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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1952
Page
8
Pella High students accelerate Tulip Time work with New Webster joint classes. The high school gym is decorated as Dutch Village and guides memorize schedules. FHA plans short order meals, slides of Holland, and band practice adds to the event’s preparations.
Thirtieth annual convention of teachers met in Des Moines from April 16 to 19. Local teachers Jean Ilkins and Keith Emmert attended sessions on junior and senior high school mathematics led by prominent U.S. math educators and professors. Wilkins hosted a banquet table featuring tulips and wooden shoes reflecting Pella’s Tulip Time, with past council presidents including the algebra textbook author used in the town high school.
A friendly invitation was sent by the girl's parents at her birth on September 8, 1937. The only daughter in the family, she shows early interests in dolls and school. Now a Pel la High freshman at fourteen, she rides the Leighton bus, enjoys balog sandwiches, and is active in G A A and F H A while favoring algebra and basketball. She describes herself as a 6 feet 4% inch brunette with blue green eyes and prefers a Chevrolet.
The piece questions why seniors and juniors received a half day off named Skip Day while underclassmen had no extra break. It argues a full day off would allow real plans like trips or picnics to give the event meaning, suggesting Pella High may continue Skip Day for years.
Several new students join the band this spring with Vries Darlene Vander Pol Helen De Bruin and Joyce Nunnikhoven on clarinet Barbara Den Burger joins as twirler Joan Gosselink plays French horn Harold Vos Helen Van Zee and Harold Wichart join the sax section Kenneth Anderson on baritone Carl Tysseling trombone Wayne Vander Werff as cornetist Ida the new bass player Donald Ver Ploe C Toom and Phil Cummings assist on drums The band received on May 17 and will perform a concert in the last week of school for a busy finish.
After the Junior-Senior Banquet, a group of Central College students took the juniors’ room decorations for their own Oriental themed event. They removed all items except the centerpieces and wallpaper from the poles, a compliment to the juniors on the decorations.
A P.H.S. room talk fragment recounts hurried exits in Room 200, jokes about donuts and fuel, a testy jacket of school gossip, and lighthearted pranks. Mentions include Norma K, Miss G, Bobby B, Pat, and Mr. Bergman, with porch humor about PTA and dancing in physical training class.
The 22nd event named Bunny faced poor luck as Chinese banners hung upside down for a festive occasion. The evening built to a stellar climax, with rain falling as guests departed, and attendees agreed next year’s banquet should be held in May for a brighter finale.
A playful school verse titled Poetry Corner features students riffing on corn humor and a bell rung by Miss Gosse Link. It parodies class life with mischief and a quill throwing wish, ending with a vow to ring a bell in protest and a nod to devotion.
The May schedule lists baseball sectionals May 1 and May 3, large music groups to West Des Moines May 8 to 10, Tulip Time May 16, band concert May 17, conference track meet at Valley May 18, high school baccalaureate May 20, eighth grade promotion May 22, high school commencement May 23, and report card day concluding the term.
Webster School Sixth Grade donated 13 dollars to the WHO flood relief fund. Part of the money, originally for a class picnic, was redirected to the fund while the remainder was given to relief. Students urge further donations through homerooms to support the urgent cause.
Mr Whalley led devotions on Monday April 21 and spoke on the open door theme. He distributed letters and awards to cheerleaders Shirley Leydens Patsy Schreiner Robbie Zeigler and Greta Palmquist and noted further band awards to be listed next week in Pelladium. He read Revelations 3 and addressed the seniors about their opportunity and responsibility.
The speaker warns that the path to learning and doing good widens in youth but narrows with age. He urges seizing opportunities now and closes with a prayerful benediction.
The Pelladium staff wishes a happy birthday to May celebrants Darlene Kuiper Helen Van Zee Pauline Van Ham Carl Van Rocket Pegry Kuyper Nancy Groendyke Roberta Waits Arnold Dykhuis Henry K Rempe Sally Ver Dughe and others with May birthdays.
Meeker Reynolds a 27 year old Medora farmer died earlier this month in a tractor accident. The incident occurred on his farm property and authorities are reviewing the scene and circumstances surrounding the loss. no further details are provided in the available text.
Applications are open for a 12 week summer term at the Iowa State University linotype school in Iowa City. The program trains students in operation and care of the linotype for both men and women. A student loan fund is available through the Iowa Press Association to aid tuition. Over 100 graduates are now employed in Iowa newspapers and printing plants. Write James Morrison, News Production Laboratory, Iowa City.
A driver crashed through a bridge and became pinned under mud and water. Death resulted from suffocation, with responders working to remove the body.
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