Appearance Makes You Editorial
This editorial urges readers to value appearance as a reflection of character. It notes how neatly dressed individuals, tidy hair, clean teeth, and good grooming influence others. Emphasizes that beauty is skin deep and that a simple word cleanliness plus a smile shapes public impression.
Hot Lunch Menu Highlights for January Jan 23 29
The listing presents daily meals from January 23 to January 29 including roast turkey with noodles and dressing, fish sticks, meatballs with spaghetti, hot beef stew, bean soup, and chicken with mashed potatoes. Side dishes feature vegetables, fruit jellies, desserts like cake and pie, and milk and bread.
General Math Showcases Algebra and Puzzle Challenge
On January eighth three films explored algebra with formulas and equations and the two sided nature of equations. The lessons covered the golden rule of equations and various working methods. The films also cited businesses using formulas for computations. Mr Horridge presented a four piece puzzle to form a perfect T, inviting others to try.
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Horridge
Pep meeting boosts support for Russell and home games
A Friday pep meeting on January 12 urged students to back the teams for the evening game and the Russell game next Tuesday. Because it fell during finals week, the Russell pep was canceled. Classes cheered in gym corners while judges Coach Armstrong Joyce Hiatt and Mr. Guthrey picked the loudest group. the Junior class won, lifting school spirit.
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Russell
Guthrey
Coach Armstrong
Joyce Hiatt
Mr. Guthrey
Government class divides seniors for better learning
The senior class of 80 will be split into two sections after completing government and state tests. Mr. Sheldon believes division will boost engagement as students work more attentively with economics books in separate groups.
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Sheldon
Coming Up Calendar of Events
Friday January 24 theater event and Thésplandsth estey, January 28 Seymour at Mo scribbler meeting third period Thursday January 30 FHA meeting seventh period Tuesday February 4 Blakesburg at Blakesburg set for upcoming calendar notes
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Thésplandsthestey
Seymour
Scribbler
FHA
Blakesburg
English Class Ends Capitalization Unit Soon
In IT English class we finished four units on capitalization and punctuation. We completed English this year and will start literature next term. Mrs. Gould assigned reading for in class reports. Rowena and Faith.
American History Class Studies War and Reconstruction
The Junior class has studied the Civil War battles, victors, and generals, then explored Reconstruction politics, economics, and foreign affairs. After the new semester starts they will begin a unit on the New Industrial Age.
Congress actions last year raise debate over funding
A weekly world history review notes Congress set aside money for defense education and health. It also increased the national debt unit to 315 million, drawing criticism from observers about fiscal priorities and long term sustainability.
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Congress
Lawmakers discuss changes to legislature procedures
The text notes that on civil rights tax foreign aid and medicare Congress did not make final decisive acts prompting lawmakers in America to discuss possible changes in procedures. Faith and Rowena are mentioned as part of the discussion.
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Faith and
Rowena
Moravia FFA reports card sale success at January meeting
President G E Luse opened the Moravia chapter meeting with 42 members present. Robert Sheldon reported Christmas card sales. Freshman boys sold 33 boxes, sophomores 83 boxes, juniors and seniors 21 boxes. Richard Cloyed led with 34 boxes, 25 percent of all cards. Richard Doud gave the treasurer’s report. Meeting adjourned at period end.
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G. E. Luse
Moravia
Future Farmers of America
Robert Sheldon
Richard Cloyed
Richard Doud
David Shelquist
Word Survey Hip Purite Fossil Fun On Saturday Nights
A humorous poll lists quirky answers from Charlotte Simmons to Dennis Huge about what to do with a hip purite. The definition notes a fossil of an extinct fish species.
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Charlotte Simmons
Tom
Pat Blumer
Fred
Blaine Harrington
G. E
Linda Underwood
Harry
Mike ‘Martin
Lucy
Becky Wilson
Mert
Pat Rogers
Richard Perry
Kenneth Hoffman
Dallas Easter
Dennis Huge
Miss Barrows
Darlene Fisher
Barrows
Betty Taylor
Diana
New Year Resolutions From A Group Of Students
Several students discuss their resolutions in a humorous collage. Peggy vows to resolve to be bad to avoid worrying about breaking it, while Donna claims last year’s attempt to resolve to keep resolutions. Others promise kindness, fun, or studying harder, with some humorous refusals to make resolutions at all.
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Peggy Rogers
Donna Tomlin
Ollie W
Fred T
Carol A
DeWayne R
Linda I
Mary Kay
Janie
Sharon J
Mary Jo
Comic Dictionary of Preteen Life and Marital Strife
A humorous sketch defines preteen awkwardness as the in-between stage not fit for home alone or supervised. It notes life as a balance of know-how and know-when, and mocks marriage as a partnership with unequal expectations. Divorce is described as a legal separation often linked to breakfast with secretaries.
Dictionary of Everyday People and Politics of Humor
A witty passage riffs on modern life with humorous definitions of roles and behaviors. It lampoons television, social manners, borrowing from neighbors, budgeting habits, tax policy, and public personas, hinting at an upcoming addition to a tone dictionary.
Faber and McAnally Lead Club in New Officers Vote
Vaughn Faber and Gaylord McAnally elected leaders with Julliot Leffler and Gaylord McAnally as associate leaders. A standing party was set for Saturday January 18 at 1 00 p m at David McAnallys home with reporter Mike Leffler present.
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Vaughn Faber
Gaylord, McAnally
Julliot Leffler
Gaylord McAnally
David McAnally
Mike Leffler
Urbana Blackhawks 4-H Visit Mantua Masters Club
The Urbana Blackhawks 4-H club attended a Mantua Masters 4-H meeting on Wednesday evening where the Masters showed a film on era appropriate clothing. The Blackhawks plan a return visit in February to see another demonstration.
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Urbana Blackhawks
Mantua
Blackhawks
Right Blackhawks
English 1 shifts to literature unit with humorous pieces
The English 1 class has moved from textbooks to a literature unit titled Swimming Upstream featuring Lou Gehrig and other figures with challenges. Vocabulary notebooks track terms from stories while a new unit explores humorous stories and poems such as The Ransom of a Chief and The Cremation of Sam McGee. Each student was asked to write a humorous story, with many ideas appearing but success depends on talent. Gerald Stocker.
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Lou ‘Gehrig
Pei
Sam McGee
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