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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1956
Page
16
Girls in shorthand class discuss etiquette and conduct while decorating wardrobe boards. The wardrobes, colorful and cheerful, are used to illustrate business dress and behavior in Miss Sailor's commercial rooms as progress is made in building a basic, office-ready wardrobe.
A freshman hayrack night at a high school turns chaotic with pranks and crowded wagons. Mr Stults enjoys the mischief while students tease Sally S and Sally S. about shoes. Dennis L and John G. clash for attention as Mr Wilkins munches popcorn amid the ruckus.
Co Editors Norma De Bruin and Ellen Rempe Assistant Editor Judy Groendyke Typing Editors Faye M Van Roekel Lavelle Brockway Sports Editor Tom Boat Reporters Sarah Davis Ma Gosselink Kay Kuiper Kay PoeDonald Janice Mol Linda Tymeling Jerry Ulrich Connie Vander Meulen Cub Reporters Charlotte Burton Mary Dieleman Linda Glen dening Willene Tymeling Vivian Van Steenis Mi Walraven Phyllis Walraven
On a cool Monday evening October 8 seniors crowded two overloaded hayracks to John R s farm for a hayride then returned to John s for more hay and warmth. They paused at West Market Park for refreshments including watermelon as John supplied an extra wagon for late arrivals.
On Monday morning October 8 Dr Boslooper gave a devotional using II Timothy as his text. He illustrated how the English language changes while human nature remains the same. He stressed that Christ never changes and that workers for God must live gratefully reflective lives.
A spirited extract from a high school period shows students quiz Linda and Bonnie about rumors and pranks. It notes political leanings in P T class with Nane D C and Carole G and jokes about a red hat with a white chicken feather.
A PHS teacher found a freshman by the river on a cold night prompting questions about the incident. Post-ride chatter recalls bare feet and a reddened face, while students note caution in future events.
A first person account from a classmate describing a senior social studies field trip to Court Day in Knoxville on October 4. The narrative follows buses or cars, arrival at the courthouse, and a humorous look at mock trial activities with seniors on a jury, including names such as John Rietveld Norm V. P. and Joyce V. R. The piece highlights the noisy courtroom, the judge and bailiff, and a sleepy observer perched behind Mr B s ear during the proceedings.
A narrator recalls jury deliberations and a mistaken belief in a verdict. Witnesses sparred over a ten year old driver license mystery and the court session ended with an initial false verdict, then a real unanimous decision after another debate. The writer notes the experience as informative about jury unanimity.
Friday morning the auditorium was packed with high school and junior high students for an assembly. Sculptor Mr Bogaardus prepared to shape faces from clay and began by throwing clay at a board with a small face form, creating a vivid start to the demonstration.
A speaker shows evolving images of a boy named Buster aging from 12 to 85, then creates Buffalo Bill and famous figures like General Robert E. Lee and Alexander Graham Bell. The demonstration emphasizes that public memory rests on deeds, not faces, with lighting tricks animating a clown.
The last object he made was an owl with eyes that lit up surprising everyone. After the assembly the audience left the auditorium with a sensational new feeling about the art Mr. Bogaardus demonstrated.
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