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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1938
Page
6
The piece pleads with Washington High School parents to curb their sons reckless driving. It warns of potential harm to citizens if warnings go unheeded and asks officials for help as complaints rise and near misses mount.
The piece muses on spring fever as a mix of laziness and pep, urging outdoor activity. It notes birds returning, roller skates, hikes, marbles, jumping ropes, and a shift from basketball to baseball fans, with rains and windy days sparking change. It ends by asking if anyone prefers unchanging seasons.
A reflective piece extols birds as our friends and urges humane treatment. It laments blackbird slaughter in towns and notes heavy fines for robins, urging readers to value birds and avoid harming them.
Patrick F Payne director of safety for Interstate Transit Lines in Omaha spoke to a high school assembly on highway safety. He urged thoughtlessness as the main fault behind accidents and recounted tragic incidents to underscore the dangers of careless driving.
seventh and eighth grade history debates cover topics from Monroe doctrine to Civil War events. Mr Guy Carlton praises open discussion and students enjoy exploring themes aloud to deepen understanding. DAR bronze medals reward best essays on Amusements and Sports in Colonial News and A Biography of Robert E Lee.
The article urges kindness to birds, noting some birds steal grain but their benefits outweigh harm. It calls for humane care, suggesting leaving bits of string for nests, providing fresh water in hot weather, and offering crumbs in winter to aid birds. It appeals to readers to protect birds and reciprocate their value.
All vocal and instrumental groups appearing in the district contest will be presented in a concert at the high school Tuesday evening April 5. The groups include the boys quartet string quintet mixed quintet orchestra boys glee club girls sextet woodwind group brass sextet mixed chorus and the band. Selections will be announced later.
Students and staff discuss adding safety driving mechanical drawing and wrestling courses plus orientation world issues modern music and dance arts language and literature. Several favor introducing art swimming horseback riding and broader English study while others doubt adding more subjects is needed.
Thursday after school the Girl Reserves held a meeting in the high school auditorium. Helen Hobbs led devotionals before Meda Fisher spoke on "My Ideal Girl" detailing a courteous healthful and inconspicuous ideal. The program closed with the song "Follow the Gleam."
Contest time nears as vocal groups boost rehearsals. Sub-district judges praise progress but note some students remain immature in voice quality and training.
Heights school presents the Jamestown themed operetta Indian Princess at Washington High School on Friday April 1. Cast includes Rex Lee as Captain John Smith and Laurine Kiesey as Pocahontas with numerous actors portraying Powhatan’s people and English explorers.
Read about local teachers and others recalling odd foods and pranks. Helen Stewart tasted a salty fishy odor after eating rattle snake meat hidden in a package. Kathryn Latta remembered a pineapple salad served from an upright pineapple. Edna Mercer’s breakfast hunt revealed no clean pans, leading to boiled eggs and Chinatown fare memories.
Mr. A. F. Atchison and Mr. F. E. A. Ralston plan to attend a state school board meeting called by Miss Samuelson in Des Moines on March 29. Dean Mead and Mr. Ralston attended the sixth annual school men's conference at Cornell last Saturday. The conference theme was The Development of Individual Responsibility in Learning in the Secondary Schools.
Names of Richard Weeks and Dorthea Snyder were omitted from the honor roll for the last six weeks. The Girl Reserves will hold a party for the Hi-Y boys Thursday from 7 30 to 9 30 p m under Miss Wood supervision. The operetta is directed by Miss Ruth Stewart with Heights teachers assisting.
Plans for the second annual guidance conference at Washington Junior College are completed. The Friday April 29 schedule includes opening exercises, talks by Dr. Harry K. Newburn on the purpose of guidance, C A Davis on salesmanship, R O Sutter with a visual education program, new vocational guidance pictures, and the Junior College play Green Stockings directed by Opal Seeney.
A sophomore English class over the past week featured explanations and demonstrations. Don Mitchel showed how to assemble an old pistol and explained core concepts. Ray Whisler demonstrated rope splicing. Carol Gray spoke on symbolism and arrangement of projects covered including knot tying bandaging biology specimen preparation and methods to solve math problems.
The Washington Demons opened their season at the Tittle Six indoor meet in Town City. They earned a first in the 64 yard dash and a second in the half mile relay, plus a second in the high jump and a third in the quarter mile.
The Junior College play for vocational guidance day features twelve named roles in the three act comedy Green Stockings by A E Mason. Cast list includes Admiral Grice Faraday Colonel Smith Tarver Steele Raleigh Martin Celia Faraday Madge Evelyn Pityllis Mrs Chisholm Faraday Aunt Ida and others. casting to be announced next week.
Muriel Dunbar, Titian-haired senior with dark grey eyes, loves olives, swimming, piano, and swing composition. She is tall, enjoys red, and studied shorthand typing Bible civics, was in Glee and Commercial clubs, and is typist for the 1928 annual. Naomi Johnson, brunette with brown eyes, enjoys hiking and baseball, favors scalloped potatoes, and white clothes. She has held G A s roles, captains Senior Captain Ball, leads Normal Training club, and plans to teach after reaching age.
Freshmen and sophomores held a second school party at the high school last Friday with card tables in the balcony. They played bingo and ping pong as supervisors and student helpers organized games and committees led by Miss Anderson, Miss Kent, and Mr. Williams.
The HI Y dinner last Wednesday debated inviting Wayland and Fairfield for a joint event or hosting them separately. Dave Elder was to speak but could not attend. President Birney and Mr. Soule led the discussion, which was not resolved and will be revisited. The meal included mashed potatoes, gravy, swiss steak, beans, peaches, cake, buns, and spread prepared by Mrs. Marek, Mrs. Replogle, and Mrs. Birney.
A list of students and staff reveal widespread nicknames and aliases such as Muggs Phonograph Baron Buazz Kay Prairie Flower Windy Dixie Scarchy Red Effie Senator Deacon Baby Face Freshie Myrtle Old Horse Keith Stewart Nuzz Hey Stagner Aunt Vince A and P Swede Nighthawk Ladies Choice Jug Whiss Sizz Art Bish Butch Sorrel Top Gov Hamilton Ten Dean Mead Shorty Poet OK and more across the campus.
First and second grade pupils in Wallace select library books for daily reading. They read and listen to stories from Poppy Seed Cakes and a Nila B. Smith series, then create easel pictures of their favorite parts and display them around the room.
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