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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1938
Page
5
The piece urges readers to give not gifts but sincere good wishes to others. It argues a kind word can lift loneliness and envy, making both giver and recipient feel happier, especially at Christmas, and suggests adding this present to the gift list for its lasting value.
The small college offers limited activities but higher chances for individual participation. If clubs don’t fit, consider athletics or music groups like the college band and chorus. Committees are needed for parties, so every student should seize chances to showcase talent and contribute to campus life.
Two students Dorothy Humston and Mildred Anderson appear in this entry. It notes their ambitions to work with shorthand and typing, their courses, clubs, hall identities, hobbies, and favorite film stars Tyrone Power Priscilla Lane Loretta Young.
Radio broadcasts WSUI air WHS News each Saturday at 1 15. The program gathers news from schools nationwide and mentions Miss Opal Keeney in a recent feature.
Ellis Finke is crowned King with Bob Anderson as understudy and Faye Holland as secretary and treasurer. Finke known for football and basketball prowess presides at senior class meetings. Anderson popular and central to campus activities. Holland keeps minutes and balances the budget.
The article gathers student and staff opinions on the best parts of Christmas and what they would want most, including toys, trips, radios, typewriters, and cars. Many praise tradition, decorations, and the Christmas spirit while noting personal wishes and festive hopes.
The reporter explains what a verse choir is and invites interested readers to join as meetings are held on Thursday evenings after school.
Miss Althea Montgomery and Miss Helen Wilson attended the Twenty-fourth Annual Conference for Teachers of English in Iowa City. Professors from Iowa University spoke on literature as life and experience. A report on minimum college English admittance and the English Placement test was discussed. A classical languages conference accompanied the event with a Round Table on Latin for early years.
A playful column teases readers about tangled romances at the Hi-Y convention. It mentions Charlie, Bob Macon, Martha T, Marge T, Jr. K, and a young lady writing self addressed notes. The item hints at love letters, whispers, and locker scrutiny.
Mr. Melvin Gingerich now leads the high school and college debating squad formerly supervised by Miss Opal Keeney. Keeney will still assist in training, while the Rotary Club debate on January second marks the start of this year’s topic. The public library provides space and resources in the north room on the library’s second floor.
Young children at the Y M C A have spent the days before Christmas crafting gifts for parents and singing seasonal songs. They took time to window shop for toys and visit central park to view the erected Christmas tree, while their classroom glowed with wreaths and a wall poster of Santa and his sleigh.
The 1939 Hi-Life will present home room portraits instead of alphabetical order after a 12 to 3 student poll. It will include about twice as many pictures with less text. Tom Parsons and the Camera Club lead the photo project. alumni may buy copies.
Fred Maasdam Bruce Cowden and Charlie Snyder named All-State utility linemen at an Iowa Daily Press banquet in Ames. The group stayed at a fraternity house and Sheldon Munn hotel autographed footballs, attended a noon banquet, and were interviewed by WOI radio. Charlie recalled a swell time.
A collection of quoted opinions from Helen Hayes to Wayne Knupp on friendship. Hayes favors steadfast support through any event, while Berdo calls for fairness, Brown values acceptance of flaws, Holden wants loyalty through thick and thin, and Knupp stresses unflagging belief. Clinton Stewart doubts ever meeting one.
The Demons improved to undefeated and beat Sigourney 50 to 36 on their home court. Guinton Stewart led scoring for the Demons while Bill Kiesey tallied 12 points as their top man. Sigourney also fielded a second team that beat the Demons 17 to 16. The game was rough and both sides had players benched.
Christmas preparations fill the high school kindergarten as pine branches decorate windows and a fireplace glows with electric lights. Posters show Christmas trees, a large Santa stands by the fireplace, and gifts are ready. Children hear stories, learn carols, and visited Penney's and Spurgeon's toy land before an upcoming party.
Junior High pupils will place a tree in each home room with a main hall tree at each end. On Friday afternoon before vacation they will sing carols by the tree starting with Come All Ye Faithful. The event includes various carols performed by grades and groups, followed by class parties and a Christmas exchange.
Students in Miss Mercer’s geometry and Latin classes study parallelograms and verb tenses from Latin for Today. They decorate a Christmas tree with geometric figures while the girls learn volleyball as prep for basketball and the boys drill marching before basketball practice.
Shirley Peterson Roberta Wheelan Raymond Weeks and Carolyn Brewer should have appeared on the honor roll for the 8A class fielded by the school. The listing was incomplete and requires correction to reflect those students’ achievement.
The Cardinals defeated Centerville 42 to 28. Hoskins led with 12 points while Chuck and Keiper contributed 11 each. Chuck played a strong game by stealing the ball and driving for several scores.
Friday morning about 200 copies of the second edition of The School Daze were sold. The weekly edited paper lists staff Dale Vorhees Jack Watson and Bob Anderson and features humorous items and a class of notes including song hits and a future look at ten years hence. Classifieds request a secretary and note a seat in civics while personal items humorously appear alongside athletic letters and a marble medal from the third grade.
SPFECH students hold tryouts for two one act plays Wise Girl and Sweet Sixteen under Mary Westphal and Rex Hazen. Casts drawn from the Forensic club. auditions show strong promise with many freshmen and sophomores among about thirty five for Sweet 16 and twenty for Wise Girl.
Betty Dawson listed with 2A and 2B in the sophomore section. Ist was supposed to appear in the freshman list, creating a misplacement in the roster.
Iowa 4-H delegates total about 55 students among forty four states Canada Hawaii and Porto Rico attend the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago November 27 to December 2. The Iowa group travels by Rock Island Rocket rides buses with motorcycle police and trains with battalions while visiting the Field Museum of Natural History Art Institute and Lincoln Park.
On Wednesday evening last week the Board of Education dined at the high school. The advanced home economics class prepared the meal with Clara Huber and Verla Boshart as chief cooks and Carolyn Strong and Martha Turnipseed as waitresses. Guests included Dean Harland Mead and Principal George Fields. Superintendent BE A. Ralston was ill and could not attend. Menu featured tomato juice, beaded pork chops, mashed potatoes and gravy, creamed corn, cranberry grape salad, hot rolls, jelly, lemon chiffon pie, and coffee.
Schedule lists daily interpretive readings ensembles and events from December 12 to 16. Activities include interpretive readins clarinet and flute quartets brass sextette string orchestra and choral groups with room references and a Theta Mu party. A Christmas assembly appears on Friday.
A high school assembly honored the state winning 4-H demonstration team and explained 4-H history, meaning, and honors. Mrs. Roudabush organized the program with John Killian presiding. Twenty five 4-H girls sang. eight wore colonial costumes for a minuet. Maurita Daniel and Mildred Meyer reported on the trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Velma Jarrard shared livestock show experiences. Mr. Roudabusch noted 4-H projects welcome to town and country youths.
A skating party hosted by four freshman home rooms took place Friday evening December 2 from 4 30 to 5 30. Teachers Miss Patton Miss Christian and Miss Sidles accompanied the students while Mr Kimberlin could not attend. About sixty freshmen attended the rink.
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