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

Text from Pages 1 - 108 of the 1964 volume:

THE BULLDOG Published by THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1964 De Smet High School De Smel, South Dakota V 3 Pc D D T English I IV, Declam, Debate and Senior Play DEDICATI ON As a means of expressing our gratitude for all she has done for each of us individually, and in the class- room, we, the Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred and Sixty Four dedicate our Annual to Mrs. Donald Wol- kow. During the past two years we have felt her posi- tive influence in the day to day personal relationship in her efforts to guide us in the right direction. Mrs. Wolkow has contributed much to the Speech Depart- ment of De Smet High School. She has formed a fine debate team, inspired an interest in declamation, and has conducted a public speaking class. She has also taught English I and IV and served as Pep Club and Junior class advisor. The students who have participat- ed in these activities, under her guidance, will find them of much value throughout the years to come. The dedication of “The Bulldog” to Mrs. Wolkow by the Senior class, as well as the entire student body, is a token of our sincere appreciation and respect. TO OUR PARENTS: The Senior Class of 1964 would also like to dedicate a portion of the Annual to our parents. Without their unselfishness and sacrifices the many things contained in this Annual would not be possible. For this and countless other reasons we would like to take this od- portunity to tell our parents “thanks” for helping make these the most memorable years of our lives. ANNUAL STAFF Back Row: Advisor, Mr. Mundhenke, Jean Kruse, Karen Schultz, Shirley Van Dyke, Craig Richman, Marlyn Stubbe, Douglas McKibben. Middle Row: Sandra Irvin, Mary Ann Tibbetts, Sharon Hulbert, Jean Beck, Virginia Field, Becky Belzer, Judy Cronkhite, Laverna Hein, photographers, Rodney Hannah, Advisor, Mr. Feuerstein. Seated: David Hyink, Mary Jane Richardson, Rick Williamson, Pat Widman, Pat Meyers, Marcine Wika, Dave Knudson. Editor ............. Co-editor Business Manager Assistant Business Manager Advertising Manager Advertising Assistants Cover Editors Typists High School Reporter Grade Reporters Athletics Reporters Music Reporters Activities Photography ANNUAL STAFF ................. Pat Widman .......... Rick Williamson .............. Marlyn Stubbe Shirley Van Dyke ................ Pat Meyers David Dyink, Sharon Hulbert Judy Cronkhite, Sandra Irvin Marcine Wika, Mary Jane Richardson Jean Beck Jeanne Kruse, Mary Ann Tibbetts David Knudson, Rodney Hannah Douglas McKibben, Laverna Hein, Becky Belzer Craig Richman, Virginia Field .......................... Karen Schultz SCHOOL BOARD Sitting: Alan Purintun, treasurer; Vernon Beasecker; Superintendent, Lyle Lester. Standing: Carroll Wellman, president; Dale Coughlin, vice president; Leona Brandt, secretary; Dan Slaight, Maurice Wika. STUDENT COUNCIL Back Row: Mr. Graham, advisor; Gerry Hunter, president; Joanne Taschner, secretary-treasurer, Robert O’Keefe, vice president. Middle Row: Douglas McKibben, Sue Graham, Cynthia Schwartz. Front Row: Rick Williamson, Bill Jensen, Joleen Beck, Mary Ann Tibbetts, Rick Holm. MR. LESTER Superintendent MR. MUNDHENKE Commercial Publications MR. GRAHAM Principal Bookkeeping MRS. WOLKOW English 1 4 Declam, Debate Senior Play MR. MEEDER Mathematics Spanish, Football T MR. GILLESPIE Vocal Music Instrumental Music MR. FEUERSTEIN Lab Science Guidance MRS. BRANDT Office Secretary Clerk MR. KRUGER Vocational Agriculture Visual Aids MISS KLUCKMAN Vocational Home Economics MR. MONROE Social Studies Track Coach Ben Flindt COOKS Mrs. Eleanor Nelson, Mrs. Mabel Mickel, Mrs. Pearl Kickland, Mrs. Ann Rousar BUS DRIVERS Bernelle McCaskell, Merwin Schultz, Henry Smith, Vernon Johnson. (JeSmrt (juJjhlDqA WE’VE CROSSED THE BAY- THE OCEAN LIES AHEAD KAREN SCHULTZ—Valedictorian “It would take a major surgical operation to get a joke through her understanding.” PATRICIA MEYERS—Salutatorian “Be to her virtues very kind, be to her jaults a little blind.” REBECCA BELZER “She is always present—an hour or two late— but still present SUSAN BROWN Her wings don’t quite cover her horns.” JUDITH CRONKHITE ••Everyone has been wrong at one time or an- other, except you and I, and sometimes I’m not sure about you. VIRGINIA FIELD “Her spirit is like a teakettle, always bubbling over. RICHARD FOX It isn’t what you do that counts, it’s what you get by with! RODNEY HANNAH “I’m not conceited, I just say that ij I hadn’t been bom, people would ask why not. LAVERNA HEIN She packs all her troubles in a box, sits on the lid, and giggles.” SUSAN HOLM “She lets her conscience guide her but it some- times jumps the track. GERRY HUNTER “I can't get up with the sun, because I am out too late with the daughter. SANDRA IRVIN I school is liberty, give me death! DAVID KNUDSON Don't fight over me girls, I'm not the only pebble on the beach. JEAN KRUSE “I learned one thing in Spanish today, Love is a verb KANDACE KRUSE Give me life, liberty, and the pursuit of man. DOUGLAS McKIBBEN Put it off until tomorrow, you've made enough mistakes today! VANCE McPEEK It takes too much effort to frown, so I smile JANICE PITMAN The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.' MARY JANE RICHARDSON “Ready to work, ready to play, ready to help whenever she may.” CRAIG RICHMAN Even the mighty oak was once a little nut! RONALD SKYBERG How do they expect us to learn? They give us different lessons every day! MARLYN STUBBE Where there is mischief brewing, he is doing the stirring. MARY ANN TIBBETTS “It’s nice to be important but it’s more impor- tant to be nice. PATRICIA WIDMAN When I am in doubt, I try to look as intelligent as I can. MARCINE WIKA “Lead me not into temptation . . . just show me the way! Not Pictured: DUANE SKYBERG Play, and I'li play with you; study, and you’ll study alone! CLASS COLORS Cerise and Silver CLASS FLOWER White Rose CLASS HISTORY The class of 1964 began its education under the supervision of Mrs. Marion Hendricks. There are 13 of the original class graduating and eleven of these have been together all twelve years. They are Jean Beck, Rebecca Belzer, Laverna Hein, Gerry Hunter, Jean Kruse, Douglas McKibben, Joan Meyer, Mary Jane Rich- ardson, Karen Schultz, Mary Ann Tibbetts and Marcine Wika. Kandace Kruse and Susan Brown also started with us but left and returned later to complete their school days. As second graders, under Miss JoAnn Broghammer, we gained Susan Holm, James Bucklin, Ronald Hein, Sharon Thiele, Sandra Thompson and Patricia Widman, but Stanley Bruns, Robert Housemen, Renate Jas- men, Betty Mullinix, Robert Ryland and Vern Simming left our class. In our third year we were instructed by Miss Elaine Jorgenson. Larry Baker, Gene Peschong and David Knudson joined us and Roger Hillestad, Sharon Thiele, Sandra Thompson and James Bucklin moved away. Miss Donna Hummel was our fourth grade teacher. We neitheir gained nor lost classmates. As fifth graders we were under the supervision of Mrs. Lorraine McGuire. We gained Betty Jean Aalbers and Rodney Hannah. We were unhappy to lose Larry Baker in the sixth grade. Mrs. Phyllis Smith instructed us that year. In our seventh year we were taught by Miss Lorene Anderson. Lyle Sweesy, Richard Siver, Craig Rich- man, Dean Carroll and Tom Carroll joined us. Kenneth Hein, Gene Peschong and Betty Jean Aalbers left our class. As we entered the eighth grade under Miss Marion Hinz, Virginia Field, Duane Skyberg and Ronnie Sky- berg joined us. We were very sorry to lose Dixie Peterson and Wilma Poppen. As green and humble freshmen we entered high school and the number of classmates increased by 13. They were Judith Cronkhite, Richard Fox, Sharon Hulbert, Kandace Kruse, Dennis Lewallen, Patricia Mey- ers, Dean Morrison, Gene Morrision, Joanne Muser, Janice Pitman, James Smith, David Sprang and Marlyn Stubbe. Tom Carroll and Larry Melstad left us. Our class advisors were Mr. McCaskell and Mr. Lester. Our freshmen class officers were: President, Rodney Hannah; vice president, Jean Kruse, and secretary-treasurer, Karen Schultz. Patricia Widman and Richard Fox were our student council representatives. Our homecoming King and Queen candidates were Patricia Meyers and Gerry Hunter. In our sophomore year we lost Ronald Hein, Dennis Lewallen, Gene Morrison, Richard Siver, James Smith and Lyle Sweesy; however, we gained Vernon Beasecker, Sandra Irvin and Judy Wubbena. Mr. Zim- mer, Mr. Mundhenke and Mr. Norfolk were our class advisors. The officers who led our class were: President, Gerry Hunter, vice president, Sandra Irvin, and secretary-treasurer, Patricia Meyers. Rodney Hannah and Joan Meyers represented us on the student council, and our homecoming King and Queen candidates were Rodney Hannah and Sandra Irvin. As juniors, Susan Brown and David Sprang departed from our class, but we also gained two, Barbara Corbin and Vance McPeek. Our advisors were Mr. Conway, Mrs. Wolkow, Miss Kluckman and Miss Junge- mann. We enjoyed putting on the prom with the theme “In Appleblossom Time.” Our junior class play was one of the greatest events of the year, “Take Your Medicine” under the direction of Mr. Conway. Jean Kruse was our class president; Rodney Hannah, vice president; Virginia Field, secretary, and Kandace Kruse, treas- urer. Our student council representatives were Marlyn Stubbe and Marcine Wika. Karen Schultz reigned as Homecoming Queen and Vance McPeek as one of the King’s attendants. As high and mighty seniors we were glad to welcome back Susan Brown, but Barbara Corbin left our class. Our advisors were Mr. Feuerstein, Mr. Mundhenke and Mr. Graham. Some of the highlights of the year were: putting out the annual under editor, Patricia Widman. the Newsette under Mary Jane Richardson, and working on the senior class play, “Meet Me in St. Louis, under the supervision of Mrs. Wolkow. David Knud- son led our class as president; vice president, Douglas McKibben; secretary, Jean Beck, and treasurer, Mary Jane Richardson. Our student council representatives were Mary Ann Tibbetts and Douglas McKibben. Joan Meyer and Douglas McKibben were our homecoming Queen and King candidates. Our class colors were che- rese and silver, the class flower was the white rose and our motto, “We’ve Crossed the Bay, the Ocean Lies Ahead.” Now came the time to bid a fond farewell to good old DHS. On May 25, 1964, seniors donned caps and gowns to receive their diplomas. CLASS WILLS I VERNON BEASECKER, will my outstanding ability to sneak basketball players after hours and not get caught to Rick Williamson. I JEANNIE BECK, will my brains to Irene Parkhurst and my brownie president position to Dick Klinkel. I, REBECCA BELZER, will my ability to drive cars to Pam Williamson and my contagious laugh and my ability to laugh at my own jokes to my quiet and shy Sis, Bonnie. I, SUSAN BROWN, will my smile to Victor Krause and I also will my ability to stay away from clothes lines to Irene Parkhurst. I, JUDITH CRONKHITE, will my seat in the assembly to my brother, Bob, and my mathematical ability to Dennis Urevig and my ability to flirt to Shirley Fox. I, VIRGINIA FIELD, will my “BOMB” to my sister, Pat, and my seat in the assembly to anyone who wants to get run over by the underclassmen. I, RICHARD FOX, will my seat in Ag class to anyone who wants to have a ball with no homework assigned. I, RODNEY HANNAH, will my lungs to the American Cancer Society and my heart to Dear Abby. I, LAVERNA HEIN, will my “excess” to Karla Felt and my ability to out-talk rather than out-think my de- bate opponents to Bill Jensen. I, SUSAN HOLM, will my quietness to Janice Nelson and my old “BOMB” to Dennis Urevig so he won’t run into any more snow banks. I, SHARON HULBERT, will my ability to keep from getting detentions to Terry Mathison or any other person who needs it. I, GERRY HUNTER, will my contact lenses to Aden Wallum. I, SANDRA IRVIN, will my truthfulness to Karmel Hookie and my height to Joanne Taschner. I, DAVID KNUDSON, will my track records to David Hyink and my ability to charm the girls to Kerry Van Tassel. I, KANDACE KRUSE, will my usage of the English vocabulary to Mr. Meeder and my ability to argue to my sister, Mary Beth. I, JEAN KRUSE, will my ability to go with the same boy for over two months to Karmel Hookie and Candace McNutt. I, DOUGLAS McKIBBEN, will my ability to get along with good old Mr. Gillespie to Joanne Taschner and my ability to play the piano in chorus to Fred Tibbetts, alias “Fingers.” I VANCE McPEEK, will my track breaking ability to “Kink” Hein—don’t break too many records “Kink”— and my fingernail clippers to Irene. I, JOAN MEYER, will my ability to pass notes to anyone who thinks they can pass more and still get away with it; and my ability to duck detentions to Irene Parkhurst. I, PAT MEYERS, will my ability to drive a 1953 Plymouth to anyone who thinks they can do a better job of it than I did and have more fun trying. I, JOANN MUSER, will my so-called ability to flirt with the boys to Irene Parkhurst and my speech ability to Gale Peterson. I, JANICE PITMAN, will my bashfulness and quietness around boys to Karmel Hookie. Make good use of it Karmel! I, MARY JANE RICHARDSON, will my height and weight to all the little Freshman boys so they can excel in all sports and my All-State singing ability to Rick Williamson. I, CRAIG RICHMAN, will my ability ot ride the Pep Club bus to David Hyink and my “A” getting study ha- bits to my brother, Kim. I. KAREN SCHULTZ, will my “cute little wiggle” and convincing eyes to Bob Montross and this word of warn- ing to all the De Smet High girls, “Resist and beware of Bob’s swinging hips and tempting eyes!” I, DUANE SKYBERG, will my ability to get along with Lake Preston girls to Danny Apland and Jody Han- sen. Take it easy boys! I, RONNIE SKYBERG, will my Dodge to anyone who likes to walk. I. MARLYN STUBBE, will all my ability, charm, good looks, money, brains and personality to Dennis Urevig. I never give anything away. I. MARY ANN TIBBETTS, will my secluded spot North of town to Dick, Candace, Bob and Margaret; and my seat in the assembly to my brother, Fred. I, PAT WIDMAN, will my ability to get on the honor roll to my brother, George, and my position as editor of the annual to any junior who has a lot of time on his hands. I, MARCINE WIKA, will my membership in the National Honor Society to Greg Skyberg and my ability to argue with Henry Smith to my brother, Jim. CLASS PROPHECIES Vernon Beasecker: President of the First Bar Association with headquarters at Clark. Jean Beck: Conducting nurs- ery school at Mdme. Beck’s Nur- sery in Paris. Becky Belzer: Instructing high school males in the proper tech- nique of giggling. Susan Brown: Fighting for freedom from men. Judy Cronkhite: Head of all- male body shop. Virginia Field: Chauffeuring interested car buyers around town in the new cars of the Ford Garage. Dick Fox: Only professional male hair bleacher in De Smet. Rodney Hannah: Patching up his love affair by writing to “Dear Abby.” Laverna Hein: Still holding the record for the longest fili- buster in the Senate (it’s likely this record will never and can never be broken). Susan Holm: Assistant to Bob Hope in performing for army boys overseas. Sharon Hulbert: Head surgical assistant to Dr. Kildare at Blaire Hospital. Sandie Irvin: Constantly switching class rings at age 40. Gerry Hunter: Road construc- tor at De Smet Forest. David Knudson: National win- ner of prettiest legs contest in 1970. Jean Kruse: Largest stockhold- er in Gruenhagen Tin Can Co. Kandace Kruse: Cigarette girl at Beverly Hilton Hotel. Douglas McKibben: Taking ov- er Emily Post’s position by writ- ing his own book of etiquette. Vance McPeek: Chief tester at Parkhurst Hickey, Inc. Joan Meyer: First woman president of the YMCA. Joann Muser: Busy converting Communism to Laughism. Pat Meyers: Building up her deposits by working as a double for Jayne Mansfield. Janice Pitman: Producing live movies at the Ritz with plenty of action. Mary Jane Richardson: Poet laureate for her outstanding work, “Ode to Mr. Brooks.” Craig Richman: Kicking kids off his own school bus. Karen Schultz: Queen of the hot rodders and heart breakers. Duane Skyberg: Conducting school at the pool hall six nights of every week; on the seventh night he conducts it at the gra- vel pit. Ronnie Skyberg: Tracking down wanted criminals for the FBI in his old hipped up Chevy. Marlyn Stubbe: Part-time bouncer at Las Vegas night club; the other time someone is bounc- ing him out. Mary Ann Tibbetts: Chief bot- tle washer at Coco Cola Co. Pat Widman: Still trying to rewrite Einstein’s theory of rel- ativity at the age of 76. Marcine Wika: First woman inmate in an all-male jail. THE CLASS OF 1965 Danny Apland Marilyn Asleson Judy Burns Dean Carroll Don Cavanaugh Gary Erickson Karla Felt John Garry Dick Halverson Joel Hanson Kenneth Hein Karmel Hookie Jim Hulbert Randy Iverson Cora Kenton Steve Lewallen Linda McKittrick Candace McNutt Bob Montross Janice Nelson Carolyn O’Keefe Bob O’Keefe Sandra Page THE CLASS OF 1965 Irene Parkhurst Glennis Paulson Bernadine Penny Gale Peterson Bonnie Pippert Janel Pirlet Carroll Poppen Merle Poppen Margaret Pratt Lyle Richards Dixie Ritenour Bob Ryland Cynthia Schwartz Alan Serfling John Spencer Mike Storhaug Joanne Taschner Linda Tingle Dennis Uphoff Dennis Urevig Shirley Van Dyke Sandra Washburn Bennie Widman Rick Williamson Not Pictured Eileen Abrahamson Gary Akkerman Linda Abrahamson David Anderson Brenda Albrecht Henry Arends Margaret Baker Bonnie Belzer Carolyn Bowes Lane Dannenbring Lon Dannenbring Irene Dugdale Anita Flindt Shirley Fox Sue Graham Chester Groen Jerry Hein Judy Hein Jo Ann Holland David Hyink Lynn Jacob Roger Jacob Gene Jensen Bill Jensen Dick Klinkel Steve Kracht Vic Krause THE CLASS OF 1966 Mary Alice Kruse Mary Beth Kruse James Larson Terry Mathison Dianna Muilenburg Bill O’Keefe Donna Olson Bob Peckenpaugh Danny Pirlet Dennis Pitman Mary Poppen Dick Poppen Jackie Price Rachael Roush Kay Rodney Bob Satter David Sckerl Larry Smith Dick Spencer MaDonna Stubbe Kerry Van Tassel Jeff Wallum Barbara Wilkinson Not Pictured Gary Shriner Sidney Nichols THE CLASS OF 1967 Greg Alger Lyle Anderson Joleen Beck Roberta Blachford Lauryce Blue David Bowes Lyle Bowes David Braun Donald Brown Jan Coughlin Bob Cronkhite Gwen Curley Brenda Davis Patty Field Keith Erickson Dick Green Dave Hannah Don Halverson Jo Anne Hein Ed Heitman David Heller THE CLASS OF 1967 ft ft ft Rod Hildebrandt Rick Holm Ron Huisenga Bonnie Hulbert Sandra Iverson Judy Johnson Lowell Johnson Susan Krick Pam Ketelsen Mike Larson Nancy Larson Colleen McAdaragh Sharmayne McCune Steve Myers Orrin Oliver Karen Paulson Vicki Peschl BUI Purrington Joan Reese THE CLASS OF 1967 Aivers Silins Darlene Smith Jill Smith Ricky Smith Ardis Taschner Charlene Tibbetts Fred Tibbetts Bonnie Tingle George Wallenstein Arden Wallum Arlen Wallum Darwin Wendel Jim Wika r 0+ 0 '•ZEtZ srFr Sgg p 'v r ■r m A” BASKETBALL TEAM Kneeling: Larry Smith and Rodney Hannah, student managers. Standing: Coach, Don McCaskell, Jerry Hein, Bob O’Keefe, Ken Hein, Jim Wika, Rick Williamson, Gerry Hunter, Vic Krause, Vance McPeek, Dick Halverson, Joel Hansen, Dave Knudson, Rod Hildebrandt, as- sistant coach, Russ Monroe. Basketball Season 1963-1964 A” Team We They Elkton 48 42 Lake Preston 62 47 Volga 69 79 Willow Lake 51 61 Arlington 56 44 Lake Preston 50 35 Bancroft 61 E. C. C. Tournament 52 Oldham OT 61 63 Hitchcock 69 64 Oldham 72 45 Wolsey OT 72 76 Howard 68 95 Volga 49 54 Clark 60 73 Iroquois 78 70 Miller OT 65 61 Arlington 61 57 Hayti ' 72 64 Erwin 87 67 East Central Conference Lake Central Conference B” BASKETBALL TEAM Front Row: Larry Smith, student manager, Jerry Hein, Rick Williamson, Bill Purrington, Jim Wika, Rod Hil- debrandt, Rodney Hannah, student manager. Second Row: Coach, Russ Monroe, Bill O’Keefe, Richard Spencer, Steve Kracht, Arden Wallum, Aden Wal- lum, Mike Storhaug, Bob Satter, Aivars Silins, Bob Ryland. C” BASKETBALL TEAM Kneeling: Henry Arends, Craig Satter, Fred Tibbetts, Mike Larson. Standing: Dave Hannah, Randy Iverson, Steve Meyers, Gregg Alger, Greg Skyberg, Ed Heitman, Ron Hui- senga. Don Halverson, Keith Erickson, Bill Jensen, Lyle Bowes, Gary Akkerman, Rick Holm, Rick Smith, Coach, Gary Meeder. ■ FOOTBALL TEAM Back Row: Coach, Gary Meeder, David Hyink, Richard Spencer, Robert O’Keefe, William Jensen, Gregg Al- ger, Robert Satter, Aivars Silins, Ronald Huisenga, David Hannah, Robert Ryland, Lyle Bowes, Gale Petersen, Richard Holm, Rodney Hildebrandt, Assistant Coach, Don McCaskell. Middle Row: Gene Jensen, Jerry Hein, William Purrington, Danny Apland, Donald Cavanaugh, Richard Hal- verson, Arlen Wallum, Victor Krause, Rick Williamson, Gary Akkerman, Arden Wallum. Front Row: Craig Satter, Michael Storhaug, David Knudson, Richard Fox, Duane Sky berg, co-captain, Gerry Hunter, co-captain, Dean Carroll, Vance McPeek, Robert Montross, Kenneth Hein, Ben Widman (sitting), Rodney Hannah. DE SMET HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FOR 1963 We They Willow Lake Here 13 0 Elkton There 0 0 Wessington Springs There 0 27 Arlington There 0 20 Howard Here 0 28 Volga Here 0 34 Lake Preston There 6 7 Season’s Record: 1 win, 5 losses, 1 tie. Co-captains: Gerry Skyberk Hunter and Duane Coach: Gary Meeder CROSS COUNTRY Back Row: Mike Larson, Henry Arends, Fred Tibbetts, Donald Brown, Donald Halverson, Randall Iverson, Richard Green, Keith Erickson, Chester Groen, Ricky Smith, Coach, Don McCaskell. Front Row: William O’Keefe, Joel Hansen, Gregory Sky berg, Steven Kracht, Marlyn Stubbe, Douglis McKib- ben, Eddie Heitman, Dennis Uphoff, David Anderson. This year was one of the most successful seasons for the cross country team since the sport was started at De Smet high school in 1959. The home team lost the two opening meets with Willow Lake and Erwin but came back to win a return meet with Erwin and another with the Arlington squad towards the end of the season. n3vi?AieHt™n1SOpPla„Cei12v!h in aJiwd °,f 25oClaus A schools at the State Meet at Brookings. Steve Kracht, David Anderson, Greg Skyberg and Marlyn Stubbe represented De Smet high school at the State Meet. i KraPht set a ew school record with a time of 12:23.5 minutes. The record was formerly held by Mar- lyn btubbe, who set is last season. D” CLUB Seated: Ben Widman, secretary-treasurer, Gerry Hunter, president, Dick Fox, vice president. Front Row: Dave Knudson, Bob O’Keefe, Joel Hansen, Dick Halverson, Randy Iverson, Douglas McKibben, Vic Krause, Rick Williamson, Bob O’Keefe, Don Cavanaugh, Dennis Uphoff. Second Row: David Sckerl, Jerry Hein, Steve Kracht, Marlyn Stubbe, Dean Carroll, Greg Skyberg, Bob Mon- tross, Danny Apland, Mike Storhaug, Vance McPeek. Third Row: Coaches Don McCaskell, Russ Monroe and Gary Meeder, Jim Wika, Arlen Wallum, Rodney Han- nah, Duane Skyberg, Ed Heitman, Bob Ryland, Richard Spencer, Ken Hein. Cheerleaders Top to Bottom: Mary Ann Tibbetts, Marcine Wika, Margaret Pratt, Marilyn Asleson (alternate), Karen Schultz, Carolyn O’Keefe (alternate). m MIXED CHORUS First How: Mr. Gillespie, Director, Cynthia Schwartz, Eileen Abrahamson, Linda Tingle, Bonnie Belzer, Rob- ert Cronkhite, Lyle Anderson, Ricky Holm, David Sckerl, Chester Groen, Glennis Paulson, Carolyn O’Keefe, Karmel Hookie, Mary Ann Tibbetts, Susan Brown. Second Row: Susan Holm, Dixie Ritenour, Janel Pirlet, Irene Dugdale, Keith Erickson, Dennis Urevig, David Hyink, Larry Smith. Ricky Smith, Steve Lewallen, Margaret Baker, Mary Poppen, Judy Wubbena, Judy Cronkhite, Marcine Wika, Sandy Irvin. Third Row: Sue Ann Graham, Mary Beth Kruse, Candace McNutt, Deanna Muilenburg, Cora Kenton, Steve Myers, Danny Pirlet, Dick Green, Gary Schriner, Bill Jensen, Judy Burns, Joanne Holland, Rachael Roush, Joan Meyer, Karen Schultz, Kandace Kruse, Virginia Field, Rebecca Belzer. Fourth Row: Carolyn Bowes, Shirley Fox, Linda Abrahamson, Brenda Albrecht, Mike Storhaug, Richard Pop- pen, Jeff Wallum, Murry Serfling, Bill Purrington, Gerry Hunter, Doug McKibben, Ricky Williamson, Aivars Slims, Jim Wika, Danny Apland, David Knudson, Gary Akkerman, Joanne Taschner, Barbara Wilkinson, Jean Kruse. GIRLS CHORUS First Row: Mr. Gillespie, Patty Field, Nancy Larson, Karen Paulson, Colleen McAdaragh, Bonnie Tingle, Re- becca Belzer, Pamala Ketelsen, Judith Johnson, Jan Coughlin, Lauryce Blue, Mary Ann Tibbetts, Vicki Peschl, Joleen Beck. Second Row: Cora Kenton, Brenda Davis, Irene Dugdale, Bonnie Belzer, Linda Tingle, Janel Pirlet, Deanna Muilenburg, Judy Burns, Glennis Paulson, Carolyn O’Keefe, Gwen Curley, Marcine Wika, Susan Brown, Susan Krick. Third Row: Dixie Ritenour, Sandra Iverson, Eileen Abrahamson, Cynthia Schwartz, Sue Ann Graham, Can- dace McNutt, Rachael Roush, Margaret Baker, Joanne Holland, Mary Poppen, Judy Wubbena, Judith Cronkhite, Karmel Hookie, Karen Schultz, Sandie Irvin. Fourth Row: Darlene Smith, Nancy Schultz, Jean Kruse, Brenda Albrecht, Susan Holm, Mary Beth Kruse, Carolyn Bowes, Ardis Taschner, Joanne Taschner, Barbara Wilkinson, Linda Abrahamson, Shirley Fox, Joan Meyer, Charlene Tibbetts, Virginia Field, Kandace Kruse. BOY’S CHORUS First Row: Mr. Gillespie, Robert Cronkhite, Ricky Holm, Lyle Anderson, Ricky Smith, David Knudson. Second Row: Murry Serfling, Richard Green, William Jensen, Keith Erickson, Larry Smith, Chester Groen. Third Row: Gary Akkerman, Mike Storhaug, Dennis Urevig, Gary Schriner, David Hyink, Danny Apland, Da- vid Sckerl, Steve Lewallen. Fourth Row: Richard Poppen, Danny Pirlet, Jeff Wallum, Steve Myers, William Purrington, Douglas McKib- ben, Gerry Hunter, Ricky Williamson, James Wika, Aivars Silins. MADRIGAL Front Row: Linda Tingle, Janel Pirlet, Joan Meyer, Cynthia Schwartz, Marcine Wika, Becky Belzer. Second Row: David Hyink, Rick Holm, Sue Ann Graham, Dixie Ritenour, Karmel Hookie, Joanne Taschner, Jean Kruse, Third Row: Rick Williamson, Mike Storhaug, Gerry Hunter, Douglas McKibben, Richard Poppen, Jim Wika, David Knudson. Accompanist: Deanna Muilenburg GIRL’S TRIPLE TRIO Front Row: Linda Tingle, Sue Ann Graham, Janel Pirlet, Marcine Wika, Becky Belzer. Second Row: Karmel Hookie, Joan Meyer, Joanne Taschner, Jean Kruse. Accompanist: Douglas McKibben All-State Chorus Douglas McKibben Marcine Wika Gerry Hunter Joan Meyer David Knudson Boy’s Octette Douglas McKibben Gerry Hunter David Hyink Mike Storhaug Rick Holm Rick Williamson David Knudson Jim Wika Dir. Mr. Gillespie Accompanist, Deanne Muilenburg Mixed Octette Jean Kruse Joan Meyer Marcine Wika Sue Graham David Knudson Gerry Hunter Rick Williamson David Hyink Karmel Hookie Rick Holm Rick Williamson Contralto Tenor Bass Excellent Excellent Excellent VOCAL SOLOISTS Rachael Roush Mezzo Soprano Excellent Sue Graham Soprano Superior Deanna Muilenburg Soprano Superior BAND First Row: Bill Wilkinson, Sue Ann Graham, Rick Williamson, Irene Dugdale, Carol Anderson, Sandra Iver- son, Karmel Hookie. Second Row: Carolyn O’Keefe, Linda Abrahamson, Randall Iverson, Lavema Mae Hein, Edward Wilkinson, Debra Hyink, Glennis Paulson, Dick Poppen, Barbara Wilkinson, Diane McKibben, Pamela Williamson, Deanna Muilenburg, Doug McKibben. Third Row: David Anderson, Jan Coughlin, Gwen Curley, Ardis Taschner, Aivars Silins, Georgia Krieger, Duane Pollock, Gerry Smith, Dick Green, Marlyn Stubbe, Ricky Holm, David Hyink, Merle Poppen, Den- nis Urevig, Ronald Huisenga, Mr. Gillespie, director, Mary Poppen, Bobby Springer, Joanne Taschner. Brass Quartet Marlyn Stubbe, Richard Green, Mary Poppen, Robert Springer—VERY GOOD Majorettes First Row: Deanna Muilenburg Second Row: Bernadine Penney, Carolyn O’Keefe Third Row: Karmel Hookie, Margaret Pratt, Dixie Ritenour Fourth Row: Jean Kruse Clarinet Ensemble Laverna Hein, Jan Coughlin, Gwen Curley, Ardis Taschner—EXCELLENT Brass Sextette Richard Poppen, Mary Poppen, Dennis Urevig, Robert Springer, Richard Green, Marlyn Stubbe— VERY GOOD Saxaphone Quartet Douglas McKibben, Deanna Muilenburg, Barbara Wilkinson, Scott Purrington—EXCELLENT Clarinet Quartet Randy Iverson, Linda Abrahamson, Rick William- son, Sue Graham—EXCELLENT Sue Graham Bonnie Belzer Jim Wika Clarinet Snare Drum BAND SOLOISTS Bill Jensen Rick Holm FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA Back Row: Danny Apland, Murry Serfling, Danny Pirlet, Lon Dannenbring, Sidney Nichols, Vernon Bea- secker, Don Halverson, Arden Wallum, Gregory Skyberg, Carroll Poppen, Henry Arends. Second Row: Gale Peterson, David Sckerl, Robert Peckenpaugh, Lyle Anderson, Bob Cronkhite, Lowell John- son, Alan Serfling, James Larson, Mike Storhaug, Richard Spencer, Vance McPeek, Joel Hansen, Darwin Wendel, Lyle Bowes, David Heller, David Bowes. Third Row: Steve Lewallen, Don Cavanaugh, Roger Jacob, Merle Poppen, Richard ross, Gary Schriner, Dennis Uphoff, George Wallenstein. Halverson, Robert Mont- Seated: Ronald Skyberg. Bennie Widman, John Spencer, Gerry Hunter, Richard structor, Mr. Kruger. Fox, Duane Skyberg, In- Future Farmers of America Report September 24: District Leadership School at Bryant. Ronald Skyberg, elected District Sentinel. September 25: PV Clean Grain Program ended. September 30: Soil Judging School at Brookings. October 10: National Plowing Contest. October 22-23: Judging School at Brookings. February 18: FFA Banquet. February 29: Farm Mechanics School. March 25: District Speech Contest at Elkton. Vernon Beasecker represented De Smet Chapter. March 18: Meat School held at De Smet. April 4: PV Crop School. April 11: Poultry School at Madison. April 18: Dairy Judging School at Volga. No date set for FFA picnic. Chapter Sweetheart has not yet been selected. Melvin Dugdale named Honorary Chapter Farmer. Future Homemakers of America Report September 13: Won first place on Homecoming Activity Float. September 28: State Convention at Huron. October 14: Parents’ Night. February 15: Sweethearts’ Ball. March 23: Region Convention at Clark. May: Installation of new Officers. Projects: State FHA Scholarship Fund, UNESCO Fund, 87 members. Miss Delores Kluckman present State FHA Chapter Advisor. FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA Back Row: Nancy Schultz, Joanne Holland, Dixie Ritenour, Charlene Tibbetts. Sandy Iverson, Susan Schwartz, Mary Alice Kruse, Marilyn Asleson, Ardis Taschner, Barbara Wilkinson, Mary Jane Richardson, Brenda Albrecht, Linda Abrahamson, Sue Graham, Shirley Fox, Rachael Roush, Mary Ann Tibbetts, Janice Pitman, Virginia Field, Pat Meyers. Third Row: Jill Smith, Darlene Smith, Carolyn Bowes, Lane Dannenbring, Mary Poppen, Mary Beth Kruse, Sharmayne McCune, Roberta Blachford, Judy Burns, Sandra Washburn, Bonnie Pippert, Irene Park- hurst, Margaret Baker, Carolyn O’Keefe, Susan Holm, Bernadine Penney, Shirley Van Dyke, Donna Stubbe, Kay Rodney, Joan Reese, Sharon Hulbert. Second Row: Karen Paulson, Judy Johnson, Donna Olson, Joleen Beck, Irene Dugdale, Bonnie Hulbert, Patty Field, Eileen Abrahamson, Brenda Davis, Cora Kenton, Gwen Curley, Vicki Peschl, Glennis Paulson, Can- dace McNutt, Karmel Hookie, Deanna Muilenburg, Judy Cronkhite, Judy Wubbena, Kandace Kruse, Karen Schultz. First Row: Bonnie Tingle, Lauryce Blue, Bonnie Belzer, Pam Ketelsen, Judy Hein, Colleen McAdaragh, Jan Coughlin, Karla Felt, Joann Hein, Linda Tingle, Lynn Jacob, Nancy Larson, Sandra Page, Linda McKit- trick, Susan Krick, Laverna Hein, Sandra Irvin. Seated: Janel Pirlet, Joanne Taschner, Janice Nelson, Jean Kruse, Margaret Pratt, Becky Belzer, Cynthia Schwartz, Joan Meyer, Marcine Wika, Miss Kluckman, Advisor. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Seated: Pat Widman, vice president, Joanne Taschner, secretary-treasurer. Karen Schultz, president, Mr. Les- ter, advisor. First Row: Janice Nelson, Eileen Abrahamson, Kandace Kruse, Joan Meyer, Glennis Paulson, Marcine Wika, Mary Poppen, Cora Kenton, Anita Flindt. Second Row: David Sckerl, Bob O’Keefe, Virginia Field, Mary Jane Richardson, Joanne Holland, Barbara Wil- kinson, Jean Kruse, Mary Beth Kruse, Pat Meyers. Back Row: Bill Jensen. Merle Poppen, Randy Iverson. Danny Apland, Rodney Hannah, Alan Serfling, Marlyn Stubbe, Steve Kracht. DEBATE Back Row: Lyle Bowes, David Braun. Mary Poppen, Barbara Wilkinson, Rachael Roush. Third Row: Arden Wallum, Rick Holm. Lowell Johnson. David Hyink. Dick Poppen, Kay Rodney Second Row: Joan Meyer, Rodney Hannah, Kandace Kruse, Karen Schultz. Pat Widman. Front Row: Dick Green, Bill Jensen, Laverna Hein, Mary Jane Richardson, Mrs. Donald Wolkow, advisor. NEWSETTE STAFF Standing, Back Row: Advisor, Mr. Mundhenke, Rick Williamson, Kandace Kruse, Jean Kruse, Judy Cronk- hite, JoAnn Muser, Becky Belzer, Jean Beck, Rodney Hannah, Susan Brown, Mary Ann Tibbetts, Janice Pitman. Seated and Kneeling: Bob O’Keefe, Mary Jane Richardson, David Hyink, Laverna Hein, Susan Holm, Marcine Wika, Sandra Irvin. librarians Back Row: Advisor: Mr. Mundhenke, Linda Tingle, Marcine Wika. Middle Row: Jean Kruse, Mary Beth Kruse, Sharon Hulbert, Pat Meyers, Judy Cronkhite, Kay Rodney. Front Row: Linda Abrahamson, Karla Felt, Donna Stubbe, Susan Brown. Seated: Judy Wubbena, Kora Kenton. F. U. N. Back Row: Mary Jane Richardson, Virginia Field, Joan Muser. Janice Pitman, Miss Mortimer, Miss Kluckman and Mrs. Wolkow, advisors, Susan Holm, Sandie Irvin. Middle Row: Karen Schultz, Pat Widman, Kandace Kruse, Jeanne Kruse, Judy Cronkhite, Becky Belzer Mary Ann Tibbetts, Susan Brown. Front Row: Laverna Hein, Joann Muser, Jean Beck, Sharon Hulbert, Pat Meyers. Girl’s and Boy’s State Kandace Kruse, Marlyn Stubbe, Rodney Hannah DECLAM Back Row: Mary Jane Richardson, Rodney Hannah, Bill Jensen. Third Row: Barbara Wilkinson, Susan Schwartz, Ardis Taschner, Nancy Schultz, Mrs. Wolkow, advisor. Second Row: Miss Mortimer, advisor, Donna Olson, Mary Poppen, Joan Meyer, Judy Wubbena, Glennis Paulson. Front Row: Irene Dugdale, Joann Muser, Judy Cronkhite, Laverna Hein, Carolyn Bowes, Margaret Pratt, Deanna Muilenburg. Declam History De Smet High School had a very successful year in Declamation again in 1963, sending four students to the district contest and having two competing in the divisional contest. The results of the contests are as follows: Local, October 21, 1963: Poetry, Mary Poppen; Oratory, Rodney Hannah; Humorous, Margaret Pratt; Dramatic, Joan Meyer. District. November 6, 1963: Superior: Humorous, Margaret Pratt; Poetry, Mary Poppen; Excellent: Orato- ry, Roaney Hannah; Dramatic, Joan Meyer. De Smet tied for first place with Arlington in district competition and received a plaque. Divisional, November 13, 1963: Excellent: Poetry, Mary Poppen; Humorous, Margaret Pratt. HOMECOMING QUEEN Carolyn O’Keefe KING Richard Halverson First Prize Junior Class d club Float S3IXIAIX0V GRADE FACULTY Back Row: Mrs. Dannenbring, Miss Arbeiter, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Munger. Third Row: Mrs. Lester, Mrs. Pedersen, Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Casper. Second Row: Miss Anderson, Miss Eggert, Mrs. True, Miss Steptoe. First Row: Mrs. Franzen, Mrs. Fehey, Mr. True, Mr. Nilsson. SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASS Back Row: Mrs. Eleanor Cleveland, David Nelson, Mary Carroll. Front Row: Patricia Krause, Julie Nesson, Curtis Wendel. GRADE ONE — Miss Steptce Back Row: Debbie Gronewold, Kevin Palmer, Gary Steen, Sammy Geyer, iviary Jo Tibbetts, Tommy Wynn, Steven Feuerstein. Mary Jo Purintun, Judy Logan, Curtis Hein, Bradley Pratt. Middle Row: Brian Coughlin, Steven Stewart, Jody Rounsville, Sandra Palmer, Neil Palmlund, Jeanne Bur- vee, Danny Doray, Bobby Pratt, Billy Tucker, Myrna Hoek. Front Row: Janetta Cummins, Bonnie Bitner, Vicki Slaight, Steven Hanson, Pamela Tingle, Wendy Johnson, Bryce Satter, Scott Myers, Carol Peterson. Absent from picture: Ross Minier. GRADES ONE and TWO COMBINATION — Mrs. Lester Back Row: Gale Akkerman, Carol Carpenter, Randy Beck, Dana Dogan, Cathy Penny, Robert Feuerstein, Marcia Aalbers, Chris Dugdale, Cheryl Washburn. Middle Row: LuAnn Klinkel, Kent Sckerl, Gayle Grothe, Terry Gilbertson, Eugene Frerichs, Linda Hummel, Cindy Logan, Gloria Bitner. Front Row: Ross Bjordahl, Brad Klinkel, Susan Lee, Brian Gary, Cheryl Krause, Brad Jensen. Absent from picture: Jon Hof, Steven Cavanaugh, Gary Springer. Back Row: Richard Smith, Donald Hein, Eugene Heitland, Keven Bjordahl, Julie Ward, Margene Kracht Diane Schardm, Nanette Poppen, Janelle Parkhurst, Terry Hummel, Dale Storhaug, Gary Borgstadt. Middle Row: Connie Widman, Duane Wade, Jim Ogren, Mark Johnson, Bobby Nilsson, Nancy Aalbers, Susan Kellar, Jill Larson, Rita Smith, Danny Wynn. GRADE THREE — Mrs. Casper Back Row: Vickie Schmidt, Mark Bjordahl, Bobby Beasecker, Stanley Myers, Marnell Purington, Robert Wynn, Lana Hummel, Janelle Klinkel, Marilyn Smith, Barbara Bell, James Field. Middle Row: Jeanne Logan Paul Hoek, Lori Kickland, Calvin Stewart, John Hildebrandt, James Rounsville, Mary Margaret Knck, Elizabeth Palmer, William Halverson, Laurie Kellar, Pamela Pederson. GRADES THREE and FOUR COMBINATION — Mrs. Pedersen Back Row: Rita Silins, Patty Tibbetts, Marvin McCune, Sanely Aalbers, Jean Wade, Mary Hoy, Shirley Palm- lund, Brian Borgstadt, Rodney Smith, Donna Dorey. Middle Row: Raymond Schultz, Kathy Hanson, Danny Johnson, Denise Pratt, Jim Carpenter, Kathy Davis, Ronald Albrecht, Becky Akkerman, Colleen Palmer. Front Row: Judy Siver, Rose Ann Dugdale, Shelley Cummins, Annette Heitman, Steven Anderson, Joel Sny- der, Donald Smith. Absent from picture: Randall Cavanaugh, Robert Minert. GRADE FOUR — Mrs. Dannenbring Back Row: Connie Penney, Janice Schardin, Wayne Leckey, Diane Kott, Elizabeth Poppen, Wallace Storhaug, Ricky Johnson, Steven Wallum, Julia Skyberg, Silvia Silins, Laird Beck. Middle Row: Kari Lee, Julie Larson, Paul Pirlet, Gregory Krieger, Mark Purintun, Bruce Meyer, Patricia Peckenpaugh, Tracey Peterson, Debbie Peterson, Tom Halverson, Rodney Combs. Front Row: Robert Johnson, Terry Aalbers, Mark Harris, Connie Stalheim, Rita Feuerstein, Donald Pollock, Tom Richter, Judy Coughlin, Cheryl Slaight, Bergetta Belzer. Absent from picture: Sharon Anderson, Paula Carroll, Michael Carroll. GRADE FIVE — Mrs. True Back Row: Jeffrey Burvee, Debra Gundeiwjn, Patricia Kruse, Betty Petersen, Janice Purrington, Richard Schardin, Steven Palmlund, Steven Oliver, Jeffrey Hanson, Ronald Snyder, Donald McKittrick, Mary Logan Middle Row: LaVonne Pitman, William Cecil, Daniel Freeman, Linda Huey, Judy Munger, Glenn Klinkel, Robert Smith, Neal Peterson, Patrick Rodney, James Dugdale, Leu Dannenbring. Front Row: LuAnn Garry, David Gunderson, Ross Purintun, Ronald Olson, Gary Richter, Tom Cummins, Les- lie Kracht, Steven Kellar, Steven Hein. GRADE FIVE — Mrs. Munger Back Row:: Nancy Smith, Jerry Pollock, Mary Lynn Johnson, Randy Schmidt, Marcine Anderson, Nanette Palmlund, Veda Wallum, Janice Lee, Tom Smith, Dennis Smith. Middle Row: Stephen Belzer, Dick Seeley, Dale Parkhurst, Susan Cronkhite, Becky Johnson, Vickie Widman, Kathy Kickland, Carol Montross, Donald Dorey, Mark Garry. Front Row: Linda Ogren, Jacquiline Hanson, Joan Serfling, Robyn Slaight, Diane Heller, Roberta Johnson, Elaine Elvik, Teri Jo Halverson, Rose Ann MaAdaragh. Absent from picture: Ronald Brown, Cynthia Aalbers. GRADE SIX — Mrs. Franzen Back Row: Robert Reese, Vance Magnuson, Linda Snyder, Steven Hoy, Bonnie Akkerman, Julie Widman, Marlys Carroll, Marilyn Albrecht, Tom Cecil. Middle Row: Joann Pitman, Diane Smith, Jackie Hannah, James Cummins, David Bell, Judy Seeley, Mary Boehm, Barbara Holverson. Front Row: Dennis Washburn, Peter Watters, Mike Coughlin, Laurette Peterson, Wanda Siver, Jim Skyberg. Absent from picture: Carol Cavanaugh. GRADE SIX — Mrs. Smith Back Row: Vivian Muser, Marcia Serfling, Rebecca Krick, Pamela Logan, Joyce Smith, Pamela Bau, Steven Johnson, Scott Jensen. Middle Row: Kaye O’Keefe, Mary Lynn O’Keefe, Roberta Hansen, Betty Pratt, Jacqueline Rounsville, Darlene Beck, Jane Spencer, Wallace Grafing, Steven Siver. Front Row: Pamela Neu, Peggy Watters, Emil Belzer Jr., Jamie Combs, Lonnie Nowak, Jill Grothe. Absent from picture: Glennette Halverson. GRADE SEVEN — Miss Anderson Back Row: Kathryn Schuknecht, Gerry Lynn Harris, Charles Richardson, Jerald Heitmann, Margaret John- son, Cathy Jo Purrington, Cynthia Stalheim, Jean Van Dyke, LaVonne Skyberg. Middle Row: Randall Asleson, Kenneth Wallenstein, Lauren Poppen, Dennis Groen, Portia Dannenbring, Ja- ms Cronkhite, Mary Myers, Marla LaBore, Patricia McAdaragh, Dianne Ogren. Front Row: Dennis Tingle, Rodney Kracht, Michael Klinkel, Laurel Abrahamson, Janice Olson, Denise Smith, Judith Kornder, Daniel Pederson, Randall Johnson. GRADE SEVEN — Mrs. Fahey Back Row: Sharon Schardin, Ed Wilkinson, Dennis Hendricks, Roger Parkhurst, Mary Bowes, Jane Smith. Roberta Hoek, Linda Kruse, Betty Wallum, Gail Bitner. Middle Row: Robert Springer, Scott Purintun, Judy Ryland, Kay Algers, Shelby Anderson, Marcia Wendel, Gary Satter, LeAnn Richman, Glenda Skyberg. Front Row: Thomas Hein, Richard Dugdale, George Johnson, Randall Norgaard, Dennis Peterson, Lex Dan- enbring, Deborah Hyink, Sandra Munger, Cheryl Johnson. GRADE EIGHT — Miss Eggert Back Row: Diane McKibben, Lynn Garry, Pam Williamson, Bill Wilkinson, Ronald Montross, Larry Akker- man, James Storhaug, James Siver, Roger Lee. Middle Row: Sherry Wynn, Margaret Carroll, Susan Urevig, Sharon Norgaard, Elizabeth Belzer, Helen Heit- man, Patricia Poppen, Lean Rousville, Dick Peterson. Front Row: Linda Johnson, Duane Pollock, Charles Schultz, Jerry Davis, Earl Brown, Rosalyn Grating, Mau- reen Cummins, Mavis Hauff, Steve Kornder, Patricia Aalbers. GRADE EIGHT — Mr. True Back Row: Mona Ray Albrecht, Donna Brusse, James Johnson, Nadine Hannah, Dennis Kruse, Ila Tande, Wil- liam McCune, Eugene Skyberg, David Smith. Middle Row: James Borgstadt, George Widman, Gary Lee, Jerry Smith, Connie Van Tassel, Linda Larson, Susanne Skyberg, Georgia Krieger, Carol McKittrick. Front Row: Ronald Blachford. Larry Hein, Curtis Asleson, Lee Dannenbring, Carol Anderson, Curtis Wallum, George Hulbert, Kim Richman. PUPS BASKETBALL TEAM Front Row: Charles Schultz, Curtis Asleson, Curtis Wallum, Steve Kornder, Larry Hein, Kim Richman, Dennis Tingle. Back Row: David Smith, Student manager, Jerry Smith, Jim Kruse. Bill Wilkinson, Roger Lee, Coach, Charles True. Johnson, Philip Carroll, Jim Storhaug, Dennis Grade Cheerleaders Standing: Pam Williamson, Diane McKibben Kneeling: Janice Olson, Sandra Munger We, the Annual Staff of 1964, wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to the following business and pro- fessional institutions and individuals for their part in making this issue of the Bulldog possible. ROUSAR PLUMBING HEATING UNITED BUILDING CENTER MERWYN LECKEY, D. V. M. ROY BRUSSE BUCHELE DRUG STORE GLENN’S ELECTRIC CITY BAKERY COAST-TO-COAST STORES MUILENBURG COMMERCIAL FEEDLOT WINJUM JOHNSON OD TIBBETTS CONSTRUCTION CO. DE SMET DRY CLEANERS DE SMET LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DE SMET LUMBER COMPANY DE SMET MANUFACTURING COMPANY THE DE SMET NEWS KLINKEL TAVERN RECREATION DR. V. C. BEASECKER DRS. BELL HANSON DR. CLINTON HOF DR. P. L. SCOFIELD EGGEN WILKINSON FARMERS CREAMERY ASSOCIATION FARMERS UNION OIL STATION FREEMAN'S SERVICE KINGSBURY ELECTRIC CO-OP EARL HOLM FRENZ STUDIO CLARA’S BEAUTY SALON GREEN GREEN G-T-A ELEVATOR HAROLD'S BARBER SHOP CECIL’S PLUMBING HEATING HUISENGA APPLIANCE COTTAGE INN MOTEL CAFE HOTEL DE SMET HYINK’S FURNITURE-HARDWARE RAYMOND OIL TRAIL CAFE IRVIN WOODWORKING HARVEY’S JACK JILL J. W. EASLAND SONS, INC. KEN ANN’S STANDARD KETELSEN FUNERAL HOME MEYER INSURANCE AGENCY LEONARD'S BARBER SHOP HUMMEL STALHEIM, INC. LORRAINE’S BEAUTY SHOP KRIEGER’S BEN FRANKLIN L. L. McKIBBEN STYLE SHOP McKIBBEN STUDIO DE SMET BODY SHOP ED’S STANDARD STATION CREMEE FREEZ GEORGE’S CITIES SERVICE O’KEEFE IMPLEMENT STORE OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY PEAVEY-OCCIDENT ELEVATOR PEOPLES STATE BANK PESCHL LOCKERS DE SMET MOTOR COMPANY ARTHUR POPPEN MERLE E. PRATT DE SMET MOTEL FLOYD’S JEWELRY RYLAND’S MEN’S WEAR HANSEN YARDS THE SEXAUER COMPANY 206 SERVICE SUPPLY T. J. WILLIAMSON COMPANY SUD’S PARLOR SUPER VALU DON’S FOOD MARKET SY’S TAVERN TERRACE PARK DAIRY WARD’S “V” STORE WAYNE’S TEXACO WIKA-JENSEN INSURANCE AGENCY 4 m De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News September 26, 1963 Homecoming Game, First of Season, Victory for Bulldogs The Bulldogs won the first football game of the season, this on Homecoming Day, defeating Willow Lake 13 0, followed a week later by a tie game on a visit to Elkton, 0-0. With 40 boys out for practice, Coach Gary Meeder, new to the faculty, and Don McCaskell, vet- eran athletic coach, consider the outlook good not only for this season but for succeeding years. The remainder of the 11-man season is: Sept. 27, Wessington Springs there; Oct. 4, Arlington, there; Oct. 9, Howard, here; Oct. 18, Volga, here; Oct. 25, Lake Preston, there. All but the Wessington Springs game are in the conference. — N — Hobo Day Appearance For Marching Band; All-State Singers Named A busy fall season has started for the music department of De S net high school, with the chor- uses and concert and marching bands organized and the latter scheduled to appear at Hobo Day at State Coillege, Oct. 19. Jimmie Joe Gillespie directs all the instrumental and vocal groups for a second year. The mixed chorus has 56 girls and 31 boys, who will also sing as girl’s and boy’s choruses. The school will send four stu- dents to the All-State Chorus to be held in Aberdeen November 8 and 9, Joan Meyer, Marcine Wika, David Knudson and Gerry Hunter chosen for this. With 26 beginners signed up for band practice a concert band of 42 has been organized and will begin work for contest and con- tests after marcing band practice has been completed. Seven majorettes are to follow Douglas McKibben as drum ma- jor, these Deanna Muilenburg, Karmel Hookie, Bernadine Rite- nour, Jeanne Kruse, Dixie Rite- nour, Margaret Pratt and Caro- lyn O’Keefe. — N — Seniors Sport Rings Shortly after the opening of school, Abrahamson Jewelry had good news for the Seniors that their class rings had arrived. The rush was on to get them and soon they were proudly showing them to other students and at home. Patricia Widman Head Annual Staff With Patricia Widman as edi- tor and Marilyn Stubbe as busi- ness manager, the 1964 annual staff has been organized. John Mundhenke will again be advis- or. The first pictures will be tak- en Thursday, today. The Ping- pong pictures will be taken Oc- tober 4 and many of these will be used in the annual. — N — Many Are Enrolled For Declamation Declamation has brought out 26 students thus far, with Mrs. Donald Wolkow and Miss Helen Mortimer directing the activity. Kenneth Graham is chairman of the district. A local contest will be held October 21, the district event the week of November 4-8. The dis- trict includes the schools of this county and Volga and Carthage. Mrs. Wolkow attended a speech meeting at Pierre September 7. — N — Much New Equipment As School Opened New equipment was found in the school buildings as classes were resumed—desks and office machines. New desks had been purchas- ed for the third-fourth, the third grade and the fourth grade rooms. The superintendent’s office has a new desk, the principal’s office an electric typewriter, with typing students to be allow- ed to practice on this the second semester. Five new typewriters were added to the typing room. Other office equipment includ- ed a Thermofax copying ma- chine and an overhead projector. New globes and world maps have been purchased for the elemen- tary school. Addition of another lunch table brings the number to 10 to be used each noon for the school lunch. — N — Warning to The Public In Choice Junior Play Watch out! Keep your head on your shoul- ders! This caution comes from the selection of the Junior class play, The Cannibal Queen. ’ The date set is Friday. Nov. 1. Miss Helen Mortimer will direct the play. Gerry Hunter Named Head Student Council Officers were elected by the Student Council in time for it to have charge of the Homecoming event. Kenneth Graham is advis- or to this organization. Officers are from the Junior and Senior classes. Gerry Hunter was elected president, Robert O’Keefe vice president and Joanne Taschner secretary-treasurer of the coun- cil. Class representatives are: Sen- iors, Douglas McKibben and Mary Ann Tibbetts; Juniors, Cynthia Schwartz and Robert O’Keefe; Sophomores, Bill Jen- sen and Sue Graham; Freshman, Richard Holm and Joleen Beck. — N — 280 Lunches Served In Opening Weeks; Commodities Received The school lunch room is a bu- sy place each noon, with an av- erage of 280 lunches served each day thus far, the number expect- ed to increase to over 300 with colder weather. The school has received butter, cheese, flour, rice, rolled wheat, honey and canned pork as sur- plus commodities. — N — School Emptied Quickly On First Fire Drill Pupils and faculty of the De Smet school buildings vacated in one minute and thirty seconds, in the first full-scale fire drill of the year Friday morning. The gongs rang at 9:30 in what will be at least a monthly drill for the school. The lower elementary grades had practiced several times so the pupils would know where to go when the alarms sound. — N — State Convention Future Homemakers Comes This Week-end The annual state convention of the Future Homemakers of Am- erica, to be held at Huron Satur- dy is of particular interest in the state office held by Marcine Wi- ka. This will take Marcine and Miss Kluckman, the advisor, to Huron a day early, to help with final preparations for the event at Huron Arena. A busload of lo- cal members, 40 in all, will be at- tending. De Srnet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News October 3, 1963 F.U.N. Club Ok-ganized; Jean Beck, President FUN was organized recently by the Senior girls. Election of officers was held. President, Jean Beck; vice presi- den, Sharon Hulbert; secretary, Laverna Hein; and treasurer, Jo- anne Muser. The club advisors are Miss Delores Kluckman, Mrs. Donald Wolkow and Miss Helen Mortimer. The club decided to have a decorated car in the Homecom- ing parade. Officers rode in the car. The dues for the year are to be a half dollar. For one of the pro- jects this year a bulletin board will be decorated by two girls each month. — N — Win, Tie Recorded In Football Games —Kandace Kruse, Rep. As the football season began August 24, 12 lettermen (were among the 37 players who began practice. Lettermen returning from last year are: Seniors, Ger- ry Hunter, Dick Fox, Duane Sky- berg, David Knudson, Vance Mc- Peek; Juniors, Bob Montross, Kenny Hein, Rick Wiliamson, Dick Halverson, Mike Storhaug; Sophomores, Victor Kruse and Jerry Hein. The opening game of the sea- son was played against Willow Lake September 13. The Bull- dogs gave an outstanding per- formance for the first game to win over the Pirates by a score of 13-0. Touchdowns were made by Vance McPeek and Kenny Hein. McPeek ran 90 yards after recovering a fumble to score the first points. Gerry Hunter was credited with the extra point. Hunter and Montross were out- standing on defense, each having 11 tackles. — N — Calendar of Events Oct. 4—'Football, Arlington, there. Ping Pong pictures will be taken. Oct. 7—“B” Team Football, Howard, there. Employment counseling for Seniors. Oct. 8—P-T-A Oct. 9—'Football, Howard, here Oct. 10, 11, 12—S. D. E. A. Oct. 14—F. H. A. Oct. 15—“B” Team Football, Arlington, here Oct. 16—G. A. T. B. Test day for Seniors Oct. 18—Football, Volga, here Cross Country Run, Brookings Question of The Week What do Freshman like best about high school? Rodney Hildebrandt: “The ab- sence of homework.” Ardis Taschner: “Running around and talking between classes.” Jan Coughlin: “Goofing around in the study hall. Bill Purrington: “Everything. Not a lot of schoolwork.” Lowell Johnson: “Isn’t as dull as grade school.” Judy Johnson: Vocal Music and the fun that goes with it. Fred Tibbetts: “You meet a lot of new friends.” Vickie Peschl: “It’s a lot of fun.” — N — Newsette Staff Named Elected editor and assistant editor of the high school News- ette were Mary Jane Richardson and Bob O’Keefe, respectively. The reporters are: Mary Ann Tibbetts, Marcine Wika, Kandace Kruse, Becky Belzer, Joanne Muser. Laverna Hein, Janice Pit- man, Susan Brown, Sandie Irvin, Susan Holm, Judy Cronkhite, Rodney Hannah, Jeanne Kruse, Rick Williamson, and David Hyink. — N — Students Preparing For Declamation Contest Declamation participants have started getting ready for the lo- cal contest, October 21, in De Smet and the district contest No- vember 6 in De Smet. The divi- sions for these contests are: Hu- morous. Oratory, Poetry and Dramatic. The declam group includes: Advisors: Miss Helen Morti- mer and Mrs. Donald Wolkow. Participants: Rodney Hannah, Bill Jensen, Judy Cronkhite, Co- ra Kenton, Mary Jane Richard- son, Carolyn Bowes, Donna Ol- son, Jackie Price, Deanna Mufl- enburg, Irene Dugdale, Susan Schwartz. Mary Poppen, Barbara Wilkinson, Laverna Hein, Joan Meyer, Marcine Wika, Margaret Pratt, Glennis Paulson, Nancy Schultz and Ardis Taschner. — N — D Club Elects Officers The first “D” club meeting of the year was held September 10. New officers elected were: Presi- dent, Gerry Hunter; vice presi- dent, Dick Fox; secretary-treas- urer, Ben Widman. A homecoming float committee headed by Dennis Dierks was ap- pointed by the president. Annual Staff Chosen; Pat Widman, Editor The Annual Staff this year is headed by Pat Widman, editor, and Rick Williamson, co-editor! The rest of the staff consists of: Business manager, M ar 1 y n and assistant, Shirley Van Dyke. Advertising manager, Pat Mey- ers and assistan, David Hyink. Photography, Karen Schultz. Athletics, Rodney Hannah and Dave Knudson. Art and cover editor, Judy Cronkhite. Typists, Marcine Wika and Mary Jane Richardson. High school class reporter, Jean Beck. Grade school reporters, Jean Kruse and Mary Ann Tibbetts. Band, Laverna Hein. Activities, Craig Richman and Virginia Field. The Annual Staff has changed this year in that the whole stu- den body can take part so that they can have the experience in making future annuals. Some of the pictures for the annual were taken September 26. These pictures were taken of the grade school and some high school group pictures. — N — Junior Class to Present Play on November 1 The Junior class of De Smet high school will present its play Novembers 1, entitled “The Can- nibal Queen”. It is a 3-act com- edy by Robert St. Clair. Miss Mortimer has selected the cast and practice has begun. The cast is as follows: Martha Craig, Cora Kenton Ju-ju, Candace McNutt Julia Boyd, Carolyn O’Keefe Brenda Day, Margaret Pratt Eugenia Sherwood, Glennis Paulson Mary Freemont, Janel Pirlet Mildred Wade, Bernadine Pen- ny Daisy May Comfort, Karmel Hookie Robert Freemont, Dennis Up- hoff Allen Kent, Michael Storhaug Prof. Cornelius Kent, Alan Serfling Bruce Clyde, Rick Williamson Lucious Long, Dick Halverson — N — Ping Pong Pictures The annual ping pong pictures will be taken October 4 by Flolo Studio off Huron. The grade stu- dents, freshmen, sophomore, and juniors will have their pictures taken. De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News October 10, 1063 18th Birthday of F.H.A. Organization Noted At State Convention Thirty-five girls, three chapter mothers and the chapter advisor were present at the State Future Homemakers of America conven- tion held in Huron September 28. This was the 18th birthday of the organization. The De.Smet Chapter played a large part at the one-day conven- tion, in charge of the roll call, for which a large map of South Da- kota had been prepared. On it the FHA regions of the state were marked off. Becky Belzer gave her skit, FHA Fashions for 1963-64. The Emiel E. Belzer family held a panel discussion on family deci- sions. FHA members, advisors, chap- ter mothers, advisors, and par- ents at the banquet numbered 1313. — N — Roll of Class of ’76 Cindy Beerman, Bonnie Bitner, Jeanne Burvee, Brian Coughlin, Mary Janetta Cummins, Daniel Doray, Betty Ellinghausen, Stev- en Feuerstein, Samuel Geyer, Steven Hanson, Curtis Hein, Myrna Hoek, Wendy Johnson, Judy Logan, Diane Mastel, Scott Myers, Neil Palmlund, Kevin Palmer, Sandra Palmer, Carol Peterson. Bradley Pratt, Robert Pratt; Mary Jo Purintun, Jody Lynn Rounsville, Vickie Lynn Slaight, Gary Steen, Steven Stewart, Katherine Jo Tibbetts, Pamela Tingle, Billy Tucker, Thomas Wynn, Debra Gronewold, Bryce Satter, Marcia Aalbers, Eugene Frericks, Brian Garry, Terry Gil- bertson, Gayle Grothe, Jon Hof, Linda Hummel, Bradley Klinkel, Cheryl Krause, Susan Lee, Cindy Logan. — N — Cross Country Team Met Erwin Again The De Smet cross country team met the Arrows of Erwin for a second time October 3, far- ing better than in the first en- counter. Daryl Johnson of Erwin had the winning time of 10:16, fol- lowed by Greg Skyberg of the Bulldogs with 10:26, in a distance of 1.9 miles run. Other De Smet team members placing in the first 10 were Mar- lyn Stubbe, David Anderson, Steve Kracht, Ed Heitman and Douglas McKibben. Teachers on Parade Our first teacher on parade is Miss Delores Kluckman. She was born in Eureka, and has lived on a farm near Herreid all her life. She attended high school in Pol- lock and received her Bachelor of Science degree from South Dakota State College in 1961. Miss Kluckman’s pet peeve is short, tight skirts; and her advice to students: “Education is one of the most important things in life . . . Make the most of it while you have the opportunity. Her hobbies are reading, sew- ing, and bowling; and her favor- ite book is To Kill a Mocking- bird. She enjoys songs from broadway musicals. This is Miss Kluckman’s third year in De Smet. She is advisor of the F. H. A., FUN, and Junior Class, and teaches Home Econo- mics I, II, and III. At the State FHA convention this fall she was elected as State FHA Chapter Advisor for 1963- 64. — N — On March 9, 1940, in the town of Wessington Springs, Russel J. Monroe was bom. He attended St. Lawrence School, was gradu- ated from Huron College and was married before coming to De Smet and the high school faculty this year. He teaches American History, World History and American Government. He was also inter- ested in athletics and this is still his favorite pastime. This year he is track coach. Mr. Monroe has always liked working with young people and this has been the major influence in his teaching career. Some of his likes and dislikes are: Pet peeve, Democrats; favor- ite books, those by Robert Louis Stevenson and Wilder. His advice to freshmen is “Work in accordance to a good academic record.” His advice to seniors “Go to college immediately. — N — School Lunch Business Over 200 for Month During the first month of the school lunch program, 6069 stu- dent lunches and 576 adult lunch- es were served. These were all Type A lunches. The school will be reimbursed 5c for each of the 6069 student lunches. Total cash receipts for the month were $2066.90. The school lunch program is fast becoming a real business en- terprise. Whereabouts of Class ’63 Beverly Akkerman, State Col- lege, Brookings. Gary Anderson, State College. Gary Baumburger, Huron Col- lege. Gerry Berg, Air Force, Missis- sippi. JoAnne Bowes, at home. Linda Bowes, at home. Jim Brandt, Huron College. Barbara Cramer, married, liv- ing in De Smet. Betty Lou Cromwell, at home. Randy Denman, University of South Dakota, Vermillion. Darrie Freeman, University of South Dakota. Marilyn Harris, St. John’s School of Nursing, Huron. Connie Iverson, at home. Pat Johnson, Ohio Weslyan University. Karen Kruse, National School of Business, Rapid City. Linda Mickel, Augustana Col- lege, Sioux Falls. Margaret Moore, National School of Business. Gene Muilenburg, Augustana College. Merlin Nelson, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City. Doris Pina, Phoenix, Ariz., at- tending business school. Roger Pirlet, Huron College. Diane Pitman, at home. William Poppen, Huron Col- lege. Pat Ritenour, St. John’s School of Nursing. Peggy Schwartz, employed at St. John’s Hospital. Diane Smith, Nettleton Busi- ness College, Sioux Falls. Mercedes Storhaug, Augustana College. Carol Taschner, State College. Lena Van Dyke, married, liv- ing in De Smet. Audrey Vincent, married, liv- ing in Rapid City. Valerie Widman, Huron Col- lege. Jean Smith, living in Sioux Falls. Lowell Serflmg, State College. — N — Employment Counseling Representatives of the United States Employment Service will interview De Smet Seniors who have not made definite college plans. On October 16, these Seniors will be tested for aptitudes and ability. The test results will be available later and at that time each senior previously inter- viewed and tested (will be coun- seled individually concerning possibilities of future vocational choices. De Srnet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News October 17, 1963 Miss Kluckman Given State Adviser Title At F.H.A. Meeting Miss Delores Kluckman was given the title of State Future Homemakers of America Chap- ter Adviser for 1963-1964 at Hur- on during the state convention of the organization. She was elected by the outgo- ing state F.H.A. officers from their own local advisers. Her duties are to serve as r link between the present and past State Future Homemakers of America council and to be i” charge of public relations for the state convention and executive council and advisory board meet- ings. Also she will be a member of the advisory board. Besides serving in the advisory capacity to members of the exec- utive council, Miss Kluckman will be consultant for parliamen- tary procedure practice at the council meeting and business meetings of the state organiza- tion. Additional duties may be added by the state adviser, Miss Imogene Van Overscede, or the state Advisory board. Miss Kluckman will be at- tending many regional F.H.A. meetings throughout the state in the spring to work more closely with the officers on the regional and local chapter levels. — N — Student Council Meets The second meeting of the Stu- dent Council was called to order by President Gerry Hunter, on October 7. The business consis- ted of a letter of discussion top- ics for the Student Council to arrange. This was tabled until a future meeting. — N — Question of the Week What do you plan to do over S.D.E.A. vacation? Carolyn O’Keefe: “Goose hunt- ing and going to pick corn at Pirlet’s”. Joanne Taschner: “Stay with Nutt”. Gary Erickson: “Hunt geese and read a book for a book re- port”. Dean Carroll: “Work and have fun”. Irene Parkhurst: “Play tittle- ly winks with man-hole covers”. Bob O'Keefe: “Sleep till noon, eat dinner, and then take a nap in the shade. I also might get a little goose hunting in”. Teachers on Parade For our next teacher on pa- rade, we will call on Gary Meed- er, who was born, raised, and graduated from high school in Winner. At Huron college he majored in mathematics and physical education, and minored in Spanish and science. He fin- ished college work last spring. At De Smet high school he is teaching Spanish I, Algebra II. and Geometry. He is the football coach and assists in other sports. He has no dislikes, but two likes—athletics and school. H is a great guy as far as the kids in his classes , or boys in foot- ball are concerned. — N — Our next teacher on parade is Mrs. Donald Wolkow. born and raised on a farm near Lake Pres- ton. She attended her first nine ''ears of schooling at Erwin: and finished her last three years and was graduated from Lake Prec ♦on high school. She rode one the first school buses in Kings- bury county. She attended and was graduat- ed from South Dakota State col- lege in . 1962. after comoletine three years. Teaching her first vear in De Smet high school, this is her second year here. Her main hobbies are horse- back riding, visiting the Minne- sota Twins during the summer, and hunting. Mrs. Wolkow’s main dislike is People who are prejudiced. The subjects that Mrs. Wolkow teaches this vear are: English I and TV. Soeech. Declamation, and Debate. The activities of which she is the advisor are: Cheerleading and Junior class, and she has the Senior class play. — N — De Smet Bulldogs Lose To Arlington Cardinals The Do Sm°t Bulldogs met the Cardinals for the Arlington Homecoming game October 4. Th° Bulldogs looked good the first half but a costly fumble on the eight-yard line could have made a big difference in the out- come of the game. Three touchdowns were scored against the De Smet team: the first bv Norbeck in the third auarter and two by Lee Larson in the last auarter. Bob Montross and Kenny Hein looked good on defense and Ger- rv Hunter daved an outstanding offensive game, but the Bulldogs bowed to the Cardinals 20-0. Cross Country Team Competes at Clear Lake The cross country team partici- pated in a meet at Clear Lake October 8. Steve Kracht placed third in the Jr. varsity division with a time of 11:15 for the distance of two miles. Other De Smet team members who placed were Greg Skyberg, 9th; David Anderson, 12th; and Ed Heitman 15th. Brookings, Watertown, Flan- dreau Indians, Clark, Erwin, Wil- low Lake and Badger also took part in the meet with the Flan- dreau Indians taking top honors. The next meet for the De Smet team will be the State Cross Country meet at Brookings Fri- day. — N — Science Classes Studying Variety of Subjects The students in Biology com- pleted the work with plants, the world’s food makers, how the different parts of the plants serve various purposes in the produc- tion of food. The Chemistry class has com- pleted an introduction to the periodic law and its purposes as related to Chemistry in particu- lar and Science in general. The study of molecules and the part valence plays in the formation of compounds has just started. At present in Physics the class is studying atmosphere and the weather, and the physical force applied in weather systems. The study of “The Mechanics of Gas- es”, which involves the gas laws, is about to begin. — N — B” Football Squad Defeated by Howard —Kandace Kruse, Rep. The De Smet “B” football team traveled to Howard Octo- ber 7 to face the Howard fresh- man and sophomores. Arlen Wal- lum was outstanding on defense with nine tackles. David Hannah and Jerry Hein each had seven. The final score was 6-0 in favor of the Howard team. — N — Calendar of Events October 17: Annual pictures. October 18: State Cross Coun- try run, Brookings. Football, Volga here. October 21: Local declam con- test. October 24: Basketball Rules meeting. Huron. De Smet Hi NEW SETT E from The De Smet News October 24, 1963 F.H.A. Chapter Holds Annual Parents’ Night The monthly meeting of the De Smet chapter of Future Homemakers of America was held October 14 at 8:00 p. m., al- so the annual Parents’ Night. The Emiel Belzer family of De Smet presented a skit on “Deci- sion Making in the Family.” This skit was also presented at the State FHA meeting in Huron, September 28. Another skit was presented by girls who attended the state meeting, giving a report on ac- tivities in which the local chap- ter participated. Sue Ann Gra ham sang The Garden of Roses, which she and Marcine Wika had composed and which she sang at the Huron meeting. The girls and their parents enjoyed a game of “passing the grapefruit under the chin.” The lunch was based around United Nations Day, which will be observed October 24. The officers should be congrat- ulated for carrying out a very excellent and enjoyable meeting. —'N — Junior Class to Present Play November 1 The Junior Class began sell- ing advanced tickets Monday for the play to be presented Novem- ber 1. Committees have been ap- pointed to help with the play. They are: Prompters: Joel Hansen and Karla Felt. Stage hand and sound: Gayle Peterson, Kenneth Hein, Don Cavanaugh, and Ben Widman. Stage Properties and lights: Gary Akkerman, Merle Poppen, and Bob Montross. Make-up and costumes: Sandie Washburn, Linda Tingle, and Marilyn Aselson. Advertising: Joanne Taschner, Dixie Ritenour, and Bonnie Pip- pert. Ticket Sales: Bob O’Keefe, Bob Ryland. and Dennis Urevig. — N — Second Fire Drill Held A second fire drill was held at the school October 8. The local fire department was at the school and timed the speed in evacuating the building. It was excellent time: 1 min- ute and 20 seconds—very good for about 570 people. The first drill was timed at 1:40. Teachers on Parade Donald McCaskell Student, teacher, and coach of De Smet high school. These words describe Donald McCas- kell, who is now in his sixth year of teaching here. He was born and raised in De Smet and graduated from De Smet high school in 1952. In the summer of 1962, he received his master’s degree there, this time majoring in administration. He has no dislikes. One of his favorite pastimes is hunting. The subjects Mr. McCaskell teaches are Algebra 1, General Science and girl’s physical edu- cation, and he is our head basket- ball coach. He feels that his mother being a teacher helped to influence his choice of a career; also he enjoys teaching and working with ath- letes. His advice to the students Is: “Have an enjoyable time during your four years of high school, but work hard at it will pay divi- dends in the long run.” John Feuerstein To use every today as if there would be no tomorrow, s the ad- vice given to us by our guidance counselor, John Feuerstein. He was born in Huron, March 30, 1923. His favorite hobbies are hunting and fishing. Mr. Feuerstein says his pet peeve is people who don’t take advantage of the opportunities that are presented to them. He was graduated from Ban- croft high school and then went to the University of Minnesota for one year. After two years at Huron College majoring in Busi- ness Administration, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree. He attended summer schools at Black Hills Teachers College and at School of Mines. He received his Master’s degree at South Da- kota State; his major was guid- ance and his minors were in so- cial science, natural science, and secretarial science. This year he teaches Chemis- try, Physics, and Biology at De Smet high school. — N — District Declam Contest To Be Held Here The district declam contest will be held in De Smet Novem- ber 6, held in the Congregation- al church. It is an afternoon and evening affair. Winners of various local contests in the four divisions will participate. Cross Country Team Scores Sound Victory The De Smet cross-country team defeated Arlington last week by a score of 10-26. De Smet took the top four places with Steve Kracht in first, David Anderson second, Greg Skyberg third, and Marlyn Stub- be fourth. The distance was 2Va miles. Steve Kracht’s winning time was 11 minutes and 57 seconds. — N — Activities Are Reported For Future Farmers; Skyberg District Officer The FFA held its October meeting last Wednesday, with some changes made in the order of business and the freshmen brought into the chapter as Greenhands. The three members who went to Kansas City to the National Convention gave reports on the trip. The changes in the order of business were proposed by the committee. Two groups of members had attended judging schools at South Dakota State. Murray Serfling was top in the soil judg- ing school, James Larson top in the District 11 competition in tractor driving. The officers of the chapter had attended a banquet and officer’s school at Bryant, and Ronald Skyberg was elected Sentinel for the district. The advisors for the district set up a FFA booth at the State Corn Picking contest. — N — New Equipment Arrives The De Smet school has receiv- ed various new items to improve it facilities. It received 10 new desks recently. These desks are just waiting to be filled! It now has a tumbling mat to be used in physical education classes. And incidentally, the kit- chen has a new food chopper! — N — General Aptitude Test Taken by Some Seniors There were 14 Seniors who took the General Aptitude Test Battery October 16. This test was given to any Senior who had some doubt about his future, ca- reer, or education. It tested their ability to think and work with speed, and to move the hands with greater speed and accuracy. De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News October 31, 1963 Steve Kracht Breaks Cross Country Record Steve Kracht, a sophomore at DHS, broke the school record Friday with a time of 12.23.5 for a run of 2.2 miles in a cross country meet at Brookings. The record was formerly held by Marlyn Stubbe. Other team members placing close behind Kracht were David Anderson, Greg Skyberg, and Marlyn Stub- be. The Flandreau Indians took top honors and the De Smet team placed 12th in a field of about 25 class “A” schools. David Anderson and Greg Skyberg were elected co-captains for the 1963 season. — N — Bulldogs Lose Last Home Game to Volga Team The last home football game of the season was played against the Volga Cossacks Friday, Oct. 18, the Bulldogs losing 34-0. Five touchdowns were scored against the team, one being an 83-yard run. Gerry Hunter and Kenny Hein played an outstand- ing defensive game with 16 and 10 tackles respectively. David Knudson gained 70 yards rush- ing and Hunter gained 146 for outstanding offensive efforts. — N — F.H.A. Chapter Holding Bake and Rummage Sale The Future Homemakers of America chapter is holding a combined bake and rummage sale at the Fire Hall Saturday. Lunches, including coffee and barbeques, will be served along with the sale. The sale will start at nine o’clock and continue until five p. m. Each member will be con- tributing used clothing, baked goods, and her time. This annual event has been very successful in the past, and the girls hope to have it even bigger and better this year. — N — Senior High Completes Nine Week’s Tests The student of De Smet high school completed the first nine weeks last week. They reviewed and took tests most of the week. The students are happy that one-fourth of the year is over al- ready. Report cards were given out the 30th. Editorial by Mary Jane Richardson Conversation is one of the bas- ic structural foundations of socie- ty. The importance of correct speech cannot be stressed enough. Civilization may rise or fall through the proper or impro- per use of communication. We must speak with people every day! and at one time or another, we may be asked to speak at a special occasion. So being able to prepare and deliver speeches skillfully and confi- dently is very important. All people should have an op- portunity to learn correct speech. We as students of De Smet high school have this opportunity. D. H. S. has a speech class where we can learn these basic experiences that will help us in numerous ways. This class is practical because it meets the needs of students who will be tomorrow’s business and social leaders. With this training comes the feeling of self-adequacy so necessary to a mature personality. The students also learn to develop ease in ex- pressing their thoughts and feel- ings effectively and understand- ably. To further develop the tech- niques which have been learned in an organized class activity, it. is possible for each student to en- gage in the continued practical application of these techniques through Declamation and De- bate. Think clearly about your speech, and I encourage those who have trouble speaking cor- rectly or want to improve their speech to take full advantage of these opportunities. — N — Question of the Week Who do you think is the most popular boy or girl in high school, and why? Margaret Baker: “Karen Schutlz. She has a nice personal- ity and is liked by everyone.” David Knudson: “Gerry Hunt- er. Because he’s so cute and be- cause of the way he combs his hair. He uses bear grease in it and makes all the girls want to run their fingers through it.” Janel Pirlet: “Carolyn O’Keefe. Because she is liked by everyone and has a whooping personality.” Bill O’Keefe: “Karen Schultz. Because she’s so nice to every- one. Virginia Field: “Ronnie Sky- berg. He’s a lot of fun and just Progress in Education Demonstrated by Tests Students in the Freshman and Junior classes received last week their results from the Iowa Tests of Educational Development, tak- en a few weeks ago. Mr. Graham and Mr. McCas- kell explained to these students how to profile their scores, and helped with their interpretation. By use of these scores, students are able to determine their edu- cational growth. Juniors can compare their scores this year with the scores received in this same test taken when they were Freshmen. Students were urged to take home these results to their par- ents and also to discuss them with their teachers. — N — Calendar of Events Nov. 1 Junior Class Play. Nov. 4 F.H.A. Nov. 6 District Declam Contest at De Smet. Nov. 8 4-H Recognition Night. Nov. 8-9 All-State Chorus at Aberdeen. Nov. 11 Veteran’s Day. No School. Nov. 12 P.T.A. — N — November Birthdays Nov. 2—'Richard Poppen Nov. 3—Colleen McAdaragh Nov. 4—Gary Schriner Nov. 7—Shirley VanDyke Nov. 13—Carolyn Bowes Nov. 13—Roger Jacob Nov. 17—Rodney Hildebrandt Nov. 23—Mary Ann Tibbetts Nov. 25—Judy Cronkhite Nov. 25—Marcine Wika Nov. 26—Mary Jane Richard- son Nov. 28—Sandy Iverson Nov. 29—Sharry McCune Nov. 29—Bennie Widman a good kid. Rodney Hildebrandt: “Gerry Hunter. Head of Student Coun- cil, good in sports, and likable.” Susan Holm: “Karen Schultz. ’Cause she’s smart and she’s cheerleader.” Dick Halverson: “Gerry Hunt- er. ’Cause he’s fun in school and also out of school. (Duck Hunt- ing). Bob Ryland: “Dick Halverson. Homecoming king and a lot of kids like him. A lot of fun out of school, especially out by Hoy- er’s. De Smet Hi NEW SETT E from The De Smet News November 7, 1963 High Perfect Attendance Noted in High School A high percentage of the stu- dents in high school had perfect attendance the 1st nine weeks. The Freshman class had 59% with perfect attendance, the Sophomore class, 56%, Juniors, 41% and Seniors, 44%. — N — Honor Roll • Excellent: Jean Beck, Rodney Hannah, Sharon Hulbert, Gerry Hunter, Kandace Kruse, Marlyn Stubbe; Eileen Abrahamson, Danny Apland, Gary Erickson, Karla Felt, Randal Iverson, Cora Ken- ton, Robert O’Keefe, Glennis Paulson, Margaret Pratt, Cynthia Schwartz, Joanne Taschner, Den- nis Urevig; Carolyn Bowes, Joanne Hol- land, David Hyink, William Jen- s e n, Richard Klinkel, Steve Kracht, Deanna Muilenburg, Da- vid Sckerl Donna Olson, Mary Poppen, Barbara Wilkinson; Lyle Anderson, Joleen Beck, Lyle Bowes, Bob Cronkhite, Da- vid Braun, Brenda Davis, Rich- ard Green, Ronald Huisenga, Sandra Iverson, Pamela Ketel- sen, Mike Larson, Colleen Mc- Adaragh, Karen Paulson, Nancy Schultz, Susan Schwartz, Murray Serfl'ing, Aivars Silins, Darlene Smith, Ardis Taschner, Bonnie Tingle. Superior: Virginia Field, Laverna Hein, Jainne Kruse, Joan Meyer, Pat Meyers, Mary Jane Richardson, Karen Schultz, Pat Widman, Marcine Wika; Gary Akkerman, Janice Nel- son, Carolyn O’Keefe, Merle Pop- pen, Alan Serfling, Linda Tingle; Anita Flindt, Mary Beth Kruse; David Bowes, Patty Field, Rodney Hildebrandt, Nancy Lar- son, Ricky Holm, Lowell John- son, Jim Wika. This honor roll includes 44% of the Seniors, 37% of the Ju- niors, 25% of the Sophmores, and 47% of the Freshmen. Altogether 39% of the high school were on the honor roll; 26% on Excellent and 13% on Superior. — N — Ping Pong Pictures Received The students of De Smet high school received their annual ping pong pictures October 30. The Seniors did not have these taken. There was a lot of commotion and excitement that day because both pictures and report cards were received. Teachers on Parade Our next teacher on parade is Miss Helen Mortimer. She was born at Hitchcock, where she liv- ed through her school years. After graduation from Hitch- cock high school she went to Northern State Teachers Col- lege, Huron College, and South Dakota State College. She receiv- ed her Bachelor of Science and her Master’s Degree from North- ern State Teachers College. She started teaching English in grade school, and then went into high school work. For the last 10 years she has been teach- ing at Hitchcock, Ft. Pierre, and De Smet high schools. Some of Miss Mortimer’s likes and dislikes are: Food, steak; pastime, reading a good book; sport, basketball; color, blue; she likes all types of music. Her advice to the students of DHS is: “Build up a respect for yourself, act with dignity for one your age, and make an effort to get along with others.” — N — Question of the Week What is your favorite saying? David Anderson: “Hello, you old dog, you!” Bill O’Keefe: “Hip! Hip! Tally- ho! and all that rot.” Rodney Hildebrandt: “Beats me!” Dick Spencer: “How about that?!?” Cynthia Schwartz: “Cotton- picken it!” Susan Holm: “Don’t that beat all!” — N — D.H.S. Cheerleaders Attend Training Clinic Last week-end the De Smet cheerleaders joined 1000 other cheerleaders from throughout the upper midwest in a clinic at the University of South Dakota, un- der the direction of Newt Loken of the University of Michigan. The cheerleaders learned vari- ous beginnings and endings, arm movements and jumps, and many new cheers and chants. Discussed was the personal appearance of cheerleaders. The six cheerleaders for D.H.S. have decided to do away with some of the old cheers, complete- ly change the remaining few, and work up new ones for the com- ing basketball season. Pamphlets containing all the cheers will be distributed to all Pep club members within the next month. Bulldogs Lose Final Game to Lake Preston The De Smet Bulldogs played their last game of the season against the Lake Preston Divers Friday, Oct. 25, and were defeat- ed by a score of 7-6. Gerry Hunter scored for the home team on a 90-yard kick-off run. The opponents scored by blocking a punt on the 6-yard line ad recovering the ball. Kenny Hein and Gerry Hunter were outstanding on defense. Seniors playing their last high school game were Gerry Hunter, Duane Skyberg, Dean Carrol, Dick Fox, David Knudson and Vance McPeek. N — American College Test Given at Huron Saturday The American College Test, commonly known as the ACT test, will be given Saturday, Nov. 9, at various colleges in the state. The purposes of this test are: To help colleges decide whether a student should be encouraged to attend, or be given a scholar- ship or loan; to help colleges communicate with the student on admissions, educational goals, and which courses to take. Each student who plans to en- ter mny college in South Dakota, or in some other state, must have taken this test before entrance to the college is graned. Seven seniors from De Smet will be taking the test November 9 at Huron College. It will be given three other times during the school year for those who can not take it then, or for those who have not yet decided wheth- er they will go to college. — N — Hickory Stick Group Meets at Lake Preston The October Hickory Stick meeting was held at Lake Pres- ton Monday evening, Oct. 28. Most of the evening was devot- ed to discussion and adoption of the new constitution. A drawing was held for places in the district declamatory contest to be held at De Smet Congregational church the afternoon and evening of No- vember 6. The .group was divided for more discussion. There was some consideration of a conference band festival to be held later. Entertainment was a few selec- tions from the Lake Preston vo- cal department. Lunch was serv- ed by the host school. De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News November 14, 1963 Junior Class Play Well Received by Public The Junior class play presented November 1st proved to be very entertaining, according to com- ments of people who attended. A matinee performance was giv- en for grade students at 2 p. m. Receipts amounted to approx- imately $237.00. This amount in- cluded advance ticket sales, ad- mission from the matinee and the lunch served following the eve- ning performance by the Junior Class. Expenses included a Roy- alty charge for the privilege of producing the play and for make-up for the actors. — N — District Declam Winners Chosen Here Last Week The District Declamatory con- test was held in De Smet Novem- ber 6 at the Methodist church in the afternoon and the Congrega- tional church in the evening. Besides entrants from the lo- cal school students participated from Iroquois, Oldham, Carthage, Erwin, Lake Preston, and Arling- ton. Local students were rated as follows: Margaret Pratt, super- ior; Mary Poppen, superior; Joan Meyer, excellent, and Rodney Hannah, excellent. De Smet high school tied with Arlington for first place in total rating. — N — National Honor Societv To Give Scholarship A meeting of the National Honor Society was held Novem- ber 4 with Karen Schultz, presi- dent, presiding. The group decided to give a $100 scholarship to a graduating Senior. A committee was form- ed to find ways of raising mon- ey for this scholarship. New members present at their first N. H. S. meeting were: Ei- leen Abrahamson, Danny Ap- land, Anita Flindt, Joanne Hol- land, Mary Beth Kruse, Cora Kenton, Glennis Paulson, Alan Serfling, William Jensen, Mary Poppen, Barbara Wilkinson, Dav- id Sckerl, and Joan Meyer. It was decided to assess mem- bers with fines of 10c and 25c for being late or missing a meeting. This is being done instead of having dues for the year. New members were installed at the P. T. A. meeting Novem- ber 12. Teachers on Parade Our next Teacher on Parade is John Mundhenke. Mr. Mund- henke was born in 1923 at Wil- low Lake. At the age of five he moved to De Smet vicinity. He was a member of the grad- uating class of 1940 from De Smet high school. He received his higher education at several different schools. In 1940 he at- tended Dakota Wesleyan univer- sity at Mitchell until 1942 when he joined the Army, serving un- til 1946. That same year he re- turned to Dakota Wesleyan, graduating in 1947. He graduated with a major in history and po- litical science, zoology, econom- ics, and business administration, and a minor in education. In 1949 he entered Huron Col- lege and acquired a major in speech. He has also dnn« emrps- pondence work with the Univer- sity of Iowa and attended sum- mer school at South Dakota State. After graduating from Dakota Wesleyan, Mr. Mundhenke began his teaching career at Carthage. He taught there for two years. In 1950 he was hired as a member of the local faculty and has taught here since. In 1956 he married Miss Ber- nice Weerts. He has one note of advice for students of De Smet high school, “Make the most of your oppor- tunity, because you pass this way only once. Reading and woodworking en- gulf most of Mr. Mundhenke’s free time. He has no particular pet peeve. At present, he is teaching typ- ing, shorthand and general math. In past years he has taught Am- erican government, bookkeeping, world history, economics, and economics geography. — N — Our next Teacher on Parade is Maurice Kruger. Mr. Kruger was bom and raised in De Smet vicinity. He is a member of the 1950 graduating class of De Smet high school. He attended his four years of high school here after attending a country school. In 1950 he joined the National Guard. In May of 1951 he was sent to Germany, returning home in May of 1952. While in Ger- many he served with the Signal Corps, working in the telephone and teletype section. In the spring of 1956, Mr. Kru- ger attended State Colleke at Brookings. He completed equiva- Mr. Feurstein Named Honorary FUN Member John Feurstein, guidance coun- selor and science teacher of De Smet high school, was made the first honorary member of F.U.N. at a meeting held November 4. F.U.N. is a secret organization of Senior girls and this is the first time such an honor has been bestowed. Mr. Feurstein is the only man in the history of the organization to know what the title means. He attended the meeting to speak to the group on college plans and was named honorary member at the business meeting. His reaction to the organization and the honor given him was quite clear when he said, “I think it is a very interesting and worthwhile organization and I enjoyed speaking to the group. I found that they were very ser- ious in their reaction to consider- ation for the future in regard to careers and vocational planning. I am quite surprised and flatter- ed to be considered for and be offered the opportunity to be an honorary member, due to the fact that it is a woman’s organ- ization.” President Jean Beck presided over the business meeting. It was decided to make placecards and mats for patients in the hospital for Thanksgiving. Plans were al- so made to take a gift and visit the Falconer Home at Christmas time. It was decided to have se- cret pals as has been done in the past. Lunch was served following adjournment of the meeting. — N — Correction: Becky Belzer’s name was omitted from the Ex- cellent Honor Roll in last week’s news. lent to four years of college by attending summer school. Since his graduation has en- gaged in farming. He began teaching agriculture at De Smet this fall, this his first year of teaching. In his spare time you might find him doing photography, woodworking, hunting, or fish- ing. He says his pet peeve is “Stud- ents who try to live off their past scholastic achievements.” He also says that his only advice to students is to “Get off your launching pads.” Mr. Kruger teaches Ag I, II, IV and Shop. De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News November 21, 1963 Forty-Two Boys Report For Basketball Practice; Open Season Dec. 3 Forty-two boys reported to Coach Don McCaskell for basket- ball practice Monday, Nov. 4, looking to the season opening De- cember 3. Returning lettermen include: Gerry Hunter, David Knudson, Jerry Hein, Kenny Hein, Rick Williamson, Bob O’Keefe, Dick Halverson, Victor Krause. Jim Hein, a letterman two years ago, will be eligible after the first semester. Because the squad is so large, part of the boys are practicing at the armory. The opening game for the Bulldogs will be a home game December 3 against Elkton. Other games scheduled are: Dec. 6: Lake Preston, here. Dec. 10: Volga, there. Dec. 17: Willow Lake, there. Jan. 3: Arlington, there. Jan. 7: Lake Preston, there. Jan. 10: Bancroft, there. Jan. 21: Hitchcock, here. Jan. 24: Oldham, here. Jan. 25: Wolsey, there. Jan. 28: Howard, there. Jan. 31: Volga, here. Feb. 4: Clark, there. Feb. 7: Iroquois, there Feb. 8: Miller, here. Feb. 14: Hayti, here. Feb. 18: Hayti, here. Feb. 21, Erwin, here. — N — Education Facilities Improving by Janice Pitman We have been viewing with marveling interest the construc- tion of the newest addition to the total school plant facilities. It was while observing this structure rapidly taking on form that the question was asked, “What were some of the underlying factors behind this scene of activity?” It is largely due to an expansion in number of grade children that has brought about the building of an addition to the armory for the grade school. In 1959 there were 291 children in grade school and in 1963 there are 418. The reason in part for the expansion of the grade school is the closing of country schools. In the year of 1959 there were 27 students who paid tuition to attend the city school. Today there are 127 students who at- tend the city school. Grade pupils living within the city area and attending the grade school num- Teacher on Parade Our last teacher on parade is Jimmie Joe Gillespie. He was born, raised and went to high school in Sioux Falls. After getting his diploma, he went to Northern State Teachers College for his undergraduate work in music, speech, and his- tory. Then for his graduate work, he went to the University of South Dakota, where he majored in music and minored in student guidance. Mr. Gillespie is teaching band and vocal music at D.H.S. a sec- ond year. His advice to students is “Don’t let your ideals be the cause of a life’s inspiration.” His pet peeve is students who say, “I don’t have time.” Some of his favorite hobbies are auto- mobiles and photography. bered 264 in 1959. In the year 1963 there are 291 grade pupils within the city area attending the elementary school. Thus one can readily note a marked increase in both rural and city students. The size and the cost of the new addition is about twice as much as the last addition put on the high school in 1953. The size of the addition in 1953 is 80 by 40 and cost $65,000. The addition in 1963 is 172 by 81 and the cost is 172,000 dollars. Buses from the school travel to four different townships: De Smet, Manchester, Baker, and Iroquois. Also, children come from Common Districts. They are No. 9 which is 8 miles north, No. 7, 10 miles north; No. 8, 10 miles northwest; No. 10, 8 miles north; No. 11, 5 miles north; No. 20, 7 miles southeast; No. 21, 7 miles south; No. 22, 14 miles south- west; No. 23, 14 miles southwest; No. 24, 15 miles southwest; No. 25, 10 miles south; No. 53, 10 miles southwest, No. 57, 17 miles southwest; No. 62, 18 miles south- west. We feel education facilities in De Smet will be improved and the school addition will be an as- set to the community. — N — Small Music Groups Go Into Rehearsal Small groups will be formed before Thanksgiving, a madrigal of 18 for home use and 16 for contest use, a boy’s octette, girl’s triple trio, a girl’s double triple trio of 18, and a mixed octette. There are possibilities for hav- ing instrumental ensembles, de- pending on the sincerity and earnestness of the students. Two Rate Excellent Regional Declam Contest Margaret Pratt and Mary Pop- pen both placed Excellent for De Smet high school at the Regional Contest held at the General Beadle auditorium November 14. Accompanying them to the contest were their instructors, Mrs. Donald Wolkow and Miss Helen Mortimer; and their moth- ers, Mrs. Arthur Poppen and Mrs. Merle Pratt. The poetry and oratory divi- sions were held in the morning and dramatic and humorous in the afternoon. Eight schools were represented at the contest. Nancy Tschetter from the district (Ar- lington) placed superior. All the rest from our district including Margaret and Mary received ex- cellent ratings. — N — Five Students Take Part In All-State Music Event All-State Chorus was held in Aberdeen November 8-9, with Wessley Nobel of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, as conductor, and 925 in the chorus from 165 high schools. The orchestra num- bered 112. There were 215 fewer students entered this year than in the 1962 •group, however six more schools were entered. De Smet took five students: Douglas McKibben and Gerry Hunter, tenors; Marcine Wika, alto; Joan Meyer, soprano, and David Knudson, bass. The chorus was very good and much valu- able inspiration was gained from such an experience by all stu- dents attending and participat- ing. — N — Speech Students Enter Debate Event at Mitchell Twenty-two speech students and debators went to a debate at Dakota Wesleyan in Mitchell. The debate topic was, Resolv- ed: That America’s race record is a blot on Western Society. The debators were Bob Newton and Michael Quale from Dakota Wes- leyan and Michael Howard and John Toulmin from Cambridge, England. Wednesday night of last week five debates were held to practice for the first tournament, Decem- ber 6 and 7 at Brookings. The topic is, Resolved: That Social Security benefits should be ex- tended to complete medical care. De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News November 28, 1963 Randy Iverson Presented Trophy at Ceremony Lyle Lester, superintendent of De Smet high school, presented a trophy to the school at a cere- mony Tuesday, honoring Randall L. Iverson. A student at the high school, living in De Smet, he received the trophy on behalf of the school for honors won in the 1963 Fisch- er Body Craftsman’s Guild model car competition. He won the junior division first place state award for South Da- kota and received $150. The Fischer Body program is designed� to interest boys in creative designing and crafts- manship and to offer them op- portunities for their practice. Generous cash awards and uni- versity scholarships serve as a powerful incentives for boys to enter its annual model car- building competitions. Enrollments are now being re- ceived for the 1964 competition with awards amounting to $117,- 000 offered to the winners. The awards include eight uni- versity scholarships in the junior and senior divisions of the com- petition and 16 awards in each state and the District of Colum- bia, eight in each group as fol- lows: $150 cash; 2d, $100; 3d, $50, and five honorable mention awards of $25 each. The 196364 competition will end June 5, 1964. — N — Freshman Class Party Rated a Success The “green and humble” Freshmen were honored by the “high and mighty” Seniors at an initiation party held November 15. Each class put on a skit for the entertainment of the audi- ence. The skits were then judged by the faculty in attendance. The Seniors won 1st place, Soph- omores 2d, Juniors 3d, and the Freshman last. There were also relay games but the Seniors again proved too experienced for the underclass- men. A few lucky Freshmen whose •names were drawn out of a hat were to perform various skits. David Hannah was crowned King Stupid and Darlene Smith, Queen Ignorant. There were four can- didates out of the Freshman class for these honors. Seniors on Parade A hard-working and very de- terfhined girl by the name of Ju- dith Elaine Cronkhite daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Cronk- hite, is our first Senior on Pa- rade. Judy was born November 25, 1946, in Huron. She has brown hair, gray-gVeen eyes and is 5’ 3” in height. Her favorite hobbies are read- ing, music, and being a spectator of any sport. Her favorite saying is, “I don’t know,” and her pet peeve is hard-hearted people. Judy lists her favorite subjects as history and biology and her favorite teachers are Mr. Zim- mer and Mr. Monroe. She plans to major in second- ary teaching. Her advice to the Freshmen is “Learn to take a joke.” Her most memorable experi- ence of high school was going to the State “B” Tournament in 1962. Judy has been very active in many things all through her high school years. She lists her activi- ties as follows: Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4; FHA 1, 2, 3, 4; Librarian 3, 4; Declam 4; Mad- rigal 3, 4; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Girl’s Glee 1, 2, 3, 4; triple trio 1, 2, 3, 4; music librarian 3, 4; NHS 2, 3, 4; choraleers 1; annual staff 4; Newsette 4; FUN 4; Junior Play 3. — N — Calendar of Events December: 3: Basketball, Elkton, here. 3: Betty Crocker Tests. 4: Girl Scouts. 6: Basketball, Lake Preston, here. 9: F. H. A. 10: Basketball, Volga, there. 13: P.T.A. Christmas pro- gram. 17: Basketball, Willow Lake, there. 18: De Smet high school mu- sic concert. — N — Question of the Week What are you thankful for this year? Joel Hansen: “Where I get to sit in assembly!” (Right in front of the study hall desk!) Dennis Dierks: “For all my thrills, spills, and pills!!” John Spencer: “For being such a good marriage counselor!!! Karmel Hookie: “For a special male friend of the Junior Class!” Craig Richman: “That there are only 22 weeks left of school!!” Vance McPeeke: “My last year Rebecca Belzer Elected Snow Queen Candidate By F.H.A. Chapter The Future Homemakers of America chapter met the eve- ning of November 19 in the school gym. The program was based around the topic, “Modern Miss or Modern Mess” and “Slum or Home.” The officers were dressed as Modern Messes and the other girls as Modern Misses. Nancy Schultz and Charlene Tibbetts wrote and helped present a skit entitled Modem Miss versus Modern Mess. Five other Fresh- man girls also helped present the skit. It was decided that the F.H.A. would make treats for the hos- pital for Thanksgiving Day and also make a scrapbook of car- toons for the children in the hospital. The latter will be used as a home project. Rebecca Belzer was elected as candidate for the Snow Queen contest. — N — Grade School News Grade 1 Miss Steptoe We have had several pupils out of school because of sickness. Students who have perfect at- tendance for the second six weeks are: Bonnie Bitner, Brian Coughlin, Steven Hanson, Myma Hoek, Scott Myers, Neil Palm- lund, Kevin Palmer, Bobby Pratt, Gary Steen, Pam Tingle, and Bil- ly Tucker. For telling time in number class we are making clocks from paper plates. We like our stick man mark- ings very much and I hope it will encourage the children to do bet- ter work. We also like our alpha- bet train but we haven’t had time to put it up yet. — N — Grade 2 Miss Arbeiter We completed our second six weeks’ period and received our report cards Wednesday, Novem- ber 20. There were two students ab- sent from school last week in our room. They are Nancy Aalbers and Julie Ward. of school, and for the training rulses in basketball that I always keep!!!” Duane Skyberg: “That I can make it to Preston in 7 minutes!” Becky Belzer: “BOYS!!!” Janice Pitman: “That Christ- mas vacation is coming!” De Smet Hi NEW SETT E from The De Smet News December 12, 1963 Karen Schultz Chosen Miss Holiday Candidate Karen Schultz has been select- ed to represent De Smet high school in the Miss Holiday con- test at Huron late this month, the choice made by the sudent body from four nominated by the stu- dent council. The selection was made Friday morning, the other nominees be- ing Carolyn O’Keefe, Margaret Pratt and Virginia Field. The Miss Holiday contest is an annual event, the winer receiving $75 for her favorite school activ- ity fund and a large engraved cup. The girls are judged on poise, pesronality, and beauty. They compete in both evening dress and street dress. This contest takes place De- cember 26 and 27 during the half- time of the Daily Plainsman In- vitational basketball tournament at Huron Arena. — N — President’s Assassination, Political Affairs Discussed By Government Class The main concern of the Gov- ernment class in the last weeks has been the assassination of President Kennedy, with lengthy discussion in regard to Oswald, United States situations, and the new President, Lyndon B. John- son. The class invested its money in Onr Time magazine which brings international news. Dis- cussion has arisen on various trouble spots of the world: Viet Nam, Venezuela, Japan, Africa, Russia, India and the United States. The class period is spent in dis- cussion of political affairs. How- ever, they have read and studied the three branches of national government and are presently studying the departments of the cabinet. — N — Honor Society Group Plans Hawaiian Party The National Honor Society met Tuesday morning, Dec. 3, with the new members attend- ing. A committee submitted ideas as to how to raise money in or- der to grant a scholarship to a graduating senior. It was accepted that the group have a Hawaiian party. Plans and organization for this affair are now under way. Senior on Parade Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Knudson of De Smet were blessed with the birth of a bouncing baby boy on February 7, 1946, at Huron. The boy that appeared on the scene was David Knudson, our next Senior on Parade. He is five feet six inches tall with brown eyes and hair. Dave’s favorite hobbies are camping and swimming. The ac- tress he enjoys most, is Hayley Mills and his favorite movie was Lover Come Back. His favorite teachers are Mrs. Donald Wol- kow and Jimmie Joe Gillespie. His advice to the Freshman is: “Take the good in stride with the bad because you’ll have a lot of fun and also a few disappoint- ments in your years of high school.” He has been very active m school activities and he lists them as follows: Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; vo- cal solo, 1, 2, 3, 4; mixed chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; Madrigal 3, 4; All-State Chorus 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; bas- ketball 1, 2, 3, 4; track 1, 2, 3, 4; F.F.A. 1, 2, 3; class president 4; Pep Club 2 3. 4; “D” Club 2, 3, 4; music officer 4; State Track Meet 2, 3, 4; Annual staff 4; Class Play 3, 4. In the future Dave plans to go to Huron or Augustana College and take up social work because he said: “I like to work with peo- ple rn counseling or some sort of work like that.” His ambition in life is to be a success at whatever he does. — N — December Birthdays Dec. 2—Lyle Anderson Gerry Hunter Dec. 7—Kenneth Hein Dec. 10—Ricky Smith Dec. 13—Susan Krick Dec. 15—James Wika Dec. 16—David Hannah Donna Stubbe Dec. 19—Cora Kenton Dec. 23—Larry Smith Dec. 28—Ronald Skyberg Darwin Wendel — N — Hickory Stick Meets The monthly Hickory Stick meeting was held Monday, Nov. 25, at Arlington, with drawings for the conference tournaments to be held January 15-16-17 dis- cussed. The only report to be released until after January 1st is the fact that four teams will be playing in De Smet and four teams in Ar- lington the first night. The last two nights the semi- finals and finals will be played in Lake Preston. Bulldogs Win Over Elkton Team, 48-42 The De Smet cagers opened the 1963-64 season with a 48-42 vic- tory over the Elkton team in Lake Central Conference play December 3. High scoring for the De Smet teams was quite evenly divided: Gerry Hunter and Dick Holver- son led with 12 points each, Vance McPeek and Kenny Hein had 10 and 7 points respectively. McPeek had 12 rebounds while Hunter had 10. Joel Hansen and Dick Holverson aided the team by making 5 and 4 recoveries re- spectively. The De Smet team made 20 out of 56 field goal tries for a total of 36% while the opponents made 16 of 41 attempts for 39%. The Bulldogs scored 8 out of 14 free throws for 57% while the Elkton team shot 48%. The Bulldog “B” team looked good against a much bigger Elk- ton team. Coach Russel Monroe reports that the team is working together very well. Despite good team effort the “B” team lost to the Elkton club 34-30. — N — Assembly Program Given By Alaskan Resident Darrel Thompson, an Alaskan guide and hunter, presented an assembly program to the high school November 26. He spoke about his background and showed film of the experi- ences of big game hunting and guiding shared by him and his three sons. There were pictures of moun- tain rams, moose, fish, huge bears of all kinds, and some of the actual shooting of these enor- mous animals. — N — Stars to Steer By Never pity yourself; pity those ,who pity themselves. To make high grades is good, but to be high grade is better. Steam can burst a boiler, or can drive something useful. Calmness in stress clears many a mess. Gullibility is a weak spot in man’s armor. The only thing most people get out of life is experience. If you have pluck, you’ll like- ly have luck. There are no doors closed in America save those you close yourself. De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News December 19, 1963 Debate Teams Competes In Brookings Meet Nine debators from De Smet high school Debate Team went to Brookings for their first tourna- ment, Friday and Saturday, De- cember 6 and 7. They are: Rodney Hannah, Kandace Kruse, Bill Jensen, Dick Green, Dave Hyink, Dick Poppen, Kay Rodney, Racheal Roush and Joan Meyer. They entered all possible divi- sions at the tournament, which includes: “A” Debate, for the ex- perienced debators; “B” debate for the inexperienced debators; Extemperaneous Speaking (in which a topic is drawn out of a hat, and a 4- to 6-minute speech is made on it, and Original Ora- tions, where the student writes his own oration and gives it. Joan Meyer won a superior and an excellent in extemperane- ous, and Rodney Hannah got two “goods.” Kandace Kruse got “very good” in original orations. The debate team as a whole won one-third of all its debates, which is very good for its first debate tourney. The instructor, Mrs. Wolkow, said she rwas very happy with the outcome. — N — Stars to Steer By People who do not stand for something may fall for anything. Prepare for the future; you will spend the rest of your life ii| it. Complaining is a way to waste time, and a poor way at that. Foolishness is not always wicked; wickedness is always foolish. Conscience, like the poly- graph, is a lie detector. Great people do things they find hard. Inward depth produces out- ward heights. Let us consider each one of these stars. How do we rate? Are we steering ourselves in the right direction? — N — Calendar of Events Jan. 3: Basketball, Arlington, there. Jan. 7: Basketball, Lake Pres- ton, there. Jan. 10: Basketball, Bancroft, there. Jan. 13: Iowa Test Program. Jan. 13: F. H. A. Jan. 14: P-T-A. Jan. 15: E. C. C. basketball tournament games at De Smet and Arlington. Jan. 16-17 :E. C. C. basketball games at Lake Preston. Seniors on Parade The next Senior on Parade is Susan Brown. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Winson Brown of De Smet, but was bom in Rapid City, on July 24, 1946. She has blue eyes and blond hair and stands 5 feet, 3 inches. You may see Susan walking down the street in something la- vender, her favorite color, sing- ing “I Can’t Stay Mad at You” or “You Don’t Have To Be A Baby To Cry,” her favorite songs. While listening to these songs you can find her eating her two favorite dishes, pizza, or boiled beef and dumplings. Susan says her favorite movie was “Blue Hawaii” and her favorite actress is Sandra Dee. She has no special pastime but she likes Home Economics, Am- erican Government and Typing II. Her favorite teachers are Miss Kluckman and Mr. Monroe. She says her most memorable experi- ences are the last part of Febru- ary, 1963, and going to Augustana Academy last year. “Flats with anklets” and Peo- ple who think they’re so hot” are Susan’s pet peeves. Her ambition is to become either an interior decorator or a hair stylist. She leaves this bit of advice to the underclassmen: “Study hard and get the most out of high school, but have as much fun as possible because you are only young once.” Susan lists her activities as: FHA 1,2; Girl’s Chorus 1, 2, 4; Mixed Chorus 2, 4; Pep Club 1, 2, 4; FUN 4; Newsette Staff 4. — N — There is roller skating tonight and you can bet that the next Senior on Parade will be there! On November 23, 1946, at Volga, South Dakota, Mr. and Mrs. For- rest Tibbetts were blessed with the arrival of a girl who now loves to roller skate. Since we first met Mary Ann, better know as “Marne , she has always had a bubbling personal- ity and a likeable way. If you ever want to have loads of fun, just come to Marne. At basketball and football games we can see Marne with all of her pep and energy because she is one of our cheerleaders, and a pretty good one at that! She is a very petite 5’ 4”, with brown hair and blue eyes. Mary Ann’s favorite teachers are Mr. Monroe and Miss Kluck- man and her favorite subject is home economics. If the movie “Blue Hawaii” or any movie starring Sandra Dee is in town. Question of the Week What would you give your fav- orite teacher for a Christmas present? Karmel Hookie: “A ten pound box of chocolate-covered grass- hoppers.” Joanne Muser: “A trip to Si- beria!” Joanne Taschner: “A trans- fer . . .” Sandie Irvin: “A one-way trip to Mars!” John Garry: “A new Ford car for a certain teacher that drives an old worn out Chevy,” Ken Hein: “Nothing.” (No fav- orite teacher; he loves them all!) Marcine Wika: “A pint of Pine Bubble Bath like I gave Montross and Spencer.” — N — What would you give your fav- orite student for a Christmas present? Mrs. Kruger: “A nice winter so they can make it to class.” Mr. Monroe: “Being my favor- ite students are “A” students they already have a good Christ- mas present.” Mr. Carlson: “A refresher course in chemistry.” Mr. Feuerstein: “New ideas for New Year’s resolutions.” Mrs. Wolkow: “A desk to sand.” Miss Mortimer: “Wish all my favorite students would carry the Christmas spirit with them year- around.” Marne will have a front-row seat. Roller skating and listening to records are here favorite past- times, especially when the rec- ords are “You Don’t Have to be a Baby to Cry” or “Never Love a Robin.” Marne’s most memorable ex- periences are going to the show “Five Weeks in a Balloon” on October 28, 1962, and the State B” tournaments. If you want to get her peeved just act like you think that you are better than any one else or be friendly to her only when you want some- thing. Underclassmen: Follow Ma- rne’s good advice, “Have fun but study some because your high school years go fast.” During her high school days Marne has been in a variety of activities and has always done a good job in all of them: FHA, 1, 2, 3. 4; FUN, 4; Cheerleader, 4; Girl’s Chorus, 1, 2, 4; Mixed Chorus, 2, 4 Newsette staff and Annual staff, 4, and Student Council, 4. De Smet Hi NEW SETT E from The De Smet News December 26, 1963 Science Classes Join National Club Group The Science classes have poin- ed a national club called the Jets, the Junior Engineering Techni- cal Society, receiving the official charter October 24. The society program serves as a cooperative effort through which business, industry, engi- neering and technical societies, and education institutions may work together to assist engineer- ing programs in local high schools. Charter members are Anita Flint, Gary Schriner, Dennis Up- hoff, Dennis Urevig, Gary Ak- kerman, Marlyn Stubbe, John Spencer, Danny Apland, Steve Lewallen, Joanne Taschner, Dan- ny Pirlet, Bill Jensen, Karla Felt, Pat Widman, and David Sckerl. — N — General Science Class Is Studying Space In Mr. McCaskell’s General Science class students have re- cently been studying space. They have taken separately the Solar System, the Earth, the Moon, and the Great Bodies in Space. They find it difficult and fascinating trying to comprehend the vast- ness of space. — N — Chemistry Class— Chemistry students last week learned to balance compounds by valence and equations by the number of atoms. This week they have been stu- dying weight relations in chemi- cal reactions and are balancing equations to find the weight of certain elements or compounds. — N — Question of the Week What is your New Year’s reso- lution? Janel Pirlet: “Try to get better grades.” Joan Meyer: “To get an ‘A in Spanish—impossible! ” Mary Jane Richardson: “I re- solve to do my best at my debate tournaments so my instructor won’t clobber me!” Rick Williamson: “Find it my job to establish freedom of the press.” Bob Montross: “Try to obey the all-around rules.” Miss Kluckman: “Get more sleep.” Pat Widman: “Get better grades in physics.” Janice Pitman: “Find the fast- est one-way trip to Texas.” Vance McPeek: “Start the new year out right with no detention.” Senior on Parade A great addition -was made to De Smet high school in 1962 in the form of our next senior on parade, Sandra Kay Irvin. She was born September 16, 1946, at Huron, to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ir- vin. Sandie is a petite 5’ 1” with light brown hair and brown eyes. Sandie’s favorite teachers are Mrs. Donald Wolkow and Russell Monroe and the subjects she en- joys most are Home Economics and Biology. She enjoys movies starring Sandra Dee. Her favor- ite songs are You don’t have to be a Baby to Cry and Long-Tall Texan. Sandie is annoyed with people who show poor sportsmanship and those who gossip to make themselves look better. Her fav- orite saying is “Ah, Bug Juice!” Sandie’s serious advice to the underclasmen is to “study hard and get all you can out of school but don’t let the devil have all the fun!” She lists her activities as: Pep club 1, 2, 3, 4; Librarian 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 4; Band 1; Girls Chorus 1, 4; G. A. A. 1; FHA 4; FUN 4; Newsette and Annual Staff 4; Junior Play 3; Homecoming Queen Candidate 2; Class Vice- President 2. Sandie’s future plans are to work in Sioux Falls next sum- mer with a classmate and in the fall attend a beauty school or a college. She said, “I would like to be a social worker.” — N — Senior on Parade Mr. and Mrs. John Pitman Sr. were blessed with the sweetest and bounciest baby girl that ever was in the Huron hospital, on September 28, 1946. She was giv- en the name of Janice Catherine Pitman, our next Senior on Pa- rade. Janice or “Jan” as she is known to everyone, stands 5’ 5 ” in height and has short brown hair and blue eyes. Her favorite teachers are Mrs. Donald Wolkow and Russell Monroe. Her favorite subjects are American Government and Home Economics. Sandra Dee seems to be first among her favorite actresses and Blue Hawaii was her favorite movie. Her favorite saying ties in with her arguing and all of a sudden agreeing with everything: “Yah- uh-huh!” Her advice to the Freshmen is: “Have fun while you can because your high school days will soon be over.” Jan’s activities in school are: DHS Students Are Off On Game Prediction Last week something new was added to get the high school ev- en more interested in the basket- ball games. Some of the students were given a chance to predict the score of the Willow Lake-De Smet game. All of the predictions had De Smet winning by anywhere from 2 to 22 points. These predictions were off quite a bit, as the Bull- dogs lost 61-51. The average predictions of 10 students was found to be De Smet 55, Willow Lake 46. This proved very interesting and it may be continued with other games. — N — Santa's Last Trip by Dick Spencer There’s a plump little cat from way up North, Who, at this time of year comes forth Dressed all in red and trimmed with white That little fat man is quite the sight! His beard is as long and as white as snow, And down the chimneys he does go. On his back his toys are bagged; That soot is terrible, he almost gagged! Down at the bottom, his bag he gripped And on the fireplace screen he tripped. “For good luck,” said Santa, “is the Egyptian Phynx, but this place is nothing but a jinx. So I think I’ll depart And for the next kid’s house I’ll start.” So up the chimney and into his sleigh, He cracked his whip and went away. At last he was finally done; He was jut in time cause here came the sun. When he got home he had his sup, And told Mrs. Claus not to get him up. Before he slept he summoned his elves And said “Next year you’re go- ing by yourselves.” Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4; FHA 1, 2, 3, 4; FUN 4; Newsette Staff 4. Jan is trying to make up her mind about the future. She is contemplating between business school or just going to work. from The De Smet News January 16, 1964 De Smet Hi NEWSETTE Bulldogs Over Divers In L.C.C. Contest Dick Halverson and Kenny Hein each scored 15 points as the De Smet Bulldogs were victori- ous over the Lake Preston Divers in Lake Central Conference play there January 7. As the final period ended the scoreboard read De Smet 50, Lake Preston 35. The Bulldogs shot 33% from the floor and 48% from the free-throw line. Gerry Hunter had 6 recoveries and 10 rebounds. Dick Halverson and Bob O’Keefe had 4 and 5 assists respectively. Quarter scores: De Smet 12 22 34 50 Lake Preston 6 7 29 35 The “B” Team lost a very close battle, 33-31. Rod Hildebrant had 11 points and Jerry Hein 8. Steve Kracht was very strong on de- fense. — N — Semester Tests ’Twas the night before tests And all through the town Not a student was sleeping But—studying with his mom. The books were thrown And piled in the room, And the students wished The tests would pass soon. This short poem is typical of last Thursday and Friday exper- iences while the high shcool and grade school were having exams. — N — Question of the Week What has been your favorite year in school and why? David Knudson: “Senior—I get along with the teachers more and I have a higher intelligence. (??)” Gerry Hunter: “Freshman— I was too dumb to know any of the rules.” Bob Montross: “Freshman—I had so much fun at the Prom and I was too young to know better.” Virginia Field: “Senior—The subjects are easier.” Kandace Kruse: “Freshman—I had so much fun at initiation.” John Spencer: “First Grade—I learned so many exciting theo- ries on human behavior.” Rodney Hannah: “Are you kid- ding? What do you mean by fa- vorite?” Jean Kruse: “Senior—I am al- most out.” Bob O’Keefe: “Junior—There is just one more year left.” Margaret Pratt: “Freshman— Because we were in the State “B” Tournament.” Vernon Beasecker: “Senior—I know that it is all coming to an end.” Senior on Parade Do you have a problem? The students of DHS do: Rodney Hannah. No, in all seriousness Rodney Paul Hannah has been a great as- set to our school. He was elected to Boy’s State and has been our athletic student manager for four years. These are only two of the things he has achieved during his high school education. He is a 6’ 3”, weigs 190 pounds, a black-haired, brown-eyed sen- ior. On July 11, 1945, in Huron, he was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hannah, rural De Smet. Rod says his favorite teacher was Mr. Zeigler and his favorite subjects are Voc. A. I, II, III and Algebra. His one important hob- by is “Summer.” He chose Paul Newman and Debbie Reynolds as his favorite actor and actress, and his favorite movie is “Hud.” His most frequent saying is “You’re out of your box.” The advice he gives to the un- derclassmen is: “Don’t do as I did, but do as I say—study hard and live up to your best ability. Take it easy on the teachers kids, you might be one some day.” He lists his activities as: FFA 1, 2, 3; “D” Club 1, 2, 3, 4; NHS 2, 3, 4; Pep Club 3, 4; Class pres. 1; Student council 2; Class vice pres. 3; Boy’s State 3; Declam 3, 4; Debate 4; Class play 3, 4; An- nual staff 4; Newsette staff 4; Student Manager 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1, 2, 3, 4; FFA reporter 3; Home- coming King candidate 2; Pro- jectionist 1, 2, 3, 4. His most memorable experi- ences were the State “B” Tourna- ments in 1962 and Boy’s State in 1963. His future plans are to attend Northern State Teachers College at Aberdeen. — N — Science Club Organized; Stubbe Named President The first meeting of the Jets Science club was held January 5 at 12:20 to elect officers. Mr. Feuerstein presided until the president was elected. The officers are: President, Marlyn Stubbe, vice president, Gary Akkerman, secretary, Jo- anne Taschner, and treasurer, Dennis Urevig. The second meeting of the club was held January 7 at 12:20 in the Science room. The officers and a committee, consisting of Alan Serfling, Karla Feldt and Anita Flindt, are to meet to draw up by-laws. Debate Teams Take Part Ir. Huron Tournament Two debate teams from DHS, accompanied by their instructor, Mrs. Donald Wolkow, competed in an inexperienced debate tour- nament at Huron high school on Saturday, January 4. Those who went were Pat Wid- man and Karen Schultz, Laver- na Hein and Mary Jane Richard- son. Each team had four rounds of debate, and ratings of superior and excellent were received in all the debates. There were a total of 18 schools participating. Doland won all of its debates to win the tourna- ment De Smet debaters were at Red- field on January 11 and will tra- vel to Watertown Friday and Sat- urday, the 17th and 18th. — N — Victory at Arlington Second E.C.C. Win The De Smet Bulldogs met the Arlington Cardinals in East Cen- tral Conference play at Arlington January 3, and brought home a victory of 56-44, making the rec- ord for ECC play 2-0. De Smet is tied for first place in the conference with Volga and Iroquois. The Bulldogs shot 24 out of 53 for 45% on field goals and made 8 out of 26 for 30% on free shots. Dick Halverson and Gerry Hun- ter led the team in scoring with 16 and 15 points respectively. Kenny Hein had 10 and Bob O’Keefe scored 9. The entire team did exception- ally well on rebounds. Hunter had 17, followed by Krause, Mc- Peek and Kenny Hein with 13, 12 and 11 respectively. Dick Halver- son had 7 assists. The De Smet “B” team played an outstanding defensive game to win over Arlington by a score of 42-35. Jerry Hein was high point man with 15. Rick Williamson scored 7. Williamson and Arlen Wallum each had 5 rebounds. — N — Calendar of Events Jan. 15-16-17—East Central Conference Tournaments. Jan. 17 and 18—Debate Tour- nament at Watertown. Jan. 21—Basketball, Hitchcock, here. Jan. 24—Basketball, Oldham, here. Jan. 25—Basketball, Wolsey, there. Jan 27.—Hickory Stick Meet- ing at Bancroft. Jan. 28—Basketball, Howard, there. De Stnet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News January 23, 1964 Bulldogs Defeat Bancroft In East Central Contest The De Smet Bulldogs scored a 61-52 victory in a visit to Ban- croft Eagles January 10. The Bulldogs were led in scoring by Gerry Hunter and Dick Halver- son with 17 and 12 respectively. Vance McPeek, Bob O’Keefe and Ken Hein each made 10 points for the locals. — N — After Seven Years I Hare Hare Been Replaced . . . Last week, a new can-opener was purchased to take my place in the school lunch kitchen. I’ve enjoyed the busy days. On an av- erage I have opened 16, Number 10 cans of sauce a day; besides the other cans of vegetables and soups. This week is my farewell to the hands of the four ladies who knew how to treat me, and I shall remember it as a very busy week! Monday was a cold day and 355 students and 23 adults were served hot dogs and buns, butter- ed carrots and peas, oatmeal cookies, applesauce and milk. Tuesday 327 students and 26 adults were in line, waiting for potatoes, cheese and ham au gra- tin, bread and butter sandwiches, carrot sticks, cranberry sauce, peach sauce and milk. The cran- berries are a government com- modity, and the cooks have can- ned them and made a cold relish to serve with meals. Wednesday the cooks were busy preparing the current meal and making some preparations for the next day. Three hundred for- ty-one students and 25 adults ate hamburger goulash, bread and butter sandwiches, jelly, cottage cheese, white cake with lemon sauce topping and milk. Thursday, such a commotion! Two new electric roasters arrived and the cooks will be able to uti- lize the oven space needed for heating other food-stuffs. The creamed turkey, mashed pota- toes, cabbage salad, bread and butter, cranberry sauce, peach sauce and milk was served to 335 students and 28 adults. We were honored by having three members of the Board of Educa- tion lunching with us. The cooks are glad they have attachments to the mixer, which shreds the cabbage and other vegetables so nicely. The new dressing purchased for the cab- bage was delicious, (so they told me) and added zest to the meal. Friday the new roasters were filled to capacity with baked Seniors on Parade Five-foot four, brown-haired, blue-eyed Pat Meyers is our next featured Senior. Pat, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Meyers, was born in Hur- on on October 22, 1946. Pat tells us her favorite teach- ers are Mrs. Wolkow and Mr. Monroe and that her favorite subjects are chemistry and ge- ometry. Troy Donhue is her favo- rite actor and Sandra Dee her favorite actress. She also lists El- vis Presley as her favorite singer and “Tammy and the Doctor” as her favorite movie. Pat’s activities are: F. H. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; F. H. A. Parliamentarian 3; Class Secretary-treasurer 2; Homecoming Queen candidate 1; Snow Queen candidate 3; Co-ed Correspondent 2; F. U. N. 4; An- nual Staff Advertising Manager 4; D. A. R. candidate 4; Pep Club 2, 3, 4; N. H. S. 2, 3, 4; Librarian 3, 4; Declam 1; Class Play 3, 4. Two-faced people and people who are never on time are Pat’s pet peeves. Her advice to the Freshmen is, “Have fun, but re- member to study once in a while.” Pat’s most memorable experi- ences in high school are being chosen Homecoming candidate when she was a Freshman and attending the State “B” tourna- ment. Pat plans to attend Northern State Teachers College for four years and then become a success- ful elementary teacher. — N — Iroquois Won 1st Game In E.C.C. Tournament; In the first game of the split E. C. C. tournament held in De Smet January 15, Iroquois scored a 4 to 50 victory over Bancroft. Iroquois was led by Ken West- erberg with 23 points and John Sweet with 17. Leading the Ban- croft effort with 16 points was Bruce Boetel followed by Nick Nelson and Tom Ford with 12 each. Score by periods: Iroquois 15 28 43 64 Bancroft 9 20 30 50 beans, which were served with egg and tuna sandwiches, cran- berries, fruit cocktail and milk. I was told that the average at- tendance at meals this past week was 364. That means a lot of dish- washing too! I hope that my replacement en- joys the busy days and aroma of the good meals, which are pre- pared for nutrition value for the students, the same as I did. Editorial Do Parents Understand Teenagers? The normal adolescent in his teen years gains much indepen- dence. He has a variety of friends, and associates with peo- ple from all walks of life. He be- gins to grow “away from home.” Parents find this hard to accept. If the teenager’s ideas and principles vary from their par- ents they experience disappoint- ment. How far they will go along with the teenager’s ideas often causes a conflict. Some parents will be very strict with their parental control. Many adults do not even exercise any control at all. A great many will not talk out problems and difficulties with their children. Where does this leave the teenager? Whom does he turn to? He must have the advice and criticism of his parents. But does the adolescent accept this advice. The average teenager does not readily accept his parent’s advice or criticism. I, we—all of us—do not realize the great responsibili- ty that onr parents have in guid- ing us into adulthood. We must be patient with them. Stop and think for a few moments. Are our parents the ones who don’t un- derstand us or are we the ones who don’t understand our par- ent.? — N — Local Debate Teams Compete at Redfield Ten De Smet teams attended the Redfield Debate for a win of 9 out of 24 debates. Most of the De Smet teams won “excellent” or “superior.” Three judges, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wolkow and Delores Kluckman, accompanied the de- baters. Watertown took first place. — N — Honor Society Meets The third meeting of the De Smet chapter of National Honor Society was held on January 13. It was decided to hold a Ha- waiian party March 20. Various committees were appointed by Karen Schultz to plan the party. — N — Perfect Attendance Fourty-four per cent of the students had perfect attendance for the second nine weeks at DHS. The cla-ss percentages are: Freshman, 56%; Sophomore, 48%; Junior, 28%; Senior, 40%. De Smet Hi NEW SETT E from The De Smet News January 30, 1964 F.H.A. Candidates Named For Sweetheart Ball De Smet Chapter of F. H. A. met January 13, at 7:30 p. m. The business meeting was quite short with the Sweetheart Ball ar- rangements taking place. Candidates for Miss Sweet- heart and Mr. Irrestible are: Joan Meyer, Cynthia Schwartz, Joanne Taschner, Janel Pirlet; and Douglas McKibben, Gerry Hunter, Bob O'Keefe, Rick Wil- liamson, Dick Halverson, and Bob Montross. At the February 10 meeting the plans for the Sweetheart Ball will be completed and Mr. Irre- sistable and Miss Sweetheart will be elected, the choice to be kept secret until the night of the dance, February 15. The Sweetheart Ball dance will be open to everyone from De Smet high school. — N — Bulldogs Win 69-64 Over Hitchcock The De Smet Bulldogs held down a last period rally by the Hitchcock Blujays to maintain a 69-64 victory. The Bulldogs raced away to an 18-7 first quarter lead and held a 38-27 margin at half-time. They maintained the 11-point lead at the close of the third quarter when a brisk Hitchcock rally coupled with the loss of Gerry Hunter and Vance McPeek by fouls, almost turned the tide. Dick Halverson poured in 22 points while Gerry Hunter had 13. Vic Krouse was tough on re- bounds with 13 and Hunter pull- ed down 12. Ken Anderson netted 23 points and Rich Rathjen tossed in 17 for the losers. The Bulldogs had 40% accuracy from the floor and the Bluejays had 32% accuracy. Han- son and Halverson were both hustling with each getting five stolen balls from the losers. De Smet also won the “B” game 45-32. Jim Wika netted 22 points for the winners and the team’s general floor play was outstanding. — N — Student Council Met The Student Council met Jan- uary 20, at 8:30. The business consisted of de- ciding what to do about our drive for the March of Dimes. After several suggestions it was decid- ed to dismiss class ten minutes early and have each class put in their money to be counted. They also discussed a concession stand for February 8. Seniors on Parade Have you heard the latest joke? If not, just ask Joan Muser. She’s always ready to crack a joke whenever you’re down in the dumps. Jo is known to everyone in the student body and has many likes and dislikes. Among them are: Favorite actor, Rock Hudson; fa- vorite actress, Doris Day; favo- rite movie, “That Touch of Mink;” favorite song, “I’m a Long Tall Texan;” and favorite food, steak. Blue is her favorite color which compliments her blue eyes and short brown hair. Joann lists her pet peeve as “people who are not on time and people who make fun of others who are not as well off.” She says, “Oh! Fine!” or “Vok! Vok!” almost every other word. Jo’s most memorable experi- ence is the trip to Pierre on Gov- ernment Day, and the trip to Mitchell. Her activities include FHA 1, 2; Pep Club 2, 3, 4; FUN treasur- er 4; and Declam 4. — N — Douglas McKibben, our next Senior on Parade, has been very active throughout his years at DHS. He has excelled in our mu- sic department. Doug’s ambition is to be a music major and he is well qualified for that as he has been in band and chorus activi- ties all four years. Doug is 6’ 1”, weighs 165 lbs., with dark brown hair and brown eyes. He was bom in Huron Oc- tober 10, 1946 to Mr. and Mrs. L. L. McKibben. Doug’s favorite teachers during high school have been Mrs. Wol- kow and Mr. Monroe, and his favorite subjects were American Goverment and American Histo- ry. You can always find Doug at a movie starring Troy Donohue and Annette, his favorite actor and actress. Doug’s favorite sing- er is Pat Boone and the songs he enjoys most are “Blue Velvet” and “Telstar.” His favorite movie was entitled “Hud.” His favorite saying is “You wanna bet?” Among all the activities he is in Doug still finds time to do- nate to his hobby which is col- lecting stamps and coins. As with all Seniors, Doug has a pet peeve, which is: People who think they are better than oth- ers. His advice to the underclass- men is, “Study hard but have fun in high school because by the time your a Senior you will wish Seniors Top Honor Roll; Juniors Rate Next Appearing on the Excellent honor roll for the semester are: Seniors: Jean Beck, Rebecca Belzer, Virginia Field, Sharon Hulbert, Kandace Kruse, Mary Richardson, Marcine Wika, Rod- ney Hannah, Marlyn Stubbe. Juniors: Eileen Abrahamson, James Hulbert, Cora Kenton, Robert O’Keefe, Glennis Paulson, Margaret Pratt, Linda Tingle, Cynthia Schwartz, Ben Widman, Danny Aplamd, Gerry Erickson, Karla Felt, Allan Serfling, Den- nis Urevig. Sophomores: Margaret Baker, Joanne Holland, Dave Hyink, Bill Jensen, Steve Kracht, Dean- na Muilemburg, Donna Olson, Danny Pirlet, Mary Poppen, Kay Rodney, Rachael Rousch, David Sckerl, Barbara Wilkinson. Freshman: Lyle Anderson, Da- vid Braun, Bob Cronkhite, Bren- da Davis, Patty Field, Sandra Iv- erson, Dick Green, Ronald Hui- senga, Judy Johnson, Pamela Ke- telesn, Karen Paulson, Murray Serfling, Ardis Taschner, Bonnie Tingle. On the Superior honor roll for the semester are: Seniors: Lavema Hein, Jeanne Kruse, Joan Meyer, Pat Meyers, Karen Schultz, Patty Widman. Juniors: Janice Nelson, Caro- lyn O’Keefe, Merle Poppen, Gary Akkerman, Joanne Taschner, Randall Iverson. Sophomores: Anita Flindt, Mary Beth Kruse. Freshmen: Ricky Holm, Rod- ney Hildebrandt, Lowell John- son, Nancy Larson, Jim Wika. you would have.” As previously mentioned, Doug is very interested in music and this shows up in his most mem- orable experience, which was at- tending All-State Chorus in Aberdeen his Senior year of high school. Doug’s individual activities in Chorus and Band are: Accompa- nist 2, 3, 4; Madrigal 1, 3; Chora- leers 1; All-State Chorus 3, 4; Boys’ Octet 3, 4; Boys’ Glee 3; All-State Band tryouts 1, 2, 3, 4; Saxaphone solo 1, 2, 3; Dance Band 1; Saxaphone Quartet 1, 2, 3. Other activities he has partici- pated in besides music are: Pep Club 3, 4; “D” Club 3, 4; Junior Class Play 3; Basketball 3; Cross Country 4; Student Manager 1; Student Council 4; King Candi- date 4; Senior Class Vice Presi- dent 4; and Annual Staff 4. De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News February 6, 1964 Seniors Go to Pierre For Government Day The Senior class attended a Government day in Pierre Janu- ary 23. The class left tse school m a caravan at 6:30 Thursday morn- ing. Upon arrival at the Capitol the class was conducted on a tour of the legislative chambers and the highway department. The class had its noon meal at the Holiday Inn, courtesy of the Peoples State Bank of De Smet. Representative Jim Moore spoke to the group briefly after lunch. They then went back to the Capital for the legislative ses- sions and had the privilege of witnessing the passage of the bill that eliminated nation-wide poll tax. It was very interesting and ed- ucational for all of the Seniors. They wish to thank the Peoples State Bank for the wonderful dinner. — N — No. 1 Team of State Downs Bulldogs, 95-68 Although the final score in the De Smet-Howard game Tuesday night was 95-68, the Bulldogs gave the number one ranked team in the state, a hard-earned victory. At the close of the first half the Tigers held a slim 39-36 lead, and during the third quarter the Bulldogs were within one point of the victors. But in the fourth quarter the Tigers managed to pull away and secure the victory. Considering that the Tigers had an advantage in height, the Bull- dogs still played an outstanding and thrilling game. Four of the Bulldogs hit double figures in scoring: Dick Halver- son connected for 21, Gerry Hun- ter had 13, Vance McPeek netted 12, and Vic Krause added 10. Mc- Peek and Hunter both did an excellent job on rebounds with 10 each and Joel Hansen had 9 assists. Dennis Carlson was high scor- er for Howard with 28 points and Truman added 21. In this Lake Central Conference game the Bulldogs shot a 38% accuracy and the Tigers shot 44% accura- cy. In the “B” game the Tigers managed to slip by the Bulldogs on a 46-42 count. The Bulldogs definitely played their most out- standing offensive game so far in the season. Jerry Hein led the Bulldog scoring with 16 and Rod Hildebrandt added 12. Seniors on Parade If you see a blue-eyed blonde talking about the latest debate tournament you will immediately know that it is Laverna Hein. Laverna, our next Senior on Parade, is 5 feet, inches tall. She was bom on August 6, 1946, in Yakima, Wash. We always associate the color of blue with her because it is her favorite color. She lists her fa- vorite subject as the one which starts at 4:00 p. m., and he favor- ite teachers as Mrs. Wolkow and Miss Kluckman. She says her favorite song is “It Is No Secret” and her hobby is thinking up new ways of get- ting out of study hall. Her favorite actor and actress are Paul Newman and Susan Hayward. Her pet peeve is two- faced people and people who put on an act. Laverna’s most memorable ex- periences were playing “Turtle Dove” in the Junior Class Play and her first Cross-X debate. Her worthy advice to the Freshmen is, “Remember my motto, ‘No Matter how much you fight, the teachers are always right!’” Laverna wants to become a social worker; her ambition is to do her best in whatever she does. She lists her activities as fol- lows: Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Clarinet quartet 2, 3, 4; Declam 2, 3, 4; Librarian 3; Junior Class Play 3; F. H. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Newsette 4; Annual Staff 4; F. U. N. 4; Debate 4; and Senior Class Play 4. — N — A baby girl was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Maurice F. Wika at Hu- ron on November 25, 1946. This baby girl is now a brown-haired, brown-eyed senior by the name of Marcine Wika. Marcine can often be seen do- ing her favorite pastime, which is “having a riot with Susie and Sande” or listening to the radio— especially when the song is the Navy hymn, “Eternal Father,” and the singer is Johnny Mercer. If the movie “Come Blow Your Horn” is ever in town again you can bet Marcine will be there. Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor rank highest on her list of actors and actresses. This past summer Marcine had the privilege of attending the na- tional FHA meeting in Kansas City, Mo., and singing in the na- tional FHA chorus. Being elected cheerleader her Junior and Sen- iro years are her most memor- able experiences. Everyone has a pet peeve and Marcine’s happens Bulldogs Crush Dragons In 72-45 Victory The De Smet Bulldogs added another victory to their ECC rec- ord by crushing the Oldham Dra- gons 72-45. The Bulldogs had complete control of the game from the starting buzzer. Gerry Hunter and Vance Mc- Peek both pulled down 16 re- bounds and Joel Hansen and Gerry Hunter had 6 and 5 recov- eries, respectively. Hunter laced in 19 points and Dick Halverson added 15. Rich Nelson and Larry Nelson both connected with 14 points for the losers. The Bulldogs had a 51% accuracy from the floor and Old- ham had 25%. The “B” team also won its game by a 43-23 count. Jerry Hein was high scorer with 12 points and Jim Wika added 11. The Bulldogs also had 15 recov- eries and 11 assists. — N — March of Dimes Results The results of De Smet high schools March of Dimes drive for the first two weks is as follows: January 21: Seniors, $3.75; Juniors, 07.68; Sophomores, $5.- 21; Freshmen, $5.44; total, $22.08. January 28: Seniors, $3.73; Juniors, $5.72; Sophomores, $6.- 57; Freshmen, $6.15; total, $22.17. to be false advertising on televi- sion and fake cowboy fights in the movies. Mr. Monroe, her favorite tea- cher, teaches her favorite sub- ject, American Government. She also enjoys a good hour of Span- ish each day. After graduation Marcine plans to attend the University of South Dakota or Northern State Teach- ers College and hopes to be a successful Government teacher in the near future. “Yesterday is gone and tomorrow never comes —so live for today” is Marcine’s advice to underclassmen. Being very active in high school, Marcine lists her activi- ties as: F. H. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; F. H. A, song leader 3; F. H. A. state his- torian 3; mixed chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; chrous secretary 3; girl’s chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; madrigal 1, 2, 3, 4; girl’s triple trio 2, 3, 4; choraleers 2; All-State chorus 4; band 1, 2; de- clam 1, 3; F. U. N. 4; Annual and Newsette staff 4; Class Play 3, 4; student council 3; NHS 3, 4; li- brarian 4; Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4; cheerleader 3, 4; Christmas Queen candidate 1, 2, 3; drum and tympani solo and percussion ensemble 1, 2. De Smet Hi NEW SETT E from The De Smet News February 13, 1964 Bulldogs Lose Hanson For Remainder of Year Joel Hanson, local Bulldog guard, has been lost for the re- mainder of the year due to a back ailment. It is not yet known how severe the condition is but doctors have advised no partici- pation in sports. — N — Volga Defeats De Smet In ECC Playoff Game — N — De Smet high school auditor- ium was the scene of the Volga- De Smet clash Friday, Jan. 31. The two teams were tied for first position in the East Central Con- ference. De Smet took a 10-6 lead in the first quarter and managed to maintain it with a 21-18 score at the halftime break. The visiting Volga team took advantage of their heighth after the half and gained a 38-31 lead over the lo- cals by the end of the third per- iod. The game was fast and close but as the final period ended the Volga cagers had broken the conference tie by winning over the Bulldogs, 54-49. Dick Halverson and Vance Mc- Peek scored 20 and 11 points re- spectively for the De Smet team while Charlie Brown of the Vol- ga Cossacks had 24. Gerry Hunt- er grabbed 13 rebounds for the Bulldogs. De Smet made 20 out of 51 field goal attempts for 39% ac- curacy and 9 of 11 free shots for 82% accuracy. Volga shot 44% from the floor and 50% from the free throw line. In the “B” game the De Smet players controlled the first half of the ball game with quarter advantages of 8-5 and 10-9. The Volga club took over the lead after the half and held a 32-14 point advantage at the end of the third quarter. The final score was 38-22 in Volga’s favor. Scor- ing was quite even for both teams. — N — Calendar of Events February 14— BB Arlington, here. 15— Sweetheart's Ball. 17— FFA Banquet. 18— BB Hayti, here. 18—Region III small group Music Contest, Watertown. 21— BB Erwin here. 22— Debate Tournament. 25—Hickory Stick meeting at Volga. Senior on Parade “All right kids, let’s get to work! We have an annual to fin- in this year!” Yes, those are the words of our worthy editor of the 1964 Annual, Pat Widman, cur next Senior on Parade. Pat takes a hearty interest in her work and with her leader- ship DHS is sure to have a fine Annual this year. Pat is a tall, dark girl, 5’ 8” with brown hair and brown eyes, complimented by a million freck- les. She was born to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Widman in Huron, Octo- ber 2, 1946. Pat’s favorite teachers during high school have been Mr. Con- way and Mr. Norfolk. Her fav- orite subject is chemistry, which she is very much interested in. She attended the National Science Institute at South Dakota State College in Brookings last sum- mer and hopes to become a biol- ogy chemist. Pat’s favorite actor is Cary Grant and her favorite actress is Suzanne Pleshette. Any song sung by Johnny Mathis has Pat singing and dreaming. Her fav- orite movie was “Mutiny on the Bounty.” We can easily see that Pat is a very loyal Democrat; her pet peeve is “Republicans”! Her sound advice to the Freshmen is: “Right now the most important thing to you should be your edu- cation; be sure that you get it!” Pat has been very active throughout her four years at DHS. She lists her activities as follows: Music 1,2,3; FHA , 2, 3; Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4; NHS 2, 3, 4; NHS secretary 4; Annual editor 4; JETS 4; Debate 4; FUN 4; Stud- ent-Council 1, and Class plays 3, 4. Pat’s most memorable exper- ience during DHS was the State “B” basketball tournament dur- ing her sophomore year and at- tending the National Science In- stitute last summer. Pat plans to attend South Da- kota State College at Brookings after graduation and become a bio-chemist. She has enjoyed both Biology and Chemistry and feels this field would be chal- lenging. — N — American History Class The American History class is studying a unit mairily concerned with the Civil war. The class learned the North and South had been fighting for control of the government for De Smet Bulldogs Lose To Clark Comets De Smet cagers traveled to Clark Tuesday, Feb. 4. The Clark Comets, who are ranked high on the Class ‘B” polls, led through- out the entire ballgame. Quarter scores were: De Smet 8 24 37 60 Clark 22 40 55 73 Leading scorers for the Bull- dogs were Gerry Hunter and Dick Halverson, who each had 17 points. Schlagel totaled 23 points for the Comets. Gerry Hunter hauled down 14 rebounds for the locals. In a more evenly matched con- test the De Smet “B” team was defeated by only one point. Jim Wika, who also saw action in the “A” game, was high scorer with 14 points, followed by Rod Hil- debrandt with 9. The Comets held the lead throughout the ballgame with quarter scores of: Clark 17 25 37 43 De Smet 10 15 26 42 The Bulldogs played very well with the zone that was used. It was their first experience in playing such a zone but their ac- tion in the final period showed their team ability. many years prior to the war and found the spark that actually started the war to be the slavery question. The class studied about Presi- dent Lincoln, how he stood up for the Union, and the major generals fighting the actual war. The reconstruction of the Unit- ed States after the war and the death of Lincoln was also stud- ied. — N — World History Class The World History class has been studying about the French Revolution and the problems the government of France had to face after gaining independence. The class learned many things about Napoleon including how he became master of Europe and la- ter how his rule collapsed. The revolutions and govern- ment of other European coun- tries have also proved to be an interesting study for the History students. — N — Science Club Meets The JET Science club met on February 3d with 10 members present. The constitution was read but was tabled for further discussion. Pat Widman was ap- pointed as acting librarian. De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News February 20, 1964 Bulldogs Defeat Miller In Overtime Game The game of the week for ra- dio station KWAT, Watertown, between Miller and De Smet, February 8, turned out to be a real thriller on the local floor, with the Bulldogs securing the victory in an overtime. The score was 56-54 for De Smet at the sound of the final buzzer but Miller’s ace, Jim Wil- bur, was fouled. He succeeded in making both free throws, forc- ing the game into the overtime, during which the Bulldogs came out on top with a 65-61 score. Miller had a greater accuracy from the floor with 39%, while the Bulldogs had 31%. The Bull- dogs did an outstanding job on free throws with 81% accuracy, making 27 out of 33. During the overtime Dick Hal- verson made 4 out of 4 free throws, Vic Krause a two-point- er for the winning baskets. Halverson led the scoring at- tack with 18, Krause netted 14, Jerry Hunter had 13, and Vance McPeek added 11. Jim Wilbur connected with 21 points for the losers. Krause and Hunter also were excellent on rebounds with 15 and 12 respectively. In the “B” game, the Miller Rustlers slipped by the Bulldogs in another thriller with a 40-39 finale. The Bulldogs were good on rebounding and played an all- around good game. Rick William- son and Steve Kraft had 8 points. — N — Bulldogs Win over Chiefs; 2d Place in Conference The De Smet Bulldogs added another East Central conference victory, making the conference record 5-1, in defeating the Iro- quois Chiefs, February 7, 78-70. This win secured a second place position for the Bulldogs, with the Volga Cossack in first with a 6-1 record. Gerry Hunter and Dick Halver- son led the Bulldog scoring with 16 points each on the Iroquois floor. Vic Krause made 11 points and Bob O’Keefe 10. Ken Wes- terberg poured in 26 points for assists, the losers. Bob O’Keefe was hust- ling with six assists and Gerry Hunter pulled down 12 rebounds. The shooting from the floor was evenly matched. The Bull- dogs «made 33 out of 57 for a 48% accuracy, and the Chiefs made 27 out of 57 for 47%. Seniors on Parade “Stand up for your rights even it you’re small in stature!” That’s the advice of our next Senior on Parade to the Freshmen. Jeanne Kruse, who is 5’ 1W' tall, has brown hair and brown eyes. She was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jake Kruse August 4, 1946, at De Smet. Jeanne tells us her favorite teachers are Miss Kluckman and Mr. Conway, and Home Ec. and American History rank tops on her list of subjects. Jeanne en- joys seeing James Garner and Doris Day at a movie, and Andy Williams is her favorite vocalist. When not pursuing her favorite hobby of sewing, she likes to watch television—especially “The Fugitive”. She says her greatest pet peeve is people who refuse to stand up for their rights and become an- gry when someone else defends his rights. It also annoys Jeanne when people benefit just because of their name. The Junior Class play was her most memorable experience at D. H. S. Activities in which Jeanne is very active are: Pep Club 1, 2, 3. 4; F.H.A. 1, 2, 3, 4: F.H.A. parlia- mentarian 4; F.U.N. 4; Class plays 3,4: N.H.S. 3, 4: Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3. 4: Mixed Octette and Girl’s Glee club 4: Majoret- te 2, 3. 4; Annual Staff 4; News- ette 4; Librarian 3. 4; Class vice president 1; Class President 3. — N — “It’s a girl!” cried the doctors September 5, 1946. at Madison. Yes, it was a cute little blue-eyed, brown-haired girl and her par- ents are Mr. and Mrs. S. Eugene Field. The girl? She is Virginia. Ginny, as the kids at D.H.S. call her, is now a 5’ 4” Senior with many favorites. You may find her listening to Elvis Pres- ley or going to the movie, “Wild in the Country.” She is always working hard at her favorite sub- jects, which are geometry and American Government. She lists her favorite teachers as Miss Kluckman and Mr. Monroe. Her favorite actress is Doris Day and her favorite actor is James Gar- ner. Her pet peeve is “people who are always trying to show off and trying to be smart.” Her ad- vice to the Freshmen is, “Have ‘lotza’ fun in high school like I did, but don’t ever let your school work go undone.” Ginny’s activities in high school are: F.H.A. 1, 2, 3, 4: N. H. S. 3. 4: FUN 4: Mixed Chor- Candidate for State Office Named by F.H.A. The Future Homemakers met February 10 in the high school gym. The Goal for the month was launching good citizenship through homemaking. The action for citizenship was carried out by having Mrs. Warren Hannah and her daughter Nadine speak on Home Furnishings. They showed articles they had made from egg- shells, wood and cloth. The chapter’s candidate for state office to be chosen at the re- gional meeting held in Clark this spring was chosen at the meet- ing. Contestants were questioned, gave impromptu speeches and a prepared speech, with the result that Bonnie Belzer was selected. The state office to be filled is chairman of public relations. Members also voted on Miss Sweetheart and Mr. Irrestible, those chosen announced at the Sweetheart’s Ball. Punch and Valentine cookies were served for lunch by a com- mittee of girls. — N — High School Donations To Fund Drives Are Reported The results for the third week of the March of Dimes drive of De Smet high school are: Seniors, $3.23; Juniors, $4.24; Sophomores, S6.26; and Freshmen, $6.91, for a total of $20.64. The final week of the March of Dimes drive brought: Seniors, $5.96; Juniors, $4.19; Sophomores, $5.86; and Freshmen, $5.72 for a total of $21.73. The total amount given to the Kingsbury County Red Cross Chapter was $97.71. This includes all contributions for the four weeks the drive has taken place in the high school and $6.24 from Mrs. Smith’s room, $1.00 from Mrs. Franzen’s room, and last year’s eighth graders contributed $3.85. us 3, 4; Girl’s Glee club 3. 4; Pep club 1,2,3,4: Class secretary 3; Librarian 3; FFA Chapter Sweetheart 3; Christmas Queen candidate 3; Class plays 3, 4; and Annual staff. 4. Going to the state “B” tourna- ments in 1962 and portraying Lottie in “Take Your Medicine” as a Junior are Ginny’s most memorable experiences. What are her future plans? She is going to attend Nettle to n Commercial College in Sioux Falls, of course! De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News February 27, 1964 Receive Three Superiors At Region Music Contest De Smet high school entered 22 events in the Region III music contest held at Watertown Feb- ruary 18, three individuals re- ceiving Superior ratings, seven individuals and six groups rated Excellent. Receiving Superiors were Sue Ann Graham in soprano solo and B-flat clarinet solo and Deanna Muilenburg in soprano solo. Receiving Excellents were: Rick Williamson, baritone solo; Rachael Roush, mezzo soprano solo; Karmel Hookie, contralto solo; Ricky Holm, tenor solo; Bill Jensen, bass drum solo; Bonnie Belzer, tympani solo; Jim Wika, snare drum solo. Ensembles and groups rated Excellent were clarinet quar- tette, boy’s vocal ensemble, girl’s vocal ensembel, mixed vocal en- semble, saxaphone ensemble and woodwind ensemble. Six Good ratings were receiv- ed: Sandra Iverson in flute solo, David Knudsen in bass solo, ma- drigal group, brass ensemble, brass sextette, and comet trio. The grand concert that evening was cancelled due to the weather so it is not known whether any D.H.S. musicians would have participated in it or not. — N — F.H.A Sponsors Sweetheart’s Ball “Hearts In Harmony” was the theme of the Sweetheart’s Ball held Saturday night, Feb. 15, in the school auditorium. The event was sponsored by the local chap- ter of the Future Homemakers of America. One hundred and ten students, eight Chapter parents, and seven faculty members enjoyed the semi-formal dance.. -The highlight of the evening was the crowning of Cynthia Schwartz as Queen of Hearts and Bob O’Keefe as Mr. Irresistable. Following coronation, lunch was served by the appointed committee. — N — Speech Class The second semester of speech started with 17 students, an in- crease of 5 over last semester. The class has worked on vari- ous types of speeches and have given five-minute informative speeches. Two weeks ago they worked on gestures and movements by giving pantomimes. These not only proved valuable but highly entertaining. Seniors on Parade On December 2, 1946, there was a great commotion in the Bill Hunter Jr. family. In Huron, at this time, Gerry Reh Hunter was born. He has now grown to be a 6-foot, 1-inch, 175-pound boy with black hair and hazel eyes. You can usually see Gerry studying hard at government and history because those are his fa- vorite subjects. His favorite teachers are Mr. Ziegler and Mr. Monroe. Also, you will probably see him at a show starring Jerry Lewis and Sandra Dee, or he may be listening to the Beatles on the radio, but on Monday eve- nings he will be watching the Andy Griffith Show. Doing all these, he also finds time to go swimming and hunting. His pet peeve is people who are never on time and that is why he is never late. His advice to freshmen is: “Your high school days are short, so make the most of them. You will regret it if you don’t.” He lists his most memorable experience as the State “B” bas- ketball tournament and the state track meets. This year Gerry has been ac- tive as football co-captain, stu- dent council president, FFA pres- ident, “D” Club president, Mrs. Irresistable candidate, and a member of the music groups. Some of his music and other activities are: Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Football co-captain; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1, 2, 3, 4; Track vice president 3; FFA 1, 2, 3, 4; co-captain 3; Student Council “D” Club 1, 2, 3, 4; “D Club sec- retary 3; president of Freshman Class 1; State tourney team 2; Homecoming King candidate 1; Mixed chorus 1, 2, 4; Choraleers 1 2; Boy’s Octete 1, 2, 4; Solo (vo- cal) 1; Mixed Octete 2, 4; Trou- badors 2; Madrigal 4; Pep club 2, 3, 4. — N — Are you waiting for someone? If so, chance are it’s Karen Schultz, our next Senior on Pa- rade. Karen, a 5’ 5” blue-eyed blond, was born in Volga, on Oc- tober 13, 1946, to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Schultz. Karen has accomplished much during her four years at DHS and is coming into the home stretch at the head of her class.. As for her academic favorites, Mr. Nor- fok, Mr. Monroe, and Mrs. Wol- kow are her favorite teachers, and geometry, typing and Eng- lish her favorite subjects. She enjoys Paul Newman, Kirk Douglas and Doris Day movies, FFA Banquet Held Future Farmers of America Week, February 15-22, was ob served with a banquet February 17, held at American Lutheran church. The Ladies Aid served. The opening ceremonies were presented by the F.F.A. officers. Henry Arends Jr. gave the wel- come to the fathers and his fath- er gave the response. John Spencer, Steven Lewel- lan and Carroll Poppen reported on the trip to Kansas City. Entertainment was provided by an instrumental group under the direction of Jimmie Jo Gil- lespie. Richard Ziegler, Agriculture teacher at D.H.S. for six years, was the guest speaker. her favorite being “Spartacus. Connie Francis is her best-liked recording star, but the songs “I Wanna Told Your Hand” and “There I’ve Said It Again” re- main her favorite songs. In the little spare time she has, Karen will either be home working on her sports scrapbook or be out driving around with a carload of girls. The detention system and piles of schoolwork bother her more than anything else. Study just as hard in the so- cial life of high school as you do in the academic courses, because these two studies go hand in hand for the best education in life,” are the words of wisdom she leaves for the freshmen of DHS. Karen’s most memorable ex- periences are cheerleading at the State “B” tournaments in ’62 and being elected homecoming queen in ’63. Those students at Dana College at Blaire, Nebr., had better look out next year because a certain De Smet high graduate is going to join them for four long years to major in secondary English or math. Karen's highest goal is to lead a rich and fulfilling life (to own a red ’64 Stingray and a $25,000 split-level house with all modern conveniences). So stay away, boys! Karen lists her activities as fol- lows: Mixed chorus, 3, 4; Girl’s glee club, 3, 4; FHA, 1, 2, 3. 4; NHS, 2, 3, 4; NHS president, 4: FUN, 4; Pep club, 1, 2, 3, 4; De- bate. 4; Annual staff, 4; Librari- an, 2, 4; Freshman class officer; Cheerleader, 2, 3, 4; Homecoming Queen, 3; “D” club queen, 2; Miss Holiday candidate, 3, 4; Snow Queen candidate, 1, 2, 3. De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News, March 6, 1964 Bulldogs Defeat Erwin To End Season The Bulldogs ended the 1964 ECC season with a grand finale by defeating the Erwin Arrows on a 87-67 count Friday, Feb. 21. This East Central Conference victory gave the Bulldogs a per- manent second place position in the conference with a 6-1 record. The Bulldogs outscored the Arrows during the entire game with quarter stops of 23-8, 41-20, 61-46 and 87-67. The Arrows shot 65 times and made 25 for a 35% accuracy while the Bulldogs shot 75 times and made 37 for a 49% accuracy. Gerry Hunter and Vic Krause both were terrific in rebounding, with 25 and 24 respectively. Bob O’Keefe also aided the Bulldogs’ attack with 6 assists. The scoring was relatively even for De Smet with four of the Bulldogs hitting double figures. Hunter aced in 20 points, Krause contributed 18, Dick Halverson had 14, and Vance McPeek added 11. Darrell Johnson led the Erwin scoring with 16 and Terry Vin- cent added 14. The Bulldogs “B” team ended its season with a victory on A 49-35 count. Jim Wika had 13 points and Aivars Silins added 9 toward the final score. — N — Assembly Program An assembly program was presented to the De Smet stu- dents by Clinton Clark, owner of the Silver Tip Fur Ranch near Clark, Monday, Feb. 24. Mr. Clark brought one blue and one silver fox, two mink, a bob- cat, a badger and a civet cat. He gave a background of each of the animals and brought the animls very close to the children so they could be sure to recognize them if they ever saw them again. This program was very inter- esting nd everyone that attend- ed found out many things about South Dakota wildlife. — N — Jets Meeting A meeting of the Jets was held February 24. It was decided to hand out a copy of their consti- tution to all the members for ratification. A speaker from State College will be attending the next meet- ing to give the members new ideas for projects. All freshmen are formally invited to attend this meeting. Seniors on Parade The Black Hills seemed a lit- tle brighter than usual to the D. Wayne Meyer family on March 9, 1946. The reason? Well, the birth of a baby girl to them at Rapid City—what else? Joan is now a five-foot, seven-inch, brown-haired, blueyed beauty of De Smet high school. Joan’s favorite teacher is Mr. Monroe, and her favorite subject is speech. Her favorite actor is Paul Newman and the singer that really sends her is Johnny Mathis. She feels Hollywood would be proud to have a new talent whom Joan knows is the greatest, namely Jeanne Kruse, who portrayed “Dodie” in the Junior Class play. While Joan is watching her fa- vorite TV show, “Mr. Novak,” she will probably be engaged in her famous hobby of making and eating pizzas. Her pet peeve is freckles (she has a few herself, you know!) Her advice to the Freshmen is, “Put off today what you can do tomorrow . . . you might not get anything done, but it’s a lot less work.” Joan has been very active in high school the past four years. Her activities are as follows: Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Girl’s Glee club 1, 2, 3, 4; Girl’s Triple Trio 3, 4; Madrigal 3, 4; Mixed Octette 4; All-State Chorus 4; Declam 2, 4; District Declam 4; Student Council Representative 2; F.H.A. 1, 2, 3, 4; F.H.A. Treas- urer 4; F.U.N. 4; Homecoming Candidate 4; Christmas Queen Candidate 2; Debate 4; Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomor- row 4; Class Plays 3, 4; Nation- al Honor Society 4; D.A.R. Can- didate 4; Sweetheart Candidate 4; Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Economic Conference 4. Joan’s most memorable exper- ience in D.H.S. is the State “B” Basketball Tournament in ’62 end the Junior-Senior Prom. Fu- ture plans for Joan include a ma- jor in elementary education at Augustana College, Sioux Falls. — N — Our next Senior on Parade is Richard Fox, more commonly known to his fellow students as “Dick.” He was bom on Febru- ary 28, 1946, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox. Dick stands 5’ 11”, weighs 170 pounds, and has brown hair and eyes. Speech is the subject he enjoys most and it is taught by one of his favorite teachers, Mrs. Wol- De Smet School Host To Debate Tournament De Smet high school was host to a debate toumment February 22, inviting teams from Volga, Clark and Arlington. The debates started with two rounds in the morning and two in the afternoon. Eight De Smet teams participated and won over half of their debates. The event was practice for the divisional tournament in March, probably to be held in Doland. In this there will be eliminations for the state tournament. Kingsbury Electric Coopera- tive treated all of the students who worked and participated with the debating teams to a noon dinner. — N — Spelling Elimination During the last week in Febru- ary the teachers and pupils have benn busy with minds and pen- cils to get ready and compete in the annual school-wide contest. Grade Eight—Winner Mau- were: Grade Eight, Winner, Maureen Cummins; alternate, Beth Belzer. Grade Seven—Winner, L a- vonne Skyberg; alternate, Scott Purintun. Grade Six—Winner, Marcia Serfling; alternate, Joyce Smith. Grade Five—Winner, Ronald Brown; alternate, Mary Logan. Grade Four—Winner Kari Lee; alternate, Rita Feuerstein. These will compete in the County Contest in the De Smet school. March 14. Winners from this contest will be eligible to compete in Sioux Falls. kow. The other teacher he listed as his favorite is Mr. Monroe. When he steps out for a night on the town, Dick likes to see a movie starring Troy Donahue or Doris Day. “The Thrill of it A11” is the best motion picture he has seen lately. Dick’s favorite pastime is “just driving around” (wasting gas!). People who live on their names is his pet peeve. He has some good advice for the freshmen: “You’re only young once so stu- dy and have fun!” As of now Dick has made no definite plans for the future. The activities in which he par- ticipated during his four years at De Smet high school include: F.F.A. 1, 2, 3, 4; F.F.A. vice pres- ident 4; “D” Club 3. 4; “D” Club vice president 4; mixed chorus and boy’s chorus 3; basketball 3; and football 1, 2, 3, 4. De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News, March 12, 1964 Bulldogs Win Tourney Opener Over Hitchcock The De Smet Bulldogs met the Hitchcock Blue Jays in first round play of the District 15 tournament at the Huron arena Thursday afternoon, Feb. 27, winning 75-59. The Bulldogs led all the way with quarter advantages of: 23- 10, 40-29, 55-44 and 75-49. Vic Krause, a sophomore, was the pace setter in scoring with 23 points. Dick Halverson and Ger- ry Hunter made 20 and 16 points respectively. Krause come off the boards with a total of 21 re- bounds while Hunter made 14 and McPeek 15. As the Bulldogs held the lead, they shot 43% (30 out of 70) from the field and 56% (15 out of 27) from the free stripe. — N — Bulldogs Win Thriller From Wolsey Cagers In Tourney Semi-Finals It was. a thriller for the De Smet fans when the Bulldogs won over the Wolsey cagers with a tremendous comeback in the last few minutes of their game in second round play Friday. The local five led at the end of the first period, 23-16, and held a margin of 37 to 31 at the half. A fabulous long shot in the final seconds of the third quarter by Dick Halverson tied the score at 50. As the fourth and final period got under way, the Wolsey team took advantage and led for the first time in the game. With more than half of the period ov- er, the locals trailed by 10 points. Coach Don McCaskell ordered a full court press, and press they did. With a minute and a half left in the ball game, the ball swished through De Smet's bas- ket to tie the contest at 66-all. De Smet regained possession of the ball before Wolsey could get it down the court. The stall that De Smet has us- ed so effectively now came into effect. The Bulldogs put on quite a show as they went back and fprth across the court with the ball while watching the seconds tick away on the scoreboard. With just seconds left, Hunter fired a jump shot that hit its mark with perfection. — N — CORRECTION Omitted from the 6th Grade Honor Roll was Kay Lynn O’- Keefe. She was the only one on the “A” Honor Roll. Seniors on Parade In the Clark hospital on June 14, 1946, you could hear the screaming of a baby boy. It was Vance McPeek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Shirley McPeek. This baby boy has now grown to a 160- pound, 5-foot, 9-inch senior with brown hair and hazel eyes. ? Vance lists his favorite teach- ers as Mr. Ziegler and Mr. Dov- er, and his favorite subjects are government and typing. You can usually see Vance at the show Palm Springs Vacation or any other show starring Steve McQueen and Sandra Dee, or he is home listening to I Wanna Hold Your Hand, by the Beatles. During his spare time he likes to go hunting and swimming. His favorite saying is: “I’ll never tell.” Vance lists his pet peeve as people who talk about others to build themselves up, and teach- ers who have favorites. He lists his most memorable experiences as the state tourna- ment in 1960 and moving from Willow Lake to De Smet. He advises Freshmen to study hard but not to forget about hav- ing fun. Vance plans to go to boot camp in Mississippi for four months with Duane Skyberg. After he finishes this he plans to work the rest of the year, and then he is going to college. His ambition is to become a success in life. — N — “When an upper classman gives you some advice, use it; there’s an outside chance he may be right!” That’s the marvelous advice Marlyn Stubbe, our next Senior on Parade gives to the Freshmen. Marlyn was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stubbe in Huron October 19, 1946. He is now 6’ 1” and weighs 145 pounds; he has brown hair and hazel eyes. Marlyn’s favorite teachers are Mr. McCaskell and Mr. Norfolk and his favorite subjects are geo- metry and chemistry. Marlyn is very interested in science and plans to take up research chem- istry or teaching. Steve McQueen is his favorite actor and fhe singer he enjoys most is Johnny Cash. Merrill’s Marauders was his favorite mov- ie. Marlyn also is interested in mechanics and cars, as is shown by his hobby, which is reading— especially about cars. His pet peeve is people who try to run others down ter im- prove their position. Marlyn has been very active Iroquois Chiefs Win Over Bulldogs; Take Top Spot in District 15 The De Smet Bulldogs and the Iroquois Chiefs were matched in the championship game of Dis- trict play. The Bulldogs led the defending champs through the entire first three quarters but lost the lead in that final and crucial period to lose to the Chiefs, 48-44. Quarter scores were: De Smet 18 26 33 44 Iroquois 13 21 32 48 Vic Krause led the Bulldogs with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Gerry Hunter also had 11 re- bounds and Dick Halverson of- fered 4 assists. De Smet hit 20 out of 52 field goal attempts for 38% accuracy and 4 out of 8 free shots for 50% accuracy. — N — Question of the Week If you could change your name to something else, what would you change it to, and why? Greg Skyberg: “Morilla Goril- la, all he has to do is eat and watch television.” David Hannah: “Gidget, I have a better figure than most girls do.” (?) Karmel Hookie: “Doreen, then my nickname would be Dork.” Vic Krause: “Exit. My name would be in lights in every thea- ter in the world.” David Anderson: “Ringo Starr, I could wear my hair in a Beatle cut.” throughout all four years of high school: Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Confer- ence Band 3; District Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 3; Cross Coun- try 1, 3, 4; Track 1, 2, 3, 4; NHS 2, 3, 4; “D” Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Science Club President 4; Annual Staff 4; Student Council 3; FFA 1, 2, 3; and Class Plays 3, 4. Marlyn’s most memorable ex- perience is the Junior Class Play, in which he had a very funny leading role. He plans to attend the School of Mines in Rapid City after graduation. His ambition is to be able to feel that he has done something worthwhile when his working life is completed. He was a representative at Boy’s State his Junior year, a recognition that would please anyone. But Marlyn feels he has accomplished an even greater thing during high school: while he does a lot of goofing off in and out of school he has never received a detention! (We hope for his sake he hasn’t spoken too soon!) De Smet Hi NEW SETT E from The De Smet News, March 19, 1964 Co-Captains Elected For 1963-64 Season With a very good season rec- ord of 14 wins and 8 losses, the De Smet Bulldogs elected Gerry Hunter and Vance McPeek, both seniors, co-captains for the hard- fought season. Final statistics for the season are as follows: Top scorers: Dick Halverson, 360 points, 16.4 points per game; Gerry Hunter, 334 points, 15.2 points per game; Vance McPeek, 185 points, 8.4 points per game. Shooting percentage: Gerry Hunt- er, shot 307 time, making 137, for 45%; Dick Halverson shot 348 times, making 153, for 44%; Victor Krause shot 156 times, making 69, for 44%. Free throw percentages: Bob O'Keefe shot 47 times, making 32 for 69%; Vance McPeek shot 67 times, making 43, for 64%; Ken Hein shot 58 times, making 33, for 57%. Rebounds: Gerry Hunter 289; Vance McPeek 183; Victor Krause 176. Assists: Dick Halverson 77; Bob O’Keefe 63; Hunter, Hanson, 25. Recoveries: Gerry Hunter 56; Dick Halverson 55; O’Keefe, Mc- Peek 32. Jump Balls: Gerry Hunter 59; Vance McPeek 51; Dick Halver- son 37. — N — Question of the Week Who will be State “B” cham- pions? Mr. McCaskell: “Howard.” Mr. Monroe: “Howard.” Danny Pirlet: “Cheyenne- Eagle Butte.” Gerry Hunter: “Howard.” Dick K 1 i n k e 1: “Cheyenne- Eagle Butte.” — N — FHA Meeting The monthly meeting of the FHA was held March 9. Jeanne Kruse was elected delegate to the Regional Convention and Becky Belzer was elected roll- call representative. The Regional convention will be held at Clark March 23. The eight local officers, Marcine Wi- ka, the three chapter mothers, Mrs. Jake Kruse and Miss Kluck- man will also attend. Bonnie Bel- zer is a state officer candidate, so she will be going, too. After the business meeting Mrs. P. L. Scofield showed the girls slides and gave a very in- teresting account of their trip to Bali. Seniors on Parade The favorite saying of our next Senior on Parade is “Want to race my Chevy?” coming from Vernon Beasecker, better known to his fellow students as Beasy. He says this while engaged in his favorite hobby, riding around main street in his “Hot Chevy” and listening to the radio or rec- ords. Beasy is 5’ 11” with dark brown hair and blue eyes. He was bom August 7, 1945, to Dr. and Mrs. V. D. Beasecker in Dal- las, Tex. Vernon lists some of his fav- orites as subjects: Vocational Ag- riculture, Speech and of course, Home Economics which he took for four weeks, along with the Ag. boys. His favorite teachers are Mr. Kruger, Mr. Ziegler and Mrs. Wolkow. You are sure to see Beasy at any movie starring Elvis Presley and Jane Mansfield, his favorite actor and actress. His favorite movies are Thunder Road and Hud. His favorite singers are the popular Beatles and his favorite song is Loui Loui. Beasy’s encouraging advice to the Freshmen is, “Study hard, but don’t let it interfere with your fun (vice versa).” What bothers Vernon the most is people who think they know everything but don’t; he lists this as this pet peeve. His most mem- orable experiences are attending the state “B basketball tourna- ments and taking Home Econo- mics. Vernon’s future plans are to go to Florida where there’s plenty of sunshine and lots of money, cars and plenty of girls. His activities are: Student Manager, 1, 2; D” Club 1; Pep Club 2, 3; and F.F.A. 3, 4. — N — Seniors Give Party For Mr. Monroe The Senior class was very hap- py to hear of the birth of a son, Todd Russell, to Mr .and Mrs. Russell Monroe March 4. Mr. Monroe is the economics teacher at DHS. The Seniors decided it would be nice to throw a party for him to celebrate the birth of his son. Then they found out Mr. Mon- roe’s birthday is March 9, so they made it a double celebration. Since there are two classes of ec- onomics, Mr. Monroe had the pleasure of being guest of honor in his own classroom twice! The first class ordered a hugh birthday cake for him and brought coffee and pop along. Students Participate In Fund Raiser Event A Crippled Children’s benefit was held in the high school aud- itorium Tuesday evening, Mar. 10. The first of three basketball games was between 10 married women and 10 junior and senior girls. The married women won, 11 to 8. Roger Walline and Char- les True were the referees. The highlight of the event was a game played between boys from the Crippled Children’s Hospital-School in Sioux Falls and the De Smet basketball squad. This game was played in wheelchairs and was won by the boys from Sioux Falls by a score of 40 to 9. Married men and single men played the final game. Proving to all that they could still beat their minors, the married men struggled to a 73 to 61 victory. All of the “unattached” were or are affiliated with De Smet high. Mr. Meeder was the man to get Mr. Monroe out of his room at 8:55 so the class could get the cake in without him seeing it, and he didn’t! He said he was completely shocked and that it was a total surprise to him. He hadn’t the faintest idea that any of the students even knew it was his birthday, and along with the experience of becoming a father recently, he was completely “rattled!” But this wasn’t all. At 10:00 Mr. Monroe received a mysteri- ous phone call. When he went to the office to answer it, no one was there! While he was still trying to figure that one out, the second class brought a huge box into his room and also cupcakes and pop. When he came back from the office there arose to his ears another chorus of “Happy Birthday to You!” An enormous happy birthday sign was at the frpnt of the room. Mr. Monroe opened his box to find it stuffed with paper, and beneath all the paper four DIA- PER PINS! (For Todd of course.) He also received a tie fo rhimself. After these -first two hectic hours the poor man didn’t dare go to another class, however he found the Seniors to be the only ones ready for a party! Incidentally, if any other tea- cher wishes to reveal his or her birthday to the Seniors, they’ll be glad to give him or her a smashing party too! De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News March 26, 1964 Valedictorian and Salutatorian Named Karen Schultz and Patricia Meyers have been named vale- dictorian and salutatorian re- spectively at De Smet high school. This recognition is based on the academic achievements for the first seven semesters of high school. Karen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Schultz. She has been active as a cheerleader for three years, is president of the National Honor Society and has participated in debate, FHA and music. Her time is also spent in serving in church and communi- ty affairs, especially the Crippled Children’s Society. Karen plans to attend Dana College at Blair, Nebr., for four years to major in mathametics or English. Pat, Karen’s best friend, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Meyers. Pat was the D. A. R. candidate for 1964. She is ad- vertising manager for the annual staff, has been an officer of the FHA and is a member of the Na- tional Honor Society. Pat also is active in church work; she is the president of the Pilgrim Fellow- ship of Congregational church. Pat is planning on attending Northern State Teachers College at Aberdeen for four years to major in elementary education. — N — Honor Roll Excellent Honor Roll; Seniors: Vernon Beasecker, Jeanne Beck, Rebecca Belzer, Judith Cronkhite, Rodney Han- nah, Sharon Hulbert, Kandace Kruse, Mary Jane Richardson, Patricia Widman. Juniors: Eileen Abrahams on, Gary Akkerman, Danny Apland, Gary Erickson, Randy Iverson, Cora Kenton, Glennis Paulson, Margaret Pratt, Alan Serfling, Cynthia Schwartz, Joanne Tasch- ner, Lina Tingle, Dennis Urevig. Sohpomores: Margaret Baker, Carolyn Bowes, Sue Ann Gra- ham, Joanne Holland, Bill Jen- sen, David Hyink, Steve Kracht, Deanna Muilenburg, Donna Ol- son, Mary Poppen, Richard Pop- pen, Kay Rodney, David Sckerl, Rachel Roush, Richard Spencer, Madonna Stubbe. Freshman: Lyle Anderson, Da- vid Bowes, Brenda Davis, Keith Erickson, Patty Field, David Hannah, Dick Green, Rick Holm, Sandra Iverson, Lowell Johnson, Pamela Ketelsen, Bill Purring- ton, Susan Schwartz, Murray Senior on Parade A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Holm on August 1, 1946, in Minneapolis, Minn. She was given the name of Susan Diane Holm, our next Senior on Parade. Susan is 5’ 8” tall, with brown hair and eyes, and a medium complexion. She leaves some very good ad- vice for the Freshmen: “Have fun during your high school ca- reer, but study.” Susan’s pet peeve is “people who think they are better than you, but aren’t!!” When George Hamilton and Natalies Wood are playing at the theater you can be sure to see Susan there. Or if the movie® “Palm Springs Week-end” and “Come Blow Your Horn” are in town she’ll be there, too. Brenda Lee is the singer that Susan enjoys most. Her favorite song is “In the Warm California Sun. Susan’s favorite saying is “Don’t that beat all!” The two hobbies she enjoys are swimming and dancing. Her most memorable experi- ence is the state “B” tournament during her sophomore year. For her future plans she is go- ing to attend State College at Brookings and major in social work. Susan’s activities i n high school have been: Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Girl’s Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Mix- ed Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; FHA 1, 2, 3, 4; Plays 3, 4; FUN 4; and News- ette 4. — N — Calendar of Events March 26: Meat School. March 27: Easter Vacation. March 31: Classes Resume. April 3: Kindergarten registra- tion. March 6: Kindergarten classes begin. Serfling, Ardis Taschner, Bonnie Tingle. Superior Honor Roll: Virginia Field, Lavema Hein, Jean Kruse, Joan Meyer, Patricia Meyer, Karen Schultz, Marlyn Stubbe, Marcine Wika, Janice Nelson, Carolyn O’Keefe', Robert O’Keefe, Merle Poppen, Anita Flindt, Mary Beth Kruse, Danny Pirlet, Barbara Wilkinson, David Braun, Rodney Hildebrandt, Jim Wika, Nancy Larson. The percentage of each class on the honor roll is: Seniors, 56%; Juniors, 35%; Sophomores, 38%; Freshmen, 36%. Cast Chosen for Senior Class Play Tryouts for the Senior class play were held Tuesday, Mar. 17, and the cast was named last Fri- day. The play, “Meet Me in St. Louis,” under the direction of Mrs. Donald Wolkow, will be presented May 1. The cast is as follows: Mr. Smith, Rodney Hannah; Mrs. Smith, Joan Meyer; Lon, Gerry Hunter; Rose, Kandace Kruse; Esther, Karen Schultz; Agnes, Laverna Hein; Tootie, Sandie Irvin; Grandpa, Ronnie Skyberg; Katie, Mary Ann Tib- betts; John Shephard, Douglas McKibben; Fred Gregory, Craig Richman; Mr. Dodge, Marlyn Stubbe; Mr. Duffy, David Knud- son; Mrs. Waughop, Jean Kruse; Ida Boothby, Patricia Meyers; Lucille Pentard, Judy Cronkhite; Conductor, Dick Fox. — N — Debate Tournament Held at Doland The DHS debate team traveled to Doland for the Divisional De- bate tournament Wednesday, Mar. 10. In the boy's extemporaneous speaking Rodney Hannah placed third. Joan Meyer participated in the girl’s extemporaneous. Original oratory was entered by Kandace Krus’e, who received a third. The debate team, consisting of Lavema Hein, Mary Jane Rich- ardson, Bill Jensen and Dick Green, reached the semi-finals and received third place. Other towns participating were Doland, Arlington, Groton, Vol- ga, Salem and Montrose. — N — Question of the Week What is your favorite pastime outside of school? Sue Ann Graham: “Music and basketball.” David Anderson: Goofing around with the guys.” Ronnie Skyberg: “Racing out at the haystack!” Margaret Pratt: “Thinking— about boys.” Janice Pitman: “Writing let- ters to a certain someone.” Janel Pirlet: ‘Going to basket- ball games and messing around with O’Keefe.” Candace McNutt: “Messing around with Chet, and the rest of the time I try to keep myself occupied.” De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News April 2, 1964 Benefit Platter Party Contributed 85 A platter party was held as a benefit for the Crippled Chil- dren's Society March 21 at the school auditorium. The party was emceed by Jim Rudd of KSDR radio station in Watertown. A profit of $85 was cleared for the crippled children. There were nine surrounding towns represented, about 200 teenagers. Almost all participat- ed in the dance contest. Marg- aret Pratt, John Spencer, Shir- ley Van Dyke and Rick William- son reached the finals and Shir- ley Van Dyke and Rick William- son won the contest. — N — Basic Ingredients for a Successful Desk Drawer This desk drawer is not in a state of mass confusion. It just looks that way. To prove that I keep my belongings in perfect order, I have listed them below. This desk drawer contains the following items: 1. Several of my old socks. 2. Several of my friends’ old socks. 3. Several of my old friends. 4. My school spirit, (the flask to your left) 5. Today’s lunch . . . hands off. 6. Last week’s lunch ... be my guest. 7. My pet tarantula. 8. Food for my pet tarantula— if you’ll reach your arm in just a little farther . . . 9. A sleeping bag for study hall. 10. My homework for tomor- row. 11. Your homework for tomor- row. 12. A copy of tomorrow’s Spa- nish test. 13. Four thousand yards of crepe paper from the last school dance. (I’m sentimental) 14. That sweet little frog I couldn’t bear to disect in biology last week (I cry easily) 15. My copy of “101 Very Real- istic Excuses for Tardiness.” 16. 101 very realistic tardy cards. 17. The report card I couldn’t bear to take home. (I bruise eas- ily) 18. Several pink slips from the study hall. 19. My galvanized earmuffs for Mixed Chorus. 20. Several members of our ri- val basketball teams. This was taken from the Hayti school paper, “The Hayti Twist- ar- � Senior on Parade Feel like having fun or getting into a little mischief? Then you would be wise to call on our next Senior on Parade, Kandace Kae Kruse. Kandy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kruse April 2, 1946, at Huron. Green eyes and brown hair top this 5’ 5” Senior. Kandy does well in all of her subjects but she enjoys American History and Geometry most. In her junior year Kandy was chos- en as Girl’s State representative from De Smet—and represent us she certainly did! While attend- ing Girl’s State, she was selected over all the girls as Outstanding Citizen and has the privilege of being a counselor for the 1964 Girl’s State. Naturally Girl’s State was her most memorable experience, along with those fun- filled class plays. Mrs. Wolkow, Mr. Monroe and Mrs. Conway head her list of fa- vorite teachers. When settling down to relax after a hectic day at school, Kandy enjoys listening to Ray Coniff, watching Mr. No- vak or sewing. Kandy also en- joyed the movie El Cid or any picture starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day. If you are with Kandy a lot you will soon notice that every other sentence is “you think so, huh,” because she loves to say it. Even with all of her happy-go- lucky moments she still thinks seriously about the future. South Dakota State will be her home for the next four years and Jour- nalism will be her main topic of study. Kandy hopes to find the right job for herself and to do her very best to succeed at it. People who do not accept their responsibilities and look down on others who do, really peeve her. She has accomplished many outstanding things during high school including her State FHA degree. “Set your goals high and never lose sight of them. Four years go fast so take advantage of every opportunity that comes along,” is her vary worthwhile advice to underclassmen. Kandy lists her activities at DHS as: FHA, 1, 2, 3, 4; FHA vice president, 3; Mixed Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; Girl’s Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; Band, 2, 3 4; Sax quartet, 3; NHS, 2, 3, 4; Pep Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; De- clam, 1; Debate, 4; Class plays, 3, 4; Class officer, 3; FUN, 4; News- ette Staff, 4; Chorus Librarian, 2, 3; Librarian, 2, 3; and Girl’s State, 3. Students Attend Regional Homemakers Convention The Region I FHA convention was held in the high school audi- torium at Clark March 23 with division into new regions, I and II on the aggenda, also to fill the state offices of vice president of public relations and vice presK dent of projects for 1964-65. Ten girls represented the De Smet chapter, including its offi- cers, Marcine Wika, Mary Poppen and Bonnie Belzer—the latter a candidate for a state office. Mrs. Emiel Belzer, Mrs. Jake Kruse, Mrs. D. Wayne Meyer, Mrs. Ken- neth Pirlet and Miss Kluckman accompanied the girls. “Your Future is Your Own” was the theme. Views on school dropouts were presented by a panel consisting of Mrs. Meyer, Joan Meyer, Cecil Bjordahl and Mr. Feuerstein. Marcine Wika was the moderator. Following the business meet- ing and questioning of contes- tants for the state offices, Miss Delores Kluckman gave the key- note address of the day. She stressed the importance of an ed- ucation and the effects of auto- mation on the changing world. A skit explaining one occupa- tion in each of many fields of work was presented by the Lake Preston chapter. Miss Imogene Van Overschelde, State FHA Ad- visor and special guest, then ad- dressed the assembly. — N — Grade School News Grade 7 Mrs. Fahey In Geography we studied about teas and had a tea party, March 24. Our teacher brought two kinds of tea for us to sample —green and black—and we en- joyed cookies that Linda Kruse brought. In art class we drew cartoon characters. Many of our students are par- ticipating in declamation work. They are coming along very well. We have physical education for both seventh grades at 2:10 every Thursday. Mr. True is the teach- er for this. — N — Grade 8 Miss Eggerl We have finished poems on Co- lumbus and listened to records about him and Paul Revere, in reading class. In history we are making maps about the Civil War. We are go- ing to trace the battles and the marches of the war. We made book covers for booklets on our special interests and vocations in Civics class. De Smet Hi NEWSETTE from The De Smet News April 9, 1964 Players, Coaches Attend Basketball Banquet; Hunter Given Award The 12th annual banquet for area basketball players and coaches was held at Watertown’s new Civic Arena Tuesday, Mar. 31, at which Gerry Hunter of De Smet Bulldogs was given an award as the team’s most valu- able player, on the vote of his teammates. Host to the event is the Water- town Quarterback club, with business men of the city spon- sors. A dinner of ham, potatoes, sal- ad and desert was served the large gathering. A trombone quartet played. Presentation of the Most Val- ued Player awards followed, these gifts of The Public Opin- ion, Watertown daily newspaper. Speaker for the occasion was Pete Retzloff, former State Col- lege football star, playing end on the professional team, the Phila- delphia Eagles. Master of cere- monies was Rick Gereau. Following the banquet and program there was a smoker for the coaphes. — N — Question of the Week What did you think when you first heard about the telephone theft? Lyle Richards: “What tele- phone? JoAnn Muser: “Someone want- ed a telephone pretty bad. Vance McPeek: “At least there would be some excitement in school today for a change. Vernon Beasecker: “I know David Knudson doesn’t like track, but to take the telephone!” Joanne Taschner: “Ne v e r thought much about it; ’cause I never think.” Shirley Van Dyke: “I never thought! Greg Sky berg: “ I thought the Seniors did it! Rick Williamson: ‘T confess: I put it in the clock in the geome- try room.” Ben Widman: “Must have had somebody’s brains working.” Mr. Feuerstein: “A kleptoma- niac must be loose. This week the school has been a victim of an April Fool joke. This when you stop to think of it has developed into some very serious business. Whoever it may concern, please bring back the telephone to the downstairs lobby. The Seniors can not put on their play until you do so and also there will be no track. Senior on Parade Cigars with blue bands were being handed out by members of the Olaf Skyberg Jr. family on the day of December 28, 1946, for a new baby boy had just joined the family. This baby boy is now a 6’ 1 Senior with brown hair and blue eyes. Ronnie’s favorite teachers are Mrs. Wolkow and Mr. Monroe, who also teach his favorite sub- jects, speech and economics. Hunting takes up most of Ron- nie’s time (when he isn’t tearing around in his blue “bomb ). He especially likes to go to mo- vies starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day, who starred in his favorite Pillow Talk. When rid- ing around in his car Ronnie en- joys listening to Elvis Presley on the radio. This fun-loving guy has had many good times, including some mysterious races out at some mysterious haystack, and his most enjoyable experience was the day the Seniors got a vaca- tion from school to visit the capi- tol at Pierre. If you want to get Ronnie mad, just act like you think you are better than anyone else, and I’m sure you will get results. “Study hard because this is the most im- portant part of you life . . . but have a lot of fun,” are his thoughtful words to the under- classmen. After graduation from high school Ronnie hopes to join the Air Force. During his four years at DHS his activities have included: F. F. A., 1, 2, 3, 4; F. F. A. Chapter Sentinel, 4; F.F.A. District Sen- tinel, 4; Pep Club, 4; and Senior Class Play, 4. — N — Recipe for Misery Want a recipe that is guaran- teed to make you perfectly mis- erable 24 hours a day? If so, just follow as many of these sugges- tions as possible. 1. Think about yourself. 2. Talk about yourself. 3. Use “I” as often as possible. 4. Think about your own problems. 5. Listen greedily to what people say about you. 6. Expect to be appreciated. 7. Be suspicious of everybody. 8. Be jealous and envious. 9. Be sensitive to slights. 10. Never forgive a criticism. 11. Trust only yourself. 12. Insist on your rights. 13. Demand agreement with your views. 14. Sulk if people are not F. H. A. Meat School An area F. F. A. meat school was held in De Smet March 26 in the auditorium, with schools present from Wilow Lake, Bry- ant, De Smet, Lake Preston, Vol- ga, Brookings, Elkton, Doland, Clark, Rutland, Garretson and Brentford. About 150 students attended from 12 schools. The De Smet Home Ec. II class joined them. Fred Peschl and Robert C. Johnson of Peschl Lockers pre- sented the school for them. Mr. Peschl named and described each piece of meat whil Mr. Johnson cut the meat. grateful to you for favors you do. 15. Never forget anything you have done for someone. 16. Shirk you duties if you can. Let somebody else do it. 17. Do as little as possible for others. If it’s popularity you’re seek- ing, take opposite action in each case. — N — Track News This year’s track season began March 16 with 41 boys turning out, coached by Russell Monroe. The team worked out inside the gym for two weeks and started going outside last week. The track meets that the team plans to attend are as follows: April 17, Pierre Meet; 18, Mit- chell Meet; 25, Sisseton Relays; 28, E. C. C. Meet at Brookings. May 4 or 11, L. C. C. Meet; 2, Howard Wood Relays at Sioux Falls. — N — April Birthdays April 2: Kandace Kruse. April 3: Mary Alice Kruse. April 5: Bill Purrington. April 11: Irene Parkhurst. April 14: Charlene Tibbetts. April 22: Bob O’Keefe. April 25: Mary Poppen. April 28: Dennis Pitman. April 30: Bob Satter. — N — F. H. A. Speech Contest The De Smet F. F. A. speech chontest winner was Vernon Beasecker. Everyone taking Vo- cational Agriculture in high school gave a speech about some phases of agriculture. The judges were Mrs. Wolkow and Miss Mortimer. Each speech was from eight to ten minutes long. Vernon Beasecker, Richard Fox, alternate, and Mr. Kruger went to the District II speech contest March 25, held in Elkton. Vernon placed fourth. Brookings won first place. De Smet Hi NEW SETT E from The De Smet News April 16, 1964 Senior Glass Play To Be Presented In the Round Something different is being done with the Senior class play this year. The play will be pre- sented in the round. No class in the history of De Smet high school has ever performed a play in this way. Plays in the round were first us- ed by the Greeks in the form of amphitheaters or open-air thea- ters. Not until recently has the theatrical arts returned to this way of production. Many companies have begun to build such theaters. There is one in Minneapolis in which only plays in the round are produced. Many colleges in this area have begun to experiment in the field also. At a play in the round the au- dience sits around the performers in a circular fashion. There are no flats or backdrops as in the plays presented on a stage. There isn’t any special kind of play de- signed especially for this type of production. The play the Seniors will present in this way is “Meet Me in St. Louis” to be given May 1. The Seniors have enjoyed re- hearsing on the gym floor and experimenting with this form of presentation, which is new to them. They have borrowed and remade some old-fashioned cos- tumes for the play. The setting of the play is St. Louis in 1904, so costumes could be a problem. Advance ticket sales for the play will begin Tuesday, Apr. 21. On that night the Seniors will canvass the town selling tickets. The price of tickets is adults, 60c; high school, 35c and grade school, 25c. — N — Two Practice Teachers At De Smet High School Two men from General Beadle State Teachers College are prac- tice teaching at DHS. They are Clinton Rohrer and Donald Spies. Both are natives of Madi- son and are seniors at General Beadle. Mr. Rohrer is majoring in bi- ology and minoring in chemistry and English at Beadle. While at DHS he is teaching two sections of biology and one of chemistry. Mr. Roher thinks DHS is a really nice school with friendly students and cooperative teach- ers. When asked why he chose the teaching field he said he has a desire to explain things to peo- ple, help them and be with them. Senior on Parade Our next Senior on Parade is Craig Richman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Richman. He was born in Mitchell October 14, 1946. Craig has brown hair and blue eyes and stands 5’ 9Vfe” and weighs 135 pounds. Craig’s favorite teachers are Mr. Monroe and Mrs. Wolkow. His favorite subjects are econo- mics and speech. The actor and actress he enjoys seeing are Paul Newman and Sandra Dee. His fa- vorite movies was “Hud” and his favorite TV program is “The Fu- gitive.” Every Friday night you can be sure to find Craig at the De Smet Roller Rink because his favorite hobby is roller skating. He also likes to collect records by ‘The Beachboys,” his favorite singing group. His favorite saying is “you think so, huh?”. Craig’s pet peeve is people who think they are better than others when they really aren’t. His advice to the underclassmen is “It’ll be a lot of hard work in the next years, but it’ll be a lot of fun if you let it be!” The Junior-Senior prom last year was his most memor- able experience while in high school. The activities he has partici- pated m during his high school career are as follows: Track, 2, 3, 4; basketball, 3; intramural bas- ketball, 1, 2; class play, 4; and Annual Staff, 4. Craig plans to join the Navy for four years and then return and possibly go to two years of college. Mr. Spies is majoring in busi- ness education and minoring in industrial arts and social science at Beadle. While at DHS he is teaching two sections of tvoing one shorthand and one bookkeep- ing class. He also thinks DHS is a nice school; but he feels the teachers have quite a crammed schedule. He thinks the students and tea- chers are nice and he feels that DHS can well prepare its stu- dents for whatever they may want to do after high school. Mr. Spies chose the field of teaching because he thinks peo- ple are very interesting. He would like to find out the “whys” in why people do things and do not do other things. He likes to help people with problems and answer questions. Both teachers will be here in- til May 15th when they return to General Beadle to finish their college career. Declamation Contests The local junior high declama- tion contest was held on Wednes- day, April 8. In the 7th grade contest Scott Purintun won first in the oratory division and Portia Dannenbring won the humorous division. Pa- tricia McAdaragh won second and Roberta Hoek third in the hum- orous division. In 8th grade competition Le- ann Rounsville received first in humorous; and Patricia Poppen won the dramatic division. Mar- vis Hauff won second and Geor- gia Krieger third in the drama- tic division. First place winners in the 7th and 8th grades went to Oldham, who participated in a contest on April 10. In the 9th grade division of this contest Dick Green won first in oratory, Patty Field in poetry and Ardis Taschner in humor- ous. — N — Attend Scholarship Day At Brookings Rodney Hannah, Judy Cronk- hite, Pat Widman and Kandace Kruse represented De Smet high school at Scholarship Recogni- tion Day at South Dakota State University in Brookings, Satur- day, Apr. 4. The event is spon- sored annually by the alumni as- sociation. After registration in the Pugs- ley Union, the guest students from area high schools were tak- en on guided tours of the cam- pus. Immediately following the tours most of the students were given a series of tests which were used as part of the basis for the scholarships which were awarded. A noon banquet was held in the Christy Ballroom of the Un- ion. Dr. George Cross, a graduate of State who is presently serving as president of the University of Oklahoma, was the guest speak- er. Special guidance panels were offered to the students on the major fields offered at State. Scholarships were awarded after a short concert by the Pasqu- ettes. Dean R. Y. Chapman, scholarship committee chairman, was assisted by the heads of the various departments in the pres- entation of individual scholar- ships. Kandace Kruse received a $200 tuition scholarship on the merit of her Girl’s State activities. De Smet Hi NEWS ET TE from The De Smet News April 23, 1964 Senior Class Play to Be Presented May 1st The Senior class play, “Meet Me in St. Louis”, directed by Mrs. Wolkow, will be held in the audi- torium May 1. The cast is: Mr. Smith, Rodney Hannah; Mrs. Smith, Joan Mey- er; Lon, Gerry Hunter; Rose, Kan- dace Kruse; Esther, Karen Schultz; Agnes, Laverna Hein; Tootie, Sandie Irvin; Grandpa, Ronnie Skyberg; Ida Boothby, Pat Meyers; Katie, Mary Ann Tib- betts; John Shephard, Doug Mc- Kibben; Fred Gregory, Craig Richman; Duffy, Dave Knudson; Mr. Dodge, Marlyn Stubbe; Mrs. Waughop, Jeanne Kruse; Lucille Pentard, Judy Cronkhite; and conductor, Dick Fox. — N — Students Participate In Commercial Contest Eight high schools participated in the East Central Conference contest April 15 at Arlington. They were Iroquois, De Smet, Bancroft, Erwin; Oldham, Lake Preston, Arlington, and Volga. Arlington won a trophy for first place, Lake Preston placed second and De Smet third. Winners of each division were: spelling, Karen Johnshoy, Lake Preston; shorthand, Dixie Peter- son, Arlington; typing I, Deanna Muilenberg, De Smet; typing II, Nancy Tschetter, Arlington; and bookkeeping, Joanne Carlson, Lake Preston. Pat Meyers, De Smet, placed fifth in bookkeep- ing. Representing De Smet ,high school were Deanna Muilenberg and Carolyn O’Keefe, typing I; Joan Meyer and Virginia Field, shorthand; Jean Kruse and Gale Peterson, spelling; Bob O’Keefe and Pat Meyers, bookkeeping. — N — Question of the Week If there was one thing in the world you could change what would it be? Dick Spencer: “Communism to freedom.” Ronnie Skyberg: “From being broke to having all the money in the world.” Barb Wilkinson: “Me!” Jean Kruse: “This school.” Karen Schultz: “Tradition of our school, along with Randy.” Becky Belzer: “Nothing: God and man made it this way so I want to keep it this way.” Dean: “Skip day to a week.” Lyle Richards: “Distance from De Smet to all the towns around.” Senior on Parade Our Senior on Parade this week is Jeannie Kae Beck, born in Huron June 6, 1946. She has brown hair and eyes and stands 5 feet and 6 inches tall. Jeannie is loved by all the students because she is alway smiling with that freckled, imp- ish grin. Her favorite teachers the past four years in high school have been Miss Jungeman and Mr. McCaskell. Her favorite sub- jects are speech, Spanish and American History. Paul Newman is her favorite actor and Lee Remick is Jean- nie’s favorite actress. She likes not only one singer but four and they are none other than the “Beatles.” The movie which she liked the best was “Move Over Darling.” Her pet peeve is Eig- lish Class. She said, “My most memorable experience was the Freshmen initiation party.” Jeannie offers this piece of ad- vice to the Frosh: “Don’t skip school until you’re a Senior so you can have a three-day vaca- tion.” Her hobby is skipping school! Jeannie wants to become an elementary teacher after attend- ing Northern State Teachers Col- lege. The activities she participted in are: Freshmen Glee club 1; F. H. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Annual Staff 4; Newsette 4. — N — FHA Elects Officers; Contributes to Expenses Delegation to Convention Presentation of a skit based on the regional convention held re- cently in Clark was made at the monthly meeting of the Future Homemakers of America April 13, with election of officers made in the business meeting. Campaign speeches were made by the candidates, before the vot- ing on officers, which brought election of Glennis Paulson as president, Bonnie Belzer as vice- president; Linda Tingle, secre- tary; Eileen Abrahamson, treas- urer; Carolyn Bowes, historian; Karen Paulson, reporter; Cynthia Schwartz, parlimentarian; Dean- na Muilenburg, song leader. The members voted to contri- bute $30 toward the expenses of each of the group to attend the national convention in Chicago in July. Kay Rodney, Bonnie Belzer, Mary Poppen and the ad- visor, Miss Delores Kluckman, plan to attend. Band and Vocal Groups Compete at Brookings At 6:30 a. m. on April 11, the big school buses from DHS were ready to roll. Who was aboard? Why, the band and vocal groups from DHS. Yes, the day had come, when the students would gc to the annual Music Contest at Brookings. Mr. Jimmie Joe Gillespie, band and chorus director said, “Take off,” and away we went! De Smet did very well at the contest, with the ratings as fol- lows: Girl’s Glee Club 1st, Boy’s Glee Club 1st, Mixed Chorus 3d, and Band 3d. At 12 o’clock the buses were ready to roll again on the road back home. — N — Safe Driving Program Presented Assembly An educational assembly pro- gram was presented to the Soph- omores, Juniors and Seniors on Thursday, on the value of safe driving, sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Volga, with a test given the students. This program has been pre- sented to several schools in the county. A film shown to the as- sembly pictured many terrible accident and it made the young people think about how they drive. A short talk was give by High- way Patrolman Robert Schuk- necht. He said the traffic laws are enforced only to protect, not to hinder drivers. After the film Mr. Schonewill, president of the Volga Jaycees gave a written test to the stu- dents. The results awill be grad- ed and the winning boy and girl will compete in the district con- test at Volga. The district winners will go to Mitchell for a state contest, and winners of the state contest will receive four-year college schol- arships to the college of their choice. — N — Hot Rod Club Organized The first meeting of the newly formed Hot Rod Club in De Smet was held in the high school as- sembly April 17. There were 35 boys present at the meeting. The hope of the club is to get a race track where Hot Rods can be driven without bothering others. Any help in this project will be appreciated. Offset Printing by The De Smet News