The Case for Modern Education and Civic Responsibility
The piece argues education costs, student and teacher counts, and the need for disciplined minds. It stresses local self government, responsible citizenship, and guiding youth to think and act with solid values amid changing schools and society. It compares old and new schooling, urging balanced emphasis on habits and skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
Europe
Ares
Lindbergh
Atlantic Ocean
Wright Brothers
Washington Cardinals Season Reflected in Graceland Loss
A college student recaps the Washington Cardinals football season. They were defeated 18 to 0 by Graceland, champions of Graceland Junior College, and viewed as the second best Graceland opponent that season. The piece credits Washington with presenting one of Iowa’s top junior college squads.
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Washington Cardinals
Gracelans
Iowa
Washington
Lamont Collegians
Graceland
Cardinal
Study Is Necessary to Guide Mass Obedience
In a Chinatown column Hi flo, the sage, argues study is needed to determine which commands the masses will obey. The remark implies a strategy to tailor directives for higher compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiflo
Chinatown
Creek Sex Ratio Explained by Trapping Perils
The Creek Indians showed 199 men to 1,243 women due to accidents and exposure that killed young males in trapping and hunting work.
Gingerich Attends National Social Studies Conference
Mr. Gingerich, a high school economics and sociology teacher and junior college American history instructor, attended the National Council for Social Studies meeting in Detroit. The event drew hundreds of educators from multiple states and featured sessions on teaching methods and the use of current events papers and radio in social sciences. He met Walter Meyer and Kenneth Gould and joined Goshen College events in Goshen, Indiana before traveling to Detroit.
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Gingerich
National Council For Social Studies
Detroit
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
New York
Massachusetts
Texas
United States
Gin Wer'ch
Walter Meyer
Weekly News Review
American Observer
Kenneth Gould
Scholastic
Students Offer Play At School During Book Week
Book Week activities filled Junior High School with varied projects from seventh and eighth grade reviews to treasure hunts and character quizzes. A home room committee crafted questions on book characters, with tests scored by peers and papers returned later.
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Mary Dreckmeir
Caroleen Sartor
Jimmy Arnold
Ray Moriarty
Treasure Island
Ellis Stoops
Esther Howard
Gladys Vinton
Kenneth van Dorin
Jim Hawkins
Willis Tooth
Long John Silver
Clifford Brown
Tom Morgan
Dick Johnson
Henry Godwin
Donald Klein
Everett Squire
Oldest Cosmetic Henna Widely Used Through Centuries
Henna is described as the oldest cosmetic, used since ancient times by roughly a quarter of people. Today at least five hundred million individuals, mainly in northern Africa and the Orient, apply it to hair nails hands feet beards and even to color animals such as horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Orient
Collier’s Weekly
Symbolism of the Pueblo Compass Colors
The four cardinal colors yellow green red and white symbolize the compass directions among the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest with yellow for north green for west red for south and white for east.
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Southwest
Grinnell Visitors Watch Pinafore in Washington
Miss Phillips Grinnell music director brought six high school students to Washington to see the Washington high school opera Pinafore on Tuesday November 24. Grinnell visitors met the Grinnell cast afterward and praised the production. Miss Fedderosa Columbus Junction music director also attended.
Washington High School Hosts French Woodwind Quartet
The Washington high school student body was entertained on November 30 by the French Woodwind Quartet directed by Mr. Parkinson. The ensemble included oboe English horn flute clarinet and bassoon with players from Indiana Kansas Iowa and Illinois. They performed Beethoven Fifth Symphony Rossini William Tell Adventure The Farmer and The Elevator, the latter two composed by Mr. Parkinson.
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Washington High School
Parkinson
Indiana
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
Thanksgiving visitors and art exhibit in Iowa
Miss Lois Samson visited during Thanksgiving with friends at Marshalltown. Miss Gertrude Morrison entertained Miss Helen Hays from Harlan Iowa. Mr Jurgens spent Thanksgiving in Chicago Illinois visiting friends. Visitors at the Iowa City art exhibit saw Billy Cox’s works. Billy a freshman art student at the University.
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Lois Samson
Marshalltown
Gertrude Morrison
Helen Hays
Harlan
Iowa
Mr. Jurgens
Chicago
Ilinois
Iowa City
Billy Cox
Billy
The
University
Centennial School News Notes Highlights New Pupils
The article lists new entrants Jean Bower Raymond Hiller and Earl Hiller at Centennial School and notes Paul Yearin transferring to Wallace School. It details language class Thanksgiving lessons poems and drawings of Pilgrims and turkeys. Fourth and fifth graders reviewed body proportions and drew Pilgrim skeletons.
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Centennial School
Jean Bower
Raymond Hiller
Earl Hiller
Paul Yearin
Wallace School
Elson
Dean Teeters To Talk Here At Local High School
Dean W. J. Teeters head of the State University of Iowa pharmacy department will lecture December 10 at the high school auditorium. Sponsored by the College Chemistry club the talk titled Chemistry and Crime Detection aims to interest the public. Teeters previously spoke at a County Medical meeting and impressed listeners with his engaging presentation.
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Washington
W. J. Teeters
State University of Iowa
College Chemistry Club
Dean Teeters
Viking Capital Trondhjem Nid Founding Tale
Old Viking capital Trondhjem on the Nid in Norway dates to pagan times long before Olaf Tryggveson. Olaf called Nid aros because it sits where the Nid curves and meets the ford.
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Trondhjem
Nid
Norway
Olaf Trygg- Gveson
Olaf
Aros
Heights Kindergarten Builds A & P Grocery Store
The Heights school kindergarten creates a miniature grocery in the northwest corner of their room. Orange crates form the structure with paper awnings, paper bananas, clay fruits, and clay pastries on display. A table, telephone, and order pads complete the pretend shop.
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the Heights School
Who's Who at the School Library
A student befriends the school librarian Miss Kathryn Latta who has led the library for several years. She earned a BA from Teachers College Greeley Colorado and library training at the State University of Iowa. Latta taught rural schools was a grade school principal in Butler South Dakota and later led junior high and high school libraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Latta
Miss Latta
Teachers College
Greeley
Colorado
State University of Iown
Butler
South Dakota
Washington
Zora Rhodes Chosen for School Scholarship
Last spring the high school faculty selected Zora Rhodes for a scholarship awarded to a top student. She is enrolled this year in German, European history, English and Chemistry II and contemplates continuing chemistry studies. She is active in the Chemistry Club and the German Club.
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Zora Rhodes
Zora
Kathryn Vacha, Busy Student Leader in School Activities
Kathryn Vacha is a busy high school student involved in music and drama. She serves as music chairman of the Girl Reserve cabinet, plays viola, sings in a choir, and participates in string quartet and orchestra. She also leads Normal Training activities, chairs the club, heads forensics, and works at McLellan's after school and on Saturdays.
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Kathryn Vacha
Girl Reserve Cabinet
Kathryn
McLellan’s
Misner Players to Stage Taming of the Shrew in Omaha
The Misner Players of Omaha Nebraska will perform Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew in an assembly Monday December 7 at 3 00 PM. Limited adult tickets may be available for the event.
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Misner Players
Omaha
Nebraska
Zebras Once Roamed Vast Mountains and Plains
In former days millions of zebras roamed the mountains and plains. Like the buffalo, their numbers seemed inexhaustible. The zebra is related to the horse. He can be domesticated and worked in harness, although he is less tractable and intelligent than the horse or donkey.
Class Room Notes Highlight Student Projects
Miss Morrison reports biology classes finished plant study with a bacteria experiment. Bill Phillips studies grasshopper experiments kept in an incubator. Bible class under Miss Montgomery completed drawings of the Tabernacle for Old Testament history. Freshman English study Laughing in the Jungle focusing on immigrant perspectives amid the holidays.
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Miss Morrison
Bill Phillips
Tabernacle
Con sonant explanation from a speech student
Stewart Bell asks about consonants describing a consonant as any letter other than a vowel. The statement defines the term in a simple classroom way.
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Stewart Bell
Miss Montgomery
Chemistry class studies acids and bases in tests
The high school chemistry class under Miss Stahl explores shorthand in chemistry using the term Valence and writes chemical formulas and equations to express changes in test tube experiments. Students test acids and bases in the lab and at home with household substances.
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Miss Stahl
Geometry and algebra topics in local classes
Miss Mercer teaches geometry on parallelograms while the advanced algebra group works on radical equations. Freshman math class explores graph types including circle bar and line graphs.
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Miss Mercer
Business Training Focuses On Mail Cargo and Communications Costs
Mr. Williams leads classes examining mail transportation freight charges and bill of lading practices. Students compare costs of telephone calls telegraph and cablegram services to understand shipping and communication expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Williams
Wildcats Take Lead 13 to 7 In Typing Class Game
In a typing class contest led by Mr LeMoine the score at end of the third quarter stands thirteen to seven with Sam Wittmer's Wildcats ahead. The class prepares to use a mimeograph by cutting a stencil and producing multiple copies to practice.
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LeMoine
Sam Wittmer
Wildcats
Miss Minick Histories Program Reports on World Affairs
Last Wednesday Miss Minick led history classes in a program where a student chosen by her spoke on the topic The American Workman Looks to the Future. A report on The Theory and Practice of Communism was given by a class member.
Kalona Man Ernest Klopfer Not In Washington Today
Ernest Klopfer of Kalona was not present as a shopper in Washington today according to the brief item.
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Ernest Klopfer
Kalona
Washington
Blaze in Carstensen locker sparks quick containment
An afternoon blaze in a locker on the third floor caused smoke and a strong odor in the hall. Mildred Shebeck alerted Mr. Maaschem, and Patton opened the locker with the office key. Dale Carstensen removed burning gloves and extinguished the fire from a pocket pipe that had not been fully put out.
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Mildred Shebeck
Mr. Maaschem
Miss Patton
College presents The Tinker December 17 at Littl Theatre
The Littl Theatre of Junior College stages the Christmas play The Tinker on December 17. The story centers on the Whitney family with humor from Jack the high schooler and warm philosophy from the Tinker. Marjorie and Jane figure in holiday drama as familial bonds and romance unfold.
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Littl Theatre
Whitneys
Jack
Tinker
Ethel Whitney
David Whitney
Marjorie
Jane
Fred Eastman
Announce Groups Junior High Music
Junior High music groups include Second Band with forty students, an orchestra of about twenty, and two quartets. Second Band is so named to reflect high school participation. Quartets list members Richard Faulkner Charles Mayo Joan Michels David Masson and Galen Brown Carolyn Sartor Burchar Holden Georgeanne Rudiger.
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Brags
Richard Faulkner
Charles Mayo
Joan Michels
David Masson
Galen Brown
Carolyn Sartor
Burchar Holden
Georgeanne Rudiger
Mead Explains Diagnostic Charts at School Assembly
Mr Harland Mead outlined a diagnostic chart based on general test ratings and high school grades to measure a student’s individual progress. He noted charts should be ready for student viewing this month and stressed focus on students performing below their ability. The period ended with a group sing led by Myrla Stephens and piano by Manda Davies.
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Harland Mead
Mead
Mr. Mead
Myrla Stephens
Manda Davies
Student Entertains Friends at Home Gathering
Frances Fisher hosted a group of college friends Friday evening November 27 at her home. Games were played and refreshments served later. Attendees included Kittie Mae Maddock Dorothy de Freise Maurine Walker Wilma Kerr Frances Stewart Vincent Milburn Krabill Lawrence Miksch James Owen Francis Mangold and Roy Gre.
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Frances Fisher
Kittie Mae Maddock
Dorothy de Freise
Maurine Walker
Wilma Kerr
Frances Stewart
Vincent and
Milburn Krabill
Lawrence Miksch
James Owen
Francis Mangold
Roy Gre
Weekly Plan for Spelling at Wallace School
The fourth and fifth graders follow a weekly spelling plan. Monday starts with a fresh twenty word list to identify study needs. Students practice in individual styles writing over and repeating words.
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Wallace School
Tug@sday eaugh
Mary Justine George
Lois Mac
Audrey Putnam
Wallace School Self Testing Drills Track Progress
Wallace School’s fourth and fifth grades use Class Progress Charts to record arithmetic progress. Two self testing drills cover written problems and the four fundamentals with class medians in red. Fourth graders Harry Donaldson Mary Justine George and Gwendolyn Ramseyer achieved perfect scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace School
Harry Donaldson
Mary Justine George
Gwendolyn Ramseyer
School Flashes and Hallway Gossip Recounts
A junior high tone recalls gossip about Dorothy, Jack Watson, Lawrence Whisler, James, Maurine, and Charles Snyder. It mentions a locker fire in Daryle Burham's case, a romance rumor, Juicy Fruit habits, and sophomores critiquing upperclassmen while praising teachers for outside-work balance.
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Dorothy
John
Jack Watson
the Cove
Lawrence Whisler
James
Maurine
Daryle Burham
Charles Snyder
Clinton
Miss Sidles Absent From Thanksgiving, Edna Klein Steps In
Due to her mother’s illness, Miss Sidles will not return from Thanksgiving vacation. Miss Edna Klein will assume her duties in her stead.
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Sidles
Miss Edna Klein
Third Grade Garden and Classroom Pets at Lincoln
Lincoln third grade brings an aquarium with guppies and snails to school. It leaked and required janitor Mr. Bradford to reseal it. Students enjoyed a snowy day wish and reports note steady attendance in some grades while others face illnesses.
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Lincoln
Bradford
Room I
David
Betty Lou Schubert
Marcella Boileau
Charles Franzen
Letty Jean Fry
John Gamble
Joan Ross
Louis Spenser
Globe Trotters to Meet Cardinals This Friday
The Harlem Globetrotters Freshy and the gang prepare for a key game against the Cardinals this Friday night. Robert Kester anchors the lineup at six feet five inches as the squad works on passing, showmanship, and fundamentals to balance youth and experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baskette
Harlem Ojos Trotters
Robert Kester
Ron
Hartree
Heights Announces Perfect Attendance in Six Weeks
The Heights school lists students across kindergarten to fifth grade with perfect attendance over the last six weeks. Names include Jute Edward Ahrens Wayne Breek Keith Holie Jack Jackson Gee Murphy and many others across first second and third grades with no absences.
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Gerald Chance
Francis Schaeffer
Barbara Crossett
Mary Dankwardt
Marcia Masson
Sara Miller
Virginia Moothart
Mary Voorhees
Dorothy Baker
Phyllis Cupp
Junior Custer
Tom Moore
David Turner
Paul Watson
Raron Schilling
Eugene Davis
Mary Baldrige
Rob Boileau
Charles Cruil
Clara Gamble
Virginia Lee Gibson
Keith Keene
George McBirney
Bob Ross
Tom Tanner
Marie Wright
Gail Shaver
Heights School
Herte
Jute
Edward Ahrens
Wayne Breek
Keith Holie
Jack Jackson
Gee Murphy
James Putnam
Ree Waggoner
Mary Lou Albragin
Tuth Bartow
Peggy Christine Esta Custer
Donna Garrett
Delores Jean Leyden
Peggy Asm Moon
Betty Jean Nelson
Teema van Winkle
Dolores Weelace
Bobby Albright
Homer Camper
Dickie Fisher
John Kelly
Amy Mineart
Billy Porter
Ard Roth
Howard van Wink
Neda Faye Aston
J Breck
Betty Lou Gallagher
Marie Jacobs
Catherine Lice
Joan Morgan
Dorothy Wa Eon
Elosee Bruegge
Earl Harris
Howe Harris
Robert Kelley
Bei Thomas Lahey
Robert Stee
David Franklin
Dean Gueareer
Haunting Notes and Romantic Evening Rumors
A fragment notes a supposed romantic evening involving James Owen and mentions a mysterious work titled The Spook. The text hints at caution and urges readers to heed the piece and its hidden messages.
Smell of pipe tobacco reported at Brook High
Residents recall a pipe tobacco odor at school recently with rumors of a haunting. Some say a nameless presence drifted through the halls while others dismiss the report as a prank or memory.
Matt Redlinger and a girl In school mentioned by Lovine
In a fragmentary note Lovine claims Matt Redlinger knows a girl described as in school and associated with the Tiret gae, but details remain unclear and unverified.
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Matt Redlinger
Poser nickname sparks talk of marriage at home
Kitty Maddock known as Poser among everyone. Milburn Krabill speaks during a speech, asking about honeymoon plans as he contemplates marriage, noting if not too late.
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Kitty Maddock
Oe Tee
Poser
Milburn Krabill
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Jim Putnam
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Betty Jean Wilson
BLAZE
Carstensen
Ino Lock
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Globe Trotters
Cardinals
Junton Collepgh
Heights
Ling
Chiluns
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