Alumni Banquet Held In Titonka School Gymnasium
The Titonka high school alumni banquet was held Friday November 23 in the school gym. Classes 1926 1936 1948 and 1956 were honored with about 17 seniors attending. Band Mothers and band members prepared a meal for about 281 guests raising around 325 dollars. program featured declamation by Geraldine Ullman band performances talks by Truesdell Doris Hipp and Mrs. Max Goldman and a TV imitation hosted by Edward Boyken.
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Titonka School
Geraldine Ullman
Truesdell
Doris Hipp
Max Goldman
Edward Boyken
M. C
Alumni Dance at Harold's Roller Rink Report
The Alumni Dance on November 23 at Harold's Roller Rink featured the Rhythm Band from Algona. It started about 9 30 p m and ended at 1 00 a m with many attending and enjoying the evening.
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Harold’s
Algona
Teacher of the Week Miss Meyer of Titania
Miss Meyer, a Belmond High School and Iowa State Teachers College alumna, is in her second year teaching third grade in Titania. Her class has twenty five students and she chose Titania for its small system and close-knit teacher community. He enjoys meeting people and values knowing colleagues and their families.
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Miss Meyer
Belmond High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Titania
Mehlan
Schaub
Marybeth Stecker
Margaret McDonald
Oth Grade Organizes Junior Red Cross
The Junior Red Cross, a world wide branch of the American Red Cross, counts about forty five million youths in sixty nine countries. Enrollment grants school subscriptions to twelve magazines and funds gift boxes, with surplus going to the World Children's Fund for emergencies locally and abroad. Richard Heneh completed a First Aid Course at Boome camp last summer.
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The
Junior Red Cross
American Red Cross For Friendship and Emergency Relief
News
Journal
World Children's Fund
Richard Heneh
Boome
Red Cross
Miss Taylor's Turtles Caretaker Fourth Grade Aquarium
Four snapping turtles gifted by Larry Hill inhabit a gray aquarium in Miss Taylor's fourth grade class. The inch-long pets feed on canned foods like dried flies and ant eggs. They respond with a playful possum-like motion when observed, and students enjoy watching and feeding them.
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Larry Hill
Miss Taylor
Norway
Australia
Secret Service Freshmen And Sophomore Rumor Column
A student gossip column lists names and pairings for Thursday to Tuesday nights among freshmen sophomores juniors and seniors. The note asks who with whom from nearby towns and mentions a correction about the Sadie Hawkins Dance attendance of about sixty paid admissions.
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D. A
Britt
J. W
R. S
M. A
R. W
D. W
Burt
M. N
M. T
Lone Rock
L. W
J. T
B. T
S. T
M.S
J. H
J. S
L. N
T.hs
I PF. PF
R. R
J. G
Thompson
Kent Rippentrop
Class of 57 Autrey Larson and Kent Rippentrop Yearbook List
A yearbook fragment lists Autrey Larson and Kent Rippentrop with hair color, eye color, and favorites. It notes hobbies such as Glee Club basketball football and student plans, alongside a joking exchange about dancing. The page reads like a collage of student preferences and captions.
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Autrey Larson
Beck Hudson
Doris Day
Therésa Brewer
Green Door
Wayne King
Glee Club
Kent Rippentrop
James Dean
Grace Kelly
Government
Elvis Presley
Guy Lombardo
Armed Services
Titania High notes busy season with sports and events
Editorial and student activities cover classes resuming after Thanksgiving and a 20 day stretch to Christmas. Reports celebrate Alumni Banquet success featuring Mrs. Max Goldman, cite changes to gift exchanges, and preview basketball schedules with Titania girls beating Lakota to finish conference with perfect records.
Newspaper Staff Meeting Guides Tepee Tidbits Rules
On November 29 Mr Jaren advised the school paper staff to proofread after typing and include grade and teacher in grad news. He urged editors for each division and to cover who what when where why, with engaging openings. The note ends with a local housewife quip and a call to slow down and live.
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Jaren
Kindergarten Library Visit and Holiday Prep Notes
Kindergarten classes recount a Wednesday trip to Titania Library during Book Week and excitement over reading. Second graders celebrate highest parent attendance, ice cream treats, and future plans, while Daryl Giesking departs for Arizona and study focuses on time lessons and counting with numbers.
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Jack and the Bean Stalk
Gorman
Daryl Giesking
Arizona
Titania
School News Highlights From Grades and Subjects
Independence reports a burglary at West Side Implement Company where a thief used the firm's tools to open the safe and steal $150. School notes cover science, arithmetic, reading, social studies, and English, with grades sharing tests, reports, and class activities including World War II memorabilia, poetry, and a library trip.
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Janice McGuire
Janet Wellhausen
Vivian Pommer
Independence
West Side Implement Company
Gift Exchange Stopped At High School Christmas
The Student Council abandons gift exchanges for Christmas and replaces afternoon volleyball with a movie. five film options are up for student vote: A Man Called Peter, Johnny Dark, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Magnificent Obsession, and Men of Boys Town. The faculty will provide the annual Christmas treat after the movie.
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Peter
Johnny Dark
Boys Town
Local Students in All State Chorus Des Moines Trip
Des Moines hosted the All State Music Festival last weekend where school representatives Virginia Fritz Donna Beenken Lowell Bilsborough and Allen Boyken sang in a 1000 voice chorus conducted by Mr Stark. The group attended three rehearsals Friday and Saturday and performed in a concert televised on KRNT with Mrs L B Govern accompanying and driving the students.
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Des Moines
Stark
KRNT
Virginia Fritz
Donna Beenken
Lowell Bilsborough
Allen Boyken
L. B. Govern
Girls Chorus to Perform Holiday Songs at PTA Meeting
The Girls' Glee Club will sing O Holy Night at the PTA meeting on December 18. The Mixed Chorus practices I Wish You A Merry Christmas and invites attendees to enjoy the performance at the next PTA gathering.
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Band Mothers
Titonia High School
Sylvia Eden
Jackie Gerdis
Oth
Secret Service
L. G
Clear Lake
J. M
D. H
M. M
L. B
Editorial
Craig Sathoff
Thiesse
Titanka High School
Phil Jaren
Diane
Krominga
Louise Boyken
Teppee
Armstrong
Ledyard
White Rats
Salamander
John Brandt
Linda Krause
Oesterreicher
Lakota
Titanka
Stelland
Linda Krantz
Dorothy Brandt
Sharon Eden
Joan Cosgrove
Judy Rippentrop
Ward Mehlan
Sheryll Gray
Sherry Boyken
New York
New England States
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Edgar Allen Poe
Herman Melville
William Gilmore Sims
Music News
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