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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1948
Page
8
The Webster High band elected its drum majorette amid student selections. Top honors went to Hurhart for the seventh decades with a scare, while Ralph Wen tied for another prize as the group emphasized musical ability and student development.
In a classroom scene Mrs De Winter urges eighth grade students to read aloud and improve speech as they prepare paper pieces on the science of today About the transportation and communication topics they are studying the class works to speak louder and clearer while a parent urges punctuality
Readable fragments include multiple personal names and odd phrases such as Writar STAFF Mien and Levine De Haan. The text resembles a catalog of names and scattered terms, lacking a coherent event, date, or clear news action.
The piece urges students to balance high grades with courtesy and good manners, stressing reliability and work ethic as the school year begins. Connie Nugteren returns as Leighton bus driver after summer farming in Marion South Dakota, under supervisor Marion Den Adel who oversees both routes. Former board member John Vander Linden drove mornings briefly until Nugteren returned to college.
The article notes teachers and students attending a cattle duchine conte at Newton on Wednesday September. It mentions Mr Stewart teaching, orchids to Sally Vriezelaar, and promotions in Des Pines. It lists practice teachers assigned to high school and grades, naming many staff and subjects across education and activities.
P H S classes held an election of officers at the first senior loss meeting. Dick Ver Ploeg was elected president and Louise Ry view president. Other officer selections included Tanis as secretary and Andy Van Berk as student council representative.
GAA members and two faculty members hiked north of town to Skank Hollow for a day of relay contests, a roaring fire, and a Truth or Consequences program led by Louise and Nancy. A food committee headed by Van der Ploeg prepared meals as the group sang around the fire and toasted marshmallows before heading home. Officers elected at the meeting include Mari Yanis as president, Dixie Balstad as vice president, Donna Veenstra as secretary, and Janice Van Zomeren as treasurer.
Forty high school duplicating jobs prepared by advanced typing students along with report cards in progress. Sixty beginners master the keyboard while advanced shorthand girls boost dictation speed. Freshmen home economics learn sewing while Homemaking II makes jelly, jam, and preserves. Third year class showcases corduroy suits and wool dresses.
A fragmented reminiscence from a Pella High student blends football, basketball, and school life with daydreams and imagined future events. The narrator references detention, dreams of youth, and a Dutch yell revived from old school traditions, amid mentions of a planned reunion and a March program.
The following girls were chosen to sing in the school trio and sextet: Mareile Van Phyllis Hasselman sopranos Zine De Maan and Louise Royal sopranos Caral Ver Stee and Marcin Van Maanen vy Jaydens soprano Pepyey and soprano Marilyn Tanis alto The trio will practice after school Wednesday and Friday afternoons while the sextet will practice Tuesdays and Thursdays after school
Peggy Leu is credited for an editorial included in Drake University’s Creative Awards booklet for 1947 and 1948 volumes. The article notes a student council survey on activity tickets, with Marvin Defeus as council secretary highlighting Pella H. as a better buy. The piece was miscredited to Mary Jane Menninga.
A garbled note from a Tennessee connection describes a hillbilly band and play with names such as Ariela Beneja and Carol Ver Steeg. It hints at Homecoming timing, noting a date around October 10 and references a local paper and student vectors.
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