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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1957
Page
5
The MHS Scribbler staff lists students from Music to Science departments and notes a focus on integrity. A teacher condemns parents who forge excuses for their children, urging honesty for students and future leaders.
An editor argues honesty matters in life and work. The piece asserts that truthfulness is essential when applying for jobs and giving references. It contrasts dishonest impressions with the need for accurate portrayal of abilities and past conduct.
The American Literature class begins a new division featuring Longfellow Whittier Hales Lowell and Emerson. It highlights accessible language vivid imagery and nature themes with poems like The Trail ing Arbutus My Aunt The Courtin The Snowstorm The Rhodora and personal references to Poe Bryant.
Event text shows a Chapel schedule for March 18 from 11 20 to 12 00 and Boys State Tournament dates March 20 23 with March 21 assembly listed in the fragment. The readable items indicate venue times and a program sequence across days.
A group of twelve girls, coach Mr. Carr, and chaperone Miss Rinehart traveled to Des Moines for the State Basketball Tournament. They attended afternoon games at Veterans Auditorium featuring Maynard, LaVerne, Meservey, Cedar Valley, Blakesburg, State Center, and Garrison. Entertainment between games included rope jumping and the Lake City Marching Band.
Students recount a chaotic Home Ec class incident when a faucet stuck and misdirection blocked off the water. Amid the commotion, many students teased, flirted, and swapped names to dodge attention from Des Moines visitors. Two couples formed while others spilled drinks and chatted, ending with a new pair and altered romances.
The Mo ravia Chapter of FBLA met Wednesday in the Bookkeeping room to open with the pledge and roll call. It formed committees for the annual typing contest to be held here this year and decided on further business.
A freshman English class outlines group discussions for a carnival fundraiser. Seven groups elected chairmen, topics chosen, and two to three minute talks prepared with sample replies and dialogues to practice better conversation skills led by Diana Burton.
The Missouri State Teachers College Band and NEMO Singers under Paul Strub performed a varied program for students and visitors in Moravia. Selections included Walters march, Fauchet Gillette Symphony in Bb Finale, Jenkins America Overture for Band, and Jamaican Rumba. The NEMO Singers offered How Blessed Are They, Hosanna, and Soon I Will Be Come, with trumpet trio Bugler's Holiday and Handy St Louis Blues March concluding the evening.
The first year shorthand class is striving to improve their speed and proficiency in rapid writing. Instructors emphasize technique and practice drills to boost accuracy and pace for upcoming assessments.
Mrs Whicker dictates letters at 60 and 80 words per minute for pupils to transcribe, choosing the best. The event prepares for the Moravia short hand contest on April 18. Two girls Shirley Walter and Donna Cochran earned theory pins by meeting 100 words in ten minutes and writing them in longhand with 20 errors or less. Barbara Yeager earned the January pin for DeLoris Hiatt.
Notices describe Mary Ellen missing from Veterans Memorial Auditorium last Thursday during tournament play. A white Italian shirt by Donna Cochran is lost. A bowl of chili soup spilled along a wall by Von Gardner. Carl Rogers misplaced a pencil but found one, keeping balance. A pencil engraved with Marlene Rinehart’s brother name and Rinehart Construction is missing.
Jack Winfield Easter, born January 6, 1939 in Iowa City, is finishing his senior year in Moravia after moving from Centerville. An active FFA officer, he enjoys hunting and joking about a past chase, and prefers the nicknames Boots and Jack as his favorites. Bill O and Donna C are named in the piece.
Our fifth grade report notes the girls versus fourth grade girls and the boys versus fourth grade boys for the upcoming basketball tournament. Patty and Connie W. are cheerleaders and Annie Easter will coach the girls while Bill coaches the boys. The school enjoyed a Kirketillé band concert Monday afternoon and Becky returned to school Monday after an absence.
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