Commencement exercises crown Pella High School Class of 1950
The Pella High School seniors held their commencement on May 22 with Winston King delivering a thought provoking address titled Ways and a Way. The program featured speeches, music, diplomas, and several senior awards led by President William Van Sittert and Superintendent C C Buerkens. Honors included Arion and Citizenship awards with numerous names listed for plaque engraving. Beverly Cornie and Judy Deam tied for second in GPA at 3.2813 and were named salutatorians.
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Pella High School
Winston King
Iis
Elgar
Ed Tanis
Larry Wendell
Rodgers
Smith
Winston L. King
Grinnell College
Senob
Campbell- Tipton
Jane Gosselink
W. D. van Sittert
Board of Education
Cr. Buerkens
Carol Ver Steeg
James
William van Sittert
Supt
C. C. Buerkens
Dale Vos
Arion
Carl Ver Steeg
Carol
Ray den Adel
Audrey Roorda
Tomi Ikuta
Violet Kuiper
June de Cook
Bob Hackert
Elisabeth Kempkes
Donna Veenstra
Bonnie Thomassen
Bruce Buerkens
Virgil Boertje
Home Ee
Bob Hackett
Elisabeth_Kempkes
Arion Foundation
National Arion Foundation
National Union Foundation
Pella
Hawkeye Boys
Hawkeye Girls
Patricia van Engelhoven
Robert Borgman
Elsie van Wyk
Virgil
Dykstr
Joyce Leydens
Wendell Ver Ploeg
Beverly Cornie
Judy Deam
Morning Sun
Peterson to Teach Grades Three and Four at Webster
Mrs Elmer Peterson of Des Moines will teach a combined third and fourth grade group of about 30 pupils at Webster next fall. She previously taught in Madrid Luther and Des Moines Elmwood School, bringing five years experience, including four in the same combination grades.
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Elmer Peterson
Des Moines
Webster Building
Peterson
Shirley Soderstrom
State Teachers College
Madrid
Luther
Capital
Elmwood
Honors Bestowed At Convocation In Chapel Thursday
Central College held the Awards Day Convocation in Douwstra Chapel on May 25 1950 honoring excellence in speech Bible history economics and chemistry. Marion Stephens won the Tunis Prins Sportsmanship Award Colleen Renaud earned the Julia Van Houweling Scholarship Medal. Chemistry honors went to eight students while William Brostrom and Jaci Vander Lugt received other prizes. Bible prizes went to Edna Den Hartog and Ruth Brown. Forensi winner Don Bruggink led the year’s speaking honors with several others cited.
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Central College
Douwstra Chapel
Marion Stephens
New Hampton
Tunis Prins
T. G. Fultz
Pella
Prins
Julia van Houweling
Colleen Renaud
Dwight Smith
Kinderhook
N. Y
Elmer Wymore
Oskaloosa
R. Robertus
Arthur Doering
Secaucus
N. J
Ken Kramer
Charles Beintema
Art Bosch
Steen
Minn
Ray Vander Wal
Howard Douwstra
William Brostrom
Flossmoor
Ill
Jaci Vander Lugt
Edna den Hartog
Mitchellville
Ruth Brown
Huntingdon
Pa. Coles Bible Memory Contest; Bob Omick
Chicago
George Douwstra
John Hesselink
Holland
Neb
H. J. Pietenpol
Corn Thomassen
Murray Cox
Forensi
Don Bruggink
Cedar Grove
Wis
Quall
Central
Gene Seideman
Sheboygan Falls
Gerdine de Graff
South Holland
John Smeltzer to Coach Little Dutch The Coming Year
John Frank Smeltzer, a Central College graduate from Redfield Iowa, will head Pella's Little Dutch athletic program next year. He has been an assistant to Babe Tysseling and will lead football basketball and baseball with boxing and track expertise. Norman Johansen leaves for a master’s degree at the University of Towne, James Ruthven remains as assistant, Elmer J. Peterson to coach junior high.
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John Frank Smeltzer
Central College
Pella
Johnnie
Babe Tysseling
Redfield
Iowa
Norman Johajsen
University of
Graham
James Wilson
Tarkio College
Tarkio
Tle
Harvard Univ Graduate School
Brazil
Stony Brooke School
Stanley
Omaha
United Presbyterian Church
University of Oklahoma
Memorial Day Observed in Pella and Oskaloosa
Memorial Day ceremonies were held with flags and flowers on graves. Van Veen Van Hemert Post provided a staff and flag for the Home for the Aged, with speeches by Professor William J. Moore of Drake University and Oren Van Niewaal of the Pella Post. Reverend S Vroon led prayers at Garden Square as taps were played by the Oska loosa Legion Post band.
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Pella
van Veen- van Hemert
Legion
William J. Moore
Drake University
Des Moines
Oskaloosa Legion
Oren van Niewaal
America
Henry Kuyper
John F. Dykstr
Oren van Niewing van Veen-Van Hemert
Rai Kuyper
Oskaloosa Legion Band
of the
Henry Tar Spangled
Local Veterans Program Audited at Pella High School
Mr. Moberg of the Veterans Administration audited the local high school veterans program. Quarterly subsistence rose from about 15 to 19 dollars as costs increased. New year rules include a likely contract with the Department of Public Instruction, stricter attendance with subsistence deductions, a 200 hour yearly minimum, advance time made up for leaves, and removing inactive students. The instructor aims to displace laggards with more deserving applicants and expressed overall satisfaction with the program standards.
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Moberg
Veterans’ Administration
Department of Public Instruction
V. A
Jake
Sam Morris to Speak at Third Reformed Church
Sam Morris, hailed as "The Greatest Radio Voice of Temperance in America," will address both temperance and non temperance audiences at Third Reformed Church in Pella on Monday evening June 5 at 7 45. He rose from Texas plains to national leadership and is known for a dynamic, varied delivery that blends humor with serious tones.
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Morris
America
Third Reformed Church
Pella
Sam Morris
Texas Plains
Miltons
Temperance
Veterans enrolled praised for fine course program
De Haan noted the 25 local veterans participating in a fine course. The administration was commended for cooperation in making the program practical and efficient.
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de Haan
Two Blind Mice at Central College Theater
The college theater presents Two Blind Mice with the original Broadway cast led by Mervyn Douglas at Central on Friday night at 8 15. Alpha Psi Omega brings the rib tickling comedy to campus with authentic uniforms rented from Tooker Howe and Co. The play adapts a Georgetown mansion drawing room turned government bureau setting featuring late Empire style decor and office furniture finalizing a government Seeds and Standards office context.
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Central
Mervyn Douglas
Cc. Alpha’ Psi Omega
Five High Brass
Tooker, Howe and Co
Haverhill
Mass
Samuel Spewack
Georgetown
Washington D. C
Bureau of Seeds and Standards
Office
Lecture on Ceylon to be Held at Local Church
Public invited to an evening lecture on Ceylon and missionary work by Rev. Lionel A. Felsianes at the First Christian Reformed Church auditorium on Thursday June 8 at 8 pm. The speaker, a Ceylon-born minister, recently studied theology at Calvin Seminary Grand Rapids and will soon return to serve in Ceylon. The public is welcome.
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Ceylon
Lionel A. Felsianes
First
Christian Reformed Church
Felsianes
Calvin Seminary
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Classis Pella
General Meeting of Chamber of Commerce Postponed to June 12
The Chamber of Commerce general meeting scheduled for Monday, June 5, is postponed to Monday, June 12. The meeting will cover election of directors and committees, and discuss a city gas distribution system proposal. Garden Square hosts the Pella Municipal Band on June 10 with more details in The Chronicle June 8. several local businesses have joined Thursday afternoon closing per The Chronicle May 25.
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Chamber of Commerce
Everiness
Pella
Garden Square
John Kaldenberg
Jaarsma’s
Noel
van Roekel
Wilson's Jewelry Mensch
Kiwanians View Holland Through Family Travel Slides
Kiwanis club members heard P I Kuyper recount a 30 000 mile overseas trip with Mrs Kuyper featuring color slides of The Netherlands. The elder Kuyper showed farms canals windmills and Dutch life including Volendam and Marken with native dress while sharing brief remarks on construction and industry.
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Kiwanis Club
Stun Kuyper
P. I. Kuyper
Mr. Kuyper
Kuyper
North Africa
Egypt
Palestine
Greece
Turkey
Italy
France
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Holland
England
Netherlands
Volendam
Marken
College Commencement Season Opens and Closes
Central College prepares for commencement events with seniors, faculty, and alumni gathering in Pella. James Wilson plans to start a doctoral program. My James W. Graham appointed English instructor replacing Wilson. Events include Face Trustee Luncheon, Garden Party, Baccalaureate, vespers, and a cornerstone ceremony for Guass Dormitory. The 1948 graduation marks the largest class in school history with 99 seniors and multiple awards.
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Pella
Central Cole Lace
Atty
Joe H. Johnson
Knoxville
Marion de Valdez
Records Fall in Simpson Central Double Dual Meet
Central and Simpson combined to defeat Iowa Wesleyan and Parsons in a double dual at Kuyper Field. Simpson set four new records led by England in the mile at 51.08, with Reed clocking two sprint records and Williams winning the discus. Parsons’ Jordan improved the shot put to 43 feet 24 inches. Central's Veldhuis finished second in the 100 and 220 and shared in the winning 880 relay.
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Central
Simpson
Iowa Wesleyan
Parsons
Kuyper Field
England
Reed
Williams
Jordan
Veldhuis
John de Hough
Dean de Tar
Hymn Sing in Central Park Sponsored by C E Societies
The Senior and College C E B of Third Reformed Church sponsor a community hymn sing Sunday night in Central Park after church services if needed then in the church. Mr Thostenson directs with Eleanor Ruwema on piano and Walter De Kock leading devotions. The combined C F groups invite all to join in fellowship and singspiration.
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C. EB
Third Reformed Church
Central Park
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Glee Club
the Beautiful
Webster
John Smeltzer
Little Dutch
Jellico
Ken Glewen
Groh
Henry Vander Ploeg
Robbins Ruiter
Threadwaite
Phil Crosby
Thurston
Clint Brasser
Two Blind
Sam
James W. Graham
G.T. Vander Lugt
Ins
Wm. Vander Lugt
2Nd Reformed Church
Graham Hall
Pella Area
Bartels
Lammers
First Reformed Church
Bernard J. Mulder
First Church
RCA
Marvin Thostenson
Oliva Camille Hancock
Gordon Farndell
Marvin ‘Thostenson
Edith Sedrel_ Le Cocq
Guass
Cay
Douwstrachapel
William Vander Lugt
Westminster College
Pennsylvania
Henry Cox
Edith Sedrel” le Cocq
Lunan Hall
Simpson-Central
Eugene Meideman
Land
Paul
Ablos
PY Peterson
Tame
Tie Mathews
Jerome
Tie Peterson
Beane
Wymore
Spencer
Woodcock
Zaire
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