Editorial Staff and Desk Headline Contributors Named
The newspaper lists Editorial Staff and department editors with names for Sports Features News and more. Staff includes Ellen Gidley Joe Pease Marjorie Faulkner Lester Hamil and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euk Ellen Gidley
Joe Pease
Marjorie Faulkner
Lester Hamil
Maxine Logan
Evelyn Miller
Margaret Ragan
Gayle Robertson
Eloise Springer
Mary Walker
Ned Barden
Mary Hesseltine
Shirley Peterson
Nyla Reinier
Helen Raber
Marjorie Walker
Edwin Wells
Gerald Wells
Roberta Wheelan
Florence Godwin Junior College
Mary Atchison
FAME AND HOW TO TAKE IT Editorial on Nile Kenrick as team captain
Nile Kenrick is praised as a bright, friendly leader worthy of the captaincy. The piece says his smart, swell character embodies sportsmanship and he will accept the role honorably, aiming to uphold the team’s spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nile Kenrick
Iowa
Hidden human resources and personal growth
The text argues every intelligent person has at least one resource or talent. It notes hidden abilities are often discovered late, hindering use. It urges development of these talents through education, noting criminals misuse talents and schools can help individuals improve for personal benefit.
Lincoln School pupils increase Dental Honor Roll memberships
The Lincoln School reports rising honor roll numbers as students from kindergarten to sixth grade join the Dental Honor Roll after dental exams. Fourth grade committees produced animal and plant science scrapbooks displayed on the science table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln School
Dick McCleery
Washington Pupils Outlive Ambitions at Washington High
Read about Washington High School seniors who once dreamed of wild west roles including cowboys and yodeling cowgirls. Evelyn Miller Dorothea Snyder Bob Houseal Gailen Brown and Donald Morrison are named among students who imagined bold careers as they grew up. The piece notes how ambitions shift as the world changes and movies influence children less now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Evelyn Miller
Dorothea Snyder
Bob Houseal
Gailen Brown
Donald Morrison
A Great Life If You Don’t Weaken Recounts a Dog’s Gym Journey
The narrator describes a dog's experiences with a girl student during hockey season and gym class. The dog sprinted beside the field and jumped to dodge sticks and balls while the girl performed headstands and aerobics. After workouts the dog suffers aching muscles but remains in motion, fearing decline as the season continues.
Music Club Enjoys Evening of Dancing
Sixty Theta Mu members enjoyed games and dancing last Tuesday evening. The party opened with group singing led by Jane Steele, followed by musical games directed by Dorothy Daniel. The remainder of the evening featured dancing under Margie Walker with refreshments by the committee Dorothy Daniel, Richard Knupp, Bette Michels, and Charles Sutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta Mu
Jane Steele
Dorothy Daniel
Margie Walker
Richard Knupp
Bette Michels
Charles Sutton
Stewart Students Plan for Holiday
The first grade of Stewart School prepared for Thanksgiving with a Pilgrim story about England, Holland, and America aboard the Mayflower. Students wore turkey feather head bands, watched moving pictures of Indian life, and built scrapbooks with contributions from Victor Manussier, Joanga Krabill, Paul George, and classroom displays of ocean, Indian, and Pilgrim pictures.
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Stewart School
England
America
Holland
Victor Manussier
Joanga_ Krabill
Paul George
Letter Club Initiation Makes Young Dreams Take Flight
A compilation of student opinions on Letter Club initiation, with varied views. Some praise the event as a real tradition, while others recall ambitions from youth such as nursing, science, mechanics, and other careers.
Thanksgiving Program Showcased Student Talent at Washington High
Wednesday's combined Washington high school and junior college event featured an Orchestral opening by Maurice Brayton, a radio play by Ruth Flood's class, and performances by the high school sextet and mixed chorus conducted by Boyd White. Notables included John Gardner as announcer, Martha Ann Mace reading Origin of Thanksgiving, and Dr. Keagy delivering a Thanksgiving message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Gardner
Maurice Brayton
Rubinstein
Martha Ann Mace
Ruth Flood
Deborah—Lois Humble
Prudence Helen Rhodebeck
John Bob Masson
Jan Cecil Replogle
Franz Ernest Moothart
Roger James Wooley
June Garrett
Dr. Keagy
Boyd White
Junior Class Elects Richard Anderson President
On Friday morning November 24 the junior class nominating committee met with Miss Anderson Miss Wilson and Miss Mercer with Marion Ferguson and Jean Mathers nominated for president Bob Gray and George Swift for vice president Jeanette Krabill and Gallen Brown for treasurer and Joan Gerdes and Gayle Davis for secretary. The junior home rooms voted Monday November 27 and Richard Anderson was elected president Bob Gray vice president Gallen Brown treasurer and Gayle Davis secretary.
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Miss Anderson
Mise Wilson
Miss Mercer
Marion Ferguson
Jean Mathers
Bob Gray
George Swift
Jeanette Krabill
Gallen Brown
Joan Gerdes
Gayle Davis
Richard Anderson
Class Room Notes on Courses and Starts
Miss Minor teaches general business training with banking services. Personal Typing prepares outlines and table arranging. Freshman English under Miss Anderson begins Kidnapped. Mercer handles advanced algebra on exponents and imaginary numbers. Freshmen under Miss Patton finish arithmetic and start geometry. Patton's bookkeeping moves to Set One. Parson's biology studies vertebrae while General Science begins weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minor
Miss Anderson
Miss Mercer
Miss Patton
Jr High Thanksgiving Program Highlights School Event
The Junior High observed Thanksgiving with a Wednesday program featuring a processional and prayers. Darlene Young read scripture, Julia Zeck and Robert Bongrager sang, Ralph Schilling Frances Durst and John Baldrige performed, and Julia Zeck sang God Bless America. The PTA placed Christmas seal boxes in every homeroom for donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Young
Julia Zeck
Robert Bontrager
Ralph Schilling
Frances Durst
John Baldrige
God Bless America
Rev. Eastwood
Pry R Report ecards and classroom antics noted
A fragmentary yearbook style note describes students in English algebra and speech classes. The entry mentions a card mishap and laughing during class, absences, out of class behavior, onions refrain, and hallway chatter about Letter Club members wearings hose. Names like Gallen Brown Franny Ralston Don Bishop Mehaffey twins Bette Ro and Dorothea appear with brief anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallen Brown
Letter Club
Franny Ralston
Don Bishop
Don
Arlo
Mehaffey Twins
Bette Ro
Bob
Red items highlight list in weekly fashion notes
This week features Rothlisber vers sweater June Garretts new socks satin blouses from the Walker family and Dorothys interest in red cranberry sauce. See you next week for more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H
Rothlisbervers
June Garrett
Walker
Dorothy Watson
Dor
Books Week Observed At High School With Various Activities
Book Week from November 12 to 15 featured home room discussions, class work, and library studies. Students shared favorite books and authors while posters were displayed around the building. Journalism reporters covered library book reviews and junior English classes read Scapastic magazine focusing on books and their use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Wheelan
Marjorie Faulkner
Shirley Peterson
Marjorie Walker
Margaret Ragan
Miss Kyle
Scplastic Magazine
College presents comedy to groups
The college play production class has staged a short one act comedy titled Poor Dear Aunt Maria. It has been presented to three groups including a P T A meeting Fortnightly Annual Banquet and Y s Men s Club with promoter and stage manager listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y's Men's Club
Maria
Parker
Beverly Nefjongger
Patricia
Lois Humble
Richard Crockett
Cecil Replogle
Parker Kernest Moothart
Cecil — James Wooley
Helen Rhodebeck
Collegiants to Present Drama The Romantic Young Lady
Collegiants present The Romantic Young Lady a Madrid set comedy about Rosario a romantic young lady who longs for a man’s world while her grandmother and three brothers shape her course. The play features Dona Barbara Maria Pepe and a tangled salon farce. Presented Tuesday evening December 12 in the auditorium.
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Madrid
Spain
Rosario
Dona Barbarita
Maria Pepe
Washington high girls greet fan mail from global readers
Five Washington High School girls received international fan mail after Life magazine published a photo of them with a world’s tallest corn stalk. Letters arrived from across the United States, plus the Philippines, Hawaii, and Argentina, with varied motives from curiosity about corn to requests for further correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High
Life
Roberta Wheelan
Jean
Gayle Davis
Sara Lemley
Shirley Peterson
New York
California
Minnesota
Carolinas
United States
Philippines
Hawaii
Argentina
Ecorn
Middlewest
Veteran's Hospital
Iowa
Missouri
Washington
San Diego
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Dr Keagy Speaks At Junior Assembly On Thanksgiving
Dr. Keagy of the Methodist Church addressed the three junior rooms during a Tuesday morning assembly in observance of Thanksgiving week. The talk praised American freedom to think act and believe freely and closed with a Voltaire parable about respect between master and God who were not on speaking terms. Hymns opened and closed the program.
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Iowa
KR. ©. Keagy
Methodist Church
Assembly
God
Etiquette Leaflet “Boy Dates Girl” At Washington High
A library booklet titled Boy Dates Girl by Gay Head gains popularity at Washington High School. It compiles Scholastic articles on teen interests, offering dating and social etiquette advice in a novel fiction form. The series introduces a new leaflet publication with more issues planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Gay Head
Scholastic
Students share favorites and dislikes in school profiles
A dark haired sophomore loves Latin I and English while listening to Kay Kyser and collecting stamps. Orin Tucker, a six footer, studies English and history and names “Oh Johnny” as his favorite song while avoiding the opposite sex. The piece ends by naming Georgeanne Rudiger and Dick Anderson as the answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Kyser
Orin Tucker
Oh Johnny
Clubicity forms science clubs with school sponsor
The physics class forms a Physics Club under sponsor Mr. Brayton and applies for membership with the American Institute of Science and Engineering Clubs of New York. Marge Thompson is elected president with Lloyd Scott as vice president and Ned Barden as secretary.
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American Institute of Science and Engineering Clubs of
New York
Brayton
Marge Thompson
Lloyd Scott
Ned Barden
School Yells at Pep Meeting
W H S students held a Tuesday pep rally at 3 40 p m for the basketball team heading to Iowa City. Cheerleaders Audrey Hodle and Ginger Robertson opened the session with a wig W W. Coach Kimberlin announced the traveling players and the crowd joined in more yells then sang the orange and black school song.
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Iowa City
Audrey Hotle
Ginger Robertson
Kimberlin
Field Trip to Water Works by Seventh Grade
Seventh grade science classes visited the city water works last Monday at one o clock under supervision of Mr. Carlton Mr. Mohr and Mr. Dues. Mr Jordan explained the process while students prepared booklets and some made machine models. A committee of Paul Jordan Marcella Boileau Kenneth Patterson Dick May and Adelyn Duea will record materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton
Mohr
Dues
Jordian
Paul Jordan
Marcella Boileau
Kenneth Patterson
Dick May
Adelyn Duea
Red Cross
Pet Peeves of High School Seniors Reveal Widespread Irritation
The survey quotes 43 of 120 seniors listing their pet peeves with conceited people topping the list. Gossips, women drivers, late arrivals, and noisy talkers recur, while some students fault civics tests, unpunctual peers, and even the reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Adams
Joan Brown
Phyllis Crone
Jean Davis
Doris Dolph
Marjorie Faulkner
Kenton Kurtz
Evelyn Miller
Ted Morgan
Nyla Reinier
Gayle Robertson
Jean Sigafoose
Anta Waggoner
Florence Godwin
Betty
Bob Crossett
Don Shepherd
Robera Davis
Milo Steele
Lloyd Scott
Dorothea Snyder
Marjorie Sheetz
Richard Weeks
Charles Sutton
Dorothy Darnell
Vernon Reenblossom
Norene McFarland
Winona Bower
Nellie Wallace
Marjorie Ahrens
Don Batterson
Twila Mangold
Betty Stewart
Jack Wilson
Demons Defeated by Little Hawks in Intramural Hoop
Last Tuesday the Little Demons fell 32 22 to the Little Hawks of Iowa City, while the second team lost 22 14. Coach Kimberlin cites the large floor as a factor. The Demon's first Littletix battle is set for December 8 against the Keokuk Chiefs at home. Monday evening the Little Kanwks won, as part of the intramural basketball lineup. Several players promoted to the second team as more boys join. The Letter Club initiation Friday night was well received with good participation.
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Little Demons
Little Hawks
Iowa City
Kimberlin
Keokuk Chiefs
Little Kanwks
Students celebrate return to normal dress after initiation
Most fellows glad to be dressed like other humans again after strict clothes orders during initiation. Many boys playing football are idle after school due to lack of football practice. They look forward to the quiet by the Quarter-Back Club where they may receive football monograms.
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Spo
Student Broadcasts Highlight Twelve Public School Journal Stories
Saturday morning reading featured eleven or more pieces from the Public School Journal as part of a student broadcasts column. Among the titles noted are Punctuality and Dependability by Shirley Peter and Students Views on Arms B&B barge by Maxine Logan, plus 1939 Art Week to be Observed by Roberta Wheelan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public School Journal
Shirley Peter
Maxine Logan
Roberta Wheelan
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Esther Swift
Don Mitchel
Georganne Rudiger
Fred Reid
Phyllis Kisk
F’rances Porter
Geneva Palmer
Bob Clark
Hielep Raber
Jean Applegate
Jean Atchison
Jane Baldrige
Dorothy Bear
Marilyn Bell
Martha Crossett
Vada Fetters
Esther Hays
Margaret Hennon
Nan Hoover
Mildred Myer
Bette Neiswanger
Wanda Pence
Jean Siguroose
Dorthea Snyder
Bill Brown
Allen Atchinson
Charles Atchinson
Luther Balleu
Vernon Beenblossom
Paul Benson
Max Daniel
Paul Drodder
Douglas Dowell
Lafe Hamil
Huubert Huber
Carl Klein
Dick Knupp
Jack Mace
Dick Mareshall
Dave Masson
Leonard Witthoft
Francis Ralston
Eugene Greelan
D. Anderson
Jr. High
Pry
Wicked
W. H. S. Halls
Dorothea
College
Collegians
Georgeanne Rudiger
Dick Anderson
Rare Elements
Wolf
Jack
Marjorie Thompson
Pee
Ellen Gidley
Nardy
Chocolate Sho
Eleanor Kimmel
Kay Dunbar
Clara Huber
Mildred Mer
Evan Fishburn
Alberta Godfrey
Margaret Hendon
Mary Helveltine
Contin
Richa Knapp
Maxine Ian
Bob McLaughlin
Mercedes Miller
Redlinger
Martha Shoek
Ruth Sorrell
Eleanor Turner
Leonard Withoft
Wayne
Valley OF the Sun
H. D. Rohmm
Division
Fogeontes Agent Rock Lnlead Lines
Rock Island Station
Davenport
Phoenix
Rock Island
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