Early American Drama Presented at Pella High
A Monday performance by the Conservatory Chicago at Pella High presented Our American Cousin. Abraham Lincoln attended the night he was killed, with four actors including three men and a woman in a cast featuring the American Cousin, a lord from England, and a clerk. The program opened with a scene from before the play, then two scenes from the play, ending with the moment of the President's shooting. The production was described as interesting and well done.
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Conservatory
Chicago
Pella High
Amer
Abraham Lincoln
Jucrkens
England
New Members Welcomed to Vella High Commercial Club
On January 18 the Vella High Commercial Club met for a sack lunch session. Four junior girls Beulah Vander Streck Edith Syt sma Shirley Van Roekel and Elsie Van Wyk became new members for their typing timed writings. Members wore blue and white rosettes for a week as initiation. Alumni led the lesson with secretarial tips and practice on accuracy. Dessert was ice cream drumsticks provided by several students.
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Commercial Club
Vella High Commercial Club
Beulah Vander Streck
Edith Sytsma
Shirley van Roekel
Elsie van Wyk
Bonnie Thomassen
Central
Dr. de Kock
Barbara VanderWerff
Beurkens
Evalena Oliver
Louise van Zee
Mickey van’ Veen
Baby Contest for Pella High Seniors
Readers of the 1251 Duchess can view baby photos of current Pella High seniors. Open to students and parents, entries must show a five year old or younger photo with the photographer’s name on the back. Submit to Miss Thomassen’s room before noon February 2. winner gets autographs of the 1951 Duchess editors.
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Pella High
Question Box reveals students' leisure choices
Readers list favorite pastimes with names like Dorothy Schakel Rudy Miedema Leo Renaud Donna Walraven and others. Entries include ping pong watching juniors going to the show reading love stories square dancing and lake swimming across a mixed group of students.
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Dorothy Schakel
Rudy Miedema
Leo Renaud
Donna Walraven
Junior Steenbock
Andra Cummings
Wayne Cade
Bonnie Kuyper
Katie van Ekeren
Marlene
Bernice D.G
Maxine Hiemstra
Carl Bent
Patsy Schreiner
Sara Anne Gosselink
Two Pella High seniors stage Poe radio play
KEBS aired a radio adaptation from Central College on January 18 featuring Pella High seniors Jerry De Prenger as the Italian wine taster and Carl Boat as his companion in The Cask of Amontillado. James Duffy directed with prior January 4 Poe reading by Carl and Pedro at the FLA meeting.
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Pella High
Central College
Amontillado
Edgar Allen Poe
Jerry de Prenger
Carl Boat
Carl
Pedro
F.L.A
James Duffy
Nibbling Notices and Local Nurturing News at Pella High
County nurse visited Pella High to screen for ringworm using an ultraviolet lamp but found no cases. Miss Ver Heul injured her foot last week and is hoped to recover soon. Correction: Mrs Braafhart, listed as a 1902 graduate, is deceased.
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Pella High
Ver Heul
Local Staff and Junior Reporters Named
A roster lists staff members including Sara Anne Gosselin Beulah Roorda Don Van Hemert and numerous others along with junior reporters Ruth De Zwarte and Sally In t Veld. The long span of names reflects a community paper's volunteer base and newsroom contributors.
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Ruth de Zwarte
Sally In
Memory, clutter, and common sense in study habits
Editorial argues memory fails due to mental clutter not lack of recall. The writer laughs off excuses, noting selective memory favors trivial trivia over essential concepts. He urges trimming useless junk from the mind and adopting practical study focus.
Portrait of a PHS Junior Boy and Ideal Girl
A humorous senior year portrait describes Junior of the class of '52 at PHS by matching his features and talents to many classmates. It notes his basketball and football standings, neat appearance, and creative skills. The imagined junior girl merges traits from several peers, naming their features and fashions, and describing her popularity and persona.
Unclear fragmentary page item from school notes
Fragmentary OCR text shows disjointed school scene with students Konie Smeltzer and Mr Crawford in Room 206. The garbled lines mention a classroom prompt, a request for an answer, and a remark that the assignment was too wild.
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Mr. Crawford
Konie Smeltzer
Ana
Strow Rival Sparks Intra School Girls Basketball At Pella High
Newzy Suzy King Crosby notes a rival at Pella High as inter class girls basketball games unfold at noon with a final in-school championship. seniors back a six week health study on courtship and family life as juniors and seniors eye freshmen.
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Ile
Crawford
Tongue Twisters and Classroom Mishaps Recap
A lighthearted column recalls tongue twisters and awkward moments in a school setting. It mentions Bob’s brush, snuff phrases, Olly and Ollie autos, a basketball free throw trio, a train riddle, and a joke about a student named Joan Sheets. It notes a scent issue from chemistry class and a gas sniff by Mr. Lehfeld, with a closing quip about Mr. Haynes’s scary first play.
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Bob
Frank
Fred
Study Hall Smarts and School Etiquette
A student note questions what makes a study hall look bad. It urges cleaner behavior, better lighting, quieter study, proper book handling, and less walking and talking to boost focus and grades.
Little Dutch Baseball Rumors Rise as Basketball Winds Down
The note questions if the Little Dutch will play baseball this spring amid postseason chatter. It urges loyalty to coaches and teams as games dwindle, warns against harsh grandstand criticism, and hints at a smaller school context compared with PAHS.
Six Foot Four Center Noted In High School Who's Who
A six foot four junior known around the high school halls is described as a familiar figure. Brown curly hair blue eyes and a blue plaid shirt mark his appearance. He plays center on the basketball team both in practice and in games. He is often seen driving a blue or green car that sometimes runs out of gas.
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Mary Jo Schakel
Cooperative monthly meeting highlights 1950 year planning
The Board of Directors met Wednesday January 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to review last year’s record volume, with auditors due January 29 and the annual shareholders meeting set for March 16. The report will guide year start, while farm input shortages loom. The Co-op promotes new kitchen and farming items, including towels, vacuum sweeper, laundry carts, mixing bowls, No 1 Idaho Russet potatoes at 3.98 per bag, and material stock updates in lumber, flooring, doors, windows, and shingles amid a springlike market and rising construction activity.
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Tukker
Johnny
Co-op
Lester Steenhoek
Idaho
Dale Steenhoek
Connie de Bruin
Robert
John Rouwenhorst
Johnny Klein
Lloyd Mathes
Melcher Girls Shine In Tournament Night Action
The team stars pushed brooms on the floor during the tournament while Paul K enjoyed the Thursday games. Congratulations to Tracy for the fine performances as Melcher girls played well.
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Paul K
Melcher
Paul
Tracy
Teenager Regains Appetite With Hadacol
Sara Loraine Beck of Coker Alabama reports she recovered appetite and energy after taking Hadacol. She says she weighed 90 pounds before use and 123 pounds after ten months, with improved sleep and health. The LeBlanc Corporation markets Hadacol containing vitamins and iron.
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Sara Loraine Beck
Coker
Alabama
Loraine
Loraine Beck
The
LeBlanc Corporation
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Richard Anson
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Chicago Daily News
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van Johnson
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