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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1934
Page
5
This edition, written entirely by the tenth grade journalism class, reflects their effort and training in composition and expression. The piece argues for disciplined sportsmanship, value of education, and personal responsibility, urging thoughtful future decisions and cautious optimism about Roosevelt’s plans.
The volume surveys the history of written constitutions among Jews and their role in the broader American republic. It traces origins, development, and influence within the evolving commonwealth, noting authorial aims and publication details in Iowa.
Upcoming gym plays will be staged on May 8 or May 10 with exact date to be announced next week. Cast details will appear in the following paper. Plays include The Dow, Sauce for the Gosings, Keeping Kitty's Date, and Balanced Diet.
Grade news highlights student achievements across classes. First graders Maxine Smith and Gene McCroppy are not absent or tardy this six weeks. Readers with top books include Jerry Reed and Marilyn Broshar. Seventh and eighth graders win in football and spelling, with several students cited for perfect spelling.
A raspy classroom scene shows a student being prodded by a teacher to explain a sentence about the Commonwealth. Dialogue reveals focus on national life, with references to American community and the larger national whole shaping its spirit.
Letters awarded to members of the boys and girls basketball teams at Monday meeting by Mr Irelan. Coaches Roy Callen and Dale Caria spoke, with Richard Burton elected captain for the coming year. Other squad members praised did not receive letters.
A typed roster lists the sophomore composition class staff with titles and multiple editors and assistants across departments including Editor-in-chief Dick Hellyer Sports Editor Donald Kaster General News Cecil Creech Literary Editor Barbara McCumber and many assistants such as Phylis Creech Edna Closter James Nash Maxine Du Vall Pauline Laws Dayton Dotson Ernestine Stauber and others.
As the Moravia squad and 15 candidates enter the season with 8 left for two spots, the team has begun with two losses. They head into a series of upcoming matches May 4 at Myrat, May 10 at Exline, May 11 at Centerville, and May 15 hosting Exline, aiming to regain form and keep the dugout spirit strong.
A reader imagines a romantic Mexico night scene with bullfights, a rose balcony dress, and a dark handsome guitarist as part of a school play advertisement for Meet Uncle Nellie on Friday night May 4.
A playful rustic verse sketches affectionate pairs among students and a chaotic pile of love notes. It hints at budding romance, the awkwardness of school days ending, and the way feelings show on faces and brows. The speaker muses on a hypothetical mountain of notes stored in Irelon's file.
The Moravia High School gym hosts the senior class comedy Meet Uncle Sally on Friday night May 4 at 7:80 p.m. Ann Keemer plays Sally impersonating a millionaire uncle with Clell Coulton and Margie Drake as Ben and Betty, while Aunt Dorinds and Miss Muggs vie for Uncle Sally and Uncle Bill. The cast includes Robye Hiatt, Harold Hawk, Gertrude Green, Lea Kaster, and others coached by Mr Barghahn, in what students and faculty hail as the best senior class play yet.
A rural Moravia area schoolhouse near a tall grove was completed with the men undecided on a name. They proposed naming it after the first bird to fly over the building. The first bird turned out to be a jaybird, and the school has since been known as Jaybird School.
A reporter notes a school day with grade rooms featuring birds posters Protect the Birds and health charts. The second grade shows a store and affordable items, while third to sixth rooms highlight Japan lanterns spring posters and rocks, and seventh to eighth display sports and spring pictures before the bell signals completion of the assignment.
The ABC Club held a Friday morning meeting at 8 40 am and elected officers for the upcoming year. Named were Jackie Ident as president Maxine Tisue as vice president Harriet Lee Eisin as secretary and Marie Callen as treasurer A committee was formed for the May Breakfast to be announced.
Moravia High School hosts a range of student organizations led by the A B C Club and Girls Chorus. The article highlights the Home Economics linked ABC Club, the Girls Chorus practicing new pieces, a robust 87 piece band, a twenty member orchestra, and the Young Teachers Society promoting rural leadership. It notes past Drake Relays involvement, sub-district contests, and annual Homecoming activities.
A poem describes an old clock in the hall that runs through winter summer and fall. It marks four o clock daily and its hands turn from morning to night like marching soldiers. The clock keeps standard time and endures through seasons, aligning with modern clocks without ever stopping.
A Moravia High School page presents two act playlets and classroom anecdotes. Characters include Awsla Kernmen Otsonda Allva and Ascha Kernmen with teachers and students recalling playful, romantic, and humorous moments. The piece satirizes school life with jokes about love, garlic to curb distractions, and student mischief across scenes and commentary.
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