroom work students practiced putting and teeing off. They noted putting is delicate and hard to master and after several tries eventually hit the ball. Gerald Socker
The F H A annual banquet themed Rainbow of Fashions drew about 175 guests. Students from freshman to senior modeled self made dresses with divisions judged separately and homemaker pins awarded. Special speeches marked the event with Phil Harrington crowned King of F H A. Reporter Marsha Day.
Incoming and outgoing mail types are explored in the Office Practice class. The secretary is highlighted as a key daily task, with training on handling confidential and airmail items. Francine notes spelling quizzes on Thursdays and typing on Fridays as part of practice.
Calendar lists meetings and observances for April including Elementary Teachers Meeting and Student Council Meeting on Wednesday, April 6 in room 102, and South Central District Student Council Convention at Indianola Chapel at 3 15 p m on Thursday, April 7. It notes Good Friday on Friday, April 8 and no school on Monday April 11. April 12 features baseball against Seymour and April 13 has an F B L A meeting in room 105.
A playful list pairs names like Elvis Presley and Ann Margaret with cheeky, satirical lines about historical figures. The items blend Hollywood icons with punchy, cartoonish observations, ending with a holiday riff about Santa Claus.
A fragment cites political satire about Uncle Sam and Wall Street figures. Whittier appears in a pun on wit and wisdom, contrasting thrift with farming acumen. The text reads like a humorous quip page note from an old newspaper.
M H S Fashions outlines a spring beauty shift with feather makeup applied by lambs down puffers or soft brushes creating a no makeup look. A medicated powder suits oily or normal skin while eye shadow appears in blue gold silver and lavender tones. Lip shades lean pale pinks oranges and beiges with blending for lighter tones and nail polish matching trends.
The text discusses learning about logarithms in Algebra II, noting that machines reduce work time and increase leisure in a machine age. It explains that logarithms are mathematical tools that shorten computations and reflect advances in the field, as stated by Dave Phillips.
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