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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1973
Page
5
Editorial discusses a student vote on lunch hour length at 23 minutes versus 28 minutes. Principal announced 208 to 162 in favor of keeping 23 minutes and extending the school day by five minutes remains contentious among students and parents. A re vote is urged.
Diane Jaarsma led a summer Europe tour for a study league group. Students traveled to Rome and visited cities like Genev burg and Thonon s sed, learning architecture, French painting, government, dances, and songs. Classes ran 9 to 10 noon daily, with afternoons free for swimming tennis or basketball and meals provided.
John White was elected president and Brad Van Vark won vice president of the Senior Class in a general vote after candidacy was experimented with this year. White Vander Ploeg and Van Vark had run. over fifty girls attended a Future Homemakers of America Banana Split party earlier in the month and discussed yearbook ideas and Europe trips.
The Pelladium announces staff roles with Editor John Smalley Ass't Editors John Vanden Dever and Scott K Van Den Berg, and a roster of reporters including Chris Arkema Cindy Arkema Joel Brummel Kirk Caldwell Scott De Bruin Gordon Graber Melody Judge Wes Klein Dave Meyer Denise Postma Tom Thies Joel Van Berkum Laura Vander Linden Tania Van Dyk Mark Van Rees Dawn Visser Stu Vos.
Mrs Joyce Harter head of PHS Home Economics will teach a Monday evening Gourmet Foods course from September 24 to November 12 with a 10 dollar fee. Assistants Miss Carol Wattson and Miss Linda Stauss from Iowa State Ames join. About 20 students can enroll. first night covers Season n Save and budgeting. Later topics include French Garden Oriental cuisines with participant choice. ACT registration deadline October 1 for October 20 test per counselor John White.
Mrs. Diane Bradley arts and crafts teacher at PHS hosts a week long exhibit in the school library featuring portraits and sketches of old Pella houses slated for demolition. Henry Fischer editor of the Pella Chronicle spoke to the Pelladium journalism class on Chronicle policies and the newsprint shortage impact.
Admissions counselors from Buena Vista Cornell College and Coe College will visit PHS to meet seniors. Dave Thomas arrives Sept 28 at 9 a.m. Kenneth Dirks Oct 2 at 12 30 p.m. Brian Stead Oct 3 at 11 45 a.m. All are four year liberal arts schools with 900 to 1200 students. John White spoke to government classes on post graduate ambitions and college costs. This service hasrun for 10 years.
A local drill team faces possible dissolution due to the absence of a sponsor. Last week a meeting of interested girls revealed no available faculty sponsor as coordinator Mrs. Jean Steffe declined due to other duties, including assisting with girls basketball.
Cary Coop, a 1972 PHS graduate, donated 170 paperback books to the school this year. Librarian Ruth Allen noted the collection spans science fiction history and classics and will be catalogued after protection from contact paper.
The clearing account holds school funds not from taxes with clubs like Pep Club at 59.72 and Student Council at 3.77. In 1965 Latin Club was disbanded with funds diverted to foreign student aid and gym boards, leaving a 33.09 balance. From 1973 to 1977 each class shows small balances, including 191.86 for Class of 73, 63.52 for 77, and red 112.34 for 74, prompting Principal Jean Wilkins to consider using remaining money for a class reunion if graduates approve.
Senior Kim Renskers attended an eight week Batuibak Science Foundation program at Purdue University Indiana. Among forty chosen from 300 applicants she studied life sciences in labs and conducted an animal science research project on a rabbit temperature rise. She presented a 15 minute oral review and wrote a report, noting valuable experience and new connections.
Sept 29 119 Wet Pella Chronicle reports town libraries and PHS rules. Speaking limited to two people two to three minutes. disruptors face two week study hall ban. Librarian may move students. checkout two weeks two cents per day overdue. Mrs Ruth Allen liaison for reference policies. Two bands performed at halftime of Pella Albia football game with both bands displaying skill.
Headstone from Waterloo will headline PHS homecoming activities October 4 and 5 with skit night, queen selection, and a dance in the cafeteria after the game against Clarke High of Osceola. Prizes total 30 dollars for top skits. ceremony led by Dr. Lawrence Mills.
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