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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1962
Page
1
Twenty five senior girls of the PCHS Home Ec Department took the Betty Crocker test. The winner from each school receives a pin. State and national winners are awarded scholarships.
Twylah Van Steenis Sharon Van Rees Neen Kuiper Delores De Vries and Norene Simons earned certificates for superior typing work in a University of Iowa Business Education Department program in Iowa City. A state wide study recorded 7933 participants with an average 27 WPM and 2 errors. Pella students averaged 28.6 WPM and 1.38 errors.
A west side library shelf is filled with books and periodicals on discipline citizenship guidance and school management for teachers with student librarians organizing month long bulletin boards. The January display features The Yearling The Black Stallion series and other classics while Father Time and a baby mark the new year. Senior junior and sophomore and freshman librarians plan future bulletin boards.
Mr Bill Robinson from Des Moines was slated to address the Pella Community Teachers Club on salary schedules. He could not attend January 9 and will reschedule to meet the salary committee and interested teachers. Mrs Johnston presided as 40 teachers were served coffee after the meeting.
Freshman science students study the weather under Mr. Charles Burnett. They clip daily weather reports from the paper to analyze at chapter's end.
The Pella High School library will list new titles in the Pel ladium. Readers can explore biographies such as Theodore Roosevelt by Alvin Harlow and Empress Catherine of Russia by E M Almedingen. Other works include Viking by Peter Freuchen and a reference set on presidents from Washington to Eisenhower.
In a high school advanced algebra class students explore the binary system using only ones and zeros. They learn that one plus one is ten and explore how binary numbers progress to 100 and 101. The period also covers slide rules and a bulletin board display, with atoms to be studied next.
Van Veen and Witter, former PHS students now in the Marine Corps, recount boot and initial training at San Diego Recruit Depot. Witter began Aug 4 1960, completed phase on Nov 2. Van Veen Oct 2, booted Dec 27. They describe strict daily routines, physical tests, and limited civilian liberty, with talk of combat readiness and future assignments to Okinawa and Camp Pendleton.
Dorothy Van Zee, a Pella High School senior, wins the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow award after a one hour knowledge and attitude test on December 5. Seventeen PHS senior girls took the test. winners receive a pin and congratulations from Betty Crocker.
The F H A meeting will feature An Inexpensive Wardrobe discussed by Luana Kirby Shelby Netten and Karla Kingery at 7 pm Tuesday January 23 Weather allowing an ice skating party with FFA boys is planned otherwise a play night in the high school gym
The Latin Club sponsored by Mrs Johnston will sell candy during the noon hour at Webster and in the high school gym. Candy bars and gum will be sold to raise funds for the club.
A group discusses whether students should limit outside activities to protect grades. Lola Van Rheenen favors limits based on grades while Twyla Van Steen believes students with many interests should be free to pursue them, with parents and students making final decisions. Charlene Klyn supports remaining in multiple clubs but not holding offices in more than one. Tim Caldwell urges limits only if five or more subjects are already heavy. Dennis Steenhoek argues activities can continue if study time suffices but requiring drops otherwise.
Pella High music instructor Miss Tysseling has named the school’s chorus for the Monroe Music Festival on Monday Jan 29. Singers include Pam Gauss Melba Van Hemert Dorothey Van Zee Nancy Vander Pol Mary Schakel Eileen Klein Diane Vanden Baard altos and tenors and basses listed with several students. Students will be excused from school for the all day rehearsal. The festival features a 260 voice chorus and student band, with public performances Monday evening at Monroe High School gym. director is Mr Lawrence Grooters of Central College.
Bids on school furniture for Pella Community High will be accepted at 2 p m on Tuesday January 23 at the Public Party building The list includes furniture for the high school library shop home economics classrooms gym cafeteria study hall language lab and more The equipment is valued at about 40000 dollars Architects Stars Ver Ploeg will handle two items to be bid separately The school board has 30 days to decide after bids are received and the public is invited to attend the bid opening
Mrs. Jean Wilkins says sixth and seventh period algebra classes begin graphing work this term. Graphing exercises continue through the semester test January 18. The prior chapter covered advanced thought problems. A quoted line about Russia mentions TV in every hotel room monitoring guests.
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