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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1957
Page
14
PHS students are invited to a sock hop in the gym tonight hosted by the student council, the Duchess staff, and the junior class. Martha Lautenbach will direct folk games and other entertainment. Decorations are by the junior class and Duchess staff. A pop center will serve drinks, and admission is free.
The first Thespian meeting of the year was held September 25 in Mrs. Bells room. Officers were elected president Diane Ver Dught secretary Tom Waccter treasurer Donna Klyn student council representative Larry Re naud. Other members are Mary Boat Stan Nollen Janice Moi Mary Roorda Pres Steenhoek and David Vos with Mrs. Bell as a sponsor. A Thespian evening was planned at the theater probably the college homecoming performance of Teahouse of the August Moon. The present point system was discussed and it was decided there should be more opportunities for members or non-members to gain additional points. A skit night may be the result. Meetings will be held every other Wednesday after school. This year the Thespian society.
The editor team includes Judy Groendyke Kay Kuyper Donald Dahm Tom Waecter and a group of reporters: Charlotte Burton Mary Dieleman Marilee Grandia Marge Gosselink Kay Meulen Vivian McDonald Janice Mol Connie Vander Van Steenis Marilyn Walraven Phyllis Walraven Linda Tysseling. Cub Reporters are Mary Boat Alice Bosveld Mary Burton Mary Holle Kathy McDonald Mary Van Zomeren Bonnie Verrips Mary Meulpolder Lois Ward.
Members pledge stronger efforts to deliver better and more original productions. Each participant aims to boost enthusiasm and spark greater interest in the society's work.
Luck comes to few as Pella High School lists four quartets and four members for all state chorus tryouts in Indianola on October 19. If accepted, they travel to Des Moines for Thanksgiving practice with groups from across the state and a concert at the KRNT Theater.
A rough King James style spoof notes Cinderella switched to a gritty Southern setting. Ella sleeps with Southern Comfort, wakes for a ball with Prince Kowalski on the horizon. The scene blends grotesque imagery with humor as others speculate on her mumbling and mood.
Ella faces a dressless crisis on a rustic stage as a chaotic GOS shows a Fairy Godmother promising tricks for the ball. The ball scene shifts to a flamboyant ballroom with confederate soldiers, Big Fat Daddy, and a shoe plot linking to Napoleonic Code marriage. A David-inspired moral caps the sequence with a sermon on personal transformation.
The drama, directed by two Central drama student teachers, presents The Dear Departed and Girls Will Talk on November 7 and 8. Cast includes Kay McDonald, Karen Van Wyk, Joan Nelson, Hattie Barnes, Van Touweling, Ronnie Verrips, and Judy Van den Berg with Grandfather Merryweather played by Stan Nollen.
A quirky diary style piece describes encounters with two senior students. The girl, 16, 60 inches tall, 130 pounds, lists subjects, clubs, and dreams of college. The boy, aged around, 170 pounds, dislikes all subjects, participates in chorus and glee, and aspires to an aircraft factory job. Both share favorite songs and pet peeves and plan casual outings.
A note invites a screening featuring James Stewart or Doris Day with a Doris Day era film mood. The senior boy today is Dennis Van Zee, highlighting a classroom or campus audience theme.
Van der Wert was elected president of the Student Council at a Tuesday meeting in Mixink's room. Other officers named view president Hob Slykhuis secretary M Lou Roorda and treasurer Carolyn Van Dusseldorp. The year’s Fire Crew was elected with Gary Walace as Fire Marshal and assistants Pres Steenhoek and Stan Nollen. Floor captains Warren De Haan Bonnie Verrips Mary Boat Bob Vander Waal Carolyn Van.
Lynnville Sully Night School begins October 21 at 7:30 in Sully Vocational Agriculture Building with topics for Monday meetings. The adult council lists subjects from farming chemicals to soil conservation and farm machinery investments, with nine sessions planned through December.
Assistant captains dorp Hilma Schagen Den nis Liter Ron Van der Leest and Lee Kempe will check their assigned floor and report to their captain once clear. The council also plans a humdinger of a Noat to surpass all others. The next total solar eclipse comes one year from next Saturday October 12 1958.
Reverend Everett Ward led devotions on Monday October 7 using Luke as his text and asking, Why am I here and How can we make our lives count for something.
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