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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1948
Page
8
Moravia School finished the Junior Red Cross collection with strong classroom participation. Elementary rooms donated above the enrollment goal, while high school groups nearly met it. Sophomores and Seniors reported notable sums as totals reached 21.16.
Last Tuesday the band officers for the year were elected Alberta Rick president Virginia Carter secretary and treasurer. A band party is planned but no date set Monday directing day begins with a sign up list. Glee club forms this week with several girls joining. boys seek volunteers. Delegates will represent Moravia at the all state chorus in Des Moines November 26 27. District rehearsals are in Washington Iowa next Saturday with Phyllis Rabuck Pat Halden Bill Harris and Harold Locke as Moravia reps. COMMERCIAL CLUB meets October 21 1948 with 16 present and ideas to raise funds for fluorescent lights and room improvements. Committees named for program refreshment entertainment and party planning with events at Virginia Hiatt's in November. A talk on typewriter parts is given. Also includes a humorous limerick and a short verse titled The Antiquity of Microbes.
A local lunch menu lists meals for Monday through Friday with items such as chili and egg salad on Monday, fruit juice and baked potato on Tuesday, meatloaf on Wednesday, fruit juice and creamed peas on Thursday, and a teachers meeting on Friday. Milk is served daily and several beverages, sandwiches, and sides vary by day.
The Agriculture I and II classes visited Kansas City for the American Royal from Friday evening to Monday afternoon. Two F F A delegates joined Merton Rose and Pete Dicks, seeing the airport Nelson museum Swope park calves judging horse show Swift Packing Plant and stock yards. The F F A held a meeting on Oct 21 to discuss reports and a party, and the chapter replaced a Dr Pepper machine with a Coca Cola unit.
F C Stanley former Penn College Oskaloosa spoke on a recent world tour. A colored movie depicted life in China Japan Turkey and Switzerland as the main feature. The audience enjoyed the educational presentation. The next program is February 21 with David Starry presenting West Indies religion and customs.
The Senior Class enjoyed a wiener roast and hay ride on October 21. Refreshments included wieners buns pickles potato chips and pop cooked on Mrs. Tuttles outdoor furnace. The outing was accompanied by Mr. Morrison and was well received by all attendees.
Rita celebrated a birthday at school on Monday October 11 with Miz Gardner and Linda bringing nine decorated cakes and ice cream. Everyone enjoyed the party. Two workbooks named Phonics We Use and Now We Read are noted.
In our room, all pupils joined the Junior Red Cross. The fourth grade English class studied poetry and enjoyed a choral reading of poems. The third grade dramatized Grandfather's Story about the Dale family and five Indians visiting, with characters listed including Mrs Ball Carol Lee Day Harry Dale Darwin Jordan and others. The Indians made masks from paper sacks.
Fifth and sixth graders work through six weeks tests this week. Billy Angel joins the fifth grade while Lillie Belle Schaffner and Billy DuVall miss time due to illness. Every pupil joined the American Junior Red Cross and enjoyed viewing Ma Stasley's pictures in Around the World. Mr. Stanley from Oska loosa presented color films from travels Japan China India Turkey and Switzerland for an audience of seventh and eighth graders who then continued six weeks tests. Mr Sheldon finished Pay and began Bright April. Eighth grade held a science pullay and Mrs Ritchison formed a sextet and quintet from Junior High girls.
The Future Homemakers of America held an October 21 1948 meeting. Minutes were read and approved, the treasurer’s report given, and officers assigned helpers for the year. They discussed fundraising by selling pop at ball games and making bunnies to sell to pupils, plus writing letters to German girls and packing a box for a German homemaking class.
Phyllis Laws leads the cheerleaders for the year and held the initial meeting. Members listed include Donna Malone Doris Jean Baker Betty Vance Marjorie Fisher Fern Foster and Patricia Pasovich. Workouts continue to prepare for the November 8 game with four selected as regular cheerleaders and three as alternates.
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