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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1939
Page
3
An editorial laments urban indifference to school spirit and recalls a Friday pep meeting where the band was interrupted by students. It questions the value of enthusiasm and mocks delays in personal grooming for dates, contrasting student apathy with expectations of decorum and campus pride.
A quiet junior with blond hair and blue eyes stands out among active students in English American History speech and young. She participates in Girl Reserve orchestra glee club Theta Mu Commercial Club and Forensic Club aiming to be a dramatist. Rich ard Greens dimples win him first movie list spot. Nancy Kelley is cited as the loveliest actress while the new dark haired junior class president leads 4 H and the Commercial Club.
College men and women endure mid semester exams this week as anticipation grows a week before the ordeal. Nervous students expect to cram while others prep little and try to ignore the looming tests.
After planning and fundraising Miss Della Patton inspires a home room project to convert room 140 beside the library into a girls rest room. About thirty dollars was raised by candy sales and basketball games led by two girls per home room. Grace Randell's Homemaking III class will supervise furnishing and the project includes painting, refinishing, sewing curtains, enamel work, varnishing, and cleaning.
Calendar lists daily 8:00 and 4:00 group rehearsals and performances including mixed and female quartets, vocal soloists, string and woodwind ensembles, dress rehearsals for Neighbors Sweet 16 and Wise Girl, plus Hi-Y Night and School Date. Evening shows feature Sweet 16 Wise Girl and Neighbors.
The annual local music contest will present vocal solos in the auditorium on Tuesday March 24 at eight o clock. Contenders include soprano Lois Humble June Garrett Margaret Hennon mezzo Frances Sartor Hazel Simmering Marjorie Walker alto Ione Steele Iowa Jean Huber tenor John Naybery Raymond Whis ler Cecil Replogie baritone Milo Steele bass Bob Masson. Additional public practice by the girls sextette glee club mixed chorus and mixed quartet will also be shown. Judges are three local women Mrs Frank Miller Miss Margaret Christianson and Mrs E D Morrison Jr.
By exam time a student focuses on study and prepares to tackle questions with confidence. The message urges steady effort now and less worry about results.
Seniors under Faye Holland complete memory tests as they choose among forty activities including Football and Debate. Deadline for class book pictures is March 15 as the Hi Life staff prepares the annual edition.
This week eight grade homerooms discussed honesty. Students read quotes and a poem about self respect and living without deception. They reflected on daily actions shaping personality and the idea that an honest man is noblest work of God.
Questions about Roy Dale Bud and others at the Iowa City Washington game plus rumors of romances and rumors about T J Lois H Fae Holm Walker twins and Clara Ann H. A reader asks who Dorothea 58 or Evalyn N was with at the game and whether Don 8. fooled a girl by asking to escort her home.
In Boons the Junior College lost 36 to 35 to Tipton with Mangold scoring 10 for the losers. Earlier Washington fell 22 to 37 to Iowa City Little Hawks, ending their tourney run as Clinton and Fairfield earlier clashed in prior rounds. The piece looks ahead to next year’s freshman track hopes.
Robert Macon won the 1929 junior class presidency with Har old Wolf as vice president and Janie Eleher as secretary and treasurer. Faculty advisors named were Walter Lussky and Lillian Minick. A subsequent vote after nominations Richard Knupp opposed Macon for president Hill Brown opposed Wolf for VP Eleher opposed Don Shepherd for secretary and treasurer with no majority initially.
Alabama Jubilee Singers played before the high school assembly on Tuesday afternoon offering a program of old negro spirituals. The quartet and their manager presented several songs, with a member giving a brief talk on spirituals, jubilees, melodies, and folk songs.
The note mentions Irene L. missing school and being seen at a show with Johnny U, while rumors swirl about a possible romance with John N. and Wilma Snyder. Readers are urged not to take the chatter too seriously.
Mr. Gingerich reports that the Iowa City debate teams are coming to Washington for practice debates soon. They will be held after school and in the evening. Students are urged to attend. Further announcement will be made on the date.
The article notes first year Latin classes under Miss Stivers covering the Third Declension and Third Conjugation, reading about Roman siege methods and comparing with modern warfare. Civics under Miss Shields finished Local Government study. Algebra with Miss Sidles worked on written problems and bookkeeping topics.
Wallace school reports include second grade birthday celebrations with Betty Prebys and Jackie Jackson, perfect spelling and arithmetic records in multiple grades, and attendance honors for third and fourth graders. Transfers: Raymond Hiller to Centennial and Donald Gray to Lincoln district. Fourth grade enjoys Black Beauty and a geography study on The Netherlands with a poster project.
On Friday March 30 the college women met for discussion and business. Miss Montgomery presided as Dean of Women. Delegates were elected for a vocational conference in Iowa City with Evalyn Eyestone Mary Weetphal and alternates Bertha Reinert Ruth Turner. A committee led by Jeanne Shirk planned a social pot luck supper.
Three light comedies to entertain audiences at 7 30 pm Friday March 17 in the high school auditorium. Sweet Sixteen and Wise Girl are high school productions, while The Neighbors is from the Junior College. Cast lists, plot glimpses, and admission of 35 cents for adults 25 cents for students and free with activity tickets.
A weekly feature will profile junior college students, highlighting their personalities temperaments and abilities. The first sketch will appear next week featuring diverse backgrounds and locations of the students.
The Woodwind quintet now includes Betty Kolosick Frances Porter Caroline Strong Dorothy Turner and Max Birka. Max Birka replaces Caroline Sartor as the member after last week's listing.
Pupils presented If Books Could Talk an original P. I. T. A. play by the language class. Students read stories and poems including Swing performed as a song. Cast included Patsy Griswold Joan Roberts Joan Siegel Marleen Barnes Watty Ann Kallous Keith Hotle Keith Dawson Shirley Ann Stewart Mildred Jane Chorpening Donna Garrett Mary Ellen Fisher Tommy Hoover Francis Miller Don Mehome. Three graders read stories for younger pupils.
The Forensic Club held a board meeting last Wednesday morning with Ruth Flood Melvin Gingerich Rex Hagen and Mary Westphal Pictures for the annual were discussed and plans were made for a meeting held Friday night in Room 201 The Board of Control also met Tuesday morning in Miss Floods office Students are asked to hand in a list of points accumulated during the year to Faye Holland Plans were begun for a Forensic Club Party at an indefinite date.
Three familiar custodians at the high school are Floyd Hamil known as Gov Joe Maxwell and Rodney Sage Hamil has worked eleven years Maxwell fourteen years Sage about one year all three are liked by students for their friendliness and help with small duties such as sweeping up litter fixing lockers and assisting with daily needs.
Lincoln second grade pupils under Miss Landau read patriotic Lincoln and Washington stories and crafted Mt Vernon pictures. They plan spring science work and bird studies while reading Dutch tales and works by Perkins, Ingalls Wilder, Gruelle. Several students earned praise for not being absent or tardy.
Last Tuesday in the meet of the candidates for graduation the sophomores elected class officers. Bill Fry was senior president, Tommy Gray president, and Betty Hamilton secretary-treasurer.
Students give quirky wishes and wishes for romance and health. Jeanne Davis wants a dream event with no cost. Fred Reid seeks a ringless morning with Marge Thompson. Ramona Riley hopes more letters arrive. Fae Schoonover desires fewer winter colds. Wayne Koupp cannot stop at one. Velma Jarrard wishes to invite someone to a party tonight. Lawrence Swift imagines practicing. Bob Mason notes spring arriving quickly. John Cupp is liked by the students.
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