Moravia High School Scribbler Reflects on Marching Band Season
The Moravia High School Scribbler notes relief that marching season is over and discusses band performance at Lancaster and Centerville, plans for stunts at games, and the value of experience. It lists students Jo an Fox and Frances Price, their heights, hobbies, and activities, plus personal interests, quotes, and future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Moravia
Mr. Main
Ottumwa
Brass Quintet
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Thespians Elect Officers and Plan Year
The Thespians group met last Tuesday during fourth period in the front Study Hall to elect officers. Joan Stevens was chosen president with Lynn Sneeden as vice president, Katherine McDaniel secretary, Ann Pettibone treasurer, Bob Potts reporter, and Mrs. Tuttle as sponsor. A monthly meeting schedule was set and a committee was formed to plan the coming year’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thespians
Joan Stevens
Lynn Sneeden
Katherine McDanel
Ann Pettibone
Bob Potts
Tuttle
Introducing Ray Witke A Moravia High Freshman Profile
Ray Witke, born April 29, 1938, is a Moravia High School freshman with brown hair and brown eyes. He previously attended Foster School before transferring to MHS. hobbies include hunting and fishing. A contrasting fragment mentions Rebecca Dye, born March 22, 540, aged 13, listed as a freshman at MHS with long blonde hair, tio eyes, 5 feet 2 inches tall, and Moravia grade-school roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
F.H.A
Joan Fox
Centerville
Moravia
Frances Marie Price
Ray Witke
Foster
MHS
Rebecca Dye
Students discuss jeans at school in community poll
Weer asks readers about girls wearing jeans to school. Charles Turner calls for expulsion to solve the issue. Dick Tomlin jokes about boys in dresses. Others express mixed or tolerant views, noting it is a free country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Turner
Dick Tomlin
David Dye
Curtis Mikels
Dewayne Clark
Larry Pfannebecker
Paul Turner
This and That By Dee and Ann
School carnival is planned for October 24 inviting everyone. Gossip about students includes pranks on a Maid Rite street scene, hayride antics, slipping levers, private telephones, and budding romances causing trouble among peers.
Crazy Cracks by Frank and Lynn
A school newspaper column notes Pancake Day crowds and a lively aftermath. It teases a FFA manual contest, questions G M and F F A leadership, and recalls a junior hayride with a tractor mishap. It ponders Albia versus Moravia, cites MLM 5S H and D R, and ends with a dating advice closing thought.
Charles Jennings Senior Portrait Data From Moravia Area
Charles Jennings born July 16, 1935, four percent miles west of Moravia. Attended grade school at Tconium and high school in How ord eighteen. Black hair grey eyes, 5 feet 11 and a half inches, 210 pounds. Favorite candy Snickers, loves Geography, and the Eddie Hi Show. Plans for next year farm life with FF A activities and drive a truck. Not fit to print remarks accompany the profile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jennings
Moravia
Tconium
Guy Lombardo
Joan Drue
James Stewart
Eddie Hi
Chevrolet
F.F.A
FF. A
Blakesburg
Farm
Eighth grade notes on lessons and new library book
The past week felt short due to a Monday no school for a teachers meeting and Pancake Day. Students studied Evangeline in art, atomic energy in Current Events, and Abe Lincoln in history, and received a new library book titled Jeff Davis, Forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Lincoln
Jeff Davis
Seniorgraphs Name Shirley Irene Farnsworth
Listing of biographical details for Shirley Irene Farnsworth including birth date March 26 1935 birthplace Mystic Iowa and education in Centerville Liberty Unionville Moravia and high school Howard 13 noting brown hair and hazel eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Irene Farnsworth
Mystic
Iowa
Centerville
Liberty
Unionville
Moravia
Howard
Descriptive school notes identify Kay Elder and John Murdy
Seventh grade class lists physical traits and origins for two pupils. Kay Elder is a blue eyed girl born August 27 1941 in Fairfield Iowa with ties to Birmingham and Moravia. John Murdy is a blue eyed boy born June 24 1941 in Moravia and educated there. Written by Linda Coulson and Karen Woodward.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Birmingham and Moravia
Kay Elder
Moravia
John Murdy
Linda Coulson
Karen Woodward
Centerville Elementary Recaps First Six Weeks
Sixth grade pupils attend Pancake Day activities in Centerville. Students begin reviewing first six weeks work and develop outlines of continents oceans seas and rivers. They create Columbus posters and start Halloween decorations in their room.
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Centerville
Columbus
Sixth Grade Reflections On Exhibits And Studies
A classroom report from KIFTH notes the first six weeks nearly over with student activities in Indian pottery and a read scene in Indian country exhibit. Science focuses on collections of butterflies and leaves and a Unit on the Balance of Nature. Students dramatized Poles leaving Asia, and girls will present next week. Pancake Day absences number ten. Geography maps were made and Mrs Blankenship contributed plants for the windows.
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Asia
Fourth Grade Autobiography Fragments
A collection of brief childhood notes naming Martha Rouse Donald West Lavelle Simmons Jerry Boblenz and details about birthdays homes schools pets and activities. The excerpts reveal age hair color eye color birthplace and living quarters with references to 4 H club tractor riding chores and family locations in Ottumwa Chariton Moravia and Moravia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Rouse
Ottumwa Hospital
Donald Ernest West
Lavelle Simmons
White House
Moravia
Jerry Boblenz
Chariton
Primary News Highlights from Week
The primary class has been taking Primary Mental Abilities Tests this week. Mrs. Floyd Simmons and Danny visited our room Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Simmons
Danny
First Grade Art Class Creates Colorful Clay Animals
In art class this week first graders enjoyed making clay oranges apjucs and lemurs. Janice Brown and Maxim Burns painted two nice pictures which were framed and displayed on the wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Brown
Maxim Burns
Man Becomes Medical Guinea Pig For Radioactive Therapy
A man recounts swallowing a potent radioactive solution as nurses carried Geiger counters to monitor the treatment. He explains how the deadly atom can become a life saver for heart disease victims, a dramatic tale promoted in The American Weekly with the Chicago American Sunday edition.
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American Weekly
Chicago American
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Marilyn
Weer
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Ann
Leon
Burness
Paul
Jane
Mr. Tasseil
Lynn
Gordon
L. S
Rex
Frank and
P.W
G.M
Albia
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