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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1957
Page
6
Editorial urges Tripoli to model friendliness and respect when Iowa towns host Tripoli groups this spring. It cautions against garden damage, littering, and boastful behavior, noting most visitors act with courtesy and that the town should uphold regard for others’ property.
Grace Lutheran and Luther League member David Kalkbrenner, a 5 ft 10 in senior at Tripoli High, stood out this year as a spark on the basketball team and helped win the sectional tournament. He lettered in football and baseball for two years and plans for the future include service or work after graduation.
A survey of teachers yields multiple definitions of an ideal student. Gardner cites interest and doing extra work without question why. Semler values interest initiative courtesy neatness citizenship, while Schoof emphasizes effort and attitude. McIntee lists poise loyalty respect common sense plus corrections and generosity. Mullen stresses desire to excel and doing best, plus respect for others and self control.
Note cites a student’s first item a desire to excel as driving force, with many teachers agreeing. The excerpt indicates remaining teachers will offer opinions on the subject as well.
Freshman home economies reviews food groups and sewing. Earth studies focus on space. Miss School’s English covers spelling and capitalization. McIntee’s class diagrams. Algebra multiplies fractions. Sophomore history reads imperialism in the nineteenth century. Biology studies glossary words. English reviews Julius Caesar. Safety education covers opportunities. Junior typing tabulation practice. Home economics finishes grooming and reviews. Term papers in American history. English teaches building concise sentences. Senior sociology explores family planning tasks. Bookkeeping uses practice sets. Geography discusses mineral resources. Shorthand speeds dictation.
Juniors and seniors completed rope work with a two period test covering ten knots and twenty knot definitions. Sophomores finished balancing daily rations and the Peterson method of feed evaluation, now tackling farm arithmetic problems. Freshmen are in shop time building farrowing crates, picnic tables, and a utility table with named students at work.
Baseball officially began March 27 with 22 candidates reporting including six lettermen. Readlyn, with most of last year's players back, is expected to lead the conference. Tripoli and Denver shared last year’s title at 4-1. The season opens April 4 at Sumner with five conference games and three extra games. The local track team competed in the state indoor meet March 30 with runners Henninger, Dreyer, Bolte, Boeckman, Stumme, Wagner, Drape, Struck, and Westendorf.
Preparations are underway for an April 5-6 music contest at Greene. Participants include student conductors Marvin Gatch and Colleen Weidler, flute solo Jackie Nerge, I clarinet quartet Kaye Holm Susie Nie meyer Kay Barry Joy Eich mann, II clarinet quartet Nadine Schnurstein Eloise Ratliff Karen Bockhaus Suzanne Towne, bass clarinet solo Eloise Ratliff, cornet or trumpet solos Jolane Tegtmeier Marvin Gatch, trombone solo Warren Snyder, tenor sax solo Trudy Nerge, sax quartet Sandra Bany Barbara.
Church notes detail a busy Congregational calendar with Sunday school at 9 30 worship at 10 30 and a 7 30 film The King of Kings. Several groups meet including the senior choir Thursday rehearsals vacation Bible school planning and Lent services. The 1957 confirmation class final instruction is set for Saturday and a Pleasant Valley Luther League event is planned. Public invited to all sessions and services.
St John’s Evangelical and Reformed announces worship at 10 00 a m with examination of the Confirmation class A church school hour begins at 9 00 a m Brotherhood meeting scheduled for April 10 at 8 p m and the Young Peoples league set for April 11 at 7 30 p m Pastor Siegel presides a brief church notice with upcoming activities
Trudy Nerge Bockhaus Mary Kay Sommer perform baritone solos Jim Klemp Gerald Wagner Karen Pinch Barbara Bany Colleen Weidler lead treble solos and groups A girls trio sextet and boys quartets include Pinch Weidler Joens Gatch Stromer Niemeyer under director for a lively concert featuring named performers and ensembles.
At Sumner junior-senior Career Day on March 26 Chester C. Elson of Waterloo spoke on "The Heart of a Champion" urging students to excel in any chosen field. A general session led to two periods of group conferences with speakers from 16 occupational fields and nine higher learning institutions offering two preferences per student.
At 9 30 a m Sunday school and 10 30 a m worship services will be held with Student Carl Volkmann delivering the sermon.
Morning worship at 9 15 a m and Sunday school at 10 15 a m. Membership classes are held at 10 a m on Saturday at the Fredericksburg church.
Cyril Jandrey, Pastor leads worship and Sunday school with 9:45 a.m. Sunday school and 10:45 a.m. divine worship, plus 9:30 a.m. worship and 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.
O H Moll pastor leads a Sunday examination of the Confirmation class at 8 a m. Sunday school and Bible class begin at 9 15 a m. An April 11 midweek Lenten service is at 8 15 p m with the theme The Burial of Christ.
Church activities at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Waverly include a Friday council meeting at 8 15 am Sunday services classes and confirmation exams at 9 15 and 10 15 am No sermon on April 8 Walther league meets April 10 midweek lent service April 11 choir practice plus notes on Brazil ore deposits judged among the world’s largest with an estimate of 15 thousand million tons
Denver Community School District activities run from May 3 kindergarten roundup to May field trips for fifth and sixth grades to Waterloo. Senior and sophomore events include a theatre party and an athletic banquet at St. Peters. Students tour Des Moines capitol and state buildings with chaperones. Everett Karlton to take seven day leave from Fort Pendleton then 13 months in Japan.
Members of Grace Lutheran junior choir held a popcorn party in the church social rooms this afternoon.
Dan Rice of Cherokee reports Prince a Weimaraner dog underwent surgery after a car smashed his left hind leg. A steel pin replaces an inch of smashed bone and the dog now moves about on splints.
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