Pella Quiz-Off Sends Ten to Eight-State Finals
Pella High School students staged a double elimination quiz-off with Pella defeating Ottumwa twice and losing twice to Oskaloosa. Ten quizzers were selected to represent Southern Iowa in the eight-state finals in Des Moines in July. From Pella the team includes Rose Ann Van Essen, Alice Bosveld, and LeRoy Kelderman. Thought for the Week: A foolish man has little trouble making up his mind. there’s little of it.
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Pella
Ottumya
Oskaloosa
Mizzoffs
Iowa
Des Moines
Rose’ Ann van. Essen
Alice,Bosveld
LeRoy Kelderman
Dixie Riggen Exchange editor and staff notes
A fragmented newsroom byline listing staff names Joyce tt Franny Wennarden Ben Vance Dixie Riggen Exchange editor Joan Mayskens Reporters Robert I iene Cassidy Sohn Rowley.
Freshmen Choose Themes for Science Bulletin Boards
Freshmen general science students chose bulletin board themes such as safety steam engines atoms and internal combustion engines. Guided by Mr Sandbulte the class prepared plans and drawings showing how displays could be constructed each student or pair selecting a theme and presenting ideas to the class for discussion.
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Sandbulte
Four bulletin board plans chosen for science classes
Twelve ideas were considered and Mr. Sandbulte selected four, one per general science class, to mount on the room’s four bulletin boards. Classes began an introduction to Driver’s Education focusing on attitudes traffic laws accident statistics insurance policies and license procedures. Mr. Sandbulte has shown the GM film Milestones to Safe Driving and plans about six more films to complete the unit.
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Sandbatter
General Motors
Swing toward the arts marked Club Meeting in March
A Pella club gathering on March 6 featured a chalk talk by Charlotte Laud enback of Penn College in an 18th century playhouse setting. Alice Bossier read poetry and several performers including Mary and Martha Schakel, Arlene and Willene Tysseling, Leahann Van Essen, and LeRoy Kelderman presented numbers while Pella’s quiz team finished the season with a two and two record at the Southern.
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Charlotte Laudenback
Penn College
Alice Bosveld
Mary
Martha Schakel
Arlene
Willene Tysseling
Leahann van Essen
LeRoy Kelderman
Patch Days Spotlight at Muleum Moosie Society Admittance
Jan Kregel appears late after dinner stirring a female group while Karen Knowles and Alice Bosveld struggle in chemistry class. A new member, John Rowley, joins the Muleum Moosie Society as the track season looms with 96 boys practicing under Bill Wing. The column hints at a new scholastic era as nine weeks end.
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Muleum Moosie Society
John Rowley
Jan“Kregel
Dixie Ridgen
Pella High girls tumble through PE class antics
A humorous piece describes Pella High School girls taking a tumbling course led by Mr. Pace. It notes efforts to perform front and back somersaults, cartwheels, pyramids, and the swan, while playful pranks and journal-writing warnings color the lively year-end reflections.
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Pella High School
P.E
Do a Lot With A Little Says Coach Kolsrud
Don Kolsrud PHS coach spoke on doing a lot with a little in devotions on Monday March 6 He urged daily small acts to improve health and future success stressing preparation and opportunity and encouraging kindness toward others and a personal use of faith.
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Kolsrud
Don Kolsrud
PHS
PRS Juniors Join In National Merit Scholarship Test
Thirty junior students at Pella Community High School took the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test on March 7 as part of the seventh annual Merit Scholarships program. Semifinalists will be named next fall and scores reported to colleges. about 10,000 semifinalists and 25,000 commendation recipients nationally are involved.
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Thomas
Pace
Pella High
Iows
Marion County
PRS
Pella Community High School
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Merit Corporation
Business Class Eyes Bank Firm
On a windy Tuesday March 7 the Pella National Bank visit by General Business Class Inspectors followed by Dena Bokhoven and G A Andreas. Inspectors examined the 17 ton vault safety deposits coin sorting and staking machines and described teller duties before returning to the high school.
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Pella National Bank
Dena Bokhoven
G. A. Andreas
PHS
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Kar
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Squeek
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North Market Street
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Martin Naaktgeboren
Tusseling & de Wild
Pella Const. Co
Mason's Cement
Pella Const. Co. Ltd
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