Second Semester Opens January 20 At Junior College
BY SUPT E A RALSTON announces the second semester of 1935 36 begins Monday January 20. Prospective students are urged to enroll in High School or Junior College. The school touts a strong faculty and a capable Dean Mead offering two years of college work with broad cultural instruction in English science language social science and opportunities to develop individually.
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E. A. Ralston
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Heights School News Room 1 and 3 activities
Nine second graders attended class with five spelling stars Ardella Goodwin Celia Campbell Jimmie Easter Rex Lee and Bobby Porter. Room 3 read Sindbad the Sailor from the Arabian Nights and discussed its origin and translations. Maryreth Dunbar has the mumps and cannot help. Sled fun on school grounds noted and warned about street safety.
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Ardella Goodwin
Celia Campbell
Jimmie Easter
Rex Lee
Bobby Porter
Maryreth Dunbar
Plan Operetta At Junior High
The Junior High Operetta The Magic Beanstalk has been chosen with libretto by N Mitchell Hubrich and music by Carol Christopher. The story is an adaptation of Jack and the Beanstalk and will be given Thursday Feb 13 with the entire student body involved in planning. The Wart will be sung by Richard Owen and cast includes Jack Reuter Esther Hayes Clorabelle Black Bill Brown Milo Steele.
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N. Mitchell Hubrich
Carol Christopher
Richard Owen
Jack Reuter
Esther Hayes
Clorabelle Black
Bill Brown
Milo Steele
First High School Assembly of New Year Held Tuesday
The first assembly of the year was held Tuesday afternoon January seventh with Supt. Ralston as speaker. He urged youths to value character courage and conduct over mere scholastic skills and warned against alcohol and tobacco, praising former superintendent J. H. Peet as a model of moral resolve.
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Supt. Ralston
J. H. Peet
Toy Day and sled projects mark Centennial Grade School week
Centennial Grade School pupils enjoyed Toy Day in the primary rooms with each child bringing a favorite toy and sharing a story. In first grade, a unit on Eskimos explores living conditions through pictures and stories while snowmen posters were cut in art. Kindergarten learned woodwork basics as pupils built personalized sleds and painted them.
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Frank Hynek
United States
Greyhound Company
North Central States
Henrietta Stewart
Santa
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Shirley Temple
Eps
Wayne Brown
Fortnightly Meet Highlights Handicraft Theme
Section I of Fortnightly met January 8 at the home of Virginia Moore. Members named their favorite handiwork in a show of craft. Mrs. Cherry, general president, attended and led the program with Mrs. Helwick assisting.
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Virginia Moore
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Fortnightly
Helwick
Iowa government course prompts American government trivia
Quiz lists twenty two questions on U S Constitution state and local government facts. The answer block begins with 1) 1787 2) five 3) 75000 dollars.
High School Offers Strong Mechanical Drawing Courses
A Washington high school provides a thorough mechanical drawing program based on French and Svenson's text. Students begin with instrument care and geometric construction, progress through sectioning and auxiliary views, then choose either advanced machine drawing or architectural drawing, with notable student projects including a 36 inch American hand saw and a hollow chisel mortiser.
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Washington High School
French
Svenson
Howard James
Ray Palmer
Subjects Offered Second Semester In the High School
The following subjects will be offered in the high school second semester English 2 English 4 English 6 English 8 Speech Latin 2 Caesar Cicero Spanish 3 French World History American History Civics Economics Sociology Algebra Plane Geometry.
Washington Declaimers Defeat Davenport Participants in Speech Meet
Washington high school declaimers beat Davenport in a Monday contest with a 38 to 32 score based on rankings. Billy Cox led humorous and Charles Bear won dramatic while Lawrence Whistler and Virginia Kephart placed in oratorical and dramatic divisions. Davenport’s Donald Krambeck won oratorical. Washington’s Martha Ann Mace performed Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
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Washinon High School
de Clamatory
Davenport High School
Billy Cox
Charles Bear
Lawrence Whistler
Virginia Kephart
Faith and
Donald Krambeck
Davenport
Martha Ann Mace
Washington
Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
Vincent Krabill
J. A. Taylor
Ted
James Owen
Naomi Wilson
Doris Klepfer
Mable Burger
Ralston Meek
Douglas Fastwood
Dwight Witt Mer
Bernadine Baker
Iowa
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Muscatine
Keokuk
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Fairfield
Ottumwa
Dream Diary of a Student Facing Finals Excesses
A diary style piece traces a student’s frenzied exam period from frantic studying to late night formula binges and surreal dreams about A grades and star numbers. The narrator endures finals week with anxiety and a looming grade reveal.
Cardinals Face Two Strong Foes On Home Court
The College Cardinals host the Y College legions tonight in a tune up for Burlington judiey college Blackhawks Monday. Freshwaters junior college squad beat the Y 24 19 earlier and seeks revenge after recent improvements from both Burlington and Washington.
Washington Junior College Evening Journal Staff
Published weekly during the school year by Washington Junior College. Editor Burke Gillespie with assistants Virginia Moore and Rollo Crawford.
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Evening Journal
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Rollo Crawford
Pirates tipped for Albia showdown and Burlington clash
Highly touted Pirates led by Schultz Esau Williams and Cardle won praise after the Muscatine game as Burlington targets two big tests. Coach Freshwater keeps daily workouts, with Dwight Kientz Carl Stites at forwards and Bicher Woodford at guards boosting a deep lineup featuring McFadden Glider Jones Johnson Lee Coulter Crawford.
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Esau
Williams
Cardle
Burlington
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Muscatine
Maquoketa Junior College
Cardinals
Dwight Kientz
Carl Stites
Lou McFadden
Milo Glider
Roger Bicher
Deeil Woodford
Trio Jones
Richard Johnson
Clarence Lee
John Coulter
Rallo Crawford
Co eds and school life prompt curious questions from campus chatter
The letter asks who seeks good exposure to the mumps while noting Georgina Sterling earned an A at a Y beauty contest. It ponders if Betty Stephen attends Iowa University or Washington junior college and asks about a hair rinse habit. It questions a high school girl's charm Sam Mc Cleery admires and mentions Inez a faculty member with a snowball toss passion. It asks which girl has heart trouble or Carl Stites and ends with a phrase about Merrill implying confidence.
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Georgina Sterling
Georgina
Betty Stephen
Iowa University
Washington Junior College
Sam McCleery
Inez
Carl Stites
Merrill
Junior College Schedule Changes for Second Semester
Several minor changes alter the Junior College timetable for the second semester. Biology II lectures move to Wednesday. Freshman English II sections swap days. European History and French adjust to Tuesday and Monday respectively. Shakespeare and English VI shift to Monday. Chemistry IV lab consolidates Monday and Thursday. lectures on Wednesday and Friday. Physical Training times adjust. most other classes keep their usual days.
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Secoth
Laboratoory
Physical Tesintapo Priser
College Assembly Clapton
Semester Exams Begin Today at Local High School
Semester examinations start Wednesday January fifteenth and run through Friday. Students with an average of B are exempt for the rest of the week and should attend only during their exams. Schedules are posted throughout the building for access. The second semester begins January twentieth.
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Jniatructors
Religious worship plan outlined for country schools
Dr. B F Schwartz spoke to Normal Training classes on January ninth outlining a daily worship format. The plan includes a brief scripture, a human interest incident, a brief famous prayer, and a crystallized thought for the day. A duet by Maurine Trotman and Naomi Simpson with Tola Dittmer on piano accompanied the talk.
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B. F. Schwartz
Three Mumps Cases Reported at Local School
Miss Laura Einspahr, nurse, reports three mumps cases among students with fever, jaw swelling, and stiffness. Transmission via saliva and droplets. shared cups and spoons contribute. Exclude students for 14 days. parents urged to cooperate with health officials.
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Laura Einspahr
Lincoln Kindergarten Pedagogy Shapes Early Habits and Skills
The Lincoln grade school kindergarten study shows lower first grade failures for attendees, detailing a daily program from conversation to music and rhythm. It highlights health, knowledge, character development, and skills, naming students and teacher Mary Welch.
Wallace Grade School Fun and Holiday Store Creations
Wallace Grade School students enjoyed holiday activities from a toy day to building a classroom store named the Wallace Tee Store. Fourth graders excelled in spelling, began a new book Three Points of Honor, and practiced odd lettering while planning a band and Christmas sleds.
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James Gilchrist
Harold van Winkle
Edith Crandall
Doreen Long
Arlo Burham
Chicago
Marshall Fields
Wallace Tee
Tt Band
School class schedule fragment in period style
The text lists class times and courses across the week including Chemistry IV, European History, English VI, English II, French IV, Chemistry TV Lecture, and Men's Physical Training with specific days and times. It notes an 8 36 class in Women’s Physical Training on Tuesday.
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