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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1955
Page
9
Friday evening September 8 at Pella High featured a piano recital by Mr. Sjobairn. He endured heat while performing yet kept practicing since age five and now logs seven to eight hours daily. He never goes to bed without touching the piano, inspiring music students.
Seniors Max Van Rees and Bob Boyert were chosen co captains by teammates in football. They have played since seventh grade and lettered as sophomores. Their duties include deciding penalties and consulting with refs, while helping the team. They foresee possible wins with effort and urge more faculty support as they prepare to be replaced next week.
Miss Gosselink prints excerpts from Wayne Vander Pol in Germany on fifteen day leave. He describes Switzerland of high prices, Italian cities Milan Venice Rome Vatican Vatican Museum Colosseum and Appian Way. Our car trouble and camping hardships marked the journey as Europeans admire American cars.
The editor in chief is Kathy Redeker with Norman De Bruin Ellen Rempe as assistant editors. Dorothy Vanden Dever Avis Verhoef serve as assignment editors while Joyce Van Roeker is typing editor. Sports editor Tom Boat leads the sports desk with assistants Jerry Ulrich and several cub reporters.
The piece condemns the decision to cut spring baseball, arguing it deprives students of valuable life lessons and athletic development. It defends baseball as essential, notes many schools retain it, and calls for student and staff collaboration to preserve the sport.
Jim De Bruin and Bob Buyert discuss restoring spring baseball within school activities. The dialogue centers on program revival, support from coaches, and potential scheduling within the athletic department.
Football teams typically operate at a loss with season expenses around 1,000 dollars. Major costs include outfitting players with helmets, shoulder pads, and hip pads, plus officials’ fees and field maintenance funded by gate receipts.
In devotions on September 12 Mr Omick read a piece from James Weldon Johnson’s God's Trom bones collection. The work contains an opening prayer and seven sermons by Negro ministers in poetry about religion, unity, and the fate of freed slaves.
A preacher cited the evils of city life through a youth tale and illustrated the point with Luke 15 Prodigal Son. Mr. Omick delivered scripture reading, followed by a Negro sermon and closing prayer in the service.
Pella’s football team opened conference play with a win over Indianola boosting title ambitions. Muscles scored a 72 yard TD for Pella while Albia and Knoxville showcased strong showings in jamboree play. South Central Conference appears evenly matched after recent scores and scrimmage results.
The piece notes cookie clubs among students and organized clubs for boys. It mentions sophomore English class dating discussions and 7:15 morning band practices. A biology lab moment involves grasshoppers and startled students Kathy and Andrea. Interviews reveal Mr Omick on first day feelings. Brunckhorst contrasts ancient and modern views of Egyptian women.
In a chatty locker room snapshot readers catch rumors and quips about a student wearing a watch to practice and questions about timing laps or scrimmage huddles. The piece notes playful gossip about songs heard in the room and a quick bout between Larry F. and Dewey H. with bets on the winner.
Mr. Greendyke remarks on eating apple worms and pity for the worm, while Mr. Wilkins notes football players are smart, citing an average IQ of 110.2 for the starting eleven. The exchange occurred during a hectic marching practice, with light jabs at Wortman.
If players average 110.2 on the 1 Q, the band must score 105 to 110. The note urges keeping focus during game time and quotes Mr Greendyke on termites. A phone number 32 is given for news.
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