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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1957
Page
3
Boone Valley Iowa schools face Asian flu outbreak as students return to class. Teachers explain symptoms and monitor cases while sick students stay home until fully recovered. Health officials urge rest fluids isolation and limited contact to prevent complications and further deaths.
A wide range of activities fills the second grade with butterfly displays and weathered discussions on winter, fireman tools, and a new spelling focus. Junior high covers history topics, reading, arithmetic, letter writing, safety patrol recreation, and rock displays.
The first grade welcomes Larry Thompson returning from kindergarten. Beverly Cathcart treats the class for her sixth birthday and visits in the afternoon. New book passers are Etta Pohlman Beverly Cathcart and Craig Erwin. Students earn stars for perfect pages and seals after twenty stars. This week seals were awarded to Rose Nelson Jerri Erdman Sandy Arne Louise Nelson and Vickie Sobeck. Homecoming includes an exciting program crowning of the queen parade and candy from a clown and truck.
Paul Espe and three mixed quartets earned seats in the All-State Festival to be held Thanksgiving weekend in Des Moines. The groups include Kay Gowan Joanne Espe Ronnie Nerem Ed Hebner Virginia Gimer Sharon Hoffman Jim McGowan Roger Weyer Jan McGowan Karen Tincher Kenny Friday and Daryl Hansen. Paul was picked for the tules section of the All-State Band after auditions at Hampton.
The document lists staff positions including Associate Editor Jannea McGowan and Sports Editor Adelle Jensen. Reporters named include Kay McGowan Donna Swan Marvin Cameron Mary Ann Cole Nadine Grebner and many others.
The Boone Valley B-squad, made up of freshmen and sophomores, lost 27-6 to Twin Rivers B-squad Monday evening. Engel scored two first quarter touchdowns as Twin Rivers led 13-0, then added two more TDs in the third. Doug Roseberry scored late for Boone Valley after a key block by Doug Huntley, but the conversion failed.
Kay McGowan and Mary Ann Cole lead the first issue of the Bobcat Tales during the second week of the 1957-58 school year. The six weekly work period covers topic selection reporting and layout with educational value. Readers will judge the gossip’s educational merit.
Sixth grade notes show 33 students, 19 girls and 14 boys. Harold Trask misses class with an elbow injury while Janice Henriksen visits Kansas with parents. The unit on animals will select 15 species for detailed study. Students practice vocabulary and spelling, study Near East countries, and learn prefixes and suffixes.
Becky Klasse turned in her dental card completing the eleventh card. Week's helpers include David Trask chair, Jimmy Schipull library, Julie James doorkeeper, Debby Sehnei der hand checker, and Teresa Gilligan leader. Second graders make health posters and Patty Matteson with Sharon Erdman brought flowers to the teacher.
Mike Engstrom visited the fourth grade last Monday and treated the class to candy bars. Students begin a social studies unit on Joe Manygoats, a Navajo boy in Arizona, and view film strips on Indian homes and culture. Ronnie Purcell built tools like those used by the Indians, Dean Kitley brought a pocket gopher for science, and Weekly Readers cover Queen Elizabeths U S and Canada visit. Vicky Ogan, Linda Richards, Larry Nelson and Arlysa Smith excel in flash card drills with 84 cards daily and track progress on a chart.
Kindergarten pupils watched a film strip about Cinderella and decorated the bulletin board with story pictures. Students envy records and books brought by Donnell Clowes John Matteson Darwin Pohlman Richard Pergande and Cynthia Spellmeyer. Norman Schipull celebrated his birthday with a morning class treat from his mother. The class made a dental card village that will grow as more cards are added.
Frances, a 17 year old senior, shares vital statistics, favorite people and media, and her plans after school. She is a drum majorette in the marching band, belongs to FHA, may pursue basketball, attends Hardy Methodist Church, and favors an office job post graduation.
The Humboldt County Teachers Association met Thursday evening October 16 at Boone Valley High School. N. E. Nyland legal counsel for the State Department of Public Instruction spoke on the rights and privileges of teachers under the law. The Boone Valley Music Mothers served 105 Humboldt school administrators and their staffs.
A feature on Marlene Truelson, new third grade teacher in the Hardy building. Born December 6, 1937, in Mallard to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Truelson, she studied at Emmetsburg Junior College and was active in FTA, music, and a school sorority.
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