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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1957
Page
2
An editorial celebrates Halloween 1957 as a night for fun while warning that pranks can turn destructive. It urges children to enjoy tricks and treats with common sense and respect for people and property, referencing witch rockets and spooky sights.
Fifth graders decorate with ghosts bats witches and black cats while posters and new maps line the room. A spelling chart awards stars for perfect tests and arithmetic focuses on division with carrying and remainders.
Wednesday Terry McCurry brought treats to the afternoon class and his mother visited to observe. Kevin Oppedahl brought treats on Thursday and shared records for the class. The class made a tea set and practiced hosting manners. Students include Michael Hoveland Judy Hankens Myral Swan Laura Gist and Norman Schipull. Friday and earlier days saw perfect attendance in both sessions.
The calendar notes the end of the first grading period on November 1. November 8 is a no school day for the ISEA convention. A boys basketball game is listed November 8 with the Franklin Dons as the opponent and venue to be determined.
Fourth grade social studies covers Navaho life with a movie Navaho Children. Students in language craft original poems or myths for a class book. Nine students have not returned dental cards. Mrs Keister’s class invited the group to a play titled Hasty Pudding.
The WV seventh grade covers the cotton belt via map work and movies, studies atomic energy in science and sends for related materials. A list of A students includes Jane Cole Carol Hesse Beverly Hoveland Carol Johnson Donna McCurry Malene Meyer Dianne Nelson Patty Richards Marilyn Schmits Phyllis Veeder Lavonne Weldhouse Charles Dobbs Philip Hefty Marvin Hoffman David McCurry. Students learn directions in English and read Up The World's Highest Mountain while arithmetic covers addition and subtraction of measurements.
The Boone Valley High girls basketball team started practice this week with lighter rosters due to flu. They did conditioning and jumping drills, learned rule changes from Mr Hooton, and held scrimmages as they opened the season aiming to beat their own jumping records.
Weekly menu planned by Home Economics teacher Mrs RL Rossman Jr for Bootte Valley. Cooks from Renwick Vernon Hardy and Vernon buildings and Hardy building contribute daily meals. NOVEMBER 4 Fresh Vegetable Soup Meat Sandwiches Baked Apple. NOVEMBER 5 Orange Juice Ham and Lima Beans Perfection Salad Cornbread. NOVEMBER 6 Creamed Chicken on Mashed Potato Peas Frostick. NOVEMBER 7 Barb Wieners Baked Potato Carrot and Raisin Salad Cookie. NOVEMBER 8 No school.
On November 5 1937 Mr and Mrs Leroy Lever of Mallard became parents to Mary who later taught fifth grade in Boone Valley Schools She attended Mallard Consolidated School Emmetsburg Junior College and enjoys sports music and dancing Her favorite song is Old Cape Cod Her preferred attire is brown and she likes steaks movies and stars Rock Hudson and Debbie Reynolds.
Thirteen second graders achieved perfect scores in their initial spelling test. Names include Dennis Amerson Marcia Anderson Skippy Anderson Larry Anderson David Hebner Joan Hel mich Vicky Helmke Toni Hooton Kathy McKenna Norman Marty Roy Fibikar Bruce Pergande and Mary Stevenson.
The first graders enjoy painting on a new easel with several works hung by the windows. Jerri Erdman celebrated her sixth birthday with a class treat on Tuesday October 24.
Third grade students plan Halloween costume wear with a festive room decorated by streamers and student drawings. They study cotton in social studies and read and report on it. Reading books will be finished and new ones started next week.
The eighth grade reading class studied a baseball story and discussed the sport. In spelling, students with perfect papers include Cerni Arne and Don na Brophy among others.
Paul LeRoy Espe born February 13, 1940 near Kanawha stands 6'1" and 185 pounds. He favors physics and other studies, sings bass in chorus, plays tuba in band, and performs in the Karl King band and the All Iowa High School State Band. He attends St John’s Lutheran, is active in Luther League, eyes future as an instrumental instructor.
The passage lists staff roles including Linda Huntley as staff editor James McGowan as associate editor and Adelle Jensen as sports editor with a long roster of reporters named such as Kay McGowan Don na Swan Marvin Cameron Mary Ann Cole Nadine Grebner Arthur Heggen and many others.
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