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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1959
Page
3
Editorial notes tribute to the Titonka girls basketball team for winning the sectional title by defeating Ledyard and Lakota. Verna Gray scored 9 of 15 and Ellen Nelson 19 of 25 in Spencer trip. team heads to District Tournament with strong fan support and hopes for state qualification.
The grades school operetta is nearly ready for the Friday March 20 performance with memorized lines and songs ready for stage work. High school students prep for the vocal music festival at Rake and pre contest concerts with KGLO-TV appearances possible in spring.
February celebrates two great presidents and a proud heritage. The piece extols American freedoms, civil rights, gender equality, schooling, insurance, and government protections, praising a nation where individuals can pursue happiness and meaning.
Miss Strobel is the second and third combination grade teacher at Titania for three years. She studied Waldorf College in Forest City Iowa and now lives in Burt with her parents. She commutes to school and uses the two grades to compare and correlate their work. During the interview the students were making paper mache and she seemed to enjoy the activity as much as the children.
Edith Husinga talks about five years of play and aiming for state while naming Thompson Central LaVerne as tough foes and urging underclassmen to work hard. Doug Swan, an infant guard forward, cites Ringsted as toughest. team aims to win sectionals and emphasizes teamwork and hard work.
A jumble of school notices shows basketball girls seeking district first place after winning sectionals, with congratulations to the team. Other items include lost typing books, found rings and trophies, and notices about district tournament participation.
The P T A met on Monday February 16 with entertainment from the junior high girls glee club and the sophomore one act play Come Over to my House. Cast members included Vicky Rakow Janet Plasier Patty Bliech Margaret Brandt Karen Salverson Karen Van Hove and Frances Bruns Pam Beal and George Cunningham gave readings. Discussion focused on whether to discontinue the annual picnic with a March decision and urging members to discuss the issue.
Questions swirl about who moved seats and who dated whom at Kanawha high. Names cited include J P D R K S V P B C B G J B M A Sharon R and others as whispers spread through locker room chatter.
A school girl with dark hair and blue eyes draws on scratch paper and wears a neural sweater and black skirt. Last period she will sing in the high school glee club in the vocal music room. The editorial promises the solution to the mystery.
The survey gathers youth and adults sharing winter joys from skating and sledding to snowball fights and snow forts. Many mention ice skating and sledding as favorites while some note hunting or outdoor play as the season's highlight.
The piece argues color choices may reveal personality traits. Yellow signals intellectuals who keep secrets but form few close friends. red marks lively, humorous people with rapid mood shifts. green represents rule followers who get along with many. blue suggests cautious, private types who excel at cooperation.
Readable phrases recount students from Morning side College era names and events in casual notes. Mentions include Mary Beenken winged glasses, Sleichter moon landing claim, biology class quietness, girls basketball going to district tournaments, and physics class motor construction amid various personal anecdotes.
Students misplacing books on reserve should return them to proper places including encyclopedias magazines and science books. New wildlife conservation material arrived from Mr Burgess with pamphlets filed and posted on the bulletin board. A thief recently caught in burglaries faced a judge who quipped about hours being good as crime does not pay.
The fragment lists district basketball semi finals with teams Prater and Bata and mentions a festival at Sete on March 1. It references a party and other unreadable items, but no clear outcomes or full details.
A collection of student opinions on what to do with an eight inch stiletto knife prompts varied responses from giving it away to using it as a musical instrument or fashion accessory. Several students fearfully note it as dangerous while others joke about using it in class.
Students and staff at Titonka High School publish a weekly sports column edited by Mabilyh Welhouse and advised by Margaret McDonald. The piece highlights school activities and student achievements in athletics.
The report covers first through junior grades with notes on counting and writing, holiday treats, Valentine cards, and birthdays. Seventh grade discusses adjectives and adverbs, Germany and France trade differences, choir performances, and band visits. Freshmen study algebra, motion problems, literature humor, agriculture topics, shop projects, home ec calories and cooking, magnetism in science, shorthand drills, Thoreau in literature, and American history finance and foreign trade since 1897.
Four students participate in a debate on the best U S education system. Janet Plaster and Ardith Eden favor the British system while Lewis Glesking and Dennis Rike advocate for the American system. On Wednesday February 18 the group went to Britt for a practice. the girls debated but the boys were not ready.
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