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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1956
Page
8
Dr Keizer explains a January devotional on forgetting misdeeds and prejudices while stressing memory for important things like assignments and dates. He links ideas to molecules and urges focus on future goals, prayer, and living a Christian life of service as preparation for eternal life.
A playful science piece shows Aristotle Redeker Pascal Van Roekel and Archimedes Dieleman attempting to measure the specific heat of lead. The trio battles weighing scales and gauges while the Einstein Club members offer mock guidance as they await Mr Greendyke’s verdict on their experiment.
The piece lists staff roles including Kathy Redeker as Editor in Chief and Norma De Bruin Ellen Rempe as Assistant Editors with additional assignment editors Dorothea Vanden Dever Avis Verhoef and others. It catalogs typing sports and cub reporters such as Joyce Van Roeker Tom Boat Leora Quinn Nancy Vander Meulen Sara Davis Marla De Wild Linda Tyeeling and more.
A chaotic classroom scene recounts students Pascal Archimedes Aristotle and Mrs Groekdyie reworking experiments on water temperature. Failed tests and overheating equipment spark blame and humor as they exhaust study halls and weather a dramatic boiling mishap.
Miss Gosselink reports four seniors scored on Merit Scholarship tests with percentages and percentiles. Dorothy Dieleman led Pella High at 87th percentile among Iowa seniors tested. Ervin Roorda ranks high in Iowa and national comparisons. Band concert set for January 28, 1966, with varied repertoire and piano accompaniment as committees finalize plans.
A school column lists nine fashion rules for students promoting school spirit, courtesy, studying, and participation. It urges representing the school at events, reading the Palladium, doing homework daily, attending performances, and entering multiple activities to boost class success.
In the South Central Conference Holiday Tournament the Pella High basketball team edged Centerville 57 to 56, then lost to Chariton and Indianola to finish fourth. The Little Dutch cooled on the floor and played their worst game of the season against Indianola.
In Albia the Pella five built a 7 to 8 point lead but Centerville rallied to take a 56 57 final as Gene De Heer lofted a long pass to Bob Boyert who scored the winning two. Boyert led Pella with 24 points while Chariton beat Little Dutch 57 53 as Gary Hawk starred. Knox ville won the tournament with a 52 50 upset over Chariton, Knoxville capturing first place. Short notes from Lockerroom recap coaching quirks and player antics.
Athletes discuss fashion trends overheard in the locker room. Students Ger ald K and Lee W. H. weigh in on flat hats and flashy caps, while Bruce H. backs pink bermudas. Other comments touch on party jackets and lipstick as a local style snapshot.
A group of students share outlandish fashion ideas, urging girls to wear U-bangy cuts and long skirts with hoops while suggesting boys adopt bermuda shorts and short hair. Don K and Barbara B weigh in, with opinions ranging from approval to nostalgia for current styles.
This item invites readers to share ideas on new facts and fashion topics they would like introduced. It frames a community discussion and asks for suggestions and engagement from the audience.
Former Danbury publisher Fred Freeman was elected mayor as a write-in. He refused the office, leaving the town without a sworn leader.
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