Seniors Attend Court Day At County Court House
On May 4, the seniors of Pella High and other Marion County seniors attended Court Day at Knoxville County Courthouse. Sponsored by the County Bar Association, the program demonstrated courtroom procedures with a mock trial. A jury of twelve, including three Pella High seniors, returned a verdict for the plaintiff awarding $300.
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Pella ‘High
Marion County
Knoxville
County Bar Association
Bar Association
Wm. Hardin
Bert Bandstra
Pelia High
Mary de Vries
Shirley Greendyke
Frank Brower
Ody
April Showers at P. H. S.. Quotable Quotes Stir Laughs
Student humor fills the high school day with jokes about a rabbit, squirt guns, and study hall games. Bits include a salty tail remark, a “Pass the Glasses Case” game, and playful lines from Eileen T. and Mary B. amid light classroom chatter about geometry, history, home ec, and science.
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Harley K
Norma
Evelyn
Eileen T
Mary
Meet Our Seniors Kenneth De Wild portrait
Kenneth De Wild known as Getch and Deacon stands 6 feet tall at 165 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair. He lists ambitions in structor field. enjoys swimming and hunting and dislikes slow walkers. He keeps a gun collection at home or with Ken Van Rees and participates in Letter Club basketball and baseball. He enjoys ice ting entertainment and regards Tarzan with Dick Edwards as an unusual experience. He lists Catfish Special as a preferred meal and Was Born to Wander as his favorite song. Address is 329 University Street.
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Colo
University Street
Ken van Rees
Tarzan
Dick Edwards
Kenneth de
Staff and editors of the newspaper
The issue lists personnel including Editor-in-Chief Shirley Groendyke Associate Editor Kathy Redeker Editorial Board Beth Brom Janis Kuyper Sports Staff Tom Boat Doug Heerema Dorothy Vanden Oever Avis Ver Hoef Lorraine Slycord Andres Boat Leora in Joyce Joekel Nancy Vander Meulen Judy Hi Mary Sytama Ellen Rempe Norma De Bruin Cub Reporters Darlene Kuiper Judy In t Veld Joan Aa Junn Hal Evelyn Dykstra Jaci Jones Jud dyke Marla De Wild Linda Tysceling Janice Mr Wilma Slycord Diane Ver Dught.
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Shirley Groendyke
Kathy Redeker
Beth Brom
Janis Kuyper
Tom Boat
Doug Heerema
Dorothy Vanden Oever
Avis Ver Hoef
Lorraine Slycord
Andres Boat
Leora
Joyce Joekel
Nancy Vander Meulen
Judy Hi
Mary Sytama
Ellen Rempe
Norma de Bruin
Cub
Darlene Kuiper
Judy In't
Veld
Joan
Aa Junn Hal
Evelyn Dykstra
Jaci Jones
Juddyke
Marla de Wild
Linda Tysceling
Janice
Wilma Slycord
Diane Ver Dught
Wilkins Leads Devotions On School Effort And Record
Mr Wilkins delivers devotionals on May 2 1965 citing Matthew 13 parable of the sower and tares to urge students to value education. He notes the cost of high school per pupil 17 dollars yearly and explains each student’s record tracks scholastic citizenship and personality. He warns some excel then decline and urges effort as the measure of education.
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Wilkins
Wilking
Navy
We Can Be Grateful Editorial at PHS Year End
Darlene Kuiper urges students to reflect on the school year at PHS. She thanks readers for football and basketball games plays music assemblies and classes. The piece notes friendships and events like homeroom and banquets as privileges of schooling.
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Darlene Kuiper
PHS
Meet Our Seniors No 2 Jerry Valster
Jerry Valster, 6'11 with light brown hair and green eyes, is listed as Senior No 2. He enjoys tenderloins, reading, driving around, and has interest in Navy service. He participates in Baseball FFA Glee Club and Mixed Chorus and is from Leighter car area R R No 1.
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Navy
Jerry Valster
Meet Our Seniors Do Do Likes to Eat Strawberries
A senior profile highlights farming ambition and school activities. The student enjoys hunting and fishing gear, dislikes unsafe drivers, and spends time at home with brown eyes and brown hair. Activities include F F A and band.
Joker's Cue Mother Quip Sparks Odd Exchange
A quoted exchange features Joker, Normans and a general asides about cookies, rubber soles, fighting enemies with their weapons, a bee sting question, and a boy mentioning three breakfast items starting with N. The dialogue glances at humor, strategy, and curiosity through a fragmented street conversation.
Little riddles and echoes in a classroom mood
A garbled dialogue playground piece presents students trading quips about a thermometer and a string of odd questions. The text pivots to a series of nonsensical jokes about a boy who feeds pigeon toes, eats pennies for sight of change, seeks a defense plant, and floods a gym after a sub request.
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Flo
Senior STOP Club Girls Tour Des Moines Highlights Banking Tour
Senior STOP Club girls from Pella traveled to Des Moines on Thursday April 28 by chartered bus. They visited Greyhound depot Iowa-Des Moines National Bank Bankers Life Insurance Younkers and completed a guided bank tour, observed security and clerical operations, and spent time shopping before returning home.
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Des Moines
Pella
Greyhound
Iowa-Des Moines National Bank
6Th
Walnut Streets
Bankers Life’ Insurance Company
Bankers Life
Younkers Department Store
Inquiring Reporter Skip Day Plans Revealed
May 11 saw Skip Day with students sharing plans from weddings to travel and hobbies. Kathy R and Max V R remain single while others listed trips to Missouri Lake Osky and fishing, piano practice, and a dress rehearsal for Tulip Time.
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Kathy R
Max V. R
Gene D. Hi
Max
Barbara G Ahiquabi
Osky
Lake Ahqua
Lila K
Pete D. d
P H S Classified Ads Seek Odds and Ends
P H S notes an eclectic mix of items and favors: requests for chemistry books, a trophy case, a durable mirror, dark glasses, a year of senior and junior engineering notes from 1956, and quirky items like a Dewey suntan and a nickname. Names Nellie B Harold W Melvin P Larry D Dewey appear as contacts for cheaps.
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Sr. Eng
Nellie B
Harold W
Melvin P
Larry D. B
Help Wanted and Lost and Found Notices
Help wanted D. .0. on last project in Mech drawing Mr. Omick at 2 o clock in the morning. Lost and Found Lost Interest in school Lost some good nights sleep Emo Found New homerun king Butch S To help relieve Towns nursing shortage the Iowan division of the American Cancer Society awards 50 full three year scholarships to accredited Town nursing schools to qualified young women unable to finance training.
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HELP
Mech
Iowan Division
The
American Cancer Society
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Mr. Wilkins
Editorial
Federal Discount Corp
Livermore
Oskaloosa
Martin Naaktgeboren
Bob Chamberlain
Pella Garden Chapel
R. R
Davy Crockett
Norman
Hoyland Nanner
Ray
Arthur
Karen
Pella Construction CO
South Pella
P.H.S
Chem
Latin Cookie Club
A.V.H
D.D
Janice S
Mr. Omick
Homerun King
Butch S
Bernie Menning
Brom's Chicks
Brom Hatchery
I. R. Olson
Continental Air Lines
Phillips Petroleum Company
Phillips 66
Grootveld Oil Co. E
Gerrit Steenhoek
Iowa
A. D. Vermeer
N. W. Corner Square
Pella, Iowa
Albert Beyer
Oskaloosa Street
Renaud and
Vander Krol
Sully
Flite-Fuel
Trop-Artic
Neal DE Jong
Leighton
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