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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1949
Page
7
George Johnson will present a musical program titled From Back to Boogie at the high school auditorium on November 28 at 8 30 a m. The ninety minute show features impressions of famous pianists and entertaining specialty numbers. Johnson, a noted pianist, gave special wartime tours with Carole Landis and George Jessel.
Mr. Haynes has finished casting the high school play The Fighting Littles a comedy from Booth Tarkington. Cast includes Ham Fillers Verle Rinehart Mr Little Marion Toom Filmer Logan Van Sitter Norman Peel Ronald De Bruin Dicky Tharpeddle Don Van Hemert Marlene Sels Mrs Little Dorothy Toom Olita Patty Van Henrietta Peller Jeanie Wal raven Antionette Greta Palmquist Mrs Tharpeddle Phyllis Hasselman Almatina Tomie Ikuta Cuckoo Anna Hagen Screwball Mary Van Vliet Miss Pologa Carol Ver Steg. The Fighting Littles will be presented December 7 and 8. Remember to keep one date open for this one play you won't want to miss.
The Homemaking Club set a year of meetings on the third Tuesday each month at noon for 1949 1950. Programs feature Travel Talk by Phil Kempkes on Alaska and California trips, Christmas decor, dating, living habits in China, vocation notes, interior decorating, flowers, and a year end picnic at West Market.
Energetic 5 ft 10 in English student with dark hair and brown eyes, fond of Straus waltzes and chocolate chip ice cream. He enjoys reading Thomas Hardy, idolizes a calleeon, loves basketball, acted in junior and all high school plays, and teases about a twin brother. answer reveals Delores Vander Wilt.
A Thanksgiving vacation note states Pelladium will not publish next week. A correction clarifies Orville Tysseling was unintentionally omitted from the list of new Honor Society members last week.
The document lists co editors and staff members including Judi Allen Mary Alice Buwalda June De De Cook Joy Denburger Doris Dockendorf Anne Gosselink Nancy Groendyke Anna Hagen Donald Hemert Greta Palmquist Arlene Ver Ploeg Beulah Roor turg Thomassen Donna Veenstra Delores Vander Wilt Ronnie Van Zomeren Pauline Atkins Jerry De Prenger Dorothy Vosie Van Wyk Pauline Lautenbach Darlene Van Zomeren Eleanor Vander Beek.
Greta Palmquist prompts reflection on talents and duties in a democracy. A tale of a boy billing his mother illustrates shifting responsibility. The piece urges readers to apply their abilities for civilization, convenience, and future generations.
A weekly question box quotes student opinions on cross dressing and courtesy. Pauline Lautenbach and peers comment on dressing like the opposite sex, politeness, punctuality, and opening doors, with mixed views from sophomores to freshmen at a school event.
Rev. Calvin Meury, director of youth work for the Reformed Church of America, spoke on Where Do You Live? He discussed three life philosophies using The Good Samaritan. The thief says I want what I want when I want it with the watchword Beat them up. The next, isolationist, says What’s mine is mine, yours is yours, and we’ll mind our own business with the watchword Pass them. The Christian theory states What’s mine is mine but not outright. it belongs to God and I belong to Him with the watchword Lift them up.
A collection of quips on fortune telling free thought cough remedies and jokes about marriage corners stones and knots on the ocean. It cautions readers to choose friends carefully in a town where gossip never ceases.
A narrator on a magic carpet visits a brick building housing a public high school in Alhahafstaganburg. He witnesses a chaotic scene as a group of women pin a man with pins and drag him inside, misreads signs, and concludes the “house of learning” teaches unusual methods. He jokes about finding romance while noting a satirical take on courtship rituals.
The advanced algebra group tackles quadratic equations while fifteen of twenty-one are honor society members. Geometry enjoys construction tasks. F F A members sell Christmas and greeting cards. Twelve freshmen wear green hands for initiation this week. Girls P T classes bowl to learn technique. Seniors glimpse the college path after six weeks of a lengthy English research paper with notes and bibliographies.
A Tuesday evening supper at the Baptist church preceded a social hour. On Monday a group of Vella teachers attended the annual county teachers banquet in Knoxville. Bloemendaal has been ill. Mrs Wilkins filled in as English teacher at PLHS. Herbert Rumbaugh, stationed in San Antonio, reports four subjects and aptitude tests. his address is AF17273460 Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas.
Imer Van Dusseldorp received honorable mention in the final South Central Conference standings for the 1949 football season. George Ikuta earned honorable mention as guard, while Joe Brummel and Dale Vos received honorable mention for their backfield play. Also notes Chinese kite displays in paper openings creating an aerial chorus.
Patch Day party at Legion Hall drew high school students for Sadie Hawkins. The program featured a Little Red Riding Hood skit by teachers including Crawford and Stewart, followed byKam Roo Court punishment, folk dancing led by Hob and Martha Lautenbach, and skating downstairs.
Students sing Oh Susanna to start the music assembly on November 18. Other group songs followed and new books boosted enthusiasm. The girls sextet and trio performed specials, with Waltzing Matilda as the unofficial Australian anthem and a rendition of When Day is Done.
Overheard snippets from Leighton classrooms and corridors reveal playful exchanges. Cordelia asks about a pin, Carl hides a slip, Vander Lugt questions a tax, Alvin Boot riffs on white shirts, and Donna Veenstra makes a sharp quip about death. Lee Van Hemert signs an algebra paper amid flirtatious lines.
A jumble of names and dates appears to reflect birthday notices for local residents. November birthdays include Joy Den Burger Robert Baryginsin Jim Van Houweling Harry Pippel Greta Palmatist Van Zenteren and others.
Six weeks into the contest the co ed junior reporters lead in both Pelladium points and column inches. Top point scorers include Helen Van Zante and Sera Ann Gosselink with 122 and 117 points respectively. Leading in column inches are Sara Ann Gormelink and Helen Van Zante with 46 and 2844 inches.
A muddled note cites students gathered in a room last Wednesday noon. The text mentions names and events with unclear context, raising curiosity about intentions and circumstances in a school setting.
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