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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1957
Page
5
A school locker diary opens with humor on February 7, 1957, as lockers narrate respect and tidiness. Moravia beats Numa 40 to 35 in a girls basketball clash, with Kaster scoring 22 and Day 15, while Peek leads Numa with 28.
In a home furnishings unit students designed dream rooms and explored kitchen shapes such as one wall, L shaped, U shaped, and pullman. The exercise showed each girl’s unique ideas and the universal truth that anyone can dream, as noted by Ann Mihalovich.
A fragmented Chronicle traces Kay Overturf from birth in 1939 Chariton to milestones through 1964. It notes a hospital birth, family moments, a Buick outing, first school ties, and roles with F B L A FFA Queen Annual Staff plus later grandchildren, ending with the grandparent reveal.
A reads like a school talent list with student names and songs. Entries include Moravia and Blakesburg performances, freshmen lockers, seniors departing, and a playful line about detention.
The six week Ag II class has students building various farm items. Projects include calf bank by Larry Long Wayne Pickerell basketball board Gary O Conner picnic bench David West cattle show box Charles Argo sheep feeders Lester Dooley cattle bank Carl Rouse cattle bank John Murdy trailer and rack Chester Hope wagon box Joe Hayes lawn chair Gary Rogers loading chute for farmer Jim Burns repairing lawn mower.
A playful riddle describes a tall skinny or short fat object with dark bristly hair found in notebooks pockets and floors. It can be kind or rough, can crumble when angry, cuddles when in a good mood, hides when lazy, wears down with age and loses skin. It helps raise grades if used gently a humble typing eraser named DeLorig Hiatt.
The piece highlights limericks crafted by freshman writers Lois Arnold Nancy Turner Karen Pfannebecker Ann Paxston and Bill Rogers. Entries praise Elvis watermelon flavor and quirky teachers while depicting playful scenes from student life in poetic form.
A light verse from Rome describes a young lady with unruly hair who confesses her mess. Larry Spencer notes a man with a hat growing too fat and tossing it into a tree, where a tramp later thanks the incident.
During English class on Wednesday the sophomore class selected the top ten tunes for this week. The list includes Singing The Blues Moonlight Gambler Banana Boat Song Don't Forbid Me Young Love Blueberry Hill Since I Met You Baby True Love Green Door Auctioneer.
Rumor filled note claims Mr Sheldon is an escalating buffoon and hints at campus antics. It mentions a bald headed girl in halls a match happy crowd around Shirley's hair and daily spelling words by office practice kids. Ends noting Udell romance sparks and a teacherless week.
Eighth grade students wrote comical stories and poems inspired by reading selections. Government lessons covered early government concepts and the US Constitution. Arithmetic focused on prisms and compound interest. Science unit on the solar system proved challenging yet engaging. An article in weekly papers discussed an atomic powerhouse near Pittsburgh providing six times the cost of standard power and future uses. My Fisk.
Fourth grade students finished a unit on Young Citizens of Today and begin Young Citizens of Early Days. They study planets in science and created a Universe book. They read pioneer stories, built a pioneer exhibit, and staged a Dutch scene in geography with class contributions.
Timothy Mihalovich brought a stuffed crocodile and David Oehler displayed a weather balloon fragment from the Argo farm. The group attended an assembly last Thursday featuring a film by Dale Doore about Northern Horizons in Minnesota, with Joyce Roberts noted.
In our room each week two pupils display their hobbies and explain what makes them interesting. This week's exhibitors were Terry Tuttle, Steven King, Jimmie Smith, Gary Scott, Lawrence Walker, Nancy Gardner, and Beverly Simmons. Mrs. Walter Gardner and Elizabeth visited last Wednesday afternoon.
Second grade class records recent visitors Mrs Walter Gardner and her young daughter along with Mrs Floyd Bates. Mrs Mildred Smith substituted for Mrs Deedrick twice recently due to the illness and death of Mrs Deedricks mother.
The message expresses sorrow over the departure of Eddie Gardner from the room of Mra Deedrick, noting the sense of loss and the personal context of the situation. No dates or further details are provided.
Freshman news describes a contest between girls and boys using Readers Digest. Two scorekeepers track points. a question is passed if the other team cannot answer. If still unanswered it is not counted. Boys win 155 to 135, and girls vow to try again.
The following kindergarten students achieved perfect attendance for the first semester Ricky Bentzinger Mar sha Cloyed Dale Lindley and Jo ellyn Veach All reading groups are now read
The kindergarten class celebrated January birthdays for Wayne Tisue Dwain Underwood Georgie Woodward and Danny McCrory with decorated cakes ice cream and candy. Visitors included Mrs Carl Tisue Mrs Ron Woodward and Mrs Roy Underwood noted Mrs Coulson.
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