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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1951
Page
7
Colfax overwhelmed Pella 70 points to a lower total on Friday night February 16. Pella's Dutchmen suffered their worst defeat of the season as Colfax dominated with strong second half play led by their top scorers.
Dorothy Toom Logan Van Sittert and Judi Allen win ratings in dramatic humorous and radio speaking at the Sub-District contest at Pella High School on February 21 with Knoxville Oskaloosa Monroe and Pella among participating schools. Winners advance to the Pre-District and date is pending.
The Monday event in the high school gym featured a clown, fortune teller, musician, seven wonders, Bingo, horror house, and fishing. Venders offered balloons, red paper crafts, and a mirror monkey photo booth while students popped balloons with hoops and sold kisses and surprised weights amid playful chaos.
A long roster lists numerous staff reporters and junior reporters including Norma Bricker Patricia Rietveld Marilyn De Cook Patricia Van Englehoven Richard Anson Delores Van Waard huizen Jo Ann Schagen Joyce Leu Gwendolyn Vanden Berg Dorothy Vos Sara Mae Van Maaren Shirley Rook Donna Zwank Joanne Ter Louw Sidney De Haan Corinne Ver Ploeg Doris Dockendorff Nancy Groendyke Anna Hagen Maxine Heimstra Marilyn Loverink Marilyn Andeweg Darlene Vander Pol Wilma Roorda Phyllis Vandehaar Mary Ann Sels Joe Brummell Shirley Leydens and junior reporters Ruth De Zwarte Sally In t Weld.
Wilma Roorday laments inconsistent school clocks in Pella High, noting ten clocks with misaligned times that cause confusion over punctuality. The piece uses humor about Home Economics Room clocks to illustrate unreliable timekeeping and ends with a reminder not to blame lateness on the clocks.
The Pella Kid Wendell Ver Ploes defeated Colfax Kid Carl Russell at TP TLS gymnasium at 1 10 p m Friday February 9 In rounds the Gold Kid was down once in round one twice in round two and knocked out in the next round The Letter Club presented the bout with Bob Bor assisting the Pella Kid and Vander Pol managing Colfax Kid He had too much spring water in him and flopped around the ring like a fish The Pella Kid won easily after eating Pella Bologna Three cheers for Rorgie and Ver Ploeg
On Friday February 16 the Pella High School student body held a morning music assembly. Special performances featured the Mixed Chorus with Jerusalem Walked This Lonesome Valley, Vincent Duffy singing On the Road to Mandalay, and Ruthie Kaldenburg singing Lover Come Back to Me. The whole student body joined in several songs led by Miss Tysseling, vocal music director.
Final results show 12 teams of six competing with consols and lots for pairings. Team VII won first place with Kalden Lubbers Kelderman Frances Van Maanen B Lautenbach and Wielard. Team VI scored second led by Brand Maanen Vander an Niewaal Palmquist and Vernon Boot. Team XI earned third with Vander ck Mokssbergen Meulpolder stra Vande Voort and De Zwarte.
March calendar shows activities for students and staff including Grinnell Counselor on March 2, Band Concert on the 5th, Jr. High Basketball Tournament March 8 to 10, Jr. High Plays in Pleasantville on March 6, Student Assembly on the 14th, Teachers' Party on the 20th, FFA Basketball Tournament on March 22, and All-High School Play March 29 to 30.
A class joke reports an Open Season on girls with a mock Hunters Club in a February event. Narrator notes patch days February 15 19, rules favoring girls while boys chase, and teachers watching as playful pranks unfold with names of students surfacing in a humorous tally.
Monday morning devotions at the school featured Mr Zeigler turning the session over to the freshman and sophomore FFA club in honor of National FFA Week. The girls sextet sang. Marvin De Zwarte led prayer invoking thanks for benefits of the year and the ideals of FFA guiding members to be God like in their duties.
In a campus event the service opened with a reflective prayer asking for guidance and restraint, thanking God for light and truth. The program included a closing candlelit scene and a vocal performance titled When I Kneel Down To Pray, sung by Hetty Steenhoek and Ruby Lemlem.
Local notices praise a vocal trio performance at Second Reformed Church and reference two numbers sung at F.P.A. devotions. A grapevine note claims Verleine from the Class of 1950 has joined the Marines after leaving Washington DC. Beulah Rogers takes over remedial classes. Bryan Karr moves to full time rural teaching near Otley. Bern ie Fynaardt moves from Leighton to New Sharon.
The B squad stood at nine wins and seven losses overall with a six and five conference mark, while the A squad posted two wins and sixteen losses. The girls receive four inch green letters for their hard season, and the team celebrates winning the sectional trophy for display in the trophy case.
The F F A banquet was held February 23 at the Second Reformed Church to honor parents and faculty of PWS. representatives from each organization attended. Don Jorgensen served as president and featured speaker for the event.
The noon PHL report covers a week of games with sophomores narrowly trailing freshmen by five points, seniors beating juniors and again defeating them, and Elsie Bloms team topping Donna Zwanks 13 to 6 on Thursday. No Friday basketball played.
A student inquiry questions how much class time should allow for clubs and events such as banquets, social plans, Homemaking and FFA activities, Student Council, and homecoming. It notes these can be valuable but warns overdoing them could harm core subjects and leave some students underutilized.
The passage argues for keeping regular activities like glee clubs bands and sports within the school timetable while social events such as parties stunts and banquets should be handled outside the school schedule. It notes a long noon hour and a hare roc period giving an hour and a half for such times.
A prep school study claims a high school education yields higher lifetime earnings than a non graduate. It estimates a high school degree adds about 40000 to lifetime earnings, with figures cited in a rough calculation. The text is garbled and inconsistent but discusses the perceived value of a high school diploma in economic terms.
Fragmentary text suggests a question about daily attendance at hitch or naval school. No clear person, organization, place, or date is identifiable to form a full news-style item.
A local birthday calendar lists residents with upcoming dates including Ronse Hoksher February 22 and Wilf February 25, along with Betsy Ronald Grandia Shirley Rook Charles Benitema Sara Ann Gosse and Yappy Birthday. The community wishes all those celebrating birthdays this week.
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