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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1960
Page
2
Last Friday April 22 the Junior Senior Banquet was held followed by the Prom with the theme Song in My Heart. Decorations used the seniors color red and white featuring a large white hearth stage centerpiece and red balloons and heart motifs. Rollie Green's Orchestra from Albert Lea provided the music and attendees reported a good time at both events.
Margaret McDonald analyzes the looming July scene as Republican hopes hinge on Rockefeller and Democratic contenders multiply in Los Angeles. She notes Stevenson leading Nixon 54 to 46 in Bean poll, with farm and labor discontent boosting Stevenson. Emphasizes watching primaries, conventions, and the crucial pre election candidate selection.
The senior class play You're telling Me will be held in the gymnasium on May 3. A matinee will be shown in the afternoon for the entire school, and the regular performance starts at 8:00 p.m. The senior class is working to make this performance a success.
Titonka edged Titonka 6-5 in a close league tilt as Thompson tied the score in the seventh. Key plays included a Billy Carrol hit, an error on Jon Watson sacrifice, and Reg Schutter sacrifice moving runners to second and third, with Larry Pearson grounding out for the winning run. Jon Watson allowed eight hits in six and two thirds innings, struck out ten, while Pearson led the offense with two hits in four at bats. May 6 and 7 at Milford. May 10 track meet at Burt.
About 58 Titanka high school students attended a vocal festival in Swea City, meeting with Mr McCowen for improvement tips before rehearsals then sharing songs with peers. The night program ran 8:00 to 9:30 with about 500 students present and the event boosted preparation for the Graettinger contest on April 30.
The regular P T A meeting on Monday April 18 featured a girls trio Pam Lorraine and Carolyn and a boys quartet Phil Claude Kermit and Forrest performing. Mr Truesdell presented slides from Philadelphia Washington and Atlantic City and discussed junior high schools with Mr Conat. He shared teacher observations from Russia to argue Russian schools are not ahead of ours. The meeting also elected new officers: President Rev Schwerin Vice president Lester Eden Secretary Mr Thiesse Treasurer Mrs Mary Schraeder.
The report covers Ist through Freshman entries detailing class activities across subjects. Notes include chick hatchery visit, seed planting, poetry party plans, arithmetic and fractions mastery, map projects, birthdays, and a planned Titanica main street map. Teachers and students from multiple grades report on poetry, science, social studies, and health units, plus upcoming dances and classroom collaborations.
The article outlines a broad range of subjects including general math with fractions and angels, home economics on poultry, biology on plant roots, science on accidents, English public speaking, American history World War I and postwar themes, poetry units with Longfellow and Emerson, chemistry iron history and upcoming copper and mercury, algebra geometry problems, and home decoration and filing in commercial studies.
The Titania Band plans new Indian themed summer uniforms including loincloths headbands tan slacks and white shirts. Band mothers will sew the loincloths and headbands while tanslacks and shirts are purchased. Uniforms to be ready by Memorial Day for the Titonka Indians Band.
Four groups will perform at Graettinger on April 30. A 28 member boys glee club, a 60 member mixed chorus, a 50 member girls glee club, and a 45 piece band will present selections including The Galland Boulevardier, Overture Croica, Man's Desire, Bells of Saint Mary, T Passey By Your Window, Holy Lord God, Our God Is a Rock, and Shenandoah.
An F T A meeting at Burt on March 29 listed seven county offices with one representative from each school. Vicki Rakow was elected treasurer for the County F T A, following the school roll call.
A sequence of school functions includes a large music contest on April 30, tentative May 3 Senior Class Play, May 16 school exhibits and PTA, May 20 eighth grade graduation and senior class night, May 22 baccalaureate at 8:00 pm with Rev Diers sermon, May 24 work day, and 8:00 pm commencement with card pickup at 1:30.
Mothers of next year's kindergarten class met at 1330 on April 4 to learn about bus routes books and schedules. They viewed a film on pre school children and today's lunch was served by this year's class.
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