High School Notes From the County Contest and Play
High school activities cover the county declamatory contest results with Ivan Moore winning the cup for Knoxville and Harry Hesselink placing second for Pella, plus a detailed account of the Junior Play, the drama coaching by Miss Gosselink and Hafner, and the student reports on basketball, music solos by Miss Bailey, and class notes including travel talks by Mr. Sabin about Iowa scenery.
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Pella
Ivan Moore
Knoxville
Harry Hesselink
Pleasantville
Frances Ver Steeg
Ver Steeg
Commercial Department February Awards at Pella High
The February awards list honors Underwood Company for 60 word award to Marion Frush and bronze medals for 40 to 50 wpm to Donald Waechter Nina Gosselink and Bertha Plette. Certificates go to Elizabeth Butts Marion Van Nimwegen Ruth Fennema with a leather card case from Remington Co awarded to Waechter for 41 wpm. Bronze pins for 40 to 60 wpm go to Nina Gosselink Donald Waechter Leonore Ballange Esther Kuyper. The Tiger vs Wild Cats contest ends soon with disputed points and pending results. The Pella High Commercial dept is part of the interstate High School Typists Association, with state eligibility in Des Moines in May. Miss Jewell trains pupils for the Preliminary contest at month end in the High School auditorium, two divisions beg and advanced. winners advance to the Sioux City state contest.
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Leonore Ballange
Esther Kuyper
Commercial
Pella High
Intestate High School Typists’ Association
Des Moines
Splendid Typists Highlight Marion Frush Pace
The report notes Marion Frush’s swift typing and predicts Pella will be represented by at least one winner if she maintains her current speed.
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Marion Frush
Pella
Life in China by a Missionary Describes Letters from Miss Lelia Droz
A missionary daughter in Shaohsing China sends home letters recounting daily life, church work, and family ties. She describes encounters with converts, a shoemaker grandmother, Christmas boxes, a Chinese padded garment, a wedding vigil, and travel climbs, while noting cold weather and home ties.
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China
Lelia Droz
A. C. Droz
Pella Baptist Church
Central College
Pella
Chronicle
Shaohsing
Che
Sid Mae
Sih Mae
Nyi Ta Ta
Hangchow
Hangehow
Miss Nyi
Marie Flaharty
Barlows
Nettie
Alma’s
Charlotte's
Helen Auld
Makansau
Pella Philathea
The Poet's Prayer by Whittier
A devotional verse in which the speaker asks for strength to aid others and to align life with a holy purpose. The poem seeks humane guidance and selflessness, urging transformation into a living embodiment of good and peace.
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Whittier
Sponge Rocks in Montana Draw Tourist and Scientist Attention
Remarkable tracery and porosity of web formations in sponge rocks attract visitors and researchers. Described as vast pumice-like pieces carved by nature into countless cells and cavelets, the rocks are said to be carboniferous sandstone. Erosion by hot water and wind left the harder portions standing.
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Montana
Central Out Plays Wesleyan in Rough Home Victory
The Iowa Wesleyan team visited Iown for a return game and fell 26 to 16 as Central's Hoogeveen led with 18 points. Ekstrand and Messenger added eight and four for Wesleyan, while Boeyink and Neifert contributed for Central amid a physical contest. Free throws were scarce on both sides, and excess fouls sidelined Fish and Spearman for Wesleyan.
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Iowa Wesleyan
Central
Methodists
Hoogeveen
Wesleyan
Ekstrand
Messenger
Neifert
Boeyink
Pete
Riggs
Fish
Spearman
Rowland
Penn
Gfpn
F . Seeeb
Neifer
F Tir
Montague Light Opera Singers Shine In Lecture Night
The Montague Light Opera Singers performed before a large audience at the high school. The varied program included a light operetta Gretchen of Holland with fine quartet blending and strong solo numbers. Highlights praised the tenor, soprano, baritone, and especially contralto Albha Montague for sweet stage presence and entertaining manner.
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Albha Montague
Frances Getty
Herman Decker
John Eichenberger
Mgr
Brown Men
Braine
Beethoven
Bishop
Marchioness
Lemaire
Knight Logan
Miss Montague
Gretchen of Holland
Arditi
Montague Light Opera
Gretchen
Holland
Quartette
Heine
Ren
Senior Piano Recital by Miss Van Donselaar A Success
Miss Mabel Van Donselaar a Central Conservatory senior gave a piano recital last Saturday. She displayed stage poise ease and expressiveness and the audience applauded heartily for numbers including Mendelssohn Rondo Gems of Scotland and Polacca Brillante. The recital was the second in the senior series and anticipation grows for performances by Van Buren Hoeven and Gosse link later in the year.
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Mabel van Donselaar
Central’s
Conservatory of Music
Miss van Donselaar
Mendelssohn
Sadler
Scotland
Henselt
Vienne
Polacca Brillante
Gems of Scotland
van Donselaar
Sarah van Buren
Elinor Hoeven
Nicholas Gosselink
Senior prize offered by Rev Pietenpol for ministry hopefuls
Rev Pietenpol of Otley offers a twenty five dollar prize to the senior class member who has chosen the ministry and shows the greatest oratorical ability. Though not in the current catalogue, the prize will be awarded to the June graduates. The college thanks him for the generous gesture and invites eligible seniors to compete.
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Pietenpol
Otley
Wabash Time Table Howell Iowa East Westbound Train Times
Eastbound passenger 472.11 at 6:69 a m and 474 local freight 892 westbound passenger 475 and 473 local freight 831. Freight for shipmenm must be at the station by 6:00 p m the evening before. Both local freights carry passengers. East times 10:09 a m and 9:28 p m. Howell Iowa.
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Wabash
Howell
Iowa
East
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Rey. E
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The
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Europe
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Manuel
Miss Bonar
Johnny
United States
Zeta Alphas
Aeromaticians
Japan
Antoinette van der Ploeg
Nancy Ruth Renaud
Minnie van Gorp
Antoinette Vander Ploeg
Henriette Vanden Oever
Jennie van Groenen
Wilma van Doorninck
Pythians
Shakespeare
Miss Jewell
Ames
Harvey
Oskaloosa
Advonsonians
Miss Hafner
Gladys van Zante
Cora
Helen Kruseman
Marguerite Kool
Dick Kolenbrander
Mickey
Gerrit
Bob Beyer
Donald
Sylvia
May Plette
Dorothy
Esther
Bert Boot
Kuypér
Miss Gosselink
Mr. Manuel
Clarence van Niewaal
John Vander Werf
Ruth
Speidel
Bouquet
van Doorninck
Knox
Gretchen of
Montague Light Opera Singers
Lyceum
REV
Hock Island Train Service
Great White Way Bus Line
Cadillas
L. T. Munson
Howard Jackson
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