Mitchell High School - Warbler Yearbook (Mitchell, SD)

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Pacers Six Spring Meets The state meet, May l7, left Mitchell again without team honors, however, Quin- talmen placed third in the broad jump, fifth in the pole vault, and fifth in the low hurdles. May 24 the tracksters took part in the conference meet for their final event of the year. Finding a formidable barrier of veteran teams arrayed against them, Kernel inex- perience lacked the push necessary for Con- ference supremacy, but valiancy carried them to a fifth position ranking in conference standings. At the completion of the season Coach Quintal awarded letters to Francis Culhane, Don Davis, Doyle Grout, Harry Holt, Verne Hull, Bob lohnston, Frank Lochridge, Kenton Miller, Norman Mooney, Eddie Olson, lack Russell, and Craig Silvernale. Numerals were presented to Vernon Carrington, Don Faber, Edwin Graff, Doyle Grout, Bill Hershey, Frank Lochridge, Bill Meekins, Norman Mooney, Eddie Olson, Ralph Purdy, Fred Rush, lack Russell, Rich- ard Shearer, Ted Swanberg, members of the second squad who completed certain re- quirements during the season. Some of these boys were permitted to participate in the varsity meets toward the end of the season. Pill Timmins and lames Peterson performed the duties of managers.

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Kernel trackmen pictured on these pages show their speed as they competed in the regional and invitational meets Arrowy Trackmen Participate A schedule of six meets met the 80 young men who reported to Coach Quintal the first few days in April to prepare for an early season. Accepting the invitation to the Pierre re- lays, April l9, a first in the sprint medley, third in the 88-yard relay, and second in the mile relay, gave the track hopefuls an out- look for a successful year. April 23 the Kernels again took to the field, journeying to the Aberdeen relays. Mitchell entered but few events, yet returned with second in the mile relay and third in the high hurdles. Personal singularity again forged to the front when on May 2, the thinclads traveled to the Dakota relays, where a score of high schools and colleges met for this annual event, and nabbed a second in the broad jump, fourth in the mile run, and fifth in the sprint medley. With half the season completed, MHS fieldmen looked toward copping laurels in the regional meet held annually in Mitchell. But, for the first time in the past 15 years, Kernel power proved futile for Letcher high school took first place leaving MHS a low second. held at Mitchell

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Boys' Gym Part of the daily dozen for this group as they warm up on calisthenics before playing a basketball game. It looks as it it were head first from the bottom up to do the headstand as one views this stunt. Copying Egyptian architesture, boys in the second hour gym class build a pyramid for a tumbling act. The boys on the right end of the table move in on a hot one as the third hour gym class starts. Youths Display Pep in Gymnastic Classes Added to the high school curriculum just two years ago, the boys' gym classes took on added significance this year, as loe Quintal, physical training instructor, corre- lated the physical training program with that of national defense. Slressing the need for physical fitness, Coach Quintal encouraged the use of such outsidefof-school recreation as cycling, bowl- ing, boxing, and all other forms of competi- tive sports. Classroom lectures and reoitations on nutrition were held with emphasis placed on vitimized foods from a personal standpoint and the Value of the quality of foods, rather than the quantity. Practical lessons in first aid, with classroom demonstrations helped to teach the valuable experiences of cooper- ation and self discipline needed in the face of the national emergency. Besides all these defense activities the boys found time to engage in all physical sports, and until the last warm day of fall, could be seen playing touch football, soccer, and all other outside sports. When wintry winds drove them inside, a wide program, consisting of volleyball, basketball, round-robin tournaments in ping pong and badminton awaited them, and with first signs of spring, the playground was again utilized for pleasant additions of soft ball and horseshoe. All of these things contributed to the physical training program with a purpose, and as sanctioned by the boys created a well-rounded plan for building the mind and body together.