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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1951
Page
9
Senior students show concern over unfinished English research papers. Topics vary as pupils select subjects. girls in Short Hand II have assigned topics. Typing II class completes papers as a required task. Miss Sayler and Miss Thomassen foresee value and growth from finished works.
January calendar lists key sports contests and activities across Marion County and nearby towns. Highlights include Knox ville and Pleasant ville girls county tournament, Junior High basketball at multiple venues, Pella and Dallas matchups, and the Marion County Tournament with multiple locations. Also noted are a teachers party and a home speech contest.
The week of January 8 12 will host semester tests while the new term starts January 16. Students miss daily announcements as the PA system and recorder fail repair. A 19 week semester plus 87 week year puzzle ends with Lee Van Homert joining janitor staff during Christmas break. Combination locks cause groans in the gym as many forget the easy code.
A list of reporters including Norma Bricker Patricia Rietveld Marilyn De Cook Patricia Van Englehoven Richard Anson Delores Van Waard huizen Jo Ann Schagen Joyce Leu Gwendolyn Vanden Berg Dorothy Vos Sara Mae Van Maaren Shirley Rook Donna Zwank Joanne Ter Louw Sidney De Haan Corinne Ver Ploeg Doris Dockendorff Nancy Groendyke Anna Hagen Maxine Heimstra Marilyn Loverink Marilyn Andeweg Darlene Vander Pol Wilma Roorda Phyllis Vandehaar Mary Ann Sels Joe Brummell Shirley Leydens are acknowledged as junior reporters for the community news section.
Editorial urges readers to make and keep practical New Year resolutions. It cites the futility of quick promises and suggests Peladium reporters adopt four concrete rules to improve duties, assignments, timeliness, and meeting attendance.
Attention all students and families please submit snapshots of Pella High School students for the 1950 Duchess yearbook back pages. Include names occasion and year on the back and mark if you want photos returned Seniors are urged to submit baby pictures or early student photos for nostalgic pages.
New lettermen at P H S 2 begin joining the Letter Club by wearing jama tops and carrying bricks between classes. They bow to old members and offer chocolate. A faculty party featured a two hour entertainment by the initiates, praised by veteran members.
A collection of playful mis-spellings and wry definitions such as Locomotive defined as a train without an engine and Perrmanent for a penniless fellow, plus strains about burlesque, a bird aiding flight, and a procrastinating man, all presented in a jokey, satirical tone.
A saucer sighting over Pella linked two Pella High School students to a strange event. One student wore red corduroy slacks, light brown hair, dark glasses, and carried a physics book with a 61 class ring. The other, husky with dark hair, wore a green letter sweater and had studied mechanical drawing and typing. The pair disappeared, with hopes they'd return before January 11.
At a Des Moines Tech ball game Phyllis Hasselman recalled a strong argument from last year for co ed schools. The exchange raised the idea of whether Des Moines Tech was an all boy school and who would attend if it remained so.
Centerville 11, a new member of the South Central Town Conference, the Big Reds of South Central Town want to play PILS in football and basketball next year. The football invitation was declined due to a complete schedule. nothing definite yet arranged for basketball.
A playful yearbook style passage describes Miss Suzanne Soph as the imagined perfect girl using numerous classmates as style and feature references. It likens her looks voice and interests to several named school figures and ends by presenting a dark handsome sophomore as her imagined Beau with a blend of athletic skill and polished appearance.
The Pelladium editor apologizes to Audrey Roorda for omitting her 1950 graduate status and to Bonnie Thomassen and Pauline Steenhoek for being misidentified as twins in the December 21 issue. Also sorry to Mr. Whalley and the first band for failing to publicize their December 20 concert, a spur of the moment celebration.
P U S alumni returned to the gym last week seeking to showcase their old skills with Mr Crawford and Mr Ruth taking turns. The report notes crowd energy, a disputed northeast corner spot, and referees including Knox racing back from New Orleans for a Knoxville basketball game. Bud officiated at the Sugar Bowl and the Little Dutch Panther matchup, with overall pride and sportsmanship acknowledged.
Newzy Suzy Christmas memories linger with Jeannie Walraven recalling sunny Albuquerque days. Junella De Zwarte and Anna Bloodsworth shine among juniors. Senior girls wear watches, graduation nears. Vincent Duffy and Joan Sheets head to Christmas vacation to Washington and Illinois. Mary K. glows at band practice. The De Haan family receives a new Chrysler as Santa’s largest gift.
Cedar chests crafted by Industrial Arts students are mostly finished or near completion. Lamps and end tables were completed in time for Christmas. Also acknowledging renewals for Practitioner Builder and American Builder subscriptions from Kuyper Builder Materials Co. Waechter Lumber Co.
Devotions were held Tuesday morning January 2 during vacation. Mr Haynes led with a scripture from What Was Making Resolutions and Keeping Them. He urged each to make a list and check if it was observed, then closed in prayer as the audience prayed silently.
A roving reporter gathers holiday stories from students and teachers. Ruth K visited Missouri with grandmother. Groendyke works on his house. Mickey V V works and attends parties. Nieburg says mostly everything. Spencer works on a term paper. Harold II helps dad at home. Thomassen slept read knitted slept. Logan A reads reference books for a term paper. Marlene S works at the store daily.
A series of informal remarks记录 names Sandra C Rudy M Gust Mary Alice Shirley V Hobbie Z Robbie G and Murray family visits. The notes mention late rising mornings meals and several ambiguously dated comments about travels and gatherings. The text reads like casual diary fragments with multiple side remarks.
Fourth grade pupils at Lincoln Building earn the Dental Honor Roll as the new year begins. Miss Ver Steg leads the class in a first Lincoln school to achieve 100 percent in art before the holidays. Webster Building first grade under Miss Leena Reavers reports a similar 100 percent performance prior to the break.
Fifty years ago a small Pella High School class of six graduates included Benjamin De Naan Harry Renawd-Insurance business in Pella John Van Vliet Pella Fannie Van Der Wildt Will Bogaard in Des Moines Mrs.
Miss Avice Veenschoten Pella and Mrs. Herman van Viiet Linden are listed in a society notice. The brief item notes a marriage engagement or ceremony involving two individuals with domestic partners. No other details are provided in readable text.
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