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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1948
Page
11
The article recounts the hard life of early Dutch teachers, describing workload, duties, and pay. It notes that in the 18th century teachers often taught reading and writing for a nickel and handled church duties, graves, janitorial tasks, and bell ringing, earning about four tenths of a guilder per week.
Joe Weatherly will be featured speaker at the Newton Youth for Christ meeting in the Junior High Auditorium Saturday February 21 at 7 30 p m He comes from Minneapolis where he is Associate Director for Youth for Christ International North Central Region He has spoken in 12 states and 4 Canadian provinces and is praised as a leading youth speaker The program also features Clint Ristrim Marilyn Talbot and Donald Compton with Norman Carlsen presiding The public is invited to attend.
The text outlines duties of a parish official including bell ringing watchman duties, reading names at trials, attending Paris council and consistory meetings, taking minutes, and providing paper ink. He earned 293 gulden 80 cents plus teaching pay, plus additional income from pigeons until banned, after which salary rose by 25 gulden. The parish council lasted until 1819, then secular and spiritual matters split under respective authorities in De Lier and elsewhere.
First and second floor offices in Marion County courthouse are being cleaned and painted. Upper floors used for storage and archives may be reorganized and possibly raised access later by workers Thelan Martin and John Van Dyke of Pella report the renovation progress.
Iowa's Vocational Rehabilitation Division reports a six month rise in successful placements and earnings for disabled workers. About 24 0 individuals secured employment, while roughly 12 000 received free diagnostic, counseling, and training services. Average weekly earnings rose from 12.27 to 8.76 dollars after rehabilitation, with the program operating under the State Board for Vocational Education and Des Moines offices.
American pianist John Kirkpatrick will perform a recital at Spencer Memorial Chapel on February 23 as a substitute for Paul Spi vak. Known for Charles Ives Concord Sonata and modern and medieval works, his tour is supported by the arts section of the Association of American Colleges and praised for technical and interpretive clarity in contemporary pieces.
The Central Ray reports Alpha Psi Omega initiated eight new members on Friday February 13 at 6 00 pm in Douwstra Chapel. Initiates were Don Bell Don Jacobs Don Senne Don Klaar en Helen Hislop Phyllis Te Selle Gene De Wilde and Bill Byrd. A pledge committee decorations stage preparations committee and banquet chair were named. A brief business meeting followed with a new secretary treasurer elected to replace Bob Minnick who graduated. The group held an initiation banquet at the Coffee Shop with guests Tom Corlett Beatrice Bosch Russ Miller Jane Van Sittert Herman Clemens and Jean Davis. Ben DeVall of near LeMars found a 1846 quarter last fall and sold it for 100.
The Fee school house, located 1.5 miles northwest of Knoxville, burned down about 8:30 PM on Monday February 9. Neighbors and Knoxville volunteers fought the blaze to save a nearby coal house but could not save the school or its contents. Seventeen pupils and teacher Mrs William Lundy were affected. Officials suspect an overheated stove started the fire. loss partially covered by insurance.
When the family home burned at Waverly junior dent Harvey Bergman and his kin lost their possessions. Harvey’s junior high classmates organized a drive and obtained a bed blankets clothes and twenty dollars in cash for Harvey.
J. S. Russell editor of the Farm and Home Register and Farm Editor of the Register and Tribune will speak at Monroe Evening and Veterans schools on Wednesday evening February 2. Farmers are urged to mark the date and bring families to hear his report on European Observations.
Former Grundy county sheriff Billy Bockes aged 85 stands with his brother Simon 80 in a posed photo marking a combined 165 years between them. The brothers’ ages highlight their long lives in the community.
The General Synod of the Reformed Church will meet in Huck Hill Falls Pennsylvania beginning May 20 led by Dr Henry Beltman. The agenda includes resumption of art work in Japan opening a new field in Africa and progress on a $2500000 Advance program. Dr John W Beardslee will chair with Dr Robert W Gibson as vice president and Dr E Fay Campbell as executive secretary. The next meeting will be in New York City. Dr F M Potter reports in India and Arabia.
The National Protestant Council of Higher Education elected Dr Bernard J Mulder Secretary. The council gathers the boards of education from twenty four major Protestant communions in America to oversee higher education policy.
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