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

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SPARTONIAN STAFF HILLBILLY COMEDY ,4MWM'm+--'---+rM-H+2- Editor .......... - Arthur Webb Associate Editor-.Ruth Bidleman Managing Editor ............ --, .......... Phyllis Butterfield Makeup Editor -- Alan Sheppard Business Manager Glen Burchfield Art Editor .......... Clair Tiedc Special Features Dorothy Cameron Music ........ Velma Schuettpelz Class News ............ Don Will Grade News ...... Mary Swanson Forensics ...... Mary Lou Anton Sports .............. Dick Wade Assistant Sports Rodney Flannery Special Reporter -- Donna Knight Reporter .......... Lois Hawley Office News -. -... --- Hollis Grieve Spotlights ........ Zilpha Shoff Feature Columnist -- Pat Pinard Feature Writer -- Phyllis Wood Typist .......... Ada Faulhaber Adviser ........ Mrs. Mark Law L V With the Editors I SCHOOL SPIRIT For the past few weeks, since the beginning of the basketbali season, pep meetings have been held, their primary purposes being to arouse interest in school activ- ities and promote loyalty to the team, as Well as good sportsman- ship. Despite all that has been done, 'the calling of special assemblies, -the t ping of sheets of yells and Y school songs, these meetings have failed to accomplish their pur- pose. Why? First, cooperation is the keynote to a successful ral- lyg without it they become very uninteresting. Cheerleaders have worked hard to try to teach new yells and songs, yet there are a few students who insist on, shall we say, showing off and making it impossible for them to do so. Faculty members are looking on with disgust at the way in which students conduct themselves at the assembly. Certainly you are expected to show your apprecia- tion and loyalty to the team, but this docs not constitute the exces- sive yelling, whistling, and indiv- idual floor shows. In addition, a few members of the student body refuse to stand when the school song is played. In doing this, you are only reveal- ing your ignorance. Our team now holds third place in the conference rating and the keeping of this standing de- pends upon our scores in the re- maining games. Let's get together and show the team, the faculty members and the cheerleaders our real school spirit. PJB Betty and Benny Fenn enter- tained friends at a party Sunday evening in honor of their birth- days. IN WSHS CARNIVAL At the carnival Friday night, at 8:00, Comin' Round the Moun- tain will be presented by Mr. Robert Franklin as an added at- traction. It is a one-act hillbilly comedy and it is safe to say there never will be another half as fun- ny. Daisy Judkins iPhyllis Wood,J is a pretty girl of 17, interested only in the art of sleeping, and deaf as far as Zeke Bemis' CFayne Fitzgerald! proposals of marriage are concerned. Zeke is certain he could succeed in winning Daisy if he could only keep her awake long 'enough to p1'opose. As a last re- sort, he engages a friend to blow a horn in Daisy's ear so he can propose, but alas, complications arise as the friend blows so hard, ' Daisy accuses Zeke of striking her. Dynamite Ann fPat Pinardb is in her early fifties and goes by the title of sheriff of Fishhook coun- ty. She -is fullyiconvinced that ,she has never seen a man who l wasn't afraid of his own shadow. Maw Judkins CHermine Wheel- er! is a typical mountain woman, content with herlrocking chair and corncob pipe. Her only prob- lem at present is that after sav- ing enough money for a new dress some varmint done stole my mail order catalog. . Pop Judkins I Richard Brad- leyh appears to be fully convinc- led that having a woman sheriff is a mistake. Females, he states, are to cook, and from there on, they're useless. To add a touch of mystery is Carey Newhold CKenneth Kieserb, a youth in his early twenties Who lives among the mountaineers in hopes of finding a typical family for his radio station. According to Dynamite Ann, he is a no- good foreigner. Reason for this 'is Carey's habit of a daily bath, which is one of Ann's weaknesses. Hortense fHelen Raabel and her niece Millicent fBetty Wick- re? are two typical society women who, by the hand of fate, manage to meet up with the Judkin family. Mixing the two is like mixing oil and water. Troubles arise one after anoth- er, such as, a music stool that re- fuses to produce musicg bandits who mysteriously disappear: and Daisy's passion for sleeping It's true, you can't tell what will happen when you're Comin' Round the Mountain Friday eve- ning. ' THE FAVOR GIVEN ' AT KIWANIS TUESDAY The Favor, a one-act play by Klu was presented Tuesday noon at Kiwanis by Fayne Fitzgerald, . Patricia Pinard and Betty Wickre. 2 Future Alumni f CBY DOTTIE CAMERON Q vw--o-o--o--Q--a---M-o--o--n--o--o--o--o-o--s--s--4-s--Q--0-0-0:0 Ila Thompson, fairly tall with blonde hair and blue eyes, is one of this yearfs senior girls. English, economics, chemistry, and bookkeeping keep the up- stairs of Ila's head busy, but she still finds time for band, glee club, mixed chorus, librarian, and Thes- pian society. Veronica is one of her nick- names and is also listed as her pet peeve. Swiss steak and ice cream fill the bill when it comes to Ila's appetite, as do pink and black when it comes to colors. Blondie enjoys dancing, read- ing, and-horseback riding. as her hobbies: and lists Van Johnson as her favorite actor. Who wouldn't? Ila's ideal has curly hair, black or red, is of medium height, a good dancer, preferably a good jitterbug, possesses a nice person- ality and is polite. 1Sorry you don't fit the description, Hollis.J She also states that while on a double date, he must be willing to pay his share of the expenses. Shirking doesn't appeal to Ila. -ew----- . 2 crm' CHAT Q By PAT 0:o-0-'O4-Dw0--Of-O-O-0-0--0nov9vO-Ow0-bOvOw0w0v0--0-0-0.o Seems a certain Swiss was sit- ting on his Alps watching the fight below between two enemies. According to the sophomore his- tory class he sat there a long, long time as they discussed it for two days. Fashion of all fashions! Par- ading the halls of WSHS last Wed- nesday were the members of the Sing Sing Wildcats appearing in the newest combinations-two dif- ferent plaids. Eeek!! Plus ghast- ly colors of green-blue and pink and red. This week Pinhead and Lucy are two seniors. He is fairly tall, has dark hair, hazel eyes and owns a motorcycle. As far as music is concerned, he is a member of glee club, chorus and boys octet. At present he is engaged in the creamery business. Lucy is blonde has blue eyes, is a member. of glee club, chorus, band and girls' trio. She is now employed in Dr. Whitney's dentist oliice. Last week's Sluggo and Nancy were Richard Haddorif and Bever- ly Hein. They also presented this play Tuesday evening before the Com- munity Club in Lane. The play was originally present- ed as an assembly program in the high school.

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The SP of Wessington Springs High School VOLUME SIXTEEN Thursday, February 8, 1945 NUMBER EIGHTEEN CAR IVAL PREPAEATIONS ARE OW COMPLETE Local Science Club Holds Regular Meeting Echoes of Einstein, local science club, met February 5 at an after- supper meeting under supervision of Mrs. Mark Law, science teach- er. Members decided that the club should work on projects for the remainder of the year. Sever- al topics were suggested, such as aviation, radio, civil engineering, taxidermy, photography, and an- alytic work. The latter two were decided upon and divided into two groups. Glen Burchfield, Rodney Engelen, Roy Palmer and James Ward chose photography and will study its early history, principles, and perhaps experiment in film- making. The analytic group, Phyllis Wood, Ruth Bidleman, Dorothy Cameron, Phyllis Butterfield, Duane McMillan, Don Will, Hollis Grieve, George Krog, and Donald Kraft, will conduct experiments in the analysis of foods, bleaches, dyes, and other chemical com- pounds. This will no doubt prove interesting work. Following the business meeting, entertainment for the group was provided by Hollis Grieve and Duane McMillan, who demon- strated the chemical properties of some of the common elements in the laboratory. Cokes and hamburgers were served as refreshments at the close. February 19 is the date set for the next regular meeting. J. B. Solem Addresses FFA Members on REA At the fourth regular meeting of the FFA January 29, Mr. J. B. Solem, local county agent, ad- dressed the FFA members on the subject of the rural electrification program for which plans are being made for this territory. He urged that the utmost con- sideration be given the project, which will add much to this ter- ritory in the near future. After Mr. Solem's fine talk, he was elected to honorary member- ship in the Future Farmers of A- merica organization. FFA members recently purchas- ed a group membership in the Jerauld County Crop Improvement association which will enable members to obtain better crop seeds in developing their farming WAR STAMP SALES - 0:9 ....... Program Starts at Eight o'- Seniors .... .... ...... - - S 3.00 Clock Friday, February iJum0r - '--- - --- 6-00 9, with a Play qSophomore --- --,-l2.00' Freshman ----- ----10-10 At eight o'clock tomorrow, Fri- 'lth 30 Sth --- --- -50 day evening. the WSHS carnival -1 will begin with a program featur- TOTAL - ---- -- --- --- ---- 31-60 ing the play, Comin' Round the --1 Mountain. Admission is ten cents SPARTANS SMASH and will entitle the person to at- ARTESIAN 5-1 9 Chalking up their 'lth confer- ence win, the Springs Spartans smashed the scrappy Artesian five in a push-over game on the Rams home floor Friday night. The Spartans led by an eight-point margin at the end of the first quarter, action being rather slow. In the second, the Rams made a gain of three points, leaving the score at the half 5-19. The Artesian team failed to of- fer stronger opposition after the half, even though substitutes were freely made. The Spartans showed a smooth foffense, tallying a total of 13 ipoints to 5 for the opposing team during the third and fourth quar- ters. Winegarden and Bradley led the Spartan scoring with ten and nine respectively. Coach Holland substituted freely, seven seeing action. Smith of Artesian netted nine of their ten points made. In the preliminary game the second string poured on the heat, defeating the Artesian subs 19-11. Palmer, high-point man, has a to- tal score of 30 points for the seas- on. Fitzgerald is leading the first five with an average of 14.7 per game, a total of 147. The Spartans are to defend their third place conference rat- ing in a tussel with the Lane Tro- jans Tuesday evening. programs. The treasurer reported on the group's seed oats project which will net the FFA a considerable sum of money. The oats, sold last fall, have been repurchased re- cently for sale to members at 90 cents per bushel. They are the Vicland variety and have a germ- ination test of 97. The making of a service chart in recognition of former FFA members now in the service, was discussed. There are at present 5 . tend the program in the auditor- ium. A 525.00 War Bond is to be given away during the evening. Refreshments, consisting of home-made ice cream, cake, cook- ies, sandwiches, doughnuts, pie, and other foods will be sold in the home-making rooms. They will 'served under supervision of Mr. Leonard Wing. Regular carnival attractions Iwill take place in the gym. These 'will consist of a fish-pond, bingo stand, dart games, chamber of horrors, jewelry shop, fortune tel- ling, cemetery, booth for men on- ly booth for women only, and various other concessions. At 11:15, the coronation will take place. The two winning can- didates will be crowned prince and princess by the king, Willard Will- man, and the queen, Joyce Eddy. Prince and princess candidates are Donna Knight and Don Will, seniorsg Richard l-Iaddorff and Patricia Magee, juniorsg Daniel Schryer and Beverly Knight, soph- omoresg Alta Rogers and Keith Sheffield, freshmen. These candi- dates are to serve as attendants l for royalty. SPARTAN SPOTLIGHTS Miss Joyce Eddy was a Mitchel! visitor last Wednesday. Mr. Holland accompanied Mr Franklin to Mitchell Saturday on a shopping trip. Pat Pinard was a guest of Zil- pha Shoff last Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Hilding Gadda called at J. B. Solem's Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Wiersma were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hild- ing Gadda Sunday evening. Ruth Bidleman visited her sis- ter Anne at St. Joseph hospital, Mitchell, Sunday.

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Published by Students of Wessington Springs High School VOLUME SIXTEEN Thursday, February 15, 1945 NUMBER NINETEEN 660.00 IS NETTED AT HIGH' CHOOL CARNIVA 0:0 ..T... American Legion Auxiliary ESPRINGS SPARTANS Coronation of Prince and Sponsors Essay Contest Thomas Je1Terson, His Con- tribution to American Democra-1 cy, is the title for the nationall Americanism essay contest this year. Essay contests are sponsor- ed each year by the American Le- gion Auxiliary. The seniors have entered the contest, writing the 500-word es- says in place of term papers. I All essays will be submitted toi the local chapter where they willi be judged and the winning ones are to go to state judges. Author of the winning essay in. the state will be awarded a set of The World Book Encycloped-' ia. The national award is a cash prize of 510000. ,i..1l...l..- 1 Lane 34-Springs 61 Shooting accurately, the Springs I Spartans smashed the Lane Tro- jans 61-34 on the Spartan court Tuesday evening for their second game together this season. Moving slowly during the first! period, they gained momentum asf the game progressed, the last two quarters tripling the score. During the first period, offensive action gave the Spartans an 8-6 lead but in the next period, the Spartans picked up for a 25-12 half-time score, Bradley sinking five field goals in the period. After the half, the Trojans struggled in vain to gain a victory as the snappy Spartans rolled in 14 points to their 7 for the third quarter. In the last quarter, both teams showed improvement, the Spartans gaining 22 points and: limiting the Trojans to 15. Bradley was high point man for the Spartans with 28, while Don Nielson of Lane led his team with 11. . SPARTAN SPOTLIGHTS Mary Swanson and Beverly Bre- land were Mitchell shoppers Sat- urday. Luella Krueger and Velmal Schuettpelz were Mitchell visitors I Saturday Phyllis Butterfield, Donna and Beverly Knight were shopping at Huron Monday. Mrs. Mark Law entertained her, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Wil- ' son at dinner Sunday. TO PLAY WILDCATS The last conference game of the season for Wessington Springs is to be played Friday, February 16, when Coach Hol1and's Spar- tans will invade the Alpena court. In the first game played with the Alpena Wildcats, Spartans came through with a 34-24 vic- tory. Last reports on the confer- ence show Alpena taking the lead with only one loss. Letcher is in second place, having two losses: and Springs is third, losing two games to Letcher and one to the Woonsocket Redmen. However, Alpena has now lost its star. Melvin Brosz, center. This may throw a new light on the basketball news and lower Alpena's conference rating. At any rate, the meeting of the two teams tomorrow promises to be an exciting one and it may mean a rise in rating for the Spartans. Class News Typing I classes have been work- ing on budgets the past week, that is. estimating the amount of work that they can accomplish during the week. The work includes ten letters. Velma Schuettpelz recently re- ceived her 120-word transcript in shorthand. The seventh and eighth graders have been making posters. The seventh grade social stud- ies class has been making book- :lets on early explorers. Their Eng- lish class is reading the Court- ship of Miles Standish. E 5i5iiiiEiE'Niivi7s '? .za....g..g..g..g..q..g...........g........q........g.....g.....g..g.g:g The faculty and students wish to thank all those who helped in making the all-school carnival a success. District basketball tournament is February 23-24. In drawing for the conference games. the Springs Spartans drew the Arte- sian Rams. Duane McMillan. George Krog, Don Will and Hollis Grieve were guests of Mr. Wing over the week- end and helped clean up the lschool house after the carnival. Princess is Highlight of I the Evening Approximately 5660.00 was net- ,ted for Wessington Springs high school as proceeds of the carnival Friday night. 607 people paid ad- mission to the' program beginning at eight o'clock, which featured several selections by the girls' trio, a vaudeville act by Dick Wade, and the comedy play, i 'Cornin' Round the Mountain. 4 After the program, everyone went to the gym where carnival concessions were set up. Lunch was sold in the homemaking rooms, dormitory girls being wait- resses. The bingo stand attract- ed much attention, as did the fish- pond, chamber of horrors, basket- ball throw, fortune-telling booth, faculty graveyard, rat game, and other attractions. 0 Votes were sold for prince and princess candidates throughout the evening. - The coronation took place at 11:30. As the king and queen took their places on the stage, the prince and princess, Daniel Schry- er, jr., and Beverly Knight, sopho- ,more candidates, came through a large red heart, followed by the other candidates who acted as at- itendants. The queen, Miss Joyce !Eddy, crowned Miss Knight and Ipresented her with a corsage, to reign as princess of the 1945 high school carnival for the remainder of the evening. The king, Willard Willman, did likewise for the prince, Mr. Schryer. After the recessional, names were drawn for about 30 door prizes which were contributed by business places of the city. Num- bers were then drawn for the blanket, won by Mr. Ted Peterson: and the S25 War Bond, won by Jlr. August Bender. WSHS wishes to express its ap- preciation to the following for con- .ributing door prizes: Hayes-Lu- :as, Co-op Grocery, Farmers Un- ion feed store, Hasz Bros., F 82: R, Chevrolet Co., Mettler Hardware, Wahl Texaco, DeJong Maytag store and gas station, Fullerton Lumber Co., Palrner's Hatchery, Gene's Grocery, Gamble Store, Rainbow cafe, Vallet Cleaners. Short's Variety, J. J. Weber, Jim's ,Shoe Service, Loveless Market, lBeasom Drugs, Brown Barber I I I I n