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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1960
Page
7
A school divides into two classes, one with seventeen pupils in the forenoon and another with eighteen after noon. A $12,000 funded science room supports Tuesdays and Thursdays lab work with six microscopes. Students study nine phyla of animals and four plant phyla, using biology workbooks, recitation and lab work for six week grades.
A biology class of thirty five students discusses the subject with Miss Rinehart, noting biology is the study of living things. The teacher explains the need to divide the class due to large enrollment and plans for upcoming lessons.
In the music room during eighth period on Monday Wednesday or Thursday, about forty girls sing warm up exercises to improve voice and breathing. Their first performance of the year was October 5 for band mothers, where they sang You'll Never Walk Alone Alphabet and DORE ME among others.
The notice lists events from Thursday October 20 through Friday October 28 including an Assembly Program on Adventures in Science, FFA Hayride, All State Music Festival, SCA meeting, and Jr Class Play. It mentions Nellie Argo’s works Mr Banjo and The Junk Man and copies purchased of the Auditorium Collection of Victor Hubert choruses with titles like Because You're You and Indian Summer. A November concert by the glee club is announced with encouragement to attend.
In two preprimary rooms children learn numbers 1 to 3 and five colors red blue yellow green orange while observing Halloween decor. It is fire prevention week with practice drills under teachers Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Coulson. Later they will receive Junior Fire Marshal materials and helmets from Hartford Fire Insurance Company.
At the start of the year twenty five first graders were enrolled. After a girl named Kathy Blazek moved away the class counts twenty four. Each of the two first grade rooms features Halloween and autumn scenes and a science bulletin board titled OUR COLLECTIONS with seeds insects rocks and related items. Teachers Mrs Smith and Miss Hellyer guided third pre primer work and number workshop books while lessons include painting and songs. Later this week fire helmets and badges will be awarded by Hartford Fire Insurance Company.
Second grade pupils have been busy with Columbus themed activities, creating pictures, and doing leaf spatter painting. They also discussed future aspirations, thinking about what they want to be when they grow up.
With help from teachers Mrs Deedrick and Mrs Hudgens the students enjoy school aided by three bulletin boards on Halloween Indian summer and what I want to be. They dislike a dead mouse behind the backboard but still love learning.
This week the Junior High practiced Fire Prevention week with a drill and planned a Christmas operetta titled Christmas Carol. History class reports heavy workloads with two essays this week, and eighth grade girls help in the kitchen earning free meals.
Ardmore born Eddie Ochler aged around 15 is named Teen of the Month at MHS. He has brown hair and brown eyes and spends spare time on sociology typing American literature and American history. Favorite people and items include Mr Sheldon American history green Chevy watching television and Ricky Nelson.
A Moravia group of twenty two senior thespians traveled by bus from Moravia on October 8 1960 to the Shipstead and Johnson Ice Follies in Des Moines Iowa arriving about noon. After a free afternoon they gathered at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium to pick up tickets from sponsor Mr Van Gilder. The show impressed with its beauty and elaborate costumes.
The show blended a million dollars in lighting with rainbow colors and superb music from a fine orchestra. Olympic medalist David Jenkins performed, showcasing marvelous skating coordination. At 7:15 pm bus driver Frank Woodward unloaded twenty two tired but happy thespians who praised the performance as beautiful and worth their time and money.
In the Algebra I class freshmen practice adding multiplying dividing and subtracting signed numbers. Sophomores in geometry study inductive and deductive reasoning and their value. Juniors and seniors in Algebra II work on first degree equations with one unknown and will soon factor. Elaine Curtis and Steve Tarbell.
A DeWitt Iowa born science teacher, son of Mr and Mrs Ivan Olson, born 1933, 5 foot 9, blue eyes, light hair, hobbies include games, athletics, chess, Bible study and nature study. He studied at DeWitt schools Ames ISTC Cedar Falls MBI Chicago and commented on the new school building wishing the science room were finished and equipped.
Mr. Olson intends to attend summer school next summer to study chemistry and plans to marry sometime next summer. The faculty welcomes Mr Olson as a valued member and notes the class has been interesting so far. The school has new equipment and hopes to use it effectively.
Eleven students compose a physics class focusing on measurements force friction work power pulleys levers liquid pressure buoyancy and specific gravity. Daily readings problem sets and two weekly lab periods shape lab write ups with varied opinions on problem difficulty.
The gymnasiums new folding bleachers have arrived and will fold against the wall, occupying only three or four feet of wall space when stored. They seat about 450 people and will add color to the gym with their bright green color. Rady
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