Panthers Track Team Heads to Iowa City for State Meet
Panther track athletes including Duane Waterman Dave Buchholz Larry Buchholz Eugene Dettmer and Max Ambrose travel to Iowa City on March 26 for the Class A state indoor meet. They compete in the 50 yd dash 60 yd low hurdles 440 yd dash 880 yd run mile run and mile relay. Tripoli’s 1966 squad under Coach David Van Ahn enters a busy schedule with two meets weekly plus Dickinson Comet Bulldog relays and Cedar-Wapsie conference meet while last season’s mile winner Steven Dettmer and 50 yd dash standout Darrel Hinrichs are noted predecessors.
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Duane Waterman
Dave Buchholz
Larry Buchholz
Eugene Dettmer
Max Ambrose
Iowa City
Steven Dettmer
Tripoli
Darrel Hinrichs
Panthers
David van Ahn
Dickinson
Comet
Bulldog
Chance of a Lifetime Behind the Curtain in Local Drama
Paula Tiedt profiles actors in the Cavalcade of Drama at TVS on Friday April 1. Cast members discuss roles from Richard III to Queen Elizabeth and Antigone, sharing thoughts on acting, ego, and performance.
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Sonig
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Discipline in the classroom depends on the teacher
The article argues that discipline hinges on how the teacher conducts class, the material's interest level, and daily attitudes. A cooperative teacher-student relationship, whether relaxed or stricter, curbs disciplinary problems. without engagement, behavior worsens.
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Yel
Senior Slants introduces Paula Tiedt and Brent Steere
The piece highlights Paula Ann Tiedt a THS journalism student known for cheerfulness and campus roles, and Brent Mason Steere described on his Dale B. Steere farm with an Oliver tractor. It covers their looks, habits, favorite activities, and postgraduation plans including John Deere apprentice school for Steere.
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Paul Tiedt
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Paula
Brent Mason Steere
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FFA
Sportsmen’s Club
Luther League
John Deere Apprentice School
THS Boys Basketball Team Visits 1966 State Finals
The THS boys basketball team traveled to Des Moines for the 1966 state tournament. They left at 12 45 Friday from the school, stayed at the Savery Hotel, and returned Saturday night after the championship game.
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Des Moines
Savery Hotel
Senior letter-winner Jim Kuhrt omitted from baseball list
A university notes that last week Jim Kuhrt, a senior letter-winner, was inadvertently left off the rosters of baseball players. The error was corrected in the official listing.
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Jim Kuhrt
Towel Service Initiated for Girls P E Dept
The girls physical education department starts a towel service funded by an NDEA grant with towels issued each period and returned after use. Each student must lock towels with a personal padlock and Bergmann's laundry handles laundering over weekends during a trial period.
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NDEA
Berst
Reflections German Style German Supper Delights and Dares
The Deutsch Abendessen on March 8 offered a quirky German dining night for language students. First year students faced clothespin penalties for English words while second years embraced the fully German setting with barley soup potato salad and sausages. Songs in German followed, leaving attendees full of food and new vocabulary.
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Wona
Open Letter to Nature Questions Winter and Spring
A reader from THS asks the weatherman to pick a season and stop the fickle storms. The letter humorously pleads Proserpine to return from Pluto for a six month summer and laments 50 degree days followed by a March blizzard.
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Junior class bake sale supports high banquet and prom
The junior class held a bake sale at the Tra og Plumbing and Heating building on Saturday March 19 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. Proceeds fund the junior senior high banquet and prom set for April 30 at 6:30 pm.
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Traog Plumbing and Heating
Speech Contest Tour Brings Lighthearted Observations
A humorous outsider comic narrates a school speech contest in a grey building dating to 1820, with cheeky digs at contestants, judges, and ratings. The narrator recalls room 203 and playful commentary on attire, audience behavior, and the event’s social quirks.
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Roderick Usher
Tripoli
Junior High Notes On quirky antics and pranks
The Junior High section reports mood and mischief around 7B science and 7A English. Leon Luhring out-knits seventh grade girls while Mr. Heineman collects superballs. Miss Willis boosts quiet time before early dismissal. Doors open on command and Mrs Willis chats with objects as Mr Fish allegedly unlocks doors.
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Leon Luhring
Linda Hills
Charles Heinemann
Miss Willis
Mr. Fish
What Do You Like Best About Boys Column Answers
Roving Reporter gathers student opinions on boys in a light feature with quotes from Gail Carroll Diane Staack Janis Davison Pat Schnieders Cathy Hurmence Judy Dettmer Janet Schneer Wanda Dettmer. The Navy Commendation Medal is awarded to Second Lieutenant Lloyd J. Cartmill for meritorious service in Viet Nam.
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Gail Carroll
Diane Staack
Janis Davison
Pat Schnieders
Cathy Hurmence
Judy Dettmer
Janet Schneer
Wanda Dettmer
Third Marine Division
Viet Nam
Lloyd J. Cartmill
Lloyd W. Cartmill
Onawa
Lloyd
Blencoe High School
School awards and staff notes at Wartburg College and local leaders
Mr Miller lauds scholastic honors for Wartburg recipients Dennis Buchholz and Cathy Hurmence and announces an April 6 glass blowing program by Ernest Koher. Induction into the National Honor Society is set for April 5. Vernon Schildroth discusses teaching philosophy and community life, noting hobbies and Scout involvement.
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Miller
Wartburg College
Dennis Buchholz
Cathy Hurmence
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ernest Koher
National Honor Society
Panther Tale staff and sections list
This week’s Panther Tale lists staff roles and page sections including editor Kathy Chapin senior slants Sue Carroll and Jim Krumm junior high Paula Tiedt senior high Cal Schnieders roving reporter Richard Milius Suggins Says Duane Waterman Across the Desk Jim Burrow and teacher interview Lois Peters.
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Kathy Chapin
Sue Carroll
Jim Krumm
Juior High News
Paula Tiedt
Cal Schnieders
Richard Milius
Suggins
Duane Waterman
Jim Burrow
Lois Peters
Farmer Herman Jepsen Retires After 48 Years farming
Herman C. Jepsen of Schleswig retires from farming after 48 years. He continues to live at his Hanover township home, where he has resided for 49 years.
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Herman C. Jepsen
Schleswig
Hanover Township
Locker lore at THS hall sparks curious Q&A
A playful exchange covers locker habits at THS, with Suggins and Dewey debating privacy and pranks. Suggins admits not knowing his combination and jokes about reading the paper, while chatter turns to locker decorations and odd items inside.
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Elmer P. Suggins
Dewey
Elmer
Suggins
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