Editorial notes from school paper meeting and plans
The article records a school paper meeting led by editor Fay Ann Smith on a Monday in September. Jaren offers guidance on timely reporting and the value of answering who what when where how or why. It notes initiation of senior annual staff selection and plans to improve future issues and the football game at Thompson with student support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrr
Jaren
Virginia Swan
Jessen Shroée
Tye
Wilcott
TSS
Uney
Fay Ann Smith
Mr. Hood
Thompson
United History
Thirteen Colonies
Brandt
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
John Smith
Benjamin Franklin
Thiesse
Titanka library gains order and expanded reference scope
The article describes a reorganized Titanka school library with two complete encyclopedias and a dedicated reference section. It notes preserved reference materials, magazines like Times and National Geographic, a new music section, and upcoming Newspaper Week displays. Librarians Mrs Brandt and student helpers oversee checkouts and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titanka
Times
Newsweek
National Geographic
Faaborg
Mrs. Brandt
Sandra Gerdis
Virginia Fritz
Patty Willis
Marilyn Akkerman
Rodney Alexander
Beverly Richter
Lora Willemssen
Mary Trunnelle
Gertrude Gerdis
Teacher Of The Week Miss Hobbs Wins Praise
This week we interviewed Miss Hobbs, a first year fifth grade teacher. She graduated Crystal Lake High School in 1955 and earned a two year teaching certificate from Waldorf College. She said she liked everything about teaching. The piece also notes Warren G. Harding's direct ascent from Senate to Presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hobbs
Crystal Lake High School
Waldorf College
School Notebook Highlights Across Grades One To Nine
A compact update covers First Grade notes on field trips and dental cards, Third Grade studies in science and reading, Fifth Grade plant and Constitution work, Seventh Grade journal style travel through subjects, Ninth Grade Iowa tests and science splits, plus Grade Two through Eleven glimpses of chemistry, history, and bookkeeping tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Barbara
Cheryl
Iowa
Gossip and Crushes Hit Homecoming Hints at School Romance
A stream of social questions runs through a school page as freshmen ask who G W picked apples with and who M K is courting. Juniors, sophomores, and seniors are tied to hayrides, letters to Minn, drivers training partners, and rumors about relationships and dances across multiple students and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M
Minn
Doug S
L. P
I. E
G. M
Sharon S
Algeria
Officers elected in vocal music dept
Election of officers for the music department was held this week. Student Council Representative Ellen Nelson, President Faye Ann Smith, Vice-President Julia Wabben, Secretary-Treasurer Belle Tjaden. We have been singing from Song Session Community Song Books. Work for the school year will be outlined in another issue soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Nelson
Faye Ann Smith
Julia Wabben Secy
Treas
Belle Tjaden
Kindergarten Interviews Show Kids Enjoy School
A parade of kindergartners from a local class share why they like school. Children mention playing with friends, recess, buses, color, paints, and story time as highlights of their day.
School Lunch Menu Week of September 9
Monday September 9 features chicken noodle soup crackers peanut butter sandwich celery sticks cherry delight silk. Tuesday September 10 offers meat loaf mashed potatoes and gravy bread and butter buttered green beans apricot sauce milk. Wednesday September 11 serves goulash cabbage salad dark bread and butter orange milk. Thursday September 12 includes beef vegetable stew bread and butter cheese slice and crackers fruit jello milk. Friday September 13 presents creamed salmon on mashed potatoes bean and pea salad bread and butter peach sauce milk.
Mantle Receives Man of the Year Award in 1956
Sport Magazine honors Mickey Mantle as Man of the Year for 1956 adding to his plaque collection. Ronnie Knox will delay pro football after joining the National Guard in Santa Monica, six months active duty. Billy Pierce signs a 1957 contract with the Chicago White Sox worth about 35,000 to 40,000. A father son basketball win features Uncle Ed Diddle coaching Ed Diddle Jr. on the Tennessee floor as Western Kentucky tops Middle Tennessee 99 to 72. Diddle Sr. has coached the same team 39 years and Eddie Jr. takes over in his first year at Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Mantle
Sport Magazine
Ronnie’ Knox
National Guard
Santa Monica
California
Billy Pierce
Chicago White. Sox
Edgar Allen
Diddle
Ed Diddle
Tennessee
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee
Eddie, Jr
General Assembly Held Last Tuesday
Mr Truesdell opened the assembly by praising the school plant and education, noting library improvements and plans for a better laboratory and playground. He stressed three student duties: scholastic achievement, participation in activities, and praising others. Mr Thiesse spoke on Student Council and the Constitution, distributing copies to each student.
Calisthenics in High School P T Plan
Mary Trunnelle and Linda Ricks report that all girls except marching band members will attend calisthenics. Three weeks of large group activities begin with Mr Opheim’s call and a calisthenics session followed by outdoor soccer if weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opheim Jealls
Mary Trunnelle
Linda Ricks
Chemistry Class Water Formula Confusion
In a chemistry class Mr Thiesse asks for the formula of water. Cora Belle asserts the teacher said H to O, prompting a retort about who told her. The exchange highlights a misunderstanding of water's H2O composition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Thiesse
Cora Belle
Your High School Hit Parade List
A list of popular songs and artists from a high school hit parade. Includes entries like Diana Paul Anka, Honeycomb Jimmy Rogers, Thatll Be The Day Crickets, Tammy Debbie Reynolds, Just Between You And Me Chordettes, Remember You're Mine Pat Boone, and a tie between Technique and Gold Mine in The Sky Pat Boone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana
Paul Anka
Honeycomb
Jimmy Rogers
Tammy
Debbie Reynolds
You
Pat Boone
Secondary road hazards listed by town patrol chief
Major James Machholz, assistant patrol chief, warned that per mile traveled drivers on secondary roads face 30 to 40 times more accidents than on primary highways. He cited intersections, loose gravel, obscured vision from corn weeds and low branches, and driver attitude as key factors. He stressed 50 mph as the top safe speed on even good gravel surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Highway Patrol
James Machholz
Machholz
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Editorial
By Beverly Righter
Lloyd P
Virginis Swan
Ontiasis
Ngiusedds
Greene
Kaye
Jack
Korene
Mickey K
Donnie
Gary P
Edith H. —Arlen
Donna B
Patty
Maurice S
Dawn B. and
K. Brandt
Warren G. Harding
Senate
Qion
Dulin
Miss Schwartz
Hobbs
Catherine Stecker
Keith Brandt
Mehlan
Sathoff
Rood
Schaub
Govern
Opheim
P.T.A
Janet Welhousen
Reginald Schutter
Noel Krantz
Forest Rode
Kathleen Eden
Earth
Secret Service
G. W
C. I
K. F
M. K.2
M. M
G. C
M. W
E. W
C. B.S
J. W
S. W
V.S
D.P.B
S.G
P.S
S. S
G. P
Cheryl Jaren
Teddy Hoover
Gayle Rickless
Maxela Michaelsen
Jimmy Schwerin
Mary Burgess
Steven Ophem
Tommy
Irvin
Kirk Heyer
Keven
Cindy Harms
Linda Akkerman
Recess
Timmy Miller
Larry Nelson
David Beenken
Gerald Dreesman
Allen Petersen
Jimmy Carlson
Jackie Dimond
Wendell Gray
Vickie ‘Schraeder
Michael Hanson
Cynthia Ryburn
Muriel Burkhart
O.k
Nancy Hilbert
Marvin Haach
Karl Boyken
Jerry Dreesman
Marcia Michaelsen
Clay
Tepee Tidbits
Marilyn Welhousen
Fay Ann Smidt
Julia Wabben
Sharon
Schmidt
Nancy Boekholt
Vic Werts
Cleveland Indians
Werts
General Assembly
Titonka
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