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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1939
Page
3
Hobbies are not mere time killers but crucial for developing well rounded individuals. A good hobby should be chosen with learning and achievement in mind, balancing mental and physical effort to reduce tension and build character for tomorrow.
A short verse laments a fairy’s brief life and sudden death with an unanswered question about which fairy died. The narrator hints knowledge yet refuses to reveal the name, ending with a somber funeral bell and a named person Viva Maxine Baxter.
Lincoln third grade pupils created a book chart to track read library books with a house pattern as the theme from the poem Book House by Annie Fellows Johnston. They also completed arithmetic drills, diagnostic tests, circle reading aloud, science stories, butterfly cocoons, and letters to Chinese girls.
A reflective verse recalls a clear sky and a quiet moon as smoke drifts from a chimney toward the stars. The speaker, holding a loved one's hand, questions the moment interrupted by a casual exclamation.
Wallace Elementary fourth graders engage in virus study through drawings and reports, build a Wren’s house, and prepare a Goodwill Day program. Students create art on cardboard, finish a puppet show, and study Revolutionary War history, ancient Egypt, and alphabet history.
The Junior High elects home room officers for the six weeks. Sixth Grade Miss Richer 202: President Isabelle Gault Vice Pres Charlotte Baritl Secretary Mary Moore Assist Sec Eileen Kranen. Miss Moore 205: President Merle Seydel Vice Pres Joh Baldrige Secretary Richard Cameron Assist Sec Clarabell Blodgett. Miss Hunting 206: President Kenneth Ward Vice Pres Mareia Masson Secretary Eugene Hotle Assist Sec Francis Schaeffer. Seventh Grade Miss Kameron 201: President Jessie Gray Vice Pres Charlotte Marshall Secretary Carol Long Assist Sec Dorothy Baker. Mr Mohr 105: President Esther Leiminger Vice Pres Delbert Earl Secretary Shirley Dunlap Assist Lee Etta Johnston. Miss Miner 204: President Lucille Votruba Vice Pres Paul Watson Secretary Dorothy Kennon. Right Grade Mr Carlton 101: President Marjorie Logan Vice Pres Junior Prebys Secretary Virginia Robertson. Mr Duca 107: President Bob Marble Vice Pres Faye Varney Secretary John Michels.
Home rooms discuss Pan American ism and plan farewell parties as the school year ends. Room 102 has received special reports from National Geographic magazine. Plans are said to be entertaining but remain secret.
The college women held an informal meeting last Tuesday evening at Miss Montgomery's home with about 25 attending. Miss Meda Fisher spoke on social education and challenges at college, covering personal appearance self poise and voice. The forum closed with questions and discussion and refreshments were served. Mary Luers led the program with Carolyn Carbee and Dorothy Kivesay assisting.
A dark haired junior with bright brown eyes is active in pep and vitamin themed pursuits. She anchors twirling in the band, serves as cheer reader, and participates in the G A A G R Forensic Club Commercial Club and Rainbowr while studying English American History speech and typing.
Local notes recount Junior College teams losing to Muscatine 13–8 at Blattner’s Stadium and then 6–5 to the faculty. Players Duca Kimberlin Mohr Lussky Parsons Gov Hamil Gingerich Fields are praised for their efforts. Seven track team members attended the Ft. Madison district meet in pole vault, broad jump, 440 and 880 events. A humorous reference ends with a definition of a killer: Joe Louis.
The Girl Reserves held an after school election last Monday. Elected were President Jane Steele Vice President Shirley Peterson Secretary Gayle Davis and Treasurer Mildred Meyer.
The Men's Forensic club hosts a dinner on Monday May 15 at 6 30 pm in the North Side Cafe. Dean Paul Packer from the University of Iowa College of Education will discuss The Philippines after a six month education survey there. Veterans of the Spanish American War join as guests. Kenneth Kimberlin leads the club.
Ed Chuck is a multi sport athlete at the junior college era showing early promise. A Pleasant Plain High School product he excelled in basketball and baseball earning all state honors in 1936. He hopes to coach and plans to attend Iowa State Teachers College.
Seniors prepare for a senior play with cast members experiencing mental strain during rapid practice. Miss Flood directs floor pacing while Wayne Wilson fears a playful mishap on May 19. Ernest Moorthart inquires about silk stockings and dresses, sparking chatter about his gender presentation.
The group rehearses nightly after school and after supper for the 39 class play Try it With Alice. Ernest Moothart has a complex role, playing three characters before the finale. The show is slated for May 19, 1939.
A group of students named Don Voorhees T. J. Berdo Jeanne Davis Betty Stewart Bill Brown Maurita Daniel Roberta Wheelan Jean Walker Evelyn Nethergall and Bob Gray share the days they like best. Most favor Friday while some prefer Wednesday Thursday or Monday for reasons tied to the week’s end or return to class.
W H 8 7 Iowa students share post graduation plans. Jean Huber aims for Stephens College to study dress design in Columbia Missouri. Others outline college, nursing training, drafting engineering, missionary study, or work plans.
Centennial school third graders study spring themes reading stories and poems about flowers birds and animals. They observe frog life cycles watching tadpoles develop and comparing frogs and toads. A pupil brings a toad to class and it is returned to a garden.
The Hi Y club held Mothers Night with a 6 30 dinner featuring pork tenderloin creamed potatoes and angel food cake. George Fields and EB A Ralston were named new Hi Y members and 54 awards were issued for meeting attendance.
A playful exchange between Jack W and Delmar Y about class, sleepiness, and a reluctant attitude toward work. The piece blends humor with a sleepy mood and ends with a light verse wish for a kind greeting if the lecturer ends early.
The note asks if Marge T and Jack Mace enjoyed a Treasure Hunt at a Rainbow-Demolay party and if Dean C and Betty McKay had a good time. It also mentions a planned trip to Ainsworth and questions Virginia Wylie, closing with a light tone.
The assembly heard Maxine Marshall, delegate to the State Junior College Conference at Drake University, share econference ideas for Iowa junior colleges. She discussed student government social events and girls clubs, with a committee to draft a tentative constitution for a new girls league. A mothers tea is planned next Friday in the Home Economics Room.
Washington Junior College will add an Education Department to train students to teach in Iowa rural schools. Harry W. Bowles will teach courses such as Educational Psychology and Rural School Management. Three semester hour courses lead to a First Grade County Certificate without examination, authorizing teaching in rural Iowa schools.
Forensic club members met at Sunset park last Thursday evening for a picnic. About twenty five members roasted wethers and marshmallows, finished with chocolate milk, then enjoyed swings and a cherry go round before heading home around seven.
May 17 meeting of Theta Mu officers and committee chairmen. May 22 section of Theta Mu officers. May 2 Theta Mu Dance. May 24 Seashore Tests for all interested. May 26 College Songfellows sing for Class Day. May 26 Girls Sextet and Clarinet Quartet play for Junior Senior Banquet. May 28 Mixed Chorus sing for Baccalaureate Service. May 30 Annual Lawn Band Concert.
The Junior-Senior Banquet set for May 26 at the Methodist Church is approaching. Preparations are led by a General Committee including Marjorie Faulkner Betty Stewart and Bill Brown with officers Bob Macon president Harold Wolf vice president and Jane Richer secretary.
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