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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1966
Page
5
Scribbler Nowa reviews Iowa Tests of Educational Development and their purpose while Moravia students explore test aims. The issue notes fashion trends including scrub denim, prints, hip huggers, dropped waist dresses, pierced earrings, and library lessons for freshmen with Dewey, Reader's Guide, and catalog procedures.
At Fall Festival students showcased bold beige paisley print shirts and dresses. Jerry Hawk and Nancy Leffler wore coordinating look alike shirts highlighting the latest MHS fashion trend with vibrant colors and playful patterns.
Moravia suffered a 12-8 defeat in the junior varsity game and a 14-3 loss in varsity as errors and early misplays doomed the team. Next up is a Tuesday clash at home against Twin Cedars with Pat Judge likely to start.
Moravia introduces Ronald Alan Johnson as the new band instructor. Born October 2, 1943, in Fairfield Iowa, he completed schooling in Stockport and Kirksville College. He values blue steak and a 63 Ford. He praises band boosters and parents for support and looks forward to teaching Moravia students.
Economics class completes the first three chapters on how individuals investments and government actions drive the economy. It discusses how people place money in banks and insurance firms and how these activities help keep the economy running smoothly.
Dave Phillips notes that companies reinvest profits to expand capacity and replace aging machines. This practice preserves operations, sustains industry, and counters depreciation by funding upgrades and modernization.
A Moravia High School feature highlights James Fredrick Miller known as Mr Miller among students. He teaches woodworking drafting welding and drivers education and coaches the boys baseball team while assisting softball. He values hard work and praises Moravia High and its students.
Students study early explorers and colonization to map routes and identify why exploration happened. They trace the first thirteen colonies using latitude and longitude and note terms and dates at chapter ends to link past events with present American development.
The lesson covers sine cosine tangent and secant for 30 45 and 60 degree angles and how to visualize their triangles to find any side or angle. It notes practical applications such as measuring height and guidance bearings using north south and east or west references. The teacher highlights navigation bearings like N 45 degrees E and the NE direction.
A note introduces Mrs James Gould as the new M H S teacher and Freshman sponsor. Born March 3 1935 in Atwood Indiana she studied at Indianola High School and Simpson College earning a B A in English and Speech.
A Thursday morning session in period four selected members to attend the district meeting at Osceola on September 24. Uncertainty remained due to Pancake Day as to who would attend. Reporter Mary Kay Spencer.
A listed roll of couples for a fall festival includes Gary Argo Minnie Ann Condra Max Argo Pat Judge Ratnie Carmeny Letha Hopkins Jim Rowley Peony Prough Bruce Woodward Linda Irwin Bil Williams Marjorie French Jerry Hawk Nancy Leffler Alan Clark Judy Cochran Rodger Scott Marylin Blanc ht Benjamin Marcia Walter Max Hawk Linda Beal Ronnie Self Patty Rogers Doyle Spring Kathy Townsend Jim Willits Marsha Stewart Marion Hayes Jean Allen Wayne Tiste Lou Filen Rowley Mike Grinstead Linda Hiatt Chuck Moore Connie Renwick BIN Ward Dixie Davis Nicky Dicks Sheila Wilson Danny Wilson Mary Hawk Marvin Wright Jewel Welike
Sept 22 Twin Cedar girls attend, Sept 23 no school teacher inservice, Sept 24 Pancake day, Sept 26 assembly, Sept 27 Fox Valley here for individual pictures. Reporter Penny Prough notes Max Argo seeks cheerleading, seniors ponder amendments, and local happenings include Band party, hair on fire incident, a furnace pipe flood, and Herb Bland profile.
A brief exchange notes Mr Miller joking about discarding milk bottles and Mr Matkovich celebrating a birthday. The remarks suggest aging humor as Matkovich turns older, with light teasing about reaching 23.
In Boys P.E. we fill improvement charts from year start to year end. We track progress with various exercises and added the shuttle run this year. A sub eleven second shuttle time is good and scores typically rise from freshmen to seniors as all are expected to improve.
Marylin Bland, 18, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Bland. She was born September 4, 1947. Marylin has brown eyes and hair and stands 5 feet 14 inches tall.
Marylin Bland, senior at MHS, lists favorite foods chili and potato chips and her Mustang as a favorite car. She writes to boys in Viet Nam in her spare time and dislikes being left at home to watch kids on Saturday nights.
At year start Mr Hostetler’s general science class wrote about what science is. They now study the Metric system measurements temperature changes and how to read them. Recently they viewed a film on the Internal Combustion of an Engine. Joyce McDonough.
Linda Susan Ballanger, born November 24, 1951, in a family of Mr. and Mrs. John Earl Ballanger, is described as 5 ft 2 in tall and 140 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. She enjoys home economics under teacher Mrs. Selix.
A Plymouth resident shares views on foods and music while noting dislikes such as loud people. They also express enjoyment of a high school union event and a general fondness for various media including films.
The record lists Vickie Kay Breeding Bill born September 24 1952 in Elmhurst Iowa. She is 5 ft 2 in and 130 pounds with green eyes and a Mustang car. Bond foods are hamburgers and potato chips. She mentions liking the song Yellow Submarine and films in general. She dislikes loud people and those who feel superior. She enjoys high school, finds it fun, and likes the students.
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