Heights Grade School News Highlights A Busy Week
First graders invited kindergartners and Miss Martin for a surprise while readers memorized The Turnip with classmates Elmer Bruegge Norman Turner Howard Harris Norma May Payne and others. Students earned A grades in language and spelling and a sixth week dental honor roll listed names such as Phyllis Guenther Filmer Bruegge David Franklin Norman Turner Jimmie Easter Robert Kelley and more.
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Miss Martin
Elmer Bruegge
Norman Turner
Howard Harris
Norma May Payne
Dean Garrett
Robert Kelley
Howard van Winkle
Dorothy Adams
Katheryn Hotle
John Kelly
Homer Cannon
Marquita Boyd
Hal Thomas Lahey
America
Phyllis Jean Guenther
Filmer Bruegge
David Franklin
Jimmie Easter
Robert Steele
Ardella Goodwin
Hal Thomas _ Lahey
Charles Lee McGill
Bobby Porter
Ruth Michels
Taylor Takes Role of Judge in State Declamatory Contests
Mr. Taylor, who has judged declamatory contests in nearby towns, discusses the shift from formal elocution to natural delivery. He notes judges favor expertise over controversy and that material now centers on understanding and genuine emotional experience.
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Taylor
Salem
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Wyman
Columbus Junction
Cotter
Letts
Girls' Basketball Tournament Opens With Four Teams
The girls basketball tournament began Monday March 9. It uses a double round robin and will finish the week after spring vacation. Four teams were selected by Miss Clemans including Seniors Wilma Kerr Goldie Carbaugh Bertha Shelangoski Jean Jarrard Alice Richardson Mary Lytle Betty Jones Pauline Snyder. Juniors Ruth DuPuis Marguerite Hardy Betty Hamil Lucille Mangold Ruth Mayhew Wanda Casper Ruth Negus Beverly Baker. Sophomores Gladys Stalder Betty Mulcahy Theodosia Turner Martha Ann Mace Isabel Morrison Mary Atchison Virginia Stutsman Dorothy Boyd. Freshmen Faye Schoonover Evelyn Nebergall Mae Miller Jean Walker Mary Donaldson Ruth Wead Frances Sartor Betty Kolosick.
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Miss Clemans
Wilma Kerr
Goldie Carbaugh
Bertha Shelangoski
Jean Jarrard
Alice Richardson
Mary Lytle
Betty Jones
Pauline Snyder
Ruth DuPuis
Marguerite Hardy
Betty Hamil
Lucille Mangold
Ruth Mayhew
Wanda Casper
Ruth Negus
Local Iowa City extempore and oratory contest heats
In Iowa City the Southeast district extempore speaking and original oratory contest will be at 7 30 this evening in the Iowa City high school. Winners advance to the state finals March 26 and 27 at the University of Iowa. Local contestants are Charles Bear in extempore and Billy Cox in original oratory Educated To Live. Debating pairs for the Iowa Nine tourney at Davenport include Cox Bear Whisler and Thorne, marking the season’s end.
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Iowa
Iowa City High School
University of Iowa
Charles Bear
Billy Cox
Davenport
Lawrence Whisler
Elizabeth Thorne
Students Earn History Credits in Extra Work
In American history class Miss Minick explains that earning an A or B requires extra work beyond the textbook. Students post readings from multiple history series and produce original projects, graphs, scrapbooks, and reports, with several students Corresponding with youths in foreign countries to foster international ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Minick
Hart
Dewey
Woodward
United States
Lawa
Troy Captured Play by Latin Class at High School
The second year Latin class presented Troy Captured in the high school assembly on Tuesday March 3. Pupils acted out the capture of Troy by Greeks with tunics and tinfoil armour while Ruth Turner announced and Esther Masson performed a piano solo as part of an extra credit project.
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Troy
Ruth Turner
Esther Masson
Sleeping Princess Play Delights Wallace Grade Room 1
Wallace Grade School students staged The Sleeping Princess with costumes and setting crafted by the second graders. Roles included King Roger McKeown Queen Marjorie Kuwer Prince Dale White Princess Martha Downing Old Man Hugh Boyd Old Woman Shirley McDole Fairies Laura Jane Murphy Franciene Shaw Ellen Gray Dorothy Nicholas Virginia Donaldson and animals Bobby Anderson Roger Chapman Keith Farrier Casey Jones Lesley Morgan. Norman Lee Phillips returns to school after a long siege.
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Sleeping Princess
King
Roger McKeown
Queen
Marjorie Kuwer
Prince
Dale White
Martha Downine
Hugh Boyd
Shirley McDole
Laura Jane Murphy
Franciene Shaw
Ellen Gray
Dorothy Nicholas
Virginia Donaldson
Bobby Anderson
Roger Chapman
Keith Farrier
Casey Jones
Lesley Morgan
Norman Lee Phillips
Iowa Press Association Meeting Attendance Noted in Des Moines
Lewis Warren and Wim Shannon spent Tuesday in Des Moines attending a meeting of the Iowa Press Association. Dave Elder and Bruce Cowden are in Des Moines today.
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Lewis Warren
Wim Shannon
Des Moines
Iowa Press Association
Dave Elder
Bruce Cowden
Sub-District Music Contest Next Week
The sub district music contest will be here March 20 and 21. Soloists compete openly while small groups go with A and AA schools. Competing schools include Ottumwa Fairfield and Washington.
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Ottumwa
Fairfield
Washington
Music Assembly With Small Groups On March Plan
A music assembly is set for Tuesday March 17 at one o clock featuring contestants and small vocal and instrumental groups. Readings follow as acts of the Forensic Club play Growing Pains to be staged March 18. On Thursday March 12 vocal groups mixed quintet etc perform at the Heights school P T A program. The annual concert with large and small groups is scheduled for Tuesday March 24.
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the Heights School
Ralston Reports From St. Louis At Teachers Banquet
Superintendent E A Ralston spoke at a Monday evening teachers banquet at the Baptist church reporting on his recent St. Louis convention trip. Miss Anderson and Miss Larby organized the dinner with Miss Coffey directing the music. Edith Shields serves as association president.
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Baptist Church
E. A. Ralston
St. Louis
Anderson
Miss Larby
Miss Coffey
Edith Shields
Camera Club Students Capture School Life for Annual
James Owen and Douglas Eastwood, under Mr. Gingerich, photograph high school and junior college clubs and events for the evening Journal. They develop negatives themselves and their work appears in this year’s snapshot pages, highlighting groups from the German Club to Lib rary and Pep Clubs and party scenes.
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James Owen
Douglas Eastwood
Gingerich
Evening Journal
Camera Club
Club Sees Film of German Life
The German club met for its regular monthly gathering. Films depicting modern German life were shown, including Where Spring in Earliest and In Old Hessen, secured by Mr. Jurgens from a New York agency. A Kaffee Klatsch followed with songs, piano music by Miss Davies, and refreshments served by a committee.
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Jurgens
New York
Miss Davies
Science Classes Study Bacteria From School Surfaces
Miss Morrison's science class studies bacteria collected from school items such as pencils water fountains and door knobs. Bacteria grow in sterilized test tubes with agar medium placed in an incubator. They form small white colonies and daily growth is charted.
Gray Re-enters High School After Eight-Week Absence
Tommy Gray returns to school Monday after eight weeks out with a broken ankle from basketball practice. He studied at home and walks with crutches. The crutches bear names carved by other students: Lester Leeper Harold McFarland Hilton Durst Ray Kupka Ar dell e Hasty Roy Nowell John Jackson Lewis McFadden.
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Tommy Gray
Tom
Lester Leeper
Harold McFarland
Hilton Durst
Ray Kupka
Ardelle Hasty
Roy Nowell
John Jackson
Lewis McFadden
College class elects A Hotle president
The Washington Junior College elects Antone Hotle as president of the junior class with Arden Hughes as vice president and Kathryn Little as secretary at the first general meeting of twenty four candidates for the 1936 graduating class. Dean Harland W Mead presided over discussions on class colors commencement exercises and graduation pictures.
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Antone Hotle
Arden Hughes
Kathryn Little
Harland W. Mead
College Mid-Semester Examination Schedule
The schedule lists exams for Mathematics English II English IV Biology European History Chemistry IV French IV English I German American Government American History Mathematics February 19 and March 5 6 10 13 16 17 18 19 with many misprints and duplicated dates.
Library Club Meeting Highlights Of The Year
The Library Club met last week with vice president Charles Bear presiding. A talk on library methods followed and Miss Latta spoke on the Encyclopedia. Mr Jurgens gave an engaging speech on German libraries and literature marking the most interesting meeting of the year.
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Library Club
Charles Bear
Approval of Junior College Credits Across Iowa Institutions
In an interview Dean Mead states Washing ton Junior College is accredited by the Department of Public Instruction and the intercollegiate Standing Committee, allowing credits to be accepted by three state schools and all Iowa colleges. At the University of Iowa a D grade requires offset by a same credit course at a higher grade. no reductions in grades or credits occur, though extra college courses may be required to retain full credit.
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Washington Junior College
Dean Mead
Department of Public Instruction
Tlhitercollegiate
American Association of Junior Colleges
Iowa
University of Iowa
New Junior College Proposes Music Ensemble
A new project of the junior college forms a musical ensemble sponsored and directed by Mr. Ernest Jurgens of the foreign language department. The group will make its debut under his direction.
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Ernest Jurgens
Forensic Club Stages Growing Pains at High School
The Forensic Club under Mr J A Taylor plans the play Growing Pains for Wednesday evening March 18 in the high school auditorium. The production, a recent professional stage success, follows a youth oriented plot with high school aged characters. The cast includes Mrs MeIntyre Neta Fetters Professor McIntyre Billy Cox George McIntyre Lawrence Whisler Terry MeIntyre Marguerite Hardy Dutch Charles Bear Brian Jack Gibson Mrs Patterson Mabel Burger Elsie Ruth Negus Prudence Virginia Kephart Sophie Helen Finney Traffic Officer Vincent Krakill Omer Sammy Wittmer Hal Douglas Eastwood Patty Ruth DuPuis Jane Bernadine Baker Miriam Lucille Mangold Vivian Betty Hamil Pete Krabil Attne Doris Kiepfer Sylvia Maxine Allen Ruth Martha Anne Mace Alice Mary Elizabeth Atchison Catherine Margaret Flenner Henry George Fetes Cave Dwight Wittmer Joe William Johnson Dick Lawrence Miksch
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J. A. Taylor
MeIntyre
Neta Fetters
Professor McIntyre
Billy Cox
George McIntyre
Lawrence Whis
Omer
Sammy Wittmer
Hal
Douglas Eastwood
Patty
Ruth DuPuis
Jane——Bernadine Baker
Miriam
Lucille Mangold
Vivian
Betty Hamil
Pete—Milburn
Krabil Attne
Doris Kiepfer
Sylvia
Maxine Allen
Ruth
Martha Anne Mace
Alice
Mary Elizabeth Atchison
Club Members Listed For Appearances At Events
The group includes Katherine Masson Jule Humble Manda Davies and Jean Stewart as they attend club meetings assemblies and junior college productions.
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Katherine Masson
Jule Humble
Manda Davies
Jean Stewart
Hi Y Attends G A Leap Year Party
Girl Reserves hosted a St Patrick leap year party at the Y M C A with partners chosen by shamrocks. Entertainment committee members Mil dred Kyle Violet Flynn and Mae Rita Ragan led activities as JTola Dittmer presided at the piano and Helen Rhodebeck held high score while Ramona Riley had the low. Refreshments followed with Wilma Kerr Harriet Reister and Viola Cannon serving. Advisers present were Miss Randall Miss Clemons Miss Anderson Mr Williams and Mr Sovle.
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Mildred Kyle
Violet Flynn
Mae Rita Ragan
Jtola Dittmer
Helen Rhodebeck
Ramona Riley
Students Observe Country Schools Visit Across Washington County
County Superintendent Lester B. Krabill led methods class members on a three day tour of country schools in Washington County. The group studied Teaching methods at multiple grade levels with focus on problem method history work type reading physiology demonstration and work book language lessons. Students Mabel Burger Alice Bell Ruth Johnson Alice Wulf Ruth Longer and Eleanor Brinning participated in the visits.
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Lester B. Krabill
Washington County
Mabel Burger
Alice Bell
Ruth Johnson
Alice Wulf
Ruth Longer
Eleanor Brinning
Early School Days at Washington College Rascality
Editor notes a series from the Washington Press on Washington College. June 10 1863 recounts two break ins at the public school room seizing books a gold pen and other items while disturbing apparatus. The author calls the culprits depraved.
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Old
Washington Press
Washington College
History Department
George Masson
Waffles and Claims Spark Faculty Debate on New Public Works
Miss Morrison and Tom Duncan recall breakfast delay. Students are accused of snobbishness by a faculty member. Manda Davis advocates a superintendent who can handle men for the project. Dora Dunbar supports hiring a woman for the role.
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Miss Morrison
Tom Duncan
Tom D
Manda Davis
Dora Dunbar
Gilbert Alliman and Verba Bickel Romance Question
The note asks if there is a serious relationship between Gilbert Alliman and Verba Bickel. It mentions a prior introduction to Dwight Kientz and his Crawfordsville acquaintance, with a congratulatory remark on tastes.
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Gilbert Alliman
Verba Bickel
Dwight Kientz
Gal
Crawfordsville
Wanted Date with a Local Boy in Virginia
Personal notice from Virginia M. seeking a date with a local male companion. She will pay travel or other eligible expenses. No other details or identifiers provided.
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Virginia M
LITTLEY INTERVIEWS Doris Crow
Doris Crow discusses plans for next year mentioning Grinnell if she goes to school, dislikes spinach, sees insufficient athletic activities for girls at the junior college, has no single favorite actor but admires Ronald Colman Franchot Tone Robert Taylor and Charles Boyer, favors American History as a course, and names Ted Weams as her dance band.
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Grinnell
Ronald Colman
Franchot Tone
Robert Taylor
Charles Boyer
Ted Weams
Junior College Committee Names Members for Annual
The junior college committee on publications works on the annual section with Obert Thompson as chairman. Members include Treta Willits Kathryn Stewart Carl Stites and Mildred Peters.
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Obert Thompson
J. C
Treta Willits
Kathryn Stewart
Carl Stites
Mildred Peters
History maps for junior high enhance eighth grade course
New history maps have been added for use in eighth grade history. The maps cover from the Revolutionary War to the present and are specially adapted to these periods. Teachers and students are enthusiastic and expect the maps to be valuable in classroom work.
Soap Carvings By Latin Students Display At School
Latin students under Miss Larby created soap carvings inspired by Roman life. New pieces include a sacrificial altar and a sacrifice, a cantalabra, and three Pantheon models by Maxine Baxter Helen Rhodebeck and Dale Voorhees. Materials were white laundry soap a paring knife and a Latin book illustration.
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Miss Larby
Pantheon
Maxine Baxter
Helen Rhodebeck
Dale Voorhees
Introducing Mr. Applegate the town’s luckiest foil
John Appllegate, famed for a streak of misfortune, becomes the center of town chatter as residents question the timing and impact of his new suit and public appearances.
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John Applegate
Student Takes Impromptu Leave Amid Mumps Rumor
The report notes Perry Reinier’s unexpected two week vacation and return to campus. He allegedly told the dean he had mumps to gain readmittance, prompting questions about the veracity of the claim.
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Perry Reinier
Burdell Marshall Rumored to Attend Washington Junior College
An informant claims Burdell Marshall a Brighton forward known as Ke-Wash and all county for the past two years may enroll at Washington Junior College next year if courses align with his medical ambitions. The tip also says four Brighton teammates will graduate this year from their current school, a detail that may influence Dean Mead and Coach Freshwater.
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Burdell Marshall
Brighton High School
Ke-Wash
Alll County
Washington Junior College
Dean Mead
Freshwater
Brighton
Chemistry Club pin symbolizes work eco operation and common sense
Kathryn Little discussed the official club pin designed by John Applegate. The Erlenmeyer flask uses three silver Cs in Washington College colors with a motto mapping W to work, e to concentration, e for cooperation, and e for sense. Seven members ordered pins with half funded by a candy sale. The first annual guest night is March 19 at 7:45 p.m. Tickets available from club members.
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Kathryn Little
John Applegate
Erlenmeyer
Miss Little
Washington College Chemistry Club
Chemistry Club
Use of Coat of Arms in Family Property Purchases
The text explains that buying an English estate does not grant the buyer the family coat of arms nor the right to incorporate it with the property. It notes this practice is common but incorrect and would not be upheld by the College of Heraldry.
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College of Heraldry
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