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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1957
Page
6
The Student Council sponsors a Friday noon film series in the gym. Fifty Million Wheels, a trucks themed movie, was shown with courtesy from the Firestone Company. The event aimed to provide recreation and inform machine minded students during the winter months.
During the second quarter the Christian High News staff functions in the following capacities Regular Reporters Lila Beyer Larry Rus Ronald Swank Ila Joyce Van Gorp Adviser Mrs Minnie J Dahm Special contributors from the various classes clubs and organizations will write articles from time to time.
Speedy recovery wishes flow from P O I S to Mr I Hok s bergen a board member stricken with a coronary thrombosis on December 7 Carl Van Gilst a senior had an appendectomy and is at Mercy Hospital in Oskaloosa Marvin Meinders a sophomore wears his arms in a sling after fracturing a wrist while cranking a tractor Which girl sings Im Available after Bob De Ruiter sang Im Looking for a Date Tonight
Chief Don Brooks Fort from the North Country visits P. C. I. bearing a mohawk hairstyle as a bold symbol of peaceful relations. He jokes a barber collected 2.60 dollars for all but a scant lock, making him richer and balder while walking a living advert for barberous skill.
A note questions Mr. Weld house's choice of a bold red bandaid marked with small white letters worn on his little finger and mentions Pamela's first air kit as a possible influence.
The Penny Parade at P C H S featured booths amusements and a 9 00 p m show of films and dates. Students posed in playful scenes including Madam Swamse booth kids in an shocking experience and learners queuing for the fun house as junior girls decorated with tape crepe paper and tacks shared in the event.
Portraits of Norma Dahm and Merle Den Besten reveal school leadership and quirky habits. Merle ferries Prairie City students to 1006 Independence, while Ron Hiemstra stands tall at 6 feet 2, active in baseball and basketball. The piece notes friendships, studies, and advice to freshmen amid a 1956 style school chronicle.
A brief, witty exchange in the faculty room has Mr. Ruiter teasing Mr. Dieleman about Mary remaining a bachelor. Dieleman responds that he is enjoying himself in the vestibule while awaiting the aisle.
A lingering Christmas medley blends carol lines from O Come Immanuel and Silent Night with images of the Nativity. The text traces the star over the manger, the Holy Child’s birth, angels singing peace and joy, shepherds, and the Wise Men’s journey to Herod seeking the newborn King. It ends with Herod’s jealousy and the request to report back.
A fragment recalls wise men worshiping Jesus, gift giving in David's royal city, and the belief that God sent his only begotten Son to die for humanity to gain eternal life. The passage notes a detour instructed by God to avoid Herod's malice, emphasizing reverence and salvation themes.
The week opened with Mr. Ruiter reading Ephesians 6 and host guest speakers including K Rietema from Newton and Mr Veldhouse. Thursday defaulted to student chapel with Mr Ruiter reading Psalm 2. Friday featured lay speaker Mr Jella Slings on Love from I Corinthians 13. Nancy Terpstra accompanied as pianist.
The P C H S Christmas observance will be held Friday afternoon in the gymnasium. Miss Folkerts and the music department prepared the program with the choir performing I Wonder as I Wander Appalachian carol Angels We Have Silence Angels We Have Heard on High. The Band plays Joy to the World Hark the Herald Angels Sing. The trio Carol Boerelyn Wilma De Young Doris Ustermarkt sing Come unto Him from the Messiah. The Boy's Quartette sings Flee as a Bird to Your Mountain. Mr Ruiter will read the Sacred Record and lead devotions.
Students and faculty look forward to the annual Christmas Banquet on Friday evening December 20 at 6 30 p m in the gymnasium. Tickets are sold at the office and the Student Council sponsors the holiday highlight.
A catalog of varied classic titles and authors presented for daily viewing and reading in school halls and classes. Readers include Heidi, Little Women, Tom Sawyer, Treasure Island, and many more from multiple authors across the collection.
Mrs. Dahm told a journalism student that beauty is skin deep. The student responded with "May be so" and added, "but you can't skin them all."
The article notes the joy of receiving school news from distant papers and lists publications such as The Central Ray from Central College Pella Iowa Dordt Diamond from Dordt College Sioux Center Iowa The Mirror from Chicago Christ South Winds from Grand Rapids Michigan West Side Echo from Grand Rapids Michigan The Echo from Western Christian High Hull Iowa Echo from Holland Christian High Holland Michigan The Kehoboth Bugle from Rehoboth Mission Christian School Rehoboth New Mexico The Bugle from Whitinsville Elementary and Junior Christian High Whitinsville Massachusetts The Round Table from Ripon Christian School Ripon California
University experts say poinsettias can be coaxed to bloom again next year after blooming this season. Proper light exposure and seasonal care are essential for reflowering.
A brief note lists two high school programs: Trumpet Timothy Christian High of Chicago and The Echo Illiana Christian High School based in Lansing Illinois, signaling a potential interschool competition or event between the two institutions.
The final 1967 calendar year edition of Pella Christian High News extends Christmas greetings to readers locally and nationwide. The staff hope the Christ spirit guides holiday activities toward higher purposes.
Vacation school will dismiss Friday December 20 in the afternoon for holiday recess until January 2 1958 845 am.
Two Central College students Miss Gwendolyn Vanden Berg and Miss Mary Van den Oever visited the seventh period freshmen English class on Wednesday December 11 to observe work in creative writing.
University of Missouri floriculturist James E. Smith Jr explains poinsettia bloom results from short days and long nights. Light exposure at night disrupts blooming, so keep plants in darkness or dim light during evenings while maximizing daytime sunlight. Scientists call this photoperiodism, and after bloom the red leaves fall as the plant enters rest.
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