Good Language Literary Society of Tippecanoe Township
Washington Iowa editorials recount Ellen Rebecca Fenn’s NRTA Journal article on the Good Language Literary Society formed by teacher Ethel Hunt at Prairie Gem School in 1915. The piece recalls GLLS aims, weekly Friday programs, diction and debating training, and student achievements in language and grammar.
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Ellen Rebecca Fenn
Nrta Journal
National Retired Teachers Association
Gus
Good Language Literary Society
Prairie Gem School
Tippecanoe Township
Henry County
Towa
Margaret Newburg
Margaret Conner
James Newburg
Ethel Hunt
Miss Hunt
What GLS Stands For in a School Memorizing Club
The reminiscence recalls GLS and a class memorizing culture where students learned to diagram sentences and master algebra, plus recited Gettysburg Address and poems. It mentions older siblings aiding younger ones, a classroom stage by the teacher’s desk, a shy brother’s first speech, and quirky memory devices for spelling geography and poetry.
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GLS
Henry W. Longfellow
George Elliot
Grand Slam Balance in Wild Bridge Hand
In a regional four handed event, two tables produced divergent grand slam outcomes. At table one seven spades made after a club lead, scoring 2,210. Table two doubled seven clubs after a heart lead failed to invite, East-West secure seven clubs for 2,330. Team swing 4,540 points.
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South
West
North
Ace of Hearts
East
Female Mink Pelt Facts and Curiosities 1972
A 1972 note by L M Boyd discusses female mink pelts with higher underfur and guard hair counts than males, suggesting reasons unknown. It weaves in curious trivia on anatomy, odds in dating, and assorted quips about everyday life, law, and science.
Christmas cards a matter of choice
DEAR ABBY letters discuss Christmas cards and parental pressure. A daughter resists her mother in law’s demand to send cards to her side, then receives a gift urging compliance. Abby urges independence and courtesy. A second reader, 18 and a mother, laments early marriage and foregoes college, urging parents to guide without overstepping.
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Abby
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