Sixteen Members Join Honor Society
Sixteen new members were pledged into the Honor Society at their annual pi which was held on Wednesday November 25. The ceremony featured a candlelight program with officers lighting candles of leadership character scholarship and service. New members listed include Bhitley Rook Patsy Giora Ruth De Zwarte Patrick McCombs Lila Klein Mary Ann De Vries Joyce Nunnikhoven Pauline Van Ham Kathleen Redeker Dorothy Dieleman Marianne Fisher Andrea Boat Fern Den Adel Joye Rockey Sandra Selsy Ervin Roorda.
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Wedays
Ver Heul
Joyce
Mr. Buerkens
Murray Goemaat
Bonnie Kuyper
Corinne Ver Ploeg
Darlene van Wyk
Monday Devotions Led by Mrs Neuber on Manners
Mrs Neuber led Monday morning devotions reading Matthew 8 and Proverbs 15 1 2 her topic good manners a year round occupation. She urged that at Christmas we display our best manners but forget them after and not wait for the New Year to make resolutions. She closed with prayer.
Elsie Blom Senior Profile and Plans
Elsie Blom lists hamburgers as her favorite food and the film Come back Little Sheba as her favorite movie. She is described as 5 feet 2 inches with green eyes and light brown hair, undecided about plans after graduation, and expresses a desire to live on a ranch near Bet Pe Ne.
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Ecomics
Les Paul
Elsie Blom
Buck Shots Lincoln Builds Dental Honors Program
Students across grades earned dental honors with grade 5 leading, followed by grade 1 and grade 3. Teachers cited include Mrs Van Arkel, Miss Darlene Braam, and Miss Amy Vander Schaaf. Every child in these grades visited the dentist this year and any needed repairs were completed. Activity tickets totaled 272 for the high school and 94 for junior high and grades.
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Lincoln
van Arkel
Darlene Braam
Amy Vander Schaaf
Staff Editorial Team List With Editors and Reporters
A long roster names the newspaper’s Editor in Chief Kathy Redeker and Wayne Vander Pol plus Ralph Jaarsma Harold Bean Phyllis Butler Joyce Van Roskel Avis Ver Hoeft as staff. Reporters include Joyce Leu Marilyn Andeweg Sara Van Mas Tye Mey Mimtaes Brom Janice Knrper Shirley Groendyke Andrea Lorraine Sly cord De Og Hesreme mutha Dicleman youl os Miah Judy Huyser Ora Quinn Dinn D Janden Olver Cubratama Nene De Cook Norma Jean De news Ellen oy Nang De Tom Bost Dale Fleck.
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Kathy Redeker
Wayne Vander Pol
Ralph Jaarsma
Harold Bean
Phyllis Butler
Joyce van Roskel
Avis Ver Hoeft
Joyce Leu
Marilyn Andeweg
Sara van Mas Tye
Mey Mimtaes
Eth Brom
Janice Knrper
Shirley Groendyke
Andrea Lorraine Slycord
de Og Hesreme
Mutha Dicleman
Youl Os Miah
Judy Huyser
Ora Quinn
Dinn
D Janden Olver
Cubratama
Nene de Cook
Norma Jean de News
Ellen Oy Nang
de Tom Bost
Dale Fleck
What Kind of Christmas List Are You Making
The editorial urges us to include inner virtues on our Christmas lists. It suggests patience kindness and understanding as daily practices to cultivate. By practicing these qualities, the writer argues they spread to others and enrich lives beyond material desires.
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Clarence
Jones Presents Atomic Age Assembly at P H S
Paul Dingeman introduced C E Jones who spoke on the atomic age and rapid response for the future. He described model atoms and their fission, demonstrated on stage, and Janice Steenhoek assisted. He closed with proper grounding of a TV antenna.
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Paul Dingeman
C. E.jones
P.H.S
Janice Steenhoek
Classroom News and Student Activities
The report highlights period one girls jumping rope for three weeks and now using two ropes in opposite directions. Other classes focus on volleyball, basketball, bridal showers in home economics, and a Christmas wedding trend. Social science under Brunckhorst covers Rights of Women while juniors read histories and sophomores finish Cennae. senior literature studies Macbeth with Mr. Annis.
Question Box answers reflect Christmas wishes and mix ups
Readers name Phyllis V H asks for a clock radio while Bob H hopes for a million dollars. Eleanor G wishes for anything she can tote with her. Another subject, a television and phonograph combo, appears amid garbled text and a note about a letter from Dewey Durnam.
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Phyllis V. H
Bob H
Eleanor G
Ty Lee V. G
Dewey Durnam
Chatterbox notes and hallway scenes at school
A school page recounts Monday and Tuesday events. Ed K. and Thelma M. are mentioned in rumor, while students pose for photos in the spotlight. Sophomores carry literature, study Julius Caesar, and jokes about donkey basketball appear amid hall chatter.
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Ed K
Thelma M
Thelma
Julius Caesar
Joanne T. Lu
Leaky girl recalls Florida trip and summer surprise
Barbara Grandia describes a recent Florida vacation and recalls the last assembly program. She mentions a surprising atom bomb moment with a mushroom cloud that caused everyone to jump from their seats.
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Barbara Grandia
Florida
Prograne
Seata
Susy Bulletin Board Talks School Gossip and Halls
Susy Bulletin Board reflects on a busy period with assemblies programs and glee clubs while teasing gossip about Tony makeup lists love notes and class happenings. The writer mentions seniors sock hops and Julius Caesar in Lit class and hints at future Pelladium editions.
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Pelladium
Tony
T. M
E. K
Yphomores
Julius Ceasar
Pelladium. Susy Bulletin Board
Joker's Cue and Quips From a Fragmented Summer
A collage of quirky lines and parables. A narrator ponders language and values with whimsical vignettes about turtles telegraph poles and electric car rentals. The piece ends with a moral riff on kindness and payoffs.
Perceived double standards in dating and gender judgments
Fragmented dialogue critiques how men and women are judged by appearances, wealth, family status, sports involvement, and behavior. It lists stereotypes that label women as too serious or too flighty, and men as intellectual yet distant, reflecting social pressures of image and value in relationships.
Women spark and strain men in social roles echoing old views
The passage contrasts men and women, calling women pivotal yet pressure-filled in social behavior. It suggests men label women as charming or dull based on propriety, while acknowledging women's influence.
When the Little Child Plays Alone
An excerpt notes that children under three prefer solo play while social play rises after three. It highlights the value of independent exploration and suggests choosing toys parents enjoy, since infants may not use others as intended.
Solitary Play and Toy Interests of Young Children
The article notes two year olds quiet for periods and enjoy disassembling toys, while three year olds often view pictures alone after reading. A girl of three and a half spends 10 to 15 minutes with a small record player she can operate. Farm children favor toy tractors over dolls due to exposure to tractors, with plain materials like clay and crayons used in quiet moments.
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Polk County Federal
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Federal Home Loan Bank System
Polk ‘County Federal Savings
7Th and
High Streets
Des Moines
Iowa
THE
OWA Child Welfare Research Station
Aston Smith
Hull
Turkey
Vandenberg Meat
Ulrich Meat
Farmers’ Union
Dick Leydens Produce
Pella
Poultry Service
the Farmers’ Service Center
Washington
Ranger
Alfalfa
Central States
Idaho
Mammoth
Alsike
Nemaha
Missouri
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DE Ara
White Way Auto Co
Pella, Iowa
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