Library Lines From Marian the Librarian
Library column notes new library acquisitions including 30 records 15 cassette tapes with Johnny Mathis Paul McCartney Dean Martin and more Classical selections feature Tchaikovsky Wagner Strauss Mozart Rachmaninoff and Bach Children and teen favorites listed Also new Columbia Records from members include Vinton Mason Davis Sartre and Mott the Hoople Final title appeals to all ages Space funded by Ham Trucking
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Rolfer Ites
Johnny Mathis
Paul McCartney
Dean Martin
New Christy Minstrels
Partridge Family
Jim Noabers
Trini Lopez
Oklahoma
Tchaikovsky
Richard Wagner
Richard Strauss
Bach
Mozart
Rachmaninoff
Dr. Seuss
Professor Crow
Glen Campbell
Dionne Warwick
Simon and Garfunkel
Dave Brubeck
Sonny James
Pete Seeger
Columbia Records
Bobby Vinton
With Love
Cardiff Giant hoax traced to Iowa and New York origins
The Cardiff Giant hoax began with two Iowa hired diggers at William Newell’s Cardiff New York farm. Builders carved gypsum to resemble a petrified giant, staged as a tourist spectacle drawing crowds and $20,000 in admissions.
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Cardiff
Iowa
William Newell
New York
Mr. Newell
Newell
J. H. Wood
Newell Farm
George Hull
James Hall
P. T. Barnum
New York City
Farmer Newell
Albany
Galusha Parsons
Fort Dodge
New York State
Binghampton
H. B. Martin
Michael Foley
Boone
Chicago
Hull
Union
Easter Vacation School Calendar Notices
Good Friday March 28 and March 31 are no school days for Easter vacation. April 1 marks the Iowa School Administrators Meet.
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Iowa
School Menu Fragments and Cheerful Sign Off
A fragmentary school menu lists daily offerings from Friday to Thursday with items such as hot dogs fruit vegetables sandwich milk tuna and noodles jello salad rolls ice cream milk scalloped potatoes and ham peas egg salad sandwich harvest bars milk. A closing line wishes a happy day.
DPT Investigators Meet Rolfe School Board and Public
The Department of Public Instruction visited Rolfe Community School Library meeting with the School Board Superintendent and parents to discuss curriculum policies plant improvements and the 9th period day. The visiting team included DPI consultants teachers and principals led by Chairman Norman Ash with former State Superintendent Paul Johnston present. A detailed report will follow.
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Department of Public Instruction
Rolfe Community School
Norman Ash
Paul Johnston
Dart staff find new home after fire risk at old dwelling
The DPI ruled the original newspaper room unsafe and the staff, homeless after being removed, moved within a day to a new office found with help from a DPI official and the building engineer named Orville. The staff jokes they may flood out next but praise janitors who helped.
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Dart
DPI Department of Public Instruction
DPI
Orville
Question of the Week What does Spring fever do to you
A student poll lists various responses to spring fever from energy and romance to laziness and fatigue. Ray Peterson notes personal hints and classmates share feelings about motivation and summer anticipation.
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Furmer
Ray Peterson
Spring roses and thorns noted in a lineup
A quirky list outlines spring themes with roses for favorable items and thorns for drawbacks. Highlights include good weather for roses, new motorcycles, police presence, fair pay versus long hours, enjoyable TV shows, and a complaint about a missing 4th period in class.
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R.E.P
T.V
Thorns
Easter Symbols and Their Meanings Across Christian Observance
The article explains Easter as a Christian festival celebrating Jesus Christ's resurrection. It details symbols such as the cross representing sacrifice, hot cross buns with icing crosses, the lamb symbolizing Jesus as the Lamb of God, colored eggs denoting new life, and the rabbit's link to birth and new life tracing back to ancient Egypt.
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Jesus
Egypt
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George J. Smith
Cae
Geri Smith
Vicki Shoemaker
Joan Alien
Barb Wilson
Bridget Shimon
Eric. Christianseh
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Deb Freeman
Larry Shoemaker
Hope Howard
Magilyn Whitmore
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Plinelis Scrous
Thomas Brown
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Etter
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