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John A. Doelle Agricultural School Newspaper Index 1931-1932

The John A. Doelle Agricultural School is located in Tapiola, Mich. The Finnish American Historical Archive and Museum holds 10 editions of the school newspaper created by students in 1931 and 1932.  The newspaper was titled "Junior High Way," then "What Shall The Name Be," and finally "The Triangle: Askel, Elo, Doelle."

The items in the newspaper included poems written by students, jokes and misstatements, short stories, mentions of the students that participated in plays, sports activities, clubs, and other events, as well as honor roll students and those that had perfect attendance.

Some of the misstatements and jokes include:

Miss Durdoraw - "Where Was Caeser killed, Eric?"
Eric - "On page 87 ma'am."

Miss Heikkinen - "The Mississippi River is called the 'Father of the Waters'"
Bert Hakala - "Shouldn't it be Mr. Sippi then?"

Miss Chechack - "Now Arno, if there were eleven sheep in a field, and six walked across the lawn, how many would be left?"
"None," said Arno.
Miss Chechack - "Why, of course there would."
"No Ma'am, there wouldn't," argued Arno, "you may know about Arithmetic, but you don't know sheep!"

Some titles of short stories include "The Mystery of the Clan," "True Friends," and "Mid Air With An Eagle."

There are also essays about farm life and "What A Boy Finds Hard/What A Boy Finds Easy."

Finally, here is a poem, written by Marjorie Tulpo:

"While the birds are calling,
And the shadows are falling,
I walk along with the breeze.
Where the night hawk is crying
And sun-beams are dying
I sit beneath the trees.
I think of bygone years
That bring me -- a memory
Of happiness and years.
When the nighthawk ceases whining,
And the moon comes up shining
I must be on my way,
To my home up the bay,
And cease my ridiculous pining."

What follows is an index of the students mentioned in these 10 editions of the student newspaper, dating between 1931 and 1932.  Finding aid created by Kent Randell, October, 2011.