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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1952
Page
6
In a tight final period Calmar surged to an 18 14 lead on a Schmidt to Seelhamer connection before Russ Hillman bolted for his third TD. Tripoli threatened with passing but Schmidt's late throw was picked off with under a minute remaining, giving Calmar the 20 18 victory.
The page lists editor Valerie Biermann assistant Lowell Engle staff adviser Mr Casey and a full slate of desk, news, feature, sport, agri and music writers including Pat Chapin Betty Snelling Delores Bock Dick Klenzmann Mary Droste Velma Schultz Eugene Ostrogge Chuck Pinch Alfred Bock Eugene Drape and Cheryl Colburn.
A fragment from Lowell Engle outlines the school newspaper staff duties. It lists roles such as editor assistant editor staff adviser sports reporters class reporters personality writers comic writers grade school editor and typists. The piece notes the staff's sole purpose is to print school activities and invites students to join.
Floyd Beisner, five ten and a half, son of Clarence and the Beisners who own a 160 acre farm, finished four years at Tripoli high. He played football for two years, is in the T club, enjoys fishing in Minnesota, and likes dancing to Billy May and seeing good movies. His idol tune is I Went to Your Wedding and his favorite food is duck. He dislikes school assignments and works at Panzer Produce on Saturdays.
The school band rehearses daily as it resumes this week and the next two weeks with a big marching contest on Saturday Oct 11 at Postville. Homecoming on Oct 3 featured a parade at 2 30 and a halftime performance with a T formation and a closing umbrella while playing In the Good Old Summertime. Delores Bock and Anna Belle Larimer dressed as an old fashioned couple wheel their baby Robert Joens down the field as drums and cymbals thunder and Stormy Weather plays then an umbrella opens before they exit the field.
Tripoli nearly upset Calmar as Chuck Pinch sprinted for a first play touchdown. Hillman answered with a long Calmar run and Schmidt returned an interception for Tripoli’s second TD to trim the deficit to 14 12 at halftime. No scoring in the second half until midway.
The sophomore class crafted a float and badges, with all members selling them. Biology class debated whether environment or heredity is more essential to life. Juniors juggle homecoming duties, selling refreshments at games and rehearsals for their play, Down to Earth, by Betty Knapp, set for Oct 29.
Rector's headaches echo as the English class awaits test news and upcoming report cards. Students discuss homecoming queen, seniors building a float, and drivers training car arrival. History covers break from England, while English shifts from Orient to Scandinavian studies. Business courses focus on advertising and vocabulary, economics on man and machines.
A list of classroom needs includes a pencil sharpener in good working order, an adding machine for bookkeeping, and an error proof typewriter for typing. The freshman class seeks a chance to initiate the senior classmen, some girls seek entry into F F A, a fountain pen that doesn’t leak for Sharon, and the football team seeks a victory over Arlington.
By the students, cushioned seats in all the classrooms. This hedged note hints at student comforts and entertainment options being promoted, mentioning the junior class and classroom upgrades as priorities.
A playfulまとめ of student life ideals contrasts celebration with routine. It envisions fullattendance at football games, decorating floats, fewer tests, steady haircare trends, no dairy-cattle congress absences, and synchronized clocks reflecting punctual school culture.
Classified brief notes the sale of typewriter paper in good grade at $1.50 per ream. Local listing appears in the Tripoli Leader with a concise ad style.
Sumner High School students elected class officers and student council for 1952 53. Freshmen Joan Berg president Annette Nolte vice president Armin Pipho secretary treasurer Donald Douglass student council. Sophomores Annette Koeberle president Bonnie Nolte vice president Sally Gieseman secretary treasurer Donald Graf Paul Miller student council. Juniors James Niemann president Kay Bowling vice president Marlys Siegfried secretary treasurer Harold Leyh JoAnn ...
Seniors Robert Meyer as president Ilene Staack as vice president Bill Miller as secretary treasurer Gail Hartwig as president Ralph Gaede as vice president Jean Murphy as treasurer Rodney Rakowicz and others join the student council Leader ads bring results.
Fragmented notes advise placing the crown six inches from the top and two inches deep to protect new growth. It mentions fencing off corn to keep pests away and prevent damage to the stalks, aiming to reduce weight loss and ensure healthy blooming next spring.
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