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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1965
Page
5
A reflective editorial on the meaning of Happy New Year and resolutions. The piece muses on fresh starts opportunities, the changing seasons, and hopes for health, relaxation, friendship, and gratitude throughout the year. It emphasizes remembering blessings and the source of those blessings.
A student poem reminds readers that Christmas is not about spending but honoring Jesus who lay in a stable hay. It contrasts commercial focus with reverence for the holy birth and calls for respect on this sacred day.
Christmas decorations at M.LHLS brighten the halls with wood and colored trees. The quaint displays, green and white, have been enjoyed by everyone, under the supervision of Mr. Crawford's Industrial.
A school collection recalls student resolutions for the New Year. Names include Linda Irwin Judy Janssens Marsta Day Judy Cochran Barbara Thomas Loraine Fowler Marjorie French Mary Thomas Maribeth Johnson Mr. Reno Michael Jones Letha Hopkins Maxine Johnson Minnie Ann Condra Jean Hawk John Downard Chuck Thomas Spence Jay Smith and Judy Janssens.
Aleta Johnson, 1963 Moravia High School graduate now at Iowa State, spoke at the FHA Christmas meeting on December 21. She outlined home economics careers and courses, while Mary Jo Wilson and her committee explained Christmas traditions and Yuletide customs. Refreshments featured seasonal colors and were served.
A SEA-GOING MAN profile of Herman Melville highlights his fascination with the sea, detailing voyages on whalers and merchant ships. It notes his works Typee Moby Dick and Redburn, with Redburn recounting his first voyage from New York to Liverpool and his sea experiences.
Bill Cortesio led calisthenics in the class with jumping jacks sit ups grasshoppers and push ups. Hasbeens beat Leftovers 15 to 10 in a volleyball match leaving Hasbeens at five wins three losses and Leftovers at six wins two losses. Leftovers then beat Stormers 15 to 9. Junior senior team defeated freshmen sophomores 15 to 0. losers ran ten laps. Reporter Gerald Stocker.
In Algebra II the class studies a chapter titled Exponents Radicals and Imaginaries. An exponent is a small figure above and to the right of a base indicating how many times to multiply the base. Example X4 means X multiplied by itself four times. The lesson notes a difficulty in dividing when exponents are involved.
Jerry Hawk plans to have fun with friends while Jean Hawk hopes to be with Larry and enjoy themselves. John Dewnard aims to attend a party in Knoxville and have fun. Lethe Hopkins will go dancing to ring in the New Year. Michael Jones stays home on New Year’s Day with gifts from Santa. Minnie Ann Condra looks to cheer the New Year in with help from Gerald. Donnie Robinson hints at possibilities for celebrations.
At Moravia High School on December 20 1965 students joined a chapel Christmas assembly with two carols First Noel and It Came Upon A Midnight Clear. Reverend Coleman and Rev Ogden led songs and welcomed the celebration. Science Club held a December 17 meeting to discuss topics for library additions and planned an executive meeting for January 14 1966 with Richard Mosley to present criminology.
The study covers post Civil War rebuilding and early industry. It notes railroads telegraphs the Atlantic cable oil and steel discoveries. Reformers like Susan Anthony are discussed as pivotal in shaping the nation.
Mr and Mrs Ens il Hiatt left Friday Dec 24 to spend a week with daughter and family in Ohio. Mr and Mrs Virgil Dooley Alan Susan and Kevin Daniels were in Ottumwa Friday. They joined Christmas day with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Daniels and boys.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were spent with numerous McDanel, Van Zante, Hiatt, Long, Pettibone, and related families visiting or hosting in Ottumwa Muscatine and Davenport areas. A Wesley Chapel program and gift exchange featured, followed by a large Christmas night supper at the Elsie Long home. Wishes for a happy prosperous New Year conclude the notes.
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