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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1948

Page

8

Tulip Time activities outlined and film shown to students

Mr Buerkens led devotions and outlined Tulip Time expectations urging school cooperation in Dutch Village. Many helpers were requested as guides, ticket takers and hostesses. Students then viewed a public Tulip Time film, a Pella High artist, Dutch dances and village scenes for an educational look at the festival.

Buerkens Parrot Film Des Moin Yound Towa Stated Pella High Gertrude Livenhoek

Thumbnail Sketch of a Pella Area Senior Boy

The piece describes a senior boy living east of Pella with blue eyes and blond hair. He is medium height and weight and rides a bus each morning and night. Literature is his favorite subject and he has opinions on girls, saying he likes good girls and clarifying he means nice ones.

Pella Pho

Dutch Village aims for another grand success this year

Editorial lauds past Dutch Village as a financial success that funded a ribbon recorder and new equipment while noting guides and hostesses gaps. It urges students to cooperate, take roles as guides or hostesses, and support teachers to ensure a fully successful project and valuable public speaking experience.

Who Is It Based on Phyllis Hasselman Clue

A reader puzzle clues a male figure described as medium height and build who favors blondes, with multiple brothers and membership in F. FP. A. The note references a last entry in Who's Who by Phyllis Hasselman, prompting identification of the person.

F. FP. A Phyllis Hasselman

Tulip Time Signs Invade High School Gym Exhibit

The high school prepares a Tulip Time display with Dutch Village setup in the gym. Students from shop, science, homemaking, and finance classes will paint, wire, host guides, and crew the exhibit as part of a three day festival that attracts thousands.

Aalbers Farm Gmn Andrew Endyke Cannaday Say

Senior Play Cast Gets Together After Practice

The senior play cast and crew cleaned the stage quickly then gathered in the home rooms for hamburgers, chips, and pop. Arvan Menninga sponsored the party with the cast singing and Miss Cannaday handing out souvenir money after the performance of Seven Keys to Bald Pate.

Arvan Menninga

Through the Classroom Keyhole Memoir Notes

A hall note describes sophomores studying the Treaty of Versailles and World War III while a student teacher Miss Brands leads government class on Iowa government. Freshmen finish Ivanhoe as sophomores read Silas Marner, poetry in junior and senior classes, and a daydreaming line about a student skipping with agriculture pupils to study soils and contouring.

Miss Brands Iowa Miss Cannaday Ivanhoe Silay Marner Dan Dieleman G. K. van Zee

Corsage, contest plans, and high school musings

A fragment from a student column mentions Miss Sayler wearing a corsage last Thursday and a handwritten note from the Commercial club. It notes plans for the Fairfield music contest, curiosity about social quirks, and a wish to attend a banquet and Lincoln events with the Ag I & MI class.

Miss Sayler Commercial Club Tomi Ikuta Lincoln Ag. I & MI

Commercial Club Trip to Des Moines Noted by Students

A school field trip to Des Moines on Wednesday April 21 drew chatter as the Commercial Club group toured the Nes Moines scene. They visited Wallace Homestead Building Capitol Historical and WHO studios viewing printing processes and gliders. The tour included the State Capitol dome tour the Historical Building wildlife displays the glider exhibit and a look at the Des Moines Register and Tribune offices with insights into newspaper production and telephony operations. The students met guides at Bishop's cafeteria and saw shorthand at a stenography office before ending at the Des Moines plants and newspapers.

Nes Moines Aly’ V Des Moines Wallace-Homestead Ine Mires Wallace Homestead Wwe

Pelladium Staff Plans Party at April Meeting

At a Pelladium staff meeting held Thursday April 22 plans for a staff party were discussed. Committees were appointed and final arrangements will be made by the editor and sponsor. Announcements will be posted on the bulletin board. Attendance emphasis was noted as required.

Pelladium

Webster Notes: bean plant blossoms and posters for poppy sale

Second graders found a blossom on a bean plant that later vanished and a green bean appeared. Junior High students pledged to create posters for the annual poppy sale, with Nesbit outlining rules for the display drawing supervised by Mr. Dennd and Miss Vriezelas and prizes for the best entry. Spring baseball and amateur photography are mentioned as growing interests among students and teachers.

Nesbit Dennd Vriezelas

Insurance and Savings Offer for Farm and City Property

An advertisement invites readers to insure farm and city property against hail and risks, promoting auto, life, and savings accounts. It urges acting now with low rates from reputable companies and provides contact details in Sully, Iowa.

P. O Dieleman Sully

Left One Two Three Band Marches On In Parade

A ragged chant echoes mornings as the band rehearses for the Tulip parade. Sue and Bill are scolded for being out of step while the director drives discipline to ensure a smart, well-trained display for the big celebration.

Sue Bill

Eighth Grade Classes Prepare For Graduation Plans

Eighth grade girls draw cartoons in art class and discuss graduation while eighth grade literature works on cartoon ideas. Questions about a class play arise as teachers promise ample notice for preparation. Junior high boys train for two track meets at Monroe and Knoxville with twenty boys practicing under Mr. Hughes.

Monroe Knoxville College Hughes

Special Meeting on School Buses May 3 7 Agenda Set

Town State College to host a special meeting May 3 7 to discuss school bus problems and safety driving maintenance and accident responsibilities. Invitations urge officials to attend as topics include aptitude tests preventive maintenance brakes road rules and winter driving. Teachers invited to a Marion County council dinner May 8 at Knoxville Country Club at 6 20 PM.

Town State College Marion County Knoxville Country Club Marion County Council

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