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

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MRS. FRANK WARTA The SPAR T0 IA Published by Students of Wessington Springs High School VOLUME SIXTEEN Thursday, March 22, 1945 NUMBER TWENTY-FOUR THESPIAN SOCIETY PRESENTS ASSEMBLY Friday morning, a one-act play, And the Villain Still Pursued Her, was presented by members of the Thespian society as an as- sembly program. Mr. Handout iKehneth Kieserl, his daughter, Emaline, fBetty Wickrei and his wire Lena f Helen Raabeb, played parts of a typical family who had lost valuables. The valuables, which consisted of the chimney and the chimney hole, were extremely necessary to the Handouts, so the detective 4 Glen Burchfieldb was ordered up- on the scene of the crime. Declaring that he was a detect- ive, he calmly went about his work on all fours! Lizzie Leaping CPat Pinardl was the Handout's coun- try cousin who ventured to the city in hopes that more sophis- ticated material could be found for her book, How to Raise Pigs for Profit? In every play there must be a hero fJames Ward? and a villain fRoy Palmerl. Jack Screwluce, the hero, cun- ningly, with the help of the detec- tive, outwitted George Grabum, the villain, and succeeded in sav- ing the Handouts from being cast out into the cold and slippery streetsg also in rescuing their chimney and chimney-hole. Mary Inmigin, the maid, CMary Swanson? was greatly relieved by the return of the chimney as her poor icebox was so cold! The play was absolutely ridic- ulous from start to finish, to quote a comment heard after the per- formance, but it was written for laughs only. As a prelude to the play, Dor- othy Gregory played a piano solo, Rhapsody in Blue, by George Gershwin. Grade students were guests. The production was under direction of Ruth Bidleman, Dorothy Camer- on and Phyllis Butterfield, Thes- pian oilicers. Mil- SPARTAN SPOTLIGHTS Elaine Sheifield spent Tuesday evening in town and attended a dorm party for girls. Clair Tiede was a visitor in Mit- chell Sunday. He visited his bro- ther Arlo at the hospital. The Christian Endeavor had a party Friday night with many guests from school. Lunch was served and games were played. Beverly Hein spent last Tuesday night with Ethel Jane Powell. I i ,IA .,..,..,........,.....,..,...........,..,.................,.....,.,g. 1 944-5 Teachers Q..........,..,..,..,...........,..,.....,.....,.....,.....,........:. Mrs. Warta attended high school at Lincoln Nebraska. She also attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. lVirs. Warta teaches freshman English, algebra and mathematics. Among her pet peeves are care- less students. Lady Spitfire to be Presented by Seniors Lady Spitiirej' a comedy in three acts by Katharine Kavan- augh has been chosen as the sen- ior play to be presented April 24. The cast was selected this week by Mrs. Hodwalker and Miss Hari- son, and is as follows: Miss Prud- ence, Velma Schuettpelz: Cindy Dale, Ruth Bidlemang Flobelle ,Berthon, Velma Bennett: Ginger Rein, Dorothy Cameron: Kay Sut- ton, Ila Thompson: Tom Brown, Rodney Engeleng Bud Jones. James Ward: Jed Buell, Ronald rSalterg Henri DuFrayne, Arthur Ewebbg Stephen Fulton, Rollin Boe. The production will be under direction of Miss Audrey Hanson. WAR STAMII-SALES Grades 7 and 8 ............ S .20 JUNIORS TROUNCE SOPHS IN TOURNEY The class basketball tourney got under way March 7, when the sophomores met the seniors in an evenly played game which ended in a victory for the sophomores. Palmer led the sophomore team with a total of iive points, while Grieve led the seniors with three. The juniors entered the finals by defeating the inexperienced freshmen 43 to 14. T116 juniors maintained an early lead and held it throughout the game. Flannery led the freshman in scoring, with five points, while Fitzgerald scored 16 for the win- ning juniors. At 4:00 Thursday, the consola- tion game was played between the seniors and freshmen, proving an easy victory for the seniors with a final score of 31-5. The freshmen scored only on free throws, while Winegarden led the seniors with 13 points. The championship game was played at 5:00 Thursday evening, in which the juniors clashed with the sophomores. The first quarter was played slowly and evenly, leav.ng me SODITOIIIOFBS on the short end of a 9-8 score. ln the second period, the juniors sped up their scoring pace, gaining nine points and holding the sophomores scoreless. In the third period, the juniors ,continued their rally, scoring nine 'more points to the sophomores' ione. This left the score at the lend of the tnird period 27-9 in 'in the juniors' favor. T118 sophomores came back in the fourth quarter to chalk up eight points but the juniors suc- ceeded in gaining 11, WLIICII end- Ied the game 38-17 in favor of tne E juniors. g Sophomores FG FT TP , Wolting ...... - - -0 1 1 1 Schryer ........ - - - 1 1 3 4 B. Winegarden ...... 1 3 7 1 Palmer .... .... - - - 1 4 6 . Wade ......... - - - 1 0 2 ,Wolting --- ---0 1 1 1 Juniors FG FT TP 1 Bradley --... - - -4 1 9 Fitzgerald --- ---7 2 16 Weber ---- ---2 0 fl Roush --.. -.-- ---. 2 2 G Haddorif -....- ---- 1 1 3 Mrs. Greener was absent from Freshmen ---- --- --- .00 school last week to be with her Sophomores ,,-, H, 3,20 husband who is home on fur- Juniorg ,,--, ,U 6,00 lough. Mrs. Roberts substituted. Seniors ,-,q ,U 2,00 Rollin Boe enlisted in the navy 5 TOTAL 316.40 last week.

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With the Editors REMEMBER THE LAWN Perhaps all school year you have been taking a short cut at noon or after school, across the high school lawn. If you have, now is the time to stop. Each year at this time the same problem is brought up and the students must be re- minded to keep off the lawn. Es- pecially now, when the ground is soft and full of moisture, it's des- tructive to walk across it for the blades of grass are not far below the earth's surface and are easily injured. A beautiful, green, well-kept lawn adds much to a building in the summer. We want our school to look attractive the year round, as it has in the past, and it's part- ly our responsibility to see that it does. Supt. Holland has reminded us once about cutting so 1et's not make it necessary for him to do so again. When you feel that urge to cut across the lawn, just stop and think of all the damage you can do in those few short sec- onds and I'm sure you'll change your mind. R.L.B. CONDUCT fGuest Editorial! Conduct and actions are photo- graphs of the training one has had. Many parents would be ashamed of their children, and know their training had failed, if they would observe them in the gen-eral assembly. People with good breeding do not whistle and stamp their feet to show approv- al. The courteous method of showing approval is clapping the hands. The young ladies who were our guests and entertainers two weeks ago were embarrassed by the wolfish whistles and calls from some of our so-called gentlemen in the audience. They were our guests. Had they been paid enter- tainers in a cheap theater they might have expected and prepared for such. It is the desire of the teachers to bring outside entertainment for programs, but they have little de- sire to embarrass guests of the school who have a right to polite reception. The next program is the time to prove whether actions speak louder than words. -MRS. HODWALKER. Ag I class in crops and soils, is studying corn, its importance, uses, and production. Ag II class has just finished the study of dairying. They are test- ing their cows for butterfat. The next enterprise they will study is poultry, including types, breeds, care and managegment, diseases, and marketing. can-o--u--r-0--o--o--o--o--o--o--o-o--v--o--u--o--o--o-o--o-o-o-o:1 5 Future Alumni I 9 sv norms CAMERON 6 ..o-a--o-o--0.-Q.-..+-Q--Q--o-o--r-Q--one-9-our-s-o-0-0-'zu Donald Kraft is a tall, blue-ey- ed senior who enjoys a good joke whether it's on him or others. His hobbies are hunting and sleep- ing, but, as stated before, these sound more like habits than hob- bies. His future plans, he says, are up to Uncle Sam. At present, he is studying solid geomet1'y, typing, English and chemistry. Doodles is his nickname, acquir- ed I know not where, but it has stuck with him throughout the school year. The only pet peeve Don could think of was someone getting him up before breakfast is ready. He lists ice cream as a favorite food, and blue as his favorite color. After I graduate, I plan to en- ter some field of commercial work, though I might change my plans and attend college, preferably at Mitchell. These plans belong to green-eyed Frances Lambert, who is another a member of this year's senior class. Lizzie is a nickname acquired by Frances from the Rainbow Cafe where she works after school. To fit in with her name, Lizzie spends many hours studying shorthand, bookkeeping, typing, economics and English IV. Frances' ideal boy is one who conducts himself as a gentliman, especially in the presence of the fairer sex. Her favorite colors are a com- bination of black and white. Her favorite food is sugared dough- nuts and very hot coffee. Ag IV class in farm manage- ment is making entries in the South Dakota Farm Record Book to learn farm accounting. BUNSENEURN ER DIPPED IN WATER DOES NOT BURN Etghoes 0ixEinsteii16 Club lVl6embersxHave Lively Exiierimenis Are you interested in blowing off a head or two? Would you care to snap a couple of fellow jstudents twith cameras of coursel ? Then just join your local Echoes of Einstein club which most of you know is the science club of Wessington Springs high school. Every two weeks, the echoes meet and divide into two groups. photography and analytic, the lat- ter being the most dangerous and consisting of Grieve, McMillan, Boe, Wood, Bidleman, Butterfield, and Cameron. In the other group are Wood, Palmer, Burchfield and Engelen. In the latter group, pictures are made guaranteeing to look noth- ing like you, which to some of us is a big relief, isn't it Glen? They are by far the most studious, but if you will examine the books they read, you will see that they con- sist mostly of pictures, women in bathing suits, and what not, But iit's all part of the course, you un- I A 1 w l derstand. In the analytic group, the stu- dents study unknowns. That is, they try very hard to do things that have never been done before. Hollis and Duane, being the most scientifically minded of them all, inserted a burning Bunsen burner in water to see if it would burn. It wouldn't, and only caused an agonizing scream of despair from their instructor, Mrs. Mark Law, who at present goes a trifle in- sane when anyone mentions our master minds. Another incident which comes to mind is the synthetic rubber incident. Taking the white of an egg and several chemicals too nu- merous to mention, Hollis Bild Duane produced a thick, rubbery substance which they believed to be synthetic rubber. Believing they had discovered a new process for making this substance, they flew down the halls, breathless with excitement, weary and pers- piring, relaying the news: but alas, the halls were empty: not an echoe in sight. Defiated and disappointed, they crept back to the lab to clean up, shall we say, the mess! But let us get back to the bet- ter half of the organization. While the lab is humming with ace minds working as one great mind CAt this time we usually ev- acuate Phyllis Wood. She simply refuses to stay off the stools: she thinks the closer she is to heaven while with this group the better off she'll be. This wouldn't be minded, so we hear, but her long, lanky figure hovering above the heads of the students suggests an angel and makes the students too cautious to attempt dangerous ex- perimentsb the photography group poses, reposes, shoots. and re- shoots. If you should happen to see Rodney Engelen arranging James' locks of hair, dorm be alarmedg he isn't Pierre, the hair- dresser, but Rodney the photgg- rapher. To avoid monotony, a. few of the- meetings are intended to be social, but beware, parents, if these great scientists of tomorrow are due home, quake in your boots, post guards, do everything and anything, for we guarantee they a.re truly Echoes of Ein- stein.

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r- with the Editors NEWS IN A NUTSHELL EDUCATION tGuest Editoriall Many lads and lassies have come to school with the thought, Oh, why must I go to school?l' or Why do I have to go to school? These expressions are revealed oi: faces of students oi all ages. WHY do we go to school?' Why do we have education? Folks, we educate and learn to im- prove ourselves to prepare us for the future. The future will ask for better educated men and wo- men and we must prepare our- selves for this. Education is an instrument through which we can work to- ward a higher degree of compet- ency. No progressive individual will be satisfied to remain at the same level. The true Americar. strives for higher standards of liv- ing. It is by means of education that we may attain the goal. Let's take advantage oi' free ed- ucation. Use it the way it's meant for your to use. Do you let just to get by be your guide? If so, are you an in- dividual who does not strive for self-improvement? Are you liv- ing in fairyland waiting for the fairy to wave her magic wand to bring you luck?, Get out of the dream world and face realities. Only hard earned labor can give you a great reward. Let's get in the habit of working while we are in school. Put all your effort in your school work to prepare yourself for tomorrow. Make education a good invest- ment. --R. L. BIETZ Q!o-o-+o-o-o--o--o--s--o-o--o-o-o-o-o--o-o--o-o-o--o-9- -0-0:0 CHIT CHAT 3 Q av PAT Here are a few of the famed moron jokes that the literary gen- iuses of WSHS consider their fa- vorites: Betty Wickre-Why does the little moron put wheat in his shoes? Don't be so dumbg to feed his pigeon toes, of course! Vera Schwabauer-The little moron who moved to the city be- cause he heard the country was at war. Harold Hotchkiss-Do you know why the moron went into the liv- ing room? He thought he was going to die. Miss Hanson-The little moron who walked through the screen door and strained himself. Helen Raabe-Why did the mor- on salute the refrigerator? Be- cause it was General Electric. Doris Clifton-The little moron who took a ladder to a party be- cause he heard the drinks were on the house. Donna Lou Knight-The little moron was going to die, so he put a chair by his bed for rigor mortis to set in. 5 Future Alumni I Q BY DOFHE CAMERON Q sfo-o--Q-a--o--............q--o--0--0-n--o--o--o--Q--Q-o--v-o--Q-0:0 Vocational guidance, English. typing II, and business training make up the schedule of Joyce Radke's senior year. Collecting movie stars and pictures of those in the service are special hobbies she enjoys outside of class time. Her pet peeve and you might say amusement, is watching peo- ple wno think they are a trifle better than others. Joyce lists aqua as her favor- ite color, and a chocolate sundae and hamburgers as her favorite foods. As to future plans, there aren't any for this young lady at present 'but it is evident that a certain young farmer might be included in them. Disgusting, absolutely disgust- ing! These words came from Joyce Meyer, a senior, and the cause you might know is eighth periods. Being late only a few minutes and having to stay 30 be- cause of them, is Joyce's pet peeve. She would like very much to become a cadet nurse but says these plans might be exchanged for those of a school teacher. To lhelp her along in either occupa- .tion, she spends considerable 'time studying economics, chemis- try and bookkeeping. Jo, as her very special friends sometimes call her, enjoys in her liesure hours, ice-skating, dancing, and horseback-riding. Cherry pie and strawberry shortcake hit the spot for Joyce when it comes to food, as red and blue do when it comes to colors. sfo-o--o-o--o--m ,Q Office News I :zo-0-0-+0-m :Q No band contest, festival, or gathering of any sort will be held, due to government regulations. BOIVIBERS vs KITTENS The Springs Bombers will tang- le with the Alpena Kittens on 'their home court at 9:30 a.m., Sat- urday, March 23. This grade tournament includes Alpena, Wessington Springs, Lane, Woonsocket and Fedora. Alpena has a clean slate by winning all their games, and Lane has lost one. Coach Gadda has not revealed how many players will be going to the tournament from here. Class News Ag I class is studying corn pro- duction, hybrids, harvesting, and seed selection. Figuring capacities of silos and corn cribs is also part of the unit. Many ag boys in shop are building chicken feeders. Ag II class is working on poul- By Phyllis Wood The anouncement of the resig- nation of the Duke of Windsor last week-end came as a surprise to practically everyone. His reas- on is not exactly clear at the pres- ent, but there is the possibility he may be interested in obtaining a diplomatic position which will keep him in closer contact with Europe. Repeated air attacks on the in- dustrial centers of Japan and Germany by the army and navy have been closely connected and may be the reason for weakened defenses on the part of the Japs. The use of the super-blockbuster in Germany and carrier based planes in the Pacific, along with super forts, have set fire to every city of importance, leaving them practically useless to our enemies. The cutting of meat supplies 12 per cent starting April 1 will leave the civilian population with a rate of 115 pounds per person for a year, in comparison with 130 pounds per person last year. The extension of the midnight curfew to 1:00 a.m., in New York by Mayor LaGuardia has received a large amount of criticism by other large cities. Some people were afraid other cities would fol- low his example. None of them have at present. Probably the federal government will step in or will have interfered by the time this is published. Pontoon bridges are proving very helpful in transporting sup- plies across the Rhine which are necessary if we are to keep ad- vancing. The Germans have been moderately successful in destroy- ing a few of the permanent bridges but there are still a few of the main ones standing that are of vital importance to the Allies. try housing. Consideration is be- ing given the South Dakota poul- try house with respect to rammed earth and frame construction, straw loft, and proper ventilation. Poultry breeds will be considered next. In shop thus far, ag students have made 12 seed treaters, 8 milking stools, 11 chicken feeders, 4 rope makers, 4 hall trees, and 10 hand saw handles. In addition, they have reconditioned 12 saws. 24 plane blades, 14 chisels and 39 auger bits and steel drills. All this work except building seed treaters has been done by Ag I and ag II. Luella Krueger has passed her 80-word transcript in shorthand. Velma Schuettpelz's goal is now a 140-word transcript.