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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1960
Page
5
The article lists Bennie Tarbell as Editor and Nellie Argo as Assistant Editor with a long roster of typists, reporters, and staff. It notes special groups like the Salvation Army have long provided gifts, stressing thought and thankfulness to share Christmastide meaning without large presents.
The piece muses on the holiday season and Christmas, noting its rapid arrival and the shift toward commercialism. It argues that the value lies in the thought behind gifts, not lavish spending, and mentions church groups giving to needy children or orphans as a meaningful alternative to покупки.
The Moravia student council met in Home Economics with Kenny Ellison presiding. They agreed to pay all owed bills for the Homecoming dance, assign the senior class to the Christmas program, plan a ten foot wreath for the roof with a red bow and lights, and schedule a post Christmas tree pickup on Friday December 9 at Warren Rouse’s farm.
Mr Olson’s general science class studies the human body with a plastic scale model showing removable parts and an identification key. Students plant crops in varied soils to test growth, perform static electricity and magnet experiments, and explore magnet effects on plant roots and shoots in a yearlong science project.
Sharon O Conner vice president of the MHS student body is featured as Teen of the Month. Born May 4, 1943 in Ottumwa Iowa she is a senior active in government sociology shorthand office practice and bookkeeping. She leads in Future Homemakers of America glee club twirlers Thespians FBLA Scribbler and annual staff while playing Mohawkette basketball and softball and attends Evangelical United Brethren church in Moravia.
A reflective note emphasizes that learning should endow students with curiosity, enjoyment, and knowledge from hands on experiments, while mourning a life lost.
Fourth grade students studied the Navaho Indians with bulletin board pictures. Michael Grimstead brought view master films of Navaho children. Top spellers include Grimstead, Helmick, McDanel, Morrison, and Cleaver. They are in math review of multiplication and division and reading in their first reader. Nancy Steffen.
The student council met in the bookkeeping room on Monday. Ken ny Ellison named Martha Rouse Bob Burns and Nellie Argo to head the homecoming king and queen committee. Balloting will occur all day Friday Dec 2 except 8th period. Senior class selected for winners. Decorations led by Sharon OConner and Jean Taylor. Glorified Pep Meeting held Dec 1 on the school parking lot. Tours of the school proposed for open house Dec 3 from 2 pm to 5 pm. A homecoming dance will follow the ballgames.
The article notes late hour restrictions for the girls basketball team under coach Bill Austin. It describes a 10:00 deadline on weekdays and an 11:00 Sunday limit, mentions no smoking or drinking during the season, and outlines a strict dietary plan with steak, baked potato without butter, greens, toast without butter, tea or water, and no greasy foods. Jeanne Taylor is named.
Fifth grade rooms display Christmas scenes on bulletin boards by Mrs. Rose with a shepherd and sheep Santa trees and a choir. Mrs. George Brozovich gives teachers small dome shaped articles. Mrs. Taylor notes a coffee strip Christmas tree with a log base and star atop. Oatmeal box waste paper containers hang from desks.
A sociology class discusses future careers choosing among fields like private secretaries court reporters typists beautician high school teacher and home economist. An oral report and a written report are graded by Mr. Sheldon, with editors noting thoughtful effort.
The text details 186 brief forms and abbreviations in the first shorthand book for shorthand I students. It notes upcoming dictation focused study, with current work at 40 to 60 words per minute and a six week test on the briefs already learned.
Mr Morlan outlines the next day’s lesson and how many times to copy. The lesson uses 3 to 5 letters written in shorthand in the book. Students must read letters from both shorthand pads and books. Every sixth lesson is a recall lesson, no writing required, but reading is expected.
The junior class runs the concession stand at home basketball games. Proceeds go to the junior treasury for the prom and senior trip. members share duties selling drinks and snacks. Wilbur Stewart and Stephen Tarbell operate the popcorn machine this year. They fill loop coolers, clean the machine, and run it during games. In four games the stand has earned about $25 per game, a welcome boost to the class.
Students share opinions on this year's assemblies with praise for the General Electric session as the best and most interesting. Linda Davis also favors GE among the talks, while Jolene VanDorin highlights the hypnotism topic as her favorite.
Jim Smith Donald West and others praise this year s assemblies with multiple favorites. Hypnotism and the General Electric show receive high marks for education and humor while some wish for more sessions. Rosemary Phillips and G E Luse echo favorable views.
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