Editor Vlasta Music Feature Shines at Junior High Stage
Jean Mathers and Jim Gallagher headline a Lincoln Stewart program with Terry Anderson and Jean Rothlisberger among reporters and staff. The piece highlights student performances and the junior college editorial team led by Maxine Logan and Viasta Musil with the editorials by Viasta Musil.
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Vlasta Music
Jean Mathers
Jim Gallagher
Lincoln
Terry Anderson
Stewart
John Rothlisberger
Jean Applegate
Merle Booth
Bob Gates
Marilyn Green
Helen Hare
Norma Hotle
Herbie Huber
Charles Lemely
Juanita Miller
Phyllis Sisk
Raymond Weeks
Viasta Musil
Viasta Musil Junior College
Maxine Logan
History repeats itself warning about war and glory
An editorial argues history repeats as the US edges toward involvement in Europe similar to 1917. It condemns mass slaughter in war, calls soldiers mere fodder, and urges realization of war’s true costs for a safer world.
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United States
Europe
Britain
Notable Seniors Jim Gallagher and Norma Hotle Spotlight
Jim Gallagher known as Jim, a popular senior, stands five eight with blue eyes and light brown hair. Norma Hotle, also popular, is five seven with brown eyes and hair, both active in clubs and subjects and sharing tastes in music, theater, and meals.
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James Gallagher
Jim
Tyrone Power
Madeline Carroll
Kay Kyser
Norma Hotle
Norma
Judy Garland
James Cagney
Orma
Cleaning Waxed Hardwood Floors
Waxed hardwood floors should be cleaned with a mop or soft brush free of oil to avoid softening the wax. Warm soapy water on a wrung cloth removes surface dirt, and certain cleaners can treat spots before refinishing. Consult your paint dealer for spot removers. turpentine or mineral spirits can also lift wax.
Rules For Students At Airport Drawn Up By Jack Snodgrass
A historical note lists campus style aviation rules drafted by Jack Snodgrass for a Washington airport. Prohibitions cover aerobatics, proximity to a turkey farm, field parking signals, range limits, solo pilot responsibilities, takeoff straight line distance, left turns, and avoidance of Washington County Hospital. Flying over towns is allowed above 1000 feet.
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Jack Snodgrass
Washington
Turkey Farm
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Washington County Hospital
Pre-State Vocal Contests Set for Iowa City
April 3 and 4 mark the Pre-State vocal contest in Iowa City the final meet before state. Seniors view it as their last chance to compete with soloists Bari tone Douglass Dowell Merle Booth John Roth lisberger Doris Gray Eleanore Tucker Jean Atchison plus small groups including male quartet mixed quartet girls sextet girls trio and madrigal.
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Iowa City
Douglas Dowell
Merle Booth
John Rothlisberger
Doris Gray
Eleanore Tucker
Jean Atchison
Girl Reserves Plan Little Sister Banquet
The Girl Reserves held a regular meeting last Thursday in the auditorium. They scheduled the Little Sister Banquet for April 17. Jane Baldrige gave a talk about her many pen-pals around the world.
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Jane Baldrige
Teachers hobbies reveal hunting and fishing passions
Peck Geneva, a teacher, says his hobbies are hunting and fishing. He takes a two week annual fishing trip with a friend and has hunted quail, pheasants, and occasionally rabbits. He uses a 12 gauge shotgun and jokes about taking students to track practice.
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Peck Geneva
WPA defense training trains ward helpers at Iowa City hospital
A WPA defense training program for institutional ward helpers operates at the State Hospital in Iowa City. The first class of sixty began in November with a second class planned for May, aiming to staff hospitals and institutions under professional supervision during emergencies and social dislocations.
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Work Projects Administration
Lowa City
Lowa
Defense
WPA
Fire drill empties school in seconds
Wednesday afternoon after two o clock a fire drill emptied the building in under a minute. Dr. Gingerich planned to photograph students on the sidewalks from an airplane and reportedly took ten pictures for the annual.
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Altho
Gingerich
Jones Talks to Chemistry Club on Embalming and Inhalation
Marion Ferguson presided as Willis Jones spoke to the Gam ma Rays chemistry club on artificial respiration and embalming. He demonstrated the Pullmotor inhalator with a student as patient and described old and new devices, plus college anecdotes about Des Moines, St Louis, and student crowds.
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Gamma Rays
Marion Ferguson
Willis Jones
Mr. Jones
Jones
Des Moines
St. Louis
Stewart Students Complete Scenes
In Stewart elementary grades five and six under Miss Richards students decorate paper plates with geometric and Mexican designs for display. The fifth grade studies orchestra instruments by sound and sight, while the fourth grade finished a Holland setting with student participants guiding the effort. A clay animal project produced realistic figures. On Wednesday the third grade presented a musical program for the P T A.
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Miss Richards
Holland
Jimmy Dawson
Claire Buck
Phyllis McKeown
Barbara Godwin
Training for health service projects spans 24 weeks
The program seeks applicants willing to be away from home for the full period. Training combines hands on work demonstrations and lectures. For more information contact the county relief agency or write to D B Arnold Putnam building Davenport Iowa Field Supervisor Work Projects Administration.
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County Relief Agency
D. B. Arnold
Putnam Building
Davenport
Iowa
Work Projects Administration
Neglected Piles Dangerous and Treated at McCleary Clinic
A 122 page illustrated book explains fistula fissures and rectal abscess common with neglected piles. It notes associated reflex conditions and offers institutional treatment details with thousands of references. Free by writing to McCleary Clinic E3105 Elms see Blvd Excelsior Springs.
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Blvd
Excelsior Springs
Montion
McCleary Clinic
Kimberlin Awards Basketball Letters
The college men received their basketball letters presented by Coach Kenneth Kimberlin. Recipients included Ellis Finke Norbert Norris Norval Norris Verle Crist Donald Morrison Charles Thrapp Marvin Gingerich Milo Steele and Kenneth Dotson.
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Kenneth Kimberlin
Ellis Finke
Norbert Norris
Norval Norris
Verle Crist
Donald Morrison
Charles Thrapp
Marvin Gingerich
Milo Steele
Kenneth Dotson
Weekly Music Calendar Highlights of Week
The schedule lists performances by male quartets and sextets, mixed quartets and madrigals from Jr. College and high schools. Times include 8:00 and 4:00 performances from Monday to Friday with a Friday assembly at 9:00 a.m. on the list.
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Jr. College
H. S
Senior class picnic venue poll includes many Iowa towns
A list of students from Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines and surrounding towns proposes various locations for a senior class picnic. Respondents name places like Burlington Winfield Des Moines Dike and Bowie Texas as possible sites with many choosing Cedar Rapids Davenport and Des Moines areas.
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Hubert Reed
Cedar Rapids
Marilyn Green
TI Tink
Burlington
Ruth Hotle
Winfield
Jeanette Krabill—Lake
Frances Porter
Beatrice Replogle
Davenport
Tunis den Hartog
Des Moines
Douglas Dowell
Safe Hamil
Don Kelsey
Mary Wells
Verla Boshart
Joan Gerdes
Marion Fergus
Paul Dodder
Bob Birney
Dick Anderson
Dike
Iowa
Raymond Weeks
Helen Havel
Bob Gates
Merle Booth
Jack Longer
Bowie
Texas Jr
Humston
Terry Anderson
Viasta Musil
Eleanore Keagy
Mary Jones
Luke McBride
Gayle Davis
Washington High notes push for more track participation
Locker Room notes report Coach Geneva convening about 85 players to discuss low track turnout. Despite 13 events and relays, only 25 of 200 boys participate, with the coach urging multi-sport involvement to build a stronger program and future track success.
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Geneva
Washington High School
Washington Junior College Hosts Fifth Guidance Conference
The Washington Junior College sponsors its fifth annual Guidance Conference for its students area seniors and neighboring towns. Speakers include Dr. Donald Mallett from the University of Iowa and deans from Iowa State College and ISU departments. The event runs April 24 and 25 with a three act play on April 24.
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Washington Junior College
Donald KR. Mallett
University of Iowa
Lawrence “Pops” Harrison
Elizabeth Halsey
Department of
H. H. Kildee
Agriculture
Iowa State College
Genevieve Fisher
T. R. Agg
Engineering
J. A. Greenlee
Meet the Faculty Miss Stivers Profiles at Washington High
Washington High School profiles Miss Stivers after five years in Washington. Born in Anamosa Iowa she moved from Ogden Iowa and came to teach Latin Bible history sociology and algebra. She studied at Coe College and the State University of Iowa.
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Washington High School
Ogden
Iowa
Miss Stivers
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
State University
Iowa City
Phil Spitalny
Goa
America
Seventh and Eighth Grades Present Democracy Essay Contest
The seventh and eighth grades write essays on What Democracy Means to Me with a prize for the best essay in each class. March 8 is the deadline. An assembly program by Mr. Brayton featured band numbers and a clarinet quartet with Sara Lu Miller Erma Turnipseed Carolyn Bond and Joe Goodlander. Helen Falk and Jane Pauls played clarinet solos.
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Brayton
Sara Lu Miller
Erma Turnipseed
Carolyn Bond
Joe Goodlander
Helen Falk
Jane Pauls
Cole
Morgan
Hoover
Marion Reeves
Douglas Vowell
Jean Applegate
Raymond Sheetz
Ardith Jarrard
Japan Faces Severe 1939 Industrial Accident Year
The 1939 period in Japan saw one of the worst accident years for its chemical industry. In dustrial and Engineering Chemis try identifies causes including inexperience in explosive handling, new plants in crowded districts, and worker strain from overtime operations.
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Japan
Washington boys urged to sacrifice time for winning teams
The speaker calls on Washington High School students to commit hours of hard work to build a winning track program and become a real fighting member of the Lit Ue Six. He insists the effort must come from the boys themselves.
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W.H.S
Washington
Washington Students In Iowa State Band
Washington students and faculty enjoyed the University of Iowa concert band in an assembly last Monday. The show pleased many with its varied selections and the directing of Mr. Brayton for Prayer and Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel. Three Washington members were Ruth L. Dupuis, Richard Johnson, and Daryl Fetters.
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University of Iowa
Brayton
Two College Plays Entertain Students At Assembly
Two college one act plays were performed before students. The Lord's Prayer, a tragedy of the French Revolution era, featured Dorthea Snyder Frances Hayes Mildred Meyer Milo Steele Everette Burham and Ernest Moothart. All's Fair, a comedy with Margaret Hennon Helen Kehoe Edith Megdelson and Ruth Martin, will be staged at Kalona March 31. Four high school girls attended the Iowa City interpetive reading contest: Shirley Peterson Caroleen Sartor Audrey Hotle Esther Stewart.
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Dorthea Snyder
Frances Hayes
Mildred Meyer
Milo Steele
Everette Burham
Ernest Moothart
Margaret Hennon
Helen Kehoe
Social whirl at our school on mumps and parties
Readers glimpse a gossip filled column with names like Betty Duncan Gailen Bull and Marylin Bell, noting spring fever couples Bob McLaughlin Joan Gerdes and Kimball Gates Marylin Bell while mumps sweep through Sprin ger and seniors fear missing the party. It mocks study hall terms and hints at student romances and mischief.
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Betty Duncan
Gary
Cedar Rapids
Romeo
Juliet
Snow White
Max Hike
Bob McLaughlin
Joan Gerdes
Kenneth Dodson
Helen Havel
Helen
Gailen Bull
Springer
Franny Ralston
Georganne Rudiger
T. J. Berdo
T. J
Kimball Gates
Marylin Bell
Spring Fever in a High School Morning
A high school student narrates a sunny spring morning full of fresh air birdsong and budding gardens. He observes neighbors and classmates as he contemplates a movie date with Kathy while noting spring fever may affect grades and focus at school.
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Mr. W
Kathy
School Bells Ringing through a Week End Column
A playful school notes column reflects on report cards and student reactions with doodles and names like Martha Turnipseed and Tunis Don Hartog while promising to return next week. The piece closes with a light farewell and a signature chorus about printing.
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Roger Lance
Hotle
Lowe
Bob Birney
Martha
Mary Wells
Verla Boshart
Don Kiesey
Hamilto
Hubert Reed
Clothing fit affects child posture study says Cornell bulletin
A Cornell University bulletin warns that wrongly fitted clothes harm a growing child’s posture. Specialists urge clothing to meet the needs of developing youngsters and advise parents to choose properly sized outfits.
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Cornell University
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