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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1956
Page
3
Sharon Hansen was crowned homecoming queen at Boone Valley celebrations. The editorial notes the event was run by reorganized committees drawing from two primary and three other schools, with 30 floats in the parade and strong cooperation from parents, teachers, and Legionnaires who helped with traffic and project work.
On Wednesday October 10 the senior class of Boone Valley High School traveled to Fort Dodge for senior pictures at Hotel Warden. A Des Moines photo studio conducted the session after visits from several others. The group then toured the Gypsum Plant east of Fort Dodge.
The article names the editorial and staff roster including Editor-in-chief Sharon Hansen Ameciste Editor Linda Huntley Festuree Editor Arthur Heggen and Sports Editor Adelle Jensen. It also lists multiple reporters such as Shirley Amonon Marvin Cameron Mary Ans Cola Jeannne Eape June Gillespie and others.
Readers offer guesses on the 1952 race with views favoring Eisenhower or Stevenson and reasons tied to farming support or war tension. Opinions vary with calls for Ike’s wartime leadership and Stevenson’s Democratic backing.
Humboldt County teachers met at Humboldt High School on Monday October 1 to discuss democracy in education. Dr Virgil Lagomarcino of Iowa State College outlined six key points on democracy in classrooms and school practice, followed by student panel discussion and teacher discussion groups.
Monday features meat sandwiches carrots and pineapple upside down cake with milk. Tuesday offers beef butter pie soup for grades orange wedges oatmeal cookies and milk. Wednesday includes golden luncheon meat cabbage slaw nut bread and milk. Thursday serves pork gravy on mashed potatoes peas applesauce cake and milk. Friday presents potato salad green beans peanut butter sandwiches a fresh pear and milk.
Last Tuesday Dr Long visited the school for a student dental checkup. The American Legion Auxiliary assisted in the program and the County Nurse presented a movie titled About Faces on dental care. The program stressed that healthy teeth aid job prospects and social life.
The Boone Valley Bobcats will face the Thompson football team on October 12 at Thompson near the Minnesota Iowa line. This will be the fifth game of the Bobcats season and fills an open date at the start of the year.
The class split into five groups to cover four topics including politics segregation school reorganization and teenage problems. Two teen panel groups met to prepare while Wednesday and Thursday saw internal discussions and topic selection.
The outline lists October 12 Thompson, October 19 Dows, October 26 Gilmore City and November 2 Alden as conference game dates with locations there.
Fourth grade students listed as having perfect spelling papers this week include Jena Andersen Judy Anderson Janice Bottin John Carlson Martha Davidson Brenda Hamm Dianne Hansen Kathryn Hebner John Heggen Norman Hesse Marilyn Kubly Mack Mills Judith Qolland Laurel Schipull Eddie Steil Ronnie Tate Allen Veeder Jerry Wittmer. They practiced dictionary and encyclopedia use and explored many topics. Students tested their eyes weighed and measured themselves.
Fifth graders show progress in arithmetic with review of addition subtraction and beginning division and multiplication. Darlene Welter returns to school October 8 after a three week polio absence.
The Fortnightly Club entertained teachers Monday night September 24. A mama name card greeted each guest as they arrived. Guests included women teachers and wives of male teachers and ministers. Hostesses were Mrs J E McGowan and Mrs Lloyd Jensen. They played guessing and mixer games, followed by a social hour and a buffet lunch.
High school students staged a rally in the assembly room for three queen contenders Carolyn Helmke Sharon Hansen and Sandra McKenna The event featured songs speeches and performances by students plus a vote counting by Principal Mr Gillespie The queen was crowned on Friday afternoon after ballots were opened
Boone Valley High cheerleaders will attend an all day clinic in Cedar Falls on Saturday October 13. Lawrence R Herkimer will speak. he is a former cheerleader and teacher now pursuing a doctorate. The program covers pep rallies bonfires parades chants school spirit and teamwork demonstrations.
A large homecoming attracted more than 700 spectators for the ball game. Afterward 180 alumni, students and friends attended the homecoming dance with music by the Ralph Leslie Band. Refreshments were sold by the junior class.
The class discussed policemen dentists and doctors as community helpers. On October 2 the dental clinic visit included weighing measuring eye tests by Miss Hansen. Children learned Swoby Loo in music and made leaves for the October bulletin board in art.
The first graders had height weight and eyes checked last week. Boys and girls brought in butterflies for the science table. On Friday September 28 they viewed two film strips Cinderella and the Ugly Duckling. Miss Oliver taught three new songs.
Friday afternoon at Boone Valley Gymnasium the annual homecoming program crowned Sharon Hansen as 1956 Homecoming Queen. The event featured an octet, student and teacher participants, a mock crowning by football players, speeches, songs, and a post program pep rally led by cheerleaders.
October schedule lists senior class pictures October 10 in Fort Dodge followed by church teacher receptions October 11 in the high school auditorium. A football game at Thompson on October 12 precedes Boone Valley teachers hosting Humboldt County Teachers Association on October 17 and a home football game against Dows on October 19.
The Bobcats third grade organized six groups to study manners categories including conversation, table and everyday manners. Students created pictures for each phase and watched a film strip on the monarch butterfly life cycle. A chrysalis was found outdoors and kept in room 3 for observation. Curtis Bleich was absent Thursday and Friday. Twenty nine of forty six students earned perfect spelling papers.
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