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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1966
Page
8
Editorial questions the need for basketball in Tripoli high school PE during season. It compares it to carpenters learning to pound nails and secretaries typing, arguing players already train intensely at night and extra drills in class are unnecessary.
Lois Peters, a top candidate for a THS award as a typical female driver, pursues aviation studies after a safe ground record. She balances annual staff work, choir, cheerleading, library duties, and newspaper tasks while sharing views on Vietnam and gender roles. Diane Watts, 17, a Tripoli librarian candidate, discusses studies in government and office practice, plans an office job after graduation, and admires teachers for their hard work.
The page lists birthdays for December with names and dates including Diane Nacke Clarence Bergmann Jerry Hyde Jane Bergmann Stephen Riedinger Merlin Nuss Deborah Klein Tamara Kelsey and Randy Miller Corrections note a date change from January 6 to December readings.
The library laments missing magazines ordered since July as the representative for the supplier has visited twice and promised new issues would arrive in three weeks, a promise now four to five weeks late. The second quarter begins with only two magazines available.
The page notes wrestling team hopes home scores beat visitors and mentions sixth period PE class mishaps. Clarence Bergmann struggles with foot powder in hair while students answer basketball test questions. Paul Carroll wins his wrestling match. Crib soccer accidents occur and Roger Hahn suffers a headache from a ball hitting the gym floor. Mike Ryan is kicked in the head and knocked down by a rebounding ball.
A brief note expresses hope for a future influx of valuable magazines, suggesting anticipation of their arrival in the near future.
A slice of junior high life covers math class mishaps over sarcasm labeled answers to a physics unit on volleyball and upcoming basketball drills. Students debate worksheets and sentences in English class while Sam Kehe contemplates a political run delayed by age limits.
A school reports seven of ten students oppose shorts for nongame wear by seven cheerleaders split between basketball and wrestling squads. Comments cite visibility versus presentability. Meanwhile Tripoli girls plan A line skirts and vests in royal blue with emblems for upcoming games.
A pupil runs into a teacher in the hall and must perform a pantomime when asked, framing a brief classroom moment with Mr Schildroth.
Dr Edsel Schweitzer and Coach Ott presided at Tripoli banquet honoring six players named to first and second all conference lists. Seniors Dave Buchholz Lawain Judisch Sam Kehe and juniors Steve Ellison Logen Harms Jim Rathe received certificates. A homecoming film and stories followed with a Grace Lutheran Church meal and thanks from all players.
THS students share varying views on the ideal high school boy. Responses describe traits such as intelligence, popularity, driving status, looks, and personality. Some students challenge the idea, while others claim a definitive type. Sam Kehe declares I am all that.
A first grade style piece describes 27 fourth graders at Miss Turner’s room drilling on verbs amid arithmetic and division. The tone mocks the tight schedule and looming Christmas program as Thanksgiving art projects lag.
A listing of staff positions and byline names for various school sections. Includes editors Kathy Chapin and Jacki Krumm with department heads and column contributors for THS productions.
Supt. Howard Marquardt commends student attendance and sportsmanship at all ball games. He says if weather causes school dismissal, announcements will air on KOEL Oelwein KWWL Waterloo WMT Cedar Rapids KWVY Waverly and urges students to slow down to the lunchroom to avoid disciplinary action.
The article recounts quirky senior year anecdotes at Tripoli High School. Judy Feuchtwanger starts a shoe fad. Mr Ferree and Mr Fish display unique behavior. Christmas music rehearsals proceed with Do You Know What I Hear singled out. Lois Brocka shakes to adjust her hip belt during Girls Glee. A 1966 football team fundraiser gift includes orange numbered sweatshirts. Tom Grove is recalled as a former junior high athlete. A note on Americans carrying 124 million pounds in keys and losing three tons weekly.
Students in the German class rehearse nine carols for a December 12 outing. They will leave at 6 30 PM and sing until 8 00 PM visiting Tripoli Nursing Home and other community homes. Mrs. Riekenberg invites interested former students to join.
Diane Nacke and Allan Heinemann traveled to Des Moines for the weekend of November 25 26 to participate in the all state band staying at the Savery Hotel. They endured long rehearsal hours plus a KRNT concert with practices at Hotel Ft Des Moines and the Methodist church across from KRNT and a final concert at KRNT. Several students are named as possible attendees including Dale Matthias Linda Leuenberger Roger Kerr and many others. The Christmas program is set for Wednesday December 21 featuring elementary junior and senior bands and vocal groups.
The Chieftain notes NHHS held 21 fire drills in one period an all time record. The same issue mentions TV shows that influenced New Hampton students and West Union High School students forming a Teens for Democratic Action club in North Hi-Lites.
The feature shows Susan Peters with her preserved 1954 Bel Air. She mixed paint to touch age marks and notes the car runs well on hills, with six cylinders lasting long drives. She recalls top speed near 75 mph and jokes about gas mileage and her father’s gas barrel.
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