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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1957
Page
9
As Halloween approaches, Pella civic groups urge teens to channel their Halloween spirit into community activities. An October 31 event offers costume prizes and entertainment, funded by local organizations, with expectations to respect property and avoid trouble.
On Wednesday October 9 the entire freshman class gathered in the auditorium during fifth period to elect officers. Tony Tusseling was elected president and presided over the remainder of the meeting. Jerry Blossom Blom won the office of vice president. Mary Hollebrands was named to a listed position.
The article lists staff reporters Charlotte Burton Mary Dieleman Marilee Grandia Marge Gosselink Kay McDonald Janice Mol Connie Vander Meulen Vivian Van Steenis Marilyn Walraven Phyllis Walraven Linda Tysseling and cub reporters Mary Boat Alice Bosveld Mary Burton Mary Holle brands Kathy McDonald Mary Van Zemeren Bonnie Verrips Mary Meulpolder Lois Ward detailing their roles or future assignments.
Elected secretary treasurer and Dixie Riggen and Kenny Nossa Man were chosen to represent the freshman class in Student Council. The election date was set to help students know one another. The winning story and runner-up will be published in Pelladium with prizes of 4.00 and 2.00 respectively. The story theme is open and students are urged to submit creative, tasteful pieces.
The Pelladium staff invites high school students to enter a short story contest of 700 words or less. Submit original work, typed on one side with proper punctuation, to Judy Greendyke before Christmas vacation. Mrs Johnston is sponsor and Judy Greendyke will judge.
Student quotes reveal varied reactions to a martinet teacher. Responses range from defiant to playful with lines about cotton picking, moon journeys, and dictionary definitions. The piece notes martinet means a strict disciplinarian.
A collage of quirky classroom vignettes and social tidbits features Jerry Ulrich’s bicycle mishap, a mouse found and returned to Jack Brock, and Mr Epperly’s noted calypso singing. Joyce De Gens blushes at a future purchase, while the P T club posts a 25 to 10 indoor baseball score.
A detailed snapshot describes two seniors observed in a library. The girl, 17, 5'4", 114 lbs, with dark brown hair and eyes, favors English IV and physics, lists favorite foods and movies, mentions activities like Thespians and Concert Band, and aspires to college. The boy, 6'0", 165 lbs, green eyes, blond hair, carries books in physics and English IV, lists activities and sports, notes favorite movie and book, and shares a motto.
A vivacious senior boy and a thoughtful senior girl navigate a fast school day at PHS. He pursues English and social science while juggling activities and sports and hopes to teach later. She studies social science, homemaking, English and bookkeeping and prefers science and math with sewing as a hobby.
A senior at VHS named Marge Gosselink is highlighted as the focus of today’s feature. The piece notes her favorite sport is basketball and her plan to attend a game before returning home to eat. It mentions her dream of graduating, a pet peeve with bleached hair, and her motto about doing tomorrow what isn’t easy today.
Coronation dated October 1 in the high school auditorium crowned Lynsey Van Dusseldorp as the 195 Homecoming Queen after Lois Nieuwma’s farewell. Attendants Mary Bent Hilma Schasen escorted, crowd heard speeches and a series of skits by Commercial Club Palladium staff G A A Thespians and Boys Letter Club ended with the playful crowning of the new queen.
Dr. Thomas Boslooper led devotions on Monday October 14 starting with the story of Jacob and reflecting on faith. The service focused on spiritual guidance and biblical narrative interpretation.
Town's 1957 pheasant season opens in about three weeks with a record predicted hunter turnout. Officials urge hunters to obtain explicit landowner permission before entering fields and to respect farms, buildings, and livestock as private lands dominate pheasant hunting.
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