Heights School Pupils Enjoy Excursion And Craft Fun
Kindergarten pupils from Heights school spent a Wednesday afternoon visiting Charlotte Little and Peggy Munn to see animals, made Mother's Day cards with poems, and created paper flowers. Fourth grade studied China and flowers while fifth graders reported on South America and asphalt. Verett Proby rejoined the school from Centennial Room as third room crafted Mother’s Day booklets.
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the Heights
Charlotte Little
Peggy Munn
China
South America
Delbert Earl
Billy Breitenbach
Verett Proby
Heights
Mother Mine
Picture Machine Made From Box
A motion picture project centers on a wooden box with two holes for broomstick pegs acting as spools. A tan curtain will cover the opening as the box is prepared for painting while a large roll of paper carries drawn pictures and captions. The first film covers boat history with named student leaders and vessels.
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Kammueller
Wallace School
Dorothy Nichols
Log
Martha Downing
Jetty Lou Detkin
Marjorie Fower
Keith Farrier
Roger Mckeeown
Allen Morgan
Franciens Shaw
Bobby Fisher
Shirley McDole
Virginia Donaldson
Hugh Boyd
Kindergartners
Junior High Marble Tournament Announced
Junior high students will compete in a marble tournament this week with an individual cup for the champion. Last year’s winner was Rayburn Davies while Nan Hoover, Leon Bailey, Rosella Hysell and Lewis Davis are among quarantines and enrollments affecting class activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayburn Davies
Nan Hoover
Leon Bailey
Rosella Hysell
Lewis Davis
Ottumwa
George Mohr
Leebs
Joe Duca
Rollens
Louise Porter
Louise Robinson
Europe
Othy Turner
Play Time Club Presents Readings and Arts in Third Grade
Wal lace school third grade opened with song and poems from students Keith Farrier, Herman Doran, Dale White, and others performed a short play featuring Wayne Pratt, Shirley MecDole, Marjorie Kuwer, Marie Blattner, and Bobby Anderson. Teachers praised room decorations and weeklong projects across grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace School
Keith Farrier
Wayne Pratt
Shirley MecDole
Marjorie Kuwer
Marie Blattner
Pobby Anderson
Betty Lou Oetken
Virginia Reenblossom
Herman Doran
Dale White
Martha Downing
Ruby Bruegege
Elien Gray
Hall
Keitth Farrier
Casey Jones
Marjorie Enuwer
Dorothy Nichols
Miss Kammuiller
Allan Morgan
Bobby Fisher
Panl Yeaman
Clarence Collett
Theodore Roosevelt
Lemley
Good Housekeepinge
George Doran
Lucille Schneider
Teddy Woods
Iowa High School Music Festival Impresses East and Midwest Critics
Eric L. Clark director of the American Colleges concert program says the Iowa festival is a groundbreaking event. He notes 6400 students reveal a rich Midwest musical life that challenges Eastern notions of music as a private pursuit. He argues Iowa is leading America toward a true musical nation.
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Eric L. Clark
Association of American Colleges
New York City
N. Y
Ally Usterner
Anda
Clark
Towa
America
Middlewest
Iowa
Schoolroom Talks and Student Activities Highlight Week
In several rooms students presented on topics from hiuffing to a trip south. Vox pop questions filled Miss Christian and Mr Maasdam rooms. Applegate spoke on stamps. a Railroad game entertained in Mr Kimberlin’s room.
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Miss Wilson
Geography class progress noted in grades six and seven
In sixth grade geography students study Norway and Sweden while seventh grade students begin stars and planets. The instructor regards the solar system chapter as the most interesting in the book.
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Norway
Sweden
Friends Donate Books to Washington High School Library
Miss Althea Montgomery and Miss Anna Dawson donated volumes to the Washington high school library. Montgomery contributed English and American Literature with readings by Roy Bennet Pace. Dawson provided works including In the Days of Christ by Alfred Eder sheim and Time compiled by the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Althea Montgomery
Anna Dawson
Washington High School Library
Thomas Nelson Page
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Persia
Joseph Knamishee
H. W. Mabie
William Cullen Bryant
Aurora Luch
Elizabeth Benett Browning
Rolle Roock
Thomas Moore
Kinnelworth
Sir Walter Scott
Vanity Fair
William Makepeace Thackeray
Junior College Activities Highlight Local Events and Plans
Junior College students and staff attend the State Music Festival and picnics at Sunset Park. Reports on Iowa executive departments are reviewed by the American Government class. Commencement address to be delivered by Superintendent E B A Ralston at Thornburg High.
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Executive Department
State of
Iowa
Board of Health
Fish and Game Commission
Uniform State Law and Commission of the Blind
Town City
EB. A. Ralston
Thornburg
Wake Up and Live and The Haunted Bookshop Fusion
Dorothea Brande proposes a Will to Fail alongside Will to Power and Will to Live and offers twelve disciplines as remedy. The review notes a novelistic pairing with Christopher Morley’s The Haunted Bookshop, a mystery romance tied to a bookstore owner and literary references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothea Brande
Branide
Brande
Christopher Morley
Lincoln Pupils Hear Coronation Plans And Activities
Lincoln students engage with coronation themes through assembly to hear King George VI address the crowd and view parade descriptions. They study England’s dominions and time differences while fourth graders write poetry and learn fractions, thermometers, and maps, and the school earns dental honor roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
England
Clara Barton
China
Takihe
Three's a Crowd Presented at Junior College Assembly
A group from Town Wesleyan College Mt. Plergynt brought the one act play Three's a Crowd to the regular junior college assembly. Miss Oval Keeney led the play production class as they assisted with staging and duties. The high school was invited and enjoyed the comedy.
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Town Wesleyan College
Mt. Plergynt
School Scribes Recall Busy Week and Plays Cast
The school notes a busy week with state level participation not yielding superior ratings. June Putnam reports a sore arm after Clinton conclave. Scribe praises the Mother's banquet speaker but laments its short duration. Cast lists for Weintes and The Mouse Trap are provided with student directors and sponsors from Forensiclab funding.
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Clinton
Picnic or hike mystery among high school class
A quirky monologue about a weekend outing with a class of high school students and their teacher. It recalls a picnic or hike, mentions Gweneth, two mushrooms found, foods like pork and beans, potato chips, ginger ale, and references to Keota and a late Sunday night sighting.
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Gweneth
Plays To Be Given Thursday May 20
Two one act plays will be given Thursday in the high school auditorium. Students will perform scenes written by local authors and directed by drama teachers. Cast members include sophomore and junior students from the drama club.
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Audi
Centennial pupils discuss English throne and citizenship
Fourth and fifth graders held an assembly on the coronation and future king with pictures of Queen Elizabeth and the royal coach. Third graders prepared Mother's Day booklets while others presented rules on good citizenship and school values.
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Centennial
Queen Elizabeth
Franklin Hill
Jessie Gray
David Turner
Dorothy Baker
Henrietta Stewart
Phyllis Cw
Henrietta
Robert Custer
Dick MccCleery
Sahara Desert
Centelenial
Sunger Park
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Missouri
Miss Stahl
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Manly
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Sience Club
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Joan Fields
Joyce Smith
Maxine Watson
Eva Stephens
Ruth Ann George
Jack Martin
Dick Paul
Marvin Morrison
Billy Kelsey
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Bobby Thompson
Jimmy Pease
Mary Ellen Randall
Etty Reynolds
Howard Patton
David Wright
Dorothy Tanner
Bobby Johnson
Eveyn Krabi
Leo Lewis
John Watson
Jane Paul
Janet Martin
Harold Gilmore
Jack Pauls
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June Putnam
Torium
Iola Dittmer
Maxine Foster
Ruth Mayhew
Wanda Casper
Ruth Turner
Dale Carstenson
Forensiclab
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Parry
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