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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1947
Page
4
Eddyville 8 sectional champion after Crosson outpitched Dack in a 5 to 1 victory. The girls softball team defeated Attica 9 to 6 while the boys’ game saw seniors and freshmen beat sophomores and juniors 26 to 19. Junior class notes report ring selection, class projects, and school activities.
A photographer visited Thursday morning to shoot individual portraits of the whole school. If the photos are good they will replace class pictures in the Annual. One re primary boy refused to smile or be photographed.
A correction states last week's Scribbler listed Richard Smith as next year's Annual editor. The correct editor is Mary Rose Main. Apology issued to Mary Rose Main.
The Ottumwa Chamber inaugurates its first High School Marching Band Festival on October 18 in Ottumwa Iowa. Moravian Band attends events including a concert and parade starting at the coliseum crossing the viaduct. Moravia named Georgia Winsler queen candidate with two attendants to receive shifts. Massed band festival follows led by Alvin R Edgar of the Iowa State College Band Ames.
Moravia School kindergarten pupils introduce new student Jimmie Cayler this week. They describe rhythm practice and singing, elephant walks, and an Indian song. The class emphasizes observation and vocabulary growth through daily stories and group pictures. Watch for their kindergarten column.
Second grade students achieving a perfect weekly spelling record include Carolyn Lurber Gary Pfannebecker Robbie Woodward Janice Sawyer Jimmy Hickman Carol Lee Day Yvonne Gardner Jerry Buckallen William Booth Darwin Jordan and Carol Ann Main. New arithmetic workbooks issued for both first and second grades. First graders focus on following directions accurately and writing numbers to ten.
The third and fourth grade rooms settled into the routine for the year. The week’s highlight was Thursday morning’s picture taking. New books arrived for the library and reading workbooks are expected soon.
Phyllis Laws spent a quiet weekend at a country home with friends. Unexpected visitors, including a sister and family, arrived with small children who yelled loudly, leaving everyone exhausted. Phyllis woke Monday bleary eyed after the chaotic getaway.
A September 25 meeting item notes 30 cent semester dues for members to belong to the club. The group will assist the district meeting and has formed several committees to organize the November event, with optimism for a big success.
The regular F F A meeting elected Richard McDanel as a delegate to accompany the president to the National F F A Convention in Kansas City Missouri. Plans include a Friday field trip to mix minerals and an Agriculture III IV class trip to the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo on Tuesday September 30.
The Thespians met Thursday during third period to discuss plays and projects for the year. An assembly program was outlined and parts assigned for various skits.
At the Commercial Club meeting last Thursday the focus was on initiating new members. Old members devised tasks from telling life stories to reciting multiplication tables, singing, reciting poems, tapping, and dancing. A Halloween party is planned for the semester.
General Staff Nurse and Head Nurse posts offered with annual salaries of 2044 and 3397 by the U S Civil Service Commission. Vacancies in Washington D C the United States Alaska and Panama Canal Zone. Applicants must pass a written test and complete a 3 year nursing program or equivalent. Head Nurse requires extra nursing experience. Age limits vary by service and are waived for veteran preference. Information from Local Secretary Gerald Morgan.
A cheeky editorial outlines steps for students to achieve poor grades at M H S. It mocks routines like handing in work late ignoring teachers avoiding study hall staying out late and skipping classes. The piece presents a rebellious, tongue in cheek view of school discipline and success.
A newsletter mock advice piece urges readers to skip full days of school as a sign of good form, claiming it will lead to D and F grades. It also suggests transplanting early blooming phlox now to establish before freezing weather.
The article stresses uniform depth and firm soil packing for alfalfa and bromegrass seeds. It states fall planting of alfalfa saves a full year, and announces a forthcoming bulletin this fall on building and equipping a farm milk house.
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