Band Review Praised by Public Schools for Concert
Public Schools presented a concert band program on Monday March 5. The band featured a trumpet quartet including Tommy, Fayne, Tanis, Preston and Rodney with solos from Marilyn and Olive Hattcock and Milton Schmidt. A central college duo Miss Olive Camille Hattcock and Mr Milton Schmidt performed. The program closed with The Thunderer March conducted by Whalley, earning hearty applause from an appreciative audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vella
Serade
Tommy Oat Fayne Tanis
Preston
Rodney
Gesselinkenhoeks
Marilyn
Schubert
AU Thauartet
Johnny Vroom
Layan Andewe Loan van Sittert
Elliot Taxe
Vernon Trreblood
Gertie Mathes
March
Thunderer
Whalley
Band Preview Ends With Cheerful Mouse Theatrics
Students gathered near the band room on a Thursday evening at seven when noises broke into a march and then a lively show. A quartet performed as the three blind mice joined in with drills and tap dances while the band practiced. Vernon’s hunger and a final stirring march closed the session with playful antics and a piano accompaniment delight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yen
Evenine
Ima
Owas
Neice
Enomch
Vernon
Question Box Ravine Reporter Asks About What Trait People Value
A feature presents student opinions on valued traits with responses from Ines We Haass er to Wendell Ver Dloe. The crowd cites patience, kindness, humor, and understanding as key qualities, with mentions of empathy and model behavior in class.
Date With Judy all high school play cast announced
The cast for the all high school production Date With Judy is named led by Judy Foster and Norma dean Erick. The play will be presented April 6, 1951. Judy advertises for the Community Relief Fund to raise money to beat Tootsie Whiteman for queen at the school dance, inviting Oogie to the dance as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myr. Haynes
Judy
Judy Foster
Norma Dean Erick
Eloise Hotchkiss
Sara Mae van Man
Schlutzhammer
Phyllis Hasselman
Rexford
Meredith O'Connor
Carl Boat
Community Relief Fund
Tootsie Whiteman
Oogie
Band Festival At Monroe Draws Large Delegation
Monroe held its first annual mu d festival in the gym with a 177 piece band and 200 voice chorus directed by Gordon W. Bird of Drake University. Descriptions list participants from Pella and multiple schools including Monroe Newton Knoxville Prairie City Mingo West Des Moines Pleasantville Runne ls New Sharon Lynnville Baxter and Newburg among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Gordon W. Bird
Drake University
Maddy
Pella
Beth Brom
Shirley van Roekel
Mary Alice Buwalda
Kenneth Vanden Berg
Marlene Dykstra
Sara Anne Gosselink
Beulah Vander ‘Streek
Judith, Cook
Roberta Zeigler
Beu- Ish Roorda
Greta Palmquist
Doris Dockendorff
Gary Thomassen
Johnny Om
Betty Steenhock
Roland Ennema
Mary Ruth Kempkes
Ellen’ de Geus
Wilma Keuning
Andy Lubbe
Dick Vandenever
Rench Horn
Peggy Kuyper
Arlene Tuinstra
Hart
van Hal
Newton
Knoxville
Prairie City
Mingo
West Des’ Moines
Pleasantville
Runnells
New Sharon
Lynnville
Baxter
Newburg
Music Assembly Friday Concert Delights Students and Staff
Friday March 2 the music assembly featured the Glee Club performing The World's Story and In the Night. Murray Goet played Haydn Sonata with an encore Idol. Marilyn De Cook fluted Schubert Serenade, Phyllis Hasselman sang Be My Love, and The Boys Octet presented Winter Song to unanimous praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
Wirdrop
Murray Goet
Schubert
Marilyn de Cook
Marilyn
Phyllis Hasselman
1906 Graduates Class of 106 Pella Area Notables
Ray Bousquet and Hattie Cox lead the 1906 graduates. Names include Henry Carson deceased Chas Crow deceased Van Cleve Bertha Dykstra Myrtle De Bruyn Mrs Bau Paul Edmand dentist in Chicago Martin Paardekooper druggist in Pella Lucy Roulofsen deceased Hult Schakel Mrs M N Vander Linden Herman Todd deceased Margaret Van Niewaal Mrs Lauterbach Caroline Gezel Mrs Harrison Van. Addresses of class members could not be located this week for the audit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Bousquet
Hattie Cox
Pella
Henry Carson
Chas, Crow
van Cleve
Bertha Dykstra
Myrtle de Bruyn
Bauman
Paul Edmand
Chicago
Martin Paardekooper
Lucy Roulofsen
Hult Schakel
M.N Vander Linden Herman Todd
Margaret van Niewaal
Lauterbach
Caroline Gezel
Harrison van
Birthday Calendar Week March 8 14
Birthday notices list two individuals born in this week Do Mareh and Mareh 13 Donald Verros plus Don Van Hemort with celebratory greetings across the week. The item records a local community tradition of marking birthdays in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Do Mareh
Donald Verros
Mareh
Don van Hemort
Local Junior Reporters Team Names List
A roster of junior reporters and staff members named Sara Anne Gosselin Beulah Roorda Don Van Hemert Logan Van Sitter Ronnie Van Niewaal 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 Groendy Anna Hagen Maxine Heimstra Marilyn Loverink Marilyn Andeweg Darlene Vander Pol Wilma Roorda Phyllis Vandhhaar Mary Ann Sels Joe Brummell Shirley Leydens Junior Reporters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don van Hemert
Logan van Sitter
Ronnie van Niewaal
Norma Bricker
Patricia Rietveld
Marilyn de Cook
Patricia van Englehoven
Richard Anson
Delores van Waardhuizen
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 Groend
Musings of Spring Editorial by Joanne Ter Louw
An editorial essay celebrates spring’s renewal from snow and mud to green grass and flowers. It evokes Tulip Time, lambs, robins, and Grandma’s birthday while linking Easter to renewal and biblical assurance from Genesis and Noah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma
Pella
Christ
Aboard for Japan Joan Sheets to study abroad
Joan Sheets and her family plan an extended stay in Japan starting August. Her father will present films and work as an evangelist, while Joan finishes high school by correspondence. They will stay three years, return for eighteen months, then go back to Japan.
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Joan Sheets
Japan
Sheets
Joan
Pella F. F. A. Faces Faculty In 58 51 Defeat
The F. F. A. boys led most of the game but Don Heller scored eight in a row to swing the momentum. Faculty finished 58 to 51 over the Pella squad as the first quarter led 12 0 25 39 58 final.
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F. A
Don Heller
F.F.A
Smeltzer's Boys Practice With Pella Alumni Team
A Pella High School alumni group, former Little Dutch stars including guard Carl Gaass, played a practice game against John Smeltzer's squad as part of a local basketball outing. The friendly match showcased returning former players and current hopefuls in a shared gym setting.
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Pella High School
John Smeltzer
Carl Gaass
Pel
Pella Highs Resquad and Reserve Teams Show Strong Seasons
The Resquad of Pella High won nine of 15 games, beating Montezuma Knoxville Indianola and others, with five straight wins to end the stretch. Players include Borgman Boat Hiemstra Ballenger Ikuta Ver Hoef Steenhoek Dingeman Van Wal Van Dyke De Haan Vander Pol. Reserve squad ranked fourth in South Central Conference with six wins and five losses under Coach Jim Ruthven, behind Albia Charlton and Lincoln.
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Pella Higk Hy Wood Ord
Montezuma
Knoxville
Indies
Moine Tech
Li Chariton
Winterset
Colfax
Newton
Newton Freshmen
Knosville
Indianola
Oskaloosa
Valley
Albinon
Borgman
Boat
Hiemstra
Ballenger
Ikuta
Ver Hoef
Steenhoek
Dingeman
van Wal
van Dyke
de Haan
Vander Pol
Tkuta
Ver Hoot
van Hal
Pella High School
Albia
Cha Iton
Lincoln
Jimny Ruthven
Los
Hariton
Vella
Tech
Sall
Pella Christian
Grinnell
Pella High Pep Meeting Highlights Football and Theater
Pella High students held a pep assembly featuring a pantomime Little Green Riding Hood by A members with narrator Jerry Pronger. Patsy Schreiner portrayed Little Green Riding Hood as she defeats wolves to grandmother’s house. Sid De Maan awarded the Sectional State Basketball Trophy to the school, accepted by Student Council President Marlene Sels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelela High School
Sym
Ogee Ley
Jerry Pronger
Little Green Riding Hood
Golven
Litte
Green Riding Hood
Pella High
Patsy Schreiner
Sid de Maan
Marlene Sels
Drake men's basketball game tests endurance in rough contest
Keith Lautenbach and Bill Lankelm with Chuck Vander Ploeg from Drake University face Pete Van Gorp of Denver University and Paul Sents from Pella as Smeltzer rotates freely. Alumni weight and lost coordination slow the action as the teams gain momentum and the frame progresses. The result is a 40 to 25 win highlighting conditioning as key to basketball.
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Keith Lautenbach
Colorado
Bill Lankelm
Chuck Vander Ploeg
Drake University
Pete van Gorp
Denver University Business
Paul Sents
Ward
Pella
Smeltzer
Revolting Development Notices School Schedule Change
A school announces a new policy splitting Wednesday classes into two halvesone morning and one afternoon with the aim of improving cooperation and compliance though details are unclear and the plan ends mid sentence.
Instrumental Music Contest at Centerville this Friday and Saturday
This year’s event will be held in Centerville on Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 34. Soloists from the Pella High Band include Marilyn De Cook and Shirley Van Rocker, with Mary Alice Buwalda, Clarine Pegey Kuyper, Greta Palmquist, and others in ensembles. Mixed clarinet quartet features Roberta Zeigler, Kenneth Vandenberg, Beulah Roorda, Beulah Vander Streek. B flat quartet includes Mary Alice Buwalda, Sarah Anne Gosselink, Marlene Dykstra, Judy Cook.
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Centerville
Pella
Marilyn de Cook
Shirley van Rocker
Mary Alice Buwalda
Sarah Anne Gosselink
Marlene Dykstra
Judy Cook
Seemingly Random High School Notes on Biology and Gossip
A fragmented classroom chatter notes heredity and plant improvements like seedlessness in fruits. It blends anecdotes about students, world history class antics, a bus ride, and personal jests, with mentions of Wayne, Mr Crawford, palm reading, and petty rivalries among sophomores.
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Crawford
PLB
Through The Classroom Keyhole Bulletin Summary
Vivian Walster led a class session on business dress and personal development. Students Wallace Anderson Vernon W hud Penny Kuyper France Mannion Shirley Van Roeler Jak Rhodestah Stree and others advanced in personal growth, with plans for improved wardrobes and self directed improvement. A classroom bulletin board will display each girl’s wardrobe and goals.
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Merylapinae
Wallace Anderson
Vernon W Hud
Penny Kuyper
France Mannion
Shirley van Roeler
Jak Rhodestah Stree
Parriets
Borniece
Anne Gaocedink
Vivian Walster
Game Study Session Uses Question Pitches
Players advocate questions as pitches about the current study topic. The approach invites rapid inquiry and collaborative exploration, aligning each pitch with the ongoing topic to drive discussion and understanding.
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Pier Sooraily
Jeanie Ter Lon
Port Annes
Brivice Vaan
Menunens
Katie van Eberens
Donna Rae Zante
Wendell
Mr. Haynes
Melvin Foster
Rennie de. Bevin
Dora Foster
da An Stindolph Foster
Sittert Ra
Buwalda Itzi Mottisin
Conny Ongin
Prine Hanna
Joy Mr. Martin
Mrs. Hotchkiss
Roberta. Zeigen Winsacket
Alice Taxine Scakel Viney Te Grandia
Music Assembly
Ents Cae Bel ZA
Sara Anne Gosselin, Beulah Roorda
Ruth de Zwarte
Sally In’t Veld
Pella F. F. A
F.T. Fgf
Wilkins
Peterson Ruthven Heller
Rey de Haan
Ziegler
Crawford Buerkens
Groendyke
Harold Hiemstra
Arnold Dykhuis
Willy van Houweling
Alvin van Houweling
Ray Meulpolder
MW de Zwarte
van den Baard
Nugteren
Blomte Mn
Cc. Bi
Ver Ploe
Smeltzer's
Frances de Jong
Pauline Lautenbach
Anna Ave van Zante
Charmin
Jonathan Apples
Calif
Doz
Ene
Co-op
Farmers Union Co-Op
P. Coreeeney
Newsy Suzy
Wayne K
Mer. Haynes
Otley
Wayne
Icee
Life Insurance
Warner van de Voort
Main St
Equitable Life of
Iowa
Des Moines
Wilson
Pella, Iowa
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