Selden Rural High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Selden, KS)

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5 OCIA L A ND REEF? A TIOIVAL ACTIVITIES FRESHMEN INITIATION On September 15, inltlation day, the freshmen came to school dressed 1n suits of long underwear w1th bathing suits over them, one high heeled shoe, one low heeled shoe, carrying a slop jar and a cup The seniors gleefully smeared the freshmens faces w1th green egg white and t1ed ribbons dipped in limburger cheese around thelr necks They were required to bow and give tr1bute each time they met a sen or After school, they were paraded down ma1n street The clxmax came that n1ght at an all school party There, the inutiation was com leted and games played Refreshments were served by the senlors WEINFR ROAST AT OBFRLIN LAK? Another h ghlight on February 27 was the party sponsored by the sophomores It was orig1na1ly planned as a farewell party for Virgll Koerperlch, but slnce he was unable to attend, lt we changed to an all school party we went to the Oberlin Lake where some went boat r1ding, wh1le others played ball or Just walked around About 6 o'clock we ate and then went to the show DONKEY BALL GAME On the evening of larch 13, S R H S was the scene of many hllarlous and pecul1ar events The gym was packed to capacity for the Donkey Basketball Game Just before the games, the Hobby Dobby Donkey Derby, a race on mechanlcal donkeys was held Following the Derby an exhibition IB put on by 'Popeye' the tralned donkey It was rather confusing trying to f1gure out which were the players and which were donkeys in the basketball games The first game was between the S R H S girls and boys The girls defeated the boys h to 2 In the second game of the evening the townteam defeated the boys 114 to 8 The game was sponsored by the Athletlc Association Proceeds went toward buying new warm ups for the boys . . . . - - . , J . . . O , . , . O . . O . I I J 1 .J . . O . . . . 3 - . . . . 0 o . C 0 D O . . . I O . o . O , , o 0 s o 0 0 O a . o .. .