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

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Future Alumni . . . 6 9 NO TIME TO START SLIDING This week marks the beginning of the last quarter of the 1944-45 school year and in addition, it is ushering in the first few days of spring, with its hikes, picnics, and outdoor sports. To many of you students this may seem an ideal time to let your grades fall, disregard books and skid school work entirely because now you fail to realize the value of your scholastic standing and knowledge which may be gained during these last few weeks. Soon, many of you, especially seniors, will want recommenda- tions from your superintendent for jobs and in most cases your employers will call for a record of your grades. Certainly you can- not expect to receive credit for work you have not done! Many of you could use these weeks in improving your class standing, even though it is a short period of time. So make this last quarter count. Your efforts will be repaid in the future. -P.J.B. SPRING Spring, the period of change from winter to summer, is the most uncertain, unpredictable combination of queer weather the earth must undergo. We read pretty little poems about the beauty of this season which liberates us from the hard, cruel, bleak winterg the time when a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. when the birds return, the trees burst into bud, the grass turns green--which is all right for the inactive: but what can you do about it? You can't play basket- ball, the season is overg can't play football, everything is too muddyg too cold to swim, no snow for winter sports. It gets suddenly warm for a day and you go about coatless for the first time since the thermometer dropped last winter. Next day nothing tastes good, you are cranky and have a headache, and a ruddy doze tells you you have caught a sprig code for your trouble. Maybe you buy yourself a new spring hat for the Easter com- ing out parade. Invariably it rains and the darned thing gets ruined. Those new shoes you just sacrificed brother's or sisterys ra- tion stamp for, are neatly smear- ed with a soil and shower plaster: unless you wore rubbers, in which event you could just as well have worn your old shoes and nobody would have been the wiser. You can't go fishing, the season is closedg walking anywhere is un- pleasant as the mud is unavoida- ble. The changeable weather , OFFICE NEWS There will be no school Friday, March 30. Senior privileges will begin April 16. Alpena won the grade basket- all tournament, March 24. Springs won one game and lost two. 0:1-ma--0-o-o-4-4-M-u-o-4-1-0--v 'Q ci-ur CHAT 3 9 By PAT E o:eo+o-s-ono--o-o--o-o--o--o-o--o--o--owo--o-o--o-+ovo--o4,4 BUTTERFIELD Pinch-hitting On account of because Pat the original thinker-upper of this linc o'gab has gone and lost herself--I consented to give some of my val- uable time and fill up her usual amount of space with a different brand of corn. Oh, tis spring-the boids are chippin' and the love bug hath bit. Yes, indeed. Don't tell me Ar- thur Webb hasn't shown you that new alarm clock he's sporting. All during chemistry class Monday he kept flitting around mumbling something about Minerva, his new love. For further details see his counsellor, Mr. Ward. Arthur ain't talking-much ! It seems we have a new method of transportation installed. Kieser Sz Co., have started Kab Service for one week only. Geuss why. At any rate, their motto is, We bring 'em back dead or alive. And they run on either a cash or credit basis. Believe me, I know! Someone suggested that an Old Maids' Club would be an appro- priate addition to the social ac- tivities of the school. Maybe it would be appropriate but hardly the fault of its members. keeps travelers on edge: lawns and parkings are so soft that their ruin is threatened by every man or dog that chances to track across them, to say nothing of small trees and shrubs. But there is one thing that can be said in its favor, aside from the fact that it brings on the marked reduction in fuel con- sumption. That is, with every growing, greening tree and lawn, summer, when everything is green and flowers bloom, is just that much closer. Personally, I am looking for- ward to the time when baseball, swimming, camping, fishing-in fact all that schoolless summer has to offer to the world, takes the place of tender, fickle spring. -A.L.W. The name Easter comes from the Anglo-Saxon Eastre, goddess of light or spring, whose festival was celebrated in April. av Dorn: CAMERON 6 s:uo--0-o-4wo--o-o--o-a-o-o--o--o--o--o-o--o--s--s--o-4-mo:o RUTH BIDLEMAN, Substituting I plan to teach school in the near future, replied blue-eyed, black haired Betty Knigge, when asked what her future plans were. At present Betty finds plenty to do studying English IV, shorthand II. typing II and Bookkeeping. Riding horseback is Betty's fav- orite pastime and her hobbies con- sist of collecting movie stars, mak- ing scrap books and embroidering. When asked her nickname she said, If they don't know, why tell them, although everyone calls her Canner. As favorite foods, Canner lists pork chops and mashed potatoes, with lots of butter. Yellow and blue rank highest as colors. Betty's pet peeve is people who are always trying to make her do something she doesn't want to. Blonde, blue-eyed Alvida Pear- son is another of this year's sen- iors. After graduation she plans to go to college, following which she wants to take up nurse's training. At present, however, English IV, typing, economics, vocational guid- ance and business training keep her pretty busy. Blondie likes to read books and listen to the radio during her spare time. When it comes to food, eith- er malted milks or ice cream will suit her fine. In the line of colors red, aqua and pale yellow appeal to her most. When asked what her pet peeve was, Alvida replied, People who have the mistaken idea that they are better than anyone else! Virginia Smith, better known as Ferd or Angus around WSHS is a senior of medium height hav- ng brown hair and blue eyes. Eng- lish IV, bookkeeping, chemistry and economics occupy most of the day for Agnus but she usually has a little spare time for her hobbies which are keeping a scrap book and diary and writing letters. 'Having a drop quiz-that's my pet peeve, states Virginia. Her favorite pastimes are dancing, at- tending movies or going on pic- niceg the latter being especially appealing these nice springs days. As far as eating is concerned Ferd prefers Dagwood sandwiches and coke. Her favorite color is red. Virginia hasn't made any defi- nite future plans as yet. Fayne Fitzgerald was in Alpena Saturday refereeing games in the grade tournament. Betty Wickre and Mary Lou An- ton were in Huron visiting Mon- day. .

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Published by Students of Wessington Springs High School VOLUME SIXTEEN Thursday, March 29, 1945 NUMBER TWENTY-Five LETTER CLUB HOLDS , ANNUAL INITIATION' Tuesday at 4:30, W.S. club held its annual initiation for those who earned their first basketball letter. New members includew ,Dorin Wade, Ro,bert.Wo1ting, .Lester l Roush and Don Lamb. . . Following is theinitiation sched- ule: 4:30, they met in the locker room. Then they went on their Various missions,-such as count- ing- the fence posts around the graveyard, pens in the stockyard, and windows in the countyqshed. After that, they went through .the customary paddle ,line. Of course it wouldn't be an initiation with- out the mixture of axle-grease and cockleburs applied as a substitute for hair-oil, to say nothing of a coating of shellac. At about 6:00, 'the kidding was put aside and old and new mem- bers retired to the Rainbow calc for steak suppers. i,l.. - Easter When life is slowly bursting anew in the springtime - then comes the A holy festival called Easter, observed in many branch- es of the Christian church to com- memorate Christ's resurrection. Many customs, beautiful and quaint, have been and still are ob- served in churches-Sand in homes. as -an expression'--of joy because Christ rose from- the L dead. Churches have-special services for this closing offthe 40 days of Lent, and flowers of white, espec- ially Easter lillies, decorate the al- tars as a sign of purity and light. The sending of Easter eggs isaa custom thought to have originat- ed with the Persians, the eggs be- ing symbols of new life. The proper time 'for celebrating Easter was long in dispute in the Christian church. Finally, the Council of Nice in 325 A.D. fixed Easter as the first Sunday after the full moon which appears on or after March 21. ,,i1...-.-l--- , FFA PLANS TEST PLOT. In addition to the crop project the FFA is having this year, a test plot of wheat is to be grown. Purpose of test plots,-sponsored by the Jerauld County Crop Im- provement association, is to test seeds for yield, disease resistance, resistance to lodging, and earli- ness of matu1'ity. ' Various plots in the county will -determine the best varieties for this locality. gf .,.....,..............,................,.................,..,....,g.. 1 944-5 Teachers 5:0-0--0--0--Q--m -0--o--0--o--s--0--0--of-m-0--0--0--Q--0--0--of-0-ole MISS GENE NOLAN Miss Gene Nolan is the grade school principal. She attended Southern Normal and Sioux Falls Business college. She is teaching fifth and sixth grades. R. N. Franklin Sponsors , Masquerade for Band All members of the band were present at 8:00 one morning last Week when Mr. Franklin promised to announce a surprise to them. As a gift to the band, Mr. Frank- lin 'is giving a party at 8:00 Tues- day night, April 3. The party is to be a masquerade ball. All bandfmembers are to come dressed in costume, keeping their secret until the end of the eve- ning. Three prizes are to be awarded for the three best cos- tumes. The evening will be spent so- cially. Refreshments will be serv- ed at the close. A very enjoyable evening is in sight for all mem- bers of the band. War Stamp Sales 7th 85 8th .... ...... .... S 2 .40 Freshmen .... --- -- 1.15 Sophomores .... -- 14.75 Juniors .... ..--- - --- 6.00 Seniors .... --- 25.80 ,Total 50.10 1 I CONTEST HELD ON Posr-WAR PEACE In the mind of some American student may be the answer to a ten thousand dollar question- how would you organize the world peace at the peace conference following World War II? Declaring that the opinions of the young men and women who must lead in world affairs of to- morrow is important in the plan- ning of the peace, the judges' March 17, has decided that any resident of the United States or its possessionsy regardless or age. may submit his ideas on the best peace treaty ,for .awards . totaling 5510.000 in War Bonds. During tne week of March 1'7, committee of- the National Peace Treaty contest which opened on the radio drama, The Gentlemen Talk of Peace, which ohicially opened the contestgwas broadcast by leading radio stations through- out the United States. The drama carried tne name of the best-sep ling book, Tue Gentlemen Talk of Peace, by William B. Zin, which was the inspiration, for the contest. PI'lZCS,,' said Joseph W. Frazer, chairman of the board of Graaam- Paige Motors Corporation and of the judges' committee, will be awarded for the best peace treat- ies of 1,000 words or less, written ,by residents of the United .States I or its possessions or members of the armed forces. Entries, must be postmarked not later thatumiu- night, April 15, 1945. National. Peace Contest headquarters are at 350 Fifth Avenue, New York 1, N.Y. First prize will be a 32,500 War Bond: second, a 81.500 War Bondg third, a 31,000 War Bond, and 97 other prizes ranging from S500 on down to S25 in War Bonds. PHYS ED POSTURE CONTEST A posture contest has been started in physical education classes sponsored by Mrs. Green-- er. The girls will be judged by their posture in classes and their walking posture throughout the school year. They will be judged by all teachers and members of their class. The winner will re- ceive live points credit. A test has been sent out by the state and girls who pass the test will have 15 points added to their credit. '

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Published by Students of Wessington Springs High School VOLUME SIXTEEN Thl1l'Sd8,y, ADI'l1 5, 1945 NUMBER TWENTY SIX BOYS MUSIC GROUPS WAR STAMP SALES SENIORS AND FROSH TO GIVE MINSTREL 7th 8l Sth --------.-...-.. S 4.40 LEAD HONOR ROLL Practice is under way for a Freshmen ---- -- 37-50 Seniors and freshmen led the minstrel show, under direction of isophomores --- -- 5-45 third nine weeks honor roll with Mr. Robert Franklin, to be pre- sented the latter part of April. Characters have been chosen as follows: Richard Haddorif, inter- locutor: Rodney Engelen and Ar- thur Webb, Rastus and Uncle Bim, endmeng Alan Sheppard, Eb- ony, Bob Wolting, Rooster: My- ron Kleppin, Jolly: Kenneth Kie- ser, Romeo: Rollin Boe, Pete: Glenn Burchfield, Mr. Bones. Taking part in the play, On, Doctor, are: Francis Nelson. Hezekeah Quack: Bob Winegard- en, Sam Greeng James Ward, At- lanta White: Don Thompson, Nor- fork Black: Lloyd Reindl, Hanni- bal Greeng Vernon Winegarden. Arabela Snow: and Merle Jenner, Mrs. Hannah Squash. The chorus will be composed of: James Dwyer, Donald Strat- ton, Harold Hotchkiss, Herbert Wickre, Curtis Younie, Gilmore Fuerst, Clair Tiede, Bill Will, Walter Borkowski, and Lester Roush. ora-o--m-o-Q-o--a--s--o--o-o-o-v Q-o--4-o--o-4-o-o-0 -0-ofa CHIT CHAT 1 9 BY PAT Y o:o-o--o-o-o--o-o--o--u-o-o--o--vm--o--0--o--o--0-o-0--o-ooze Oh. I must thank the most hon- orable one who succeeded in get- ting done what I have been trying to do all yearg to make corn in- teresting. Thanks, Pudgy! Don't think I entirely forgot you, for I thought of you even when I was trying to get Gladys and Zip out of the revolving door in Sioux Falls. I had an inkling that the lady caught in the oppo- site side was slightly disgusted and rather embarrassed, but golly, I can't see why, do you? Man's disgust reached its final height today when Chris declared that the women have copied men's pants, shirts, and bow ties, but the borrow of all borrows came when they flowered out in men's hair- cuts. Well, not so flowered! Did you bite on some April fool's joke or aren't you a fool? Don't be funny: I was even one myself-once! While leaflng through some ex- changes this week, I happened to run across this little poem from the Huron Alphomega, which I fondly dedicate to those two sen- Juniors ...... - 11.50 Seniors .... -- 34.25 ' TOTAL 593.10 Good Posture Contest Sponsored by GAA Have you noticed the improved posture of the physical education girls the past week? A good posture contest wa-1 sponsored by the GAA last week. Students having very good pos- ture were selected by the teachers as candidates and a vote of the GAA members determined the winner, Beverly Knight. Sne will receive 15 points toward a GAA letter. Other candidates possessing ex- cellent posture are Lois Hawley, Irene Weber, Darlene Ochsner and Doris Clifton. Fifteen points were given Lois Hawley for good sportsmanship during the year in all GAA activ- ities. She has been uncomplaining in all cases, serving as substitute on basketball teams, and in taking the positions assigned her in oth- er activities. Four other candidates were chosen by the GAA girls: Inez Hull, Alta Rogers, Beverly Knight and Mary Lou Anton. ' Points given throughout this year and other years to GAA girls will be assembled and letters giv- 'en them this spring. I I ior scientists, Duane McMillan and Hollis Grieve. A green little chemist, On a green little day, Mixed some green little acids l In a green little way. The green little grasses Now tenderly wave i O'er the green little chemists Green little grave. ., Mrs. Warta and Robertemade a trip to Lincoln, Nebr., last Thurs- day to spend Easter vacation. Tney arrived home Monday evening. Mr. Franklin spent Easter va- cation with his parents in Mitcn- ell. Mr. and Mrs. Hilding Gadda and Ethel Jane made a trip to Bas- set, Nebr., last Thursday to visit lMr. Gaddals parents. They re- Iturned here Sunday. 'ten from each class. The juniors followed with nine, and sopno- mores witn seven. Tne number of 7th and 8tn graders totalled tour. Here is the list: Seniors: Ruth Bidleman, Phyl- lis Butterfield, Margaret Dusek, 'Rodney Engelen, Dorotny Greg- Iory, Duane McMillan, Velma Scnuettpelz, James Ward, Arthur Webb and Ila Thompson. Juniors: Mary Lou Anton, Ada Faulhaber, Erma Kludt, Iola Kludt, George Krog, Patricia Ma- gee, Darlene Peterson, Margaret ,Waybrignt, and Betty Wickre. E Sopnomores: Helen Harmdierks, iLois Hawley, Francis Nelson, Dar- lene Oscnner, Helen Weber, Irene Weber, Phyllis Wood. Freshmen: Alice Fenn, Darlene Hins, Lila Koenig, Arlene Kralt, 'Betty Krog, Caryol Mead, Myron Meblus, Thelma Redmann, Keiczl Sneilield, Virginia Webo. 7tn and Stn: Roger Miller, De- ,loris Voigt, Alice Hille, Loretta Lawver. . ,E x7v'5ris'Eiv'f65iiW '2 .5.......,..,..,.,..,.,..,..,..,..,..,.,,....,..,.,......,.,.,:, Can you imagine WSHS With- out----- Snookie on Paul Patton's trail? Mr. Franklin rushing down the hall at 8:25 in the morning, aft- er senior band members? Bob Wolting's daily trips to the loffice? Mr. HodWalker's cheery Whistle? Montee Powell having some- thing to say? Miss Hanson writing her daily letters? Art Webb being late to chemis- try class? The noisy seventh graders in study hall? Vernie and Dorothy? Squeaks and squawks issuing forth from the band room every afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00? Myron Kleppin on KP at the dorm. Pat Pinard having a corny joke to tell? Glenn Burchiield in a loud SW!-33ft6l'9 l Mrs. Roberts teaching a differ- ent class each week? Phyllis Wood's parties?