Girl Reserve notes and student play in high school gathering
The Girl Reserve met last Monday with theme Foreign Lands. A Gertrude Firth written play depicted Romali a Mohammedan and Phoolmoni a Christian wife. Leona Bogar ds, Charlotte Vander Ploeg, and Minnie Dylhoff starred as Mohammedan sheik, Phoolmoni and missionary.
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Helen Boot
Gertrude Firth
Romali
Phoolmoni
Leona Bogards
Charlotte Vander Ploeg
Minnie Dylhoff
India
Nina Gosselink
Irish Song Delights Students at Midweek Event
The period entertainment featured Mr Earley singing two numbers to appreciative listeners. The Irish second song drew laughter and praise, seen as fitting for the occasion. Miss Jewell’s view is sought. Mr Bailey shows independence by agreeing to multiple requests. Students wonder if he will grant a third appearance after Friday talks.
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Earley
Miss Jewell
Mr. Bailey
Miss Bailey
Letter Club Welcomes New Members At Friday Initiation
The Letter Club, criticized as pepless, gains new members Henrietta Vanden Oever Marie Shultz and Janet Bosveld who, after excelling in athletics, joined the club Friday. Outsiders noticed the costumes of house dresses dust caps dust pans and sweepers as they were led in. The note suggests the next initiates assist the janitor.
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Letter Club
Henrietta Vanden Oever
Marie Shultz
Janet Bosveld
Grand could shine if teachers never scolded us
The line contends that true greatness would come if educators never rebuked students and if we were tasked with only essential work, implying a standard of restraint and focus rather than punitive criticism.
Manuel address stirs prep for shock before New Sharon game
The speaker describes Mr. Manuel’s Friday morning address to the group, noting his warning about being called pikers and the hope to prove otherwise. A goodly number gathered for the game despite nervous anticipation.
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Manuel
New Sharon
Pella
Call of the Wild Prevailed in Juniors Midnight Revue
Mr Frush pledged his annual Call of the Wild soon yet did not approve of the action as the Juniors staged a Midnight Revue. We hope his bark is worse than his bite.
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Mr. Frush
Earley visitors praise Babe Ruth and urge diligent work
Mr Earley and his wife visited Friday morning. He sang two selections In the Deep and Its Nice to get up in the Morning. He gave a short talk inviting the high school to meetings at the M E church Monday evening. He spoke of striving to do a thing better than others and praised keeping a clean record.
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Mrs. Earley
Mr. Earley
Babe Ruth
Pella Opens Season With Win Over New Sharon
Pella defeated New Sharon 11 to 5 on home ground in a drizzle. Pella scored three in the first, New Sharon tied it in the fourth, and the final two Pella runs came in the sixth and seventh before the game ended in the seventh due to wet conditions. The H. L. was praised for support and the crowd’s volume recalled a checkers game at Joe De Koning's shoe shop.
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Pella
New Sharon
H. L
Joe de Koning
Quarantine Riot Averted After Quiet Cow Sheds Incident
In a history class discussion the pupils debated hoof and mouth disease and a noncompliant town’s riot. The exchange notes no bloodshed but mentions a cow shed as a humorous pun.
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Earl V
D. M
Herbert B
Earl
Twilight Alley brings lively street drama to the grade stage
A Thursday night crowd packed the venue for Twilight Alley a vivid portrayal of life in an old city tenement. Anna Verhey as the mother of nine drew laughs with crankiness and thrift while Meg Luella Berends supported her family and Jack dodged chores. Richard Tysse...
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Twilight Alley
Meg
Hafner
Manuel
Bailey
Anna Verhey
Luella Berends
Jack
Baseball Nine
Nine
Richard Tysseling
Gertrude Bruinikool
Dolly
Lois Grandia
Junior and Senior Boys Clash Over Creative Landscape
The Junior boys displayed originality with a bright landscape public display. The Seniors critiqued the results as not artistic, while the juniors remain confident in their work and dismissive of jealousy from rivals.
Spiritual education in colleges urged by Willebrandt
Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt calls on colleges to fuse spiritual development with study. She urges students to cultivate love of work and a religious life grounded in conscience, responsibility to God, and civic duty to combat lawlessness and shape virtuous leaders.
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Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Soong
Central Student to Go to Peace Contest
The Iowa Inter-collegiate Peace association will hold its annual Peace Oratorical contest at Parsons college on Friday May 2 1924. A state wide collegiate Peace Conference will be held in connection inviting all interested students and faculty. Two prizes are offered for the contest first 60 dollars and second 40 dollars. Fifteen contestants are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Inter-collegiate Peace Association
Parsons College
Fred G. Bale
Central plans state oration contest with prize money
States will submit prize orations to the National Secretary for judging on thought and composition. First prize is 60 dollars and second prize 40 dollars. Central will be represented by Mr Schortinghuis this year after not sending an orator last year. Orations due to State Secretary by April 10. If over eight entries, a preliminary contest will trim to six.
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Central
Schortinghuis
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