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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1954
Page
5
Fourteen visitors attended our freshman class open house, with demonstrations on atmospheric pressure for parents. The program also included room slides, science drawings, and crafts. Education Week events featured a grade school open house on Wednesday and a follow up on Thursday.
Editorial emphasizes the third six weeks, urging careful study over merely taking books home. It advises thorough reading, note taking, and focusing on high points to form lasting habits that influence future job prospects.
Freshmen focus on budgeting in math learning that buying large packages can save money. In English they practice word division and accents. They also explore new word meanings. In science they study water purification and various water sources.
Sixth graders studied Greek history making horn books and scrolls with selections such as The Ten Commandments and The Lord's Prayer. Visitors came during American Education Week while geography films about South Africa aided teaching. Francis Tharp leaves for Bermuda Isles for two years.
The F H A NEWA met on November 9 1954 with Martha Potts presiding. Sandra Hiatt elected parliamentarian. Members planned Christmas corsages for sale and discussed sending a box of toys to Ottumwa orphanage. Caroling was also on the agenda.
Thespian Troupe 395 held a November 9 meeting to discuss initiation. A semi formal initiation on November 15 was approved. Members practiced the ceremony. Refreshment committee members were Lillie Belle Schaffner Mardeena Hiatt Betty Strunk Joyce Brain and Marianne Scott. Twenty one prospective members were noted.
Two Moravia born freshmen are profiled Rosemary Maddison born January 26 1940 Des Moines height 5 5 weight 102 hair light brown eyes blue last attended Moravia with glee club basketball and fun and Carol Main born April 18 1940 Moravia height 5 2 weight 103 hair brown last attended Moravia with Girls Glee Club hobbies skating and horseback riding
This week featured Visitation Day with 20 parents touring the eighth grade classroom. Students studied World War I causes and battles in history, read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and explored protozoa bacteria and amoeba for health assignments. Current Events covered the shrinking U S fleet and details about England’s leadership government and people.
A look at school gossip includes moves in History class last Wednesday, questions about a double wedding for Burness and Carol Lee, and students like Dale, Mary S., Jer old L., Martha F., Doug, Loretta W., Keith L., D. M., C. J., B. R., and Ronnie T. The column notes a football game cheer, a missing voice joke, and a Junior party with new couples. It ends with Mona and Jo signing off.
Catalogs of grain storage building plans are available at the county extension office or local lumber dealer. Plans are distributed by the Midwest Plan Service.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Mosley and family visited Cres ton at Ronald Coughenour's home. Numerous neighbors including the Hoffins and Argo families spent days at various homes, Ottumwa trips, church help for service boys, and gatherings at Exline, Hoffman, Hagerman, Callen, and Argo residences.
Mrs. Carl Foster of Rockford visited with the Fosters. West Grove and Eddyville guests joined the Lobb herten family for dinner. Families traveled in Missouri to Golden City and Humansville visiting Tubaughs, Archies, and Kelleys. M.Y.F. program at Main Station. Iva Strunk hospitalized after a hip injury from a granary accident. Sympathy sent to Cecil Comstock family after Wallace Means’s death near Melrose. Dennis Kelley noted for table setting at Moravia Union banquet.
Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson warns of one of the heaviest mouse infestations in years as cold weather drives mice into homes. He urges active trapping with warfarin bait, but notes bait choice matters for efficacy and safety. Blocking entryways and outside farm baiting are advised to reduce populations.
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