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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1959
Page
3
The staff received photographs for the annual and will paste them on mats to mark where they belong. Discussions continue on the January 23 group photo session and the style of page headings for the yearbook.
Editorial notes the new year 1959 brings exams January 12 to 18 for Titania High students. It reports first conference basketball tournament, declamation finals under Mrs Salvason, and elimination contests in Titania. The piece also reflects on memorable events of 1958 and invites readers to read more this week.
A playful collage of students and staff with idiosyncrasies from haircuts to decision making. Mentions Julia Wubben Margaret McDonald Sandy Smith Truesdell Sharon Schmidt Doug Swan and others in lighthearted vignettes about classes, prom themes, sports choices, and daily school moments.
The item lists dates for a conference tournament with finals on January 17 and events January 18 to January 23. Activities include BTA meeting January 18 and an Assembly Program at 12 40 for grades 1 12, plus a Burt basketball game on January 23.
Students recall vivid moments from 1950s life including New Year’s Eve celebrations, district tournaments, vacations in Des Moines and New York, Halloween parties, shopping trips, and family gatherings. Names such as Mary Lou Dimond, Sharon Rippentrop, Marianne Rippentrop, Ellen Nelson, and Roseanne Alexander appear alongside places and events like Indian Cay, Des Moines, Spirit Lake, and the district tournament finale.
Mr Lehman in his fifth year of teaching at Titonia high school is an Iowa State College graduate 1952 with a BS in Agricultural Education. He began as Veterans-on-the-Farm instructor at Ayrshire for two years and now serves as FFA advisor for the North Central FFA district. He values teaching as a path to help youth gain knowledge toward their chosen vocation.
A summary of Dr. George J Wallace's bird study book detailing physiology life history behavior and song habits. It covers external and internal bird features sense annual cycles migration distribution and conservation. It notes a world bird classification section and methods fossil history and bird watching.
Patty Patilicia known as Patty is a Titonka student with 12 years at Titonka school. She enjoys band basketball and library and plans to be an English teacher after graduation. Patty praises Albert Schweitzer and Pat Boone and quotes a seniors’ motto about doing your best.
Ellen Nelson and Phil discuss toughest opponents and value of practice in basketball. Morrie Sathoff and Gayle Sloper share motives and advice for underclassmen. Romance section hints at a hall meeting and detention with playful exchanges among students.
Band events announced include a March 3 Conference Band Festival with ten bands taking part and a select group performing. A center concert is planned, junior and senior bands will participate, and grade school contests for grades 3 through 8 occur February 14. Senior band spring contest is May 2 in Bode, with small group contest at Garner April 10–11.
This fragmentary page lists questions about students across social topics from books to gifts. It mentions names such as R T S C M and D W S C with inquiries on vacation activities, visitors, escorts, fashion items, and personal presents, reflecting a campus rumor column tone.
Readers share favorites and dislikes from Christmas vacation covering gifts clothes sleep warmth travel and family visits. Respondents mention watching TV opening presents car trips and a watch night service while a few note snow, gun rights, and missed school.
A jumble of student notes highlights reactions to tests games and social life. Entries mention wanted actors for freshmen play driver licenses skiing and sledding news and casual gossip about relationships and parties among local high school students.
Beyond The Notes reports a Junior High Glee Club and high school students will perform for the February PTA meeting. A student committee plans the program and practice times are set for music contests with early try-outs for the grade school operetta.
Sally Wilson recalls a chaotic night that shattered four New Year resolutions. Joe Hardy’s date plan and a late return home led to parents’ anger and lost curfews, leaving the speaker to admit her promises mostly failed and wish others better luck.
A class newsletter recounts return from two week vacation with Christmas treats shared by Marvin Donna Judy and Roger. Dentals for Dale Ladonna and Terry noted two pupils missing cards. Grades discuss reading More Streets and Roads Tall Tales and New Streets and Roads and a unit on fruit farms. Arithmetic covers borrowing decimals language usage did and done.
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