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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1954
Page
8
G A A girls from seven o clock Saturday morning March eighteenth awoke to snow and postponed plans then traveled to Montezuma with Flor's bus. They registered, wore color name cards, played mixer games, basketball, volleyball, ping pong, badminton and sketball, with blue, red, green, and yellow teams winning various matches. After dinner they returned home by 4:45, tired but pleased with the day.
Pella High began its track season last week with 55 boys, including 6 lettermen Cleo Verhoef Anjum Hiemstra Dick V ace Run Roland leComba Carl Van Root and seniors E Roland McCombs Lee Darrell Arom Larsa Ulster Jerry Ernle Van Dusseldorp. Sophs count eight led by Herman De Jong Jerry Rempe Lee Van Gorp Hex Van Rees Don Rouwenhorst Lars Fisk Gene De Heer Ronnd Veenstra. Freshmen contribute 22 with Keith Blom Jerry Van Waardhuizen Robert Leydens Don Van Hal Larry N start Stults Ronald Van or Tom Mitchell Jim Darren Tom Gaard Ted Kuyper Butch Sheppard Harley Van Roskel Larry Van Haalen Gay Jones Rodney Gosselink Duane De Vries Max Vander Pal Carroll Pope Dirk Van Gorp Kenneth Kuiper John Van Waardhuizen. Schedule runs March 27 state indoor at Town City. April 10 Valley Relays. April 15 dual meet tentative. April 20 Ottumwa Relays. April 28 six-team meet at Knoxville. May 14 district meet. May 22 state track meet class.
A long list of staff members and cub reporters appears, naming Perea Shirley Ann Rook and many others including Shirley Groendyke, Kathy Redeker, Wayne Vander Pol, Ralph Jaarsma, Harold Bean, Phyllis Butler, Joyce Van Roekel, Avis Ver Hoeft, Jo And Van Maaren, Beth Brom, Nancy De Cook, Norma Jensi De Bruin, Ellen Rempe, Mary Sytsma, Tom Boat, and Dale Fleck, among others. The roster includes numerous contributors and editors as well as a group labeled cub reporters.
The column recalls Pella High School history built in 1918 by Kucharo and Company with Cox Hardy as architect. A 1935 addition expanded to study hall and shop. Board members included Dr. Wormhoudt Ver Herman Veenstra and others. Final cost rose to 73 346 50 with government aid and new levy funds.
Coach Borgman opens with morning devotions then reads Galatians chapter six. He urges self-examination and shares a story of a teenage girl in a restaurant with mirrored walls, noticing another girl’s profile.
A devotional discusses seeing our true selves beyond surface appearance. It cites Socrates Know thyself and Burns on understanding others better than ourselves. Questions arise about anger, restraint, and choosing right actions as we seek to live up to others’ expectations. Borgman/Bergman leads prayer closing the devotional segment.
A school Home Ec class embraces a new sewing project on cute lit toys, while the Talent Show draws big crowds with performances including a memorable rendition of I Get Lonely. Students chatter about the lively St Patrick's Day celebration and the green decor in the hall.
Pupils recall minor incidents in the school hall including a mattress pile scare, leftover fudge from a Talent Show, a missing haul for Joan G, a jacket sipper issue for Lebra Q, a window with water spray, and a piano move aided by the girls glee club with J C and Dick V. Z arriving late.
A freshman girl stands 5 foot 6 with blue eyes and light brown hair. She lives north of the square and often is found four miles west of town. In study hall she studies English, her favorite subject. In a restaurant she eats chili, her favorite food, and she enjoys being with a junior boy. She likes to talk and have loads of fun.
The Washington A Capella Mixed Chorus of 74 members directed by Mr. Farrell performed a Wednesday concert for the high school. It opened with Vernite Spiritum and Oh Man Thy Sin and Grief Bemoan, then Salutation to the Dawn and Every Night When the Sun Goes Down. Baritone Roger Clease sang My Friend and Give a Man Horse He Can Ride after intermission. The girls’ quartet trained in Chapel and Dont You Believe Me, Thompson sang Oh Lovely Night and I Hear a Lark at Dawning. Mixed Chorus returned with Oh Make Our Hearts to Blossom, the boys’ quartet and chorus offered Simon the Fisherman, closing with Polly Wolly Doodle and a rousing goodbye.
A senior interview profile lists fried chicken as a favorite dish and Ava Gardner as ideal actress, John Wayne as ideal actor, and basketball as favorite sport. It notes interest in trigonometry, watching television, and ambition to become a mechanical engineer. Activities include Honor Society, Boys Glee Club, and Mixed Chorus. Physical description: 5'8" tall, 150 pounds, blond hair, hazel eyes.
A compact profile of Kenneth Ustermarkt noting blue eyes and brown hair, described in a clipped lineup style. Further details hint at physical description and a single quoted note but lack a cohesive narrative or context.
Readers offer blunt guidance after a person eats table salt with responses ranging from giving water to wash it down and sending the offender to Latin class to harsher punishments. The exchange highlights mockery and concern in a local Q and A column.
An OCR fragment shows garbled text with unclear names or events. The readable bits offer no coherent event, date, or location to summarize. The record remains a partial fragment from an undated item.
A fragment declares a bizarre line about taking someone to physics class to apply electricity theory to create a battery, then adds an aside noting Sodium Chloride is common table salt. The text blends science joke with a cryptic reference to a person named Cleo V.
A house should be more than shelter it should reflect family needs and growth. The design shown centers a music loving family with a piano placed for balance and privacy, and features draperies for sun protection. The article promotes durable patterned floor coverings and a wide color range with prices starting at 5.95 dollars per square yard.
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