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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1932
Page
5
Rural school notes cover a Christmas program at the church with Santa Claus, multiple gifts, and a tree funded by Mr. Steele. The weeklong break, field trips, and a township declamatory contest are listed. Attendance records, perfect attendance honors, and dental honor roll are noted along with classroom activities and staff updates.
Six weeks pass, and Grace Ferns notes that the Semester tests are finished. Students listed as neither absent nor tardy include Dwphd Wittmer Walter Westen Stella Thompson Bessie Baker Lawrence Laker Bernice Zieglowsky Louise Baker Margaret Mason Martha Baker and Florence Zieslowsky. The note mentions plans for a declamatory contest and a spelling contest amid hopes for better roads and weather as several district families move this spring.
Six week visitors included Charles Anderson Alicea Anderson Pauline Shellabarger Raymond Shellabarger Virginia Rohrer Daniel Rohrer Berna dine Long Cecil Long Gilbert Dickinson Jeanne Campbell. Names absent or tardy were John Campbell Robert Turnipseed Ernestine Wimbree. Averages above ninety went to Charlotte Campbell and Robert Turnipseed. Christmas programs on December 1 and 8 featured sandwiches pie popcorn balls and coffee. Bad roads kept proceeds lower than hoped. December 24 brought a Christmas exchange Santa Claus distributed gifts and children enjoyed. Boys made half trees for their mothers and girls crafted spool-lolders.
New Haven school notes a Christmas program held December 24 with readings dialogues songs and harps. Santa Claus visited around 4 30 PM and attendees include Keith Gail Mrs Wells Mr and Mrs Smith and others. Students begin prep for a declamatory contest on January 29 at 7 PM and the eighth graders review geography.
Students await February tests to see who earns a new pencil box for the year’s top average. Muddy roads slow travel to school while Donald Smith slips on the hill. Warm weather melts the pond cutting short skating for older students.
Marjorie Lyinn teacher notes a program and lunch gate on December 4 raising five dollars to fund a new reading chart. A mother visited school. list shows eight students neither absent nor tardy this six week period: Dorothy Kessel Esther Weinski Dorothy Mae Lowe Delbert Lowe Jean Kessel Duane Lowe Martha Lowe Melvin Rich.
Marjorie Lytle and Lucille Telford celebrate birthdays with cakes on Clark Miller and Dec 8. Arlene Lambert welcomes a new sister. The class held a Christmas program December 21 with a gift laden tree and Santa arriving from Washington. A neighbor named Charles Simmering broke a tooth while ice skating. Examinations loom as winter continues.
The Hawkeye lists those who have no tardies or absences this six weeks: Billie Carris Vernetta Trier and Donad Trier. It also notes pupils who visited the school this period: Nevada Hagist Beverly Bell Mrs T T Carris and Glova Bower.
Ruth Griggs and the Young America group invited parents and friends to a Christmas tree and program on December 24. A portion of the program was repeated for residents at the county home who enjoyed the event.
Lenore Crawford reports a Christmas program at Hopewell School on December 23 with students returning home full of popcorn balls. The school closed for winter break and resumed January 4.
Bernadine Jones and Miss Mildred Kurtz visited Fairview School for a Thanksgiving week program and box supper that cleared funds. Students decorated the school, exchanged gifts, and several earned top marks in reading, spelling, geography, and other subjects. two pupils were ill, and some perfect attendance records were highlighted. The township contest is set for January 22.
The six week roll shows Buddy Novy La yone Stockman Darlene Sojka Edwin Hora and Dorothy Novy as present or punctual, indicating no absence or tardiness for the period.
Leona Kos notes end of six weeks with four perfect attenders Virginia Benson Velma Jarrard Phyllis Ahrens and Marjorie Ahrens. Illness due to chicken pox reduced attendance. Christmas vacation followed by return to normal program. Honor roll names listed and future higher standard set for honors. Declamatory contest winners named and township contest scheduled February 22 Living Lake. Choir aims for near perfect participation next term.
Berneice Howell reports semester tests this week with pupil activities noted. Mrs. Palmer Leona Wagner and Mildred Fetes visited in the past six weeks. The eighth graders prepare Iowa booklets and geography exams for February six while routines include water duty flag care and daily cleaning tasks. Three pupils moved away leaving sixteen enrolled with no lower grades.
The Hazel Dell Highland Township pupils held a Christmas program with many visitors and a gift exchange before a one week vacation. Alice Wulf and Marvin Plecker were not tardy or absent. Lillian White and Earl Kolosick were absent sick. Visitors included Mrs Joe Lukavsky and daughter and Mrs Louie Schwab and daughter. The week focused on semester tests and stream of activities including booklets My Home and My Garden, painted animal displays, rainy day door games like I Spy, and eighth graders reviewing geography while seventh and eighth graders study music main facts.
Elizabeth Graber a teacher at Sommers school oversaw a Christmas program where students sold popcorn and candy to the audience raising 4.52. The money will be used to buy paper towels for the school. Several students including Margaret Wenger Myrtle Wenger Barbara Wenger Cara Wenger Roy Wenger and Mary Ruth Liechty were noted as not tardy or absent in the first semester.
Helen Ginkens notes which individuals were not absent during a six week period. The list includes Betty Knox Kenneth Knox Glenn Knox Mildred Kephart Lawrence Kepart Jack Wilson Darlene Nelson Christine Spenter and Leola McLamore among others.
Gladys McCreedy Julia Harvey and Harold Stephens were not absent or late this period. Julia Harvey leads the honor roll for perfect attendance and punctuality so far this year. The class continues to work on declamatory speeches.
Doris Endicott notes students who were neither absent nor tardy Victoria Doris Samuel Canott and Eula Mae Coon as well as those absent one day or less Norma Meeks and Darlene Krotz. Visitors included Bessie Dvorak Ruby Bruegeyne and Edwin Kron. Christmas vacation ran Dec 24 1931 to Jan 4 1932 with a program Thursday afternoon Santa distributed gifts.
A 4th grade civics result for Victoria Canott at 95 percent and 7th grade arithmetic 98 with Victoria Canott again listed for agriculture 970. A 7th Grade School service occurred Tuesday afternoon at the school with Mr Moeler and Mr Kauffman of Cedar Falls demonstrating county choir reading and geography. Several teachers and pupils from other schools attended.
Six week period at Cedar Township school notes pupils present, crafts and plays. Students recount gifts made for parents, a P T A play Little Miss Jack, a defamation contest with place getters, and a Pandora’s Box program with roles like Pandora and Hope. Food sales funded a sand table.
Santos and made Eskimo pictures on the windows with Helen Hobe involved. The fragment notes activity and names two individuals in a casual home display.
An advertisement urges readers to wake up the liver with Carter's Little Liver Pills rather than laxatives or minerals. It argues two pounds of bile flow daily prevent decay in the bowels and cure sour feelings, blemishes, and low energy, promoting the product as a safe, gentle vegetable remedy.
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