Week of Jan. 23 - 29

Jan. 30, 1936

Four Girardeau School Boys on Hike Across Frozen River

Taking something of a chance, but coming out lucky enough, four Cape Girardeau school boys walked across the Mississippi River late Wednesday, but, now that their parents know about it and school authorities have been told, they likely will not try it again. At least until older persons test out the strength of covering the boys won't pick the river as their play and skating place.

The lads, all pupils at May Greene School, are Martin Dubbs, 12, of 335 Morgan Oak St., his brother, Louis Dubbs, 14, Hays Spradley, 10, of 500 Elm St., and O.E. Owen Jr., 11, of 235 South Spanish St.

The four were on the ice a little less than 40 minutes, starting out just after school was out. They started from a point near the Leming lumber mill and after making a loop which extended all the way to the Illinois shore, came back across at a point near the traffic bridge. There is snow on the ice, making it difficult to see clearly what the condition is...

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Jan. 26, 1963

Cupid's Activities on Campus Curtailed

Juliets backed away from their balconies and Romeos took covert looks about them on the State College campus this week.

So it was that officialdom put out the word to residence hall councils that romance in lounges and hallways would no longer be tolerated.

The edict was so strong, one source reported, that if the practice didn't cease immediately, not only would disciplinary action be taken, but it might go so far as to reach the Board of Regents.

At Dearmont Quadrangle, about 400 young women met in corridor confabs to discuss what would be allowed when they were with their dates in the lounge.

The amorous without wheels -- dig it, dad, that's a car -- are the hardest hit, campus surveys show. They consider the ultimatum a direct affront.

But Capaha Park isn't far away...

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Jan. 26, 1995

New Catholic school to replace Notre Dame

The three-story Notre Dame High School at 1912 Ritter, which opened in September 1954, cost about $750,000 to build.

By Mark Bliss

Southeast Missourian

Notre Dame will be replaced within the next few years by a Catholic high school in the Cape Girardeau area near Interstate 55. The site hasn't been chosen.

School officials expect to finalize plans and begin a fund-raising campaign over the next few months. The one-story building is expected to cost $4.5 million, which includes the costs of land, construction, furniture and equpment.

Rising enrollment and expanding curricular and extracurricular programs have fueled plans for the new school.

Notre Dame had 327 students at the start of classes last fall, the most in 13 years. In fall 1993, enrollment...