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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1950
Page
8
Mr Crawford spoke to seniors during Monday devotions on the theme It is later than you think. He warned against laziness and urged seniors to make the most of remaining school weeks. He cited Proverbs 6 6 9 as his scripture text and closed with prayer.
The district lists prospective kindergarten students for next year, noting a five-year age requirement by November 16 due to a new law. Teachers and families are asked to cooperate, with events including a teachers party at the Coffee Shop and details on basketball schedules, census education, and staff changes.
Staff reporters Audrey Roorda Helen Van Zante Judi Allen Mary Alice Buwalda June De Cook Marilyn De Cook Joy Denburger Dockendorf Sara Anne Gosselink Nancy Groendyke Anna Hagen Donald Van Hemert Greta Palmquist Arlene Ver Ploeg Beulah Roor da Gary Thomassen Donna Veenstra Delores Vander Wilt Bonnie Van Zomeren Pauline Atkins Jerry De Prenger Dorothy Vos Elsie Van Wyk Pauline Lautenbach Darlene Van Zomeren Eleanor Vander Beek
A birthday list honors Merlin Van Vark Marion Van Hal Delores Van Waardhuizen Rosalee Sehakel Vernon Wielard Wendell Ver Ploeg and Geraldine Klien with dates scattered in April The brief note celebrates each student despite sparse context and mixed spelling of several surnames.
The report details eye tests, jumping practice, and reading for kindergartners and first graders. It notes March birthdays for Twilla Tucker Sally and Stanley De Bruin, craft projects like paper chain flags, and a spring unit on Animals and Their Babies.
In Pella Schools Lincoln fourth grade under teacher Dena Ver Steegz has achieved 100 percent dental honors for the fall term. Twenty two pupils in the class all visited their dentists since school opened and any needed repairs were completed for an ok from the dentist. Congratulations to the group.
In a lively junior class gathering, students celebrated with flashing class rings and a home decor display in the lobby. Obedience and school pride show in scenes from practice and classroom life, with students and teachers noting fashion and manners.
A canal scene shows boats and a rickshaw beside numerous houses and huts. Chinese figurines dot the decor, suggesting a riverside community with daily urban color and trades.
Sympathy extended to Emma Hiemstra on her mother Mrs Harry Hiemstra's death. Quarters of beef sold to John Westerkamp Peter Van Ham Nelson Pleima and Reuben Van Maanen. Reports from Gil Station Oil Station and Lumber Yard mention new equipment deliveries and cement orders. Employee training at CCA Kansas City includes two courses for Paul Vander Sluis April 10 Marion Wittenburg and Dorothy Van Zante cover bookkeeping and Co op merchandising. Ed Olivier joins the Lumber Yard. The Board and employees extend sympathy to Mr and Mrs M C Van Hemert on the death of Mrs Leonard Weyers.
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