Annual Initiation Ceremony For Honor Society Held
Miss Ver Heul led the initiation at Pella High reading member qualifications. New officers installed include president Marlene Sels and Leo Renaud with candles lit to accept offices. Seniors and sophomores named as new members and a few honorable mentions noted. some juniors could have joined if present during all years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ver Heul
Buerkens
Marlene Sels
Leo Renaud
Norman Spencer Grand
Marlene Sellit
Norma Bricker
Spencer ‘Grond
Servic Whalley
Wilma Kenneing
Miss Gosselink
Vivian Walster
Low Ann LeCocq
Wilma Keuning
Ivan den Besten
Jan Greta Palmquist
Donald Verros
Frances van Maanen
Elsie van Wyk
William van Houwelingen
Wayne Kelderman
Pexy Ruyper
Elliot Tanis
Bernice Ruby
Marl Grandia
Delores Vander Will
Mal Sels
Nancy Groendyke
I Hemert
Donald Robertus
Pella Girls Fall to Tracy in December Showdown
The Pella Dutchesses traveled to Tracy on December 4 and were edged 32 to 62 by a fast Tracy team. Margaret Burke led Tracy with 24 points, Joan Sheets scored 14 for Pella, Charlotte Schakell had 11, and Ward added 21 for Tracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Dutchesses
Tracy
Pella
Margaret Burke
C. Schakel
van Zante
Toom
Leydens
Albers
Joan Schagen
F. de Jong
Van_Roekel
M. Schakel
Swank
Ftp
Burke
Daugherity
Groendyke
Benscoter
Ward
Gurney F
Arkema G
Douglas
Compton
Burt
Vander Keift
Question Box: Bad Habits In Pella High School
Teachers list student faults including interrupting and teasing peers, lack of confidence, disrespect for property, misquoting teachers, running stairs, skipping, chewing gum and discarding it, loafing in halls, talking too much, home habits seen as school faults, leaving food behind, and disrespecting opinions. They urge students to act their age, raise hands to speak, and buckle down to correct faults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High School
Mr. Crawford
Smeltzer
Miss Sayler
Miss Ver Heul
Greendyke
Mr. Ruthven
Mr. Haynes
Sports Writers and Junior Reporters Named
The roster lists sports writers and junior reporters including Don Van Hemert Logan Van Sitter Ronnie Van Niewaal Norma Bricker Patricia Rietveld Marilyn De Cook and many others. The list features diverse names across departments signaling broad staff coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don van Hemert
Logan Van_Sitter, Ronnie Van Niewaal
Norma Bricker
Patricia Rietveld
Marilyn de Cook
Patricia van Englehoven
Richard Anson
Delores van Waardhuizen
Jo Ann Schagen
Joyce Leu
Gwendolyn Vanden Berg
Dorothy Vos
Sara Mae van Maaren
Shirley Rook
Donna “Wank
Joanne Ter Louw
Sidney de Haan
Corinne Ver Ploeg
Doris Dockendorf
Nancy Groendyke
Anna Hagen
Maxine Heimstra
Marilyn Loverink
Ma Andeweg
Dave Vander Pol
Wilma Roorda
Phyllis Vandehaar
Mary Annis
Joe Brummell
Shirley Leydens
Pella students urged to back players with cheers
Editorial calls for strong school spirit urging fans to support the team. It asks why fans boo and urges cheerleaders to lead cheering, motivating students to back both teams and show pride in the players’ efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Jet
Eleven More Days Til Christmas Decorations Planned
Freshman girls will decorate Miss Nieburg and Miss Thomassen home rooms with Christmas trees and bulletin-board adornments. The auditorium will be decked for the Christmas Musicale while grade school rooms host trees, student-made decorations, and in-class parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Nieburg
Miss Thomassen
Class of 50 seniors traced inquiring reporter series begins
A first of two reports lists 1950 high school seniors and their post grad paths. Names include Raymond Den Adel of Central College and Joy Anson of Colorado Woman's College, with roles at Marion County road commission, Rosscreen Company and more, noting shifts to college, work, or marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond den Adel
Central College
Rald Angove
Marion County
Joy Anson
Colorado Woman's College
Denver
Colorado
Devotions Leader Promotes Calm Christian Living
Maurice Birdsall, Central College speech director, led Monday morning devotions. He used three chairs with a loud boy, a timid girl, and a frightened boy to teach students to face life’s problems as Christians and closed with prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Birdsall
Central College
Mr. Birdsall
Consolidated Basketball Schedule for Boys Girls Junior High
Daily games listed from December to February featuring Albia Knoxville Pella Indianola Chariton Melcher Colfax Newton Grinnell and Winterset with varsity junior high and girls events across multiple dates. The notice urges community support for winter basketball activities and school teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jr. High
Albin Varsity
Newton Jr
Knoxvi
Grinnell Jr
Stork Delivers Baby Brother to Faculty Family
December 6 brought an unexpected visit to a faculty home as a stork may have announced a new Baby Brother for Jeanne Ruthven. Mr. and Mrs. Ruthven celebrate the arrival while Sara Anne Gosse links notes the capitalization of Baby Brother, suggesting a hearty joke about a big baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne
Mrs. Ruthven
Sara Anne Gosselink
First Grade Reaches 100 Percent Dental Honor Race
Extra! Extra! The first grade room at Webster building led by Miss Reuyers reports all seventeen students have seen a dentist before Christmas and received OK certificates for completed work. Other grades strive for the same 100 percent goal this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Building
Reuyers
Westward Movement and Slavery Discussed in Class
U S history classes study westward expansion and slavery with readings on Miss Sara Welch No man and early settlements near Pella before Dutch settlement. Classes also follow daily events, especially Korea and the Far East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Unknown student with sports, colors, and car interests
A school year profile describes a male student fond of football and basketball who is out for the year. He favors green and bright colorful shirts but avoids red, enjoys driving Dodge and Chevrolet cars, eats Jersey Freeze, and likes a song titled The Thing. The previous Who's Who entry named Rosa Lee Schakel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Lee Schakel
Class of 1899 Alumni List From Pelladium Column
A readable column lists names of graduates and their fates from the class of 1899 including Ernest Corne Hart Hart Simon Doug Huber, Doris Kaldenberg owner of Otley lumber yard, Herman Thomassen of Bloomington Illinois, John Vander er of Pella, Herbert Van Doren retired farmer in Oskaloosa, Gerrit Wachter deceased, Roy Young former Pella Chronicle worker now in California, Elizabeth Gosseli les Welch Helene Kruidenic Anna Rhynsburge Hida Van Doren city treasurers, Minnie Vander Linden deceased, Elizabeth Van Nimwegen de Ver Heul retired teacher in Pella, William Fowler Baptist minister, Meyer Langerak retired farmer in Pella, Henry Thomassen with U S Mail Service, Benjamin Van Zante unknown, Herman Veenstra contractor builder in Palin, Kati Grandia now in Pr Ruwalda twin Fowler married Baptist minister Stegeman deceased. The piece notes curriculum changes and suggests future Pelladium editions may include more names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Ernest Corne
Simon Doug Huber Hart
Doris Kaldenberg
Otley
Herman Thomassen
Bloomington
Ilinois
John Vander
Pella
Herbert van Doren
Oskaloosa
Gerrit
Wachter
Roy Young
Pella Chronicle
California
Elizabeth Gosseli Les Welch
Helene Kruidenic
Des Moines
Anna Rhynsburge
Hida van Dorer
Minnie Vander Linden
Vander Zy
Johnabeth van Nimwegen
William Fowler
Meyer Langerak
Henry Thomassen
U.S. Mail Service
Benjamin van Zante
Herman Veenstra
Palin
Kati Grandia
Ruwalda
Twin Fowler
Stegeman
Pelladium
Dutchess squad schedules and college coach notes
Dribbling notices show Dutchess schedule notes and a green and red dual schedule pair for high school and college with referees and score spaces. Smeltzer announces football letter winners Joe Brummel and Don Blum as co captains at the annual banquet. kudos to Kiwanians and Rotary for hosting. A December pep meeting featured a faculty talk by Mr Smeltzer and a playful box prank leading to a mock explosion and Knoxville score target for December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Heller
Central College
Smeltzer
Dee
Tracy
Knoxville
Attien Gi
Pella Christian
Pleasantville
Joe Brummel
Don Blum
James Ruthven
Jerry Peterson
Kiwanians
South America
Donnie Blom
Donnie
Humble apology to oil station for omitted news
A dated note from Connie De Bruin of Leighton explains past omissions and promises better coverage from the oil station, lumber yard, locker plant, and store. It mentions staff changes, beef and pork sales to listed buyers, a Co op cooking school thank you, and upcoming inventory and product lines at the lumber yard and store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Connie de Bruin
Leighton
Carroll Elscott
Carroll
Elmer van Maaren
East First Street
Henry Snetler
Verwers
Kins Mitchell
Corniender Waal
Gerrit’ Eysink
J. J. Prunty
Monroe
J. L. Veenstra
M. G. Aalbers
Prairie City
Dormeyer
Januar
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Honor
Sports Writers
Sara Anne Gosselin, Beulah Roorda
Ruth de Zwarte
Sally In
Editorial
Mary Lou Armstrong
Rosscreen Company
Ruby Bezemer
Glenn Bergman
Willard Bosveld
Co-op Lumber Company
Betty Brummel
Henry Bensink
Bruce Buerkens
S. Street
Washington D.C
Edwin Buwalda
Co-op
Arvin de Cook
June de Cook
Rolsereen
Elmer van Dusseldorp
Webster
Roland Eysink
Marie van Hal
Dona Mae van Halen
Vander Kraats
Melvin Hartgers
Jim van Houweling
Open Bible Institute
Cordelia Vander Horst
Tunix Klein
Tomi Ikuta
Lizabeth Kempkes
Geraldine Klein
Avon
Violet’ Ruth —Kuiper
Central
Western Electric
Pella Hotel
Bell Telephones
Iowa
Audiphone Coo
Fleming
Idaho Russell
Wash
Jonathans
Mich
Calif
Sunkist
Texas Juice Oranges
Proctor & Gamble
Picare
Clarence Mathes
Dwight
al W
Visser
Vye
A. T. van Zee
Lumber Yard
Gates
Big Six
Shiplap
Farmers Union
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