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

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the Editors , ' u..u..Q--...q..q..Q.,......,..-.-Q........u.Lp..g.-qu g-aw E a A HOW'S YOUR RECORD? There will come a time after you graduate when many of you will be writing back to the super- intendent of WSHS for your high school record, and perhaps a recommendation. Maybe you will be job-hunting and your employ- er-to-be will ask for your high school recordg or you might need it to enter college. By all means, you want that record to be the best ever and it's up to you to make it that way. Everything you did during high school-your behavior, attitude, and deport'- ment, will be down in black and white and you wontt be able to do anything about it then. So, the time to start is now! If you feel you've been lagging behind and doing just enough to get by, tnen pep it up: really make tile second semester count. You'll be glad you did: for who knows? Your high school record may be the means of securing a good position in the business world. It may be your key to success. RLB. 3.0-.0.-envy-Eigiqiirwisaaoi-3-Ami-'4.,.,, ...gg 9 B Y PA T 2 0:0-9--0-0-Q-of-0--0--0-r-0--0--0--Q--Q--I--0--0-0-0-0--0--04:0 Two sophomore girls, Timber Wood and Herman Wheeler, wish to submit a complaint concerning the rules of seating arrangement, namely, no change after students become familiar with their neigh- bors. They complain they get too much studying done and there's no future in that! I The juniors all contracted stage fright and helplessly pawed the crowd to get to the back when the curtain was opened without warning. They finally recovered and walked on the stage to bow 1130 at crowd that didn't clap them ac . This little poem applies to most every student in WSHS-almost: When they passed out looks I thought they said, booksg So I ordered some funny ones. When they passed out brains I thought they said pains g So I didn't take any. When they passed out noses I thought they said roses : So I ordered a big red one. When they passed out ears I thought they said beers g So I ordered two large ones. Woe is me I ! ! ! Future Altunm 1 Q ev Dorrle CAMERON 3 1 i. Tall, green-eyed Arthur Webb, is a fourth-year student, taking English, government, solid geom- etry, book-keeping and chemistry. His extra activities consist of band, glee club, mixed chorus, and he is editor of the school paper. Although he is not frequently seen in these colors, he says red- violet, and yellow-green, are his favorites, and that any untried, untested combinations of food re- sulting in Dagwood-proportion sandwiches, could be listed as his favorite foods. Spider's one delight is a good mystery movie which has a. dini- cult plot and excellent actors, but he definitely dislikes those with a mushy ending. 5 His ideal must have an IQ of at least 1153 likes to fish, and can cook themg and has a knack for finances. Color of hair and eyes no object, he says. CAuthor's note: he doesn't want a girlg he wants a machine? His one pet peeve is people who insist on asking dumb questions. Being the only boy in short- hand class could possibly be the reason why James Ward lists this as his favorite subject. Of course, the others, government, chemist- ry, solid geometry, and typing, are of some interest to him also. I Cotton-top has long been his nickname, and, what do you want? his most frequent answer when spoken to. His ideal girl must possess brains, beauty and money, which flets most of us out. He detests people who come under the head- ing of chatterboxes. Jimmy's favorite color is baby By PHYLLIS WOOD The Russian winter offensive is in the process of making a decis- ive change in the amount of ter- ritory held by the Germans in both Poland and Hungary, with the Russians only about 50 or 60 miles from the German border. German troops are still holding parts of the city of Budapest but with this new offensive, I don't think they plan on establishing a permanent residence there. A tank spearhead is heading for Manila with the aid of land- and carrier-based planes which knock out Japanese reinforcements be- ing brought from the northern tip of Luzon. American super-forts have started blasting away at German oil centers and will probably con- tinue to do so as long as American and British soldiers keep ham- mering away at the German troops south of Cologne. Diplomatic situations in Poland. Greece and Italy, seem to be con-- siderably better with only a few minor difliculties to be settled at present, but there is the possibil- ity of major problems arising in the not too distant future. blue and his sweater Cbrought back from his recent trip to Chi- cagol is one example. His favor- ite pastime is drinking carbonic acid, flavored with cola, cherry, or strawberry, Taking up his extra time is band, glee club, science club rof which he is presidentl, and Thes- plan society. Ward lists his pet peeve as the author of this column. unknown. Reason : N A Got Those Blacken Blues 'fi :ll Qi.- Im I I W li'

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Published by Students of Wessington Springs llig i School VOLUME SIXTEEN Thursday, January 18, 1945 NUMBER FIFTEEN SPARTANS DOWN TRoJANs 47-27, With a score of 47 to 27, thel Springs Spartans were victorious over the Lane Trojans Friday eve- ning at Lane. At the half, the score was 9-23, with the greatest percentage of points resulting from field goals. For the Spartans, the line-up was: Bradley and Fitzgerald, for- wards, V. Winegarden, centerg Roush and R. Winegarden, guards. Trojans: R. Nielson and M. Niel- son, forwards: Deneke, centerg D. Nielson and Brandenburg, guards. Fitzgerald and D. Nielson were high point men. Fitzgerald made six Held goals and one free throw. Nielson had four field goals and three free throws. 2 MM- Junior Class Presents Assembly Program Friday, January 12, the juniors submitted the weekly program to the students. The Favor, by Lawrence M. Klee, a one-act skit released by the American Wing War Service, was presented by a cast of three: Cassy, the army sergeant, played by Fayne Fitzgeraldg and the Brooklyn girls, Betty Wickre as Dottie, and Pat Pinard as Rita. The scene took place at Coney Island where Dottie was induced by Cassy to buy War Bonds with her 5275, which she had intended for a fur coat. In conclusion, the juniors held annual guest night at George Burns' household, sponsored by Hold-tite Tooth Powder. Hold- Tite Powder is the powder that is guaranteed to keep your teeth in place and your mouth shut even when you chew juicy steak and gooey gum. Guests of George fIra Cash- manl and Gracie fAda Faulhab- erl included Baby Snooks CMar- garet Waybrightb, and Daddy fWalter Borkowskii, Harry James fRichard Bradleyi, and his trum- pet, Frankie Swoonatra fGlen Burchfleldb, W. C. Fields fRich- ard Haddorffi, Andrews Sisters fIola and Erma Kludtl, Abbott and Costello CKenneth Kieser and Donnie Hemmelmanb, Edward G. Robinson fFayne Fitzgeraldh and his gang, Major Bowes iLaVerne Sheflieldb, Greta Garbo fBetty Wickrel, Peggy Ryan fAlexa Grieveb, Donald O'Conner 4 George Krlggi, and Mort Snerd lPat Pin- ar . 1 040-0--s-s--s--o--o-o--o-o--o--o--o--0--0--0--Q--n--q.............q:4 1944-45 Teachers HILDING W. GADDA Mr. Gadda received his BS de- gree at River Falls State Teach- ers College, River Falls, Wisc. Blue appeals to him very much, as does a nice, juicy t-bone steak. Obstinate Fords and slippery roads have proven to be his pet peeve. Aside from school, he is interested in hunting and taking pictures. AG PROJECT COMPLETED During the 12-month period ending January 1, 48 ag students carried to completion 15 projects in crops and livestock on their home farms. They produced 516 head of livestock and 1,642 poul- try, resulting in a net gain in meat, eggs and wool of 59,864 lbs. These boys raised 997.5 acres of crops, including all grains, sor- ghums and corn, resulting in a total yield of 16,785 bushels. Total costs were S19,217g and total income, 5215273 indicating that for every dollar invested. 31.43 was returned. Q0-Q -o-0-0-o-o-0:0 2 OFFICE NEWS 2 0:0-0--O--9--0-000--Of-GMO-QMOHO--0-0-0-'Our-0-O--01-0--0-0:5 .M Plans are being made for an all school carnival to be held Feb- ruary 9. MR. H. B. HANSON DIES IN REDFIELD . Mr. H. B. Hanson, agriculture instructor in Wessington Springs high school 1939-41. died Tuesday morning in Redfield of a heart attack. Mr. Hanson has been county extension agent of Spink county and was recently elected president of the Redfield Kiwanis club. He had been ailing for some time and upon consulting a phys- ician, was ordered to a hospital iwhere he was at the time of his ldeath. MM Club Dance The meeting will please come Wo order! f Well, boys, - . The rest of lthe meeting is censored, but re- gardless of what ever and whoev- er was cussed and discussed, it re- sulted in numerous amounts of pushing, shoving and yelling, in self -defense at the next pep meet- ing. And nnally the appearance of Salter, W.S. club president, who after considerable practice, utter- ed the following announcement: A-a-the W.S. club has decid- ed to give a little hop to raise some sheckles to buy the cheer- leaders new sweaters and whatev- er else they need. iWe've the opinion that it will take more than money.J At any rate, 7:30 sharp marked the time of the opening dance. This, however, didn't take place until the club members by hook or crook, or just plain stealing, man- aged to get two bits from each culprit they admitted. Throughout the evening, Salter, having charge of the dancing, made good use of his whistle by which he ended and began danc- es. This was especially effective when the girls and boys formed separate circles and went oppos- ite ways, for as soon as he found a suitable partner, he would sound a sharp note, leaving the others to grope about for five minutes trying to find a mate. After consuming quantities of carbonated water and what have you, the fagged out jitterbugs grabbed their partners and re- turned home, leaving the over- joyed W.S. club boys to count their proceeds, which, by the way, amounted to about Sl9.00. Students wish to thank the club as do the cheerleaders, for a swell time and some badly needed sweaters.

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Published by Students of Wessington Springs High School VOLUME SIXTEEN Thursday, January 25, 1945 NUMBER SIXTEEN PLANS UNDER WAY E'g 'i ''q5'g3jgg qgggggg 'g' SPARTANS LOSE TO F OR BIG CARNIVAL Plans are under way for an all- scbool carnival to be held in Feb- ruary. A general carnival commit- tee has been selected to appoint sub-ccmmittees and make other plans. This committee is compos- ed of: Mr. Holland. Mr. Franklin, Mrs. Hodwalker, Velma Schuett- relz. Helen Raabe, Ben Fenn and Myron Kleppin. One phase of the carnival will be a play under directionf of Mr. Franklin. A fish-pond, bingo stand, dart game.. and -various other carnival concessions will provide entertainment in the gym. Highlight of the evening will be the crowning of the Carnival Prince and Princess. A prince and princess will be selected from each class and votes sold for each. The boy and girl receiving the most votes will be crowned prince and princess of the carnival. Selections Are Made C For Music Contest Selections for the music contest to be held at Miller Friday, April 13, have been released by Mr. Franklin. The chorus selections are, I Heard a Forest Praying, by Peter DeRose, and The Lord's Prayer, by Albert Haye Malotte. The boys' glee club choice is, In- dian Dawnf' by J. S. Zamecnik: and the girls' glee club, The Moon Behind the Cottonwood, by Charles Wakefield Cadman. G.A.A. TOURNAMENT First game of the G.A.A. tourn- ament was played Monday at 3:- 15, when 7th and Sth grade girls met the juniors. The juniors came out in the lead, 12-3. Pinard was high point player for the juniors and Rhodes for 7th-8th. The line-up for the juniors was: Pinard, Waybright and An- ton, forwardsg Hull, Schroeder and Fenn, guards. 7th and 8th grade forwards were Rhodes, Low- ther and Voigt: guards, Durnil, Hille and Ballard. Dorothy Tup- per substituted for Jane Ballard in the last quarter. Freshman vs seniors followed and the victors, freshmen, meet the sophomores Wednesday. Win- ners of this game will play the juniors Thursday for the champ- ionship. Dorothy Cameron was a dinner guest at Ruth Bid1eman's Sunday. l l r 1 1 l w 1 1 l 1 .:................................,.................,........,........g. MISS ROSE BIETZ Miss Rose Bietz graduated from Armour ,high school and attended Southern Normal for two years. Just bring forth a big piece of chocolate cake with ice cream, and Miss Bietz considers you a friend forever. Blue and pink are her favorite colors. Miss Bietz enjoys singing and listening to symphony orchestras as pastimes. Her pet peeve is in- attentive students while giving in- structions. Class News English II classes are studying .short stories. English III classes are studying Beginnings of American Litera- ture. Algebra I is studying funda- mentals of polyomials. I Freshmen are studying nutritive value of foods and the importance of breakfast in the diet. Sophomores are beginning work on the dinner unit and prepara- tion of meals. 7th and 8th grades are finishing their sewing of aprons. Biology class is studying forest- ry and conservation of trees: their kinds and purposes. Eighth grade social science class is taking a new course, South Da- kota Civics. LETCHER TiGERS E With a score of 40-26, the 'Springs Spartans suffered a loss 'from the Letcher Tigers January 19 on the Tigers' court. Quarterly action ,was fast, leaving a half- ltime margin of '7 for the Spartans land 25 for the Tigers. 1 Picking up in the next two Qquarters, the Spartans, limiting itheir opponents to 15 points, gained 19. ending the game as in- dicated. ' Bob Winegarden was high-score man for the Spartans tallying 10g and Carter led t.ie Tigers with ithe same amount. The second team was defeated by one point, the score being 15-14. Echoes of Einstein Club Aclmits New Members i Members of the local science club, Echoes of Einstein, held their second meeting at four o'- clock Tuesday. Purpose of the meeting was to vote on the admit- tance of two new members, Phyl- lis Wood and Roy Palmer. February 5 was set as the date For the next meeting. Glen Burch- field is chairman of the program committee which will include the acceptance of the two new mem- bers. Hollis Grieve President of Quill and Scroll Quill and Scroll members met Tuesday, January 23, and elected oflicers for 1945. Hollis Grieve is presidentg Phyllis Butteriield, vice presidentg Ruth Bidleman, secre- taryg and Arthur Webb, treasur- er. Junior and senior staff members will be taken into the organiza- tion in the near future. Mr. Robert Franklin was a Sioux Falls visitor Saturday. He bought new music for the chorus and glee clubs. Miss Gene Nolan attended ser- vices and had dinner at Temple- ton church Sunday. Richard Haddorff, Ronald Sal- ter, and Leslie Younie, spent the week-end in Wessington with friends. Donna Lou Knight was a visit- ordin Wessington over the week- en .