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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1969
Page
5
The Moravia Community School Scribbler outlines plane geometry topics. It explains polygons from triangles to decagons, parallelograms and special quadrilaterals, and ends with dihedral angles formed by intersecting planes such as walls, ceilings, and floors.
Karen Martin 17, daughter of Florence and Brice Martin, is recognized as March’s teen of the month. A Moravia High senior born in Centerville Iowa she lists sewing as a hobby and dislikes arrogance, with interests spanning cars sociology and radio. She enjoys time with Steve and friends and receives congratulations from the community.
Jean Allen born March 18 1951 in Centerville Iowa is a 17 year old student with blonde hair and blue eyes. She lists P E Economics Speech Government and Spanish I as subjects with Speech as her favorite. In activities she is in F H A twirler scribbler and annual staff and she enjoys being with Beth and Falcon days until graduation. She notes 80 days until senior graduation in May and references Moravia speech district contest and upcoming band chorus music contests.
Bruce Bardwell a senior in Corydon Iown born May 4 1950 to William Bardwell Jr and Mrs. Bardwell is 18. He has brown hair green eyes attends Bookkeeping Voc Ag IV Economics Am Gov and Metals courses. He enjoys Economics and Mr Pfannebecker as a teacher. Activities include baseball football track FBLA FFA and FTA. His senior year highlights are the senior trip class play and graduation.
Gary Argo born September 3, 1951, Centerville Iowa to Mr. and Mrs. Guy. He is 17 with brown hair and eyes. Courses include Government, Bookkeeping, Economics, and Vocational Agriculture TV. Activities: FTA FFA football baseball and track. Highlights include the senior trip and football season end.
The Freshmen Sophomore girls basketball team finished 0-9. About thirteen girls tried out and 48 are going out for track with the varsity girls. Events include high jump 60 and 100 yard dashes, relays, 440 and 880, 14 mile, 4 mile, shot put, discus, and hurdles. They practice after school and run around the road to get in shape under coach Carl Reno. Roxan U.
The seventh period class studied the New Outlooks period with authors like Samuel Clemens Bret Harte Sarah Orne Jewett and Stephen Crane. They explored realism impressionism and the impact of new life in writing while noting Bret Harte and O Henry distinct techniques and Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage. Their next task involves reviewing structural grammar and drafting compositions for a term paper.
Carl B. Reno physical education teacher and girls' coach earns Moravia teacher of the month. Born November 26, 1941 in Ottumwa Iowa he trained at Parson and Kirksville College with a PE major and social studies minor. He taught PE at Downing HS before joining Moravia four years ago. He and wife Kaye have daughters Carla 7 and Lisa 5.
In six weeks the Vocational Agriculture I class produced a coal chisel a hay hook a feed scoop and a saw horse. Students used hammers tin snips drills grinders iron tin wood and glue. Chisels and hooks were forged heated and formed. The feed scoop involved bending tin and attaching a wooden handle. Daryl Tisue built a walk in beef feeder and Mike Tomlin built a
Reporter Bobby Whitehead notes that Gillen is constructing a feeder bank for sheep and the group of boys aims to build loading chutes feeders and banks to sell to Turners Lumber Yard to raise money for the FFA activities.
Beginning this semester the Shorthand IT class has started progressive dictation at five minutes. Students have reached sixty words per minute and now aim for ten more. all must pass with ninety five percent accuracy. Weekly in class the group transcribes letters, manuscripts, and similar writing for about twenty minutes on Wednesdays.
Danita Hoff man reports the Hoff man family welcomed a daughter Donna Frances 7 pounds 12 ounces born Saturday March 8 at 10 p.m. in Monroe County hospital. She has two brothers Dan and Dale to greet her. Carrie Boyer accompanied her mother Cora Tubaugh of Albia to Davis County hospital midweek and visited Marguerite Mc Carty over the weekend.
The Moravia community is urged to read the Union regularly for all local activities and gatherings. It lists clubs meetings charity events and church notices to keep residents informed and engaged.
A letter notes pupil behavior on buses. It calls for safer riding, less candy throwing, and quieter, calmer travel. It argues moving only when the bus stops and not excessively helps drivers and keeps buses clean.
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