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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1951

Page

8

Journalism awards given at Pelladium party

At a Pelladium party on May 5 6 30 pm staff and guests dined in picnic style after grace by Joyce Leu. Beulah Roorda announced Quill and Scroll winners Norma Bricker Judi Allen and Beulah Roorda. Sara Anne Gosselink introduced editors Helen Roos and Coll Renaud. Pins were awarded to several Pelladium reporters for points and special mentions.

Velladium Thei Grace Joyce Leu Home Co Shir Beulah Roorda Marlene Scix Sara Anne Gosselink Pelladium Helen Roos Central Ray Coll Renaud Ray Miss Thomassen Norma Bricker Judi Allen Marlene Sels Leo Renaud Sara Anne ‘Gosselink Felladium Joe Ann Hagen Joanne Ter Shirley Rook Donna Ma Roorda Mary Ann Sels Marilyn de Cook Iley Leydens Sara Anne Nced

Pella High Alumni Head to Iowa State Teachers College

News from Headquarters reports Jack Fisk, 1947 Pella High, will graduate from Iowa State Teachers College in June, majoring in Physical Education and excelling in football, basketball, baseball, track, boxing, wrestling, swimming, and gymnastics. He signed to lead wrestling and assist football at Waverly. About 50 applications for the job were received. Three Pella alumni in Washington DC days earlier include Dean Goldsmith, Ed Logan, and Bruce Buerkens. Goldsmith joined the Marine Corps, Logan the Air Force, and Van Zante serves with the Quartermaster Corps in Munich, Germany. The student council met and, at the Ottumwa Bottling firm’s invitation, distributed free Cokes and pencils at the high school.

Jack Fisk Pella High Iowa State Teachers College Waverly Pella Washington D. C Dean Goldsmith Florida Ed Logan Omaha Bruce Buerkens F. B.T Washington D.C Marine Corps Air Force Rob Lee van Zante Pella High School Munich Germany Quartermaster Corps Ottumwa Bottling Chirch Yard Neer Grand

Local Junior Reporters Named in Highlights

A list of junior reporters includes Norma Bricker Patricia Rietveld Marilyn De Cook Patricia Van Englehoven Richard Anson Delores Van Waard huizen Jo Ann Schagen Joyce Leu Gwendolyn Vanden Berg Dorothy Vos Sara Mae Van Maaren Shirley Rook Donna Zwank Joanne Ter Louw Sidney De Haan Corinne Ver Ploeg Doris Dockendorff Nancy Groendyke Anna Hagen Maxine Heimstra Marilyn Loverink Marilyn Andeweg Dar lene Vander Pol Wilma Roorda Phyllis Vandehaar Mary Ann Sels Joe Brummell Shirley Leydens.

Norma Bricker Patricia Rietveld Marilyn de Cook Patricia van Englehoven Richard Anson Delores van Waardhuizen Jo Ann Schagen Joyce Leu Gwendolyn Vanden Berg Dorothy Vos Sara Mae van Maaren Shirley Rook Donna Zwank Joanne Ter Louw Sidney de Haan Corinne Ver Ploeg Doris Dockendorff Nancy Groendyke Anna Hagen Maxine Heimstra Marilyn Loverink

May Commencement Schedule and Events Noted

The Commencement Calendar lists May activities including Baccalaureate at Third Reformed Church at 8:30 p.m. with Reverend G Perron presiding, assisted by Reverend L J Borst. May 21 features Class Day at 2:36 p.m. in the High School Auditorium with a senior photo at 4 p.m. May 24 marks Commencement Exercises at 8:00 p.m. in the High School Auditorium with Dr Hf J Thornton of the State University of Iowa as speaker.

Third Reformed Church G. Perron The Baptist Church L. J. Borst Hf. J. Thornton State Unisity of Iowa Iowa City

What will you be doing this summer plans teased

A survey of students reveals varied summer plans from working and attending summer school to trips, family help, and times off. Several name specific preferences surface including working at the Rolscreen, Garden Square Cafe, and with family on various tasks.

Miss Thomassen Shirley Rock Betty Steenbock Sara Anne Gosselink Paul Dingeman Donna Walraven Ruthie Kaldenberg Miss Nieburg Chicago Marl Grandin Miss Gosselink Junella de Zwarte Garden Square Cafe Rolscreen Barbara Boyert Garden Square

Last High School Music Assembly Marks Year End

Morning May 4 at 10 the final all high school music assembly of the year featured two groups singing. The Boys Glee Club and Mixed Chorus presented contest numbers the next day with the Glee Club performing Sea Joshi With the Battle dho and Rain and the River, while the Mixed Chorus sang oria in Excelsis Water and If With All Teart.

Boys' Glee Club Vs! Glee Club Joshi

Home Economics Club In stalls Cannons

Editorial shorts from an Atlanta paper reflect on time honored sayings about study habits discipline and life values. It critiques loafing in study hall and urges keeping organized time for activities while weaving in proverbs and quotes.

Atlanta Georgia

Faculty Close-up Clarence Ziegler

Clarence Ziegler was born in Fairfield Iowa and attended Parsons College Iowa State College University of Iowa and Colorado A and M studying biology and agricultural education. He won four football letters four basketball letters and three track letters at Parsons College. He coached at Dexter and Chariton and taught agriculture at Grand Junction and Pella High School where he led a championship FFA basketball team. He is a sophomore home room sponsor and livens up many student parties while pursuing graduate work in agriculture.

Clarence Ziegler Fairfield Iowa Parsons College Iowa State College University of Iowa Colorado Zeigler Dexter Chariton Grand Junction Montana Pella High School

Birthday calendar for May seventeenth to twenty third

The week long list runs May 17 to 23 with names Carl Russell on May 17 Andy Lubbers on May 19 Mary Ann Sels on May 20 and Peggy Kuyper on May 22 wishing them all a happy birthday in the community calendar.

Carl Russell Andy Lubbers Mary Ann Sels Peggy Kuyper

Alcohol harm in sports urged by guest speaker

Monday Morning Devotions featured Mr. Robert Roach of the Town Temperance League who, as a magazine writer, discusses athletes abstaining from alcohol. He warned it slows thinking and stopping, cites car stopping distances, and notes one in three drinkers are women, urging safer habits.

Robert Roach Town Temperance League Lister Magazin Mr. Roach

Senior Class Day at 1951 exercises on May 21

The Senior Class of 1951 invites parents and friends to a May 21 2 30 pm Senior Class Day including the class will prophecy and processional. The lower classmen are invited. seniors urge attendees to come. The event promises a different and amusing program.

Pella High seniors rewarded by local businesses

The article describes seniors at Pella High receiving keepsakes from Wormhoudt's Furniture and Reilly's Jewelry, including cedar chests and ball-point Shaeffer pens. The Oskaloosa Chamber of Commerce sponsored free skating tickets and movie passes on May 4, yielding a festive community event with several highlighted students and couples.

Pella High Wormhoudt's Oskaloosa Reilly's

Open Letter to Pella High School Seniors

Alumni guidance from Buerkens urges graduates to take responsibility for their future. Consider college, mill service, or work with school counselors and parents. Emphasizes self reliance, continued service, and remaining faithful to self, the school, and their Maker as they leave Pella High.

Anumnus Pella High School Pella High Mill Buerkens

Apology and Banquet Mix Up Shaped School Note

The article explains an apology to juniors and seniors for a banquet report missing from the edition. It notes the class of 1910 experienced a mix-up in analysis and promises a corrected reprint. The newspaper announces the paper will discontinue after two more issues as school closes and staff take a vacation.

Who is the five foot four girl from Pella high school

A fifteen year old female from the south end of Pella is described as five feet four and a half inches tall with black hair and brown eyes. She dislikes gum chewing hard and show-offs and favors red chili, baseball, and the song Remember Me Remember Me I’m The One Who Loves You. She is often seen carrying a bookkeeping book.

Pella Joyce Leu

Correction of Class of 1910 graduates list

A corrected roster statement lists numerous graduates with varied spellings and affiliations. Names include Grone Ver Stee Chronicle and Mensch, Keabliforni Massdaline Sheehy, Mrs John Brady, Kamp Wormhoudt, Ancel Re Goorin, Cornelia Bouma, Rev Van Strien, Rensink M Den Hartog, Otley Wm Rhynsburger, Dareth Roma, Mfred Wormhoudt, Nellie Nels, and others. remarks note marriages and professions across several states.

Grone Ver Stee Chronicle Mensch Pell Franklin Keabliforni Massdaline

Choir groups win top rating at Oskaloosa contest

Students from Oskaloosa High School and Penn College Glees Choirs earned straight one ratings at the Music Coy test in Oskaloosa. The Mixed Chorus, Girls Glee Club, and Boys Glee Club performed before judges and local crowds, with teachers commended for guiding the effort.

Osky Sid Dart T Althoth Sidney Funch Anna Ruthie K Lloyd Penn College Pella—ch — Elliot Glee Club Pesiey K Penn Chapel Tusseling Aloosa Grinnell Towfield Albia

Young Wisconsiner Shot While Hunting Near Pierson Iowa

Terris Walter, age 11, Wisconsin youth, was shot in the foot by a 22 caliber bullet while hunting with a cousin near Pierson Iowa last week. The injury proved more educational than serious.

Terris Walter Wisin Pierson Iowa

1935 Graduates and Their Iowa Links

A list of 1935 graduates with current towns and occupations across Iowa and nearby states. Names include Clarence Den Adel Pella, George Gaa Chicago, Arthur Hay Pella, William De Dome Tull, Henry Klein Pella, Ivan Adler Indianola, Robert Line Mount Pleasant, and many others. The column notes shipments of the past two decades and invites alumni to reconnect.

Towa Thorson Dubuque Eliabeth Hoksbergen Henry Mathers Otley Margaret Vande Kieft Brom Paltzer Perry Tawa Wil Slobe Lamberson Oskaloosa Helen Rogaard Cornelius Mustens Gray Hawk Kentucky Jayher Bosch Douglas Little Rock Arkansi Kathryn Uraathart Neal Kersborgen Dorothy Clark Sehlot Knoxville Verought Neal Kesten Dolton Minois Virginia Fowler Pella Adelle Gosselink Janet “de Tenge James Hade Philadelphia Van

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Pelladium Party Washington Dispatch Sara Anne Gosselin, Beulah Roorda Ruth de Zwarte Sally In’t Weld Don van Hemert Logan van Sittert Ronnie van Niewsal Wilma Keuning Phyllis Hasselman Carl Boat Cody Zelda de Jong Harold Leydens Oskaloosa, Iowa Merry Melodians Clarence den Adel Inva Leuthtan Independence Street Ben van Zante Masion Skateway Oldsmobile General Motors White Way Auto Company Main Street
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