P H S Enters Iowa High School Agriculture Congress
Pella High School joins the twenty third annual Iowa High School Agriculture Congress at Iowa State College Ames on May 8. James M Dockendorf says three boys per team will compete across Animal Husbandry Farm Crops Farm Mechanics and Community Improvement events with each member participating in all sections. Awards will be based on achievement with certificates of Superior or Merit. team members to be announced later.
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M. M. Dockendorf
Pella
Own State College
Ames
Ach
New Commercial Teacher Miss Wilcox Fits Pella
Questions about Pella and Tulip Time reveal Miss Helen Wilcox, new commercial teacher, finds Pella very friendly. She plans to join the Tulip Festival in Dutch style and notes Pella High School pupils have a positive attitude toward their school and surroundings.
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Helen Wilcox
Pella
Miss Wilcox
Holland
Wilcox
New Individual Guidance Records Begin at Pellaigh School
Beginning this year, freshmen will have a personal guidance file kept at Pellaigh School and continued through four years. The record covers background, absences and tardies, interests, hobbies, personality, and education and vocation plans to assist future job references.
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Pellaigh School
Student Council Meeting Discusses School Problems
The council met Tuesday April 16 to raise school issues and remind members to report happenings to their home organization. A motion passed allowing the letter club to present letters or activities outside regular duties as the council tabulates representations for the public poll representative citizens chosen.
Three Students Receive Quill and Scroll Membership
Miss Helen Hopley awarded journalism students Gordon Rugaard Marjorie Van Wyk and Theresa Wormhoudt keys and membership into the Quill and Scroll Society, making them charter members of the Pella Chapter announced at a Friday assembly on April 18. Selection was based on junior standing top third scholastically and outstanding journalism work, with recommendations from the supervisor and publication committee.
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Marjorie van Wyk
Gordon Rugaard
Theresa Wormhoudt
Quill and Scroll Society
Pella
Helen Hopley
International
Honorary Society For
Local boys show strong effort in track events
Boys compete in throwing events with Rudy Schilder Max Kuyk James Kempkes Ray Klootwyk taking shot put roles while Ray Klootwyk Bill Koopman Tom Grundman Lloyd Menning join discus and pole vault. Tunis Tait also trains hard in pole vault and all may rate high in upcoming events.
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Rudy Schilder
Max Kuyk
James Kempkes
Ray Klootwyk
Bill Koopman
Tom Grundman
Lloyd Menning
Costume Exchange Opens in Lincoln Building
The Lincoln building hosts a new costume exchange office in the book room. Miss Crannell and Miss Ver Steeg oversee the project inviting students and citizens of Pella to sell or trade their Dutch costumes and wooden shoes by setting personal prices for items.
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Costume Exchange
Senior Class Play Selected for May Performance
Mr. Maurice Birdsall announces the senior class play Silas, the SNes Bee to be staged May 10. A double cast will cover two women roles. Cast includes Silas Stebbins Paul Van Hou weling Nancy Ridley Ben Schippers Jed Perkins Max Kuyk Cinch Charles Lautenbach Pert Ridley June Weyers Marjorie Van Wyk Cecil Dare Marcia Ver Steeg Anne Langerak Marjorie Van rk Gerata Blake Loren Vander I Arthur Ridley John Vander Waal Hiram Ridley Gordon Rugaard. The melodrama by Frank H Bernard is set in 1890s New England and presented in a style faithful to the era.
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Maurice Birdsall
Silas
Snes
Silas Stebbins
Paul van Houweling
Nancy Ridley
Ben Schippers
Jed Perkins
Max Kuyk
Cinch
Charles Lautenbach
Pert Ridley
June Weyers
Marjorie van Wyk
Cecil Dare
Marcia Ver
Form Your Own Opinion On Subjects And People
An editorial urges readers to think for themselves rather than adopting friends’ views. It questions choices in courses voting and judgments of others, warning against relying on propagated reports. It advises clearing the mind of hearsay to form independent opinions.
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John Doe
P. H. S. Track Team Begins 1941 Season
Starters to your mark. The P. H. S. cindermen start the 1941 season in trim. Dutchmen show relay prospects with Ray Den Hartog Lloyd Van Zante Tom Grundman and Clarence Van Zee forming key 4x100 and 4x880 units. Other talents include Melvin Vos Lester Terlouw Rudy Schilder and Tom Grundman in hurdles discus high jump and sprints.
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P. H. S. Cindermen
Ray den Hartog
Lloyd van Zante
Tom Grundman
Clarence van Zee
Melvin Vos
Lester Terlouw
Rudy Schilder
Promising Play Attracts Noted Cast Of Actors
A period production promises to be interesting not only for its plot but also for the many familiar actors appearing. The cast includes several well known performers whose participation heightens anticipation for the upcoming performance.
Around the Classrooms Chronicle of a Missing Cat
A wandering note describes searching hallways for a cat named Ye hudi. The author checks journalism corridor and visits Miss Hepfinger’s room but finds no sign. The encounter hints at a possible new lead or gossip, with the writer hopeful for news.
Miss Hepfinger Class Debates Government Welfare Methods
A fragment describes Miss Hepfinger's government classes studying how government aids the underprivileged. Students found current methods problematic and suggested suitable changes. The note mentions T, Yehudi, and P and hints at a missing visitor who would relay news.
Don’t Give Up Motivates Pursuit of Yehudi’s Help
A narrative recounts a person with initiative hoping to secure employment and avoid relying on government support while others fear becoming underprivileged. The speaker, embracing the motto Dont Give Up, seeks Yehudi, noting Yehudi’s elusive behavior and planning to ask Coach Miller for assistance in locating him as the article continues on Page 8.
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Yehudi
For Nothing Did the Chicken Sing in Drake Contest
The play was performed at the Drake one act contest on Wednesday April 16 and earned favorable notices. Blanche Van Donselaar and John Vander Waal were named best actress and actor of the session, and the play received an excellent overall rating.
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Blanche van Donselaar
John Vander Waal
Sprint Down the Home Stretch to End of School
A teacher urges students to keep grades up for the final four weeks of the school year. After thirty-two weeks, administrators note rising standards but warn against laziness as summer approaches. The call is to finish strong and set a school record this year.
New 1941 Wallpaper Line Aids Spring Redecorating Plans
The advertisement promotes a new wallpaper line for 1941 and invites customers to use 25 years of decorating and painting experience to help plan home redecorating this spring. It urges readers to call for guidance and services.
Play by M Birdsall tops evening program in contest
The program featured a play written and directed by M Birdsall, marking Pel- In's second entry in the contest.
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M. Birdsall
Pel- In
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