Board Approves School Upgrades and Grounds Work
The board met October 14 at the high school approving new equipment for the vocational homemaking dept including a refrigerator and electric range under a plan promising delivery in sixty days. They discussed front elevation improvements, walk repair, turf reseeding, tree trimming or relocation, and a new concrete slab to improve drainage and cleanliness. Ray Vander Waal, class of 47, estimated the space and cost at about 387 dollars.
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Ray Vander Waal
Students Enjoy Music Assembly at Pella High
Pella high students held their first music assembly last Thursday led by Miss Tusseling. The student body sang various numbers and the trio, sextet, and Girls Ice Club performed. Everyone enjoyed the program and students look forward to another assembly.
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Pella High
How to Improve Our Town Theme Writing Value
Editorial urges using Junior Town Meeting themes to develop definite opinions and persuasive writing. It argues that varied topics on current affairs broaden knowledge, stimulate thinking, and cultivate better citizenship in students for life beyond school.
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Peggy Leu
Musical Groups Elect Officers in Student Clubs
The Girls Club elected Myrtle Evers president and LaVelma De Penning vice president with Bla Plon as treasurer. Thomas Steeg became librarian while Dean Sadler led the Boy Representative group as president. Mixed Chorus chose Arvan Menninga president and Ella Jane Van Sittert secretary. Anyone may write to Private John Sheppard at Fort Belvoir Virginia.
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Myrtle Evers
LaVelma de Penning
Vioent
Bla Plon
Countie Thoma Steeg
Libri
Bonsen
Carol Ver
Dean Sadler
Logan Vander Leest
Secreta
Dave Prins
Bud Lautenbach
Dirk van Zante
Arvan Menninga
Ella Jane van Sittert
Betty Toll
Peggy Leu
Nancy Bogaard
John Sheppard
R.A
Fort Belvoir
Virginia
Junior Town Meeting of the Air to be Recorded Here
Pella high will present another Junior Town Meeting of the Air. The topic How Can We Better Our Town will be discussed on KRNT at 8 30 p m October 31. Six student writers compete with four top essays used on air and each speaker limited to 450 words. The program includes an open discussion with the student body.
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Pella High
KRNT
Schulz
Vande Voort
Virginia Groendyke
Max Hoeksema
Gordon Nesbit
Beverlee Nihart
Melvin Rumbaugh
Ruth Vogelant
Girls Organize Commercial Club
A Commercial Club has been formed by students in the advanced shorthander class with Colleen Renaud elected president, Gladys De Geus as vice president, Wilma Van Gilst as secretary-treasurer, and Marjorie Van Zee as student council representative. The group aims to draft a joining constitution, study notable women and goods of the era, plan a trip to major business houses and a commercial college, and host social activities.
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Colleen Renaud
Gladys de Geus
Wilma van Gilst
Marjorie van Zee
Supervisor Visits Homemaking Dept
Miss Marian Yule state supervisor for Vocational Homemaking education spent a day in the Pella high department with Miss Nieburg and her classes. She offered helpful suggestions for both high school classes and the adult work. Plans include a new layout for the main kitchen and a possible reorganization into three unit kitchens with stoves and sinks when conditions permit.
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Marian Yule
Pella
Nieburg
Through The Classroom Keyhole
Sophomore history classes plan a panel discussion on Emigration into America while Mr Schulz’s literature group braces for Junior Town Meeting in the P H S auditorium. The chemistry class aims higher, the south side ceiling has risen six inches, and art students were seen sketching alley scenery at 3 pm.
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Schulz
Beverly T
Ella van S
Greendyke
Shotgun Lip Becomes Schoolwide Mockery After Albia Game
This week parents and students recall Shot cut lip in Albia game that swelled and left him unable to talk or smile. Teasing followed as classmates labeled him Liverlip. The column reflects on backfield injuries and school spirit amid upcoming first team game, urging attendance and railings against democratic process in club elections.
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Liverlip
Chinese youth leader addresses high school devotions
Man Hope, a Chinese youth leader from Victoria, Canada, spoke to local high school students at Monday morning devotions. Introduced by Mr. Vande Voort, Hope shared humorous anecdotes and personal experiences before outlining Christ's sacrifice as the path to eternal life. He illustrated his message with two cloth paintings.
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Man Hope
Victoria
Canada
Vande Voort
Christ
Commu niques From Headquarters
Report cards prompted a push for higher grades in the second six weeks. The GALA held a Hard-Time Party with new members, refreshments, and initiation. A World War II veteran auxiliary served a dinner. a packed high school auditorium hosted the Blackwood Brothers Quartet, causing seating chaos and later refunds for excess demand.
Question of the week at station P A L
The item jots social rumors from a hay rack party among P A L students with names like Louise Cook Billy H Thelma V R and Delores Swank. It notes Betty V H’s dating a Des Moines bus driver and folds in school gossip about grades and a World Series discussion among freshmen.
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Betty V. H
Des Moines
Betty
Louise R
Jack Cook
Billy H
Thelma V. R
Open Letter From a Hillbilly to P H S Readers
A 1946 open letter recalls a world series, noisy classroom chatter, and a local crowd watching the game from the little red schoolhouse. The missive mentions Jack C listener in English class, Andy VY B, Peggy L, Herbie R, Thelma V. R, and casual gossip about relationships and school life.
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Red
Lissen
Jack C
Winder
Andy VY
Jack Sprat
Loren
Peggy
Herbie
Thelma V. R
Sum Hitbilly
Report Cards and School Life Behind a Big Textbook
The speaker laments report cards and uniform grading while urging students to study for six weeks. They joke about aging and note differences in appearance of grades though the marks are the same. The message calls for focus on grade and citizenship and promises to see students behind a big textbook.
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Mather
Student Council Elects Officers
The Student council met Wednesday October 16 at 11:230 a.m. to elect its officers for the coming year. Officers elected were Marvin Rumbaugh president Betty Toll vice president Peggy Len secretary and Mason Oleatt treasurer. The duties of the secretary and treasurer and the committees to be organized were read by Mr. Buerkens.
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Marvin Rumbaugh
Betty ‘Toll
Pegey Len
Mas‘on Oleatt
Buerkens
Roving Reporter Interviews Mun Hope in War Era Tale
A roving reporter describes Mun Hope, the seventh son of Chinese parents raised in Victoria British Columbia who attended Victoria College. He traveled widely and crossed the Atlantic shortly before the war, revealing his varied background and global experiences.
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Mun Hope
China
Mr. Hope
Victoria
British Columbia
Victoria College
Atten
World Christian Youth Conference delegate from Canada
The subject was among 60 Canadian delegates at the first World Christian Youth Conference held in Holland. He traveled to Scotland England France and Belgium and later toured the United States and Canada visiting Chinese communities. He spoke at camps and schools across the South without accepting payment and is praised for English mastery and knowledge of Chinese. The piece also notes a National Safety Council report that accidents kill more people ages two to twenty eight than any single disease.
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Holland
Canada
Scotland
England
France
Belgium
Mr. Hope
United Stat
Hope
National” Safety Council
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