02 Apr 1942
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1942
Page
1
The weekly feature profiles two juniors Betty Vrieze and Lloyd Menning as Journalistic Jerks of the week. It notes their school activities in sports and music, plus a cheeky critique of their deportment and tastes.
Betty Crum, a sophomore in P.M.S., earns honorable mention for her first art work. Her regional entry, a shed on a farm, was recognized by The Scholastic and will be sent to the national Pittsburgh contest.
A humorous comparison shows English drivers and norms versus American ones. It contrasts a trip in England with a lorry and bonnet with an American truck dash, gasoline, and a streetcar. Both scenes illustrate similar mishaps like breakdowns, collisions, and small misfortunes, highlighting language differences.
Local Pella Chronicle runs a promotional card calling readers to drop in for a special clubbing price on any news or magazine not listed. The notice is framed as a sales pitch from the Pella Chronicle in Lowe, offering a discounted option for readers.
The editorial urges personal effort as key to success and honors Easter as a symbol of New Life. It notes students at Vella High joining churches on Easter morning, reflecting Christian training and higher standards for citizenship, sportsmanship, and cooperation.
The Vella High School Band under Robert Ruby gears up for the District Music Contest on April 4. He chose three contest pieces, a patriotic march, a symphonic poem titled Dedication, and an overture Built on a Rock. Rehearsals tighten tricky passages as the group aims for a superior rating. More contest updates promised soon.
The farm management class taught by Kenneth Decker studies paint selection and application. It explains that paint has pigment and vehicle, with exterior paints needing 65 percent pigment and 36 percent vehicle, mainly linseed oil, thinners, and driers.
A list questions and proposals on reforming exams grading self assessment flexible schedules and student choice including exemptions for high performers paint walks self grading and varied class structures amid calls for reforms and practical constraints.
Moravia will compete at the district music contest in Pella on April 11 and 12 with fifty nine contestants across fourteen events. They are classified in Class B alongside Pella, Brooklyn, and Montezuma. Judges for instrumental events include Janes Roberts, George Venable, and Alonzo Leach. Vocal judging will be by Ansel Martin and W. B. Hays with piano solos Saturday. Events span three studios and end in the high school gym with two orchestras and six bands scheduled, including Grinnell, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, and Pella.
A compact medley argues perfume restraint over bold makeup. It notes weather as last resort except in extreme events like earthquakes floods droughts or tornadoes and corn crop rain forecasts. The tone remains candid and lightly opinionated.
Lincoln school students explore nature with a bird life unit led by Miss Ardapple and a new Eyes and Ears study. A third grade trip imagines Europe as health is stressed in curricula. A bird club forms with Bruce Buerkens president and Carol Ver Steeg as vice president.
Members of Mr. Birdsall's home room basketball squad celebrate their victory by dining at the Coffee Shop. They receive a promised dinner featuring T bone steaks, two vegetables, potatoes, dessert, and coffee or milk, marking the trophy’s first triumph for the team.
Students at Pella High took a March 22 exam that acts as a pilot for University of Iowa tests. The nine areas include social concepts, natural sciences background, quantitative thinking, writing, reading multiple subjects, information sources, and word meanings. Paul Blommers aided in supervising. graphite pencils allowed electrical scoring.
In Mr. Nutting s industrial arts class discipline is framed as common sense in management. The course stresses attitude toward learning and cooperation, best shown in how tools are used and shared among students.
A high school occupations class conducts a survey of summer jobs for students to help pupils find work and assist local employers in securing workers. It will categorize each student by jobs participated in and jobs they seek, using four groups farm household factory commercial and miscellaneous.
The Music Assembly featured multiple solo and special numbers ahead of the upcoming contest. Lester Terlouw sang On the Route Mandalay, Robert Van Rockel rendered The Trumpter, Jerry Carpenter performed Morning, and the girls’ trio sang Lift Thine Eyes and an A Cappella piece. Three soloists will advance to the next contest.
Bloomfield businessmen and their employees attended a special war diet dinner, where corn bread and milk were served to those present in a modest, morale boosting gathering.
Wm Dicleman of Sully promotes farm and city property insurance and bail on crops and autos in various branches. Encourages starting a savings account with life insurance, offering coverage for self and family at low rates and inviting calls to 50 or P O Box 146 for visits.
Freshmen boys presented a home room program titled Under the Skull and Bones. Students studied the play in class and acted roles including Phil Kempkes Joe Synhorst Glen Van Vark Keith Lautenbach Wilbur Van Dusseldorp Don Klaaren Bill Tankelma Dick Butts De Hiemstra Robert Budding Bill Roberts Ralph Van Viet and others. The class enjoyed the production and suggested more performances.
The M2B group met Wednesday on P H S grounds with 30 members present. Jean Dingeman explained the Betty Lamp rite and minutes were read by Verla Vander Streek. June Klyn suggested a pot luck supper, all favored, with further plans to be discussed at the next meeting. Mattie Olivier moved to adjourn as the group anticipated upcoming entertainment.
Freshman industrial arts students begin study of simple electric motors and their operation. They learn motor parts and the theory of electricity, aiming to put fundamentals into practice and spark interest in electricity or defense work for future opportunities.
The article notes P. H. S. plans a stronger track team as many students show interest. About thirty boys are out, including five seniors and many juniors, with early practices focusing on starts and six laps per session. The coach encourages participation for conference and dual meets and the inter-class meet ahead.
Spring practice at Pella High opens with large turnout and shared gear. AIAA rules replace the javelin with the football throw while discus gains emphasis and spring football is canceled for this year and future seasons. Stan Bergman has mumps.
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