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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1947
Page
8
Industrial Arts classes at the high school are repairing the Dutch Village for Tulip Time after relocating from Lincoln school. The project includes rebuilding belfries steeples and chimneys to authentic scale. Heeren, who built the original units, is advising on accuracy as the village is readied in the next two weeks.
The team will miss upcoming meets due to conflicts with other activities. Excused students will travel to Drake Relays tomorrow if they are track members not in glee club. Two baseball games were postponed by weather last week. Sectional tournament is set for May 6 to 8. Names listed include Vos Prins Hoeksema Koopmans Walker Vos Hart Van Berkum Vander Streek Vander Wert Lautenbach Van Wyk Vander Kieft Van Zante Bosveld Sadler Mentink De Gook Crosby Dingeman.
The Student council set up nomination machinery for citizen reps and began fingerprinting reports. Members explained the citizenship plan to home rooms on Thursday April 17 and handed out ballots and information forms for the fingerprint file. Betty Toll was praised for organizing the trophy case. Tuesday's meeting was the final session of the year.
The senior class stage production Saturday Evening Ghost impressed April 18 in the high school auditorium. Marvin Rumbaugh led the cast in a dual role with flair, Ruth Vogelaar and Marvin Tysseling turning in strong performances, and Betty Van der Beek as Virginia shining alongside newcomers. Comedic bits by Bob Evers and the Twins, Peggy Kuyper and Logan Van Sittert, plus Ella Jane Van Sittert as Mrs Umney, drew laughs, with senior musicians and art students contributing to an overall splendid showcase under director Mr Schulz.
Pella High dominates with a twelve to none win powered by Shot Vos on the mound and Fred Hoeksema pitching. The crowd roars as three more runs push the score to twelve and the team maintains a firm lead through the seventh inning and beyond.
The Viewpoint column previews a school pageant with a much larger stage and a promising show. It urges early ticket purchases to accommodate many outsiders and highlights Mr. Paul Haagen as director with his assistant Mr. Basset Jr guiding rehearsals and participation by students.
The graduating class nears the end of the school year with May 15 senior events including commencement addressed by Dr. Orr of Des Moines and baccalaureate by Dr. Vander Lat of Central College. Class day, cap and gown photo, and the junior senior banquet on May 2 are planned as the four years close in bustle.
Mechanical drawing class focuses on design and fabrication with plastic. Students in industrial arts craft items such as picture frames lamps and napkin holders. Howard De Prenger creates a unique lamp from half inch cube wood while Red Toom Philip Mentink and Dale Vos apply first coats on tables. Eighth grade wood working class finishes spice cupboards and begins towel racks.
The Commercial club girls return in one piece after a train ride and report on a purple haired sight. They note band and glee club recordings and plan for a tighter future. Economics class shifts from extreme to cheap living with top Empire State Building flats. Juniors work on the banquet while seniors may get a real meal. Tests wrap up and peaceful study weeks begin amid spring air. Ardith V H dislikes practical jokers and chairs pulled away.
A short verse questions why media glamorizes cigarettes and alcohol to children. The narrator asks his father to explain conflicting messages between classroom lessons about nicotine and alcohol and magazines showing attractive smoking and drinking. The father answers that advertisers seek money, not the boys’ welfare, critiquing adult greed.
Maxine Huenink led Monday morning devotions with the topic Choice Making. She, as practice teacher for Mr Schulz, opened with scripture and prayer, then used four painted slides to illustrate choices. Two pictures showed the temptation of Christ and two showed the rich young ruler, with explanations of facial expressions. The session closed with a vocal Know That My Redeemer Liveth performed by Edna Scholten and Arlene Aldgreen.
The article describes upcoming systematic fingerprinting with multiple prints, mentions Cedar Falls musician Robert Ruby returning to Pella with his band for Tulip Time, and notes Johnny Sheppard's Rome visit recounting Mussolini’s retreat, Vatican sights, and harsh peasant conditions. It also references Dick Stravers’ reassignment and Johnny’s call to Ray Rouw.
Attendance over recent weeks rose despite poor con meetings, possibly due to fewer illnesses or Easter break. Freshmen lead with 96.4 percent, seniors 94.8, juniors and sophomores 94.6. Marvin Vanden Berg has Malta fever and is hospitalized. Naval officers addressed senior boys on benefits of joining the Naval Reserve as Mr Bechtal discussed related topics.
Ald addressed senior girls in the commercial department. Madeline Vriezelaar was absent from her duties for two weeks. Miriam De Roos and Patricia Vander Linden, student teachers, assisted Mr. Hughes with fourth and fifth graders during the absence. In spring and early summer high water brings many large catfish to the small tributary stream.
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