De Smet High School - Bulldog Yearbook (De Smet, SD)

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De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News, March 1, 19.56 Band Plays Before Mundt Talk The local school band, under the direction of Hans Christen- sen, presented a concert at the auditorium before the recent talk given by Senator Karl Mundt, who explained the new farm pro- gram now being considered by Congress. Four numbers were played and the county Republican committee presented the band with a check for 825. ..N- Music Department News The music department has re- ceived a number of new selec- tions, which the groups have been reading with the next music con- test in mind. The girl's glee club have the following numbers: Nocturne, April Showers, All the Things You Are, The Green Cathedral, Mary and Martha, and Rockin' All Night. In boy's glee club the follow- ing are new: The Erie Canal, Kemo Kemo, Nona Nobis Pacem, Stars of the Summer Night, Beau- tiful Saviour, Dance My Com- rades. La Cucaracha, and Old Uncle Ned. The mixed chorus has one new number, No Man Is An Island. -N- The chemistry students have been reading articles from the Science Digest the past two weeks. These articles are related to the material being covered in chemistry class. -N- Tuesday, February 21, the stu- dent body of D. H. S. saw two movies on safe driving. Titles of the pictures were Driving at Night and Driving on the Highway. ... N - Many Lettermen Back for Track Many lettermen are back for the coming track season. They in- clude Lyle Kellar, LeRoy Kruse, Loren Moore, Dale Erickson, Al- len Wellman, Charles Lee, Den- nis Skyberg, Roger Lembke, Jim Muser and Keith Kirchmeier. Lester Chairman District 15 Tournamem Lyle Lester, local superinten dent, was chairman for the Dis trict 15 basketball tournament at Huron. The appointment wa' made by the South Dakota Ath- letic Board of Control. Duties included setting 'rr' time, place and admission prices. Following the tournament ports were to be filed with the Board of Control and the towns participating. .. N - Seniors Hear College Speaker Monday morning Edward Mey- er from Huron college spoke to the senior class about the as- vantages of a college education. He explained certain phases of college life and also the cours-1 offered at Huron college. -N- GRADE NEWS First Grade: The first grade had a valen- tine party February 14. We play- ed games, passed out valentines and had treats. Mrs. Gerald Erickson, Viola Curley, Mrs. Lloyd Myers and Mrs. Earl Holm served the lunch. This week we began a unit on the Home We have a large doll house in our room that helps us in our studies. We are also learning about the duties of each member of the family. Fourth Grade: A valentine party was held February 14. Visitors for the party and program were Mrs. L. L. McKibben and Diane, Mrs. Wayne Meyer and Bruce, Mrs. C. T. Chester, Mrs. Wilbert Knutson, Mrs. Herman Baker, Mrs. W. Brown, Pam Logan, Mrs. Ruth Washburn, Mrs. Bill Hunt- er, Jr., Mrs. Jake Kruse and Linda, Mrs. Milford Peterson and Nancy, Mrs. Harold Richardson and Charles, Mrs. Russell Schultz, Mrs. Forrest Tibbetts and Patty, Mrs. Marie Rumrill, George Wid- man, Larry Hein, Mrs. Watson, Buddy Belzer, Donna Brusse and Georgia Krieger. Seniors on Parade: Our next senior on parade is Jeanne Widman. She is five feet, seven inches tall, has dark brown hair and green eyes. Some of her favorites are: Food, watermelon. Color, beige. Popular song, No, Not Much. Singers, Mario Lanza and Anna Maria Alberghetti. Actress, Ann Blyth. Actor, Stewart Granger. Movie, The Last Time I Saw Paris. Favorite teacher, Mr. Dutcher. Favorite subject, chemistry. Pet peeve, my sister Ambition, to get a thorough education. Activities: Glee club 1, 2, 3, 4, mixed chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, Pep club 1, 2, F. H. A. 1, 2, 4, F. H. A. secrtary 1, class officer 1, Annual starr 4, Annual reporter 1, 2, 4, A. 1, band 2, 3, 4, saxa- quartet 2, 3, 4, National Society 2, 3, 4, D club 2, religious class 2, 3, 4, solo 3, 4, Homecoming 4, Barker staff 3, Student G. A. phone Honor queen vocal Queen Council secretary 3, Newsette staff 4, mixed octet 4, mixed quartet 4, gir1's trio 4, All-State chorus 4, girl's sextette 4, band treasurer 4. ..N-- New Library Books New books received in our li- brary the past two weeks include: Peace at Bowling Green by Crab, The Bound and the Free by Dunscomb, and Plums Hang High, by Finney in fiction. In non-fiction: World Atlas, 1.956 Almanac and Book of Facts, Lincoln's Sons, by Ran- dahl. Donations from the Leg- gion Auxiliary Unit 138 include: Policies of General Douglas Mc- Arthur and Revitalizing a Na- tion by Pratt. Everyone is busy reviewing for six-week tests. We wish to congratulate Doug- las McKibben for his superior rating at the music contest in Madison.

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De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet, News, February 23, 1956 GRADE NEWS Fifth Grade: Mrs. Boyd Morrison, Mrs. W. C. Mickel, Mrs. Arend Baker and Mrs. Warren Hannah helped us with our valentine party. We played games, passed out valen- tines and had lunch. Our moth- ers brought us some valentine cookies. Rodney Hannah attend- ed the party. Mrs. Fred Muilenburg brought her projector and screen to school and showed us pictures of the Black Hills, Pike's Peak, Estes Park and many other places we have been studying in geogra- phy. Rosalene Halstead and Su- san Hoxeng also brought pictures of places of interest. We are busy preparing for six- week tests. Sixth Grade: We have completed our read- ing and history books. We will now begin South Dakota history and a new reading book, Roads of Progress. The following had birthdays in February: Georgia Muser, Den- nis Brown and Ginger Klinkel. We made interesting drawings for history, showing the stages of civilization we have read about. These were used as a summary to finishing our book. We made maps of Central Europe in geog- raphy. We enjoyed the Safety program which we attended Wednesday. We had a nice valentine party. We would like to thank our moth- ers for the refreshments. We have recently learned two poems, Lincoln, and The Boy Washington. Seventh Grade: We had our valentine party Tuesday afternoon. For enter- tainment the seventh and eighth grades played basketball. The game was won by the eighth grade. Judy Wika and Gail Marx were our cheer leaders. After the game we passed out our valen- tines and had refreshments. Our room mother, Mrs. Karl Ziegler, was a visitor and brought treats. Mrs. Hannah brought valentine cookies. Our grade basketball team Seniors on Parade: Our next Senior on Parade is Glen Warkenthein, who has been a member of our class for two years. He is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 171 pounds. He has dark hair and blue eyes. Some of his favorites are: Food, custard pie. Movie, anyone that has races in it. Actress, June Allyson. Actor, James Stewart. Song, Blue Moon. Singer, Eddie Fisher. Orchestra, Leo Fortin. Subject, bookkeeping. Teacher, Mrs. Root. Color, light blue. Former activities at Willow Lake included Agriculture 1, 2, basketball 1, 2, track l, 2. Activi- ties at De Smet are: Barker staff 3, Annual staff 4, senior play 4, football 3, 4, track 3, and assis- tant student manager 3. -N- District B. B. Tourney On At Huron Arena The District 14 basketball opened Monday afternoon at the Huron Arena. The eight teams competing are striving for the right to play in the Region Four tournament. First round pairings were: Hitchcock and Iroquois, Cavour and Tulare, De Smet and Ban- croft, and Erwin and Yale. played at Arlington Wednesday afternoon and won 42-19. We had an interesting display of foreign coins, brought to school by several pupils. Our room attended the Safety program Wednesday.. We were especially interested in learning the correct rules for riding a bi- cycle. Eighth Grade: Robert Timmons is a new stu- dent in our grade. He has been attending in Howard. The eighth grade defeated the seventh grade in our valentine basketball game. Bulldogs Down Preston In Final Home Game In the last home game of the 1955-56 season, the Bulldogs sub- dued a battling Lake Preston team by a score of 74-69. It was a close game all the way. The greatest lead the Bulldogs enjoyed during the game was 8 points. .. N .. Faculty Dinner The high school faculty acted as hosts at a faculty dinner held at the Cottage Inn Monday even- ing at 6 o'clock. The teachers and their families were present. After the dinner, an evening of entertainment was held at the home ec room in the high school building. Refreshments were ser- ved. .. N .. Oldham Plays Bancroft Here The Oldham Dragons defeated the Bancroft Eagles on the local floor Monday evening, February 13, by a score of 94-42. The game was played here be- cause of inadequate facilities at Bancroft. - N .. Irene Paulson Wins Cheerleader Contest De Smet high school was very proud and happy to have Irene Paulson win the Cheerleader con- test sponsored by the Huron Daily Plainsman. Congratulations, Irene, from all your classmates and friends! .. N - Provide Talent for Meeting The annual meeting of the Kingbsury County National Farm Loan association was held Mon- day, February 13, in the Ameri- can Lutheran church parlors. Members of the group were en- tertained by the following groups from the high school: Saxaphone quartet, Jeanne Widman, LeRoy Kruse, Myrna Graham and Tommy Williamson, woodwind ensemble, Sharon Schmidt, Ruth Dykstra, Joan Kruse and Keith Kirchmeier.

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De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News, March 8, 1956 Appoint Prom Committees Plans are under way for the the junior-senior prom, which is to be held May 5. James Hox- eng, junior class president, has ap- pointed the following committees: Food, Irene Harvey, Margaret Apland, Barbara Moore, Karen Rasmussen, and Miss Brakke, ad- visor. Theme, Phyllis Smith, DeEtte Krieger, Virginia Studer, Norma Paulson. Orchestra, Mrs. Root, advisor, Sherill Hinz, Anita Knudson, Ruth Dykstra, Donald Schultz. Arrangements, Miss Sanders, advisor, Allan Wellman, Neil Bowes, Rayice Gildseth, Donna Cavanaugh. Decorations, Miss Brakke, ad- visor, Jerry Walline, Mary Ann Iverson, Joane Kruse, Nadine Patterson, Clifford Poppen, Rog- er Fritzel, Nancy Wehrkamp and James Jensen. - N .. F. F. A. Attend Kiwanis Meeting At the noon luncheon of the Kiwanis club February 27, the F. F. A. officers and their advisor furnished the program. Loren Moore, presidentg Allen Wellman, vice presidentg Charles Lee, secretary, Orlin Brown, treasurer, Larry Apland, report- erg Carroll Hendricks, sentinel, and the class advisor, Harlan Holzwarth, each discussed dif- ferent phases of F. F. A. and its connection with vocational agri- culture. - N - Three New Students This week saw three new stu- dents enter high school, two jun- iors and a sophomore. Two of the newcomers are sis- ters, Mary and Margaret Glover, who probably have a more in- teresting background than any other student in high school. The two girls, whose father is in the Air Force, docked in the United States February 14. Previous to returning to America they were attending high school in Heidel- berg, Germany. Mary is a soph- omore and Margaret a junior. A third new student is Larry Tingle, a junior. He comes from Plankinton high school. - N .. Seniors Work on Annual Members of the senior class have been working on their year- book, The Bulldog. Most of the pictures have been mounted and are now being finished at The De Smet News office. The style and color of the front cover has also been chosen. . LeRoy Kruse, business mana- ger, is accepting down payments on the Annual. WIN REGIONAL, TO STATE TOURNEY The darkest darkhorse ever to win a regional tourney is on its way to the state tournament at Aberdeen March 8-10. The De Smet Bulldogs defeat- ed Wolsey 75-67 in the first round of play and the next night went on to defeat the Clark Comets for the Region Four championship. The final score was 57-48. The Bulldogs played the final game like the champions they are and played steady basketball for four full quarters. Baldwin scor- ed 18 to lead Clark. Wellman got 18, Schultz 14, Kellar ll and Keith Kirchmeier 9 to lead the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs will play the opening game of the state tour- ney at Aberdeen Thursday, the winners of Regional Three their opponents. .. N -- The bookkeeping class has just completed a course on the cor- rect preparation of federal in- come tax forms. lt was a very educational problem, .. N .. F. H. A. Meeting The monthly F. H. A. meeting was held in the high school as- sembly Monday evening. During the business meeting plans were discussed as to how our projects would be carried out. Miss Brak- ke gave a demonstration on a fruit-cocktail dessert and three movie slides were shown. Lunch was served. ... N - Chemistry Class Chemistry students are writing reports this period. These re- ports will take the place of the usual Unit Test. They are to be at least 500 words long. Several topics were given to the students and they are to choose one on which to write their report. GRADE NEWS Fifth Grade: Ten fifth graders had perfect attendance for the fourth period. They were Vernon Beasecker, James Brandt, Randal Denman, Darrellyn Freeman, Rosalene Halstead, Linda Mickel, Dean Morrison, Gene Morrison Alvin Penny and Richard Spencer. Randal Denman, Rosalene Hal- stead, Linda Mickel and Richard Spencer have had perfect at- tendance for all four periods. We are starting a southern plantation mural for history. We are also going to make negro mammies for a border. Seniors on Parade: Our next Senior on Parade is Larry Windedahl. He is 5 feet, 101!2 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds, has brown hair and green eyes. Some of his favorite likes and dislikes are: Food, barbecued hamburgers and homemade ice cream. Singer, Eddie Fisher. Actor. Humphrey Bogart. Actress, Loretta Young. Pastime, watching TV and play- ing the piano. Song, He. Orchestra. Lawience Welk. Movie, 220,000 League Under the Sea. Pet peeve, largest assignments at contest time. Ambition ,to be an electronics engineer. Activities: Band 1, 2, 3, 43 mix- ed chorus 1, 2, 3, 43 boy's glee 1, 2, 3, 4, class treasurer l, 3g All- State chorus 43 piano solo 2, 3, 43 accompanist 43 bass horn solo 3, 45 brass sextet 3, 4, Honor Society 2 3, 43 Honor Society vice presi- dent 3g F. F. A. 1, 29 senior play 4g Newsette staff 43 Barker busi- ness manager 33 Annual editor 4g F. F. A. meats team 2, projection- ist l, 23 TAB secretary 3, relig- ious class 2, 3, 43 Pep club 1, 2. This six weeks we are going to having a new spelling chart. Every time we get a perfect les- son we get to travel a little far- ther on our trip across the Unit- ed States. Sixth Grade: The following had perfect at- tendance for the fourth six-week period: Ricky Close, Keith Felt, Beverly Greene, Shelia Hoyer, Kenneth Huisenga, Arnold Jen- sen, Mary Ellen Langland, Zan- dra Mickel, Georgia Muser, Ber- nard Pitman and Alan Hoxeng. The following are on the honor roll for the fourth period: Connie and Carole Allen, David Brand- ner, Keith Felt, Lana Garry, Ron- ald Holland, Beverly Greene, Shelia Hoyer, Gloria Kickland, Jerry Meyer, Zandra Mickel, Charlynne Norgaard, Dennis Wid- man and Alan Hoxeng. John Glover is a new pupil. Our enrollment is now 26. Seventh Grade: The following officers were elected at the regular Y. C. L. meeting: President, Terry Peschlg vice president, Clair Sweesy, secretary, Gail Marx: treasurer, David Nelson. For entertainment Karla Ziegler, Gloria Blote and Gail Marx sang and Tommy Wil- liamson played a saxaphone solo. The losing side in the spelling contest treated the winners.