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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1966
Page
8
Editorial celebrates THS Homecoming preparations by the Student Council from late August. It thanks the council for parade, coronation hall setup, and decorations and urges alumni and students to attend the dance and crown the queen to ensure a memorable homecoming.
The THS community mourns the death of Les Kelsey a true friend to students and faculty. It extends deepest sympathy to Mrs Kelsey and notes the loss felt by all.
Mrs Fegley welcomes Doug Clark a new student from Washington as her first grade class works on critter cartons from milk cartons for bug habitats. Reading covers review primers while math links numbers to words and phonics explores initial consonants and rhymes.
The team received 33 sets of uniforms with white pants white and black jerseys painted white helmets and orange and black knee socks. Helmets feature black numbers for identification. Mr Van Ahn favors short hair for ease neatness and low cost, noting sun burn and head cold as drawbacks. If not the man you want to be quit wearing berets.
This year THS upgrades library service with Mrs. Laura Rieckenberg as half-time librarian. The main library now opens 8 15 am to 4 pm with passes for study periods and holds for checked out books. Special curriculum books are on reserve and department staff will help select additions to support learning.
A busy day across grades features mischief in Miss Willis English class as students struggle with apostrophe placement and giggles in Brian Blasberg’s moments. science, PE, home econ, and history classes report typical classroom antics and learning efforts. The Turkey Valley junior varsity football falls 14-10 to Tripoli, with a tense fourth quarter and penalties shaping the finish.
The junior class operates a volunteer concession stand led by Mrs. Rucker with help from Sharon Buenger Marilyn Schwartz and Clarence Bergmann. Proceeds go to the junior treasury funding the upcoming banquet and prom while all juniors are urged to assist and all others urged to support.
The juniors must unite to fund this year’s prom by helping in concession stands during football, basketball and wrestling seasons. They are urged to put forth effort to make the event the best ever.
A list of birthday dates and names including Kathy Blasberg and Robert Volker plus others, followed by several light verse lines encouraging self reflection and humor about compliments and bears. The tone resembles a small town newspaper social column with casual quips.
Seventh and eighth graders will door to door sell magazine subscriptions and renewals for two weeks starting September 1997 to raise funds for the activity fund. The plan offers 40 percent commissions on many magazines including Post Teen and Good Housekeeping with several others returning 30 to 40 percent. goals are $2000 and $3000.
Ruth Leuenberger explains a black eye after Cocoa the horse raised his head and hit her forehead with the bridle. The piece mentions school trends, intercom troubles, litter in journalism, limp hallways, seventh hour P E, a feline visitor on the scrimmage line, ITED tests, and short 20 minute breaks.
Principal Stanley Miller advocates continuing education beyond high school and emphasizes physical and mental fitness for effective learning. He outlines his career path from Hexton Colorado to Iowa, notes his family, and describes his role overseeing curriculum and activities. He plans to offer guidance on summer jobs and school records to students.
A reflected note on folly and ignorance traces the Jamestown 1619 assembly as America's first legislative body. It then cites the Pony Express era 1860 61 operating between St Joseph Missouri and Sacramento California.
Staff editor Susan Carroll leads the Panther’s Tale with bylines for Marilyn Schwarz, Pam Drape and Sue Carroll. Columns include Over the Desk Jackie Krumm and Car Corner Dave Buchholz. Faculty forum, lockers, and Herd in the Halls feature youth staff and advisers Clarence Bergmann and Donald Fish.
An assembly titled World attracted teachers and students on Sept. 16. Charles Smith explained atoms including nucleus protons and neutrons and showed how isotopes form radioactive atoms. Judy Bahlmann’s hair stood on end after a 50 000 volt demonstration, while Everett Schinstein held a radioactive ball. The event covered controlled bombardment powering bombs and peaceful uses of atomic power.
The piece notes a 1957 Mercury hard top owned by Steve Tegtmeier that sounded like it blew up but did not. It cites around 300 dollars in repairs at Ambrose Garage including transmission and muffler work and mentions the car’s 368 cubic inch engine and 300 horsepower with high maintenance costs.
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