Wessington Springs High School - Spartonian Yearbook (Wessington Springs, SD)

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Published by Students of Wessington Springs lligh sc-lmol VOLUME SIXTEEN Thursday, October 19, 1944 NUMBER Fivl-1 CAST CHOSEN FOR JUNlOR CLASS PLAY The cast for the junior class play entitled, The Adorable Age has been chosen. The play will be presented November 17. It is un- der direction of Miss Audrey Hanson. The play is a new release: a charmingly unusual story with' bright dialog and scintiiatingl comedy that should prove to be an outstanding hit. Betty Wickre has the leading, part of Mary Kay. Glenn Burch-' iield plays Bert Parhamg Kenneth Kieser, Grant Yorkg Alan Shep- pard, Jim Powersg Alexa Grieve,l Jinny Engleg Mary Lou Anton, Harriet Ayersg Helen Raabe, Mrs. 1 Elinor Colbyg Pat Pinard, Clara- i belleg Henry Schroeder, the tele-' gram boy. Between now and the date oft the play, the cast will be hard at work practicing to make it an outstanding success. ,i..l.l.i- Organization Completed By Student Counciii Members of the Student Coun-t cil were called together Wednes-, day, 7th period, by Student Bodyl President Duane McMillan. This council, whose membership is made up of representatives of various organizations and classes, is led by student body ofiicerszl Duane McMillan, presidentg Hol- lis Grieve, vice presidentg Joyce Eddy, secretary. Mr. Theodore Hodwalker is adviser. -The freshman class is repre- sented by Myron Klepping sopho- 1 'mores, Benny Fenng juniors, Mary Swansong seniors, Hollis Grieve. George Krog is the FFA repre- sentative: Velma Schuettpelz, mu- sicg Ronald Salter, athleticsg and Phyllis Butterfield, staff. Main purpose of the meeting was to organize the group and se- lect committee chairmen to work with faculty groups in planning the year's Work. Hollis Grieve was chosen to represent the coun- cil in the planning of school par- tiesg and Joyce Eddy to assist with general assembly programs. These chairmen and faculty mem- bers will choose students from the entire body to complete their res- pective committees. Miss Rose Beitz and Miss Aud- rey Hanson are singing in the Lu- theran choir. Meet the New Chief SUPT. C. T. HOLLAND October 20, Mr. C. T. Holland, school superintendent at Artes- ian, will officially take over the duties of superintendent here in place of Mr. L. E. Gerber who is to report for duty with the USO November l. Mr. Holland graduated from Springfield high school, earned a B S degree in Southern State Normal in 1931, and received his M A in the University of South Dakota in 1942. He taught two years in rural schoolsg from 1931 to '36, was principal and coach at Bonilla: 936 to '43, superintendent at Ful- ong and from 1943 to the present time, served as superintendent at Artesian. He will take over as coach upon arrival, beginning basketball prac- tice as soon as possible. blow--o-w--o--0--o-0-n-0--0--0--v-0-0--0-'o--c--0-+0-Q--0-fo-age Office News 3 o:o-o--o-o-'o--o--of-o-'o-o-o--of-9--Q-0--0--o-0--o--of-Q--owe-0:4 A new system of recording ab- sences was put into operation in the high school. The secretary oes to each class at the beginning of the period and collects the ab- sences and keeps track of them through the day. The principals will record them all at the end of each day. Miss Marilyn Schneider spent the week-end at the Augustana College Homecoming. iN0 TIME WASTED IN CLEARING BUILDING In one minute and 20 seconds Friday morning, the high school ibuilding was cleared of both stu- 'dents and teachers when the long- awaited fire drill was held. The ltime allowed to clear the building 'is two minutes. l At 9:00 a.m., instructions were lread to students and at approx- ,imately 9:15 they were given thc lchance to carry them out. In xpairs, students on the upper floor and in the ag room descended the stairs and used the west door. lThose in the senior assembly and ,home ec rooms used the east door. 1 All students were to be 50 feet lfrom the building when the bells stopped ringing. The signal for the drill was the constant ringing of the bells. No one was allowed to return for a favorite book or pen after leaving the class room. USO Drive Successful Outcome of our USO drive held , ast week was very good. We top- ped our goal of 36000, 25 percent ,more than last year. Total lamount received from students, 598195, different amounts contrib- luted being as follows: Senior class, 57.453 junior class, 512.50g sophomores, 36.035 fresh- ,men, 37.653 grades 31132. The -balance, 33700, was made up by the dorm and faculty members. Seeing that we have topped our goal we feel very proud. But, if we could only see what good this money is doing, we would realize that it is our duty to give. Let us also not forget to buy War Stamps, students! Let's try to do even better than we did last year. Miss Gene Nolan went to Mitch- ell Saturday. ' Dick Wade spent Sunday after- noon in Mt. Vernon. Beverly Hein and Alexa Grieve spent Friday in Mitchell. Mrs. C. O. Lindoahl came Tues- day from Moquah, Wisc., to visit Mr. and Mrs. Hilding Gadda. She returned home Saturday. She is Mr. Gadda's sister. Last Wednesday evening, Miss Rose Beitz, Miss Marilyn Schnei- der, Miss Mary Kearton and Miss Audrey Hanson were entertained at a pheasant feed at the Charles R. Hatch home.

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With the Editors GRADE NEWS TRAFFIC RULES On different occasions, students have been seen carefully picking their way up the west stairs and down the east, some walking straight ahead, others, that the teachers in the halls directing trafiic might think they are obey- ing the traffic rules, walking back- wards. Clever! Q av PAT 5 o:o-o--o--9-4no--o..o--Q.-0--o--l--0--0--0-0-0--O--O--0--O--0-0-0:1 A new form of mathematics is being used in biology class. Mrs. Greener says, There are eight tentacles on one side of a grass- hopper and eight on the other. Eight and eight made 143 there- fore a grasshopper has 14 tenta- cles. They also study about red- winged grasshoppers. Youyre get- ting your birds and grasshoppers This, and other regulations the mixed, aren't you? faculty has found necessary to en- force, to prevent congestion be- tween classes, are the oil on the cogs of an efficient school system. To list a few: In regard to the stairs: up with the sun and down with the sun. Don't enter a classroom unless the preceding class has filed out. No running in the halls. Cooperate with the janitor in keeping the building clear of pa- per, mud, etc., in adverse weather and the unsightly rubber streaks so easily left by wartime rubber. We will find that by cooperat- ing with these regulations, each of us can get where we are going more quickly, in spite of the fact that it may be a longer route. A.L.W. HELP TO PREVENT FIRE CGuest Editoriali October 8 to 14 has been set aside for Fire Prevention Week. Each year millions of homes and acres of land are destroyed because of someone's carelessness. maybe yours. That oily cloth in your basement might some day be responsible for the destruction of your home. A careless toss of a match may destroy your favorite picnic grounds. Defective chimneys and faulty wiring have been the cause of many fires and though they are minor causes, the destruction which they cause is immense. In public schools throughout the state students are prepared for fire drills. Reading materials have been distributed throughout the country, but all of this will do no good unless each and everyone of us follow the few simple rules of fire prevention. Most important of all, use and follow your own common sense and help to rid your city and country of future destruction by fire. D.C. I asked a senior girl if anything dumb had happened in the senior class and she said, 'We1l, just the wnole class. Mr. Franklin has taken to beat- ing English into the students' lheads but I think you need some A lthing more than a book. Try a I drumstick! Shaky of this week is a jun- ior. He plays in band, sings in glee club, octet, and quartet. His subjects are English, American History, journalism, and advanced algebra. 'tSnowIiake is a sophomore. She is fairly tall, loves sports and lives in the north part of town. Class News Cries of ugh and oh do we have to do this? were heard in biology room during 5th and 6th periods Friday. The students were engaged in killing grasshoppers by sticking pins through the in- sects' heads and then making a .complete examination of them. ' After the inspection the hoppers were torn apart in order that the various parts could be drawn. In some cases the hoppers wou1dn't die so they were gently i?l knocked over the head iwith a pencil. Occasionally someone would go dashing across the room after an escaping specimen. With the return of Mr. Hilding Gadda October 13, all agriculture classes will resume regular class schedules. General Science students wili study the principles of the Bun- sen burner in lab Wednesday. English IV students have fin- ished their course in Tennyson's writings and are studying lysic- al poetry. Chemistry students will collect hydrogen in lab Wednesday. Advanced Ag class plans a field i Q First Grade The first grade is now begin- ning the story of the Three Little Pigs in their Reading Readi- iness books. Gary Bell celebrated his sixth birthday Friday. Donald Ocean entered this grade last Monday. ' Second Grade In language class the second grade is learning the poem Use- fulness . They have made cats, jack-o- lanterns, and witches to decorate their room. A Hallowe'en pos- ter has been made for the bulle- tin board. In science class the second gra- ders have planted corn seeds in glass containers to watch them grow. Dale Leischner won the arith- metic contest. Third Grade The Marines reading class is studying about Fairy Foot, the Lonely Prince , and the Navy reading class is studying the Story of Milk. Letters were written in langu- age classg a book on poetry is going to be started soon. Fourth Grade YCL met Friday and oflicers were elected. Those elected are: Dan Kaske, presidentg Russell Van Buren, vice president: Jerry Cameron, secretaryg Dean Kearns, treasurer. Betty Santee has moved to Hu- ron and the fourth grade was very sorry to have her leave. Danny Lowther has been ab- sent because of illness. Fifth and Sixth Grades Defense stamp sales have begun in the grade school. The total amount sold last week was S41.60. The 5th and 6th grade sales total- ed 51630. Robert Santee of the 6th grade moved to Huron last week. Mrs. Kludt visited 5th and 6th grade room last Tuesday. trip to test hens for Pullorum dis- ease when Mr. Gadda, who is act- ing as chaperon of delegates to the National FFA convention, re- turns. Physics students will study and prove Archimide's principles in lab Wednesday. Home ec students are continu- ing the study of the care of the sick.

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With the Editors :Local Chapter Observes 2' ' ?' National FFA Day! CHIT CHAT FAREWELL n .1.......,....,..........,iY...'if?.T.,............,Mi. iGuest Editorialb In December, 1940, it became my privilege and responsibility to act as superintendent of your school. During that time it has been an economic necessity to re- duce the faculty from 18 to 15 members. However, school stand- ards have been maintained by cutting very few subject offerings or activities. This has been ac- complished by condensing sched- ules and increasing teacher loads. A moderate decline in enroll- ment has resulted from a decrease in city students. The number of rural students in high school remained stationary but has creased in the grades, I take this opportunity to press my thanks to all of t ie school personnel for their sincere efforts in behalf of our youth. They are serving well and deserve the best in community apprecia- tion for their tireless efforts. I am grateful to the members of the board of education and the community at large for the spirit of cooperation that La: been the basis for whatever results we have been able to achieve. My best wishes go to the new administration, students, com- munity and all my co-workers, for a bright educational future. -L. E. GERBER. WILL POWER Lack of will power often leads many people into trouble. This is because they are afraid of what other people will think or say about them if they do not follow the crowd. This old saying, When in Rome do as the Romans do, has been used many times by persons wish- ing to excuse themselves and their lack of will power. If this were true it would be permissable to say, When in the company of cheaters, cheat, or When in the company of thieves, steal. You don't have to cheat and look over your neighbor's shoulder during a test, just because it's the popular ,practice of your classmates. Let them think what they want and say what they please about you, but show them you've got back- bone enough to stick up for what you believe to be right. There's no denying it-if people showed more will power and less 'follow-the-crowd today, the world wouldnlt be in it's present state. R.L.B, Donna and Beverly Knight and Ethel Jane Powell held a picnic honoring Marian Powell at the city park Sunday afternoon. Mar- iancleft Tuesday for Washington, D. . has in- CX- I On October 10, 1928, there ap- peared in Kansas City, Mo., a newborn national organization-' the Future Farmers of America. Every year, delegates to the! national FFA convention return. to Kansas City to build this organ- ization to a higher standard. October 10 is set aside for na- tional FFA Day and it's customary for every FFA member to partici- pate in a banquet, a special meet- ing, or some other activity in hon- cr of the day. The local FFA chapter held a sale of War Bonds and Stamps, which amounted to S30.00. A test for pullorum disease was mace Monday at the home of Ira Cashman, with every boy of the chapter participating. HOME EC GIRLS INITIATED Periiaos some students were wondering what would happen next when freshman homemaking girls appeared in school Tuesday morning wearing aprons and hair- lI9tS. Well, the girls were just being initiated before becoming full-fledged members of the Home Ec club. In the evening, a formal party was held for them. Beverly Han- sen, Darlene Ochsner and Helen Weber, who made up the enter- tainment committee, featured a candle-lighting ceremony as the highlight of the evening, which confirmed the girls as members of the club. The lunch committee: Opal Buchholz, Irene Weber, Mary Lou Beckman and Lois Hawley, serv- ed refreshments which consisted of hot dogs and cokes. Faculty members entertained Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Gerber at des- Flash!! Anyone wishing to learn the art of Crocheting, see Fayne Fitzgerald. Preferably girls. Make appointments early. fEditor's note: 25c please, Fayneb Mr. Franklin doesn't believe in snipe hunting, so he told his Eng- lish class. As the story goes, he went hunting snipe with some of his friends. He was to stand in the ditch, whistling, and the snipe would come running toward him. Neither the snipe or the friends came back. He was left holding the bag! This little poem I found de- scribes the sophomores of this iigh school exactly: A squirrel looked at a sophomore, His mother's eyes did meet. 'Yes, darling, said his mother, But it's not the kind we eat! This week we have a Gravel Gertie and The Brow . They have been connected with this ti- tle before. Gertie is a freshman, is blond and stays a block north of the high school. The Brow is also a freshman, eats at the dorm and stays at Fite's. His subjects are Ag, English, algebra, and gen- eral science. In case you had- n't guessed Shakey and Snowflake of last week, they were Alan Shep- pard and Hermine Wheeler. sert bridge Friday evening at the Mrs. Harriett Jenkinson home. The group presented Mr. and Mrs. Gerber with a lace tablecloth. High score prize Went to Mrs. Frank Warta. The J. B. Solem family visited at the Gadda home Saturday eve- ning. TI-IE DORM AT NIGHT