Meet New Grade and High School Teachers in Pella Public Schools
Ray Strackbein of London will serve as junior high principal at Webster this year with eleven years in elementary teaching, plus two years in industry. Donald Black of College Springs joins Webster junior high as teacher. he holds a BA in physical education and is qualified to teach multiple subjects and all sports. Harold Wortman becomes instrumental music instructor from Ainsworth with a master’s from Colorado State College of Education. he’s an Air Force veteran and has held roles in band and choir. Other new hires include Shirley Van Konynenburg Borgman teaching fourth grade at Webster, Jeanette VanderWerff teaching third grade at Lincoln, Phyllis Visser heading Vocational Homemaking, and Ruth Lubbers De Cook as high school utility teacher, among others.
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Ray Strackbein
London
Town
Webster
Cedar County
Alta
Cedar Falls
Haslso
Drake
University of Colorado
Fairless Works
U. S. Steel Corporation
Morristown
Pennsylvania
The
Reformed Church
Strackbein
Jake de Haan
South Street
Glenwood State School
Betty Nazarene
Red Oak
Maryville
Don
Johnny Sabus
Black
Pella
Oskaloosa St
Marion van Gorp
Harold Wortman
Ainsworth
Iowa
Sterling College
Sterling
Kansas
Colorado State College of Education
Sully
Air Force
Our Own
Central College
Penn College
Colorado University
University of Iowa
Mahaska County
Flint Ridge
Black Oak Center
Phyllis Visser
Albia
Miss Visser
Albia High School
Simpson College
Iowa State College
School Hot Lunch Program Is Popular With the Children
Pella Public will begin its third year of hot lunch service at Webster Building on Tuesday September 6. The program starts about one week late due to school start and Labor Day, with lunches costing 1.50 per week or 30 cents per complete lunch. Black will head the program with Grace Voyce and Sophia Geurts assisting. Last year an average of 225 pupils and adults were served daily, with nearly 12,000 dollars from sales and about 13,835 dollars spent on food labor and equipment, ending with a government-subsidized surplus. A total of 36,918 lunches were served and nearly 66,000 half pints of milk were distributed.
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Pella
Webster Building
In Black
Grace Voyce
Sophia Geurts
Kids Behave Better When Well-Dressed, School Check Shows
A growing movement to ban sloppy clothes in grade and high schools claims behavior improves when uniforms and neat attire restrict blue jeans jackets and open-neck shirts. Eastern schools report better conduct after enforcing dress standards and designers respond with more stylish fall outfits.
Pella Teachers Pursue Summer Courses for Certification
Rich liberal arts background qualifies her for secondary teaching. Bet Prepared many Pella teachers used summer to boost teaching certificates or pursue higher degrees. Drake University drew several, including Stan Bergman, Bob Omick, LeRoy Stults, Norman Annis, and Henry Reysack, who commuted to Des Moines. Colleen Renaud attended Columbia, Ray Den Adel Latin workshop at SUI, Mr Buerkens on School Reorganization at Cedar Falls, Harold Wortman new band director from Greeley, Colorado College of Education, Miss Phyllis Visser spent summer at Ames and will head the Vocational Home Making Dept.
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Bet
Pella
Drake University
Des Moines
Stan Bergman
Bob Omick
LeRoy Stults
Norman Annis
Henry Reysack
Colleen Renaud
Columbia University
New York
Ray den Adel
SUI
Mr. Buerkens
Cedar Falls
Harold Wortman
Greeley
Colorado College of Education
Phyllis Visser
Ames
Deer Hunting Season Dates and Rules in Iowa 1955
The 1955 statewide open deer season in Iowa is announced by the State Conservation Commission. Bowhunting runs Oct 29 to Nov 20 with 6:30 am to 4 pm daily. shotgun and rifled slug season Dec 5 to Dec 7 from 9 am to 4 pm. License fee is $10, with a 6,000 license cap and potential drawing if demand exceeds supply. Landowners and their children may hunt without a license but must tag any harvested deer. All licenses must be bought by Oct 12, with red license numbers worn while hunting.
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State Conservation Commission
Corvation Commission
Deer herd growth shifts Iowa population distribution
It is estimated Towa's deer herd rose from about 11 000 in late winter to around 15 000 after spring reproduction. In 1954 deer season about 2600 to 2700 deer were killed. Since 1953 hunting pressure has dispersed Iowa deer from former concentrations, now making them numerous in areas that had few deer three years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Iowa
Davy Crockett Fashion Sparks Kids Across the Nation
The Davy Crockett fashion craze hits schools as children from tots to teens adopt frontier attire. Coonskin caps, fringed jackets, gauntlet gloves, belts with embossed leather, and Crockett rings and billfolds become common, shaping rooms with barskin rugs and hero imagery.
Six Busses to Carry Leighton Otley And Rural Pupils
Pella will run six school routes this fall with about 190 pupils boarding buses in Marion Mahaska and Jasper counties. Routes cover 170 miles per trip and 340 miles daily, with arrivals at schools around 8 15 to 8 25 am and return trips starting at 3 45 pm. Floris Geurts leads the driver staff and Gerrit Kingma serves as head bus mechanic for all units. A new 54 passenger Chevrolet will serve the Otley route, and the former Otley bus moves to Sully Galesburg. Regular service starts August 30 after a preliminary August 29 run. Dur ing the coming year, Mr. Gerrit Kingma will serve as the head mechanic for all bus units. Written history is a least 6,000 years old.
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Pella
Marion
Mahaska
Jasper
Floris Geurts
Cecil Vines
Louis Schuring
Leighton
Gerrit Kingma
Sully Galesburg
Paul Meppelink
Wheatgrow-Warren
Flor Geurts
Otley
Jerome Schakel
Harvey-Amsterdam
Sully-Galesburg
Geurts
Gerrit
Kingma
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Donald Black
College Springs
Northwest Estontl State College
Montgomery
Glen Borgman
Shirley van Konynenburg
Modesto
California
Lincoln
New Webster
Jeanette VanderWerff
Arden Johnston
Jo Ann Pals
Central
la Verne
Thornton
Donald Breisch
Arvin de Cook
Ruth Lubbers
Waverly
Cedarhurst
Mrs. Arden Johnston
Mrs. Arvin de Cook
Miloa
Hiawatha
Hiawatha Seminole Bike
Wayne
Bryan Cramer
Kamrar
Clear Lake
Paltzer
Davy Crockett
Borden Davis
Paul Vande Lune
Pella's Finest
All Ways
Washington
Clover Leaf Dairy
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