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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1951
Page
5
The Moravia High School section reports on staff and student notices, upcoming events, and a Halloween themed gossip piece. Highlights include F H A Box Supper plans, basketball practice crowds, and a humorous recount of a late night skate party with spills and injuries, ending with a call to repeat the event next week.
A whimsical puzzle describes a rabbit sprinting along a road past farmhouses. After each farmhouse a slobbering dog starts chasing, causing the rabbit to quicken between telephone poles from 37 to 17 to 13 seconds. The question asks how many farmhouses and dogs until the poles appear as a solid fence.
The fragment hints at a final World Series game with suppressed score details. It mentions a person named Johnny and a typing room, suggesting delayed or censored reporting. No clear outcomes or dates are provided.
A listless group of seniors trudges into the school building amid moans and groans, underscoring a notably dull arrival scene.
Six weeks of tests are behind the Sophomores who are returning to activities. Homemaking girls prepare for sewing while English groups practice keeping conversations going. F. F. A. boys attended the National Convention in Kansas City last week. Raymond Cantrell joins the Sophomore class as enrollment reaches forty three.
Freshman girls study sewing machine parts and stitches in Home Economics and plan blouse construction Friday. Basketball players attend practice and show rapid improvement. In Science, they study reports on modern inventions and medicine.
The FFA unit received 11 jackets ordered Sept 15 including a queen’s jacket. The queen will get hers next Friday at the regular meeting where officers helpers will be appointed by president Donald Dicks. Eleven boys and Mr. Bacon traveled to Kansas City for the National FFA Convention last week, listing Paul Wilson Gordon Massman Joe Tadlock Rex Overturf Phillip Miller David Dye Curtis Mikels John Proctor Robert Hiatt Larry Easter Harley Heckman. They left Tuesday.
Edwin Clark and Donald Dicks attended a convention in Kansas City with transportation funded by Milwaukee Railroad to represent the Moravian Chapter. They left Tuesday at 2:54 a.m. and returned Thursday night at 14:33, arriving 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.
A local note describes Moravia High School hallways deserted on a three day weekend with students absent and teachers attending Tri-County Teachers meeting. It questions regular weekly breaks and mocks the idea of a weekly long weekend.
The F. H. A. met in the Home Ec room on Wednesday morning. Dues are due by October 12 for prospective members. Officers elected include historian Carolyn Hawk music chair Anne Pettibone parliamentarian Marjorie Sandifer project chair Betty Vance recreation chair Norma Cochran. A committee led by Betty Vance Margie Sandifer Mary Jo Faber and Wauneta Perry was formed for the Freshman Initiative. Members reported on district convention activities. A rule to charge a dime for absences was adopted and three absences lead to removal. Plans include selling Christmas cards and a box supper on Friday October 19 at the high school gym with contests and food. all are invited.
Students with perfect attendance for six weeks include Linda Diane Sue Donna Jerry Larry and G E We welcome Karen Kay Starr joining from Centerville and Kaylee Vincent new in third grade making twelve pupils in that grade. Parents and relatives visited and observers attended as classes drew colored pictures and cut Jack o lanterns while stories Rufous and Duff the Black Bear were read.
Our class enjoyed the film Gray Squirrel and read several other squirrel stories. Mr Jay Oehler visited our room this morning while we worked on making black cats and Jack o lanterns for Halloween. Names of classmates include Jimmy Argo Mike Ahée Alit Dooley Aleta Johnson Erty Master Jée Kaater Gary Scott Jimrile Smith Gary Woodward Nellie Argo Margaret Fonton Keith Heinrich Kay Herron Joyce Kincade Kathy Locknan Tuadith Meliwain Eddie Oehler LaVelia Simmons Donnie Strunk Nancy Tomlin.
Saturday night October 20 Moravia girls and a faculty team will face Moulton and Udell Cincinnati Elder. Coaches from Udell Cincinnati Elder assist, with Moravia’s lineup featuring Helton Tassel Horn. Proceeds go toward new team suits.
The Ye olde music department reports busy preparations for a Friday banquet and October 23 concert. The girls sextette and trumpet trio rehearse for "Trombine Blues" with the band, while Mr Sloan seeks sharper sounding numbers. Some members attended Fairfield marching contest last Saturday. Plans outline a Music Department Concert on Tuesday October 23 at 7:30 with the boys quintet, girl sextette, rhythm, and band all performing.
Jerry Duane Brown, a senior, is profiled with notes on his birthplace west of Moravia and his birth date February 22, 1935. The item emphasizes his coming of age, local ties, and school context.
A fragmentary student bio lists a Moravia attendee aged about 16 with brown hair hazel eyes 5 6 and 154 pounds. It records favorite candy Hershey teacher Mr Horn agriculture sport baseball and activities FFA officer and baseball manager roles. It shows ambitions to be a farmer and notes clubs and banquet work.
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