School Page Mews and Student Feature Material
Mews and feature material for this page has been assembled and written by students of Junior High in addition to regular class work. Staff and student names include Ruth Wead Jean Essiey Faye Mollana Lois Humble Charlotte Campbell Iona Maber Dorthea Snyder Mabel Finney. Images feature Maelvin Gingerich William Newnam Betty Hamilton Marguerite Mardy Mildred Anderson.
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Starfr High
Ruth ‘Wead
Jean @Essiey
Faye Mollana
Lois Humble
Harlotte
Campbell
Iona Ean
Maber
Dorthea Snyder
Mabel Finney
Eugene Fucker
Margaret West Centennial
Mary Humston Maights
Betty Kolesick Lincoln
Page Schoonover
Wallace
Evalyn Nebergall
Everett Burham
William, Phillips
Wilma
Eadward McCutcheon
Marion Griffin
Maxine Baxter
Maurite Darnell
Faye Holland
Robert Anderson
Dale Voorhees
Maelvin Gingerich
William Newnam
Betty Hamil
Marguerite Mardy
Mildred Anderson
Christmas Reflections on Faith and Family Joy
A 1930s Christmas editorial urges readers to remember the spiritual meaning of the holiday amid shopping and preparations. It recalls Christ’s birth as the greatest gift and calls people to rejoice in church, sing carols, and give thanks for baby Jesus.
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Mother
Father
Small Janet
Santa Claus
Papa
Junior
Christ
Jesus
One Simple Resolution For New Year Success
A column argues for choosing a single attainable New Year resolution rather than many. It suggests focusing on a single habit like not swearing, claiming success on that task makes it easier to begin another mid year. The tone is hopeful and encourages readers to adopt the method.
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Fitz
Ducky
Fifty-five Present for Hi Y Dinner at the Y
The Hi Y group held a dinner on Wednesday December 15 with about 55 members in attendance. Mr Williams was guest of honor and Stewart Hell led the opening thanks. Mrs Plum Mrs Nardy and Mrs Bell served as mothers and chair.
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The
Mr. Williams
Stewart Hell
Sonle
Plum
Nardy
Bell
Christmas Vacation Plans Encourage Study
The editorial urges students to use the two week Christmas vacation for focused study to improve grades and prepare for semester examinations. It suggests dedicating about an hour daily to catch up, warning against neglecting school work, and notes this is a prime time for those behind to raise grades and return ready to pass exams.
Christmas Spirit and Savior’s Birthday Reflected in Tale
The piece celebrates Christmas as a joyous season of family gatherings, gifts, and parties. It recalls the Nativity story of Jesus Christ, the Wise Men, and the Star guiding them, presenting Jesus as the newborn savior born to love and protect humanity. The tone blends festive cheer with spiritual reflection.
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Star of Bethlehem
Noontide Courtesies: A Plea for Orderly Student Manners
A school piece urges students to curb noon rush and car racing as they exit classes. It notes drivers and walkers hurry, cut across lawns, and ignore orderly lanes. The author argues courteous behavior saves minutes and reduces chaos during lunch period.
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Washington
Centennial Christmas party fills rooms with festive reading
In all Centennial rooms, Christmas parties sparkled with decorations, lighted trees, and handmade Santas. Grades hosted exchanges and gifts beneath the trees as concerts and stories followed, featuring students like Mary Voorhees, Marcia Masson, and Barbara Crossett.
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Marjorie Watson
John Masson
Owen Moore
Vivian Meek
Jean Morgan
North Wind Poem Dialogue by Anna Plummer
A fragmentary verse dialogue where the North Wind speaks of bitterness, change, and endurance. The speaker reflects on fleeting passions and the permanence of loneliness, concluding that freedom bears the burden of solitude.
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Anna Plummer
Christmas Program At High School Assembly
Friday speech by Frances Sartor urged returning to Christmas core as Christ's birthday and closer family ties during holidays. Opal Keeney read Wilde tale The Happy Prince, while the A group girls chorus sang Silent Night and the band performed holiday selections.
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Frances Sartor
Opal Keeney
Glee Club
Mead Advocates Safety Programs For Children
Dean H Harland Mead urged elementary pupils to walk on sidewalks and avoid street play to prevent accidents. He promoted the safety slogan I will remember to be careful always and noted discussions on possibly setting aside streets for coasting. The South Fourth skating rink, sponsored by the American Legion Post, draws crowds as part of ABCs of safety.
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Harland Mead
Washington
South Fourth
The
American Legion Post
Touch and Go Dear Santa Christmas List
A school lists many requested gifts from students and staff including toys books clothing and treats. Names such as Ruth Sorrell Phyllis Crayne Helen Hayes and Betty Stewart appear among items like electric train a Lincoln Zephyr a Tele phone call and a box of chocolates.
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Santa
Beanie Beenblossom
Ruth Sorrell
Phyllis Crayne
Gin Stutsman
Pud McCutcheon
Helen Hayes
Marty Mace
Stewart Bell
Colorado
Bob Masson
Jack Fuhr
Bib Birney
Charles Snyder
Wayne Wagner
Betty Drake
Lioyd Scott
Iowa Huber
Bob Palmer
Marion Timmons
Henrietta Marble
William Perdock
Lucille Murphy
Agatha North
Betty Stewart
Dale Adrian
Richard Weeks
Ellis Finke
Tinker Toy
Dixie Carter
Cloud Willits
Willis Schwartz
Twila Mangold
Keith Stewart
Matt Redlinger
Dale Carstensen
Joe Harris
Rex Hazen
Robern Davis
Jean Davis
West Chester
Harold Wolf
Fairfield
Bill Rawn
Duane Griggs
Harold Thomasson
Donald Custer
Dorthea Snyder
Richard Knapp
Helen Johnson
Students Debate Abolishing Semester Examinations
Responses from Dorothy Melinski Maurita Darnell Helen Hobbs Rob Frink Lester Hamil Lucile Murphy Richard Birney and Margaret Welte show mixed views on abolishing semester exams. Some support exams or selective use while others favor elimination or review without tests.
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Dorothy Melinski
Maurita Darnell
Helen Louise Hobbs
Rob Frink
Lester Hamil
Lucile Murphy
Richard Birney
Margaret Welte
Social Ball Planned by Local Committee Members
The social committee outlines a year of events with a costume ball planned as a novel form of entertainment. Chairman Matt Redlinger leads the group with Virginia Crull Lawrence Kisler Marguerite Hardy and Evelyn Eyestone among the members.
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Matt Redlinger
Virginia Crull
Lawrence Kisler
Marguerite Hardy
Evelyn Eyestone
Association Meets Adopts Resolutions
At the Iowa College Presidents association meeting resolutions were unanimously adopted. The group agrees to adopt the North Central Association definition of scholarship terms, require colleges to list all scholarships and grants in annual catalogs with conditions, charge tuition as printed, and condemn awarding aid based on athletic prowess.
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Iowa College Presidents Association
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Senior profiles reveal two students with distinct gifts
A high school senior with a sweet disposition excels in English literature elvics Cicero and typing while active in the orchestra glee club Girl Re serves and Forensic club. Blonde hair brown eyes 5 4 neatly dressed. Another senior with strong football impact stands on the second floor near Room 106 taking geography civics arithmetic and manual training. Brown hair six feet one inches tall. Often seen in a black sweater with a large orange W.
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Elvics
Cicero
Debate Over Semester Tests Flows Between Harold Stevens and Ione Steele
Harold Stevens argues semester exams are necessary only if they decide passing status for the semester. Ione Steele counters exams should not be abolished as memory fades without tests.
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Harold Stevens
Ione Steele
Plantation Singers perform at high school assembly
The Plantation Singers from Iowa Falls Iowa performed for students on December 15 at the high school. The quartet tours six months yearly through South Dakota Nebraska Wyoming Colorado Kansas Missouri and Iowa. The program opened with a railroad workers skit followed by spirituals humor and popular songs. Arizona baritone Mr Hull sang Asleep in the Deep and Kentucky pianist Mr Smith played his arrangement of Rosary by Nevin.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Hull
Arizona
Mr. Smith
Kentucky
Neven
Grid Stars Receive Sweater Awards at Junior College
Before the Plantation Singers show, junior college football awards honored players who appeared in eight quarters. K Kimberlin gave sweaters to thirteen players including five sophomores and eight freshmen. Sophomores Dick Hants Redlinger Keith Stewart Gene Tucker and Adrian Sutton earned letters. freshmen Arthur Bishop Dale Carstensen Loren Dickinson Robert Beckets Lloyd Fremund William Fry Harry Fullerton and Donald Griffith received large letters. The season's outlook was strong and the team hopes to build toward the state crown under coach Kenneth Kimberlin.
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K. Kimberlin
Dick Hants
Junior Redlinger
Keith Stewart
Gene Tucker
Adrian Sutton
Arthur Bishop
Dale Carstensen
Loren Dickinson
Robert Beckets
Lloyd Fredmund
William Fry
Hary Fullerton
Donald Griffith
Kenneth Kimberlin
Gingerich Presents Christmas Movie to Wallace Pupils
Pupils under Miss Wylie studied Christmas pictures and memorized A Visit From St. Nicholas. Mr Gingerich showed a movie adaptation of the poem and students discussed Clement C Moore and the Christmas origins. Sand table scenes featured Santa North Pole imagery as art teacher Miss Wood taught powder painting. The week ended with carol singing and a Christmas story beside a decorated tree.
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Wallace Echoos
Miss Wylie
Santa
St. Nicholas
Mr. Gingerich
Clement C Moore
New York
Miss Wood
Ferguson Keeps Weather Charts
Marion Ferguson a freshman compares Washington and Crystal Springs Mississippi weather as part of a science project. He records sky conditions precipitation wind and temperature then sends charts to Fr Fr Puckett Crystal Springs superintendent. the Crystal Springs school serves 115 square miles with 1350 students and a large campus.
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Marion Ferguson
Washington
Crystal Springs
Mississippi
Marion
Puckett
United States
Cardinals Face Iowa Wesleyan Tigers In Big Tonight
The Washington junie college Cardinals travel to Pleasant to meet Iowa Wesleyan in a major contest. Iowa Wesleyan features Rob Trask and Bob Kinnan, noted all conference players, as the Cards seek two wins on a two game trip including a Maquoketa stop.
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Washington Junie College Cardinals
Iowa Wesleyan Tigers
Pleasant
Tigers
Iowa
Rob Trask
Bob Kinnan
Janor College
T Ae Quoketa
Washington
Tipton
Heights Children Decorate Rooms at Heche School
Children at Heche school festively decorated each classroom for Christmas. Rooms featured trees with lights and stars, homemade posters, and village scenes. Lena Davidson, Mere Louise Johnson, and Warren Goodwin drew The Three Wise Men, while others created calendars and clay holders for gifts.
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Heche
Wr Gobble
Christ Tmn
el Dren
Lena Davidson
Mere Louise Johnson
Warren Goodwin
Miss Raymond
Santa Claus
Christmas Program Delights Beelongon Pupils
Beelongon school hosted a Christmas program by first through third grades under Miss Kane and Miss Jacobso. The show featured poems, songs, and dramatizations with student performances and classroom decorations reflecting a festive spirit.
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Becoln School
Katherne Kaney
Lucille Jacobso
Postal Carém Cites Cold Spell For Travelers
A fragment notes that postal areas remain cold as travelers pass through, implying travel delays or discomfort due to cold conditions. No further details are provided about locations or dates.
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Mary Atchison Donald Bealer
Editorial
Centennial
Saint Nicholas
Paddy
Mary Voorhees
Peter Pug
Marcia Masson
Alverta Hill
Sara Lu Miller Thomas Hoffman
Old New York
Barbara Crossett
Mary Moore
Bobby Bostwick
Marilyn Walker
Merlie Seydel
Plantations
South
Marcella Shaffer Fineland
Dorothy Darnell
Scandanavian
Betty Custer
France
Virginia Moothart
Douglas Morrison
Arabia
Bethlehem
Mary
Pringle
Maxwell
Patterson
Rudiger
Moore
Noonan
Duea
Schaeffer
Voorhees
Tontehe
Dale Hoyle
Wayne Witthoff
Don Voorhees
Esther Schantz
Raymond Whisler
Helen Patterson
H. Mead
Association
H. S. Assembly
Cardinals
Gingerich
Ferguson
Iowa Wesleyan
MT. Pleasant
Margaret Ann Llenies
Joan Smith
Joneth Fenn
Lois Garrett Jong
Daniel Holland
Carla Wth
Ronald Hete
Patricia Weide
Dick George
Won Stevens
Ronald Bake
Donald Ruxlow
Indiana Farrier
Mow Stevens
Lucille Franzen
James Peas
Jack Martin
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