Puns and Quips Mark Puzzling Homecoming Season at Pella High
Students brace for December Christmas activities as teachers joke through the autumn doldrums. A cascade of playful jests from Mr. Shiley and others fills classes, from nosebleeds after doors to paragon of virtue confusion, while coaches and chorus members entice with humor and hints of sports. A tidbit notes Iowa State Capitol has 297 steps vs PHS 20.
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Shiley
Larry Stam
Iowa State Capitol
Pella High
PHS
Pelladium Stories Highlight Student Teachers at Pella High
Editor notes two student teachers from Central College at Pella High School. Barbara Ann Drezgel from Millville New Jersey teaches English with drama duties and directs a one act play while helping with the senior class play 1984. Marjorie TeSelle from Holland Nebraska majors in Spanish observes French and assists Mr Shiley's English class.
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Pella High School
Pelladium
Central College
Pella High
Barbara Ann Drezgel
Millville
New Jersey
Wilmer Kirshman
Hartford
PHS
Marjorie TeSelle
Holland
Nebraska
Miss Te Selle
PHS Bookworms Submit Orders
PHS students may join Senior Challenges Book Club via the American Education paperback program. Five times yearly members may order paperback titles at reduced prices across genres, with one free book after every ten ordered. Club run by Mrs. Vander Werff and Mrs. Heuseinkveld.
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PHS
Vander Werff
Heuseinkveld
Freshman shop students tackle nail tray project
In Mr. Jim Ruthven s two freshman shop classes students complete a nail tray as the first required project. The next project is a lamp or gavel to be built on the wood lathe. After two projects freshmen may choose almost anything. Sophomores study electricity until October with buzzers relays motors and a crystal radio. Seniors have no required projects and mostly work on cars metal lathe or cabinet work.
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Jim Ruthven
Halloween Week Lunch Menu Highlights
Week of October 31 offers a Halloween special on Monday with weiner roll ups and candied sweet potatoes, green beans, cherry cobbler and milk. Tuesday features hamburger on schoolmade buns with buttered potato cubes coleslaw peach slices and milk. Wednesday serves porcupine meat balls with tomato sauce washed potatoes and tossed salad, cake and frosting or fruit topping. Thursday presents creamed turkey on mashed potatoes with frozen peas, marshmallow pineapple salad, cloverleaf rolls and butter. Friday ends with a cold sandwich?
Talent Search To Be Held Nov 17 In Pella
Bill Riley’s State Fair Talent Search comes to Pella on November 17 at 8 p.m. in the Junior High Auditorium. The evening features a Talent Sprouts segment for ages two to twelve and a State Fair competition for ages thirteen to twenty-one. Ten acts will be used, with proceeds aiding the Pella high school instrumental program. Contacts: Darrell Doberneker, PHS band director.
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Bill Riley
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Pella
Darrell Doberneker
PHS
Health Room Offers Refuge
The health room near the Home Economics department is a busy refuge for students. Mrs Harter, a home economics instructor, oversees the space which can accommodate two or three girls. Ill students stay here when they cannot go home, while sick boys go to the physical education teacher in the gym.
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PHS
Home Economics
Charles Farver Toured Europe This Summer
PHS junior Charles Farver and his family spent six weeks touring Europe. They started June 1 in Lisbon Portugal and visited Madrid Amsterdam Copenhagen Malmo Gothenburg London and other locales. They traveled by car hydrofoil and plane, met friends, and saw major sights before returning to the United States amidst an airline strike.
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Charles Farver
PHS
Europe
Farvers
New York
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Porugual
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Lisbon
Madrid
Spain
Mr. Farver
Paris
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Louvre
Amsterdam
Holland
Copenhagan
Denmark
Tivoli Garden
Farrers
Copenhagen
Malmo
Sweden
Gotenburg
London
England
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Ind
Pella
Suse Van Steenis Elected President in Terse Session
In a brief meeting, Suse Van Steenis was elected president amid minimal remarks and a curt agenda. Details remain sparse as organizers proceed with routine governance and upcoming events.
Navy raises enlistment age to eighteen
The United States Navy has changed its enlistment requirement from 17 to 18 with parental approval. Other service branches have not yet changed their rules but consider following the Navy's lead. The announcement reached Pella High School from Mr. John White, counsel for the Navy.
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United States i Navy
Navy
Pella High Bavs
John White
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GRA Initiation Held Last Week At Pella
GRA members were blindfolded and led through chair rows during initiation Tuesday evening in PHS. Each girl received a red GRA hand brand and kept it until Thursday. New sponsor Miss Marian Harbaugh faced initiation too. State Play Day reps for Pella were named: Susan Van Steenis, Kendra Warner, Barb Wyma, and Nanci Paris. Event to be held at Iowa State University in Ames on Saturday, October 29.
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PHS
GRA
Marian Harbaugh
Pella
Susan van Steenis
Kendra Warner
Barb Wyma
Nanci Paris
Iowa State University
Ames
FFA Initiates 10 New Members
The Pella Future Farmers of America Chapter held initiation for 10 new members recently. They are Don Vander Hart Vernon Newendorp Carroll De Nooy Joel De Roonda Randy Terpstra Milton Vos Charles Vander Werff David Van der Werff Tony Van Zee and Charlie Van Zante. Each boy carried a green paper palm to obtain autographs from older FFA members.
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Pella
Future Farmers of America
Don Vander Hart
Vernon Newendorp
Carroll de Nooy
Joel de Roonda
Randy Terpstra
Milton Vos
Charles Vander Werff
David Vander Werff
Tony van Zee
Charlie van Zante
Students practice sales with classroom auction speeches
Junior English III students led by Mr. Wilmer Kirschman conducted an auction of items including kittens, pickles, and teddy bears. The two week unit required four speeches per student with sales talks, pantomimes, demonstrations, and personal experience talks to gain speaking experience.
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Wilmer Kirschman
Parents Visit PHS for 800 Parent-Teacher Conferences
PHS hosted 800 parent teacher conferences as parents swapped roles with students Friday October 14 visiting classrooms to hear teachers discuss student studies and grades and offer comments and suggestions to staff.
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P.H.S
Summit Homemakers Meet Opens After Absences
Illness and a death in the family prompt Mrs. H W Vriezelaar to call the Summit Homemakers Meeting to order. Mrs Clarence Hoeven leads mediation and prayer and reads minutes as Nancy Ustermarkt leads the Pledge of Allegiance. Mrs Ralph Livingstone of Newton demonstrates crushed glass craft patterns while attendees view gift ideas and craft samples.
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H. W. Vriezelaar
Clarence Hoeven
Nancy Ustermarkt
Hugh
Mabel McConoghey
Arthur Vriezelaar
Florence Mohler
Garret Vande Kieft
Gregg and
David
Monroe
Henry W. Klein
L. J. Gosselink
Sharon Gosselink
Pella
Mesdames
John Paxson
Clayton
Tunis Sterk
Bob Beyer
Francis van Dussevutp
Guarsuce Oven
John Vanden Baard
Gerrit Wittenberg
Bert Barnes
Clarence Bricker
Dick Uitermarkt
Harry Vanden Berg
Ervin Mathes
Roy van Essen
Leroy Uitermarkt
Vickie
Carl Weyers
Byron
Simon van Dusseldorp
Artie Hiemstra
Elmer van Wyk
Joe van Walbeek
Mary Ann
Conrad
Jerry van Wyk
Curtis
Mabel de Vries
Livingston
Milo Clark
Cathy
John Burnet
Knoxville
Wayne Biehl
Newton
Joe Willemsen
W. A. Vriezelaar
Wichita
Kansas
Donald Vriezelaar
Arlington Cemetery
Virginia
Jess Vriezelaar
Connie Vanden Baart
Lucille Buwalda
Harold Vander Hart
Larry
Elaine
Walter Vander Hart
Don
Francis
Reasner
Albert Hiemstra
Prairie City
Dale Baarda
Karen Tool
Floyd Tool
Des Moines
Duane van Haaften
Mark
Louis Ter Louw
Rhonda
Community Hospital Auxiliary Guest List Notes Local Visits
The article lists multiple Sunday and weekday visits by residents and families to friends and relatives in Newton Creston Indianola Monroe Lynnville Sully and other nearby towns. It also reports on David Roose recovering from heart tests revealing seven defects with future observation and no surgery date yet.
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Paul Mc Dade
Indianola
McDade
Reasnor Methodist Church
Julia Broderson
Oakley Broderson
Regan
Gary Jones
Ivan Broderson
Larry Broderson
Cindy
Dale Baarda
Karen Tool
Harold Sparks Jr
Huron Price
Hubert Price
Clint
Arnold Farrer
Roger
Harold Sparks
Harold Rankin
Clare McCauly
Monroe
Wilbur van Wyngarden
Joe Sjaardema
Earl Fopma
Kurt
Keith of
Sully
John van Gilst
Andrew Samson
John Swank
George Sjaardema
Verle Dean
Eugene
Georgia
Linda
Albert Rozendaal
Lynnville
David Roose
Harlan Vanden Einde
T. Brouwer
Prairie
Prairie City residents visit Andrew Samson home
Mrs Dean Jenkins and Andrew and Marcia Samson of Prairie City called Monday afternoon in the Andrew Samson home during the Sunday evening services at a local church.
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City
Dean Jenkins
Andrew
Marcia Samson
Prairie City
Andrew Samson
Elected Head Aux. Elected Head Aux. Pella Hospital Auxiliary
Mrs. John Gy3 Van Gorp of 814 Hazel was chosen president at the annual meeting. George Vander Voort named first vice president and Henry Monster second vice president. Cecil Vines and Chester Leaj elected treasurers of the group. Fifty one mothers of babies born at the hospital from Sept 1 1965 through Aug 31 1966 attended the fifth annual tea. John Harmeling announced prizes to Bruce Heerema and son Tim for oldest baby, Marvin L. Van Haaftens for youngest, and to Alvin Ustermarkt, William Bravoort, Alvin Van Wyk, Norma Wehrles. centerpiece to John Grandia.
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John
John Harmeling
Bruce Heerema
Tim
Marvin L. van Haaftens
Alvin Ustermarkts
William Bravoorts
Alvin van Wyk
Norma Wehrles
John Grandia
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