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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1940
Page
9
The piece lists editors and staff including Joe Pease and Shirley Peterson with coverage by Roberta Whelan and Keith Gillespie. It names Mary Atcheson as headline editor and Betty Neiswanger as typist in the same junior college context.
Editorial notes the Public School Journal marks year end and praises the high school journalism class. Miss Jeanette Kyle is credited as instructor and faculty advisor for timely, representative, and accurate weekly papers. The editorial also thanks the Journal for featuring the paper regularly.
Last week the Lincoln first grade teacher should have been Miss Helen Wiley rather than Miss Ferne. The class visited the mattress factory in what appeared to be a school group outing.
At a cabinet meeting four Girl Reserve officers were chosen to attend a YWCA directed Camp at Hoone Iowa. Attendees are Shirley Peterson Audrey Hotle Eleanor Tucker and Roberta Wheelan. Forensic pins were awarded to top point earners on Class Day with senior and underclass awards noted.
A whimsical piece from Washington Iowa envisions a future class of 1940. It lists humorous fate for students including marriages, retirements, a quirky pill, a ballet school opening, and a new club for spinsters, with gossip about neighbors and local performers.
Myrla Stevens' rural school pupils staged poems songs and folk dances for Stewart School third graders last Monday. Performers included Dorothy Mottley Ginen Meyers Roselyn Meyers Mary Rita McLaughlin Kenneth Mottley Harold McCon nell Virginia Kaus and Dorothy Harter. After the show the kids enjoyed candy and suckers.
Fourth and fifth grade history classes at Lincoln have finished their regular history work for the year. Sixth graders completed a study of world history and are now on Iowa history, with exhibits of Chinese bowls carved trays and dolls and a letter by a Chinese boy.
Four graduates, Mary Westphal, John Hughes, Adelle Plummer, and Rosella Sheetz with Evelyn Eyestone undecided, discuss future paths. Three favor science careers and intend to continue their work, while others weigh options for employment.
The senior class song for Class Day was written by Iane Steele Bette Jane Michels and Milo Steele with help from Miss Minick and Mr Lussky. The tune is South of the Border and the verses celebrate learning and alumni. Other notes mention Ralph Schoonover Dick Hotle Carolyn Carbee Ronald Keiper Ruth Turner Mary Atchison Bill Finke Martha Mace and Jeanne Shirk planning further study or college attendance.
Ed Greinert of Fenton started the season with a unique catch by landing two fish at once on the same hook. Two witnesses verified the feat.
A satirical 1940 class will from Washington Iowa lists bequests of humorous gifts such as temper, talking ability, and hairstyles from seniors to underclassmen. It notes one hundred eighteen entities composing the class and hints at a commemorative tablet in the school auditorium.
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