Grenadiers Secure Home Room Tournament Championship
Grenadiers defeat AIL Stars 13 to 10 in the championship finals paced by Grasshopper Ken Vander Linden and String Bean Ver Heul who each scored six points. Seniors overcame a halftime deficit as six-footers Ver Heul Vander Ploeg Verploeg and Van Houweling stifled the Stars and Vander Linden produced a decisive breakaway and free throw for the margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken" Vander Linden
String Bean
Ver Heul
Greendyke
Grenadiers
Robert Pipple
All Stars
Jean Ver Heul
Mark Vander Ploeg
Warren Verploeg
A. van Houweling
Vander Linden
de Kock
Duchess 1946 Yearbook Preview At Pella High
The 46 Duchess annual finished and submitted for prints Monday with May distribution hoped. Promising as the nicest Pella High yearbook yet, credit goes to students and teachers for hard work. Burkhart Studio photos are clear and defined. Eugene De Wild drew art and caricatures. Editors Dolores Mc Coneghey and Jean Leu, with Ver Heul’s four line ditties, lead a team of multiple contributors looking forward to distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High
Tady Burkhart
Eugene ‘de Wild
Dolores McConeghey
Jean Leu
Miss Ver Heul
Eve
Snow Lingers as Winter Stays Near Town
Eva Akervik from Overhalfveen 13 Namsas sends thanks to neighbors for kindness from her family husband and child. The note mentions continued snow on the ground and greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Akervik
Overhalfveen
Namsas
Music Groups Enter Contest At Knoxville
Music groups from Pella High enter the District Music Contest in Knoxville this weekend. Vocal department groups include Girls glee club, Boys glee club, Mixed chorus, Girls trio, Girls sextet, and Boys quartet. Soloists Virginia Greendyke, Hattie Dee Mount, John Hesselink. accompanist Ella Jane Van Sittert. Instrumental solos Edna Goemaat clarinet and Cora Thomassen snare drum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High
Knoxville
Virginia Greendyke
Hillie Dee Mount
John Hesselink
Ella Jane van Sittert
Pella
Edna Goemaat
Cora Thomassen
Central College Organizes Boys Track Team
Central College forms a boys track team with eleven participants. The group shows strong interest and good material, and they will use the college track for practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chue Central College
Central College
Student council needs action not talk says Betty Veen
Editorial argues council reps fail to report back to groups and often vote on popularity. It urges more serious elections and cooperation from students to enforce order, improve hall monitoring, and ensure responsible dismissals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jean van Veen
Prof Mentink Guest Speaker at Central College Devotions
Professor H. G. Mentink of Central College was guest speaker at Monday morning devotions on March 26. Uella Dingeman read Psalm 100 and Beverley Nihart offered a prayer before Mentink spoke on Henry Van Dyke's four lines. He urged youth to use the four thoughts as a guide to become capable leaders amid world brotherhood challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Mentink
Central College
Uella Dingeman
Beverley Nihart
Mr. Mentink
Henry van Dyke
Mentink
World Brotherhood
Our Town Student Play and Freshmen Victory Highlight School Spirit
Seniors gloom over graduation as the town buzzes about the senior class play. Doloresse shines in girls basketball with Connie’s help as freshmen beat seniors. Play practice, Beaming teachers, and unique student traits appear amid pep and humor.
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Doloresse
Connie
Joyce
Bernice H
O.K
What teachers kept house last summer and more questions
A series of classroom questions asks about teachers from Rysie’s age to Miss Franks and Miss Tysse. it inquires which educators stay with Pella, drive families to distraction with rhythm, and who would enjoy summer school while vacationing. Answers appear elsewhere on the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rysie
Pella
Rysdam Starts Spring Baseball At Pella High
Spring arrives with Coach Rysdam starting practices at Pella High. Twenty five enthusiastic boys attended the first session as he evaluates pitchers and aims to develop a competitive team for the season.
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Rysdam
Pella High
P.hls
Through the Classroom Keyhole
The industrial art classes study the symbol of projects while the mechanical drawing class begins its theme project. Mr Andrew’s homeroom is run by students who drafted a functioning constitution. Bernace Jaarsma earns a 100 word shorthand certificate. others gain 60 word certificates.
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Andrew
Bernace Jaarsma
Viginia Groendyke
Wilma van Gilst
Kathryn Tukker
Colleen Renaud
Erma Vander Hor
High School Chatter From Town College Play and Meetings
Many students attended the college play Our Town at the chapel with special rates for P.I.L.S. students. A teachers' meeting was held March 26 after school to discuss grading, uniform rules, and detentions. Spring vacation dates were moved to April 18 to 22. Miss Gosselink hosted visiting teachers at dinner. The sophomore class held a skating party with Mr and Mrs Lepeltak as chaperones.
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Our Town
P.ils
Cornelius Lepeltak
59 Seconds to Empty Building In Fire Drill
A spring fire drill at PHLS emptied the building in 59 seconds, a sharp aroma from a failing radiator belt marking the cause. Students rushed out while doors closed. classes later resumed amidst mild unrest.
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PHLS
Buer
Guess Again 1 History Math 2 Boston Pops
Miss Gosselink and Miss Ver Heul inspired golf sciences. Mr. Andrew Miss Anderson Miss Slobe Miss Franks Miss Sellers and Miss Anderson.
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Boston Pops
Miss Gosselink
Ver Heul
Mr. Andrew
Miss Anderson
Miss Slobe
Miss Franks
Miss Sellers
Anderson
History Classes Receive Thanks From Norwegians
Miss Jane Gosselink records a Norwegian family’s gratitude for last semester's clothing aid. The note from Namsas dated March 20 1946 thanks the class for food, shoes, and warm garments that greatly helped the family, including four boys.
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Jane Gosselink
Four children and guardians recount wartime hardship in exile
A surviving group describes losing their home and belongings to war. Among the six, Hans Gunar Tieje and Trond plus a 16 year old girl Ema are healthy. They endured a hard winter with better food now and hope for peace, thanking no one suffered ill effects.
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Hans
Gunar
Tieje
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Leroy Baughman
Joyce Borgman
Virginia Groendyke
Cleo Joy Kuyper
Peggy Leu
Billie Dee Mount
Erma van Roeker
Cora ‘Thomassen
Betty van Veen
Gertrude Steenhock
Lora Toom
Albert van Houweling
Kenneth Vander Linden
Editorial
Cincinati
Summit Township
Marion County
Monroe
Iowa
A. L. Dykstra
Sec’y
Monroe, Iowa
Holland
Pella, Iowa
Lisa Kisser-Dillere
Way Qo Parker Manournite Chapman ci
San Francisco
Tom
Conway
Ewand
Bert Ver Dught
Fame & Dame Hunt
Fr Ec
CSD
EIC
Hitler
Starving PE Henreid
Mavrem O'Hara
Walter Slezak
Adm
Prof. Mentink
Mr. Birdsall
Herbie Rumbaugh
Ray Rouw
Pinky Klein
Gene Petersma
Willis Tait
Peg Leg
Vigoro
de Jong
Norway
Ts Ce Og Furnace
Cy Green
van Roekel Plumbing & Heating Phone
TL Furnace Service
Hernin
W. E. Rishel
Vander Linden Drug
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Lacey Hotel
Craven
Gearts Feed Mill
Joo’ Stiontjes
Walt
Fowler Telephone Company
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