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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1947
Page
6
Dinner guests at the Ronald Woodward home included Harry Woodward Donna Woodward and Mrs. Woodward. Dozens of neighbors attended gatherings from Hiatt and Burton families to Pettibone and Donovan households with reunions at Centerville and Unionville and Sunday school parties at Hiatt sville.
Enon in Urbana Township held a community meeting at the C. R. Sandifer home with most time for visiting. 4-H girls served ice cream. Upcoming meeting planned at Hugh Crawley home. Local social mentions include visits to and from multiple families, birthday celebration for Bernice, and weekend visitors at the Lyle Hiatt and W. H. Van Dorin homes.
Residents attended the Hiatt reunion on Sunday. Leo Van Dorin Jack Tuttle and Junior Caster spent the weekend at home returning to Waterloo Sunday evening. Mrs Rodger Gideon and daughter visited Mrs Dallas Faber Saturday. Those helping Dallas Faber on a cement bridge across the creek were R S Faber Guy Roberts Loren Thompson W H and J T Van Dorin Rodger Gideon Lyle Hiatt and Trenton McDanel. Mr and Mrs Chester Sanders had dinner with Mr and Mrs Doyle McDanel Sunday. Afternoon visitors were Mr and Mrs Gu a Hiatt Mr and Mrs Estel Gay Evening callers were Mr and Mrs Harold Hudgens. Da Vonna Vance visited Mary Louise Fisher after Sunday School Deena Lee Robinson spent Sunday night with Da Vonna. Those helping Mrs Mearl Walter celebrate her birthday Sunday were and Matie Mr and Mrs Maurice Walter Loren Walter and family. L B Van Dorin and family spent Sunday with us.
Noon lunch rules restrict eating to the front half of the study hall and forbid leaving before the 12:00 bell. Corridor running is banned for safety due to crowding. Only formally approved groups may meet. at most two all school functions and two parties per organization per term. two permitted in building. issued permits required to leave the building during specified times. written permission needed for teachers to release students.
This article lists detailed study hall rules for orderly conduct including permission to leave, bringing materials, speaking limits, one speaker at a time, no sitting while speaking, admittance to see teachers, restricted office visits, only on request magazines, reading list restrictions, no talking during specific times, noon use of front assembly as visiting space, and structured departure and entrance procedures to prevent delays. It emphasizes orderly movement and adherence to schedules.
This year the high school adds sociology to reduce timetable conflicts and expand elective options. The new course, taught by Mr DeMott, covers race relations and social welfare, among other topics, while the school trims eight periods.
The Thespian club met last Thursday with Miss Hackett to appoint a committee for an upcoming assembly program. Debates over program content were held as Moravia prepares for the Fall Festival on September 11 12 and 18 1947.
An FFA meeting convened with Basil Tadlock named treasurer and Lloyd Grawley as watchdog. Committees set the year’s work plan, Fall Festival tasks, and a parade float. The FFA and FHA clubs will run a festival eating stand and display garden seed, seed potatoes, and minerals at their booth. Ag students prepare during class periods for the Fall Festival.
The school offers three years of homemaking with one required year and two electives. The course teaches meal planning cooking child care family relations grooming and other useful skills. Completion may qualify as membership in the National Future Homemakers of America, Moravia Chapter sponsors activities.
Last year the group sent Christmas bundles to Holland and prepared song books. The organization is described as very useful and members should be proud to be part of it.
A fragmentary note references a column titled Wags About Hags or Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs Hiatt's Chowder. The text urges readers to patronize Union Advertisers.
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