15 Nov 1945
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1945
Page
1
Miss Joyce De Reus, guest hair stylist, led a luncheon and demonstration for high school girls on Tuesday noon. She stressed simplicity in hair styles and showed proper brushing, cutting, and different wave types. Students viewed pictures and books on styling as home economics girls served the meal.
Madison Wisconsin professor Glen L Morrison showed a high school and junior high audience how short wave radio works using a bell wheel and flag with a wireless sending and receiving set. He explained range stations in Des Moines and Omaha and demonstrated Morse code and an airborne radio beam with a blindfolded assistant.
Junior class play Ask Me Another debuts at 3:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium with a lively cast including Ella Jane Van Sittert Wilma Shepherd Jarvin Rumbaugh Beverly Nihart Colleen Renaud Phyllis Van Hemert Bud Lautenbach Max Hoeksema Joan Stientjes Ruth Vogelaar Robert Evers Stanley Boertje John Sheppard. Tickets available at Paardekooper's Ideal Drug Store.
Editorial argues wartime efficiency applies to students as routine eases study. Joyce Bergman suggests setting definite goals and scheduling daily study to improve grades, ending with a commitment to systematic effort for better outcomes and time for activities.
The symmasium hosts P T classes focused on volleyball with girls learning calisthenics and instruction from instructors. Vange Lubbers oversees a varied program including baseball, charades, and tests, attracting most senior girls though some skip sessions.
A senior girl, blond with blue eyes, about 5'6" and 118 pounds, favors blue. She excels in basketball as a guard and acts well, playing the sister in the 1944 junior class play. She is president of H2B, and readers are told to check Pelladium next week for the answer.
In Iowa City and Ames, the University of Iowa and Iowa State College announce enlarged institutes to study atomic power. President Hancher and President Finley say institutes will cooperate with shared emphasis: fundamental physics at Iowa and applied physics at the college. Both institutions built strengths before and during the war.
Mahaska County Extension Director H S Storey urges farmers to eliminate rat harbors to protect corn. Remove board piles junk heaps scrip iron scraps rubbish and old straw haystack bottoms and discarded machinery before corn picking. An individual farm duty to curb rat damage.
Tette offered a performance piece titled The Woman in the Shoe, a reading that blended folklore motifs with contemporary stage language. The brief excerpt suggests a modern retelling focusing on maternal themes and social commentary.
The group was well received as they experimented with new airs and let the Girls Glee Club lead the program. They staged Jerome Kern’s In the Still of the Night and followed with popular tunes. The trio closed with A B C and Peter Piper as a brief pep meeting concluded the event.
The commercial department led by Mrs Lois Sayler highlights first year typists who achieved 30+ words per minute including Ruth Vogelaar Tonetta Keuning Wilma Van Gilst Robert Pethoven Catherine Tucker Erma Vander Horst Betty Van Van Heukelom Lloyd Vander Streek Darlene Halverson Gladys De Geus Phyllis Van Hemert Marjorie Van Zee Robert Lautenbach Johnny Sheppard Joyce De Bruin Billie Mount Virginia Groendyke Colleen Renaud. In second year typing class most girls serve as secretary to a teacher performing typing mimeographs tests and correspondence. Secretaries listed include Miss Franks Edna Goemaat Miss Anderson Theresa Naakt geboren Jo Vande Miss Gosselink Bernace Jaarema M Groendyke Thomassen Miss Sayler Bernace Jaarema Miss Slobe Lila Van Vliet Johanna Van Dyke Miss Ver Heul Bernice Heerema Mr Andrew Beverly Den Hartog Christina Muilenberg Mr Ryndam Betty Dingenan Miss Sellers Ruth Brummel.
The senior high art class sketches outdoor scenes using buildings doors and roofs. They reproduce these in ink crayon and water colors for an upcoming exhibit. Some charcoal and chalk drawings from the first six weeks are shown to the student body on the study hall bulletin board.
A mother notes a preschooler named Marcie gaining interest in dressing, cooking, and table chores. Success boosts her motivation, though boundaries are needed when tasks exceed ability. The piece argues early responsibility builds self reliance and confidence rather than timidity.
The message notes that Marcie gains knowledge from numerous experiences, reflecting a universal truth about learning through personal encounters.
A century old bell once rung to summon University of Iowa students is revived as a Hawkeye sports emblem. Cast in New York in 1844 and installed in Old Capitol in 1845, the bell’s storied history ties the university to its early campus era as it reemerges in athletic spirit.
In 1905 a special framework was mounted to display points scored by Hawkeye football and basketball teams, providing a centralized, visible record of game results and individual achievements for fans and officials alike.
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