Journalistic Team and Editors at Local Junior College
A feature on the Journalism Class Editorial Staff at the Junior College, listing reporters Keith Gillespie Raymond Weeks James Gallagher Helen Havel Jean Mathers Jean Applegate Terry Anderson Robert Goles and typists Vlasta Musil Jean Applegate, with editors spanning Wditer-Juanita Miller to James Gallagher and Maxine Logan.
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Wditer
Juanita Miller
James Gallagher
Keith Gillespie
Raymond Weeks
Helen Havel
Jean Mathers
Jean Applegate
Terry Anderson
Robert Goles
Vlasta Musil
Junior College
Maxine Logan
Merry Christmas Editorial From The High School
The editorial notes a two week vacation and Christmas plans for students and faculty. It mentions white elephant exchanges in home rooms, donations to the milk fund and Goodfellows, and a wish for readers to have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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Goodfellows
The Value of Schooling Regardless of Future Roles
The piece notes students dropping out or moving away, urges all to see school benefits regardless of future careers. It argues history and English build good citizenship and civic reasoning, acknowledges leaders will arise, and encourages broad-mindedness toward peer leaders.
Building American youth for future responsibility
The piece quotes Superintendent W. A. Ralston urging American youth to develop the best minds bodies and morals. He says character building and mental growth cannot be postponed even as bridges and cars may be delayed. Youth must recognize their duties now for America’s destiny.
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America
A. Ralston
Student Council Schedules College Program
A college assembly Tuesday featured the student council's program committee with group Christmas carols. Merle Booth, a high school senior, sang solos "O Holy Night" and "Maybe" before a pep rally and new college yells by cheerleaders. Jas Behoonover read a piece titled Li's First Basketbal time as the event closed with carols.
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Merle Booth
Bheerleaders
Jas Behoonover
Renowned Speakers Set for Washington Rotary Forum
The Washington Rotary Club sponsors an open forum series with talks on business agriculture and labor. Loyde KE. Riggs of Chicago speaks Monday January 20 followed by Eben Colton of Montclair February 8, and Hugh C. Stuntz of Nashville February 10. Clarence Woodrow Sorensen of Glen Ellyn will discuss human values in a changing order. All are invited.
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Washington Rotary Club
Loyde KE. Riggs
Chicago
Eben Colton
Montclair
N. Y
Hugh C. Stuntz
Nashville
Tennessee
Clarence Woodrow Sorensen
Glen Ellyn
Ilinois
Weekly Calendar for School Week Opens January 6
Monday opens with Sophomore Sextet at 9:00 and multiple chorus groups. Ottumwa and Tipton J C are listed with Home Ec. Club. Tuesday includes Girls Glee Club and Junior College Sextet. Wednesday features Male Quartet, Boys Glee Club and Senior Mixed Quartet. Thursday lists Girls Glee Club and Junior High Sextet. Friday ends with Sextet and Boys Glee Club, plus Mixed Quartet at Fairfield.
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Ottumwa
Tipton J. C
Boys Glee Club
Fairfield
Viasta Musil Shines as Washington High Senior
Washington High notes Viasta Musil as a cheerful senior aiming to be a stenographer. She studies shorthand, bookkeeping, and government and plans to join the girl reserve, glee club, and commercial club. Viasta enjoys music, autographs of radio figures, and typing. Don Voorhees, senior basketball co captain, is active in Theta Mu and glee groups while enjoying dancing and working.
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Washington High
Viasta Musil
Viasta
Girl Reserve
Glee Club
Jack Benny
Kay Kyser
Mickey Rooney
Alice Faye
Anne Rutherford
Don Voorhees
Don
Theta Mu
Hi-Yo
Boys Glee Club
Letter Club
Rhythm Rambles
Henry Aldrich
Christmas Crafting at Stewart Third Grade
At Stewart, third grade students taught by Miss Dorothy Kammueller craft small rugs on hand looms for mothers, paint pine cones, and host a Christmas exchange with gifts for the teacher. They listen to a weekly W S UI radio program, reading stories and finishing books such as Little Eagle and Mr Pepper's Penguins, noted by the teacher.
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Stewart
Dorothy Kammueller
W. 8S. U. IL
Mary Jean
Little Eagle
Perry
Atwater
Alexander
Knight
Applesauce gossip and high school rumors at WHS
Freshman and senior girls wear diamonds to school. Parents’ opinions, relationships strained between Eugene Dunlap and Arlene Huber over Dorothy Turner. Saturday show with Doris Gray and Nan Hoover. Nan linked to anonymous notes. Gym class prank drop the hankie. Helen Havel frets about art class. Multiple campus interactions and character notes at WHS.
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Mary
Lois
Eugene Dunlap
Arlene Huber
Dorothy Turner
Wis
Darwin Vacha
Doris Gray
Bob Morgan
Nan Hoover
News Collecting Through A School Journalistic Lens
Reporting for a school page is hard work with weekly assignments across grades. Students face delays from teachers and vague guidance, making interviews and story gathering a demanding process that tests resolve and time management.
N Y A Students Hear Mr Neifert
G T Neifert, field representative for the In College Division of the N Y A, addressed college N Y A students on Tuesday. He praised work as essential to America and urged opportunities for idle youth, opposing a strict parental mandate to avoid work. He called N Y A work an opportunity and congratulated Washington Junior College reporters on their duties.
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G. T. Neifert
In College
N.Y. A
Washington Junior College
Freshman Officers Elected Thursday
The freshman class elected officers Thursday morning during home room. The officers chosen were president Shirley Dunlap, vice president Margaleen Redlinger, secretary Betty Snakenberg, and treasurer Clarence Cross. Advisors are Miss Kyle Miss Minick and Mr. Lussky.
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Shirley Dunlap
Margaleen Redlinger
Betty Snakenberg
Clarence Cross
Miss Kyle
Miss Minick
Mr. Lussky
Dinner Dinner Served by Homemaking Girls
Homemaking II girls hosted a Tuesday evening dinner with Miss Minick and Miss Irwin as guests. A holly centerpiece and a Christmas tree adorned the table, menu included pork tenderloin mashed potatoes corn souffle cranberry ice and French cookies.
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Miss Minick
Miss Irwin
Ten Boys Initiated Into Letter Club At School Dance
Ten football and track students joined the Letter Club after a two day initiation at school and a Friday night dance. The events included costume changes from overalls and gunny sacks to orgama tops and makeup, with pranks such as hobby horse rides poems recitals songs and a cracker eating contest. Members named Roger Lance Herbie Huber Max Darnell Bob Faulkner Willis Booth Cliff Brown Everette Squire Clarence Cross Charles Durst and Donald Crossett.
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Letter Club
The
Lette Club
Roger Lance
Herbie Huber
Max Darnell
Bob Faulkner
Willis Booth
Cliff Brown
Everette Squire
Clarence Cross
Charles Durst
Donald Crossett
New Year Resolutions From Local Figures
A quirky collection of 1941 style New Year’s resolutions from residents and officials. Peck Geneva vows to win every basketball game, Gov Hamil urges ink-free floors, and Tom Richards aims for all A’s on his report card.
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Peck Geneva
Gov. Hamil
Mr. Erbe
Raymond Morarity
Mr. Bickel
Tom Richards
Don Burger
Bob Kyser
Herbie Huber
Butch Holden
Jim Gallagher
Dick Flynn
Roger Lance
Dick Marshal
Atchison's
Eloise Springer
Indy Everette Squire
Willis Booth
Margaret Ragan
Viola Marek of W H S Hobby Lobby
A senior girl named Viola Marek shows interest in typical girls activities. She collects scrapbooks with topics like movie celebrit ies local news and 4 H notes and secrets about a valentine. She sews and does fancy work crafting many outfits herself.
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Viola Marek
Viola
US Population Peak Projections Set for 1980 At 158 Million
Projections estimate the United States will hit a population peak in 1980 of about 158,335,090 people. The forecast underscores demographic growth patterns and long term planning needs for housing, infrastructure, and services.
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United States
Junior High Christmas Program Shines With Carols and Readings
Gwendolyn Pomseger led a Christmas program at the junior high with readings by Dorothy Pratt and Mrs. Whistler, songs by John Lloyd Hughes and others, a flag salute, and “Oh Come All Ye Faithful.” Students sang carols in hall and exchanged gifts after class.
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Gwendolyn Pomseger
Dorothy Pratt
John Lloyd Hughes
St. Nicholas
Sophomores Elect Class Officers for This Year
The sophomore class met in room 201 Thursday to elect officers. Chosen were Donald Davis president Genevieve Baker vice president Dean Atchison secretary and Bil Arnold treasurer. Freshman and sophomore officer elections are a new custom this year.
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Sophmore
Donald Davis
Genevieve Baker
Dean Atchison
Bil Arnold
Classroom notes on salesmanship and studies
The article lists classroom activities across subjects. Salesmanship students complete sales manuals for chosen products. Chemistry class reports on ions and labs. Government classes study the United States Constitution with a forthcoming test. Senior English studies 17th century authors, reading Pilgrim's Progress and other period works.
Lincoln Pupils Decorate Rooms for Christmas Spirit
Lincoln School students spread Christmas cheer with room to room tree decorations gift exchanges and imitation fireplaces. Kindergarten displays Santa as carol singing at 10 o clock in the upper half followed a repeat of last year's success.
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Lincoln School
Kindergarden
Baghdad Travels Bedouin School Teaches In Tent
The Irak government launches a traveling school for Bedouin boys of Arab tribes roaming the desert. Authorities say the teacher travels with the pupils to a large black tent where they learn reading writing arithmetic Arabic and English.
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Irak
Bagdad
Dancing Class for Jr College Students
An informal dancing class in Lincoln school gym offered a prelude to an upcoming formal. Courge students enjoyed mixers and practiced steps under the direction of Miss Morris, the gym instructor.
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Jr. College
Lincoln School
Courge
Miss Morris
Panthers trip Mt Pleasant in Little Six clash
Bankboards note January 3 marks the next high school basketball game with Mt. Pleasant visiting in a Little Six Conference matchup. Panthers rely on Lucian Conn and Cecil Hamilton, football stars, as main performers from last season. Norris leads scoring for the Cardinals as the college team also travels to Bloomfield on the same date.
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Mt. Pleasant
Lucian Conn
Cecil Hamilton
Panther
Bloomfield
Norris
Cardinals
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Kenton Briedenthal
Helen
Johnnie Rothlisburger
Bill Robertson
Mary Murphy
Wanda Pence
Ela
N.Y.A
MR. Neifert
Rerre
W.H.S. Hobby-Lobby
Turkey
P. L. Etter
Iowa
Washington
Maytag
Junior High
Lincoln
Clarence Jacobs
Jacobs
Tire & Radio
Santa
Derby
Tom Singmaster
Keota
Richland
Phil Miare
Allis-Chalmers
John Deere
McCormick-D & It
W. E. Derby
F. N. Flander
Auett Cleo Ferguson and
Jake Hendrickson
Walter Stoutner
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