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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1962
Page
6
The Pella High School weekly notes that students admit to their choices yet assert they would not trade places with anyone. The remark reflects student pride and a sense of individuality as part of the school culture.
Eleven senior girls traveled to Knoxville on April 19 to take Stenographic Civil Service tests. The morning assessments included typing, shorthand dictation at 80 words per minute, and a general abilities test covering spelling, word meaning, comprehension, grammatical construction, reading comprehension, arithmetic, and filing techniques. Participants were Judy Den Adel, Mary Breuklander, Mary Lousselink, Janice De Geus, Marsha Wanders, Melba Van Hemert, Jo Ann Wittenberg, Donna De Hamer, Karen Roorda, Nancy Vos, and Karen Ver Ploeg.
Students in the Latin I course produced varied Roman themed projects in room 304. Kathy Power and Lynn Van Tuyl built a Roman house model while Judy Kregel showcased a living room with three reclining dolls.
General business students in Florida and California draft two week vacation plans as a travel unit assignment under instructor Mr. Kolsrud. The reports include detailed itineraries, budgeting, and activities reflecting regional priorities and interests.
Central College A Cappella Choir directed by Laurence Groeters performed for PHS on May 15. The program featured We Praise Thee, O Brother Man, and Bless He That Comes in the Name of the Lord along with songs from Carousel South Pacific My Fair Lady and a Battle Hymn finale. The 60 voice group, selective through Chapel Choir, tours annually, this year traveling over 1500 miles across the Midwest in 16 days with trips extending West to California or East to New York.
The managing editor is Jan Kregel with news editors Fran Wyngarden Joyce Garret and Roger Ringwalda. Exchange editor Muyskens. Sports editor Robert Staal oversees reporters Ray Beyers Ann Veldhuis Rose Van Essen Lewis Vande Voort Linda Ustermarkt Linda Bevan Pam Wilson Jean Morgen Margaret Vanden Berg Tim Caldwell. Cartoonist Mary Van Nimwegen and John Rowley are listed.
At a May 15 1962 FHA meeting in the high school auditorium 1962 63 officers were installed. Brenda Van Dyk became president with Louise Van Zante as vice president and Mary Ver Meer as secretary.
The piece discusses students planning summer jobs, urging value of education for better future prospects. It highlights how early work can distract from school, and includes a poem contrasting choices between schooling and immediate earnings, with lines about cash today versus money tomorrow.
Six Shorthand I students under Miss Lois Sayler received certificates for high ratings in a Department of Education test at State University of Town. They dictated 60 words a minute for three minutes and ranked among the top 201 transcribers after 27 weeks of instruction. Recipients include Pam Gaass Maria Van Zee Linda Poortinga Delores De Vries Marilyn Hindman and Vivian Vindom. Four Typing I students also earned awards for very high five minute ratings.
Four seniors led PHS devotion Monday May 21 with hymns played on accordions by Mary Schakel and Mel van Hemert. Bob Ulrich read Matt 26 36 46. Paul Bogaard spoke on what classmates might do after graduation with three guiding points. Students Twyla Van Steenis Marla Van Zee and Sharon Van Rees posted strong typing and shorthand test results amid a busy semester.
A stylized look at newsroom jargon such as proofs, morgues, widows, tombstoned headlines, and hellboxes. It explains terms like dummy sheet, make-up, ear boxes, legmen, dope, and the meaning of 30 signaling the end of a story.
Open house and dedication for the Leighton Grade School in Leighton occurred May 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. The school joined the Pella Community District on July 1, 1958 as part of a $900,000 bond issue voted December 9, 1959, funding the Leighton grade school and a new Pella high school and Lincoln addition. The building aims to serve younger children and reduce bus trips to central Pella, followed by a coffee time for visitors. Teachers include Faith Waal, Florence Bell, and Bertha Van Zante.
In a school assembly Bogaard urged forgetting past wrongs and wasted time to begin using time wisely. Lewis Vande Voort, vice president of the senior class, closed with a prayer as part of the remarks.
Mrs W A Anderson and Mrs Maude Coster called on Mr and Mrs Frank Blackman in Pella Wednesday morning. Numerous acquaintances visited and hosted meals across Ottumwa Newton Knoxville Des Moines. Patrick Anderson spent time with grandparents C J Anderson family. Baccalaureate services attended in Knoxville by Raymond Karr Linda and others.
Army PFC Phillip G. Cummings of Pella, son of Mrs. Bernice L. Cummings, serves in Thailand with the 25th Division's 27th Infantry, the Wolfhounds. The unit was the first U. S. Army combat team in Thailand, moved by President Kennedy, and took part in Air Cobra, a SEA TO exercise, before remaining for jungle training at the Thai invitation.
The Pella Chronicle reports Wolf heads are being reinforced by personnel from other 25th Infantry Division units based at Schofield Barracks Hawaii. A personnel clerk, Cummings, joined the Army July 1961, trained at Fort Leonard Wood, arrived overseas last December, and is a 24-year-old 1955 Pella High School graduate.
The quarterly meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Pella Community Hospital will be held Monday June 11 at 1 30 p.m. in the hospital’s lower level. Chariton Hospital Auxiliary will attend as guests with Mrs Mary Northrup former Town Hospital Auxiliary Association president as speaker.
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