Publication of October 6, 1936 ALPHAS TO GIVE PLAY OCTOBER 30 The Alpha
Literary society will present its’ annual play Friday night October 30. The story of the play has all ready been
printed in a preceeding issue of the Nicholite.
The cast has been chosen as follows:-Patsy Heath, late of vaudeville,
Betty Pike. Homer Martin, head of * * * * * PLANS MADE FOR BASKETBALL SEASON Plans for the coming basketball season were discussed last Tuesday night September the 29. In previous
years, Nichols has belonged to an organization called “Little Five
League”. Included in this group were
Letts, Conesville, * * * * * SCHOOLMASTERS MEET AT NICHOLS Smith, Crawford, New Officers The first meeting of the School Masters Club of Muscatine County met at Nichols, Wednesday evening, September 30 at the schoolhouse after a chicken supper served by the Methodist ladies in the church dinning hall. New
officers were elected for the coming year as follows: President Supt. Karl C. Smith of Plans were discussed for the county basketball tournament to be held at Conesville Tuesday and Wednesday, November 24 and 25. The next
meeting will be held at * * * * * SIX WEEKS TESTS. The first six weeks test of this year will begin this week. The tests are scheduled from Tuesday to Friday. * * * * * GRADUATES TO RECEIVE RINGS Measurements Taken Expected to Come In Near Future. “How long before they’ll get here? What size do you wear? Gee, I’ve forgotten what our rings even look like”. Such was the general run of conversation which took place in the office last week when the Seniors were having their ring sizes taken for their class rings. Last year the graduating class had their sizes taken when they were Juniors, and received their rings shortly after school started. Due to so much trouble of having the readjustments made after they arrived, the present class decided to wait and have their rings fitted the same year they received them. * * * * * EVENTS TO BE HELD IN NEAR FUTURE There will be only three more home base-ball games this year. The team will meet Durant here Oct. 9. On October 13, Letts will come here in their return game and on Oct. 16 Conesville will play on the local field. The Alpha society will present their annual play “Patsy Strings Along” Friday, October the 30. Come and bring the family for a whole evening on entertainment. The dates for the National Week have been set for the week of Nov. 9 to Nov. 13. We would like to have you visit school during the week. * * * * * Subscription rate – 35 cents; Ad rates 10 cents inch Issued fortnightly starting Sept. 22, 1936
* * * * * DECLAMATORY or PROSE There has been constant discussion, which has reached the intensity of a controversy over one form of extra high-school curriculum and declamatory of old. It was disclosed at the teachers convention last summer that a growing number of schools would like to introduce “Prose Reading” in place of “declamatory.” It was also shown that a shrinking group of conservatives would like to stick to the old form now in effect. The difference between these two forms and their advantages are many, a few are stated below. Declamatory as now in use here, consists of the contestants’ first learning the selection and then, while reciting it to the audience, attempting to convey the author’s meaning, as he sees it, by motion of body and inflection of voice. The new form “Prose Reading” consists of the contestants reading the selection from the manuscript at the time of presentation and attempting to convey the authors meaning, as he sees it, entirely by inflection of voice and facial expression. Prose reading has the advantage of teaching the pupil not only public speaking but also correct reading; and do you know that only a small percentage of the adults of the United States know how to read intelligently; and still know how to read orally so that others may understand the full meaning of what they are reading? This alone should be enough to convince those few doubting “Thomases” that prose reading is the only modern form of school speech training. The longer we wait to train our students to read, the greater will be the task and the larger the number of those that can not read. * * * * * HITS & BITS We had a good football game on here the other afternoon. Just the high school boys started out to play and when the game ended we had the Coach, superintendent, and Muscatine Journal man playing. The freshman have been doing some singing for the high school here lately. The boys are a little bashful, though it does not seem to bother the girls. The night of the Springdale-Nichols
game I could not help but hear a few of the remarks that were going on between
the Nichols girls and the One of the local citizens agreed to buy us baseball boys each a dish of icecream if we beat Conesvile. We are going to try to make him spend hismoney. A lot of trips were made to the office last Wednesday afternoon. After each trip the person would relay the score to his neighbor who in turn would pass it on so the high school kept pretty good track of the game between the Yanks and Giants. The next time you see Ernest Yedlick and Junior Stevans, notice the way they carry themselves. The only reason that I can see for this is that they were the bathing contest winners of the freshman. Can you imagine Stooge Kirkpatrick as a villain. Well that is what he is in the next Alpha play, a regular old meany. About that ball game last Wednesday. I saw a Senior boy growing nervous and figdety then he puts his handkerchief up t his nose and asks to leave the room. Do you know that seven of our students in high school have their first and last names beginning with the same letter. I don’t know what we would do without our janitor at the school house. He is an allaround handy man. Two of his latest duties are officiate in the P. T. class football games. And of course we all depend on him to give us a play by play account of the World Series game. * * * * * GRADE NEWS PRIMARY NOTES Personals Keith Nichols celebrated his birthday Monday, September twenty-eighth. Two students have been absent from school this week because of illness. They are Albert Pohlman and Vera Morgan. Class Work The pupils of this room have started a museum, which, although is still small, seems to be increasing in size. Joyce Borchardt brought green and
white striped gourds for the collection.
She has made some of them into cups.
We also have some peculiarly shaped rocks, which make the museum very
interesting. Catherine Wilson has added
to the collection by bringing acorns which she found in We have been dramatizing familiar stories. The first grade acted out the story “Three Billy Goats Gruff”. The second grade have acted a few stories from their reader books, while the third grade have been dramatizing certain parts of its health lesson. Joyce Borgstadt a pupil of the intermediate room has loaned us a book for our reading table. We appreciate this very much. * * * * * LET US SELL YOU THAT KOZY HEN HOUSE YOUR HENS WILL LAY MORE EGGS THIS WINTER NICHOLS PRODUCE * * * * * INTERMEDIATE ROOM Personals Helen Call has been absent from school this week because of illness. Richard Salemink visited the dentist Monday. Max and Donald Morgan were visitors
in Margaret Swickard visited relatives in Columbus Junction Sunday. Classwork Lorna Nichols who is librarian read report for the month Monday. It showed that twenty-seven books had been read. The sixth grade lead in the number of readings. The pupils of the sixth grade are working on booklets which are titled “Trees”. They will memorize this poem. So far this year the grades of this room have taken two self testing drills. Their work is very satisfactory. The study and care of the teeth is the subject assigned for health in several lessons. Our new English work books have arrived. We are using them in connection with our text books. * * * * * 50 gal. STEEL BARRELS .50 50 gal. WOOD BARRELS 1.00 5 gal. STEEL BUCKETS .10 at PIKES – STORE PHONE 38 * * * * * GRAMMAR ROOM Personals Aubrey Daedlow was absent from school one day last week because of illness. Alberta Bekker visited our room last Wednesday. We are always glad to welcome visitors at anytime. LeRoy Marine, Helen Miller, and Rose Marie Goldsberry, are students of this room who hope to become members of the band soon. Class Work The first six weeks test will start during the week of October sixth. We are anxiously awaiting for our arithmetic “Class Progress Charts”. The result on the tests so far this year have been very satisfactory. The students are working on their book reports, which they will be given credit for during the school year. * * * * * SALES SERVICE WE SPECIALIZE ON BOTH FORD AND CHEVROLET USING GENUINE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE MILLS MOTOR CO. * * * * * H. S. DOPE Play Practice Chats The members of the Alpha play cast are deep in the mysteries of “Patsy Strings Along.” It’s not really a mystery play, but from the winks and smiles of the Alphas you think so. They seem to be having a great time at practice at night or say so. Were very glad to see such an interest in the activities of the school. After all what is remembered more by any high school student than, the night’s at play practice. Girl’s P. T. The girls P. T. class is divided into two teams for kittenball this year. The girls seem more enthusiastic than ever and so the results of the scores have been close and the games exciting. Those on one side are Jean Swickard, Bernice McMahon, Lucille Oostendorp, Madelyn Oostendorp, Betty Pike, Luetta Pike, Ethel Smith, Sylvia Stephens, Luetta and Virginia Vogel, Venita Vetter, and Denise Wolford. The other team includes Jean Elder, Loretta Borgstadt, Doris Cozad, Dorothy Dedrick, Margaret Fox, Gladys Geirse, Ula Green, Doris Heath, Hazel Heizer, Genevieve and Ethel Hillyer, Norma Hummel and Doris Meyers. Typing News The typing class are working on their capital letters. After six weeks of work they still find it difficult to keep their eyes off their fingers when they are typing. The Alpha play will be given soon watch for date. * * * * * Dr. V. O. Muench, M. D. Office Hours 8 to 10 A.M. 2 to 4 P.M. and 7 to 8 P.M. Sundays. * * * * * Tales of Literature The junior and seniors are still arguing and asking the why’s of “Tale of Two cities.” Some of the character’s who baffle the readers are: The five men, who answer to the name of Jack, Madame Defarge and her knitting and Jerry Cruncher and his grave diggers. Sidney Carton is liked by almost all the members of the class. But few think they could give up their life as Sidney Carton did. Several of the industrious seniors, who have read Macbeth report that there is a great deal of Knock, Knock, who’s there?; in Act 1 Scene III. The Home Economic girls have completed their aprons and after the six weeks test are over they will try their skill at cooking. Some how English IX doesn’t work out so well with the Sophmores having a study period in the assembly at the same time. Either the freshman are watching the sophmores or the sophmores are listening to the freshman recite. Although the sophmores read the classic “Silas Marner” in their first year of high school, they find themselves immensely interested in it again. * * * * * IT’LL SOON BE TIME TO PUT UP THE HEATING STOVE FOR WINTER COME IN AND SEE THE NEW RAY BOY FOR HEATING at KIRCHNER’S STORE * * * * * Spartans Lose The Spartans are again the losers in the Nicholite campaign. It was only by one point, but still they have to entertain the Alpha’s. Last year they neglected to have the party for them so Spartan’s the Alpha’s are looking forward to a big affair in their honor. * * * * * Talk About Walking! Two certain high school girls who walk to a certain farm home, so they ride the rest of the way, have been figuring up their mileage score. They figured a four mile a day walk both ways. They walk 20 miles a week and 720 miles of a nine month school year. This sounds like they were going out for track doesn’t it. Perhaps they should be globe trotters. It surely must be quite a problem for the teachers during the World Series base ball games. Every one seems to be very much interested in the games causing the school studies to take second place. * * * * * HUNGRY STOP IN AND ENJOY A DELICIOUS SCHOOL LUNCH TRY A CANDY BAR FROM LARGE ASSORTMENT at RICE CAFÉ * * * * * RURAL NEWS RURAL SCHOOLS Willow Grove Doris Green teacher of Willow Grove sent us the following report. She has an enrollment of five pupils. They have one new pupil Vergil LaRue who is in the sixth grade. The upper classes are working on a new dictionary with the hopes of enlarging their vocabulary. The second grade are working on subjects of “Indian Life” and “Milk” Booklets, and posters are being made for both of those subjects. Report Cards The rural schools have given their pupils their report cards for the first time this school year. This system of the country school is based on a four weeks term, while our town school has a six weeks term. Perfect attendance with out a tardy mark is a goal strived for by the rural pupils. This means a perfect attendance diploma at the end of the school year. Housewarming For Newlyweds A group of friends and neighbors surprised Mr. and Mrs. Udele Holderman on the occasion of their getting settled in their new home, by calling on them unknowingly, Tuesday evening September twenty-seventh. The evening was spent playing cards and socially. Later a basket lunch of coffee, sandwiches, and cake were served. Those present were:- Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Carter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Yedlick, Ernest and Edwin, Mr. and Mrs. Jim McMicheal and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Bombrake and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jonnie Cruse and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Green, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Holderman, Irene McMicheal, Ionne McMicheal, Frank Yedlick, Robert Green, Denise Wolford, Van Phillips, Ruby Green, Mr. and Mrs. Whitlock and son, Mrs. Rudy Bruce, and son Melvin. Horace Schrader and Nellie Young. Personals Mollie Umshied, Ida, and spencer Butcher, returned home after several days visit at Spirit Lake. Mrs. Ruby Bruce and son Melvin and daughter Lorna Marie and Horace Schrader spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Daniels of Ardon. * * * * * FALL IS HERE NOW SO COME IN AND GET A NEW PAIR OF WEAR-U-WELL SHOES GET THE OLD ONES REPAIRED FRED HUMMELL’S * * * * * Personals The following people were dinner guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Fox Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Harned and family of Iowa City, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fox of Muscatine, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Attig and family of Lone Tree and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Attig of Lone Tree. Judy West of Des Moines spent the past few days visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Green. Mr. and Mrs. William Neff and family of Muscatine spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Theadore Neff. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Elison of Letts visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elder Sunday eve. Miss Ila Christofferson who is now employed in Muscatine, spent the week end with her parents. Miss Gladys Gersey spent the week-end with her parent Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gersey. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Brugman and Bernard, James, and Mary Kathryn spent Sunday in Burlington visiting their son Rev. L. J. Brugman who has been assisting in the St. Pauls church there. * * * * * BE PREPARED For another bad winter with having the oil changed in the diffren- tial & transmission of your car now by, EFFICIENT MECHANICS With up to date equipment at CHOWN MOTOR CO. * * * * * TOWN NEWS Church News The M. E. Church hold its annual bazar and Chicken Supper, Wednesday, September 30, at the church dinning rooms. A large crowd attended and many from out of town as well. A mission was held this past week at the St. Mary’s Church, Father Farrel of the dominican order, conducted the services. The Christian Church will hold its annual bazar and chicken supper October 28, in the Nichols building. Admission will be 25 cents and 40 cents. There will be several booths including fancy work and candy. Everyone is invited. The St. Mary’s church will hold a bazar and chicken supper sometime in November. The Ladies Aid of the Christian Church met Thursday at the home of Mrs. Walter Morris. Personals Edwin Nash, Lester Pike, John Loeb, and Waldo Elder visited over the week end with their parents. Misses Neiswanger, and Dillon spent the week end at the home of Miss Neiswanger’s parents in Fairfield. Miss Bernice Hillyer, West Liberty, visited at the home of her parents Wednesday. Mrs. Marie Borgstadt and Rev. Mrs. Hargis were callers in Iowa City, Thursday afternoon. * * * * * NICHOLS TELEPHONE COMPANY * * * * * Shower Held Mrs. Harold Finley, who was formerly Jean Krider, was honored at a shower given by the Ruthean Sunday School class of the M. E. Church on Friday evening at the home of Dorothy Dedrick. The shower was given in connection with the regular meeting of the class. The evening was spent socially and refreshments were served. Personals. Mrs. Ira Pike, Betty and Luetta, Mrs. Mamie Smith and L. B. spent the week end in Des Moines. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Grandinetti of Davenport, announce the birth of a daughter, Joanne Marie, Wednesday afternoon. Prior to her marriage Mrs. Grandinetti was Helen Oostendorp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Oostendorp. Mr. and Mrs. William Oostendorp Sr. visited at the home of their daughter Mrs. Walter Dolan of Rochester, Thursday. Miss Mayme Foley spent the week end with her sister Mrs. Brookhart of West Liberty. Mrs. Nellie Carney was ill at her home last week. * * * * * IF YOU WANT PROMPT-CAREFUL-SERVICE ON LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE HAULING WITH ALL LOADS INSURED CALL POOLE’S TRANSFER Nichols 82 Muscatine 650 * * * * * Personals Miss Bernice McMahon spent the week end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. McMahon at West Liberty. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd LaRue of Chicago visited at the home of Mrs. LaRue’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Borgstadt, over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. King have moved in the Charles Elder property in the southeast part of town. Mrs. Olive Meese is away on a busness trip to Oklahoma and Denver. Rev. Mrs. Hargis was the dinner guest of Mrs. Marie Borgstadt Sunday. Miss Ethel Lanning of Chicago spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Borgstadt. Jimmy Bellamy was a week end guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bottomly. * * * * * BLUE STAR & ZEIGLER COAL MARTIN—SENOUR BARN PAINT GET THEM AT NICHOLS LUMBER & COAL CO. PHONE - - 84 * * * * * FEATURES Who’s Who In Former Students Bennie R. Swickard has joined the United States Navy and is stationed at San Diego, Cal. Irwin Pike has joined the United States Navy and is stationed at San Pedro California. Marie Neff has entered into nurses training at the Mercy hospital at Iowa City. Mary Smith is taking a course in beauty culture at Des Moines. Edwin Nash is a student at the Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls. Kathryn Elder is a Co-ed at Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls. Gladys Schmitt is employed in the “Jones Beauty Parlor” at Muscatine. Lester Pike, John Loeb, Waldo Elder and Robert Poole have all entered Iowa University this year. Dorthy Mills is a practical nurse at Nichols. Ardelle Kirkpatrick is a Co-ed at Cornell College at Mr. Vernon. Alberta Weiscamp is a teacher at the Poole school near Nichols. Ralph Borgstadt entered college at Alabama this year. Clinton Brown is employed at Rices Restaurant. Louis Heath is a teacher near Penn Avenue Atalissa. Theadora Neff has entered into Nurse’s training at Mercy hospital at Iowa City, Iowa. Pal—Knocks We wonder what Hazel Heizer and Sylvia Stephans would do without each other. They have been together constantly for almost three years. Talk about sisterly love; Virginia and Luetta Vogel hit the nail right on the head. They are surely pals. In some cases we notice all good pals are not the same female species. Take for instance, a sophmore girl and a junior boy they are certainly pals or is it first love. B – L – A – B Virgil Vetter was asked if he was going to a flying school when he had finished high school. He answered, “Gosh No”, I cant even fly a kite yet let alone an airplane. We all know he was just kidding. Madelyn Oostendorp has all her week-ends spoken for now. It seems that a certain “Iowa Campus Shiek” returns home every Friday night. Margaret Fox and Luette Pike don’t seem to mind the mud this rainy weather. These “Future Farmer” certainly don’t care if they get stuck in the mud, most people would be rather angry. There has been two teams chosen in the girls P. T. Class by their instructor Miss. Neiswanger. Jean Swickard is Captain of one team and Jeanne Elder is the Captain of the other. The teams seem to be evenly matched as each team has won about the same number of games as the other. * * * * * CANDIES COOKIES SANDWICHES AND MEALS GET YOUR MONEYS WORTH AT WARD’S CAFÉ * * * * * Wanted An adding machine, in good condition, for bookkeeping class. Twenty-five “Hamlets” for English Literature class. A talented artist who knows very much about drawing Physic Lab. Experiments. REMEMBER WHEN These files have been gleaned from the files of the Nicholites. Bookkeeping was offered to the six students receiving the highest grades during the first semester. Helen Norris was president of the senior class and ted MacDougal was president of the junior class. The Nichols Orchestra gave a concert Novemberr 20, 1926 at the school house, to raise money to buy extra equipment for the orchestra. The Nichols orchestra broadcasted from WOC. Burton Mills was editor in chief of the Nicholite. * * * * * TRY OUR LUBRICATION SERVICE OUR DEPARTMENT IS EQUIPPED SECOND TO NONE AND WE KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY LUBRICATE AN AUTOMOBILE. IT IS FALL CHECK UP TIME. WE REPLACE WITH GENUINE PARTS WHEREVER POSSIBLE AND GUARANTEE ALL OF OUR WORK CLARK’S * * * * * SPORTS Nichols Down Atalissa 5 - 0 Nichols High School baseball team won its second game of the season from Atalissa by the count of 5 to 0. Nichols players took advantage of an error, a walk and a hit to score three runs in the third inning, They brought two more counters in the last of the sixth to end the scoring. Vetter led the Nichols team in hitting in a hit and three walks in four trips to the plate. The battery for Nichols was Smith pitching and Hanft catching. For Atalissa Miller pitcher and Miller catching. Smith had full control of the situation at all times with only one man getting as far as second base. He struck out fourteen batters and allowed only one hit. The box score.
* * * * * Nichols Blasts Springdale The Springdale baseball team was handed a severe setback Sept. 30. Nichols won by a score of 21 to 1. The Nichols boys collected fourteen hits off the pitching of Wertz and Williams. H. Kirkpatrick and Richter held Springdale batters hitless. Springales lone run came in the first inning when Wertz walked, stole second and third and went home on Hanft’s error. Nichols came through in the last half of the first inning with five scores to take a good lead. Nichols counted for two more in each of the second, fourth and fifth innings. The big rally came in the last of the sixth when the local boys put over ten runs. The box score.
* * * * * GET THE BEST FROM THE BEST WOODROW WASHING MACHINE AT FRED POOLE’S PHONE 66 NICHOLS, IOWA. * * * * * Nichols Wins Another The Nichols boys won their second game of the week from Springdale on their field by a score of 19 to 0. The battery for Nichols was Smith pitching and Hanft receiving. For Springdale Sematon, Wertz, Peterson and Linn pitched with Jim Todd catching. Virgil Vetter led the locals with three hits and two walks in five trips to the plate. Linn connected for the only hit for Springdale. * * * * * Atalissa Loses Homecoming Game. Nichols pounded Atalissa hurlers for a 15 to 2 victory at Atalissa’s homecoming last Saturday. Taking an early lead of seven runs in the first inning. Richter on the mound for the locals had the game well in hand at all times. Martin and Miller both worked on the mound for Atalissa. * * * * * A GOOD REASON FOR HAV- ING A CHECKING ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK IS, WHEN- EVER YOU PAY A BILL OR ACCOUNT AND PAY BY CHECK YOU HAVE A RECEIPT, WHERE- AS PAYING IN CASH YOU MAY HAVE A BILL TO PAY OVER AGAIN FOR LACK OF A RE- CEIPT. WE SELL CHICAGO DRAFTS AT 10 CENTS PER $100.00 WE PAY 2-1/2 % INTEREST ON SAVINGS AND TIME DE- POSITS. DEPOSITS GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION TO $5000.00 FARMERS & MERCHANTS SAVINGS BANK. NICHOLS OFFICE. * * * * * ADVERTISERS Nichols Produce Pikes Store Mills Motor Co. Dr. V. O. Muench, M.D. Kirchner’s Store Rice Café Fred Humell’s Chown Motor Co. Nichols Telephone Company Pooles Transfer Nichols Lumber & Coal Co. Ward’s Café Clark’s V8 Fred Poole’s * * * * * |