One Act Comedy Shines for School Audience
Last Wednesday the student body viewed a one act comedy titled Fisho Takes a Row performed by drama classes. F. by Dick Butts featuring Mr. Douglas Conrison and a cast including Eddie and Art with Philip Kemp Ken, Esther Van Maaren, Georgia Van Ger off, directed by Philip Grout. The cast, under tight time constraints, delivered a successful show marking the group as promising for future high school theater outings.
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Fisho
Dick Butts
Douglas Conrison
Mny
Eadie
Eddie
Art
Philip Kempken
Esther van Maaren
Ronnie Ruerke
C'S
Shoes Me
Georgia van Geroff
Courigan
Hels
Philip Grout
Nature Study Hints From N T Girls For H R Program
At Miss Hepfin frer s home room the group discussed nature study during a regular Wednesday meeting. President Alice Buwalda and secretary Ruth Van Essen led the business, with Norma Jean Schakel presenting the program on teaching focus and timely use of nature study through the story Feathers of Birds.
Pella Teachers to Attend Iowa State Convention
Pella teachers will attend the Iowa State Teachers Convention in Des Moines on November 6 and 7. Miss Helen Hopley sent delegates to the assembly. Notable speakers include Dr Willis A Sutton from Atlanta D. gon from Columbia University T V Smith of the University of Chicago Madame Suzanne Sil Vereups a New York sculptor and Linton Wells a world news commentator.
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Pella
Iowa
Yes Moines
Helen Hopley
Pelis
Crs’ Association
Willis A. Sutton
Atlanta
Georgia
D. Gon
Columbia University
T. V. Smith
Fragmented quotation from unknown source
A reader voice questions why a line about asking Polly on a date is broken mid sentence in a clipped text. It hints at a broader humorous or instructional context but provides no clear events, dates, names, or organizations.
Fragmentary note about a person named Polly at her door
A garbled excerpt shows a speaker asking about seer meaning and a plan involving a car and Polly at her door, indicating a fragmented personal note or report with unclear context and incomplete details.
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Polly
Webster School Halloween Parties Delight Young Students
Webster grade students held festive Halloween activities planned by Misses Reavers Tyson and Mortrade. Kinderjoiners cut pumpkins, made masks, and displayed crafts while first and second graders organized decorations, games, and snacks including popcorn balls and apples for a lively classroom party atmosphere.
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Sf Webster
Ruth Gordon
Leona Reavers
Start Saving for All High School Play On Borrowed Time
Students urged to set aside money for tickets to the all high school production On Borrowed Time, with performances scheduled Friday night in November. Proceeds support the drama club and new stage props.
Pella High School athletes prove balanced success in academics
Editorial notes that some communities doubt athletes can excel academically. It cites Pella High School where seventeen algebra one students and four girls are active in multiple activities, including band and drama, showing a well-rounded life through extra curriculars alongside sports.
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Pella Hich
Ph Rebra
Purpose of the I Q Tests T
The article explains that IQ tests measure a pupil's mental ability relative to age and are scored on a 100 base. It notes the aim is to determine if a student is working up to capacity, giving readers insight into why freshmen are tested and how scores reflect potential.
Tests Help Assess Students Progress In School
The article explains that standardized tests in arithmetic algebra synonyms and more help teachers judge if a fifteen year old student is meeting expectations. It notes that IQ scores are sometimes included in transcripts but urges not to overemphasize a single measure. Anyone may learn their score through the school principal.
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Superintendent of Schools
Future Teachers Attend Program At Knoxville
Reed and Dorothy Ver senior high school normal students and instructor Miss Elnora Hepfuger attended the first Improvement Service Program for Elementary Teaching at Knoxville High School on Saturday October 25. Demonstrations on Unit Method and science bird study health teeth care were conducted under county superintendent F Tracy and the Rural School Teachers Organization.
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F. Tracy
Rural School Teachers Organization
Marjorie Litton
Doris Lee
Pella High Seniors Clash With Railsplitters In Final Game
Pella High seniors faced Lincoln High Railsplitters in their last football game of the season. Coach Miller praised the hard hitting team and star backs Clyde Bvers and Tunis Tait for strong blocking as the class winds down their PHS careers.
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Pella High School
Tunis Tate
Stanley Ver Ploeg
Tom Grundman
James Kempkes
Ray Klootwyk
Bob Black
Clyde Evers
Lincoln High “Railsplitters
Miller
Kloomwyie
Tom Grandut
Clyde Bvers
Tunis Tait
Sor
N T Girls Learn to Teach Music in Rural School
N T girls in the rural school training program study the Fullerton Method under Miss Anne Tysseling to fulfill music teaching certificate requirements. The Cedar Falls based approach uses phonograph recordings, note reading, and musical history to foster tuneful, beautiful singing and heritage appreciation.
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Anne Tysseling
Fullerton
Charles Fullerton
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Class of Advanced Industrial Arts Doing Fine Work
The Advanced Industrial Arts class has been making rapid progress on home projects this week. Most items will be completed before Christmas and many will be donated as presents with end tables lamps desks shelves chests and racks among the ongoing efforts by named students.
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Sain
Dick van Zante
George Carson
Beef Cattle Breeds Are New Project for Pella's A. H. Classes
The animal husbandry classes led by Mr. M. M. Dockendorf begin studying beef cattle types and production after weeks on dairy cattle. Students learn six main breeds Hereford Shorthorn Angus Polled Hereford Polled Shorthorn and Galloway and key judging terms. They compare beef cattle shape to a rectangular form and plan to judge breeds when weather allows.
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Pella’s A. H
M. M. Dockendorf
Homemakers Honor Mothers With School Tea At P H S
Students in P. H. S. homemaking class hosted twenty nine mothers for an October 29 afternoon tea from three to five oclock. Under Miss Ruth Anderson they prepared jelly jams and preserves and served a lighted pumpkin decorated tea in the homemaking room. Mothers enjoyed introductions and tours of the white cooking laboratory.
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Ruth Anderson
Fresh Girls Debate Halloween Subjects For H. R. Program
Freshman girls in the home room held three impromptu debates on Halloween topics last Wednesday morning. They urged jokes be humorous not practical, ban under 12s from door to door, and discontinue soaping windows. Participants included Bonnie Buerkens Edna Schip ers Cora Roeffel Arlyn Verloog Julianne Van Houweling Georgia Van Gorkum Mary Lou Kamerick June Allen Marcia Kuyper Lorraine Moulpolder Marian Morrow and Patty Jo Shaw with Mr. Buerkens as guest. The event aimed to highlight humorous points and show how high school students should act on Halloween night.
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Bonnie Buerkens
Edna Schipers
Cora Roeffel
Arlyn Verloog
Julianne van Houweling
Georgia van Gorkum
Mary Lou Kamerick
June Allen
Marcia Kuyper
Lorraine Moulpolder
Marian’ Morrow
Home Experiences Highlight Freshman Homemaking Efforts
The article documents R. Lora Ruth Klyn baking muffins and planning a Sunday dinner, Thelma De Goey canning apples and baking cakes while caring for the home, and Verla Van der Streek mixing batter to make muffins and waffles as part of homemaking assignments.
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Miss Anderson
Lora Ruth Klyn
Thelma de Goey
Verla Vander Streek
Verla
Sigourney Pella Football Game Postponed by Weather
The Sigourney versus Pella non conference football tilt was postponed indefinitely due to a water logged field and rainy weather.
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Sigourney
Pella
Sigourney, Pella High School
Oskaloosa Juniors Top Pella In Muddy Derby
Oskaloosa Junior Highs powered to a 21 to 7 victory over Pella on a wet field. Anderson scored multiple TDs for Oskaloosa, with Atkins and Rouw standout on defense and end runs. Pella’s Gaass returned a kickoff for their lone TD as the Little Dutch fell short after a prior meeting, 38 to 12.
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Oskaloosa
Pella
Gaass
Indians
Anderson
Atkins
Rouw
Koopman
Pella High
Pella Pep Club Sells Green and White Schedule Pencils
The pep club tabs a new batch of green and white basketball schedule pencils for fans. They promise to keep buyers informed about upcoming games including clashes with Knoxville and the Marion County Tournament dates.
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Knoxville
Marion County
Pella
Fragmented line hints at choosing excuses over truth
A salvageable fragment hints at the idea that offering a light excuse is preferable to telling the truth. The brief text suggests a moral or humorous aside about honesty and politeness in social exchanges.
Pulled Duty Fragment Sparks Odd Refuse Data Note
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a stray line about pulled duty and refuse data. It mentions keeping lipstick and compact, with a quoted fragment about Sven and a Bob’s packs reference. Readable content is minimal and unclear as a full event or person.
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Bob
Sven
Little Dutch Cagers to Play Fifteen Games This Season
The Pella High basketball squad, the Little Dutch, schedule fifteen games this season. They face eleven South Central Conference foes and open December 12 at Knoxville defending conference champions. Non conference games include Montezuma and North Des Moines. Six lettermen return from a 15–5 season, with Lautenbach Vander Waal and Dillon the only losses.
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Pla High
P.H. S
Pella
Oskaloosa
Indians
Knoxville
Montezuma
North 1 Moines
Charles Lautenbach
John Vander Waal
Jack Dillon
Siuation
North Des Moines
Mystery in the Halls of Pella High
A student notes a strange intruder in a Pella High classroom, meets a grim woman named Demetria, and learns of an evening performance of On Borrowed Time featuring Gramps Mr Brink Pud and others. The narrator decides to obtain a ticket for November 21 at 8:00.
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Balle Hi
Mr. Brink
Gramps
Demetria
Pud
Ion
Berlin Diary shines among new high school library picks
Cover to Cover Books reviews recent additions at the high school library. Berlin Diary by William L. Shirer is highlighted as a standout, offering an uncensored view of Hitler’s rise and conquest. Shirer, a former CBS Berlin correspondent, brings firsthand reporting to readers and listeners alike. The piece notes Shirer’s Colby link and on-the-spot journalism qualities, while mentioning two new works by Naylor and other titles available to P.H.S. students.
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Berlin
William L. Ker
Shirer
Columbia Broadcasting System
Hitler
William L. Shirer
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Town
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