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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1938
Page
1
The history class starts second semester with a unit on dis content among sections and origin and evolution of law in business law. New members Dorothy and Lester Foreman join the junior class. Juniors and seniors finish biology and study economics this term with weekly headlines and cartoons in a scrapbook and a notebook of economic definitions.
The latin class covers The Triumph of Caesar and Mucius Scanola plus Caesar and Gaul geography while the IT class studies Julius Caesar political affairs. The harmony group explores composers Bach through Wagner, with more interest in composers than works. Physics moves into magnetism and electricity with experiments planned for sunny days.
Alton beat Boyden 26 to 16 while the second team defeated Alton 10 to 2. County tournament plans set against Orange City with a Boyden vs N C Academy game next Friday January 28. Dolly Rehberg spoke on beauty to nearly all high school girls. boys in another room. Operetta Polly Make Believe debuts February 4, urging family attendance. Sigfried Hamisch leads this week’s devotionals. home declamatory contest held January 26.
The freshmen announce they have one eighth of high school completed and plan to cover the remaining seven eighths in three and a half years. Marjorie Foreman from Orange City and Lawrence Moret joined the freshman class this semester, and the group plans to learn practical skills in domestic arts while continuing core studies.
Betty Van Houte reports home economics students finished cooking and start sewing projects. Mrs Rehberg spoke on personal appearance. Students gave each other manicures. In English pronouns and cases are studied. Business training pupils prepare subject reports. World history class begins modern history study.
A playful string of classroom anecdotes includes a misheard instruction about a horn named Juanita and a boy asking if a lost tooth bled, followed by a student asking for book payment extension. The piece ends with a U S Safety Council warning about not skidding on ice in cars not owned by the driver.
Wilmina Kleyne will be editor in chief the Web starting second semester. A six week list names reporters including Carol Kleinhesselink Anna Mae Van De Hoef Betty Van Houte Ruskin Lack Evelyn Stientjes Lydut Dykstra and Smile Corner staff. The SOS Club news moves to the Activity column from now on and jokes are for light laughs only.
Mary Ann, Jean, Jimmy, Billy, Harold, Delores, Roy and Norman joined in spelling. The Bluebirds built rabbit houses. Mary Ann and Jean and John attended school daily in the first semester. Norvan brought a toy toad. We practiced songs for the operetta and read about Iskimos and a poem about Little Eskimo. Mary Ann read the story of Jupie very well.
In class, the fourth graders created hollyhock pictures and had their first history lesson on Monday. The third grade learns about farms in geography. Lynn and Gerald celebrated birthdays this week. LeRoy Harmon visited Tuesday. A new pupil joined the third grade, Eugene Moerman.
Light girls practice for an operetta with the first act learned. Tuesday visitor LeRoy Harmon in the room. Absent from school Tuesday were Elizabeth Ham isch Richard Van Diepen and Betty Van Diepen. Spelling list features Dorothy Elizabeth H Esther Wava Berendena Joan Delores Katherine Joy Lois Betty Vos Helen Eugene Betty V.D. Henry Dwight Clarence-Billy Marie Anna Mae.
On Friday the first team won to improve to 3 and the second team lost 16 to 7. New seventh grade student Donald Foreman enrolled Monday. Absent this week are Eleanor Mother L Helen and Martin.
Schedule lists games with N W C Academy at home on January 28 and Newkirk at home on January 31.
Orange City game listed as away from home on February 11 with Reb. 4 classification for Alton. Details are limited and reflect a scheduled contest.
Decorations attributed to Frederick the Great recall a legendary visit by Voltaire. The tale says the bedroom was redecorated with apes foxes peacocks parrots and jackdaws to mock Voltaire's vanity and talkativeness.
The article notes that early farming relied on improvised plows made from crooked tree branches and operated by human labor to till fields.
The Loyden High School auditorium hosted the annual declamation contest on Wednesday. Winners include Pearl Scholten first in oratorical with Youths Duty for The Future, Robert De Vries second. Lydia Dykstra first dramatic, second Kruse. Ruskin Lack first humorous, second Ren sink. First dramatic piece by Foreda Roggen and first humorous piece by Elmer J. Lack. John Rensink Jr. bought a new Ford V-8 coupe from Van Diepen Garage Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Harmon of Lake Wilson Minn and their family visited Boyden to attend the funeral of Henry Top in the First Reformed Church Orange City. Interment followed at Newkirk Cemetery. Top a Sioux County pioneer aged 91 years three months his wife had died previously.
Mr and Mrs John Kleyne announce the birth of a son Friday afternoon with Dr Gillespie in attendance. Mr and Mrs Henry Stenvert announce the arrival of an eight pound baby daughter Monday. Mr and Mrs Alfred Richlin announce the birth of a son in their home. Mrs Rick and Mrs Alfred Richlin's families welcome the newborn.
Mrs. Jacob Van Diepen Jre reports the Women’s Citizenship Club v Boyden won first place in the Ninth District Programme Contest. This is the club’s third consecutive year earning an award in the contest.
H. W. Pitstick longtime Joyden postmaster died suddenly from a heart attack at almost 75. He served on the town council. Funeral services set for Monday January 31 at 1 30 PM at his home and 2 00 PM at United Presbyterian Church.
Funeral services were held last Thursday in Monroe South Dakota for Clarence Rouwenhorst aged 25. He died of cancer and is survived by his wife and 1 month old son. Attending relatives included Ben Grooters Anthony Smit Hubert Maris Nic Rouwenhorst and many others from Boyden Sibley Hospers Sheldon Hull and Sanborn.
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