West Indian Witchcraft lecture at Monday assembly
David Edward Starry presents a detailed program on West Indian history folklore and voodoo from Jamaica to Haiti illustrated with curios drums and a Pensylvanian Pow Wow. He connects African roots to modern island life and ends with community notices and school chatter in a lively period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Edward Starry
Jamaica
Haiti
Voodo
Starry
Islands
Pennsylvania
Commercial Club Minutes Reflect Ambition and Plans
The Commercial club met February 10 with president Jeraldine Kaster calling the session to order. Minutes were approved and a recap of future ambitions noted. The club will sell at Thursday's basketball game and the program committee includes Mary Teater Wilma Over turf and Norma Huff. The period closed with a round of clossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeraldine Kaster
Mary Teater
Wilma Overturf
Norma Huff
Clossip
Fourth Grade Science Experiments In Classroom Projects
Third grade English students gather wild animal pictures for a class book and write stories about each image. Fourth grade science demonstrates plant movement with celery stalks and colored water. The group enjoyed nursery rhyme films Thursday morning.
Girls Sextet and Brass Groups Prep for Contest
MUsiC Phyllis Rabuck Georgiana Wins ter Patty Halden Alberta Lingren Delma Veach and Edna Mae Luse form the Girls Sex tetle as they plan to contest and practice. The Brass Quartet Sax Quartet and Brass Sexture also train, with Fairfield attendance. Mr Frank Biersul, band director at Jons State College, offered constructive critique to help their groups improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Rabuck
Georgiana Winster
Patty Halden
Alberta Lingren
Delma Veach
Edna Mae Luse
Fairfield
Holy Quartet
Frank Biersul
Askuviate
Jons State College
Hot Lunch Menu For February Weekdays
Monday Feb 21 chili lettuce sandwich apple sauce cake milk. Tuesday Feb 22 escalloped potatoes with ham deviled eggs buttered green beans bread and butter fruit cup cherry milk. Wednesday Feb 23 baked hash creamed onions Waldorf salad bread and butter oatmeal cookie milk. Thursday Feb 24 baked potato creamed dried beef raw cabbage wedge lettuce cheese sandwich stewed dried fruits milk. Friday Feb 25 potato salad escalloped tomatoes meat salad sandwich carrot sticks apple crisp milk.
School notes on absence and class topics
Seventh and eighth grade students Joyce Martin Carl Martin and Gwendolyn Underwood have been absent this week The eighth grade civics class is studying county government For science a unit on Conservation focusing on soil erosion A Valentine box will be in the room Monday Kathleen Halden and Delores Bisby
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Joyce Martin
Carl Martin
Gwendolyn Underwood
Valentine
Kathleen Halden
Delores Bisby
Fifth and Sixth Grade Lincoln Motives Visit
Fifth and sixth grade notes show a Valentina exchange and a field trip by Charles Turner with music pupils to Fairfield last Tuesday. Each day this month a different motto of Lincoln’s words was posted on the classroom blackboard. Participants include Maxine Firkins and Betty Strunk.
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Valentina
Charles Turner
Fairfield
Lincoln
Maxine Firkins
Betty Strunk
FFA chapter updates and event plans noted
Robert Albertson added to the secretary's roll call. Bill Moore chosen as an official delegate to the state FFA convention April 21 22 and 23 at Cedar Rapids. Material price raised from 3.25 to 4.00. Ordered 120 bags Cobblers seed potatoes at 4.10 per hundred. Clell McDanel now handles the pop machine. Sweater ordered for FFA Queen Patty Halden. Hay ride planned for a future date. Four date party planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Albertson
Bill Moore
Cedar Rapids
Clell McDanel
Future Homemakers of America Hold Feb Meeting
F H A held its regular meeting on February 10 during fifth period in the Homemaking room. The president called the meeting to order, minutes and treasurer reports were approved, discussions covered selling at ball games, officers will have pictures taken for the annual on Tuesday, members received items with F H A symbols, and the recreation committee was appointed to plan a party.
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Homemakers of America
Birthday Celebrations Mark Eight Year Old Richard Mason
Richard Mason celebrated his eighth birthday Monday February seventh. His mother surprised the second grade class with refreshments of ice cream cookies and candy. Balloons were given as favors and Richard played children’s records on his phonograph. The class made valentines for handwork and both grades received new reading work books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mason
Richard
Films Shown To Grades As Week Ends
For the week ending February 11 silent films were shown to the first four grades including Old Mother Hubbard Three Bears and Nursery Rhymes The fifth and sixth grades and junior high viewed Railroads Salt Lake City and Egypt in a school program indicated by local notices.
Abraham Lincoln the Sixteenth President and His Times
A concise biography recounts Abraham Lincoln as the sixteenth U S president. It notes his early life in Massachusetts Kentucky Indiana and Kentucky births marriages and career milestones from store ownership to postmastership to political service and outlawing slavery. It covers his 1858 Senate nomination Republican party work and presidency ending with his 1865 assassination and burial.
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
George Washington
Samuel Lincoln
Salem
Massachussetts
Kentucky
Abraham
Abe Lincoln
Thomas
Larue County
America
Indiana
Nancy Lincoln
Sarah Johnson
Mlinots
New Salem
Ilinois
House of Representatives
Springfield
Iinois
Republican Party
Senate
Government Class Plans Centerville Field Trip
The Government class will visit Centerville to observe a real trial in progress. A mock trial is planned in the regular period with Mr. Skip Broshar as the defendant. The project aims to provide educational value for future years if any student is later tied to a court case.
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Centerville
Skip Broshar
Pre-Primary News Highlights and Valentine Party Recap
The article notes three classroom films shown on Thursday morning The Three Bears Old Mother Hubbard and Nursery Rhymes It mentions a Valentine party held Monday morning and Rita s reading group completing seven pre primet books The tone reflects a school report on early literacy activities and classroom events
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Rita
Rose’s Hotshots honor Whicker’s Whizzes in contest party
Junior Class held a February 7 gathering at Rose’s Hotshots honoring Whicker’s Whizzes for winning the magazine selling contest. Richard McCrory had the top average while Barbara Briskey had the lowest. 28 people attended including sponsors Miss Roberts and Miss Sampson. Popcorn, pop and ice cream were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rook
Rebecca R
Verlin S
Oneita W
Jerry P
Miss Sampson
Bill H
Patty H
Rex H
Doris C
Bill B
Lillian R
Bill M
Marilyn R
Bruce R
Jerry T
Steve P
Miss Roberts
Richard M
Barbara
Dean T
Lois H
Merton R
Ella H
Doyle B
Rose
Hotshots
Whicker
Whizzes
Richard McCrory
Barbara Briskey
Senior Class appoints committees for annual sales
The Senior class held a Thursday fourth period meeting to appoint special committees for the annual and to discuss finishing up annual sales.
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Scribbler
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Seem
Jerry Morris
Carolyn Easter
Pete Dicks
Merton Rose
Jerry Tuttle
Mrs. Campbell
Blakesburg
Marjorie S
Mary Louise Fisher
Bob Wilson
W. P. and
D. K
Mr. Fleming
Basil
Martin
Jerry Wakefield
Verna Harper
C. W
Tomlin Inc
Skippy
Lillian
Dean Easter
Beverly Woodward
Jerold G
D. C
Bob A
Mary Jo Faber
Paul
Wanda Cochran
Doyle Brittain
Mildred
Brother
Verna O
P. S
Georgie
Nddyville Fed
Richard Smith
Norma Zimmer
Alberta Rick
Mar Rose Main
Phyllis Rabuek
Mr. Hickman
Commercial Club
1UWA Southern Utilities Company
F. A
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Secede
Washington
Lee
Appomattox Court House
Ford
Appanoose County
Washington’s
Board OF Supervisors
Doyle E. Hampton
Frankel’s
BE. N. Catterlin
Centerville, Towa
Martha Manning
Geeay
Mactha Manning
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