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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1948
Page
8
A new teen driver education program is proposed at Pella High School led by Norman Dohane Bene Ues, an approved instructor. The program includes classroom theory, behind the wheel driving, and a certificate of attainment upon proficiency, potentially enabling learners to obtain a driver's license through a standard course of instruction and local practice.
Photographs of Mar garetta Slobe and Mary Jane Menninga mark departures from Pella High. Slobe, English teacher and annual sponsor, resigns for matrimony. Menninga, former DUCHESS editor and student leader, leaves after a standout senior year. Other staff moves include Renaud Rysdam to coach elsewhere, Miss Ver Heul remaining in Room 302, and several teachers taking new posts in Garden Grove and Sioux Center Iowa. Pella, Iowa details note August 30 opening and local educational shifts.
The Vella schools boast a strong music department led by Ane Tysceling and Fred Whalley. It includes Glee Clubs, choruses, solo work, and a 56 member Concert Band from last year with underclassmen returning. Whalley also directs the marching and Yep bands and offers year round instruction with summer programs free of charge. George Francis Sadler plans private piano lessons at Lincoln Building on September 2 with contact via 107. Credit for outside lessons is available through the school.
Iowa public schools may teach Bible or religion as literature and social study without promoting any single creed. Legal adviser St A Griffin of the state department said courses can be nonsectarian with certified teachers, though expanded training may be needed. The 1884 Bloomfield case stopped parental objections to Bible readings, and the supreme court ruled against the objecting father.
Nashua farmer Glenn Van Kleeck lost a billfold with $200 in checks and over $100 cash last week. After searching around he recalled climbing a fence at Will Harnish farm where he hauled cattle. He returned to the cornfield and found the billfold after about an hour.
Charles B. Claypool former Pella High coach now a Lt. Colonel in the Army visited friends in Pella on Thursday August 12 with his wife and daughter Barbara. They had been stationed at Camp Infantry and were en route to Shenandoah to see his mother before returning to Fort Benning Georgia. Milton K. Shultz, former Pella High teacher of speech and English, called on local friends in a business capacity on the previous Monday.
Millai utilizes school break to assist a renowned Ottumwa roofing firm in Centerville. The assignment highlights student involvement in local trades and a notable company presence during summer.
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