First Student Council Meets in 1955 Minutes
The first student council meeting of 1955, chaired by temporary chair Miss Gosselink on September 29, opened with 15 members present. Elections chose Jim De Brus as President, Butch Sheppar as Vice President, Avis Verhoef as Secretary, and Delores Vanden Berg as Treasurer. Committees were formed for entertainment, float, and decorating. Homecoming plans included a Legion Hall party. The meeting closed with a motion to adjourn, noting Roberts Rules of Order guide proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim de Brus
Butch Sheppar
Avis Verhoef
Tresurer
Delores Vanden Berg
Bob Boyert
Jim Duffus
Gene de Heer
Max van Rees
Jim de Bruin
Delores Wa Larry Nossaman
Max Vander Pol
Gary Floor Iiii
Butch Sheppard
Mary Boat
Tom Gaard
Legion Hall
Executive Council
Lee Nossaman
Roberts
Pep meeting ends with lightless game clouded by faculty stunt
At Pella High School a pep rally featured a mock football game between Pella and Winterset. Referees Miss Gosselink Miss Tusseling Miss Visser Mrs De Cook and players Annis Stults Gi for Pella Vincilkins Brunckhorst Reys for Winterset staged a blindfolded chaos when lights failed. Grondyke's lantern finally lit the field as Pella won something like a 0-0, concluding the stunt.
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Toda
Mr. Omick
Pella
Witerset
Vincilkins
Brunckhorst
Reys
Winterset
Winteret
Grondyke
Staff Names for City Newspaper Edit Team
The issue lists personnel across editorial and reporting roles including Kathy Redeker as editor in chief, Norma De Bruin and Ellen Rempe as assistant editors, Dorothy Vanden Oever and Avis Verhoef as assignment editors, Joyce Van Roeker as typing editor, and a broad slate of reporters and cub reporters led by Sports Editor Tom Boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Redeker
Norma de Bruin
Ellen Rempe
Dorothy Vanden Oever
Avis Verhoef
Joyce van Roeker
Tom Boat
Jerry Ulrich
Teen Pan Alley and Band Practice Memories
Read like a school page column about daily life and humor. Jim R. labels air pumps a phonograph player in class. Band practice and world series chatter fill the hallways as seniors endure pranks while freshmen shine with jokes and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim R
Mixed up student quotes and classroom quirks.
A collection of schoolyard lines and classroom jokes from Mr. Greendyke and students like Leora Q Evelyn D Carole G and David Vos. It features cheeky remarks about a mouthful of water a ducked volleyball and quirky mispronunciations and ends with a playful Latin American neighbors remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Greendyke
Murray Vos
Murray
Mr. G
Dan Morgan and the Des Moines Frontier Echoes
Kathleen Bennett recalls Dan Morgan at Gobblers Knob overlooking the Des Moines River with a gray shack beside Wabash railroad tracks. Weathered paint and shingles mask a lasting memory of Dan Morgan, shared over years of supper-table stories and frontier day reminiscences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Morgan
Kathleen Bennett
Gobblers Knob
Des Moines
Fisherman Dan Morgan the river trapping legend
A vivid portrait of Dan Morgan, famed as Fisher man Dan along the Des Moines River. He hunted bears and trapped mink skunk raccoon and fox, drying skins on his hut, while living in river haze and river-mud gear. His red hair beard and rugged clothing defined his hardy riverman persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Davy Crockett
Dan Morgan
Des Moines
Iowa
Hep Cats Plan Heap Homecoming
Janice Kane reports Homecoming plans with a pep meeting in the square at 7:15 Thursday and a snake dance to the high school auditorium for the queen crown. Nominated for Homecoming queen are Andrea Boat, Sandra Sels, Marleen Duven, Fern Den Adel, Nancy De Cook and Donna Goe maat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrea Boat
Sandra Sels
Marleen Duven
Fern den Adel
Nancy de Cook
Donna Goemaat
Janice Kane
Bonnie de Jong
Manilla Hemp Ties Up Dishwater
A quirky interview contrasts two senior girls Avis Verhoef and Kathy Redeker, both blond and involved in many activities. The piece jokingly captures their banter about attributes, ambitions, and fashion, ending with a sharp wink at the writer’s tension with the subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Vanden Dever
Avis Verhoef
Kathy Redeker
Avis
Kathy
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