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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1956
Page
5
Dina Burton reports on a freshman initiation at MHS as students and faculty endured odd costumes and makeup plus garlic, straw hats, and barefoot pranks to mark the event. A class meeting on September 24 outlines plans for a freshman hayride and ongoing activities.
Editor asks what think means and critiques student judgment and actions. Reproduces student and teacher replies, cites Webster definition, questions thinking before class and slamming lockers. Urges readers to renew Moravia Union subscriptions promptly.
A classroom unit covers Clara Barton and Red Cross origins, Civil War posters and a bulletin board display. It notes early political campaigns were once considered improper and mentions Thomas Nast as the originator of today’s political symbols the elephant and donkey. Health lessons compare germ invasion to warfare, and cover bacteria protozoa and vaccination.
In this class report Miss Stansberry notes sixth graders completed a unit on prehistoric times. Students created maps timelines posters cartoons and outlines and prepared written tests. They built two cardboard book covers hinged with cloth tape to store their Weekly Reader and art projects for the year.
A note offers advertising assistance and invites callers to contact Moravia Union by phone at the number 49, indicating local business outreach.
Twenty one bands marched in Centerville for Pancake Day prize awards. Moravia won a prize but top honors went to Seymour Bloomfield and Leon with first second and third places respectively. Each competing band received twenty dollars expense money. Many fine bands performed in the parade.
Fourth grade students are beginning a unit on American Indians guided by Mrs. Bowdish. Bulletin boards feature colorful pictures and designs while plans include reading, reporting, writing, and a classroom exhibit of Indian materials.
Second grade pupils missed school due to severe colds over the past two weeks. Marcia Walter and Colin Cridlebaugh were ill after booster shots for whooping cough and were absent last Wednesday. Edgar Gardner celebrated his seventh birthday with a party. his mother and sister supplied refreshments on September 24. Mary Kay Spencer also marked a Pancake Day birthday. The class displays a seeds collection and a poster Seeds That Go Traveling on the science table, while vegetable book logs progress for home.
The Kindergarten class studied circus zoo animals with a focus on kangaroos. Students finish animal booklets next week and bring them home. They dramatized Three Bears and Billy Goat Gruff as part of weekly activities. Vicki Ann Danezek returns after absence.
The article credits Miss Rinehart with teaching freshmen girls to dress with neatness and better taste. It notes her mastery of formal and informal balance, monocramatics, adjacent colors, and related concepts, claiming any reader can ask a freshman for proof. Ann Mihalovich.
In a two week period the bookkeeping class mastered journal entries and ledger posting. A later lesson focused on detecting errors, leaving students briefly perplexed. First test yielded many high marks with Annie Easter and Nancy Vance earning perfect scores as DeLoris Hiatt is noted.
Junior High physical education begins with 7th and 8th graders. Girls play softball and boys baseball with schedules on different weekdays. Mr. Carr instructs as Mary Lou Rinehart notes the start.
Last week our students took The Iowa Tests of Educational Development created by the State University of Iowa. The tests covered topics from Understanding Basic Social Concepts to The Use of Sources of Information, and responses were machine scored in Iowa City. Results will be added to our school record, aiming for strong placement.
A lively stage spoof set in the Piper home features teens Vickie and Andy, a nervous father, a trained seal, and a plan to stage a secret two week party to fund a vacation. Misadventures multiply as a fashion show rehearsal and an unexpected visitor crowd the cellar.
Barbara Yenger praises My Little Oscar as a top pick for audience laughs while younger readers settle into a milder uproar, signaling strong reception and appeal.
The biology of today helps students understand the scientist's attitude and method. It develops inquiry, critical thinking, and a scientific approach to truth. Craver's class studies national parks and their recreational value with films planned to broaden the view.
The note sketches a string of small town scenes. A dog wanders into Monday night choir practice. Des Moines trip memories, mail pranks, boy friends, skunk perfume, late hours, youth questions, sock pairings, and Sandy’s third place Pancake Day beauty contest are touched on with light humor and local color.
Chariton Valley society brief lists visiting and guest rotations. Laten Atwell visits Claude Wrights in Mitchell Nebraska. Sunday meals guests include Rev Atwood Gerald Vickrey and others. Several families from Perry Vinton Centerville Odebolt Des Moines attend events with Tucker, Fenton, Lemley, and Long households. Bailey Segar wedding mentioned among Sunday activities.
Georgie Atwell and relatives hosted and visited with various Atwell families including Emmons Dixon and Thompson, with Shirley and Michael Lee noted. Helen Scott spent Thursday with Bird Fenton while Roy Sulser and Betty Lou Taylor attended Pancake Day in Centerville. Several small gatherings occurred among Tucker, Horstman, White, and Horstman families in Centerville and nearby, plus visits to Elma Davis, Jean Curtis, and Evelyn Anagran’s household.
Special meeting October 31 1955 of stockholders of Appanocose County Farm Supply Company approved amendments changing name to Moravia Farm Service Company principal office to Moravia Iowa board size from 23 to 12 Supply Management Board members from 7 to 12 and residency requirements allocating four board members to Appanoose County four to Monroe County and four to another county or area per the amended charter filed with the Secretary of State.
Appanoose County Farm Supply Company announces revised composition for the supply management nominating committee. The panel expands from three to four, with appointments by the Supply Management Board, Appanoose County Farm Bureau, Monroe County Farm Bureau, and Davis County boards. Dated March 22, 1956.
Moravia Iowa stockholders met January 23 1956 at Moravia Methodist Church and unanimously adopted amendments to the Articles of Incorporation. The amended provisions allow the board to set optional procedures for calling Class B Membership Stock and to fix the period to call Preferred Stock. The amendments were signed and filed with the Iowa Secretary of State on March 22 1956. Neal V. Clyman secretary attested.
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