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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1962
Page
3
Rosemary Phillips leads the MHS Scribbler as editor with Linda Davis as assistant. Senior, junior, sophomore, and freshman staff lists are named, with an added requirement to write three stories monthly. The editor praises the change toward competition and higher quality.
Notable Scribbler writers will be honored this year for producing quality stories. Editors and sponsors select weekly best stories. year end awards go to those with the highest totals. About five awards will be given, reversing past lack of recognition for members.
On Thursday November 29 the high school held a snake dance in the school parking lot at 7:00 p.m. Cheerleaders led cheers with pep talks by Nancy Mosley Jay Taylor Joanne Main Ronnie Woodward Aleta Johnson and Mr Guthrey and Mr Fenton. Students joined hands ran uptown and formed a circle on the square shouting and singing. The event was described as very successful with emphasis that Friday night’s homecoming game would be won if everyone yelled.
Thanksgiving is long past and Christmas is coming with a vacation from December 22 to January 1. Seniors have about twenty weeks of school left. November 28 FHA girls held a candy sale, aided by senior and six junior members. November 29 snake dance and Friday homecoming game and dance at the grade school gym with pretty decorations. November 25 scribbler meeting set assignments and the Teen of the Month was chosen. Our second home game was De-
In September 4, a bulletin board in the library features a central turkey image surrounded by book covers and various designs along the edges. The year’s ball and teams appear strong. Seniors have proofs and orders for pictures with Sybenga Studio, due for completion by Christmas.
The Scribbler Staff honors Paula Cleaver a 14 year old freshman of Jamestown Virginia born with hazel eyes and brown hair She stands five feet tall yet stands out in halls and classes with a lively personality Paula belongs to scribbler glee club FHA twirling a freshmen sextet and bands as a twirler Her interests include singing dancing and friends Her favorites are Go Away Little Girl Ben Casey Ford and chili soup She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Garner Cleaver and attends MHS.
The class has begun adding and subtracting fractions with equal denominators. After mastering multiplying and dividing fractions the next step is factoring to enable cancellation. The key is learning and applying the rules correctly.
A list of student attire includes Linda A a wool dress Barbara L a black dress vel vet Lillian M a black wool dress Elaine H clothes just to be different Faith J a black velvet dress Betty Blumer white wool dress Pam Morrison gold skirt and top Barbara D blue wool dress Janice Mc a black wool dress given by Donnie S Sondra Scott Brown orange wool sheath Paula Cleaver brown wool dress Sandy Fenton black wool dress Naomi Sue Tadlock old rags Linda Johnson blue wool dress Moravia Union subscriptions renewal urged.
A long OCR fragment mixes social gossip about students and staff with a broad educational essay on the Middle Ages. It lists many personal names and nicknames, then shifts to a general history of the Early and Later Middle Ages, noting declines in education, trade, and security and contrasts religious focus with worldly concerns.
Calendar of events lists school activities from December 5 to January 4 including district bus drivers meeting at Centerville, Christmas program practices, student assemblies, parties, board meetings, and Christmas vacation with school resuming January 2. The schedule features multiple schools in Centerville Blakesburg Ottumwa Corydon Pella Christian and Moulton with various times and rooms.
The text explains how the term Middle Ages arose from a post Roman view of a dark period. It notes modern understanding recognizes the era as significant between Rome and the later civilization. Le Mondeau Mayen age references historical interpretation and its evolution.
A fragmented humor piece defines quirky coinages with playful asides. Daffinishions mocks modesty elevating self-importance while adolescence and temperamental moods are lampooned as everyday traits. The list ends with a tongue in cheek note about early winter.
In American Literature students study works by Franklin and Irving. They read about their lives and pathways to writing before exploring their stories. Franklin’s “Plan for Moral Perfection” is examined, noting his admission of imperfection and the 13 virtues led by Temperance.
The text notes Washington trying for national greatness and earning the title Ambassador of the New World to the Old. It mentions Washington Irving as an early writer with works such as The Golden Reign of Walter Van Twiller Christmas The Devil and Tom Walker and The Camp of the Field Horse. Also listed are Henry David Thoreau Walt Whitman Samuel Clemens and Stephen Vincent Benet as other authors to be read about.
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