Editor Raymond Weeks Feature Highlights Local Reporters
A feature on Jean Mathers and Bob Gates profiles reporters Terry Anderson James Gallagher and others from the junior college editorial staff. The piece notes the contribution of typists and editors including Maxine Logan and Vlasta Musil.
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Raymond Weeks
Jean Mathers
Bob Gates
Terry Anderson
James Gallagher
Jean Applegate
Helen Havel
Juanita Miller
Vlasta Musil
Maxine Logan
Why Spanish Should Be Taught in More US Schools
An editorial in Good Housekeeping argues for teaching Spanish beyond colleges to high schools and adults to improve Latin American relations. It cites Hull’s call for Americans to learn Spanish to understand Latin American language, culture, and people and to strengthen hemispheric democracy and peace.
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Good Housekeeping
United States
Latin America
State Hull
Hemisphere
Hi Life 1941 yearbook pitch from Washington High
The message urges Washington High School students to buy the 1941 Hi Life annual as a lasting value that grows with time. Seniors are highlighted as especially needing and wanting a lasting reminder as they leave the halls for good.
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Washington High School
Use no hurtful deceit advice from Benjamin Franklin
The passage urges speaking justly and avoiding harm or unfounded accusations. It counsels innocently considering others and not exaggerating deeds, especially toward friends or enemies, until sure someone deserves praise or blame. Audrey Hotle
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Benjamin Franklin
Audrey Hotle
College Students Plan Christmas Celebration
Sigma Lambda Sigma plans a Christmas party Tuesday evening December 10 with a ten cent toy exchange for the Y M C A. A short program features Ruth Flood reading and college trio musical numbers. Mildred Hughes and Ruth Anderson are committee to transport the toys after the event.
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Sigma Lamada Sigma
Ruth Flood
Mildred Hughes
Ruth Anderson
Exchange Seat Sells At Historic Low On May 28 1940
The value of a New York Stock Exchange seat hit a 25 year low selling for 42000 dollars on May 28 1940. The prior peak record was 70000 dollars in 1939 reflecting a sharp market shift.
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Block Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Home Rooms Propose Cash Gifts For Christmas Fund
Sixteen days before Christmas Washington high schools’ home rooms consider replacing the usual ten cent gift exchange with money donations. Funds would support the Y M C A and aim to buy suitable gifts for needy local children, expanding the holiday help available.
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Washington
Hi Youth Date Night Sparks School Gossip
A chaotic account lists couples at a Hi-Y date night and a sophomore sweater swing. It notes disputes over sports loyalties, playful party antics, and exchanges about dancing and radio idiosyncrasies, with scattered names, lines, and phrases.
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Masson
Ragan
Huber
Flynn Holden
Wylie Voorhees
Thompson Gates
Sartor
Anderson
Peterson
Berdo
Rudiger Gallagher
Springer Custer
Cherwinker
Ralston
Davis Walker
Gibson
Breidenthal
Holden
Turnipseed
Robertson Dowell
Sojka Squires
Humble Klein
Redlinger
Additional Books for Junior English Class Readings
Several new readers have been purchased for Literature classes. Ten to twelve copies of each title are available. The books cover short stories novels poems biographies essays plays and ballads to broaden reading experiences and support independent work.
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Gross Smith Stauffer
Collette
Briges
Herzberg and
Bolonius
Miller
Payne
Neville and Chapman
Ross
Schiverkert
C. L. Persing
R. K. Leary
Students Aid 90 Piece Band Clinic in Oskaloosa
Four high school students Dorothy Turner Bill Arnold Eugene Dunlap and Dave Neiswanger joined a 90 piece band clinic in Oskaloosa on December 7. The ensemble gathered players from southeastern Iowa with conductor Carlton Stewart of Mason City sight-reading national contest numbers.
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Oskaloosa
Dorothy Turner
Bill Arnold
Eugene Dunlap
Dave Neiswanger
Iowa
Carton Stewart
Mason City
Check Room antics lead to a makeshift radio party
In a Hi-Life check room during a 1941 game, staff and guests improvise with a borrowed radio as coats thin out. Marion and Burene trade ideas, Jean and Marylin debated seats, and workers pass the time with jokes while Bob Hope captions stream. The night ends with a $1.05 profit toward a better 1941 Hi-Life.
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Hi-Life
Mewton Ferguson
Vizor
Marion
Burene
Henry
Marilyn
Eugene
Mr. Erbe
World’s largest cutlery collection opens in Sheffield
A vast cutlery collection in Sheffield displays British pieces and ornate items from Holland France Germany and Italy including sixteenth century specimens. The pocket-knives draw much attention from schoolboys and visitors as the museum showcases specimens from every country in the trade.
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Sheffield
England
Holland
France
Germany
Italy
Oxford Shoes Origin Reported in Oxford England
Oxford shoes earned their name from their origin in Oxford England during the seventeenth century. The piece notes the style emerged and became a staple of footwear history with its distinctive design later adopted widely.
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Oxford
England
Veteran character actor C. Henry Gordon dies at 57
Death of C. Henry Gordon follows leg amputation from a blood clot. The veteran actor, 57, was noted for villain roles in many pictures.
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C. Henry Gordon
Gordon
Businessmen Face 100000 Regulations, Lawyer Warns
A leading business lawyer warns that today’s executives are presumed to know 100000 regulations. Ignorance of these rules can lead to legal trouble or costly fees, affecting even the wealthiest clients and their firms.
Eighteen Football Letter Winners Honored at Pep Assembly
Eighteen athletes received football letter awards last Tuesday afternoon at a high school pep assembly. Ten seniors, six juniors, one sophomore, and one freshman earned letters. First time letter recipients will be initiated at a December 20 Letter Elup dance, with seniors Roger Lance May Darnell and Herbert Huber and juniors Cure Brown Bob Faulkner Willis Booth Everett Squire and Clarence Cross invited.
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Terry Anderson
Bob Gates
T. J. Berdo
Jim Gallagher
Herbert Huber
Don Burger
Roger Lance
Joe Pease
Max Darnell
Bob Birney
Everett Squire
Dick Moore
Willis Booth
Bob Faulkner
Cliff Brown
Bob Lowe
Dick Marshall
Clarence Cross
Change Officers for Third Period at Junior High
New officers named for grade levels and homerooms for this semester third period. List includes roles such as President and Vice President across multiple rooms with committees and health, room, and service groups. Also mentions Mrs. C. J. Blackburn sending her dog's shed hair to a Canadian company for spinning into wool and a sweater knitted from it.
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Paul Jordan
Clarabell Blodwett
Joan Ross
Mary Dankwardt
Ina Belle Gault
Shirley Brown
Margaret Stoops
Marcelin Boileau
Naida Breitenbach
Max Beenblossom
Merrin Guile
Vivian Musgrove
Russel Carter
Lena Tose Davidson Russel Smith
Junior Custer
Bill Freeman
Carolyn Bond
Erma Turnipseed
Richard Miller
Geraldine Bartow
John Gamble
Gwendolyn Ramsevert
Donna Purr
Florence Weston
Vernon Rath
Wilma Zook
Rob Brewer
Bob Unzicker
Roger McKeown
Margarite Walker
Margaret McCall
Marilyn Walker
Martha Downing
Dale White
Jack Paul
Home Room
Carl Little
Direk McCleery
Susanne Richards
Rhea Buck
Marjorie Winn
Jack James
Virginia Simmering
Virginia Smith
Jimmie Easter Joe Sweet
Jean Gault
Edith Godwin
C. J. Blackburn
Staunton
Angera
Pineal Gland Linked to Uncertain Role in Sex Function
In the rear brain region the pineal gland is described as a remnant of the third eye. Little is known about it but some theories suggest it influences sexual development or function.
Salazar Seeks Negotiate Peace With Europe
Seeks Europe peace Premier Antonio Oliveira Salazar of Portugal sounds out belligerents on chances of a negotiated peace that might be facilitated by President Roosevelt.
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Antonio Oliveira Salazar
Portugal
Roosevelt
French Class Dines At North Side Cafe
Washington High French students observed the evening dining custom with a private dinner at North Side cafe on December 3. Place settings featured a Christmas tree centerpiece and Fleur de Lis favors, each plate describing the person it addressed. Conversation shifted to horror films as Mr. Lussky described The Phantom of the Opera, vividly engaging the group.
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Washington High
North Side
Mr. Lussky
First Grade Reports Holiday Experiences and Helpers
First grade students taught by Miss Helen Wylie shared vacation experiences including a Des Moines elevator ride, a long distance call from a grandmother, and games with a boiler by the water works. They read various books and started a weekly helper program with students opening doors and handling small tasks.
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Helen Wylie
Des Moines
Miss Wylie
Blaze
Stewart
Dean Lawson
Sharlene Iown
Patriccia Pebler
Donald Kuntz
Charles Geyer
Nancy Barham
Fred Dawson
Lavaughn Dawson
Dean Goff
Charlotte Jackson
James McBurney
Patricia Palmer
Marjorie Lowash
Mary Triplett
Eugene Williams
Ilen Woods
Cloyce Grady
Alee
Homemaking Class Plans December Holiday Party
Homemaking and Afirls classes hosted a luncheon for Newton school leaders and guests. A Friday noon briefing, a December event with a style show, carols, readings, games, and Christmas décor highlighted student efforts and a forthcoming party with mothers invited.
Survey shows trend in junior college terminal curricula
A A JC C commission report based on 426 colleges finds business and secretarial programs most popular in two year terminal courses. Across 1838 campuses general business dominates with 14 511 enrolled, while 41 507 enroll in terminal courses overall and aviation, home economics, nursing, journalism and other fields are listed.
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American Association of Junior Colleges
Commission On Terminal Education
United States
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Demons face Muscatine in Little Six opener on home floor
Friday night the Demons begin the Little Six race at home against Muscatine, a strong contender for the title. Muscatine beat Iowa City 47 to 45 in a tight game while the Demons seek their first solid stride after two early losses and aim to finish high in the league. The Junior College squad also hosts Tipton after a close loss to a strong alumni team, hoping for a marked improvement.
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Demons
Muscatine
Muskies
Iowa City
Tipton
Cardinals
Weekly Calendar of School Music Groups
Schedule lists various music ensembles by day including Sophomore Sextette Mixed Chorus Senior Mixed Quartet and more. It notes tryouts dinners and club meetings across multiple days with times and group names, reflecting a busy campus calendar.
Homemaking Class Demonstrates Parker House Rolls
The homemaking department demonstrated how to make Parker House rolls and bread. The following day the girls in homemaking made various kinds of rolls.
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Parker House
Junior College Girls Bowl Each Friday
Duck pin bowling gains momentum at the junior college as part of physical education. Girls bowl weekly during gym hours, five games counted for an average to seed a December 6 tournament. Dorthee Snyder leads with 115, Joan Walker and Maxine Logan join the 140 Club, and many enjoy the challenge and appeal of the sport.
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Dorthee Snyder
Joan Walker
Maxine Logan
Hi-Life Plans Panel Arrangements and Assembly Practice
Hi-Life staff met Monday to finalize senior panel placement and discuss class picture arrangements. A continuing checking stand at basketball games was approved. The Hi Life assembly for the high school was first practiced Thursday and will be repeated for the college Tuesday with a second practice Thursday morning.
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Hi-Life
Hi Life Assembly
Annual Hi Life staff assembly introduces yearbook sales
The Hi-Life staff organized an 11 o'clock Thursday assembly at the high school to promote yearbook sales. Marion Ferguson served as master of ceremonies, highlighting staff members as stage lights focused on them. Dave Elder and Tom Parsons spoke as guests, and purchase slips were handed out for those not buying an activity ticket. A similar program will be shown to the Junior College on Tuesday.
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Hi-Life
Marion Ferguson
Dave Elder
The
Evening Journal
Tom Parsons
Sophomore Sweater Swing Party Aims to Cozy Night
Sophomores hosted a December 4 sweater swing in room 101 and a 105 games setup with Rock and Chinese Checkers. Teachers were invited by a reception committee and refreshments included cup cakes as the evening concluded with a light, pleasant mood.
Baked custards and vanilla junket delight with nutmeg
A short note highlights baked custards and vanilla junket as tasty treats, finished with a sprinkle of grated nutmeg to enhance aroma and flavor. The casual culinary tip emphasizes simple dessert pleasures.
Industrial Arts Teaching Affects High School Students
The article highlights the Ames high school industrial arts department known as manual training. It covers freshman woodwork projects like rulers and book ends, progression to mechanical drawing, later larger pieces such as footstools and bedroom suites, and praise for longtime instructor Bickel Foster.
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Bickel Foster Bickel
Ames
Towa Wesleyan
University
Lawa
Leaveworth Washington
Washinton
Towa
Christmas Party and Craft Time in Lincoln First Grade
The plan for Christmas Thanksgiving featured a party with milk and cookies for first graders at Lincoln. Students engaged in games and storytelling, with artwork of winter scenes and Santa letters reflecting the season.
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Lincoln
Bach
Santa Claus
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