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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1960
Page
8
The M H S Scribbler notes election week parity with World Series week and laments declining time, respect, and character in the school. It lists staff and reporters led by Bennie Tarbell and Nellie Argo, with a closing BET comment on credit rating.
Six weeks grades are out and teachers report most students as average while a few see room for improvement. Loudest complainers may be the ones needing to study more. Scribble membership变化 shows Charles Mc Aninch swap with Dennis Argo who withdraws to focus on studies.
The first year shorthand class with seventeen girls and one boy studies fundamentals then brief forms. They have covered over a hundred shorthand forms using the Gregg method, the world’s most widely used system. Carolyn Ver Steegh leads toward future business secretaries and leaders.
Interview with Dick Dulaney reveals a Peoria born student, July 23 1944, age 16, with two brothers and two sisters. He cites Mr Van Gilder as a favorite teacher and enjoys talking in his spare time. His pet peeve is gossip and his favored subject is typing. He is new to MHS this year and remains very active.
Friday Oct 28 junior class play at the grade school gym. Saturday Oct 29 library club trip to Des Moines Iowa. Tuesday Nov 1 basketball game at Milton at 7 pm. Wednesday Nov 2 sophomore class party. Thursday Nov 3 1S.E.A State Convention library club meeting school. His subjects are American history American literature typing and vocational agriculture. His extracurriculars include basketball and promoter for the junior class play. I am sure the students of MHS will join me in hoping him success in the next two years of high school Nellie Argo.
Jean Taylor born February 14 1943 in Centerville Ta is Moravia High School senior. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Buell Taylor she serves as president of FBSA secretary of FHA student council Thespians Scribbler staff GAA and basketball. Her hobbies include swimming skating piano cooking and dancing. After graduation she plans one year college then nursing training. Connie McAnineh
Students in English I study spelling rules and homonyms, learn to write business and friendly letters, notes, and plural forms. Mr. Van Gilder teaches phonetic spelling and a portion of the phonetic alphabet by Diane Kincade and Janet Smith.
A lesson outlines how state governments in the North Central region are structured. It explains three branches—the legislature, the judiciary, and the executive—emphasizing popular control through elected officials and the governor’s role in funding education, roads, and welfare.
Respondents share mixed feelings about report cards. Sharon OConner calls it the worst she ever received while Clarence Ballanger jokes he could have done better. Patty Simmons says terrible and Madge Lee cites room for improvement that she must supply. Dick Dulaney says OK if you like them and Joe Burger claims a dirty deal from the teachers. The 3 Ms express disappointment mainly with the school citizenship grade.
In English II Mr Van Gilder and Mr Sheldon split the class into two sections. Sophomores study concrete and abstract nouns and test types including declarative interrogative and exclamatory sentences. They also learned inverted sentences and what makes a complete sentence. Dana Kaster
Mr Van Gilders literature class studies Edgar Allan Poe PURLOINED LETTER and Vachel Lindsay THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER for a junior class play preparation. Up per classmen think juniors lack contract work while juniors may feel differently. Elaine Curtis Judy Woodward
The article outlines two freshman science classes, one for girls and one for boys, taught by Mr. Olson. Projects include collecting insects and rocks, dissecting bugs or animals, growing plants under varying lights and soils, and examining water plants with a microscope. Students study two chapters on animal and plant life and learn about monocotyledon and dicotyledon structures.
Mr. Paul Abbot of General Electric demonstrated centrifugual force and satellite motion with spinning discs at Moravia Community School on October 20. Sponsors General Electric and Iowa Southern Utilities supported the science assembly showing neon lamp light, fluorescent light basics, sound wave effects, and simple chemistry experiments.
The scene describes a speaker reading what a phonograph record saw via light and sound waves. A final demo used a shard plastic substance symbolizing youths progress. The speaker stresses three elements for progress: curiosity knowledge and purpose. Jolene and Rip.
At an October assembly Mr James Walters explained hypnosis requires qualification and willingness. Volunteers including Doug Rumsey Rennie Woodward Wilbur Stewart Carson Mericle Fred Strong Leland Jones Janet Harrington were hypnotized with self hypnotism shown. Carson Mericle described a four year old Christmas as the spell paused and snapped back.
Mr Olson runs a new chess class at the school inviting all interested players to learn strong openings, key moves, and overall strategy. He presents two games as examples to illustrate concepts and practical play.
Mr. Olson explains the game of chess and how to protect one’s king and capture the opponent’s king. The piece set includes 8 pawns, 2 rooks, 2 knights, 2 bishops, a king and a queen, each with its own movement. Stephen Tarbell
A brief item notes a candidate event at 12:20 on October 21 as reported by the Scribbler with sparse details. The entry centers on the timing and the candidate involved, without additional context or outcomes.
The Scribbler staff met to elect a candidate for student body president with Jean Taylor chosen as the Scribbler's candidate. She will have a campaign manager, an assistant manager, and a poster committee. The staff were congratulated and urged to keep up the good work as assignments were discussed and updated.
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