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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1950
Page
14
The music assembly on Friday October 19 featured the Boys' Glee Club performing Like the Mighty Eagle, the Girls' Trio singing To You Beautiful Lady and The Big Brown Bear, plus folk songs and ballads by the entire school. Miss Anne Tusseling directed all groups and Mr. Fred Whalley accompanied on piano.
Tongue twisted report on a school play rehearsal led by Mr. Haynes. Actors improvise piano piece, stage antics, and dramatic mischief unfold as Dody, Phyllis Hasselman, and others ad lib scenes. A monkeyish rope routine and repeated calls to cut it reveal a lively rehearsal atmosphere.
A student survey at Pella High asks how people rank looks versus personality on a first date. Responses vary from favoring looks to prioritizing personality, with several saying both matter or offering humorous quips about others.
Miss Sayler led Monday devotions reading from James and stressed that people lose jobs due to poor relations with others. A closing prayer featured a poem.
The Assistant Editor area thanks a long roster of staff reporters including Norma Bricker Pat Rietveld Logan Van Sit tert Marilyn De Cook Patricia Van Engelhoven Richard An son Dolores Van Waardhuizen Mary Alice Buwalda Jo Ann Schagen Joyce Leu Don Van Hemer Gwen Vanden Berg Dorothy Vos Sara Van Maaren Shirley Rook Delores Zwank Joanne Ter Louw Sidney De Haan Phyllis Vande Haar Mary Ann Sels Joe Brummel Shirley Leydens Corinne Ver Ploeg Doris Dockendorff Nancy Groendyke Anna Mae Hagen for their contributions to the paper.
An editorial urges students to stay awake and attentive in class. It notes slumped postures and distracted behavior like gum chewing and candy, arguing such conduct hinders learning and teacher motivation. It questions how teachers view students who neglect focus and calls for appreciation of varied class periods.
The Pelladium noon meeting discussed feature stories with Nancy Grendyke Sara Mae Van Maaren and Mary Ann Sels presenting a skit on feature varieties. Miss Thomassen led a general discussion and a campaign to recruit more reporters was proposed with a committee appointed and plans under way.
Jaunty juniors from P.HLS with chaperons Mr. Wilkins Mr. Crawford and Mr. Smeltzer visited East Lake Keomah on October 23 at 5 30 pm. They built a brisk fire and cooked wieners then played Capture the Flag before returning to Pella.
The All-State Chorus group led by Jeanne Bricker and other students journeyed to Ames on October 21 in Carl Bont’s father’s station wagon to prepare for a concert on November 26 at the KRNT Theatre in Des Moines. Activities included a stop at Otley, coffee breaks, restaurant searches, a campus drive, a long rehearsal, and a Des Moines return with in-car distractions.
Students discuss small changes and moments around school. Green caps and stamps, Home Economics chats, room 201 meetups, and a quiet hall before Mr. Crawford’s United Nations announcement mark campus rhythms. Band members improvise a new heaven verse en route to Knoxville.
Last Friday night five seniors Brummel Boat de Weg An de Weg Meulpolder ney De Haan played their last football game for P H S. Coach Smeltzer asked each senior to give a farewell talk on Thursday October 26. The team and coaches thank the cheerleaders band and all supporters for loyal help during the season. The student body thanks the coaches and team for their hard work and loyalty.
A fragment from a school page recalls a social science discussion about the vice president and new utilities. Teachers joke about age and hair, with remarks from Mr. Greendyke and Mr. Wilkins. A hallway moment includes a girl’s glee club note and a science class ether sniff.
Residents recall a day of fun as a group returns to Pella and continues practice with Simon and others, celebrating being back home together after a long effort.
Bell rings as players rush onto the bus for band practice. Mr Whalley conducts and formations form on the field with a spotlighted U in Montezuma. Players joke about gaps in air and dash for seats, then return to class wind blown but with fun memories of the day.
A station P U S broadcast seeks a brown eyed senior girl with dark hair seen eating a hamburger. She favors red and dislikes literature especially Macbeth and speeches. She is an active 4H member who enjoys basketball and avoids anklets with high heels. She has three brothers.
A local mural of clues identifies Gwen Vanden Rei as the peppy girl who rides the Ot to school and lives three miles from Pella on highway Lola. She will not be found there on Sunday nights. Station PALS signs off for the week with this answer.
Greta Palmquist and others seen in wooden shoes during a Knoxville trip with Simpson College dancers entertaining soldiers. Commercial Club girls plan a November 8 Des Moines excursion to visit radio stations and companies. County nurse Elsie Reins led a health clinic immunizing children. diptheria shots due again November 8. Health survey aims to tally prior diphtheria and smallpox treatment among pupils.
Secretary of the board notes observance on October 24 as the United Nations turns five. Three hundred students and townspeople signed a scroll for the bell of freedom dedication in New York at 10 10. General Lucius Clay spoke. MU classes paused for the Crusade for Freedom. Milk sales planned at schools to support battles. Activities include a magician show on Thursday November. Gym lockers affected by sun floor refinishing last Tuesday and Thursday. No school Friday for the State Teachers Convention in Des Moines running Thursday to Saturday noon.
The KTTs held their October gathering at Elliot Tanis home with Palmquist and Buswalda leading a debate on rearmament and world peace. Crawford presented Crusade for Freedom lists, Tanis hosted lunch, Kot shared Western States travel photos, and a hypnotism attempt by Crawford was interrupted by audience interference. Watch the bulletin for the next meeting. nonmembers invited.
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