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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1923
Page
6
A high school poem reflecting on time spent in a large school, the difficulty of revealing talent, and the teacher who values patient effort over flawless work. It portrays students serving the teacher, moving swiftly through halls, and doing their best despite pressure for high grades.
Walter Weir was ill and operated on for appendicitis and is recovering well. Miss Bonar trains pupils for the first declamatory contest, hoping for a successful year. The Senior play cast will be chosen this week for The Hoo-Doo. Civics class now requires weekly talks on current civic items. Season football tickets cost 1.75 for five games. Also mentions high school athletics and a note about Rulfus.
The Pella team arrived in Newton late after a four hour trip with no food or rest. Pella dominated the first half but Newton rushed for four long touchdowns in the tiring second half. The article also notes a High School letter club forming to uphold athletics and discipline, plus details on Normal Training and summer school programs and a group of twenty-one students involved.
Lester E. Aldrich of Shenandoah seeks $5,000 from Creston city and the park commission over injuries in McKinley park last July. He dove in water he says was ten feet deep but struck bottom, dislocating two vertebrae, cracking two others, causing neck and left-side paralysis. In a separate note, S M Stouffer reports that Northwest Iowa Conference approved group church insurance for ministers, requiring half of the $45 annual premium. three-fourths signed, policy set at $3,000 with proceeds split between families and a conference fund.
A list of members in Scout Troop No 2 Pella Iowa Fox Patrol and Flying Eagle Patrol includes William Van Doorninck Arthur De Winter Marion Vander Heiden Clarence Vander Meulen Edward Vanden Deever Casper Bruins Bert Jansz James Wisse Paul Blommers Richard Tysseling Tunis Du Pree Adrian Bruins Charles De Winter Lester Vander Heiden Verle Ver Dught Henry Roeffel and others. Raymond and William De Grofft plan transfers. The group seeks odd jobs to fund their activities offering services such as furnace firing sweeping, moving ashes, wood piling, kindling, screen removal, storm window setup, rug beating, window washing, package delivery, and farm and car care chores.
A High School meeting on Tuesday discussed scouting business and a Legion event. Patrol Leader Blommers shared a Boy's Life story before they moved to Old City Hall to coordinate ticket sales for the Legion show. Tickets cost 50c adults and 25c children for Friday and Saturday screenings of Real War Real Action America's Answer.
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