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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1944
Page
4
The Moravia Union features a weekly compiled by Moravia Public Schools students Ella Jean Woodward and Mary Frances Carter. The piece reflects school activities and local interest as prepared for publication.
Last week learners responded well to beginner call but several instruments remain scarce. Harris lists urgent needs including two string basses two sousaphones a bass clarinet and six or more violins while students are already piloting bass horn cello violins oboe saxophones timpani drums french horn trombone and clarinets. Two orchestras planned with the senior to mix strings and winds and the junior to include only strings with school supplying all non string needs.
Joan Walker enters eighth grade coming from Udell via west bus, bringing the class to five girls and seven boys. Seventh graders study arithmetic with spicy geometry and prepare scale drawings. John Wilson stays home with a broken leg as his mother assists his schoolwork at home.
The general science boys saw a picture on poultry Monday. The jology people are preparing to present their projects. Some of the various ones are collecting bird's nests, bird feathers, pieces of wood, weed seeds, leaves and rocks. The geometry and physical students have been reviewing in preparation for semester test.
Darrell Caster attends Hazel College eight years and Moravia high. He plans to join the navy after graduation and aims to be an engineer. His hobbies are hunting and fishing and he plays basketball two years. Mary Frances Carter studied at Denny and New Hope, with four years each. She enjoys reading and popular music and plans to work after schooling. She has basketball and speech experience and favors brunettes.
A small Monday morning fire in the school kitchen damaged a window shade and destroyed a curtain. Mrs. Cory extinguished the blaze before further damage. Freshmen study fuels and sophomores finish six weeks of tests while the school posts weekly menus through January including Pigs in Blankets and Chili Soup with assorted sides.
The spelling chart tracks pupil progress as they try to move their cow over the moon. Jackie and Mary were not in school Monday. Readers completed at least five library books this last six weeks, with many reading more. Several girls were invited to Joan's birthday party and enjoyed it. The fourth grade will study history this term.
The rural school reports perfect attendance for four weeks, plans to tackle flu, and progress across grade levels. Charles Jennings wins the best reader contest while Kenneth Brown and Charles and Theola advance through readers. Roberta Tarr and Helen Taylor, eighth graders, finish textbooks to focus on spring state exams.
Robert Foster reports on New Hope School activities and student achievements. Beverly Fischer had the top average. Jerry Pettibone the best on tests. Fourth and fifth graders prepared Christmas programs, choir songs, and art posters. Attendance lists and visitors from Showers School are noted.
January 3 marks the second semester at Fuller School after a Christmas break. Sixth grade geography tests are done. new geography workbooks to start. A Christmas program featured a tree, Santa, and 14 visitors including families of Gillaspie, Tuttle, Tisue, Ragan, Donovan, and Jones. Readings showed drawings of church windows, holly, winter scenes, penguins, puffins, seals, arctic themes. Lois Houston is ill for the fourth week. Dewayne Clark begins a new primer. fourth grade performs The Golden Goose.
The Board of Supervisors met in regular session at noon with all members present. J E Walker was installed to succeed himself. Harry Stickler was appointed Chairman for 1944. Bills were approved for multiple departments including Sheriff office expense, water company, supplies, and social welfare.
The report notes a new Chinese checker game for stormy days and an indoor game "Teacher and Pupil" with an indoor ball. Edwin Clark wears new glasses, waste paper sales support the citizenship club fund and infantile paralysis drive, with ongoing paper donations and a Saturday sale lineup. Christ mas Seals raised $6.00, traveling library stereo views are awaited for lessons, all grades achieved 100 percent in spelling, and mascot Buddy Boy Jerold Gillaspie's dog is well behaved and rarely absent.
The document lists numerous county financial entries, salary authorizations, and service payments. It notes deposits by the county auditor and treasurer, and cites resolutions appointing a County Board of Social Welfare for 1944 with Goldie Worth Clarence Hood and S H Mehrhoff.
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