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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1957
Page
5
Students gathered as fresh men displayed stunts during the afternoon. Reporters Janice Mosley and team gathered opinions from Judy Gillaspie Gary Roberts Dennis Argo and Lois Hopkins about the initiation. They describe the events as entertaining though rough and somewhat stupid.
Moravia High staged a chaotic September 20 initiation with freshman girls in striped overalls and bare feet while boys wore Bermuda shorts and makeup. Students carried candy, a worm on a string, signs, onions, and a rope. shoes were shined and bows given to juniors and seniors.
An editorial recounts Mr. Sinkwich’s small sundries shop where pimento cheese and chicken salad stocked five boxes of chocolates. A night fire gutted the store, drawing bystanders and rumors of arson while neighbors questioned the owner’s actions and an ensuing fire chief investigation the next morning.
Moravia high students face early dismissal on Thursday September 26 for Pancake Day. A District F. A. meeting is slated for Saturday September 28 at Centerville.
A kerosene heater exploded in the back of a store, spraying kerosene and igniting flames. While authorities later questioned behavior and rumors, the incident exposed how neighbors spread unverified tales to feel better about themselves, challenging the idea that truth is always sensational.
Beverly Herman, a former Troy High Queen and active cheerleader, begins her second Moravia school year after returning from Troy where she was elected queen. She will join the F H A Chapter and study American History American Literature typing and Homemaking 112 under Mary Lou Rinehart.
A tangle of playful gossip from a high school yearbook style page. students Mona Main Judy S., Benny, Larry M., Ronnie V., Eugene V., Nancy B., Patty H., Doug, Lois A., Jerry H. and others are teased about crushes, romances, and common teen rumors during a lively social period. The piece hints at moonlight rides, car talk, and a Mercury sighting as classmates speculate on who likes whom.
Betty King notes juniors swap typing methods from Columbus and biblical rules to Sheldon style. The room hums with two-finger pecks and quick eyes as students average fifteen to forty five words a minute, while a rumble from 1:45 to 3:45 signals their typing class in session.
A sociology class discusses common etiquette questions about gum chewing on the street dating calls and who should order in a dining couple setting. It notes that such manners cause discomfort but proper guidelines help people relax enjoy themselves and gain experience even from mistakes.
In a short campus message students are urged to support all school activities as basketball, baseball, softball and the band prepare for the year. The writer calls for loyalty, attendance and praise to boost teams, cheerleaders and organizations in the coming weeks.
A school notice explains the renamed Reading room houses dictionaries and encyclopedias, Reader's Digest volumes dating to 1844, and a table with magazines for both enjoyment and reference. It lists Farm Journal and Country Gentleman Eastern edition, Life, New York Times, NEA Journal, National Geography, Nature, Newsweek, Popular Mechanics, Saturday Evening Post, Time, Today's Health, and Wilson Library Bulletin. Beverly Simmons
The band and the twirlers impressed at the Fall Festival with steady improvement each year. Band Mothers treated the performers Saturday afternoon, and the group earned heartfelt thanks for their fine effort throughout the event.
The twirlers earned a top state rating and will perform at Lancaster Missouri on September 21, Centerville Pancake Day on September 26, and the State Marching contest on October 12. A strong following is hoped to boost the Moravia band’s confidence with appearances by Carol Day.
The fall festival pairs include Judy Smith with Duck Van Zante, Von Gardner with Larry Pfanne Becker, Nancy Lindley with Charles McAninch, Mona Main with Bennie Tarbell, Sharon Walter with Frank Ballenger, Sharon OConnor with Dick Harp, Mary Mosley with Gary Repp, Virginia Strong with Danny Exline, Carol Main with Larry Smith, Mary Duvall with Tom Luse, Norma Gladfelder with J E Wilson, Diana Burton with Don Tibbels, Patsy Blumer with Joe Ciska, Mary Ellen Condra with Ronnie Romlin, Connie McAninch with John Murdy, Nancy Steffin with Mark Van Zante, Rita Gardner with Dale Cox, and Linda Coulson with Bill O’Hara.
A class from Boston narrates a six thousand four hundred mile air journey visiting Buffalo Chicago Billings Seattle El Paso New Orleans Jacksonville Washington Philadelphia New York and back to Boston. They observed diverse landscapes and cities and plan to study each region further after charting their route. Janice Vickroy
Moravia gains Mr George Burghoffer as instrumental music instructor and Katheryn Burghoffer as vocal teacher. They come to Centerville after three years teaching elsewhere including Downing and Mystic. Mrs Burghoffer calls her preferred music semi classical and musicals like Oklahoma. She notes rock and roll is warmed over soup with gestures and stresses that a school's quality depends on effort by teachers and pupils. Carol Mullins.
In a lighthearted note a General Science class study on air composition ends with students gathered around a table as they learn about oxygen. Mr Craver explains the lesson to freshmen, encouraging them to ask for simple definitions of air elements.
The Moravia Junior class has prepared for the annual class play Susan Steps Out. Tryouts selected the speaking cast including Nancy Roblenz Jerry Hinote Linda Ward Larry Smith Janice Moxley Linda Coulson Lester Dooley Mora Main Carl Rouse Janet Phillips Karen Woodward and Joe Stufflebéam. Others will assist behind the scenes for the October 18 presentation.
A seventh grade class encountered a strange insect brought by Aleta Johnson. The creature, identified as an assassin bug or kissing bug with six legs, led students to explore its nature in the library upstairs. It is a predator on other insects including beetles and bedbugs.
The Urbana Doers met at the home of Lima and Nancy Ward to begin the year. They opened with the pledge, ordered 4 H pins, planned a welter roast for Sept 27 at Mary Proter’s, and elected officers: President Nancy Carol Faber, VP Josephine Proctor, secretary Jeanne Hawk, treasurer Mary Proctor, historian Martha Sinclair, reporters Carolyn Archer and Eloise Leffler. Refreshments were served by Linda and Nancy.
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