Tough Indianola cage crew defeats Dutchmen 31 20
Indianola’s fast passing squad defeated Pella’s Little Dutch 31 to 20 on Indianola court. McKirgan led Indianola with ten points while Lloyd Menning paced Pella with seven. Dutch faced illness in Peeley Kempkes and trailed through the contest after a 14 to 10 halftime. The curtain game saw Indianola prevail 23 to 20.
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Pella
Indianola
McKirgan
Klootwyk
Lloyd Menning
Tom Grundman
P. H. S. Sophomore Wins High Honors On Dutch Customs
Two Iowa supervisors Mrs Portia Deacon and Miss Edna Kraft asked sophomore girls to submit themes on Dutch customs. Under Miss Helen Hopley supervision as an English assignment for mid November the themes were collected and judged for high honors.
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Home Economics Education of
Iowa
Portia Deacon
Edna Kraft
Helen Hopley
Four students cited for Dutch customs themes honor
Four students led by Ruth Elaine Van Baalen earned honors for essays on Dutch customs. The State Supervisor of Homemaking Mrs Portin Deacon reviewed the themes with Marcia Kuyper Cora Roffel and Gladys Schuring among freshmen and Ruth Elaine Van Baalen a sophomore. Ruthelaine's essay clearly contrasted St Nick and Christmas day and was published in the State News Letter sent nationwide.
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Rathelaine
Industrial Arts 1 Class Builds New Metal Lamps
Freshman Industrial Arts I students finish their first projects and now assemble small metal lamps from scrap iron. The lamps can hang or stand, with curved diamond base arms that look modernistic. Boys perform complete assembling and wiring. lamps serve as study lights or small night lights, praised as useful and inexpensive home fixtures.
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Industrial Arts
P. I. S. Music Plans Exchange Concerts
Music departments aim to swap concerts with New Sharon and Montezuma but weather and tire restrictions may block the plan. The boys quartet is formed with Jerry Carpenter Stan Ver Ploeg Semon Sandvin and Robert Van Roekel.
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New Sharon
Jerry Carpenter
Stan Ver Ploeg
Semon Sandvin
Robert van Roekel
Pella High Band Thanks Public for Showboat Profit
The Pella High School band expresses gratitude to the public for support of the Showboat which netted a nice profit used to purchase a bass clarinet.
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Pella High School
Marionette Show Delights Local School Students
Last Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock high school and grade school students watched a marionette performance produced by Pella High alumnus Charles Lautenbach. Apprentice Arthur Bornmann taught him puppet artistry. the program featured Jack and the Beanstalk with Dutch and Spanish dances and a popular announcer clown. The display won praise from all students, especially the younger grades.
Future Farmers Face Indians In Thursday Night Showdown
Pella P. P. A. quintet, boasting two victories this season, hosts Indianola’s BF A. team Thursday night at the Pella High School gym. Starters include Jonker at center Vander Linden Brummel at forwards and Ter Louw Brummel at guards. Coach Chuck De Wild pushes the squad to meet the strong Indianola lineup as the second team also eyes a win in the eight thirty game.
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Pella P.P. A
Indianola
Newton
Knoxville
Leo Jonker
Harold Vander Linden
Melvin Brummel
Lester Ter Louw
Ernie Brummel
Billy Huyser
Chuck” de Wild
Promising Basketeers Prepare for Chariton Showdown
Keable's Dope on Promising Basketeers highlights Pella High Cagers as they face Chariton in a tough conference game Friday night. Star center Monk Klootwyk leads, an ace passer who also energizes attacks with sharp shots. Blond senior Tom Grundman, moved from forward to guard, shines in passing and shooting on both sides.
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Pella High Cagers
Chariton
Monk” Klootwyk
Pella
Tom Grundman
Tom
That I Shouldn’t Be A Clinging Vine On A Date
A quoted reflection on autonomy in dating urging a woman to refrain from clinging behavior and to avoid suggesting alternate times, asserting the date should be the man’s responsibility and that she can walk by herself.
Pupil Projects Highlight Holiday Activities At Webster School
Webster school pupils across lower grades completed varied Christmas and study projects. First graders sang carols for shut‑ins, made scrapbooks for Iowa City hospital children, and prepared handmade wrapped gifts for parents. They also enjoyed a high school marionette show and staged safety lessons on crossing streets. Fifth graders planned a Christmas party while geography and science explored southern states, oil refining, seasons, and hibernation. Captioned activities show student leadership as captains keep desks tidy and papers collected.
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Webster
Iowa Ci
Miss Mortrude
Farm Management Class Discusses Farm Inventory
The farm management class led by Mr Kenneth Decker studied farm inventory this week. They debated invoicing stock feed and machinery for income tax, examined methods to estimate hay and corn, and solved sample problems. The class learned calculations for corn in a round crib and hay in a stack using practical formulas.
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Kenneth Decker
Principal's Office: New Semester Courses Planned
High school students registered for the new semester last Wednesday with about ten signing up for beginning mechanical drawing and ten for an advanced bookkeeping class. An undecided schedule may include solid geometry and a commercial law class. Bible enrollment stays small. Mr. Nutting visited Rosscreen Co. to observe the orchid printing method and discuss prints versus inked tracing.
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Nutting
Rosscreen Co
Herb van der Waal
Grade Students to Produce Play Hans Brinker
Maurice Birdsall director of dramatics announces the final cast for the junior high play Hans Brinker. After debate the production marks the first junior high show in five years and promises annual future productions. Cast includes Hans Brinker Albert Van Houweling Cretel Bernice Jaarsma Rolf Brinker Connie Van Meitje Brinker Jeannette Lan Hilda Van Gieck Bernice Heerema Peter Van Halp Fred Nolte Annie Bouman Joyce Sadler Walbert Schimmel penninck Mark Vander Plaee Benjamin Dobbs Bob Evers Mynluer Boekman Stan Ver Ploeg Mevrouw Vollenhoven Helen Buwalda Carl Sethummel Rychie Korbes Ella Jane Van Sittert Katrina Flock Joan Stientjes. Elder roles filled by senior high students to enhance maturity for the evening’s entertainment.
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Maurice Birdsall
Dramatics
Hans Brinker
Helen Buwalda
Carl Sethummel
Rychie Korbes
Seseee
Ella’ Jane’ van Sittert
Katrina Flock
Joan Stientjes
New Year Resolve to Shine With Fresh Energy
Editorial urges shedding sour moods and gloom as the old year ends. It calls for springy steps and rose colored views, promising renewed vigor, cheer, and bold resolve to project best traits into the new year despite dark clouds.
Duty to Conserve Paper Urges School Students
A typewriter in a superintendent’s office recalls wartime paper shortages and urges students to conserve paper. He cites figures for defense needs, such as 2 500 tons of typewriter paper and 100 000 000 pounds of super book paper, noting some work goes to contractors under the National Defense Program. He asks students to reuse and limit paper use to aid the government.
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National Defense Program
Band Holding Practices in The Gymnasium
The Lincoln building proved difficult for band practice so the plan was changed. Practices moved to the high school with sessions held in various locations including the gallery and gym. The group now concentrates on the west side of the gym, extending sessions by ten minutes while the seed and beginner's band now use the Webster building for a dedicated room.
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Lincoln
Ruby
Webster Building
Pella High Examinations Stir Student Protests
At Pella High the annual semester exams spark student protests as they demand abolishing tests. Teachers and students clash in a cycle of complaints, protests, and eventual studying, ending with the finish of exams and mixed feelings as grades arrive.
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I. Q
Teachers Discuss Bonds Air Drills At Monthly Meet
Last Tuesday evening the high school teachers club met in the home economics department. Miss Jane Gosselink explained semester registration while the group discussed defense bonds, stamps, and postal savings plans. A state safety bulletin on air raids prompted plans to organize air raid drills in schools.
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Jane Gosselink
State Department
Grin and Bear It Sparks Recurring Bomb Threat Fears
Fragmentary report notes a tense period when a deadly strike is feared to recur. Officials and residents hope the ominous situation remains forgotten, even as a new bomb threat looms unseen in the shadows, stirring caution across the community.
New Year Celebrations Blend Society and Farewell
Mary Meulpolder joins crowds at Chicago’s Lake and State corner to greet the New Year. A New Year’s Eve party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Buerkens honors the farewell for Deckendorff and welcomes the incoming teacher Decker, with faculty couples joining in festive caps and whistles.
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State Streets
C. C. Buer- Kens
Deckendorff
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