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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1938
Page
6
An editorial notes how fads grip students with a winter trend where college juniors wear overalls, resembling high school styles. It observes the playful mimicry, questions aprons for college girls, and remarks freshmen and sophomores are not immune to such fleeting trends.
The article reviews a season with standout games against El kader Waukon and Burlington charity game as upset of the season, notes strong school spirit under Mr Lussky, and anticipates a solid basketball year with initiation night at Albia and a Washington game upcoming.
The profile lists a junior girl described as blue eyed with blonde hair, active in Forensic club as vice president, debate, original oratory, news writing for the school paper, and holding student government roles. A senior boy aims to be a doctor or dentist, participates in marching band and dance band, plays Sousaphone, writes humor for Hi-Life, leads Commercial club, and is active in Glee club, Theta Mu, and other activities.
Cardinal team hosts Centerville Thursday night at Albia after opening the season with a 27 to 3 win. Keipey scored 1 point, Hoskins 12, Chuck 11 for Pleasant Plain in a confident offensive and defensive showing as Coach Maas expresses optimism and wishes good luck to the squad.
The 1938 Hi Y convention will be held at the Washington Y M C A on December 9 and 10 with about 175 delegates from Wisconsin Illinois and Iowa. Washington will send the largest group, 35 delegates. Delegates will attend a banquet hosted by local high school students and listen to Dr. Frank Slutz and others as sessions cover Christian democracy and youth leadership.
Washington Junior College and high school basketball schedules list decimal dates and opponents with home and away notes. Games include Sigourney Centerville Muscatine Ottumwa Tipton Albia Mt Pleasant Maquoketa Keokuk Chariton Bloomfield Burlington Fort Madison Fairfield Marshalltown with high school and junior college designation and Fridays and Tuesdays as game days.
Over the past week home room students discussed radio programs and their pros and cons. A Friday debate asked if the United States should exercise the same radio control as Great Britain, with next week shifting to movies.
A safety program for high school and junior college students was held last Thursday at 3:30. Dean Mead led the assembly and introduced W. P. Ballow of the Rock Island Railroad safety department. Ballow urged caution near railroads and endorsed the slogan Think, warning against playing on tracks or jumping onto moving trains.
High school and junior college students stage a tableau driven Nativity service Sunday December 11 at 4:00 p m in the high school auditorium. Readers will recite Bible texts while mixed and girls choirs perform Yuletide music and carols with solos and orchestral pieces. The event features a large cast including Mary and Wise Men with a separate children’s program Friday at 2 15 p m for elementary schools.
Washington high school celebrates Charlie Snyder making the first I. D. P. A. team, the first from Washington. Coach Maasdam, Snyder, and sports editor Bruce Cowden travel to Ames for All-State reception and related events with Cornell and Iowa State. Also notes a 39–16 win over Columbus Junction and Bob Anderson’s free throws.
Dean Mead spoke at a California junior college assembly on how to study and time budgeting. He described student codes for men and women, explained the grading system with graphs, and noted upcoming party plans amid a supportive finish.
The second six weeks honor roll lists Freshman and Sophomore and Junior students with grades and names including Dorothy Turner Milo Zeck Mary Ellen Duensing Eugene Dunlap Mary Goodwin Esther Goodlander Jane Bald ridge Nellie Anderson Jean Mathers Thelma Flynn Betty Dawson Mary Murphy Virginia Sheetz Tunis Den Hartog Joan terdes Deborah Longer Victor Mayer Beulah Stewart Gailen Brown Douglas Dowell Henry Shields Martha Turnipseed Wilma Simons George Swift Alberta Godfrey.
Readable portion lists names Dorothea Snyder Marjorie Faulkner Esther Hayes Marjorie Thompson and Jean Sigafoose at 2A 1B 3B and Maxine at 1A 3B in a classified-style note.
Marjorie Thompson presents a GAA report after a Wednesday after school meeting. Treasurer Dorothy Conner reads dues, about 2 members paid. Thompson attends May 14 1938 GAA convention in Iowa City noting Round Table emphasis on membership.
Fourth grade at Wall ace school studies posture for health as bones grow. Twenty students earn dental honor roll. Christmas decorations and a booklet titled We are Thankful for These Things are prepared.
Third grade at Lincoln School explored poetry from real and make believe worlds and stories. Students shared favorites, memorized poems, and created their own verses including health poems about teeth, milk, and a road to health.
A collage of short verses and drawings including a clock rhyme about tea time, a line about a bird singing tweet, a brief note about an airplane and its rapid turn, and a playful car verse with onomatopoeic sounds.
The Forensic society met in the high school auditorium for a short business meeting led by vice-president Maxine Logan. Mary Westphal led try-outs for the play Sweet 16 with junior college play production class members.
A Hi-Y meeting was held on Wednesday November 30 at the Y. Mrs. Maynard Brown chaired the meal served by several members. In the business session Mr Soule assigned Hi-Y committee roles for the Eastern Hi-Y conference to be held December 9 and 10 a guest coach Kenneth Kibelin attended recently.
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